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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1955

Page

19

Two Morgan Scouts Earn Eagle Badges At Honor Court

At Morgan District Court of Honor, Eagle ranks awarded to John Herrin of Troop 60 and Johnny Goode of Explorer Post 60. Herrin gained Nature, Swimming and Life Saving Merit Badges. Goode earned Nature Swimming and Personal Fitness Badges.

Morgan District John Herrin Johnny Goode Explorer J. M. Herrin John R. Goode Morgan Morgan District Court of Honor Morgan County Explorer Post Herrin Goode Wayne Terry Herman Williams Wesley Cain John Sobotka Ronnie Smith

County club notes and local visits from Florence and Newport

Canning and freezing apples and a county club meeting with 12 members present and one visitor. New member added. social hour refreshments served. Albert Stidger and Billy Houston Oakes returned from Detroit to resume studies at Florence. Howard Fields of Newport, Tennessee, visited his father S. M. Fields and others recently.

Elbert Stidger Billy Houston Oakes Detroit Florence

Hannibal Advances With Armies Across The Alps

A 28 year old Hannibal began marching for Italy with 50,000 foot soldiers 9,000 horsemen and 30 elephants, marking a massive ancient campaign.

Hannibal Italy

Why you can't take it with you before you do

A lighthearted tax glossary piece lightly riffs on 19th century notions and family banter. It weaves jokes about dependents depreciation and capital gains with a brief Victorian parent child exchange.

Washington

Quips and Quirks from a Curious Page

A mosaic of oddities and brief vignettes including Raleigh’s cloak scene, water as a scarce treasure, a zoo visit revealing a baby hippo, a daughter’s laughter at a joke, a wry F. Osgood quote on aging, and a policeman’s pencil quip about a dangerous drive.

Italics harder to read than roman type says study

The Better Vision Institute reports italics are about 2.7 percent more difficult to read than roman type, suggesting readability differences for printed text. The finding highlights typographic choices affecting legibility for readers.

The Better Vision Institute

Cotaco High Elects Senior Class Officers

Cotaco High School elected the senior class officers at the first meeting of the term. Officers include President Bobby Maxwell vice president Virginia Dunaway secretary Patsy Thomas treasurer Ann Dean reporter Carol Johnson historian Jeannine McGahee song leaders Bobby erege Jeannie McCutcheon and Student Council representative Etoile Butler. Virginia Dunaway chairs homeroom committee with Jeannie McCutcheon and others listed as members.

Cotaco Cotaco High School Bobby Maxwell Virginia Dunaway Patsy Thomas Ann Dean Carol Johnson Jeannine McGahee Bobby Erege Jeannie McCutcheon Etoile Butler Jeannie McCutcheon

The Night I Sat With Beauty and Despair

A lyrical poem by Herschel Stegar describes a moonlit scene on a green lawn with dancing shadows and southern winds. The speaker feels a rising fever as silken shadows wave and stardust veils part, and compares the night to fires of love before love locks the door.

Beauty Bird of Hope Love Herschel Stegar

Morgan County Center Notes on Local Visits and Church Service

Rev J R Heaps filled his regular appointment at Morgan County Center Springs on Sunday. Baptismal service at Smith Mill Creek Sunday afternoon. Gil bert Sivley of Portland Oregon visited relatives and returned home. Several from here attended church and visited with Winton and Lemmond families. Various residents hosted meals and greetings across Sunday and weekend.

J. R. Heaps Smith Mill Creek Gilbert Sivley Portland Oregon James Harold Winton Kalamazoo Jimmie Winton Vestor Winton Aaron Maze Somerville 2 Hartselle Margaret Breeding R Turney H. C. Lemmond Aklin Everett Lemmond Wilbur Lemley Albert Lemley Somerville Charles McCaig Decatur Leander Allen Willie Burgess Wesley Turney Montie Bowling Robert Hardy E. C. Lemmond Clara D. A. Sharp Priceville Cleo Sharp Trinity Bruce Lemmond Felton Sharp W. R. Siviey James Siviey Memphis J. R Huel Sharp

Lacey's Spring Augusta Winfrey and Community News

Sunday school and worship service drew a large crowd. Evelyn Lipscomb hosted a Saturday night group including Melba Lipscomb Rhea West Bertha Brookover Judy Stella Laura King and other youths. Families and friends visited localsfolk with Rev Don Atkinson, Don Maples, Kenneth Stidger among attendees. The H D C Club met Thursday afternoon with Lenora Morris. Winfrey led a demonstration in Miss Hawkins absence.

Evelyn Lipscomb Melba Lipscomb Rhea West Bertha Brookover Judy Stella Laura King Don Maples Kenneth Stidger Clark Oakes Arnold Johnny Brookover Velma Edwards Jr Robert Elders James Oakes Don Atkinson Omer Ae Ferrell H.D.C Lenora Morris Miss Hawkins

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