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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1940
Page
5
A collage of student humor and classroom quips features a groan worthy mix. Pat passes a tavern then jokes about returning for a celebratory drink. A wagging sequence mocks universal quirks from gender constants to collegiate quizzes.
Property listing notes a rock road for sale at $1,000 with contact details for S. T. Owens in Decatur Alabama Route 2 Box 70.
Alabama Knights of Pythias in Montgomery hold annual convention to elect officers. W. Cooper Green Birmingham city commission president serves as grand chancellor of the order.
In Evergreen Alabama on May 22 Dr J R Brooks won the mayoral race defeating attorney Lloyd G Hart with an unofficial vote of 268 to 190 after a spirited campaign.
Sunday evening visitors included Rev and Mrs R A Green and Betty of Logan along with Mr and Mrs Olan Russian and daughter. Numerous relatives attended gatherings at home and church events across Morcan County including Betty Puryear and families from Benton and Decatur. Local residents traveled to National Forest and Bethel for decorations and visited kin in Cullman and Decatur.
Revenue of the State Bureau of Insurance totaled 1 137 063 since January 1, down from 1 142 678 for the same period a year earlier. Frank N. Julian led the report from Montgomery Alabama.
The local negro Junior Red Cross groups are invited to send delegates to the Southern Negro Rally in Atlanta, Georgia, May 24 and 25. EBE Speer Jr., local chapter chairman, received the cordial invitation from Mary Jernigan, director Junior Red Cross. Six county schools with 100 percent membership may send delegates and obtain details from the county Junior Red Cross chairman.
Funeral services for Emmett Sanderson 73 who died at 6 30 Tuesday morning at his Mt Hope home were held at his residence. Burial in Sanderson cemetery near Hatton followed. Survived by widow three sons J S Sanderson F M Sanderson of Iuka Mississippi and D C Sanderson thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Montgomery officials said the state employment service will seek jobs for about 400 students leaving Alabama colleges in the next two weeks. Information on graduates without definite jobs who registered with the service is available to employers, service director C F Anderson said.
The bureau director highlighted a 1939 report showing 54000 dollars collected from companies that had evaded revenue payments in the prior year. He noted that 1940 figures exclude any escape collections.
Alabama hosts a two day poultry conference at the Ansley Hotel in Auburn June 3 and 4 with R B Jones Montgomery as official delegate. Delegates from Southeastern states plus Washington D C attend along with breeders and hatcherymen in a regional conference format.
A large crowd attended decoration services at Corinth on Sunday. Various locals including the Cheatham and Buckelew families plus the Vias were noted at events around Cullman and Battleground. Residents visited relatives, attended festivals, and helped with community activities across the weekend.
More than 1 000 personal letters were written to employers with 40 or more workers. Applicants are listed by number, and graduates’ names are not provided, according to Anderson.
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