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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1932

Page

8

Amendments Go Down In Votes In Alabama

An official canvass of three constitutional amendments from the May 3 general ballot shows all three defeated. Amendment one sought slight municipal tax increases, amendment two backed forestry and an acreage tax up to five cents per acre, and amendment three related to Jasper city approval.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Decatur Eufaula Talladega Attalla Altoona Red and Parish

Hillsboro Social Roundup At Mrs Bogle Home And Local Trips

Local notes record visits and greetings among Hillsboro residents. Guests include Mrs R L Lindley and Eleanor from Birmingham, Prof L A Ryan and family, and numerous Decatur and Courland connections. A Mother's Day program at Wheeler Church and a Southern Railway excursion to Memphis highlight shared social life.

Ernest Bogle R. L. Lindley Eleanor Birmingham Paul Horton Roy Leonard Terry Ethel Landers Decatur L. A. Ryan J. R. Walker Hartselle W. C. Ryan Forrest Darnell W. L. Pretwell Fred Gibson Austin Jones Holt Hardin Richard Howell Arthur Garnett Messrs Charley Vaughan Sherman Sanderson John G Duke Bailey Courland Beverly Landers Tuscumbia

Alabama to Confer Degrees at 101st Commencement

Four hundred twenty four students from the University of Alabama will receive degrees at the 101st commencement. Thirty four seek Master of Arts, twenty Master of Science, plus hundreds earning bachelor degrees across arts sciences commerce education and engineering. President George H. Denny will confer the degrees and Governor B M Miller will deliver the baccalaureate address. Faculty and graduates will march in academic dress during the program.

George H. Denny B. M. Miller

Hagewood High School Closing Exercises Reported

Misses Mary Sue Hardin and Kathleen Odom accompanied Mrs. H Rehberg and family to Creek Tuesday night to witness the closing exercises of Hage wood High School. Church News notes Sunday school at 10 a m Methodist church and Baptist church with B Y P U at 7 30. Everybody invited.

Mary Sue Hardin Kathleen Odom H. Rehberg Creek Hagewood High School Church News Baptist

Austinville Methodist quarterly conference business session

The business session of the Austinville Methodist quarterly conference will convene at the church Sunday afternoon at 2 30. All officers are urged to be present.

Austinville

Return From Capital For Rollo Family

Mr and Mrs 8 T Rollo have returned from Montgomery where they were called by the illness and death of Mr Rollo s brother.

T. Rollo Montgomery Whiice Mr. Rollo

Penney Manager Harry Higdon Out of Town on Mission

Harry Higdon popular manager of the J C Penney store is away from the city on a business mission today.

Harry. Higdon J.C. Penney

Record Breaking Memoria Singing in Falkville

In Morgan County Falkville hosts a Record Breaking Memoria Singing at the high school auditorium on the 5th Sunday May 29 during Our Home Coming Day. Attendees are urged to bring Christian Harmony Song books and enjoy a noon Sega on the ground. Also reported is the birth of a daughter to Hoyt Brown and Agnes Humphrey on May 14.

Morgan County Falkville Hoyt Brown Agnes Humphrey of Cullman J. R. Caudell Jimmie Kelly

Local residents host visitors and travel notices

The column lists dozens of families visiting relatives and friends across towns such as Courtland Cullman Town Creek Birmingham and Marion. It notes graduations birthdays fishing trips and travel for several residents including Earl Caudell Paul Rowe Roxie Rowe Virgil Dodson and G L Cannon among others with multiple family visits described.

Dora Robinson Cullman Charley Cobbs Town Creek Do. Black Prenter Payne Willard Floyd Dick.White Hartselle Lee Whitley Eugene Fred Birmingham Tom Whitley Emily Brown Dixie Nell King Lewis Summerford Jack Waldrop G. L. Cannon Adolph Ashwander Henry Howle Marion

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