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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1956

Page

7

Northside Baptist Church ordains Deacon Ed Lane

At 2:00 p.m. Ed Lane will be ordained a Deacon at Northside Baptist Church 211 Wilson St NW. Rev. Ollie Linkous delivers the ordination sermon and Rev. Smith Ledbetter gives the charge to the church. Walker Clarence Hudson supervised Sunday school.

Northside Baptist Church Wilson St. NW Ollie Linkous Ed Lane Smith Ledbetter Herman Harris Sun Clarence Hudson B.T.U Roy Guyse

Ann's Catholic Corner at Johnston Street

Rev John M Horgan pastor at Ann s Catholic Corner lists confessions Saturdays 5 to 6 pm and 7 to 8 pm Sunday masses 8 and 10 am Novena to Our Mother of Perpetual Help on Wednesday 7 30 pm Weekday masses Monday 6 30 am convent chapel Tuesday to Friday 8 am church Saturday 8 am Athens Sunday communion day for Altar Society

Athens The Altar Society

Harold Lentz Services and Bible Study Schedule

Minister Harold Lentz announces Sunday worship at 10 00 11 00 and 7 00 with a Ladies Bible Class at 6 00 Wednesday evening and a regular mid week Bible Study at 7 00 Wednesday evening.

Harold Lentz T. A. Thompson

Adjustors Assess Draper Prison Fire Damage

SPEIGNER Ala Adjustors met with Alabama Department of Corrections officials to survey damage from a Draper Prison fire. Warden B R Reeves said about 5000 dollars worth of cotton mattresses was destroyed in the rear building. No injuries or escapes occurred as guards convicts and fire crews battled the blaze.

Speigner Ala Alabama Department of Corrections Draper Prison B. R. Reeves Frank Lee Reeves Wetumpka Montgomery Draper

Sheffield Names Committee Leaders For Dimes March

Leon Sheffield, Lakeside High School principal and chair of the Morgan County March of Dimes Negro section, announces committees for the drive. W. L. England publicity. B. T. Davis special gifts. M. Sykes business clubs. I. A. Stallworth schools. Mrs. E. M. Bridges cards. Miss L. M. Bassham theater. Miss B. L. Howard teenagers. Miss E. Taylor coin collectors. Prof. Sheffield Peanuts for Polio. Mrs. L. Matthews Mothers March. L. Jack.

Leon Sheffield Lakeside High School Morgan County W. L. England B. T. Davis M. Sykes I. A. Stallworth E. M. Bridges L. M. Bassham B. L. Howard E. Taylor Prof. Sheffield L. Matthrews L. Jack

Doyle Banta Minister Urges Attendance at All Church Services

The article lists a full weekly schedule from Bible Study at 8 45 a m to evening worship and TV program on WMSL TV. It extends a cordial invitation to visitors and notes Wednesday Bible Study and Thursday Men’s Training Class at 7 30 p m.

Doyle Banta Wmsl-Tv

Beech Street Church of Christ Service Schedule

James Ray presides at Beech Street Church of Christ with services 10:00 morning worship 11:00 and 7:15 evening worship plus a 7:00 Wednesday Bible Study. Visitors welcome.

Beech Street Church

CWA Accepts NL RB Order Over 1955 Bell Walkout

The Communications Workers of America agrees to accept an NLRB order against the International Union and 27 locals for strike tactics during the 1955 Southern Bell dispute. Investigators found evidence of violations involving 74 locals, with six of the 27 in Alabama reporting major violence.

Communications Workers of America Union National Labor Relations Board International Union Southern Bell Telephone Co NLRB CWA Southern Bell Alabama Birmingham Gadsden Montgomery Sheffield Tuscaloosa Huntsville

Morgan County committees plan December 19 meeting

Mrs. I. McCallahan notes special events for Morgan County. Two organizational meetings have been held and committees will cover all communities. A further gathering is planned for December 19.

Son I. McCallahan Morgan County

Area Men In Service News Roundup

Joe W. Eaton quartermaster first class USN serves aboard USS Valley Forge. Army 2nd Lt. Melvin R. Oliver Jr. completes field artillery officers basic course at Fort Sill. Elvin J. Calvert engineman third class USN departs Valparaiso Chile aboard USS Staten Island for Operation Deep Freeze II. Pvt. Jimmie L. Brown basic combat training with the 4th Armored Division at Fort Hood.

Joe W. Eaton USN Alton H. Eaton Hartseller Joan E. Gessensetter Copake Falls N. Y Valley Forge Fort Sill, Okla AHTNC Army Melvin R. Oliver Jr Clara St Decatur Field Artillery Artillery and Guided Missile Center Fort Sill Okla Oliver Florence State College Valparaiso Chile Elvin J. Calvert Arthur W. Calvert Brement Cullman Staten Island Antarctic Balboa Central America Fort Hood, Tex Jimmie L. Brown Doris Waverly Fla 4Th Armored Division Fort Hood Tex Fairview High School N. J. Brown Cullman 7

Local servicemen promoted and deployed in Korea and Germany

Navy announces promotion of John W. Loyd Jr to aviation storekeeper second class aboard USS Saratoga. Airman Donald A. Johnson arrives at Kimpo Air Base Korea for Communications Section duty after training at Decatur High. Army Specialist Third Class Freddie Jones, 19, leads field exercise with the 11th Airborne Division in Germany after enlisting in 1954.

Washington, D. C Navy Department John W. Loyd, Jr Ara Loyd Rt. 8 Alma B. Adamson Cullman USN Saratoga Fifth Air Force Korea Donald A. Johnson Carolyn Johnson 15Th Ave Decatur Kimpo Air Base Kimpo Augsburg Germany Freddie Jones Nathan Jones Madison St 11Th Airborne 511Th Infantry Jones Europe Decatur High School

Christmas through Christlikeness Rather Than Gifts

A public forum letter discusses Christmas as a daily Christlike life. It cites Christlike love integrity and cooperation to replace fear malice and materialism, suggesting this shift can end poverty war and bring enduring peace and prosperity.

Earth

Judge Threatens Jail For Rebellious Jury In Alabama Case

A Jefferson Circuit Court visiting judge warned a Birmingham jury of jail if it did not return a verdict. The case involved J. D. Boles of Knoxville suing Tom Bonner, a Birmingham real estate agent, over 2050 dollars in supposed profits from a 1952 agreement.

Birmingham J. D. Boles Knoxville Tenn Boles Tom Bonner John Stewart Stone Guntersville Ala Jefferson Circuit Court Stone Joe T. Simonetti Simonetti Claude C. Aycock Adamsville George Trawick

Promise of the Christian Era Demonstrates Emmanuel

The article asserts a future Christic age marked by the promise of the Christian era and the presence of Emmanuel meaning God with us, reflecting religious discourse from The Christian Science Monitor.

The Christian Science Monitor Christian Science Committee Emmanuel God

Stage Icon Geraldine Page Once Thread Winder

Geraldine Page, renowned stage and screen star, once worked as a thread winder while reciting Shakespeare. The future actress balanced labor with literature, a detail highlighted in biographical notes about her early life and craft.

Geraldine Page

Egypt's 4241 B.C. calendar marked earliest known time system

The article notes the Egyptian calendar established in 4241 B.C. as the earliest known calendar in history, detailing its historical significance and longstanding use across ancient Egypt.

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