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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1948

Page

15

Squirrel Hunt on Wheeler Refuge Nets 1891 Animals

Six day October drive on Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge yielded 1891 squirrels and other game. 750 two day permits issued with 451 users. average about four squirrels per hunter. Over 2.5 tons dressed weight of meat taken by more than 1000 participants. Refuges, state and TVA agencies cooperated. a good squirrel supply remains for next year.

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge North Alabama U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alabama Department of Conservation TVA

Martin Backed For Bar Head

William Logan Martin of Birmingham was endorsed for president of the American Bar Association by the Alabama State Bar board of commissioners. The resolution praises his leadership and notes his past roles including Alabama Bar president 1946-47 and service as assistant Attorney General, Attorney General, and circuit judge.

Mobile Ala William Logan Martin Birmingham American Bar Association Board of Commissioners Alabama State Bar Alabama Martin Bar Association Sud- Alabama Martin, Turner & McWhorter

Morgan County Oak Ridge Persons Visit Relatives

Mrs Zola Mae Legg of Morgan County Oak Ridge hosts visits from Mr and Mrs Earl Legg and family. They toured Decatur guests and checked on Imogene Martin recovering from surgery and Sylvia Morris recently discharged from Vanderbilt. Several attended a funeral in Austinville and a Stanley Party at Alton Boger. Peter Cooper, inventor, earned the first patent for a gelatin dessert but took no action.

Earl Legg Decatur Imogene Martin Hamil Danville Hoyt West Carl Smith Mildred Long Forrest Chapel Mary Lee ‘Tory Reed Austinville Hassie Cooper Cullman Ed Martin J. C. Martin Ed Lott Olen Cooper Montgomery Stanley Alton Boger Edward Singleton D. S. Westby Orval Sparkman Agee Sherman Norris Flint Peter Cooper

Folks Expect Lot Of Their Police Record Reveals

Montgomery mystery shows a detective division secretary notes a call where a painter swindled a woman out of 12 dollars for paint and vanished. The suspect described as an ordinary man in simple suit. The conversation hints at difficulties in identifying the con artist.

Montgomery Ala Janet Bell Miss Bell Police Department

Sawmills Resume Operations As Floodwaters Recede

In Mobile Alabama floods ease enabling crews to restart timber mills across 12 counties. A state official says large scale resumption may await after January 1 as waters recede from the Alabama and Tombigbee rivers and one mill near Eutaw remains submerged.

Mobile Ala South Alabama Leonard G. Payne Alabama Yombigbee Payne Eutaw

Last Services For Sgt Marion Miller

Athens Alabama funeral notices outline the forthcoming services for T Sgt Marion E Miller age 25 killed in action in Germany during the war. Details specify funeral conduct and final rites to be performed locally.

Sgt Marion Miller Athens Ala Marion E. Miller Germany

Payne reports orders exceed earlier expectations

Payne says several operators planned to shut down through the winter due to slackening demand for building supplies, but current orders are now exceeding earlier expectations.

Payne

Service details for Reverend Kiizie Jones in Elk County

Reverend Kiizie Jones of First Baptist Church is to be buried Sunday at 2 PM with full military honors by the VFW in the city cemetery. Surviving are Luther R. Miller and wife of Elk Mont, four brothers James Kiam Richard and Sidney, two sisters Mrs Mary and Mrs Pearl Putman, all of this county. A stone of weight 14 pounds is noted.

Kiizie Jones First Baptist Church VFW Luther R. Miller Elk Mont James Kiam Richard Sidney Mary Pearl Putman

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