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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 23, 1931

Page

2

Just Around Home contrast in Tennessee Valley Counties

Woodlawn Mills News reports visits and family gatherings across the area. Misses Martha and Sister Tate of Grevenson stay with Mrs. Comfort Willis and Mr. Willis. Local residents attend church and baptisms at Waidermose.

Will Jensens Tennessee Valley Counties Martha Tate Grevenson Comfort Willis Mr. Willis Waidermose Marcus McCutcheon Glenn Brown

Union Grove News Highlights Local Social Theatrical

Union Grove notices record a busy social week with weddings births and visits. Miss Vivian Yancey wed Elbert Yancey in Huntsville courthouse. Local families Collected visitors from Venice Chattanooga Decatur and Lacey's Spring. The infant son of Ernest Layman ill. community hopeful for recovery. Public invited to Marshall County singing convention at Union Grove on the upcoming fourth Saturday.

Ethel Anice Hughes Ima Edwards E. H. Hill Vivian Elbert Yancey Huntaville Yancey P. O. Yancey Rae Flora Ida Daisye Helms Venice Barprichett Casper Lamon Comer Weaver Lloyd Crawford Margaret Prince Chattanooga Tenn A. H. Layman J. C. Edwards Ernest Layman Vera Ira Mae Hornbuckle Lucille FP. E. Hughes Decatur Willie Williams Joe Durnnaway Bruce Hornbuckle Maggie Huskey Bridgeport Jim Dale Marshall County Union Grove

Community Notes on Visits and Harvest Progress

Stanley urday and Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Walton Bartee and children are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Boyd, of Nashville. Miss Opal Layman spent Thursday night with Mr. and Mrs. James Brooks, of West Point. Miss Hazel and Iris Couch, of Arab, spent the weekend with their parents at West Point. Miss Mildred Cullbreath spent Wednesday night with Miss Kathleen Owens. Miss Earle Yancey and Novel Miller spent Wednesday night with Miss Berta Criscoe. Harvesting is progressing rapidly in this community.

J. C. Edwards Huntsville Gilbert Lipscomb Dixie Candy Co Decatur Mary Clemenits Lacey’s Spring Huntsvile Tom Metcalf Jewel Mt. Olive Union Hill Clara Earl Yancey P. O. Yancey Georgia Dunn Ostar Helms Garfield Traylor Grassy Robi, Atkinson Bartee Cemetery Frank Whisenant Arab Walton Bartee Boyd Nashville Opal Layman James Brooks West Point Hazel Iris Couch Mildred Cullbreath Kathleen Owens Earle Yancey Novel Miller Berta Criscoe

Milk of Magnesia Advertises Quick Indigestion Relief

An old advertisement promotes Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a fast and gentle remedy for stomach acidity and indigestion. It claims instant neutralization of acid, safety, tastelessness, and availability in 25c and 50c bottles. The note also mentions Phillips Dental Magnesia and urges readers to visit drug stores to try the product.

Magnesia Lac @ sacs

Center Grove News Missers Lane Visitors

Decatur visitors Fowler and Floyd Briscoe spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs T A Horton and family. Jimmie Moon and son Ardry visited A B Black. Mrs S M Ryan visiting relatives in Decatur. Lola Harbison Rendé Light guestsof Mrs S A Horton. E C Ryan and Henry Carrel visited. J W McKee sis Mrs J W McKee. Mildred McKee guest of Mayme Hamilton. Mrs W D Hamilton ill at home. Birmingham guests included Jimmie Hoosch Mrs McCloud Gains and Ann, and Florette guests Mrs Tanner and Mrs St John of Enoch St John.

Missers Lane” Fowler Floyd Briscoe Decatur S — Ce Lola Harbison Rendé Ldght 8. A. Horton E. OC. Ryan Henry Carre C. J. McKee Rock Creek Julia Mae Hamilton Elouise Ryan

Gandy's Cove News Visitors and Social Roundup

W. 8. Brown left for his home in Texas Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Johnson C. E. Johnson and wife and Mrs. Euclid Johnson were visitors here Sunday. Miss Rena Jenkins visited Miss Ella Mae Neil last week. Mrs. Ella Bush is visiting her brother R. M. Brown of Cullman. Er. Brown J. Key Mr. and Mrs. D. W. McGlathery and Miss Audrey McGlathery attended the quarterly meeting at Falkville Sun. Prof. and Mrs. J. C. Tidwell were guests last week of J. E. Peck and family and Mrs. Arthur Smith and family of Hartselle.

W. 8. Brown Texas S. A. Johnson C. E. Johnson Euclid Johnson Rena Jenkins Ella Mae Neil Ella Bush R. M. Brown Cullman Er. Brown J. Key D. W. McGlathery Audrey McGlathery Falkville Sun J. C. Tidwell J. E. Peck Arthur Smith Hartselle

Funeral for Mrs Well Bayne Draws Large Crowd

A large crowd attended the funeral of Mrs Well Bayne on Saturday afternoon conducted by Rev Byars. Pallbearers included Edith Standridge Nell Bran on, Pauline Branon, Clifford Sims, Curtis Fuller, and Raymond Fuller. Interment was at Chapel cemetery. Nearby notes mention visits and weekend gatherings among locals, and Rev Pritchard’s October Friendship appointment.

Well Bayne Byars Edith Standridge Nell Pauline Branon Clifford Sims Curtis Raymond Fuller Chapel Fannie Sims

Bayles Flew To Aid Wounded Mechanics After Race

Lowell Bayles American speed king left Ashtabula with two wounded mechanics to race in the Thompson air classic in Cleveland. After winning he learned the men had been hurt and flew a cabin ship to Springfield to bring them home. Both workers suffered leg injuries and refused any amputation without their Springfield doctor.

Lowell Bayles Ashtabula Springfield Mass Cleveland Bayles

Oats and Vetch Boost For Limestone Farms

Limestone county farm agent J T Belue urges sowing turf oats and hairy vetch as soil builders. He notes fall sowing yields about 2 tons per acre and promises higher returns than spring sowing. He recommends plan for at least five acres, basic slag, and hog production to boost farm profits.

J.T. Belue Limestone County Alos J. T. Belue

Vinemont Notes On Local Visits And Games

Miss Edith Duke spent several days with relatives in Cullman. Several residents attended ball games in Birmingham last week, including Herman McCalman, Clarence Dempsey, and Leon Smith. Miss Vena Wilhite left last week.

Edith Duke Cullman Birmingham Herman McCalman Clarence Dempsey Leon Smith Vena Wilhite

Ramsay MacDonald Career Milestones Chronicle

The article traces Ramsay MacDonald from early potato farming at age 1% to his schooling by a friendly dominie, then clerk work and night study. It covers his 1906 parliament election, wartime defeat, 1922 return, two terms as prime minister, and current leadership of a national coalition cabinet, noting his Lossiemouth birth on October 12, 1866 and related social notes about Florence school attendance and a civil marriage acknowledgment.

Ramsay MacDonald England Dominie London National Coalition Lossiemouth Scotland

Knight Fighting for State Tax on Muscle Shoals Power

Attorney General Thomas E. Knight Jr prepares a bill of complaint to seek in the state Supreme Court an injunction to stop the War Secretary from selling Muscle Shoals power without paying the state tax of two fifths of a cent per kilowatt hour. Knight cites Wilson Dam production supplying Alabama Power Company and notes 200 to 300 million kWh were generated there last year. He has been in Washington gathering data as the complaint is drafted, after previous court defeats where the Court of Claims lacked jurisdiction.

Thomas EB. Knight, Jr States Supreme Court Montgomery Journal Secretary of War Muscle Shoals Journal Knight Washington Alabama Wilson Dam Alabama Power Company Court of Claims United States Supreme Court High Court

Weekend visitors and travels in Alabama notes

Weekend visitors to Mrs. Ella Sugg in Gadsden Alabama include Mrs. Clyde Hine of Decatur and Mrs. B. V. Burks. Mr. Henry Woods attends the American convention in Detroit. Mr. Sam Sides Luther Lintren and Virgil Callahan spent two days fishing on Shoals Creek last week.

Gadsden Ala Ella Sugg Henry Woods Detroit Sam Sides Luther Lintren Virgil Callahan Shoals Creek Clyde Hine Decatur 8. V. Burks

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Woodland Mills News Bernice Williams George Greer Fred Pike Steve Pike Ruby McCutcheon Hartsidle E. V. Stevens L. R. McCutcheon Union Grove News Joe Hughes Pauline and Ima Imogene McCormack Estelle Lipscomb Margaret Hough Vera Hill Esub Patent Office Stanley Stanle Wiggle QUEEN Waik Piney Ephesus The Christian Church Brother Creele Hitt Baptist Church Paulk Carlock Rodgersville Chapin Griffin Belue Floyd Hamilton Ripley Hamiltons Ethel Homie Coy Grantland Little Daughter J. D. Goforth and A. L. Chapin B. L. Rainey Ben Lee Mr. Holmes Chambers Athens Robert Hamilton Lam Clardy Fate Adams Jones Mr. Coy Grantland J. D. Goforth Clairece Rose Pulaski, Tenn Elizabeth Russell Ripley, Ala Hamilton Lee W Stanley Center Grove News James H. Ryan J. W. McKee Mr. McKee Mildred M.kee Mayme Hamilton W. D. Hamilton Jimmie HoOsch Vetch Timothy and Red Top Turner Coal & Grain CO E. Moulton St Gandy’s Cove News Caddo News Carl Lockwood Michigan Jack Couch Ruby Near Trinity Thurman Terry Bertha Fuller Ramond and Frank A. I. Fuller Danville Dewey Hogan William Hal Zackey Pittman Neal Fitzgerald Ira Ira Summerford Marvin Penn R. C. Gibson Wilma Looney Coy Crowe Azilee Laverne Gray Richard Morris Mary R. H. Morris Walter Gray Evelyn Morris Olene Morris Dessie Millsap Cleo Kirkpatrick Freeman Landers M. S. Dutton Rev. Pritchard Friendship Vinemont News Cardus Florence Thelma Callahan Walker County Thomas Sage France FORD North Carolina Iowa O. K F.O.B. Detroit Ford Finance Universal Credit Company
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