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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1950

Page

9

For Sale Listings Across Local Area

A varied list of items for sale and trade including 34 acres of land near Falkville with water, a junk car body near Decatur, a power syrup mill, tomatoes at $1 per bushel, a baby stroller in Hart selle, a deep well pump in Austinville, a 56 acre timbered property with a five room house near Decatur, a horse drawn mowing implement, a 1936 Plymouth trade, and a 1934 Chevrolet sedan bargain priced at 75 placed by local residents Walter Hamilton Mrs Kyle Roberts Ann Marsh E W Bennick C L Ragsdale Sr. and others.

Rock Road Church C L. Ragsdale Priceville Decatur I-26

Landersville Revival to Start Sunday at Methodist Church

The Landersville Methodist church will host a revival beginning Sunday with Mor ning service at 11:00 and evening service at 7:30. Rev. W. B. Baber, pastor of Hazel Green Methodist church in Hazel Green, will preach. The public is invited to attend.

Landersville Methodist Church Landersville W. B. Baber Hazel Green Methodist Church Hazel Green

Birmingham Roofers End 33 Day Strike With New Contract

Birmingham union roofers Local 110 AFL returned to work after a 33 day strike. The ten month contract provides wage increases from 10 to 30 cents an hour, short of the 25 cent demand. Work on schools and other large buildings was halted during the stoppage.

Birmingham Ala Birmingham Union Roofers Roofers Local Union 110 AFL

Soil Conservation Service Leaders Run Local Farm Aid

The U S Soil Conservation Service operates with regional hubs in Spartanburg Auburn and Decatur to serve Alabama farmers, placing technicians like Roger Chapman in local districts to cut overhead and tailor conservation plans acre by acre. Local field staff wear denim or khaki work uniforms and stay in communities, emphasizing direct farmer cooperation over Washington bureaucracy.

U. S. Soil Conservation Service Roger Chapman Morgan County Washington Soil Conservation Service Alabama Hugh H. Bennett Hartselle Joe Sam Steve Decatur Auburn Spartanburg South Carolina Chapman United States Region 2 Puerto Rico Alabama Soil Conservation District The Don Eagles Red” Worley Tennes South Kentucky National Office of Soil Conservation Service Soul Conservation Service

Revival Opens At Eva Methodist Church

The revival begins Sunday at Eva Methodist Church with Rev. J. H. Upton of Pettusville delivering the sermon. All are invited to attend and join in prayer for a successful revival. Local families and visitors from nearby towns are noted among weekend guests and church members.

Eva J. H. Upton Pettusville Ben Collian Florence Vernon Oden Pontiac Michigan L. E. Oden Eunice Jimmie Adams Decatur Robert Adams Maurice Vann Birmingham Byron Vann Tuscaloosa John Vann Johnnie Lou Hugh Lacey’s Spring Francis K. P. Morris Brooks Lindler B. F. Turrentine J. L. Bell Lawrence County

Senators Divide Washington on Spain Loan Vote

Alabama senators split along party lines as the Senate approved a 100 million dollar loan to Spain with a 65 to 15 vote. Democrats supported Sparkman while Huey Long was among the opponents.

Washington Alabama Senate Spain Sparkman Hul

Dr. A. G. Irons Dies at Birmingham Home

Dr. A. G. Irons 86 retired Alabama Presbyterian church leader died yesterday in Birmingham. He served as moderator of the Alabama synod in 1946 and pastored Fairfield Presbyterian Church. Survived by two sons Dr. Chard A. Irons Thomasville Ala and Dr. George W. Irons Birmingham a daughter Mrs Hugh Adams Montgomery and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held today.

Birmingham Ala A. G. Irons Alabama Presbyterian Church Irons Alabama Synod Fairfield Presbyterian Church West Virginia Alabama Chard A. Irons Thomasville George W. Irons Hugh Adams Montgomery

Citron Noted Among Oldest Citrus in Biblical Text

The citron stands as one of the oldest citrus fruits cited in ancient writings and is referenced in the early sections of biblical text.

Sunday Visitors From Aday and Patton Families

Ton and son stopped by the Evert Aday family and the Howard Patton family for Sunday afternoon calls.

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Farmers Exchange Ana Norris Mill Road Flint George Minor Georgia Norris_ Mill Road Jim M. Briscoe Walter Hamilton Hardens Store Falkville Kyle Roberts Moulton Highway Lowery Store W. Bane St. Hartselle C. Sate Moulton R. B. Roberts J. M. Smith C. M. Smith Route 1 C. & Smith Salem Church Spring Ave Austinville W. J W. M. Morris Maid of Honor W. L Ballew Route 2 L. Q. Orr Danville T. J Hudson Knight's Hettie Maddox Vinemont E. J. Prericks Plymouth E W. Bennick H.P. Squirrel Cage George B Murphy Tanner Federal Land Bank Thomas A. Bowles Sec Morgan National Farm Loan Association Eyster Per Decatur, Alabama Lacey’s Georgia Dunn Lawrence W. A. Ruffin Brooks Lindler Jack Smallwood U. S. Navy Dave Collins Art Fowler Alton Janice Fairview J. D. Livingston Leo Livingston Frank Morgan Cullman Fred Morgan Lee Livingston Romer Lee Rhap Rhapal Aldrin Reasor-Hill Corp Jacksonville Ark Previt Simms E. Moulton St Carmen Taylor Turner Coat & Grain Co Checkerboard Moulton SI Tennessee Valley Flight Service Pryor Field New Chemical Shell Chemical Corporation Chemical Eastern Division Fifth Avenus New York N. Y. Or Western Division Bush Street San Francisco Cal Shell Aldrin Shell Ryan & Entrekin Tractor & Implement CO
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