Mock Election Highlights At Decatur Junior High
Decatur Junior High held its semi annual mock election with Civics staff. A May 14 final elected Wilson Durham governor and Bobby Strother mayor among many other offices and student leadership roles.
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1937
Page
5
Decatur Junior High held its semi annual mock election with Civics staff. A May 14 final elected Wilson Durham governor and Bobby Strother mayor among many other offices and student leadership roles.
Mrs. M. S. Bingham is in Montgomery for a short visit. Miss Evelyn Hefner of Florence is expected today for a visit to friends in Decatur. Emmett Phillips of Helena Ark is the weekend guest of relatives here. Sonny Lucas of Florence was a visitor over Friday night. Robert Blackwell will leave tomorrow for Memphis Tenn to join Mrs Blackwell there for the Cotton Carnival and to visit her mother Mrs R H Ellis They will return Thursday. Jimmy Sloan of Florence was in Decatur Friday night for a visit with friends and to attend the dance at the Valley Country Club. Lynn Murphy has returned from Sedalia Mo where he has been studying with his uncle W W Blaine. Sam Meyerhardt of Dallas Texas is visiting his sister Mrs 8 B Patterson. Mrs Wyatt Barnes has returned home after an extended visit in Washington D C. Misses Bernice and Sarah Williamson of Cullman and Mrs Cooley and son Williams of Boaz were spend the day guests of Mr and Mrs Jack Williamson on Friday.
Officers William Phelps and Henry Nordby found two drivers jammed bumper to bumper in a narrow Minneapolis alley. They threatened tickets if neither moved within thirty minutes. Half an hour later both cars had vanished and the dispute ended.
A card play aimed at deceiving an opponent about the player's suit holdings is called false carding. The tactic seeks to mislead, influencing the opponent's decisions and bidding or play strategy in the game.
Joan hurries through a moonlit night to confess her past to Mr. Hendry. She battles terror as dread and memory surge, fearing discovery and hoping Dorothy’s faith will persuade him to believe in her father. The midnight stillness compounds her resolve and nerves as she approaches.
A frightened woman, hearing no reply, enters Hendry house and discovers him slumped at his desk with a knife buried in his back. The scene suggests he died recently, as the chair shows a fresh bloodstain and the room bears signs of intrusion. The motive remains unclear.
Advertises Simpler Pattern 4250 for a slim, flared sleeve dress with a deep V neck and nipped waist. Notes fabric options like crepe, chiffon, or cotton, size range 16 through 44, fabric yardage for size 36, and instructions included. Order details and prices listed with address for The Daily Pattern Department.
The statement asserts that felons, idiots or insane persons cannot vote in any state of the union because they are not legally regarded as persons. It reflects historical prejudicial views on personhood and suffrage.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt received an invitation to attend the dedication ceremonies of the B. B. Comer Memorial School in Sylacauga Alabama next fall. The invitation was presented by 53 Sylacauga students and signed by 3,500 students of the school.
Chicago coins and currency notes totaling 50 units appeared in a May rotation. Officials listed quantities of Oonis and half dollars in the local assay report, noting small denominations and mixed mint issues.
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