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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1930
Page
3
Registration for Ki-Y camp and Y M C A camp opens. Meals include breakfast of oats fruit and pancakes. soups tomato and vegetable. beef roast bacon vienna sausage and more. Camp weeks begin June 9 16 23 and Y M C A periods June 30 and July 7. Contact H Maynard Layman or E Arvidson at the Y M C A to enroll.
The Tennessee river remained stationary this morning with a gauge reading of 3.8 feet according to the Weather Bureau.
President von Hindenburg attended a 70th anniversary gathering of the Foot Guards regiment where he began his military career. In his address he recalled memories of the Austro Prussian War of 1866 the Franco Prussian War of 1870 and the World War.
Louisiana truck farms produced 277000 bushels of onions during 1929 reflecting agricultural output in parishes and markets. The figure highlights the scale of onion cultivation by year and regional farming activity.
In a moonlit garden Elanda overhears Lord Dusenberry and a maid plotting a staged engagement to trap a Richmond heiress. The pair reveal a safe plan to steal jewels from the Prevost estate then flee to Newark while Elanda, torn by fear and revenge, contemplates exposing them or letting them act.
Miss Lorine Fisher of Hartselle was named recording secretary by the Alabama Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs at the closing session in Huntsville. Other officers elected include Dr. Lola Taylor of Birmingham as president, Miss Annie Joe Coates of Gadsden as vice president, Miss Leola Mathews of Scottsboro as treasurer, and Miss Lelia M. Jones of Anniston and Miss Virginia Oden of Sylacauga as directors.
Richard Maslock reports Frank K Notch charges that American culture is warped by mob publicity. Notch criticizes book clubs and popularizers for distorting truth and fostering political pretensions. Reprint notes include May Week-End Library with Maugham and Morley selections.
The weather bureau records a high of 64 and a low of 66 degrees up to seven o'clock this morning marking a cool start.
Elanda feigns sleep as Carmel checks on her, then she faces a ruined life after a tense doorway moment. The scene ends with sobs and a plan forming for morning action in a continuing melodrama.
Religious services at the Morgan county jail drew notable interest with nine conversions among inmates. Rev. M. M. Newton preached, followed by Rev. J. D. Wallace, Miss Ellen Groenendyke, and talks. flowers were distributed, red for prisoners with living mothers and white for those whose mothers had passed on.
Members of the Birmingham Hair Dressers Association have accepted A. L. Moye of Decatur invitation to an all-day picnic at Swan Lake on the first Sunday in June. Local barbers and beauty shop operators have been invited to attend.
The piece discusses increased attention to dollar editions reprinting earlier successes. It notes new significance from including biographical bits, stories by Ferber and Benet, two mystery tales, humor pieces, Whitman's verse, Lawrence and Burns adventure stories, and an Aldous Huxley essay.
The Y M C A swimming pool opens Monday after two coats of paint. Boys 10 to 17 register at the Y office for supervised classes with times listed 2 45, 3 15, 4 00. Adults 18 21 meet Monday and Wednesday, 7 00 p m, with Tuesday and Thursday for men and Friday for organization period. A Learn to Swim week is planned and a Decatur association may form.
TO MONTGOMERY D. L. Rosenau Jr a well known Athens attorney is in Montgomery today upon a business mission of unspecified nature making a brief governmental and legal engagement in the state capital.
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