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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1939

Page

10

Bloodhounds Track Dowed Slayer Durand in Wyoming Hills

Sheriff Frank Blackburn leads a rugged chase in Park and Cody counties as 100 men including Montana guards deploy a Howitzer and trench mortar to flush Durand from a canyon fortress. Bodies of two posse members found, fugitive believed to remain in the rugged northwest Wyoming terrain.

Earl Cody Frank Blackburn Durand Park County Wyoming Hill County Orville Linabury Arthur Argento Wyo Clarksfork Canyon Blackburn Bill Garlow W. F Buffalo Bill Livingston Mont

Morgan County Club Party Highlights St Patrick Day Fun

Morgan County 4 H Club held a party Friday night in the auditorium with green and white decor. Miss Giles and Miss Brock led games and refreshments were served after hours of play. Edwin Price leaves Sunday for Nashville to attend Peabody College.

Union Grove Catherine McNear Zell Bonnie Moon Roy Brown Gadsden J. A. Crawford H. E. Holmes Shepperd Clyde Wallace J. C. Pettey Hartselle Emma Kate Aldridge Oval Hipp

Local Notices From Morgan County Neighborhood Socials

A collection of Sunday visits and weekend stays across Morgan County. Guests include G B Jones family from Basham and Guhl Maddox, Euble Jones of Decatur, Edith Parker near Hart selle visiting C F Lake, and Riley Lake of Lawrence county. A Sunday sermon at the Decatur District Methodist church drew a large crowd, with Dr M E Lagzen delivering the message.

G. B. Jones Basham Guhl Maddox Euble Jones Decatur Jas. Roberts Nashville Tonn Estelle Spearman Flint Miles McCaghren Edith Parker Hartselle C. F. Lake L. W. Jones Doc Jones Lucian Sally Jones Ernest Maddox Nashville Grand Ord Opera Riley Lake Lawrence County D. D. Lake Juanita ._Maddox J. W. Lake R. H. Ellis Eva Kyle Rackley A. C. Rackley C. C. Brooks Celia Ellean Childers Danville M. E. Lagzenby

Pleasant Valley Ill with Flu and Mumps Among Locals

In Pleasant Valley Morgan County the community reports widespread influenza with Mr and Mrs Jim Smallwood their daughter Mattie and two sons Jack and Tom all very ill. Nellie Joe Howard also ill with mumps. Hubert Matthews is sick and visited by Harold Matthews from Crane Hill. Hubert Matthews wife and son dined with Mrs Ruby Persely on Sunday as others from the area traveled to Manso.

Pleasant Valley Jim Smallwood Mattie Jack Tom Nellie Joe ‘Howard Hubert Matthews Harold Matthews Crane Hill Ruby Persely Manso

McAnallys Host Guests and Local Notes From Morgan County

Decatur residents Mr and Mrs James McAnally and daughter Mary Eunice hosted family guests including Carl McAnally. Frank Russell expected home after a Nashville head operation. Rabies shots given to a cat bite victim. Marshall county resident Mrs Seldon Cooper visited. Moulton visitors included Mr and Mrs Gray and daughters. A fishing group included Joe Turney Malcolm McAnally Seldon Cooper Lorimer Oldacre and Carter Davis. TVA power line project on East

James McAnally Mary Eunice Carl McAnally Decatur L.H. McAnally Frank Russell Nashville Albert Lyle Hartselle Willie Sanders Seldon Cooper Marshall County Loriie Oldacre Gray Moulton J. B McAnally

Missionary program and singing at Lawrence County Gym

Lawrence County gym hosts a missionary program with afternoon singing on the fourth Sunday of the month. Riley Steadman and family return from Texas to live locally. Mr. and Mrs. Ott Smith report their baby ill at home. Elmer Posey and daughter Edna visit Butler family. Rev. Silas Long preaches first Saturday and Sunday and third Sunday night.

Riley Steadman Texas Ott Smith Elmer Posey Edna Phil Butler Silas Long

RULES OF 1ST AID ARE GIVEN

Indianapolis March 24 Laymen should be educated against moving an injured person Dr Kennedy head of the fracture committee warns that initial moves can worsen spinal damage and paralyze further The guide lists five points about back neck pain lifting and movement and notes a new drug silfanilamide as a valuable aid to treatment He cites a doctor who used it on 15 gas gangrene patients with positive results.

Indianapolis Per York American College of Surgeons Kennedy

Construction under way on Hartselle pike and new business move

Hartselle pike is under construction with expected power use in a week to ten days. W A Pence plans to relocate his business in a few days to the intersection of the new state highway and east Hartselle pike.

Hartselle Pike W. A. Pence

Attend Funeral for Relative Relative in Forest Home

Dr. M. Be. Lazenby and W. W. Benson left today to Forest Home to attend funeral services for a relative.

M. BE. Lazenby W. W. Benson Forest Home

Mountain on a picnic Tuesday incident headline

Dewey Leg was in Pleasant Valley on Wednesday as a mountain picnic scene featured in local notices.

Mountain Dewey Leg Pleasant Valley

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