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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1952

Page

6

Gleaners Central Baptist Meet at Delano Park Tonight

Society notes announce the Gleaners class of Central Baptist Sunday School will meet at 7:30 PM tonight in Delano Park unless rain moves it to the church. Members should bring secret pal gifts and reveal pal names during the gathering.

Gleaners Central Baptist Park Central Baptist Sunday School Delano Park McBride Hamilton Miller Woodall’s Vaughn Sue Vaughn Billy Garnett First Baptist Sunday School Fourth Avenue South West

Westside Auxiliary Hosts Strong Meeting At Home

The Westside Presbyterian Church Woman's Auxiliary meets at Mrs. W. B. Strong's home with 15 members one new member Mrs. Robert Ford and two visitors Mrs. A. B. Craig and Mrs. Andrew Smith enjoying sherbet and cookies. The service includes an opening prayer by Mrs. W. F. Busch and a missionary prayer, with the lesson on Christ The Word led by Mrs. Frank Minor. The Mizpah benediction closes as Mrs. Strong serves refreshments to all attendees.

Milam Madonna Circle J. C. Smith Woman's Society of Christian Service Central Methodist Church Sam Hernandez America Paul Milam J.H. O'Donnell Robert Ford A. B. Craig Andrew Smith O. L. Garvey Charles Clark Westside Strong

Carey Tweedy Wedding Attended by Local Residents

Mrs. Leonard Weir of Birmingham visits her parents Mr and Mrs S E Patterson and will attend the Carey Tweedy wedding. Mr and Mrs W R Burks and children return from a week with relatives in Natural Bridge and Fredericksburg Virginia. Also noted are Mr and Mrs Walter Miller Mrs W E Emens of Tuscumbia and Mrs George Copeland of Fort Worth Texas visiting her parents.

W. R. Burks Natural Bridge Fredericksburg Virginia Walter Miller W. E. Emens Tuscumbia George Copeland Fort Worth Texas

Local Social Roundup From Tuscumbia Visits

Tuscumbia residents hosted Monday guests of Dr. and Mrs. Bob Evans. Reports say Mrs. Otto Holliman is improving at home in Detroit after a lengthy illness. The Matthews family returned from Georgia and Alabama trips, and Phyllis Nungesser enjoys a three week swing to several East Coast cities and Canada with relatives. Barrett Shelton Jr. and Miss Suzanne Shelton visit Tuscaloosa with Barrett Shelton Sr. and family. The Green family and children have returned to Jacksonville Florida after a period away.

Otto Holliman Detroit Michigan Phyllis Nungesser Dayton Ohio Philadelphia New York City Boston York Harbor Maine Quebec Montreal Canada Barrett Shelton Suzanne Shelton Tuscaloosa Barrett Shelton Jr University of Alabama C. F. Green Carolyn Donald Ronnie Jacksonville Florida

Big Canadian Uranium Claim Rush Draws Prospectors

In Prince Albert Saskatchewan a large mining rush centers on uranium rather than gold. Hundreds of prospectors swarm the northwest region staking claims to hundreds of square miles. Authorities expect over 500 claims, each 1500 by 1500 feet, marked off in two days.

Prince Albert Saskatchewan Canada

Leaking Gasoline Blamed For B-36 Explosion

An Air Force investigating team said leaking gasoline, ignited by a spark, caused the blast and fire that destroyed a B-36 bomber and injured 13 airmen. The plane was prepped for a takeoff during a thundershower when it exploded. lightning had been suspected initially.

Fort Worth Tex Air Force

New switchboard operator faces twister and outages

Centralia resident Marie Foltz began her first day at the Valmeyer Illinois telephone switchboard handling fire and ambulance calls as a small tornado raked the valley. The outage left her board nearly blacked out before lines recovered. Nearby, Milan Itrengts and George Dawson enjoy a multiweek trip to Flin Flon Churchill and other northern Canadian locales. Shirley Birdwell leaves for Daytona Beach and Miami Beach for a three week vacation and Youth Convention. Ann Turner heads to Jacksonville Florida for a monthlong visit after travels in Florida.

Centralia Ill Marie Foltz Valmeyer, Ill Valmeyer George Dawson Flin Flon Churchill Canada Shirley Birdwell Daytona Miami Beach Florida Miami

Personal testimonial of arthritis relief from a reader

A reader describes severe rheumatoid arthritis with deformed hands and crippled joints and claims a wonderful recovery after receiving unspecified relief. The letter invites correspondence for more details on the treatment and outcome.

Agriculture Dept Agents Set Meeting in Atlanta

In Atlanta the U S Department of Agriculture calls a two day meeting of agents from eight disaster states plus Texas and Oklahoma to plan immediate loan aid for drought stricken farmers. The Interstate Commerce Commission approves cut rate hay transport to eight disaster areas. The Southeast drought persists with hot dry weather and losses nearing a billion dollars. Beef cattle are dumped on the market and Georgia dairymen urge a two cent milk price hike due to drought losses.

Atlanta U. S. Department of Agriculture Department Texas Oklahoma Interstate Commerce Commission ICC Alabama Arkansas Georgia Kentucky Mississippi Missouri South Carolina Tennessee Secretary of Agriculture Brannan Weather Bureau Macon

Strikers clash with police at IHC plant shutdown protest

In Chicago a crowd of about 250 strikers confronted police during a Monday protest at the International Harvesting Company twine mill. A truck transferring machinery to a New Orleans plant broke through as police arrested around 20 protesters amid a planned permanent shutdown scheduled for August 8.

Chicago International Harvester Company IHC New Orleans

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