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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1948
Page
14
HAL BOYLE describes night work as the graveyard shift shaping a city’s rhythm. He recalls serving on a night crew, meeting drunks, criminals, and police cases while the city rests, noting the peculiar life of those who guard and fuel the nocturnal metropolis.
Rev George Jackson pastor First Baptist Russellville and Howard College and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary graduate will preach at Flint Baptist Church revival August 8 to 18 with daily services at 10:00 A M and 7:30 P M. He will lead the young people's song service at 7:00 P M each evening. all singers and music lovers are invited.
The piece explores the breakfast night shift cycle for the overnight worker, its impact on family life and children, and the melancholy, fatigue, and social trade offs that come with night labor. It notes the loneliness, sun deprivation, and limited social appeal despite perceived freedoms such as odd hours and cheaper entertainment.
The Morgan County Board of Education will sell to the highest bidder cash at the county school bus shop on August 5 at 2 p.m. items include a 1937 Chevrolet school bus, two 1937 Dodge school buses, and two composite bus bodies. The board may reject all bids. Signed by H R Leeman Superintendent. July 31 and Aug 3 notices. The eel note appears as a separate line about edible fish in Western Europe.
Birmingham July 31 The eighth victim of a gas explosion in the Edgewater coal mine died today. Eleven others were injured, three critically. Rescue crews recovered five bodies last night as 300 workers were accounted for. The mine near Birmingham employs about 1,000. The cause remained undetermined. William Mitch of United Mine Workers issued a statement.
The U S Army announces a new rating system where non- commissioned officers will formally evaluate the men under them for the first time. The extension of detailed assessments of technical skill and leadership will influence promotions and assignments to specialist training.
For sale: large 5 room, large oil circulator, and laundry stove. Address 318 E. Cain. Phone 1020 W.
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