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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1930
Page
2
The American Legion Auxiliary announces a Poppy Day sale on Saturday May 24. Poppies support disabled veterans and families of the dead, with funds funding rehabilitation and child welfare work. Last year 10 million poppies were worn and over one million dollars raised for relief.
The Daily circulation department worker Miss Bessie Layman is reported improving at her home after suffering an malaria attack several days ago.
Several cases from Morgan county are on the supreme court docket. Decisions by the august body are awaited with interest by litigants and counsel and are expected to be announced soon.
Montgomery May 16. About one third of state prisoners are illiterate. The annual report shows 4,263 convicts as of September 30 1929, including 1,207 who cannot read or write. Of 933 white men and 13 white women added 1928 29, Negro males 1,099 and Negro females 54. Age distribution ranges from under 20 to over 60 with counts by bracket.
Reports received by Dr. A. J. Perolio from Cooper Brougher, director of the Huntsville branch of the Tennessee Valley laboratory, show the new lab is getting a splendid start. The first month ended May 1 and since the month began a large volume of work has flowed in from Madison and adjoining counties.
Bethel church announces a Sunday program featuring decoration and singing. The public is invited to attend the event.
Elanda Lee, a staff radio artist, faces a sensational scandal as a forged engagement plot and a tabloid tale threaten her reputation. Dixie and Suwanee navigate the fallout while a conservative newspaper reporter hints at a future engagement with Gregory Du Pont, adding new stakes to the drama.
Satisfactory progress is being made in repairing city streets under Superintendent Petty and W F Boswell, chairman of the streets committee. In recent weeks many bumps have been ironed out of the thoroughfares by applying rock asphalt, a car load having been purchased for this purpose.
City prisoners, supervised by city employees, are serving fines by cutting grass and weeds along parkways and streets. Occasionally they switch to sweeping, but the focus currently is weed cutting to improve street appearance.
Early Friday the Hartselle fire department responded to a blaze at the Clements garage. Flames destroyed an automobile owned by Mr. Clements. cause under study with defective wiring suspected.
Rev. J. E. Berkstresser of the First Baptist church is attending the Southern Baptist convention in New Orleans and is expected to return Saturday. He will not report on the convention at the morning services.
The Athens Agricultural School announced medals and honors for students. Gladys Schlosser received multiple medals including scholaraiie English and chemistry while Winton Legg earned the oratorical medal. Other honorees include Margaret Lipscomb, Amy Ruth Gatlin, Lucille Lowell, James Daniels, Evangeline Thomas, Billy Armstrong, Woodrow Wilkinson, and a silver football medallion presented by local benefactors.
Central Baptist Church announces Sunday sermons with Dr. James Allen Smith. Morning topic will be Giving our Flowers to the Living and the evening sermon titled The Scarlet Woman What shall we do with her. Plans include a large baptismal service on June 11 as the pastor prepares to sail for the Holy Land.
J H White president of the Southern Natural Gas Corporation announced orders placed for steel pipe to extend gas lines in Alabama Georgia and Mississippi. Pipe from National Tube Company and A O Smith Corporation cost about 3 750 000. Alabama cities Mobile Montgomery Selma Opelika and Auburn to be served.
Chief University Alabama May 17 reports the Pan-Hellenic Council of Greek letter fraternities on campus elected Monte Williams of Birmingham as president Fred Sington of Birmingham as vice president and Lewis Little of Birmingham as secretary.
The many friends of Mrs H C McRee and her daughter Miss Ann McRee will be glad to learn they continue to improve after being ill for several days.
The football lettermen awarded include Thomas Martin Allen Harlow Milton Johnson Tonis Lentz George She Lawson McNeese Hooper White Billy Armstrong Reuben Freeman James Daniel Roy Patton Jr Winston Legg Ed Mund Daniels Ogburn Orman.
Miller outlines Kiwanis as a public sentiment channel and civic bureau. He says the club unites men of varied interests, fosters helpfulness, supports farm bureaus and chambers, promotes health, law, youth, athletics, education, and charity without being a financial enterprise.
Morgan County High will close with a baccalaureate sermon for graduates at 11 o'clock Sunday morning at the First Methodist church. Monday marks continuation of closing exercises. Principal Prof. W. T. Tiller has earned praise from school authorities for the past session.
A decoration service will be conducted at Hames Cemetery four miles west of Trinity on Sunday May 25. The public is invited to attend this local observance.
The new Chevrolet offers a six and six cylinder engine delivering smooth quiet flexible long lasting motor car performance. It highlights four long semi-elliptic springs with Lovejoy hydraulic shock absorbers, and a modern pump method fuel supply enabling tank mounting.
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