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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1950
Page
3
The House and Senate voted to extend federal rent controls beyond December 31 for up to 90 and 60 days respectively, keeping controls in communities that voted to retain them while others would end. The two chambers must reconcile the extension period before new law.
Hollywood booster Bob Thomas profiles Howard Hughes as the reclusive RKO owner. The 44 year old Texan reportedly operates with secretive offices, odd hours, and odd management style. Stories about his visits, film release delays, long contracts, and limited appearances with stars illustrate a legend in Hollywood lore.
Westminster Presbyterian on Jackson Street at 8th Avenue lists church school at 9 30 A M and morning worship at 11. Dr K L Rudolph of Athens College Religion Department will preach at 11. Youth Fellowship meets Sunday at 4 30 for study and refreshments. The Christmas program will be practiced.
Westside Baptist Church on 9th Ave West announces Sunday worship starting with Sunday school at 9 45 with Eugene Lamon as superintendent to assist newcomers. Rev Bethea Stedham will preach at 11 00 God's Three Lines. Evening at First Baptist with Training Union, baptismal service to follow. Wednesday fellowship dinner at 6 and WMU organizational meeting before Prayer Service on grace in regeneration.
Rev. T. J. Chitwood serves at Corner Jackson Street and Sixth Avenue East with morning worship and a sermon titled The Whitewashed Throng. Evening services feature a sermon Barriers On The Road To Hell. W S C S circles meet Monday afternoon at 3 with designated hosts and addresses listed for Parks, Levin, Stone, Grizzard, and a Children’s Class gathering.
The Wesleyan Service Guild plans a church parlor Christmas party Monday at 7 30 with hostesses listed. World Friendship Group and Junior Board of Stewards host parties. prayers and choir rehearsals set for midweek and Thursday. A fire department motto suggestion leads to a quip about old maids. A string of jokes and humorous exchanges closes the page.
The custom requires a cat aboard each vessel and says a crew formed to abandon ship at sea becomes a derelict. Such derelicts may be claimed as salvage by any party.
An item notes the Dove of Peace project faces rising costs while a doctor reports patients in his care becoming ill from office conditions. The piece ties financial strain to health concerns, detailing economic and medical angles.
A general practitioner is summoned from the golf course at any time, leaving questions about ongoing duties and readiness for urgent medical needs.
The description notes lignite or brown coal resembles decayed wood in appearance and texture, highlighting its classification and visual likeness in historical context.
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