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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1912
Page
4
The Decatur community unites for a hospital movement with women leading volunteer efforts. Social rounds, auctions, and fundraisers unfold as Miss Madeline Troupe and Miss Jane Odom plan lemonade stands at 310 Jackson Street to raise a contribution toward the hospital project.
Miss Sue Sheppard, a Maury High School pupil, has won the Nerald medal at Columbia Tennessee for an essay on the four fundamentals of Good Citizenship. The young writer is praised for her rare gifts and musical ability, with a predicted brilliant future.
Emmet Emerson quits after dispute with foreman under company orders at the plant in Alva. Chatterton and his wife visit Athens relatives. Owens, Gibson in Birmingham. Butler to Pleasant Grove on business. Hamlin and Lamb in Pulaski for work. Fry hosts a big fish fry at Flint Creek. Hartung mashes a finger. Blozzard injures a foot. Orr in Nashville. West with a mashed thumb.
Tonight the regular Wednesday prayer meeting at Central Baptist will discuss Three Great Truths in Something. Dr W L Strickland of Birmingham will give nightly lectures starting tomorrow on Sunday school topics for several nights inviting young people to attend.
A gang assaulted Mrs. Holzman in her Ocean City home and forced her into a barrel of tar in view of her eleven year old son. She describes brutal blows and threats as assailants dragged her from the house and restrained her, leaving tar on her body.
We invite visitors to see the bottling operation at the UCHHELT Bottling Works and learn how Coca Cola and soda water are produced.
May 29 Captain Rostron of the Carpathia was presented a silver loving cup by Titanic survivors at the dock in New York. Other officers received gold medals as recognition of their rescue work.
The Busy Bee cafe in Decatur, recently reopened under new management, failed to open this morning and is now in the hands of the bankrupt court. The extent of its assets and operations cannot be ascertained at this time.
The message promotes Dillehay Bros as a distant shopping option via telephone and mail for prescription filling. It emphasizes that distance does not hinder service and invites customers to use their drugstore for prescriptions no matter where they are.
The Star Theatre in Deedtur is formally opened today after a month long renovation. Hank's Orchestra provides special music this afternoon and tonight as the theater showcases its top photo-plays and offers Japanese souvenirs to all ladies.
A brief note asks if you have tried a bottle of Rang Julep, mentioning it was bottled at Buchheit M1.
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