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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 01, 1930

Page

2

Rotary Hobby Exhibition Awards Honor wide range of entries

Decatur Rotary Club awarded prizes for the first Hobby Pair and Achievement Exhibition closing Tuesday. Central High School won a school cup. Mooresville Belle Mina School took the elementary cup. judges praised the high standard of specimens across many categories from Wicker Furniture to Book Racks and Flower Stands.

Decatur Rotary Club Central High School Mooresville-Belie Mina School Julia Warwick Paul Robinson Henry Hurst Edward Hefner Riverside High School Riverside ‘High Leser Landers Elkmont County High School Marion Sims Agricultural School Athens Henry Blizzard Glenn Childs Magazine Racks Arthur Moye W. A. Fowler Wall Shelves Frank Kirby Willie. Mary Jones Jessie Jones Church St Community House

Frigidaire Unveils Deluxe Electric Refrigerator Models

Frigidaire Corporation announces a deluxe electric refrigerator with five compartments four temperatures and two humidity ranges. The design includes separate left and right side storage two extra doors moist air compartments large ice trays porcelain on steel finish and displays nine and twelve cubic foot models.

Dayton Ohio Frigidaire Corporation

River Falling As Gauge Reads 3.4 Feet

The Tennessee River level continued to drop with a morning gauge showing 3.4 feet. The ongoing decline affects local water management and flood risk assessments.

Tennessee

Weather bureau reports 87 high 59 low to seven this morning

The Weather bureau recorded a maximum temperature of 87 degrees and a minimum of 59 degrees up to seven o'clock this morning.

Weather Bureau

Weather notes: 24 hours without rain and awards list

The weather bureau reported no rainfall through the last 24 hours as of seven this morning. Awards announced include Mills Community House Table Runner first to G. M. Taylor, second to E. Davis, and third to M. Lively and J. Lively. Mills Community Book Binding first prize went to Robert Farish of Central High School.

Billy Comfort Henry Kinder Central High School Junior South James Gans Church St Community House Neal McCullough Riverside High School Neher Louis Haney Elkmont County High School Loyd Barden Conn Mills Community House Frank M. Martin St. Johns Club Lucille Lowell Agricultural School Athena Wender Sherrill Cedar Chest Robert Leach Tanner High School Ben Johnson Calvin Try James Andrews Joe Wood Athens Richard Hull Davis Nichols Ruth Hobbs Reba Jones Lonoratef Eva Mae Hobbs Bessie Compton Elkmonstein High School Jouse O. M. Davis Elizabeth Webb Hazel Compton Mary Jane Clem L. Davis R. Hilliard Aileen Clem Elsie Davis Conn. Mills Community House Buffett Ella G. Gray Vanity Marjory Woodruff Lafayette School Ruby Coffman Elizabeth Mills Con. Mills Community House Marian Bates Pearl Carr Leona Sherrill Church St. Community House Nannie Southern Pearl Southern Mildred Robinson Willie Mae Jones Deniie Norman Aileen Jones Martha L. Gray Opal Cayner E. Davis E. M. Davis E. Herbert Pat Holders L. Moses C. Overall L. Live Conn Madelyn Summers Jeane Giles F. Collier Agee Phillips Central High Sch Jane -Panel Compton Elkmont County High Jane Wade Virginia Willis Mary E. Boggs Florena Weather Bureau G. M. Taylor M. Lively J. Lively Robert Farish

Dormitory Project Planned at St Stephens College

A $200000 dormitory to accommodate 190 students is being erected at St Stephens College in Columbia Missouri.

St. Stephens College Columbia

Prisoner Disarmed After Arch Support Saw Edge Found

Arch supports with a saw edge used to cut bars were taken from a prisoner at Beaumont Texas, a security incident reported from the same facility.

Beaumont Tex

Eva school earns accreditation and new building

Rural Eva reports a record school year with a $30,000 building complete and a full senior high course now offered. The Eva school has received accredited high school ranking and Dr. A F Harmon, state superintendent of education, will speak at the May 15 commencement.

Eva Montgomery A. F. Harmon

Texans Appoint Board to Tackle Guadalupe River Navigation

Texans have named a board to begin plans for making the Guad alupe river navigable. The move sets up studies, potential routes, and public infrastructure work to open the river for commercial and recreational use.

Guadalupe River

Doctor's Laxative Powder Aimed at Family Health

Dr Hitchcock claims 63 years of practice show 90 percent of sickness starts with stomach and bowel trouble. His Hitchcock's Laxative Powder relieves constipation without purgatives, safe for women and children, ideal for the elderly, advertised at 25 cents per large yellow tin box.

Hitchcock

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Meee Tanner School Pirst Mary Amilus Self Calvin Petty Henry Kendell Robert Chandler Hobson F. Davis Frank Holt Dennis Sherrill Fulton Sims Earl Bowers Lee Mills Herman Cavener Clifford Sims L. Johnson St. Johns Boys Club Wooden Animals Chas. Jordan Church St.Community House Cleo Tucker Herman. Cavener Roy Patton Earl. Bowers D. W. Pruitt Warner Mary Julia Warwick Placques Gwendolyn Reams Mary Bert Armour Celia Bonner Glenn Child Ben Martin Billy Glenn Myrtle Lively Elizabeth. Samuel Genevia Peny Helena Mooney Imogene Burleson LaFayette Arthur Moore Charles Kendall Corin 1Unity House King Conn. Mills Ee Corias Elizabeth Samuel Annie ‘Mae Waits Central Selard Marjory J. L. Kendell Richard H. Bell Cecilia Alexander Robert W. Bell Jewel Cox Cver Holt Katie Marvin Thompson Clemenst High School Mt. Rozelle School Moore Henry ‘Jones Mills Relics Ernest L. Stuart Helen Douthet Otho Carter Clarence Garis Wheeler School Kathleen Bradley Tapner High School Mayline Griffin Mooresville- Belle Mina Warren Lockwell Mooresville - Belle Mina Stuart Peebles Mooresville-Belle Mina Louis Mann Gordon School Addie Lee McKinney B. Campbell Louise Turner Mary E. Barksdale Shelby C. “Southard Lilla Dunn Mary Louise Otte Edith Sims Clements High School Louise Cox Juanice Griffin Annie Bee Allen Henry Gilbert Katherine Wright Cross Key School Lora Phillips Oneil School Netta Brittick Owen A. Bell Russell & Gus Fred Stype Réba Re Jones Emory Sento Central High Schol Janes L. Stuart Tanner Communy Animal Life History Project Viola Speller Eleanor Wynn Margareters Agricultura School Flora Collier Lor Suits Coats A . Kaybor Miclopex Motor Sales Co Gladys, Baker Decatur Daily Cooking School Bill’s Grocery General Motors Trucks Frigidaire Johnson, Conn Mills’ Community House FUA Fie Ati Decatur Daily Cooking Gladys Baker Decatur Housewives Decatur Televox
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