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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1940

Page

8

Swiss Feel More Secure As Border War Drags On

Swiss readers note both Germany and France have withdrawn most motorized divisions from the Swiss frontier while fighting in the west continues. Reports say German and Allied forces pulled back troops along the Rhine and West Wall Maginot zones. Wounded from the westward offensive fill Konstanz and southern Alsace hospitals as Swiss defenses stay ready.

Germany France Swiss Wnt Switzerland West Wall- Maginot Line Morocco Mediterranean Vienna Balkan Legation Bern Konstanz Rhine Alsace

Good apartments in demand rent through daily want ad

Real estate ad copy notes high demand for apartments and recommends using the Daily Want Ad to rent units. It emphasizes quick results and broad reach for listings.

Hartselle Rotarians hear Miss Rowe on cotton week

Miss Erien Rowe Morgan County home agent spoke at the Hartselle Rotary Club luncheon at First Christian Church about Morgan county mattress making and cotton dress fabrics. The event noted National Cotton Week and featured a mattress model and surplus cotton usage discussion.

Hartselle First Christian Church Erien Rowe Morgan County Miss Rowe

Bank clearings rise in Birmingham week end report

Bank clearings for the week ended yesterday were up about 2.5 million dollars over the prior week, according to the Birmingham clearing house association.

Birmingham Ala Birmingham Clearing House Association

Poppy Day Urges Nation to Wear Memorial Poppies

Morgan County Post 15 American Legion urges veterans and all patriotic citizens to wear a memorial poppy on Poppy Day Saturday May 25. The message honors 50 000 American lives lost in World War I and stresses support for families and those disabled by service.

T. B. Middlebrooks Morgan County American Legion France United States America

Weekly clearings rise from prior weeks and year

Clearings for the week totaled 24 722 059 dollars, up from 22 258 316 dollars the prior week and 21 566 484 dollars in the comparable week of 1939.

Enon Sermon Report and Local Social Notes

Rev Lottie Wallace of Neel preached at Enon to a large congregation and will return on the third Sunday in June. Numerous local visits and hospitality are noted, including Mrs Bob Ogles with Mrs Mose Owens, Mr and Mrs J T Borden of Plainview with the Swindles, and other social visits among Speake Oakville Moulton and surrounding families.

Cavendish Club David Worth Texas Billy Walters Allen Ryan Troy Jean Freeman Clar Ence Hardwick Margaret Payne University of Alabama C. O. Speegle Elton Lloyd Odenville Jack Summerford Jackie Wayne Robert Mason Guntersville Sherman Powell J. W. Horton Jean Brindley Sam Wheat Decatur W. T. Stewart Carrie Hutchinson Prances Betty Jo Stewart Birmingham Chicago Henry Stephenson J. W. Henderson Atlanta Louise Bibb Carolyn Birmimgham D. R. Bibb Earl Glasscock Memphis, Tenn Julius Glasscock Lottie Wallace Neel Enon Bob Ogles Mose Owens Oakville J. T. Borden Plainview Lewis Swindle Speake Buck, Way John McCaghren Otis Gentwy Fairfield John Sullivan Opal Johnson Jessie McCaghren Wilbur Jackson Moulton Wanda Jean Jackson Wesley Curtis Burch Hartselle J. W. McCaghren

AP Wirephoto Service Delivers Global News Pictures Fast

The Associated Press operates Wirephoto the sole picture network that speeds photos by wire to members across North America and beyond. Pictures arrive simultaneously in many markets minutes after departure, keeping newspapers current with world events.

Associated Press Great News Gathering Organization Wirephoto Canada Gulf Maine California

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