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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1946

Page

3

National trend to close on Saturdays extends through summer

Growing move across the United States results in offices and markets shutting Saturdays from June to September. Banks in New York, Boston, Philadelphia and beyond join the pattern alongside securities exchanges and several state and federal institutions. Chicago mercantile exchange also plans summer closures while a few exchanges remain open.

New York Pearl Harbor America New York Stock and Curb Exchange Boston Philadelphia Baltimore Los Angeles San Francisco Salt Lake City Detroit Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis New York Clearing House Mutual Savings New York City Clearing House Group Connecticut New Jersey New York State Wilmington Del Federal Reserve Banks of Buffalo Chicago Mercantile Exchange New Orleans Chicago Board of Trade

Absentee Ballot List Published for Morgan County Alabama

County official Rutledge S. Thomas releases a complete list of all persons whose absentee ballots have been received. The list spans Beat Nos. 1 through 13 with numerous voters named by box and beat, published under 1945 Alabama law prior to the election.

Ate Alabama Organ County I. Rutledge S. Thomas Democratic Executive Committee Morgan County Choose Chunn Isaac Draper Jackson C. E. Scott Morgan Eugene Scott Walter Cowans Wooten Allis Frances Roberts Martha Ann Grantland Annie Dean Spurlin Robert F. Spurlin A. Thurman Abercrombie Ileene Walker Abercrombie O. Delmar Bagwell Louise F. Bowling Marvin Bowling Authe Weaver Briscoe D. M. Briscoe James C. Brooks Ruth Brooks Melvin F. Criscoe W. D. Eddy Edward F. Goodson Hellen Goodson Shirrel Goodson Katherine Thomas Holder Ruth Ann Henderson Walter McClure Leonard Owen Nora Owen R. E. Owen, Jr Arthur Prince Bertha Warren Prince J. Worth Thomas Frank M. Whisenant Edron A. Childers Elzin P. Childers Lois T. Childers Ethel Parker Grubbs Willis L. Grubbs Laura Marie Hipps Otto Holoway Cecil J. Johnson E E. Hays Tyrus Briscoe Cecil B. Crawford Gay Crawford Gaynell Crawford Orville L. Oden Ida J. Dunn Grace M. Hough Elwood Burks Walter Fraser West Lester Leon Cobbs Morris Cobbs W. C. Cobbs Decatur

Officials Speak at Boys' State in Montgomery Alabama

Two state officials addressed the opening day of the Alabama Boys State session in Montgomery. Health officer Dr. B F Austin and revenue director Dr. H G Dowling spoke on their departments as delegates gathered near Gunter Field for a week long program.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Boys’ State Gunter Field American Legion B. F. Austin H G. Dowling State Revenue

O ZARK MOUNTAIN TONIC Praised By Alabama Man

A letter from Charlie McCurdy of Gadsden Alabama endorses O ZARK MOUNTAIN TONIC for rheumatism stomach issues and indigestion saying it made him feel like a different man. He notes his wife also benefited and urges others to try the product distributed in Decatur at Thompson Drug Store.

Ozark Mountain Decatur Thompson Drug Store

Major and wife head to leprosarium from San Francisco

Major Hans Hornbostel, 65, survivor of the Bataan death march, travels with his wife Gertrude a leprosy patient to the federal leprosarium at Carville Louisiana aboard a special railway car. Five other leprosy patients and three public health nurses accompany them as Hornbostel nears Army discharge and plans to spend his remaining years with his wife.

San Francisco Hans Hornbostel Bataan Gertrude Federal Leprosarium Carville Major Hornbostel

Vacation Bible School Opens Monday at Sixteenth Avenue

The Vacation Bible School of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church starts Monday at 9:00 AM under principal Rev. L. C. Radford. Classes run 9 to 12 with open house Friday June 14. Supervisors listed by department include Melba Call nursery, Beavenst Benhner primary, Edith Teague, L. C. Radford junior, and David Gilley intermediate. Preparation Day is Saturday at 3:00 PM for all workers.

Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church L. C. Radford Ursery Beavenst Benhner Melba Call

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