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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1946

Page

5

Red Hill Jessie McCaghren Onlookers At Moulton Show

Lawrence County notes recount a social page with names including Mr. and Mrs. John McCaghren and Miss Nora Morgan. Visitors from Austinville Florida Union Grove and Morris Chapel are mentioned alongside local moves and visits.

Lawrence County Red Hill Jessie McCaghren Moulton John McCaghren Florida Howell Way Edward Borden J. T. Borden Austinville Lewis Swindell Martha Hodge A eCaghren Mollie Couch Nora Morgan Walder Morgan Morris Chapel Levene Callahan Union Grove Washington Emmett Callahan Paul Callahan Erney Ferguson Jerry Vernon Smith Speake

Social news updates from Moulton and surrounding towns

Mrs. Harvey Simms and others visited Huntsville with friends. several residents traveled to Decatur Florence Birmingham and Atlanta for shopping visits business trips and family gatherings. Notable mentions include Freed-Hardeman College students visiting home and Montgomery visitors staying with local families.

Harvey Simms Huntsville Charles Lanza Alice Stevens Corbit Cornelison Henry Lang St.Louis Emmett Tolison M. A. Bush Decatur J. T. Speake Viola Lucille Alexander Repa Nelson Florence Garth Clark Herman Cowan Everett Sherrill Addie Masterson Birmingham Willard Irwin Earl Proctor Oliver, Ga Tom Corum Tuscumbia Nell Freed-Hardeman College Janette Isabel Cammack Jackie Ballew Moulton Howard Roberts Melvin Ballew Leonard Burch Atlanta Hillard Montgomery New York Paul Montgomery Harold Montgomery

Boy Scouts of America Troop 63 Meeting Figures

Troop 63 held its regular Monday meeting with 17 members present. Seven boys requested membership and the record board work resumed as the assistant scoutmaster led the games. Guests Jimmy Jackson and Bobby Bagwell were aboard in town to organize a troop. The session ended with the scoutmaster’s benediction.

Jimmy Jackson Bobby Bagwell

Pole Land Mass Perimeter Report

The frozen land mass at the South Pole is described as having a perimeter of about 14 000 miles based on measurements cited in the report.

South Pole

Mustard for hot dogs and dog bite incident in Winston-Salem

A disjointed collection of humorous and anecdotal lines includes a Winston-Salem man who was bitten by a neighbor's dog after returning home from the hospital and then bitten again in the same leg by the same dog. The text weaves in quips about courage, aging, and common daily observations.

Winston-Salem, N.C

Fond Memories

The speaker recalls offering a seat to a woman who reminded him of his mother, noting the woman’s grip on a strap as she stood. The piece centers on memory and a personal connection to maternal imagery through Phillis M. Covert.

Mother

Tom Cat Catastrophe and Wallet Wager in Decatur

A Decatur man reads his grocery bill and discovers misread labeling with Tom Cat for tomato catsup. A wallet is stolen but later money is returned with a humorous note about remorse and repayments. The column ends with a quip about a woman's mind being cleaner than a man's.

Decatur Remorz Mrs. Gagg Mr. Gable

Jumbled Comic Bits and Odd House Night Pranks

A scattered set of dated jokes and vignettes runs from a quip about Communists and optimists to a NROTC dialogue about grades. A light sleeper Brown encounters noisy hotel interruptions and a misdelivered package, followed by a village fire scene with a stubborn fire captain claiming three windows remain.

Anne

A Thought in the Night

Fragmentary musings on marriage and gender roles with a flicker of irony. A joke about husbands deceiving less if wives pried less, a riddle about a heroine, and a fable about a Chinese mandarin waking early for news it was not yet time to rise.

David Deutsch

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Gene Akern Erry Kirby’s Grocery 19Th Ave. E Moulton News Lavonia ROSS Willie Owens Jr Moulton 2 Janice Frankie E. B. Coffey Pruitt.Simms Montgomery Forrest Anna Simms BOY Scouts OF America Hanes P. H. Hanes Knitting Co Winston-Salem North Carolina Ted Ned John Forty-Second Street Booker T. Washington Theodore Roosevelt Golly Phillis M. Covert NROTC Brown Rose Jewelry Company Rose Jewelry CO Evans Lady’s Glamorous Moon Benrus Alabama
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