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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1952
Page
20
A reader asks about a brutal husband harming children and a separate case of a wife loving two men. Dorothy Dix condemns cruelty and urges family psychiatric help, separation if abuse continues, and counseling for the mother to protect the kids.
The National Geographic Society states that Nero was an accomplished performer on a single type of bagpipe.
The Intermediate Girls Auxiliary met at Mrs. W. A. Norton’s home for its regular session. The program titled Considering Europe featured Zela malene Simmons Betty Bryant Ann Gibson Sara Brackin and Betty Berryman. Others present included Mrs. Bob Neal Peggy Norton Shelby Norwood Shirley Brackin Faye Burch and two visitors Mrs. T. O. Mansell and Tommy.
The Order of the Eastern Star met Tuesday with Mrs. Kyle Berryman as Worthy Matron. Plans were made for a Robert Morris program at the next meeting. Numerous social notices follow including visits, dinners, trips, baptisms, and a mass baptism at Foster Bridge.
Moulton schools reopen tomorrow after a two week closure due to a polio case in the fourth grade at White Elementary. The Negro school was not involved. Betty Ruth Ligon, 9, daughter of Mr and Mrs Houston Ligon, shows improvement after ten days in a Birmingham hospital and is sometimes out of the iron lung. Murphree, recently in Korea, visits family as he awaits follow on orders from the Army after 30 days leave.
Friends announce that Henry L. Sanders has opened his own office as a consulting engineer in Piedmont Alabama. Sanders formerly worked as an engineer for the Georgia State Highway Department and is a son of Dr and Mrs S R Sanders.
Revival services start today at Old Town Creek Church with Rev. Oscar R. Montgomery of Birmingham preaching. Public invitation extended to attend all services.
Representative Robert E. Jones will be at the Moulton courthouse on Thursday August 21 to discuss matters with residents. He invites anyone wishing to talk with him that day.
Patients admitted in recent days include Mrs Brence Delashaw from Moulton 4 and Mrs Wade, listed among new hospital arrivals at Irwin and Dyar Infirmary.
Whitlock Jr. Moulton Mrs. J B Dotson Hillsboro 1 Mrs. Buster Greenhill Decatur 3 Mrs. Henry Alexander Moulton 3 Mrs. Jimmy Hamilton Moulton 2 Mrs. Birdie Webb Moulton 1 Mrs. Walter Jones Decatur Mrs. Paul Morrow Hillsboro 1 Mrs. Jimmy Stand ridge Moulton 2
C R Walker of Hartselle visited Friday on business. Jim Hayes, ex-Aldridge Grove resident now in California, visits relatives in Lawrence and Winston Counties. Twin girls born to Mr and Mrs Paul Morrow Hillsboro at Irwin and Dyar Infirmary on August 13. Brence Delashaw and family of Moulton welcome a son born at the local hospital last Sunday. Mrs Curtis Armor returns home after visiting relatives in Burnsville Mississippi. Miss Vivian Simms and Mr Hope were mentioned in the column.
The FBI conducted days of searching for a suspect who grew discouraged and left a note at his residence Briggs recovered the note and notified the FBI. Agents arrived to take the man into custody after a patient wait.
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