Community events and upcoming gatherings in local churches
Social notices list Circle One meeting at First Christian G E McCulloch on Monday August 4 at 7 30 pm and Apes Club gathering at the Tuscumbia Community Center with Sheffield Chapter of Order of Eastern Star. First Baptist Church barge ride on Tennessee River August 2 meet Decatur Harbor 7 30 pm bring two picnic baskets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Christian Circle
Christian Women's Fellowship of the
First Christian Church
G. E. McCulloch
The
Apes Club
Tuscumbia Community Center
Sheffield
Order of Eastern Star
First Baptist Church
Tennessee River
Decatur Harbor
Junior Service League
Decatur Junior Service League
City Electric Auditorium
Personal Notices travelers and visitors update
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Harris plan a week visit to relatives in Montgomery and Selma. Miss Barbara Sue Redden of Tuscaloosa visits A H Wallace family in Decatur. Redden is niece of Mrs Wallace and works at Electro Metallurgical Company Sheffield. Mr and Mrs Dave B Slade of New York City vacationing with friends in Decatur will spend the weekend in Nashville Tennessee. Misses Marcelle Davis Glenn Laurence and Joan Laurence return today from Daytona Beach Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed ‘Harris
Montgomery
Selma
Barbara Sue Redden
Tuscumbia
A. H. Wallace
Eighth Avenue North West
Miss Redden
Mrs. Wallace
Electro Metallurgical Company
Sheffield
Dave B. Slade
New York City
Decatur
Nashville
Tennessee
Marcelle Davis
Glenn Laurence
Joan Laurence
Daytona Beach, Florida
Acheson Sets Pacific Defense Initiative Trip
Secretary of State Dean Acheson left Washington for Honolulu to confer with Australian and New Zealand foreign ministers on forming a Pacific defense organization aimed at regional security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Acheson
Honolulu
Australia
New Zealand
Beautification Group Plans Clean Decatur Projects
George Dawson chairs the Decatur Chamber of Commerce beautification committee as it renews efforts to keep streets and sidewalks clean despite drought. The program funds prizes for top beautification efforts and invites Negro clubs to join the contest. The fiscal year begins September 1 with quarterly judging and final awards each September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
George Dawson
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Dawson
Fach Civic and Service Club
Chamber of Commerce
Jean
Joe Elliott
Public Housing Administration
Chifford Vaughan
Rose Garden Club
Frank Whisenant
Women's Chamber of Commerce
Ruby Jones
American Legion Auxiliary
Ruby Sandlin
Pilot Club
Clifford Vaughan
Newton Powell
Civinettes
J. B. Hewitt
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce
William D. Sims
Russell Johnson
Park and Recreation Board
Hearing Aug 11 on Southern Natural Gas expansion plans
The Power Commission will hold a hearing on August 11 regarding expansion plans by Southern Natural Gas Co of Birmingham Alabama and related utilities in Georgia Florida and South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Power Commission
Southern Natural Gas Co
Birmingham
Ala
Georgia
Florida
South Carolina
Coast Guard Releases Photo Of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena
The Coast Guard publicized a photo from 21 year old Shell R Albert of Salem Mass showing four round objects with two light shafts in a V formation. Albert photographed the brilliant white lights at 9 35 a m July 16 at the air station photo lab window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Coast Guard
Shell R. Albert
Salem
Mass
Albert
Alabama plans internship program to keep doctors in state
Birmingham medical authorities tentatively approve a hospital internship program to retain young physicians in Alabama. Dr. J. J. Durrett, dean of the University of Alabama Medical College, outlined the plan after conferences here yesterday. Want ads get results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Alabama
J. J. Durrett
Medical College
The
University of Alabama
Sarcoidosis described as mimicking tuberculosis and its signs
The article explains sarcoidosis can imitate tuberculosis and presents in various forms affecting lymph nodes lungs skin salivary glands and eyes. It notes unpredictable symptoms including fever fatigue coughing and shortness of breath, X rays and biopsy aid diagnosis, ACTH and cortisone help severe cases, and the disease often improves without fatal outcomes.
Rev W W Coffey to Lead Revival at New Friendship
Rev W W Coffey of Trinity Baptist church will lead a revival at New Friendship Baptist church with Jimmie Thompson directing the choir. Coffey will preach twice daily at 10 A M and 7 30 P M. G C Morris and S E Berry invite the public to attend all services including Sunday school at 10 A M. Dinner will be served at noon followed by an afternoon service at 1 30 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Coffey
Trinity Baptist Church
New Friendship Baptist Church
Jimmie Thompson
Coffey
G. C. Morris
S. E. Berry
New Friendship
Profit Decline Seen This Year
A New York survey of 327 leading corporations shows total net income for the first half of this year at 1.98 billion dollars versus 2.223 billion for the same period in 1951. Profits fall in textiles and steel while aircraft, utilities and oils rise. eight firms report losses, 99 show gains.
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New York
Wells Abandoned At Amore Test Oil Well
The R. L. Goldsmith No. 1 oil well five miles northeast of Amore has been abandoned as a dry hole after drilling 6,680 feet. Tests in the Lower and Massive Tuscaloosa Formations yielded no oil show.
Alabama Guide Series book offered at Decatur Public Library
The Decatur Public Library announces the American Guide Series book Alabama A Guide to the Deep South. WPA Writers Project compiled the volume with tours across the state and details on industry education literature arts and local history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
AAUW
Decatur Public Library
Alabama
Deep South
Workers of the Writers Program
WPA
Alabma
Tennessee Line
U. S. 31
Mobile
U. S. 90
Necklace Thought to be World’s Oldest Jewelry Form
A fossilized or ancient necklace is described as the oldest known form of jewelry. Experts weigh its age and purpose, noting its significance in early human adornment and cultural expression.
Dear Miss Dix Advice on Marriage and Youth Choices
A collection of Dorothy Dix responses addresses widowhood and marriage, inviting dances, delaying marriage for a steady partner, pursuing commitment, and whether age gaps or education affect long term plans. Readers seek guidance on honesty, independence, and life decisions.
Dear Miss Dix Advice on Choosing Between Two Boys
Regina suggests staying friends with both suitors at your age. Observe who develops stronger feelings as you spend time together, and let closer acquaintance potentially increase the other’s ardor while you assess genuine compatibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point
Foley
Gulf State Park
Fort Morgan
Bay Shore Road
McKenzie's Ferry Road
Dixie Graves Parkway
Fairhope
Des Moines
Iowa
Henry George
Jackson Oaks
Daphne
Pensacola
Lawrenceburg
Tennessee
Florence
Russellville
Tuscaloosa
Eutaw
Jackson
Mobile
Phil Campbell
Liberty Hill School House
Wonder Gulch
Alabama
Miss Dix
A. R
Regina
Way to a Boys Heart by Dorothy Dix leaflet
Advice column outline reveals Dorothy Dix guiding readers on how to win male favor in a pamphlet titled The Way to a Boy s Heart. Requests for copies require a 3 cent stamped self addressed envelope to Miss Dix at this newspaper office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Miss Dix
Rites Held For Scruggs Tyler
Funeral services were held at Union Grove Baptist church for W. S. Scruggs Tyler 52 of Lacey's Spring who died of a heart attack at home on Monday July 28. Survived by wife Lila Yancey Tyler two daughters Mrs Lloyd Lamb and Mrs Harold Hamilton a son James W. Tyler of Arlington Va four grandchildren four sisters and three brothers. Interment followed at the adjacent cemetery with pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove Baptist Church
W. S. (Scruggs) Tyler
Lacey
Tyler
Lila Yancey ‘Tyler
Lloyd Lamb
Harold Hamilton
James W. Tyler
Arlington
Mary Wood
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lucy Lemons
Floyd Whisenant
Union Grove
Oscar Hopkins
Joe
Jim
Monroe
Dallas
Texas
Charlie Hill
Jim P. Williams
Harold, Brooks
William Hornbuckle
Billy Wood
Ronald Yancey
Bud Edwards
Wonder drug X kreme promises miracle skin cure
An ad touts X C Kreme with hexachlorophene as a powerful antiseptic for diaper rash acne eczema athletes foot and burns. It claims kill rates 4 to 6 times faster than sulfa or penicillin and offers a money back guarantee at Loyd's Drug Store corner Moulton and Sec Ave Ph 149.
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Jes
Per
Carey-Tweedy
Carolyn Carey
Lyons
Miss Wilda Turney
Wilda Turney
Wayne Sims
Central Methodist Church
W. W. Wright
Pat Wright
Eighth Avenue East
Miss Vivian Sheats
Misses Wright
Halbrooks
Vivian Sheats
Melvin Stone
Melba Jean Halbrooks
Miss Wright
Geneva Day
D. L. Grizzard
Fifth Avenue South East
A. J. Hawthorne
Joan Grizzard
William Freeze
White Shrine
Decatur Masonic Temple
North Alabama Shrine No. 7
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Miss Carey
Miss Georgia Bibb Tweedy
Jas
Vicky Lynn’ Lyle
Vicky Lynn Lyle
Randy
B.E. Lyle
Austinville
Prentiss Roberts
Leo Lyle
Joppa
Saucer
Hermann
Bundesen, M.D
King
P. O
Features Syndicate, Inc
Statesmen Quartet
Wally Fowler
Decatur High School
Blackwood Brothers
OAK Ridge Quartet
Goidel Drug CO
Loyd’s Drug Store
Woodall Bros
Moulton Highway
Public Library
BY Heather Comer
A. W
M. A
T. M
Minnar
Muriel Nissen
George Perry
Youngstown
RADIO
SHACK
Lafayette St
Phene
Scruggs Tyler
Wonder Drug
Loyd’s Drug Store Cor
Moulton & Sec. Ave
Transit Riders
Bank Street
Church
East Town
East Acres
Oak Park
Park Circle
Fairview
Somerville Road
11Th St
Alabama Hosiery Mill
6Th Ave. S. E
Buena Vista
Decatur Transit
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