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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1920
Page
3
An Albany notice invites Braves Tribesmen and RIwanian members to attend a Kiwanis luncheon at the Albany Board of Commerce Rooms on Wednesday March 21. If attendance is impossible, members should telephone Ed Baird by Tuesday to indicate their intentions.
A roundup of bridge club schedules and social notes. Mrs Earl Calvin and others host linen shower and charity events at local homes. Reports cover musical, missionary, berean club activities and members traveling to Huntsville, Florence and Birmingham.
The fragment mentions telephoning the Grand Secretary before proceeding with bringing him along. It registers as a procedural instruction hint rather than a full event. The text lacks clear names dates or organizations beyond the Grand Secretary reference.
Virginia slave Wm. Theé, 81, died in Kansas City on March 20 leaving a fortune estimated at 150000 dollars. He accumulated total capital of 2 dollars when he arrived here fifty years ago.
Louis M. Kent of Honoraville Alabama writes praising Granger Liver Regulator as a saver of doctors bills. He claims it relieves headaches colds and constipation and plans to keep it in his home as long as possible. Advertisement cites price 26 cents and mail order from Chattanooga Tennessee.
The Decatur Land Company announces its annual stockholders meeting in Albany Alabama on April 20 1920 at 10 o clock am to elect directors for the ensuing year and conduct other business. Stock books will close until adjournment with only registered stockholders or their proxies allowed to vote. Printed reports and statements will be mailed to shareholders about May 1920.
J R Vaughn of Lawrence county is visiting his son L T Vaughn. C W Johnson Roy Johnson and James Johnson leave today for Dallas Texas W W Johnson will be away about two months Roy and James return in two weeks Probate Judge Troup is in Birmingham today G C Glasscock of Hartselle was in the city today E D Whitman is improved and likely out of danger W D Irwin and daughter Bettie of Moulton visit Mr and Mrs W T Lowe
Ancient tools show needles began as eye-less awls for punching holes in skins and looping cords. Later bronze and stone needles bore holes, allowing roots or leather to be drawn through hides. Bone needles with eyes appear in reindeer caves of France and central European lake dwellings.
An English invention uses a spiral-spring belt pump claimed to lift about 1,000 gallons per hour from 800 feet. The endless belt runs on a grooved pulley with a loose weight at the bottom loop, discharging water as the belt turns over the top.
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