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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1950
Page
13
Valley Grove revival starts August 13 with support from Courtland Baptist pastor Rev. W B Ferguson and Rev. Lynda Mont Athere assisting. Morning worship at 10 15 with evening service at 7 30.
Readable snippets describe Indian New Mexico homes with Md foot thick walls built to insulate against heat and cold. The structures signify regional adaptation in traditional housing.
The bureau of business research at the University of Alabama reports Decatur bank debits in June fell 3.8 percent from May, while savings deposits stayed 4.7 percent above June last year. Postal savings declined 0.3 percent from May and 12.9 percent from June last year. Building permits totaled 142,350 with residential and nonresidential values. Mortgage recordings in Morgan County stood at 445,199, down 9.9 percent from May but up 29.0 percent from June 1949. The State Employment Service notes a 17.2 percent drop in June nonagricultural job placements.
The Wheeler Lake Yacht Club expresses thanks for publishing the T. V. Ho! Cruise visit and notes strong turnout for discussions. Athens College conveys gratitude to Joe Hoover of City Monument Company for donating a marble War Memorial Flagpole marker on campus symbolizing student loyalty and enduring memory.
Denmark will invest 400 million Danish kroner about 57 million dollars over two years in rearmament and civil defense. The plan increases defense spending to 29.1 percent of the budget and 3.6 percent of national income, with calls for immediate arms production and U S military aid to speed up Atlantic alliance defense. The memorandum notes 100000 army, 20000 navy and 30000 home guard trained since 1945 and seeks rapid modernization of arms, anti aircraft, artillery and radar for the Air Force.
Central Baptist church announces a Youth Revival from August 28 to September 1 with devotional breakfasts dinners and mountain side night services led by guest speaker Rev J C Sims of Hogansville Ga The youth groups will share in planning with Fennell Garnett as Youth Pastor Vanderbilt pre medical student David Allen Gibson as music director committees listed for transport food publicity chairs ushers prayer meeting and prospects along with church members participating in daily 7 30 P M services on the lawn of Louis Bells summer home on the mountain
Hollywood reports three eminent actors Charles Laughton Charles Boyer and Sir Cedric Hardwicke will tour across colleges and gyms in February with a red velvet backdrop to present Don Juan in Hell an hour forty five minutes inserted into Shaw's Man and Superman. The cast includes an unnamed actress as the commander's daughter and Laughton as Satan. The project says to be their first such tour in the United States. It is described as a cathedral of ideas on sex life work and social questions.
Industrial activity in Japan, based on 1932-36 production at 100, rose in April to a postwar high of 104 index points. The gain signals a strong revival in production following wartime disruption.
Rev. R. L. Champion announces annual revival at New Friendship Baptist Church starting Sunday with an 11 o'clock service and on grounds dinner. A 2 o'clock service led by Rev. Smith E. Ledbetter follows, then 11 A. M. and 7 30 P. M. services daily led by Dr. Jesse Rogers and Evangelist J. Otis King continuing through the week.
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