Lakeside High to present Christmas Musical on December 16
Lakeside High School will stage a Christmas Musical at 3 p.m. in the auditorium featuring the senior chorus junior chorus and band with about 90 voices under directors James E. Jackson and C. M. McGahee. A membership drive ties into the contest with a list of contestants to be published next week.
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Lakeside
Lakeside High
Lakeside High School
James E. Jackson
C. M. McGahee
Books On Parade Highlights Carver Elementary Book Week
Carver Elementary celebrated Book Week with a chapel program featuring an original play Books On Parade. First grade performed Mother Goose Rhymes, second and third grades presented One Little Indian Boy and Books on Food, fourth grade staged Famous American Negro Women and Little Pinto, Emma Kate Fennel sang Swing Low Sweet Chariot with Marion Anderson impersonation, and sixth grade presented Tom Sawyer with students in costumes and posters.
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Carver Elementary
Emma Kate Fennel
Marion Anderson
Tom Sawyer
First Vesper Service Opens School Year at Cherry Street
Cherry Street School holds the first Vesper service of the year in the auditorium Sunday at 6 p.m. This event closes the PTA annual membership drive led by Mrs Corinne Moseley with Mrs Sadie G Moore heading the program committee. Mrs Henrietta Reeves is the newly elected PTA president.
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Cherry Street
Assa
Corinne Moseley
Sadie G. Moore
Henrietta Reeves
PTA
Council High School Crowned Football Champions in HSA December Meet
The North Alabama High School Athletic Assn met at Lakeside High School. Council High School of Huntsville named conference football champions and Coach Kellam awarded Coach of the Year. Lakeside finished second with six wins, one loss, and one tie. Coach Jackson reported a season with no major injuries. Basketball home schedule lists games against Leighton Hillsboro Burrell Scottsboro Hillsboro A and M Training School Huntsville Sheffield Athens Tuscumbia and A M College through March 12.
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North Alabama High School Athletic Assn
Lakeside High School
Council High School of Huntsville
Kellam
Jackson
Leighton
Hillsboro
Burrell
Scottsboro
A & M Training School
Huntsville
Sheffield
Athens
Tuscumbia
A & M College
Lakeside P TA installs 1956 57 officers
Lakeside High School P TA officers for 1956 57 were installed in November by E L Callahan of Tuskegee. Officials include C K Ayers president Lillian Robinson vice president Bessie L Howard secretary Mary Byars assistant secretary. The Mayor of Bronzeville contest ends January 7 and asks parents and patrons to support.
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Lakeside P-Ta
Lakeside High School
P-Ta
E. L. Callahan
Tuskegee
Ala
C. K. Ayers
Lillian Robinson
Bessie L. Howard
Mary Byars
Iatalite
Bronzeville
Indian Creek Chorus to Sing at St James Sunday
St James Presbyterian hosts a program by the Indian Creek Chorus at 7 30 Sunday night sponsored by Club No 1 led by President Charles Priest. Oakland M E Order lists Sunday School 945 Morning Worship 11 led by Pastor Rev E H Leeth. Men of the church hold annual Men's Day Sunday at 2 with speaker Rev R H McCauley. Public invited. Brother William McLin is president.
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St. James Presbyterian the
Indian Creek Chorus
Club No. 1
Charles Priest
Oakland
M. E
James Lee McDonald
E. H. Leeth
R. H McCauley
William McLin
Mary E. Perkins Missionary Society
Trinity Congregation Church
W. C. Guscott
8. D. Mason
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
H. P. Caldwell
C.M.E. Church
Louise Lockhart
Village View M.E. Church
Jacquelyn
Sunday Church Service and Events
Sunday School at 9 45 a m with Bro Willie Brown. Morning Worship at 11 a m. At 3 p m the first sermon by Rev Willie Brown. Decatur Bronze Singers perform. Club No 1 meets Thursday 7 p m. Choir rehearsal Tuesday 7 p m. Deacon board meets Friday 7 p m. Special conference Saturday 4 p m. Appreciation Services December 12 to 16. Pastor Rev B S Stone. reporter Mrs Bertha Scott.
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Willie Brown
Decatur Bronze Singers
Club No. 1
B. S. Stone
Bertha Scott
Spring Hill Baptist to Worship with Owens Chapel in Huntsville
Spring Hill Baptist members will join Owens Chapel in Huntsville for a Friday night service marking the first anniversary of Rev. J. S. McGahee who also pastors Spring Hill. Spring Hill officers lead devotion with junior choir music. Rev. Elijah Gray to preach. Participants meet at Rev. McGahee’s home or at Highway 31 and Church Street intersection.
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Spring Hill
Bro. Pearson
Langston Elliott
Katherine Lightfoot
Geneva
Decatur Women's Civic Club Plans Christmas Decor Contest
The Decatur Women s Civic Club held its monthly meeting Saturday night and outlined a city wide Christmas decoration project. Members entering the contest must submit names to committee chairs by December 10 and judges will score the homes on December 22. President Miss E K Gray presides.
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Decatur Women’s Civic
Decatur Women’s Civic Club
Lewis Reedus
East Decatur
T. Gunn
West Decatur
W .M. Garth
E. K. Gray
Bright Star Society Meeting Led by Mrs Harris
Mrs Clotile Harris hosted the Bright Star Society Club gathering recently with the president presiding. The devotion featured a hymn as the group sang Shine.
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Bright Star Society
Clotile Harris
Star Society Club
School faculty host multiple showers for bride elect Doris Leslie
Miller Elementary teachers held a miscellaneous shower at the Higgins home for Doris J. Leslie of Coleman Furner Union Town Alabama highlighting Yuletide colors. A second shower for Leslie at Mrs Charles G Leslie Florence featured green and yellow colors.
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Athens News
Miller Elementary School
J. P. Higgins
Doris J. Leslie
Coleman Furner
Union Town
Ala
Leslie
Miss Leslie
Charles G. Leslie
Florence
Montgomery asks court to clarify racial ruling
Montgomery petitions the U S Supreme Court to reconsider its Nov 13 decision banning racial segregation on Montgomery buses. The city asks whether the ruling overruled the separate but equal doctrine and requests a hearing for opposing counsel.
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Montgomery
Supreme Court
Supreme
High Court
U.S. District Court
State of
Alabama
United States
Mercury Drops To 25 Below In Montana
Arctic air shivered the Northern Plains and Rockies with Montana readings near 25 below. Wind chills and heavy snow blanketed the region with up to two feet in some Montana mountains as cold air spread toward New York and Pennsylvania and into New Mexico and Texas.
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Associated Press
Plains
Rockies
Montana
Idaho
Lake Michigan
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Minnesota
Dakotas
Wyoming
Glasgow
Mont
New York
Pennsylvania
New Mexico
Texas
Limestone P TA Meeting Highlights Leadership in Education
The Limestone county wide P TA gathering at Trinity High School featured music scripture and prayers with Edna Lucas and Emma K Gray presenting remarks. Mrs Christine Fuller Trinity P TA president introduced speaker Mr W H Ashford Trinity High principal who spoke on the need and importance of leadership in education.
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Limestone
P-Ta
Trinity High School
Edna Lucas
Emma K. Gray
Christine Fuller
Trinity P-Ta
W. H. Ashford
District P T A Meeting Promotes Building For Children
The Annual Alabama P TA Congress for District I meets at Trinity High School Athens Friday at 9 00 a m The district covers several counties and cities with Emma K Gray district president and Tessie M Oliver state president as guest speaker The public is invited to attend Regular Teachers meeting follows Saturday at Trinity High School
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Trinity High School
Athens
Robert
Franklin
Jackson
Lauderdale
Lawrence
Limestone
Madison
Morgan
Winston
Decatur
Florence
Sheffield
Tuscumbia
Emma K. Gray
Jeanes
Limestone County
Tessie M. Oliver
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Newit McDonald
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Mable C. Johnson
Athelyne C. Banks
Laura Mastin
Anna Bell Dawson
Ayers
Ruth Mitchell
Sykes St
Zella Hall
Simper Fidelis
Simper Fidelis Club
Ruby Martin
Myrtle Hampton
Cashin Homes Center
Maggie White
Victoris McDonald
Secripture
Lizzie Davis
Lizzie Mosley
Alice Griner
Willie Mays
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American Legion
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Bank St
Ira L. Turner
Carver
AAA Meeting
Union Grove
P. B
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Mary Watts
Thompson Moulton Heights
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