Typed as spelled and written - Lena Stone Criswell

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT
Thirty-First Year   Number 188
Marlin, Texas, Wednesday, December 9, 1931

(Most of Title Missing) by
of Marlin
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(subtitle missing) cer Reports no In-
(missing) or Contagious
Diseases

       (Missing)itial sesson of the city council of Marlin for December was an unusually brief one for a first-of-the month meeting.  Except for a change in an order of the preceding session, voting on the motion to adjourn was the only formal action taken.
       Dr. A. C. Hornbeck, city health officer, advised the council no infections or contagious diseases had been reported to him during the past month.  He said some suggestions had been made to dairymen who hod been supplied reports on the bacteria count of their product analyzed by the state department of health.  Issuance of health certificates and attention to charity cases were reported.
       There was some discussion of the proposed traffic ordinance which has been pending business before the council for several months, but no action was taken.  It will be on the calendar for the next meeting.
       The council also heard a statement from the city attorney as to progress in steps to acquire additional acreage for public park purposes.
       The order of the previous meeting changed was one to purchase 5 1/2 per cent water works bonds.  The order was changed to call for the retirement of the bonds instead of the purchase.

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