Valley of Years Past

75 years ago Feb. 4-6, 1937 Representatives of the Tennessee Valley Fertilizer Cooperative covering 10 counties met at the Lyons hotel to complete plans for operation of the plant in Decatur, … more

2/5/12 | 160 views

75 years ago Jan. 28-30, 1937 Five more TVA trucks left Decatur last night for Memphis in response to a requisition by the government for vehicles to aid in the evacuation of flood victims from … more

1/29/12 | 244 views

Valley of Years Past

75 years ago Jan. 20-22, 1937 Old-time revival fires are breaking out in the meeting at Central Baptist Church. Capacity crowds, spirited singing of old gospel songs, powerful sermons that … more

1/22/12 | 177 views

Valley of Years Past

75 years ago Jan. 14-16, 1937 Delayed by repeated rain the past two weeks, Mitchell Bros. Construction Co. of Birmingham hopes to begin paving a section of west Vine Street and two links of the … more

1/15/12 | 308 views

Valley of Years Past

75 years ago Jan. 7-9, 1937 Limestone County has been named the defendant in four suits of $25,000 each, for the deaths of people who drowned when their automobile plunged across the ferry and … more

1/8/12 | 265 views

Valley of Years Past

75 years ago Jan. 1-3, 1937 Almost $660 has been received from the sale of Christmas Seals in Morgan County. Contributions ranged from 10 cents to $10, said Clio Lovin, treasurer of the drive. … more

1/1/12 | 303 views

Valley of Years Past

75 years ago Dec. 23-26, 1936 A man from Somerville, who preferred his name not be mentioned, came into The Daily’s office with a request for information on where he could find two lonely … more

12/25/11 | 335 views

Valley of Years Past

75 years ago Dec. 18-20, 1936 Under the direction of engineers of the Tennessee Valley Authority, the new boat slip in east Decatur, near the plant of the American Oak and Leather Company, is … more

12/18/11 | 435 views

Valley of Years Past

75 years ago Dec. 10-12, 1936 Local Methodist churches and those throughout the district are completing plans for the campaign to raise funds for the Methodist Orphanage at Selma. In addition … more

12/11/11 | 385 views

Valley of Years Past

75 years ago Dec. 3-5, 1936 Foster H. Pointer, who many years ago was in the retail grocery business in Decatur, is back in the grocery line again and happy as he can be that he is back in this … more

12/4/11 | 496 views