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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1934
Page
8
Solon believes the port work will be completed, with progress noted by the new agency FERA succeeding the prior GWA. The transition to FERA is cited as the path to finish the project locally.
3.1L. Shumake traveled to Florence on a business visit to discuss ongoing projects and potential collaborations with local firms.
Historical note recounts how the Delaware region acquired the name of Lord De La Warr, first governor and captain general of Virginia, with references to 1630 and the voyage of the MusE. The text appears as a dated 1934 copyright material from Central Press Association.
The piece outlines Roosevelt era housing policy moves led by Winfield Reifler Albert Deane and Horace Russell as the Housing Brain Trust formulates long term government backed mortgages and short term loans for home renovation The diary also notes Jim Reed abandoning a Senate bid after a speaking tour and media encouragement.
Attendance expected to rise as performers refine speaking and business during rehearsals. Flora Durham and Patrick Jeffery push for a higher mark after last week’s over 500. Thomas Bowen and Beatrice Sivley work stage setup for an 8 o'clock curtain. Proceeds benefit the tubercular sanatorium in Flint.
Fifteen hundred pounds of pork will be distributed Friday at the Fourth Avenue address to both whites and negroes. The event follows a failed meat delivery on the last distribution day and aims to relieve District One residents in need.
The Mary Lou Dancy Chapter of United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold the season finale meeting at the Cabin in Austinville Friday night at 7 30. Miss Janie Elkins will be hostess. All members are urged to attend.
John Sparkman of Huntsville has accepted the chairmanship of a movement to erect a hospital on the Tennessee riverbank, possibly in Marshall county, to be named the Tennessee Valley Roosevelt Memorial hospital. A Marshall county citizens group started the effort weeks ago.
Civil Service Commission opens postings to fill positions at U. S. Navy Yard with per diem wages from 5.76 to 7.10 and age limits 20 to 48. Applications handled by Recorder, Board of Labor, EmIn U. S. Navy Yard, Charles 8. C.
St Peter's Mission marks its fifth anniversary with a Sunday observance at 3 oclock. Rev Peter M Dennis will deliver a special message and former members from across the county are invited to attend.
The passage discusses exceptions to age restrictions allowing preference for individuals granted military or naval service, noting age limits do not apply to those cases. It highlights the legal framework permitting such preferences within specified statutes.
Born May 10 to Mr and Mrs Herman Best 605 Tenth Avenue West a daughter. Born May 10 to Mr and Mrs A M Matthews Decatur Route 2 a son named Ernest Lynden.
Five were fined in this morning's municipal court. Three were arraigned for gaming, one for prohibition violation, and another for beating his wife.
Scout Troop No. 4 will meet tonight at 6 o'clock at St. John's parish house instead of Friday at 7 30 due to a Men's League gathering. The Democratic nomination against Representative Tuck Milligan, a strong Roosevelt supporter, would be unlikely.
Two men and a woman helper were captured in a Dillinger trap at Richmond Indiana. They face charges of murder and bank robbery linked to crimes in Springfield Illinois and other locations. The men and the companion are tied to fugitive John Dillinger’s network.
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