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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1952

Page

3

Three Scouts Earn Silver Beaver at Tennessee Valley Council Meet

Thos H Fitzpatrick Dr Paul Dawson presented Silver Beaver awards to Thos H Fitzpatrick Earl Kightlinger and Ed Price at the Tennessee Valley Council Boy Scouts of America annual meeting in Decatur attended by 225 at the Country Club. The ceremony honored exceptional service to boyhood with council leaders and district volunteers cited for long years of Scouting work across Alabama and nearby states.

Decatur T. H. Fitzpatrick Ed Price Earl Kightlinger Florence Paul Dawson Scottsboro Frank Chenault M. P. Tinsley Russellville James L. Rankin Willard Nelson Sheffield Benny Ray Flack Thos. H. Fitzpatrick Earl . Kightlinger Jackson Tennessee Valley Council Boy Scouts of America Country Club Morgan District Lauderdale Monroe J. E. McClary A. 8. Kramer A. ©. Davies Charlie Coldiron John A. Frey Huntsville Tom Fitzpatrick James Rankin F. J. Mehrtens St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Cullman A. C. Kimrey Jr Madison William A. Graham James L. Ennenga Bridgeport James E. Farley Moulton Ned Frazier C. L. Beard Earle F. Dodds James Louis Nelson Leon Clancy Grayson C. C. Ratliff Mack Morris Stevenson H. O. Hinshaw Bill Millen James Ennenga J. P. Sims Louis Nelson W. E. Kirkpatrick Léland G. Edwards Alvin Blackwell Huntville O'Neal Greenhill Colbert Heights L. E. Wooten Cotaco Joe Jones Austinville B. G. Smith Speake W. W. Hitt Hillsboro Edward Young Mt. Hope R. E. Simpson Courtland A. E. Berryman Town Creek M. L. Pitts Flat Rock Roy Nichols Dutton Shelton Pinion Phil Campbell Harold Hughes H. K. Timberlake John W. Gay John Maples David Johnson Pisgah Robert Ward Guy Smith Thomas B. Farned Carlos Flippo Bobby Cooper Wilson Morris Donald Martin Bratton Ashe John D. Hungerland Tommy Zwemer George Morris II John Ennis Laughlin Ashe Robert Martin Charles S. Climall Streamers Tom Cornell Tom Floyd Bledsoe Hereford Hubert Sheffield Ed Brannum Leland Edwards James W. Russell Sr Thomas Edwards Leon Poole A. L. Etherton Alvin Blanton Tom Holder W. E Jimmy Nelson Fred Mason Raymond Bozeman Jimmy Porter Roy Farneman Eddie Lethcoe Sonny Howard Jimmy Creel Tuscumbia Eddie Phillips Ronald E. Smith James M. Lewis Harold Dorris Don Bayles Herman L. Turner Covenant Presbyterian Church Atlanta

Chemstrand board trip outlines first tour plans

Directors from Am erican Viscose Monsanto and Chemstrand travel to De catur for the first board meeting since plant construction and commercial production began. The group will tour facilities, attend dinner and films, with tours led by Koster Hoyer and Buford. Eagle Rank Scouts recognized at council meeting.

Frank H. Reichel American Viscose Corp Philadelphia Edgar M. Queeny Monsanto Chemical Company St. Louis Charles S. Venable Chemstrand American Viscose Marcus Hook Charles A. Thomas Monsanto Harry L. Dalton Carroll A. Hochwalt John G. Jackson General Council of New York William Ewing Morgan Stanley & Co Charles S. McCain Dillon, Read & Co William M. Rand South Lincoln Mass Charles S. Cheston J. P. Morgan Messrs McCain Rand Decatur Fred M. Eaton Thomas Choate Shearman & Sterling & Wright F. William Koster Acrilon Howard C. Greer Koster Bezanson Greer

The Best Part of Christmas Is Spontaneity Not Planning

Hal Boyle argues Christmas thrives on warmth and spontaneous generosity, not over organized shopping. He contrasts meticulous shoppers who mail cards months early with the joyful last minute giver who buys gifts on impulse and keeps the spirit alive.

Santa Claus Leas

Active plant material Mostly leaves hold ninety percent water

The statement notes that leaves and other active plant material contain about 90 percent water. It highlights the high water content found in foliage and similar plant matter.

The 26000 Year Precession of the Equinoxes

The wobble of Earth's axis causes a gradual shift in the coordinate frame over a 26,000 year cycle. This precession alters the position of the vernal equinox among the stars and affects long term celestial observations.

Limestone Man Robert E Leppard Dead at 73 in Athens

Funeral services for Robert E Leppard 73 Athens 3 will be held at Bethel Church of Christ at two this afternoon. He was found dead about a quarter mile from home Friday night after leaving at 11 AM. Death attributed to heart attack. Survived by wife Pearl and children Mable Springer Maude Lees Mattie Broadwater Clarence Leopard. Pallbearers named Lambert Sanderson Bailey Thomas Pepper Johnson. Burial in adjoining cemetery Spry directing.

Robert E. Leppard Athens Bethel Church of Christ Burrell Grubbs Everett Alexander Spry Leopard Pearl Leopard Mable Springer Mobile Maude Lees Grand Bay Mattie Broadwater Clarence Leopard Augusta Malcolm Leopard Decatur Dorris Lambert Rowe Sanderson Robert Bailey Franklin Thomas Claude Pepper Gilbert Johnson

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