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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1939
Page
7
A legal notice dated 1939 requires the defendant to plead answer demur to the amended bill of complaint in the Morgan County case. The notice lists dates April 1 and April 18 25 May 2 as publication or action deadlines.
Girl Scout Troop 2 met at Central Meist church with roll call and promise. A short business session followed. readings and prayers were led by Peggy Rainey and Mary Holland. Junita Nunn oversaw outdoor games as the meeting closed with a benediction.
A special election in Sheffield Alabama rejected returning to aldermanic rule by a 1 vote margin. The city will stay under the commission form after May 1 results showed 708 in favor of the commission and 115 for aldermen with Mayor L H Wenning presiding over the vote.
A woman divorces an employable husband to maintain eligibility for wartime work, then loses her job in payroll cuts. The couple now seeks to remarry but cannot afford it as the husband also loses his job.
Roosevelt rested at Hyde Park after five days entertaining royal visitors from Norway and Denmark and ordered his Special train ready by late afternoon to return him to Washington.
The report lists several residents visiting with relatives and friends in the area. Mr and Mrs Walter Helton hosted visitors Monday morning. Pt and Mrs G Waters and children visited. Lula Mitchel and family attended events with relatives. Additional families including Gillespies and NeSmiths are noted as spending time with kin in Decatur and Pine Day.
In Ozark Alabama Sheriff W H Faust said a youth found near a roadside, weak and amnesic, is believed to be Howard Care missing from the University of Alabama. A Cure family in Pine Hill New York was notified as the sheriff confirmed matching descriptions and sent a photo to Cure's father for identification.
New Anne Adams design Pattern 4131 showcases a cotton frock with diagonal bodice lines and flared skirt. Available sizes 34 to 48, 4 1 8 yards fabric, 13 4 yards trim. Price pattern 15 cents. book and pattern 25 cents. order instructions included.
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