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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1952

Page

9

Shirley McDonald Named Good Citizenship Girl 1952 1953

The Eva high school selected Shirley McDonald as Good Citizenship Girl for 1952 1953 for dependability punctuality truthfulness loyalty self control service cooperation courtesy respect for authority and others leadership imagination goodwill and patriotism. She ranked high in school work, was December Senior of the Month, active in Beta club Future Homemakers of America and school paper, secretary of the senior class, enjoys swimming fishing reading volleyball and basketball, and leads Methodist Youth Fellowship at church.

Eva Shirley McDonald Future Homemakers of America Club The Methodist Church Methodist

Deeds and Civil Suits Briefs From Local Court

Daily records show transfers of small sums including Summers to Williams for 1.00 and others, with several large deeds such as Hugh F. Penn to Bert Ward 8500.00 and O W Hogan to Bennie Joe Thomas 1.00. Civil suits list promissory notes between multiple parties and a damage claim by International Events Incorporated against E Perry and partners.

Will Summers Charlie Williams Bess B. Summers E. E. Anderson George H. Emmett J. L. Eaton Clyde Rogers O. W. Hogan Bennie Joe Thomas Knox L. McRae John W. Maynor Cora McCutcheon Virginia White Lester Morris Beatrice Morris Hugh F. Penn H. H. Hunter Lloyd Eubanks Peach, Caddell, and Shanks Hunter State National Bank of Decatur Joseph Drinkard Julian Harris State National Bank Avery Drinkard W. S. Slaten Definue Harris International Events Incorporated

Youth Admits Killing Artist Who Threatened to Expose Him

A 16 year old San Diego student admitted fatally stabbing 67 year old artist Ida C. MacKeown after she threatened to expose his marijuana use. Donald S. Crosby was jailed on suspicion of murder. He led detectives to a trash can containing a four inch knife and gave a conflicting account of the attack.

San Diego Ida C. MacKeown Donald S. Crosby Paul Welk Tony Maguire Crosby Welk la Jolla Keown

Duke and Duchess Decline Coronation Attendance

The Duke of Windsor announced that neither he nor the Duchess would attend Queen Elizabeth II's coronation at Westminster Abbey on June 2 1953. He said royal attendance by a former sovereign would breach constitutional norms.

Paris Duke of Windsor Duchess of Windsor Abbey Westminster England

Iowa 93 year old father welcomes 13th child

DES MOINES Luis A. Carrizales aged 93 became a father for the 13th time when his wife Mary aged 28 delivered a daughter yesterday. The couple, married in 1945, have five other children. Carrizales has seven children from two earlier marriages and continues to work at a farm equipment firm.

Des Moines Luis A. Carrizales Mary

Ballroom dancing sparks sharp backlash in Selangor

Proponents of ballroom dancing claim to spark a lively scene in Malaya while an official calls the activity vulgar and inappropriate for Selangor society.

Kaula Lumpar Selangor

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