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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1950
Page
5
Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce invites homes and merchants to enter a $100 prize lighting contest. Entrants must mail a postcard with name and address to C R Minton by December 18, displays visible from the street will be judged on a surprise basis, lights on 6 pm to 10 pm during judging.
Hollywood reports new non exclusive deals for Gene Tierney and Linda Darnell at 20th Century Fox, signaling a shift to one year contracts as studios cut year round high priced star rosters. The trend could diversify co star pairings and free stars for television work. A Hollywood sneak premiere drew many stars unseen by press.
Funeral services for 80 year old Mrs. Louisa M. Thompson will be at 2 30 PM at Brown's Home with Rev E N Chandler and Rev Paul McCluskey officiating. She died Saturday at 5 AM at her home 200 Fifth Avenue West after a long illness. She leaves two daughters Mrs Mary Berry of Hartselle and Mrs Fred Edwards of Decatur, three brothers Will Lawson Sartor Decatur Harry of Amarillo and John Patterson of Hartselle, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
The National Geographic Society reports the atmosphere is so thin in certain regions that rocks absorb intense solar heat. The sunlit surfaces reach high temperatures while surroundings remain cool, illustrating extreme thermal behavior in near space conditions.
Funeral services for William Henry Nichols 83 were held Wednesday at 10 30 A M at Grant Street Church of Christ with ministers Charles R Brewer and Rufus D Underwood officiating. He died Tuesday at 6 30 A M at his home 238th Avenue West after a long illness. Burial was in the city cemetery. He was born April 23 1867 in Giles County Tenn moved to Elkmont Limestone County as a young man and married Lou Ella Bates December 14 1890. He leaves a widow seven children two grandsons four granddaughters and one great granddaughter plus siblings in Texas and Oklahoma. He was a former lumberman and merchant and a 55 year member of the church. He lived in Decatur eight years before his death.
The American Legion post 24 presents Aunt Lilly at Lawrence County High School on December 7 and 8. Proceeds aid the Legion Home project with special numbers between acts by Milton citizens and a cast featuring Dorothy Roberson as Aunt Lilly and Leo Roberson as Senator Pendehnis Pompous.
The state Highway Department considers a $242 524 bid for the Falkville Eva road project. The 12.523 mile route includes grading drainage and double surface treatment and is financed by federal state and county funds.
Muscle Shoals Association Bap tists of Lawrence county join Southern Baptist Convention in an M night meeting at Moulton high school. Program begins 7 00 with song service led by Clifford Reding and Mrs Harold King. Rev Dewey Wallis of Muscle Shoals City will deliver the main address.
Master Sergeant Rufus C Fountain of Montgomery and Master Sergeant James C Downs of Hartselle completed the primary personnel management course at Maxwell Air Force Base. The program teaches personnel management principles and efficient use of time and equipment for Air Force personnel. Fountain, married to Jean Willis of Decatur, has one child and served overseas 1944–45. Downs is the son of A J Downs of Hartselle. The text notes a Baptist affiliation and references a meeting with attendance goals of 501, inviting Lawrence County Baptists to attend.
The Morgan County Baptist pastors conference will meet Monday at 10 A M at Central Baptist Church. Rev. William Johnson presides. Dr. James H Ware Southern Baptist missionary to China will speak at 10 30.
In May 1938 Sgt Downs attended Hodges High School in Hodges Alabama and served in Panama and the European theater. He is now assigned as a flight chief with the 3805th maintenance squadron and is married to Virginia Mosely of Selma.
In Birmingham Saturday a Daily Carrier group attended the Tide-Tiger game as a reward from a recent circulation contest. Attending were James Phillips Dickey Benefield Billy Benefield Winston Ridge and others under circulation manager Maynard Layman and sports editor Hap Halbrooks.
Police investigated a Friday night burglary at Grad Smiths Pure Oil Service on Sixth Avenue. A night shift clerk reported cash missing after a brief intrusion, with authorities reviewing nearby surveillance for a suspect.
The report lists individuals including Donald Saint, Marlin Borden, Billy Wayne Berrette, and William Joseph Terry as participants or referenced persons in a local legal matter. Further details on roles or charges are not provided in the fragment.
Smith reported $17 in change missing when he opened the station at about 7 A M Saturday. Intruders broke a back door glass, pulled the main switch, entered his office, and took the money. The station had been open until after 1 P M Friday. This was his first robbery in five years of business.
Scientists say ligaite gas can be used in synthetic gasoline production and to create oils, alcohol, ammonia and dyes as well as for heat.
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