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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1941

Page

10

Senate Leaders Weigh Tax Bill Amid Debate Over Income Split Rule

Senate leaders push to pass the tax bill this week as debate continues on a provision banning income splitting by spouses to lower taxes on amounts above 3500. The move could add about 960 million in revenue, with critics calling it a pro forma. Additional disputes focus on a five dollar annual use tax on autos and a sliding scale for boats, which opponents say targets middle earners. The chamber also weighs money from lowered income tax exemptions and a theater tax rise, while procedural snags delay a final vote.

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Marion County’s Last Confederate Veteran Bob Edwards Dies at 93

Bob Edwards, the last Confederate veteran in Marion County, died at his Old Union home aged 93. He lived through Reconstruction and Civil War years, leaving a lifetime of local memory.

Bob Edwards Marion County Old Union

Revival Opens With Singers Led By Rev Powell Lee

The First Baptist church in Decatur will begin a revival this Sunday with Rev. E Powell Lee of Anderson 8 C leading the singing and opening messages. Dr L O Leavell of Gadsden will preach later, while a boys and girls choir and two pianos enhance the musical program. The pastor invites everyone to attend and to visit the “most beautiful sanctuary in the Tennessee Valley.”

E. Powell Lee Anderson 8. C Lee Decatur Durham N.C Dixie L. O. Leavell Gadsden Decaturia Dr. Leavell M. E. Norrin W. FE. Waterhouse First Baptist Church W. E. Waterhouse Averyone Tennessee Valley

Morgan County Lacey's Spring Church Sing Attended

A large crowd attended the Liberty church singing on Sunday with dinner served to all. Numerous local residents and visitors from Harriman Huntsville Columbia Decatur and Horton joined family gatherings and a Baker led singing school concert closed the event. Notable returns included William Black from Sheffield and J D Atkinson resuming work after illness.

Liberty Church Karl Hough Harriman Tenn Grace Hough Ida Dunn Owen Cross Roads Eddie Sheffield Dorothy Huntsville Georgia Dunn Boyd Lecray Columbia J. N. Hough Fred Walter Joe Francis Tuscaloosa Don Jewell Winfrey Hartselle Mack Sandlin Huntaville Tom Wilson Carrie Howland Decatur Pearl Elders Susie Lipscomb Dad Winfrey Wylam Mra. C. BE W. C. Day Mary Sue Terrell Deca

Flying Cadet Dies in Plane Crash Near Bay Minette

Alfred Joseph Trehanon aged 24 a Maxwell field flying cadet from Albany New York was killed when his training plane crashed two miles north of Bay Minette Alabama He apparently tried to leap to safety and the parachute ripcord was found in his hand The cadet was on a round trip training flight to Mobile and had studied at Tuscaloosa and Gunter Field He taught science and math and coached basketball in Norwich New York before enlisting

Bay Minette Ala Alfred Joseph Trehanon Maxwell Field Albany N. Y Here Trehanon D. J. Thigpen Thigpen Mobile Albert Horsfall Exeter N. H Malcolm D. Holt A. J. Rattray Ontario Street New York State College For Norwich Tuscaloosa Gunter Field

Auburn Opelika Highway Upgrade Aids Montgomery Atlanta Route

Obie J. Tuck of Route 3 Oneonta Blount County completes 20 years of faithful rural mail carrier service as the highway from Montgomery to Atlanta is widened to 22 feet with hill crests lowered and shoulders extended.

Auburn-Opelika Obie J. Tuck Oneonta Blount County

Daily crossword across 4 not ever 1 forward 5 a wind

Puzzle lists numerous crossword clues across and down with numbered entries 1 through 63 and a cryptogram at the end. It reads like a full page of a newspaper crossword with hints for each position and an encoded quotation.

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Fourth annual Moulton Colt Show planned for September 11

Plans are completed for the fourth annual Moulton Colt Show in Moulton on Thursday September 11 1941. Kelly Littrell chairs the merchants committee with Claude Hurst and Tom McCullough. John Booth of Minor Hill Tennessee will auction workstock starting at one o clock after a morning colt show. Farmers from Lawrence county are urged to bring and bid on mules and farm stock with right to reject bids.

Moulton Merchants Committee Kelly Littrell Claude Hurst Tom McCullough John Booth Minor Hill Tennessee Booth Columbia Athens Alabama Lawrence County

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