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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1941
Page
3
Natalie Drew and companions on a secluded island face a forced boat theft and a dead man after a possible shipwreck. With no mainland contact, Tom and Brooks weigh a thief versus shipwreck survivors while planning a dawn message and gathering allies for safety.
Senator Barkley of Kentucky said lease-lead war equipment appears to be reaching Great Britain satisfactorily and that no new affirmative steps are likely to ensure delivery unless the situation changes. He warned Congress would act if Germany sought colonies in the hemisphere and noted a possible Roosevelt message on foreign policy without requesting legislation.
Limestone County Fair Association members met in Athens on Tuesday afternoon to organize plans for an October county fair. Community activity includes social visits and family travel as residents attend gatherings, welcome guests, and host events reflecting local life.
Miss Catherine Scott helped host a Delta Kappa Gamma Omicron Chapter picnic at Hatfield's Lake with Mrs. B L Rich and Mrs J L Ingram. Mrs Claud Vasser was summoned to Decatur due to her daughter’s illness. Ardmore visitors, including Hugh Douglas Beckham, stay with Aunt Mrs Pauline Hendon. Mr and Mrs N C Braly hosted guests including Mrs Graves Pettey and Mrs Holland Cook from Decatur.
In Los Angeles on May 20 the CIO and AFL clashed over contracts at Acme Egg Co. and Kalin Cros. Egg House. The CIO won at Acme and the AFL won at Kalin, leading to CIO picketing Acme and AFL pickets at Kalin with no strike declared.
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At Central Baptist church in Decatur Rev. W Earl Barnes of Hereford Texas delivered an evangelistic sermon on Another Call of Christ. He emphasized Christ inviting all to rest and forgiveness, urging sinners to come and bear their burdens to Jesus while highlighting mercy and the possibility of salvation.
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Roy Shelton principal of Parkville will speak as one of five high school principals at the Southern division meeting of the National Education Association in Nashville Tennessee. He will lead a panel on Play and Recreation for rural People and also speaks at Montgomery Bell camp near Nashville. The event is organized by the National Camp Service and George Peabody College with participants from Alabama and other Southern states.
Athens Alabama May 29 Judge Seybourn Lynne says the May non jury session will end May 26 with only four civil cases and a few criminal actions on the docket. He notes the small docket does not justify keeping the court in session and schedules the next regular non jury term for November.
Esker W. Gibson was indicted on six murder counts in Mobile Alabama after bodies of his wife and five children were found in a burned home near Irvington. Solicitor Bart Chamberlain announced the indictments.
Dr. Ashley Chappell will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at Athens College graduation at the First Methodist church next Sunday. Dr. Leon Maéon will give the commencement sermon for Athens High School at the same church. The message urges personal surrender to Christ with the invitation to respond to his call.
Athens Alabama city council weighs a large covering over the reservoirs to curb annual vegetation growth that fouls the water supply. Removal occurred earlier in May, and a cover could enable water meters to function, ending unlimited monthly usage at 1.60 dollars.
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