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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1929
Page
8
In Moulton Alabama on May 21 a large audience heard Mount Hope School’s graduation address by P. W. Hodges of the state department of education. He spoke on the four M’s muscularity mentality morality and mutuality. Principal J. S. Bentley introduced the speaker and Superintendent Earl M. Hodson presented diplomas to eleven graduates including Gertrude Cagle Charlie Campbell Mattie Fae Counts Kathleen Howell.
A North Carolina druggist advertises B-C a new prescription that promises fast relief from headaches sciatic and neuralgic pains with no depression or after effects. The formula contains five ingredients working together to ease pain in minutes, surpassing other drugs in hours. Sold by druggists in 10¢ and 23¢ packages.
Southern Bell improvement program has begun with excavations on East Vine Street to place lines underground. Plans include laying along the river and later removing the steel towers that currently carry most lines across the stream.
Decatur aldermen met in an extra session last night to revisit traffic lighting concerns. They plan to test several lighting options before making a final decision on the project.
L H Kilgore of the state highway district office arrived in Birmingham today for an official visit. He is meeting with local officials to review construction plans and traffic projects in the area.
D G Roberts of Danville route 3 visited the city today on business. He was seen at local offices and met with several officials to discuss matters of common interest.
Atlee H Hoff visited points in the east and stayed with Mr and Mrs E C Payne of North Tonawanda New York. Principal Bentley awarded Cunningham prizes for scholarship department and attendance with John Wesley Smith Cecil Pickens and Charlie Lee Campbell receiving gold prizes funded by the late Dr R M Cunningham of Birmingham in honor of his mother from Mount Hope.
F A Bloodworth president of Morgan County National Bank will leave Thursday for Montgomery to attend the Alabama Bankers association annual meeting in session in the capital for two days. He will be accompanied by his daughter Miss Sarah Bloodworth and his mother Mrs Mary Bloodworth.
Fred C Phillips formerly with Lesseter Chevrolet in Gadsden has accepted the office manager role at Hill Chevrolet Co in this city. He comes highly recommended by the Gadsden firm and brings years of accounting experience and thorough knowledge of the business.
H. D. Burnum district highway engineer with headquarters here is in Montgomery on official business. His exact mission was not disclosed but it was understood he would confer with other highway officials about work planned in North Alabama.
A June Confederate reunion features Jefferson Davis birth observances and a grand parade June 7 led by 20 military bands. Veterans will march along a 70 block route with dignitaries like Robert E. Lee IV and Col. Robine Webb, as civic leaders including Mayor F. Marion Redd preside over ceremonies.
Puzzle lists numerous clues with mixed letters and garbled OCR text. Readable entries include terminal, revoked, splendor, goddess of vegetation, parts of a radio tube, and various downs. The fragmentary grid hints at a large themed crossword with many interwoven clues across and down.
The J. R. Nicholson store on Sixth avenue north is undergoing extensive repairs and renovations.
Miss Beth Tyler distinguished herself in the annual Athens College recital on Monday evening. She performed both piano and musical numbers to the pleasure of the audience, marking her as one of the outstanding music students whose future will be watched with interest by teachers and friends.
Truett Sewell, a Decatur youth and leading athlete at Anniston Military Institute, has been chosen president of the senior class this year. Relatives and friends in Decatur express pride at his latest honor.
Anniston Alabama May 21 postal employes group notes discussions of recent or proposed legislation affecting postal workers at the Alabama Federation of Allied Postal Employes meeting May 29 30. Congressmen Lister Hill and Lamar Jeffers will address the convention and a Post Office official is expected.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala May 21 James Colley of Troy Ala head the senior class at Howard college next year after winning the spring elections John Urquhart Birmingham was elected president of the junior class while Bill Robinette Anniston will head next year s sophomores Freshman class officers will be elected shortly after school opens next fall
A claim describes a prescription for colds grippe flu dengue bilious fever and malaria as the most speedy remedy known. The statement presents an early 20th century health nostrum praising rapid relief for multiple illnesses.
Birmingham visitors quoted by the Birmingham Age-Herald describe Decatur progress. A planned new hosiery mill near Sixth Avenue will be the city's second such facility, following Cooper-Wells Knitting's earlier plant on Second Avenue. Decatur also adopts a stop-light system to improve traffic safety, inspired by Birmingham's success.
Misses Lela Motes and Roda Bryant and Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Statum were guests of friends in Huntsville last week.
Increasing interest surrounds the church series led by Rev. Jewell Howard at the First Christian Church. Tonight at 7:45 he speaks on The of the Jerusalem Church. Public invited to attend the services.
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