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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 04, 1955

Page

6

Negro church activities dominate state weekend schedule

St Stephen hosts a Jr Auxiliary Wiener roast on Saturday at 408 Walnut St N W. Union Grove and Jones Chapel plan 2 p m baptismal services on the river. Spring Hill Baptist outlines Sunday School and revival starting Sunday night. Various church groups meet through Friday with plans and thanks noted.

Jones Chapel Union Grove Cartwright The Missionary Society Committee On Planning Cave Spring Church W. A. Ashford David Temple

Macedonia C P Sunday School Convention Opens

The Florence Presbyterial Sunday School Convention convenes with the Macedonia Cumber meeting underway. The event gathers church groups and local leaders for talks and prayer.

Macedonia C. P Florence Presbyterial Macedonia Cumber

Personal notes on local residents and visitors

Mrs. Lena B. Cooper returns from a 15 day vacation visiting Louisville Lexington Richmond and Cincinnati. County Agent T W Bridges and Paul Bibb of Danville attend a two day Tractor Maintenance Leadership Clinic at Tuskegee Institute sponsored by Pan Am Oil. Mrs Ruth Harris visits Mrs W M Garth in Hillsboro and family. Edna Buntyn of Memphis spends weekend with daughter in law and granddaughter Mrs Charles Elliott and Sharon. Robert L Smith improving at home after hospitalization. Mary Clarence T Wiggins in Chicago visiting brother Robert Wiggins Jr. Elverse Pearson and son of Chicago spent vacation with their parents.

Lena B. Cooper Fink St Louisville Lexington Richmond Cincinnati T. W. Bridges Paul Bibb Danville Tuskegee Institute Pan-Am Oil Company Edna Buntyn Memphis Charles Elliott Sharon Hillsboro

VA Answers Four Veteran Benefit Questions

The Veterans Administration provides guidance on simultaneous GI unemployment and training payments with two exceptions for Korea veterans in courses or under half time. It explains informal disability claims by letter, mandatory house appraisal for VA loan purchases, and summer nonpayment of GI training allowances during vacation. A Farm and Home message offers lunch box tips emphasizing protein, moist fillings, and safe storage.

Veterans Administration Korea

Artificial Moon May Be In Works

British scientist Prof. D R Bates says American researchers will try to create artificial moon light by releasing sodium vapor from high altitude rockets 60 miles up in New Mexico probably next month. Britain joins the Royal Society in exploring the earth's upper atmosphere with high altitude rockets.

London New Mexico D. R. Bates Bates Department of Queen’s University Belfast California Institute of Technology Royal Society Britain

Officer Interference Questioned by City Prosecutor

City prosecutor Jesse Vineyard argued that interfering with a police officer performing duties at a busy intersection would constitute guilt, claiming the same principle applied to the present case. The statement frames the incident as obstruction of official duties in the line of duty.

Jesse Vineyard

Freight car loadings drop from 1938 to 1954

US freight car loadings in 1954 were 11.6 percent lower than in 1938, reflecting a long term decline in rail traffic. The comparison highlights the shift in transportation trends during the period.

U. S

Radar Sign Trial Sparks Disorder Charge in Memphis

In Memphis Tennessee J W Evans 30 faced a disorderly conduct charge after waving a radar warning sign at motorists for police speed traps. He was fined 16 dollars in City Court and his lawyers said an appeal would be filed arguing the sign similarity to sanctioned police radar warnings.

Memphis Tenn J. W. Evans Evans B. R. Boushe George Grider Lucius Burch Jr

Seven California mineral commodities lack natural occurrence

Among 222 minerals produced or used in the United States, only seven are not known to occur in California. The statement highlights California’s broad mineral diversity and focuses on the small subset of minerals absent from the state’s geology.

The United States California

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Club No. 1 Alice Johnson E. Elm St A. P. Benford Spring Hill Baptist Decatur Women’s Civic Club Red's Drive-In Somerville Hartselle Decatur Ruth Harris Chattanooga W. M. Garth Sykes St. N. W Robert L. Smith Mary Clarence T. Wiggins Chicago Brother Robert Wiggins, Jr Elverse Pearson Mr. Hobbs Shumake Bank St Hobbs Bank Street Colin Dempsey Hannah Bessie Franklin Sydney Australia News For Valley Veterans Henry Pearson Richard Smith Henry Pearson, Jr Armed Service H. T. Sammons Chiropractor LaBoon 2Nd Ave Amona Morris Jewelers Moe Slsel Regency McLassic DE Luxe Regency DE Luxe Helassic Regency Super Decatur, Ala
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