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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1939

Page

3

Second Ward Students Tour World In Make Believe Lesson

Ninth street school rooms staged a world tour through country displays and artifacts. Students wrote to manufacturers and agencies for materials and welcomed visitors from other city schools to cap the curriculum path with rich, crafted exhibits.

Second Ward School Second Ward Ninth Street South L. P. Troup New York San Francisco Department of Indian Affairs Department of the Interior Marie Believe Hansel and Gretel Holland Mexico Eskimo Land Japan China Philippines Americas

Last Breathing Dust and the prize chase

Eleanor Parrish plots a bold pivot from light fiction to a psychological novel seeking a $10,000 prize offered by Hensell and Raye. She balances career pressures with family finances while wrestling with critics including her husband Phil who urges a bolder, earthier, more emotionally honest approach.

Hensell Sonny Parrishes Phil Jessica

Daily Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From 1939 Syndicate

Puzzle clues with across and down entries include Anger Blaze Large Seals Decay Discloses Antiquated Soon Musical dance answer measure instrument Chinese Growing Part of ish Low in spirits Foam Total Lively Negative Male cat Heron Island story Down clues also present with hints like effemi carried note choice seize with right mute values muddled hail edible seed of the scale upon copyright 1939 Kine Features Syndicate.

Italy Lsitiairees ClolRrie

Opinion on Agent Fee Limits in Alabama Land Office

The attorney general ruled that A F Lindbergh Jefferson county land agent cannot claim compensation after leaving office, as fees were tied to yearly services under a contract capping at 20000 dollars annually. The opinion distinguishes Jefferson county from Montgomery and Mobile agents whose redemptions may yield post tenure payments under prior state arrangements.

Montgomery Ala T. 8 Lawson A. F. Lindbergh Jefferson Land Lindbergh Mobile County Jefferson County

Congress schedules votes and hearings today

Senate is set to vote on a bill to bring water carriers under ICC regulation in the afternoon. Labor committee studies wage hour act amendments at 10 a.m. Monopoly committee resumes idle savings study at 10 a.m. House discusses Senate farm appropriation increases at noon. Labor board members testify on Wagner Act amendments at 10 a.m. Appropriations panel reviews next year's relief funds at 10 a.m. Yesterday the Senate debated transportation, the House passed various bills, and Dudley Gilbert testified on fear of revolution before the Dies committee.

Senate Interstate Commerce Commission Labor Committee Monopoly Committee HOUSE Dies Labor Board Appropriations Committee Dudley P. Gilbert

Plot Against U S Reported by VFW Commander

James Erwin Campbell commander of the Owensboro Kentucky post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars testified before the Dies Committee about an alleged plot to overthrow the U S government. Acme Telegraph photo.

James Erwin Campbell Owensboro, Ky Veterans of Foreign Wars Dies U S.acme Telephoto

Germ thefts threaten deadly samples at state labs

In Montgomery on May 23 Dr. J N Baker warned thieves seek dangerous germs housed by the State Health Department. He said vandals narrowly missed exposing millions of deadly germs during a jolting expedition and urged tighter security and swift action to prevent catastrophe.

Montgomery Ala State Health Department J. N. Baker Baker

Classified Ada Ad Medium Ad Taker Note

The Ada classified section notes advertising medium for housewives with Phone 46 and a call to contact the ad taker.

Phone Nak

Plymouth Gains Value with Longer Body and Standard Coil Springs

Plymouth offers a longer chassis by 5 and 6 inches compared to rivals while matching all models with coil springs and the same large six cylinder L head engine. The car remains affordable and easy to buy.

Plymouth

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