Women’s Chamber of Commerce Plans Christmas Dinner
The Women’s Chamber of Commerce will meet Friday at 7 P M at the Country Club for its annual Christmas dinner program. After dinner entertainment will include a speaker and music. Mrs Earl Glenn is general chairman with Mrs John White as co chair. Members are listed on hospitality program and decoration committees. Reservations should be made with the attendance committee led by Mrs Redus Collier. Each member will bring a guest or husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Country Club
Earl Glenn
John White
W. P. Baugh
Q. E. #iddens
C. A. Moore
R. Easter
L. R. Nash
T. Y. Cottingham
J. T. Jones
Wester L. Deese
Chauvin
Frances
Nungester
Ingold V. ‘Timberlake
Rufus-Warren
Ed Price
F. Proctor Barnes
John NicGehee
Sam Pruet
Redus Collier
Frank Campbell
Christmas party plans shaped by Decatur BPW unit
Plans are underway for the Business and Professional Women's club annual Christmas party to be held Wednesday December 15 at the Hotel Lyons. Miss Edna Holland is chairman of arrangements. Officials asked that each member bring a gift for Sheila, an English war orphan sponsored as a club project. Attention was called to the
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Lyons
Edna Holland
Sheila
Lizzie Clanton, 55, Hart seller, dies after illness
Mrs Lizzie Clanton of Hart seller died Saturday at 2 30 in a Tuscaloosa hospital after a weeklong illness. Funeral arrangements will be announced later by Mutual Service. She is survived by her husband three sons Albert Billy Bailey Clanton of Decatur two daughters Mrs William Johns of Decatur and Mrs Alvin Smith of Athens three brothers Henry Phil Bennie Rouse of Athens and seven grandchildren.
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Lizzie Clanton
Hartseller
Tuscaloosa
Clanton
Albert
Billy and
Bailey Clanton
Decatur
William Johns
Alvin Smith
Athens
Henry
Phil
Bennie Rouse
Body of man found in Flint River near Vienna
The body of a negro man, weighted with a large stone and found with a gag and a bullet wound, was identified as Charles James Davis of Pecan City. The discovery was made near Vienna, with burial in Crisp County after exhumation requests. A coroner’s jury ruled death at the hands of unknown parties.
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Vienna
A. D. Peavey
Dooly County
Flint River
Albany
Gordon Stokes
Charles James Davis
Pecan City
Stokes
Crisp County
Cordele
Cordéle
Changing of the Party Date From Thursday to Wednesday
The notice states the party date moved from Thursday to Wednesday and asks members to return reservation cards immediately.
Riverside Students Pose For Annual Pictures And Events
Riverside students were photographed for the annual class and organization pictures. The Athletic Association hosted the Red Raiders at a Friday night football banquet. Superintendent Walter Jackson urged care and the need for boxes of food for Europe during assembly. A joint glee club and band concert is set for December 14 at Riverside auditorium under Carl Schwa chow, with favorite numbers and the Riverside quartet featured. Commercial Club members enjoyed a party at Miss Mattox's home, attending a show at the Princess and returning for refreshments.
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Riverside
Athletic Association
Red Raiders
Walter, Jackson
Jackson
Europe
Glee Club
Riverside Auditorium
Carl Schwachow
Decsiur High School
Riverside Quartet
Murry Yarborough
Fred Schiesser
Tenior
Kenneth Wells
Ray Morris
Miss Mattox
Princess
Mattox
Mabel Turner
Ralph Murphy
Lola Harvel
Coy Halbrooks
Dorsia Wiggins
Burl Oliver
Zaylor Norton
Tom Bolding
Betty Faye Julian
Paular
Louise Self
Donnie Warren
Clara Ratliff
Been Lee
Elsie Crow
Willard Freeman
Joan Woodruff
Sam Evans
Mary Delmore
Charles Henry Davidson
Crippled Buzzard Takes Over Auburn Students Quarters
An injudicious buzzard forced its way into the quarters of three Auburn students last night. After a two hour battle the bird was ejected. The students Jaul Hogan of Mobile Bill Wood of Huntington West Virginia and Henry Hayes Green were studying when the buzzard entered through an open window of their converted Navy deck house on campus.
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Auburn
Og Jaul
Hogan
Mobile
Bill Wood
Huntington
W. Va
Henry Hayes
Ergreen
Buzzard
Plane watchmen nab illegal hunter over Alabama rivers
Flying game wardens teamed with a field assistant to arrest a hunter spotted from an amphibian plane on land without a permit. The man was fined 25 dollars after the on the spot check in Washington and Clarke counties.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
State Department of Conservation
Department
George Fehler
Chester Noble
Tombigbee
Washington
Clarke Counties
E. Carlyle Suttle
Jackson
Suttle
Shriners Rally Mobile for Abba Temple Auditorium Drive
Shriners from Alabama Mississippi and Florida joined Abba temple in Mobile for a three day fund raising ceremony to build an auditorium. A train carried about 400 Shriners from Birmingham and a 1000 pound Hereford bull was auctioned to support the project.
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Mobile
Abba Temple
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Birmingham
New Orleans
Hattiesburg
Miss
Pensacola
Fla
Jacksonville
Pal
E. C. Raypotentate
Miami
Abba
York
Ala
Rebate Ordered by Alabama Public Service Commission
The Alabama Public Service Commission ordered Mobile Gas Service Corporation to pay a 16 percent excess earnings rebate to about 23,000 Mobile area customers. Chairman Gordon Persons estimated the rebate at roughly $217,500.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Public Service Commission
Mobile Gas Service Corporation
Gordon Persons
Mobile
Students removal leads to deck house signs protest
In a tense dispute a shower incident ended with ousting during a struggle. Students respond by raising "no buzzards allowed" signs atop their deck house today.
State Exports From 44 Alabama Towns Through Mobile Docks
November exports from Alabama totaled 1143 freight cars with goods moving via Mobile and Birmingham. Lumber, iron pipe, tin plate, machinery, peanuts, firebrick and naval stores led the shipments. Cities listed include Attalla Aniston Riderwood Birmingham Holt Silas Cullman Alabama City Pineapple Alberta Fairfield Ensbey Gilbertown Milly Montgomery Chatom Longview Laverne Andalusia Elba Demopolis Selma Mt. Vernon Jackson Tuscaloosa Land Enterprise Roanoke Brundidge Fox Sage Lieman Chapman Linden Fulton Atmore Lineville Whatley Manchester Samson and Mobile.
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Mobile
Ala
Birmingham
Alabama
Here
Attalla
Tarrant
Bellamy
Anniston
Riderwood
Holt
Silas
Cullman
Alabama City
Pineapple
Alberta
Fairfield
Ensbey
Gilbertown
Milly
Montgomery Chatom
Longview
Laverne
Andalusia
Elba
Demopolis
Selma
Mt. Vernon
Jackson Tuscaloosa
Land
Enterprise
Roanoke
Brundidge
Fox
Sage
Lieman
Chapman
Linden
Fulton
Atmore
Lineville
Whatley
Manchester
Samson and Mobile
Names of Auburn Alumni Sought by Association Head
Morgan County Auburn Alumni Association president L T Wagon seeks names addresses years attended and degrees of all Auburn attendees in Morgan County. Mail information to Box 310 Hartselle by Saturday December 18.
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Auburn
L. T. Wagon
Morgan County Auburn Alumni Association
API
Service Held Monday For Pfc. Obie D. Hill
Last rites for Pfc. Obie D. Hill were set for Monday at 3 p.m. at Fairview church near Athens with VFW Post 4190 conducting graveside services. Interment followed in the adjacent cemetery under Mutual Service direction. he was 23 and killed in France in 1944. He leaves parents Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Hill of Decatur, four brothers Richard Van Vernon and Thomas, and one sister Mrs. David Moran. The body lay at the home of brother Thomas Hill, 1108 Locust Street.
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Pfc
Obie D. Hil
Fairview Church
Athens
VFW
Thomas Hill
Locust Street
T. M. Hill
Decatur
Richard
Van
Vernon
David Moran
Hill
France
Prowler Hunt Ends in Death of 19-Year-Old in Birmingham
Birmingham police shot Theris Rudolph Wood after he allegedly refused to halt during a prowler pursuit. Officers H W Brewer J A Hale and J M Lawson reported finding Wood at a bedroom window of a home on a night when Beverly Lysaught 15 alerted authorities. Police say Wood was entering the residence with a 4 year old brother present.
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Birmingham
Theris Rudolph Wood
H.W. Brewer
J. A. Hale
J. M. Lawson
Wood
Beverly Lysaught
Bar Association of Decatur Convene Monday
The Decatur Bar Association will meet Monday at 10 a.m. in Morgan courthouse. Charlies Eyster Sr is president. Agenda includes election of officers for 194 discussion of a memorial resolution and appointment of a committee to draft a schedule of attorney fees.
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Decatur Bar Association
Morgan Courthouse
Charlies Eyster, Sr
Monda
Pfc Henderson to Be Laid to Rest Today
Last rites for Pfc. James Hollis Henderson will be held Sunday at 3 pm at Center Springs Church with Rev. McDaniel officiating. He was killed in Germany June 6 1945 at age 23 and burial follows at the adjoining cemetery with VFW Post 4190 in charge of graveside honors. He is survived by his mother Mrs Grace Henderson and eight brothers and three sisters, all of Somerville.
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James Hollis Henderson
Center Springs Church
McDaniel
Pfc
Henderson
Germany
Mutual
VFW
Pfe Henderson
Grace Henderson
Somerville
Gin Waugh
Inez Henderson
Sheba Jean Henderson
Boyd
Henry
Wesley
Sherman
Jack
Milton
Jimmy
Morrow Henderson
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C. C
Decatur Bpw
Colson Furniture CO
Bank St
Puerto Rico
San Juan
U.S
el Morro
Toys and
Goodsyear Service Stores
Obie D. Hill
Wadleigh
Henry Julian Wadleigh
State Department
House Un-American Activities Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Red
Bar Association of Decatur
Rickenbagger Motors, I
RainbowsTone FM
Ainbow
Westinghouse
Pfc. Henderson
Westinghouse Appliance Department
Eat
Rainbow Tone
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