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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1939

Page

3

Roosevelt to visit Auburn and Tuskegee on Thursday

President Roosevelt plans a two stop Alabama visit starting at Tuskegee Institute with a tour of laboratories and a choir performance. He will then arrive in Auburn for a Noon ceremony at Bullard Field with ROTC cadets in formation and a 21 gun salute before possible lunch plans and a trip to Warm Springs.

Auburn Ala Alabama Tuskegee Roosevelt Tuskegee Institute Alabama Polytechnic Institute Chehaw Railroad Junction Frank M. Dixon U. S. Veterans’ Hospital Institute Carnegie Music Building F. D. Patterson Opelika

Jim and Lana Seek New Start in Brighton Home

Lana travels with Jim to Brighton and, using the name Bennett, begins life in a new home town. A chance encounter with Dinah Morriss leads to a welcoming, well appointed three room suite in the Morriss house, confirming Lana’s sense she has found the right place.

Brighton Jim Lana Fairfield Claridge James Bennett Lona Lake Erie Bridgewater Lena Beck Plekae Weely Dinah Morriss Ang Morriss Lona Bennett Morrisa

Missing Retailer Goes Into Haste at Frankfort Shop

Crowded Laverty mens shop in Frankfort Illinois during lunch hour. A store clerk later found a key as customers waited for service after the owner apparently wandered off with his coat and hat at noon.

Frankfort Ind Oscar Laverty Laverty

Rural customers to read meters and pay by mail

Prosser Washington March 29 On the honor system Benton county rural electrification customers will read their own meters figure up their own bills and pay by money order to their postman Superintendent J B Whitehead said the plan will save about 1200 dollars annually now spent on meter readers and collection efforts

Prosser Wash Benton County Rural Electrification J.B. Whitehead

Congress in session and committee actions update

The Associated Press reports Congress activity with hearings and votes. Senate recess includes foreign relations neutrality legislation at 10:30 p m EST. House considers labor department appropriation and a president relief request of 150 million dollars. committees examine ICO rail legislation and postal savings. Yesterday the House approved 816 million dollars for agriculture department despite a 250 million parity fund defeat. Senate debated strategic materials storage and a labor panel set Wagner act hearing date for April 11.

House Labor Department Appropriations Interstate Commerce Committee Post Office Committee Agriculture’ Department Senate Senate Labor Committee

Classified Ads Open Line for Housewife Ad Taker

The notice states classified ads are the house wife’s advertising medium and to call phone 46 and ask for Ad Taker for placement assistance.

Weak jokes and tall tales from a crowded office humor section

A collage of quips and cartoons involving drinking, deception, work, and daily life. Jokes feature a drunk gunner, a St Bernard, a stubborn worker, misread labels, a married couple, Scottish cafe banter, and a wheel tapper at an eastern railroad, with punchlines about honesty and pay.

Company man questions purpose of wheel tapping

In a heated exchange Mr. Brown admits uncertainty as he and another party discuss tapping a wheel, with the company man pressing for meaning and Brown responding that he does not know.

Brown Eastern Railroad Mr. Brown

Power sale strikes snag in Tennessee Valley deal

Tennessee Valley Authority officials worked to iron out four major points in the 78.6 million dollar power sale with Commonwealth and Southern. TVA chief counsel James Lawrence Fly said the terms were accepted though no definite settlement date with Commonwealth and Southern was set. A short conference with utility representatives followed the submission of a provisional contract, with Justin Whiting of Commonwealth and Southern to travel to New York.

Chattanooga Tenn Tennessee Valley Bty Commonwealth and Corporation Tennessee the Power Company James Lawrence Fly TVA Commonwealth Southern i Vote Utility

Classified Ad Practical Guide to Buying a Phone

A practical classified style guide explains how to buy a phone, covering budgeting, estimating features, checking compatibility, and comparing models. It emphasizes verifying carrier support, reading user reviews, testing basic functions, and avoiding scams in a concise, step by step format.

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