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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1930
Page
10
Seventy eight large U S cities report 605 deaths from automobile accidents for the four weeks ending April 19. Birmingham totals six fatalities in that period. For the fifty two weeks ending April there were 8 675 deaths nationwide, up from 7 657 last year. The rate shows a 26 4 per 100 000 population rise.
Deadwood Dick Richard W. Clarke died at St. Joseph's hospital in Deadwood South Dakota aged 83. He was a pony express rider Indian fighter and a famed Old West figure rumored to know Wild Bill Hickok Buffalo Bill Captain Jack Crawford Poker Alice Tubbs and Calamity Jane.
General W. E. Bare of Southern Bell in Alabama is promoted to general commercial manager with headquarters in Atlanta. T. Barton Baird, formerly Birmingham district manager, will head Alabama operations. Expedited paving could begin by August to reach Athens by October and support fall trade and winter tourist travel.
Coal mine accidents killed 169 men in March 1930, with 140 in bituminous and 29 in Pennsylvania anthracite. Production reached 38,324,000 tons, death rates 3.91 and 6.37 per million. Three major March disasters occurred in Lynn Utah and Arnottsville W Va Kettle Island Ky.
Auburn May 6. James Cooper Echola and Ray Evers Cu poned from Rwpton Conecuh win trips to Washington for the fourth national club camp June 18 24. Both boys stood out among 13 000 Alabama 4-H youths for excellence in work and project results. This record notes Cooper with pigs corn cotton and calves and Evers with cotton corn and pigs, earning praise from T A Sims State Club Leader.
A notice states a decoration will be held at Caddo on Sunday May 11 with public invitation. Those with buried loved ones at Thrasher cemetery are asked to meet Friday May 9 to clean the cemetery before the decoration ceremonies the following Sunday.
An ad section highlights pricing deals and value statements across multiple products. Brands position themselves with savings, quality signals, and limited time offers to attract shoppers.
Associated Press Photo William H. Slayton, chairman of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, testified before the Senate lobby investigating committee about a letter depicting President Hoover as not a dry at heart.
The death of Monroe Leonard Moore after a weeklong pneumonia illness is reported. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 110 in Courtland with Rev. W. H. Dendy, burial in Courtland Cemetery. Pallbearers include Bynum Horton Ussery DuBose Sherrod Morris Ashford Blythe Redman. Survived by widow, mother Mrs. Moore of Bayonne New Jersey, sister Mrs. Ed Pischler of Bayonne, and brother Harry of Atlanta.
A North Carolina druggist touts B C as a fast, safe remedy for headaches and nerve pain. The advert claims relief from sciatic and neuralgic pain in minutes, with 10 and 25 cent packages available at drug stores and soda fountains.
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