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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1930

Page

2

Florence to Host Alabama League of Municipalities Meet

Florence Alabama hosts the inaugural Alabama League of Municipalities convention June 5 and 6. Topics include uniform traffic laws proposed legislation airport building street improvements and public safety with leaders from across the state. Notables include Hartwell Easter Mones Denny Martin Gunter Dickinson Cope land Reaves Cogswell Harris Matthews Fringe Rowell Malone Hooper Ramsey Armbrecht Weir Anderson Robertson Crawford and Mrs Mitchell with engineers invited to an international mechanics congress in Liege Belgium August 30.

Florence Ala Alabama League of Municipalities John H. Taylor Birmingham Harry T. Hartwell Mobile W. E. Easter Florence J. Mones, Jr Birmingham City Commission George Denny University of Alabama Henry F. Martin W. A. Gunter Montgomery Henry K. Dickinson Opelika W. D. Copeland Auburn S. J. Reaves Anniston Sumpter Cogswell Pell City

Radio Listings For Friday May 23 On WABC And NBC Stations

Central time programs on NBC chain and a wide array of stations list hourly lineups from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. including The Nitwits Story Hour and Osborne's Orch plus WJZWABC WGN WLS WSM and many others with multiple networks and time slots.

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Selman Farm Nets $1100 From 6 Acres In 1929

Three acres of pole beans and three acres of Irish potatoes on A. G. Selman’s Beckville Texas farm yielded a gross return of $1,100 in 1929.

A. G. Selman Beckville Tex

Many Arrests in Magic City Made

Birmingham police report shows 518 persons arrested in April by city detectives. Among them 5 faced murder, 1 manslaughter, 11 with intent to murder, 6 robbery, 51 grand larceny, and 52 gaming. Convictions reached 416, with 28 acquittals and 74 pending cases. Sentences totaled 57 years 67 months and 590 days. fines amounted to 12852 dollars.

Birmingham Ala Birmingham City Paul Cole Fred .H. McDuff

Lions Plan Alabama Convention Speakers May 27 28

Earl Hodges of New York Lions International will join Alabama Lions at Foley for the May 27 28 convention with District Governor H T Miller announcing Roderick Beddow of Birmingham and I T Quinn state game and fisheries commissioner as speakers. The program includes wildlife pictures plus fishing golf and other sports for about 350 visitors. Elections and redistricting of the state Lions district are set to be discussed alongside business meetings and entertainment.

Roderick Beddow Birmingham International Organization I. T. Quinn Game and Fisheries Quinn

Southwestern Kansas Residents Plan 1 Million Trees Project

Residents in southwestern Kansas outline a plan to plant one million trees to convert part of the plains country into woods, aiming to expand wooded areas across the region. The effort follows a broad list of communities in Alabama and nearby areas where participants are noted.

Kansas Plains Country

Local Officers Seek Thieves After Store Looting

Local officers have been notified to be on the lookout for thieves who looted the big dry goods store of J. T. Teme pieton at Decatur on Saturday night. Police believe the robbers may attempt to dispose of part of the loot and are doubly vigilant for suspicious characters in Decatur.

J.T. Temepieton Mar Decatur

Patterson resumes campaign for Democratic nomination

After the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias session in Montgomery, Judge A G Patterson will return home to resume his campaign for the Democratic congressional nomination. He plans to visit nearly every community in the district in the coming weeks to meet as many Democratic voters as possible before the campaign closes.

Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias Montgomery A. G. Patterson

Three Alabama Postmasters Appointed

Postmaster John G. Bass announces three Alabama postmasters Kate B. Quillin of Clayton Clarence E. Combs of Fairfax and Frank M. Johnson of Haleyville.

Birmingham Ala Alabama John G. Bass Kate B. Quillin Clayton Clarence E. Combs Fairfax Frank M. Johnson Haleyville

Alabama Cotton Ginnings Rise in 1929 Bulletin

Birmingham reports the 1929 Alabama cotton ginnings show 1,341,550 equivalent 500-pound bales ginned, up from 1,109,126 in 1928 and 1,192,392 in 1927. Running bales total 1,307,664. National totals: 14,825,949 equivalent bales and 14,548,861 running bales for 1929.

Birmingham Ala Department of Commerce Alabama United States

Kentucky Sets Gross Sales Tax To Generate 2 Million Annually

The state legislature approved a new gross sales tax law expected to bring in about 2 million dollars in annual revenue. Officials cite revenue diversification while opponents warn of impact on consumer prices and business compliance.

Kentucky

Advice column on attracting affection and letter writing

A reader asks how to attract the man she admires and Nancy Le z Ear answers that no tricks help if he's not interested and suggests inviting him to a small gathering. Another reader questions writing a letter to a distant fiancé after a summer romance and is advised that the man should initiate contact if he still desires the friendship.

Nancy Lez Blue Sue Nancy Lee Allvens

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