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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1950

Page

11

Believe It or Not Gift Shop opens with toys and crafts

Classified notices describe a new Believe It or Not Gift Shop south of Decatur on Bee Line highway near Flint offering toys dolls figurines vases and handmade items from 25 cents to 1 dollar open 9 am to 9 pm until Christmas. Also listed are estate probate notices mortgage foreclosures and city improvements in Decatur Alabama with dates and official actions.

Decatur Bee Line Highway Flint E. D. Ballinger Maggie Ballinger A. H. Bowers J. H. Bowers Morgan County Alabama

Morgan City Post Convenes Regular Legion Meeting

Morgan City American Legion Post No. 243 held its regular meeting Monday night December 4 1950 with a full crowd. Commander Willard Clark opened the session. prayers were offered and last meeting minutes read and adopted. The post voted to give 25 each to Comrade Guy Bishop and Comrade James R. Owen to help replace items lost in a recent fire. The next meeting is set for Monday December 18 at 7 PM after the City Engineer's supervision.

American Legion Morgan City Willard Clark Legion Guy Bishop James R. Owen

Buffalo Dinner Held by Flint Morgan County Club

The Flint chapter of the Morgan County Sportsmen's and Conservation Association hosted a buffalo dinner Friday night attended by about 140 members. The meal included buffalo meat, vegetables, bread, and a drink. Lawrence Givens delivered a brief after dinner speech. he formerly managed Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and now works with the fish and wildlife service in Atlanta Georgia.

Flint Morgan County Sportsmen's and Conservation Association Lawrence Givens Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Fish and Wildlife Service Atlanta

Trial reset in Baldwin county murder case

Clarence Walters, 45, a Baldwin county farm worker, faces a murder charge in the slaying of a young high school football player. The trial was postponed to today due to a heavy docket, marking the last meeting of the year. December 10 is See You in Church Sunday for the Legion.

Bay Minette Ala Clarence Walters Baldwin County The Legion

Decatur Rotary hears Starlighters at weekly meeting

Music committee presents Florence State Teachers College Starlighters band with Tommy Parrish and crew performing popular dance numbers. Ed Price presides Rev Dan O Riley delivers invocation. Members include Eddens Cofield Robbins Stanley Parrish Maples Davis French Creekmore and Ferguson. Lignite noted as about a third of U S solid fuel.

Decatur Rotary Club Florence State Teachers College Ed Price Dan O'Riley Tommy Parrish Bobby Ingram Ronald Eddens Billy Cofield Robert Robbins Harold Maples Joe Stanley Chigger Parrish Jimmy Davis Glenn French Billy Creekmore Jack Stanley Martha Taylor Ferguson

Australians Aim to Expand Volunteer Citizens Army

Prime Minister Robert Menzies says Australia will raise the volunteer citizens army to 30 000 men. The force is restricted to service within Australia unless a major war necessitates deployment abroad.

Canberra Australia Robert Menzies

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