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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1952

Page

6

Riverside PTA presents Christmas program and notices

Riverside School hosts a PTA meeting with third grade devotions and Mother Goose character parodies. The boxed agenda includes a bazaar bake sale on December 13 and eye exam operations. A December 2–6 schedule covers parties, showers, and upcoming nuptials. The December Green Thumb Garden Club meets December 10 at 2:30 PM with host Melvin Ozier.

Riverside P.T.A Parent Teacher Association of Riverside School Adeline Pepper Mother Goose Mother Hubbard Old Woman In the Shoe Bo-Peep Peter Pumpkin Eater Pussy Cat Little Jack Horner Jack Be Nimble Miss Muffet Little Boy Blue E. W. Fisher Carlyle Stehman Marie Roberts Wright Green Thumb Green Thumhb Garden Club Melvin Ozier

DAV Board Approves Purchase of Old Sheffield Hotel for New Home

General membership of the Wheeler Brown Hendrix chapter of the Disabled American Veterans voted formal approval of the contract and authorized trustees to buy the old Sheffield hotel at the corner of Railroad and Cherry Streets for a new DAV home.

Wheeler-Brown-Hendrix Disabled American Veterans Sheffield Railroad and Cherry Streets DAV

Neal Stephenson Decatur R1 1 Austinville Coll 635

Readable fragments note Neal Stephenson linked to Decatur R1 1 Austinville Coll 635. Attend to potential archival sports or local education item involving a person and institution with numeric identifiers.

Neal Stephenson Decatur Austinville

Miss Gene Brown Attends Duncan Richardson Wedding Weekend

Miss Gene Brown of the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa will be among attendants at the Duncan Richardson wedding this Saturday evening at the First Methodist Church. Miss Maryleen Duncan will marry Mr. John Richardson in Athens with Miss Orr and other attendants.

Gene Brown University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Miss Brown First Methodist Church Charlotte Orr Vanderbilt Nashville Tennessee R. W. Orr Miss Orr Maryleen Duncan John Richardson Athens

Ancient potatoes Found Cultivated by Precolonial Indians

Archaeologists note that wild potatoes were cultivated in the Andean region by indigenous peoples before Spanish arrival, with evidence from Chile and Peru pointing to early agricultural practices.

Chile Peru

Negro Pioneer Dies Rites Held Sunday

Funeral services for Arthur Douglas Love 78, Decatur resident and Negro pioneer, are Sunday at Ebenezer C.M.E. church Hillsboro. He died Tuesday and is survived by his wife eight daughters 19 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren one brother and a sister. Sykes will be in charge of interment.

Ebenezer C.M.E Hillsboro Arthur Douglas Love Decatur Sykes

Training Session by Decatur Flotilla Coast Guard Auxiliary

Members of the Decatur flotilla Coast Guard Auxiliary met aboard their barge last night to study government boat and pilot regulations at the monthly session. A special meeting is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. next Thursday on the barge to elect officers for the coming year.

Decatur Flotilla Coast Guard Auxiliary Auxiliary

Shotgun Accident Kills Girl In Pensacola Play

Annie C. Shelby age 9 died from a shotgun blast while playing with her cousin Jerry Kellis also 9 on relatives’ Mobile Highway home. Sheriff Kendrick said Kellis was handing the gun when it fired. death ruled accidental and no inquest.

Pensacola Fla Annie C. Shelby R. L. Kendrick Jerry Kellis Annie Mobile Kendrick

Dixie Freezer Inc Contact Details

The Dixie Freezer, Inc. lists phone number 644 1009 and location at Bank Street for business inquiries and services.

Dixie Freezer, Inc

Air Force Reserve Officers To Get Commissioning Plan Briefing

Air Force Reserve officers will learn how a new commissioning plan affects their status at a 7:30 PM meeting Tuesday December 7 at the armory. Lt Col Vernon L Collins will speak as Major William P Bruner explains the plan which replaces five year renewals and reduces administrative workload while preserving reservist status.

Air Force Reserve Commission Air Force Reserve Vernon L. Collins William P. Bruner Bruner United States Air Force

Mother of Local Resident Dies in Louisville

Word has been received of the death of Mrs. J. G. Davis of Louisville Kentucky last night. She was the mother of Mrs. Proctor Barnes of this city.

Lizzie Motes Woman's Missionary Society Southside Baptist Church Harry Collier Fred Muzzey J. G. Davis Louisville Kentucky

Air Force Reserve reform eyed at officers meeting

Major Bruner outlined changes under a new system where permanent type commissions would be granted to all Air Force reserve officers, reducing workload. He urged attendance from reserve officers regardless of active unit affiliation to hear responses to their questions.

Air Force Bruner Air Force Reserve

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mCi Lutheran Lutheran Ladies Auxiliary Pat Wright Edward Wright Central Methodist Church T. J. Cottingham L. R. Nash Miss Wright Robert Gray Robert Sittason J. R. Knouff Chaminade Music Club Chaminade Music Study Club Johnny Smith Seventh Avenue South West Miss Kay Lane Frank James Blackwell John Taylor Roy Fite William Sittason I. B. Schmidt Scout Nursery Girl Scout Troop Ten Girl Scout Littlehouse B. O. Stinnett Santa Claus Troop Ten St.joseph Guidel’s Drug Store Sth Ave Bank ST George Perry Youngstown Kitchen Lafayette St Woodall’s Brunswick Woodall Bros Moulton High critil @hrisin Garden Clubsy Garden Club Federation Decatur Federation of Garden Clubs William D. Sims, Jr John Collier The Central Garden Club Marvin Yarbrough Decatur Garden Club W. C. McClung Travelers Garden Club Ben Britnell Newton Powell Rose Garden Club Charles Sittason Green Thumb Garden Club Julian Harris Brookmeade Garden Club T. R. Harrison Alex Duke Vicki Union Mississippi J. €. Jennings, Jr Gonzalez Florida Russell E. Speake Gelnhausen Germany Martha Jane H. Leon Reeves 8Th Ave Amana Goodyear Ghohogo Toy Town Cor. Lee St. J.h.jakovac Mgr HAM M & H Cleaners Walnut St Sue Second Avenue Decatur, Ala
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