Winter Moon and River Readings Near Decatur
The Decatur area notes a December full moon on the horizon with the sun low in the sky signaling winter. Tennessee River at Keller Memorial Bridge shows 18.74 feet, down 1.16 feet in 12 hours, with sea level at 553.04 feet. Pickwick 412.2, Guntersville 772, Whitesburg 560.2, Wilaks 507.3 feet. High Friday 46, low 44, Saturday 46. forecast clouds with rain and drizzle today, warming through tonight and Monday with showers. today’s high 62.
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Decatur
Tennessee River
Keller Memorial Bridge
TVA
Pickwick
Guntersville
Whitesburg
Wils
Weather Across the Nation Reports Heavy Rains and Cold Spells
The Associated Press notes rain and sleet disrupts the South and central U S with floods in low land areas. Memphis and Columbus Air Base report over 1 inch of rain, while Little Rock and Chattanooga see about 1 inch. Far West temps in the 50s to high 70s. Northeast records subfreezing start.
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Memphis
Tenn
Columbus
Miss., Air Force Base
Little Rock
Ark
Chattanooga
Midwest
Chicago Weather Bureau
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Illinois
South Dakota
Minnesota
Boonville
N.Y
Rocky Mountain
Democracy Must Work Grads Told
Edwin R. Walker president of Queens College Charlotte NC told 370 graduates that democracy must work and challenged students to engage in public life. He spoke at the Auburn Alabama ceremony urging civic responsibility and active citizenship among the graduates.
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Grads
Auburn
Ala
Edwin R. Walker
Queens College
Charlotte, N. C
Hospital Dismissals List With Names and Addresses
A rolled list shows multiple hospital dismissals and patient names including Thomas L Newsom at Locust Street 1407 and Mrs Carrie Bentley at 918 8th Ave Decatur plus others in Trinity Decatur Eva Curtis Oden infant Curtis Oden Eva and related addresses appear among the names. The material reads like a public notices style roll call of discharged patients with associated residences.
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Sam Draper
Trinity
Thomas L. McCurry
Sherman St
James E. Brown
Decatur
Curtis Oden
Eva
William M. Marshall
State Ave
Norman C. Cryer
Huntsville
Local Obituary Notices List Cullman Area Names
Obituary fragment lists include Mrs. Charles Edward Graveman Cullman. Mrs. Dorothy Jean Causey. Mrs. L. B. Cornelius Vinemont. Samuel Daniel Taylor Cullman. Larry Eugene Terry Cullman. Mrs. Arnold Coffey Moulton. Orbee McAvee Somerville. Joan Flannigan Town Creek. Mrs. Buddy Lang Courtland. Mrs. Counsel Latham Town Creek. Mrs. Kenneth Sanford Creel Cullman. Mrs. Luther Hoberson Wooten Cullman. Mrs. Henry Albert Knighten Hanceville. Mrs. Alice Mae Curl Cullman. Donald Neal Allred Cullman. Ray Montgomery Trinity. Mrs. Otis Nolan Mount Hope. Mrs. Lucille Reed Moulton. Wanda Hamby Moulton. Mrs. James Pryor Grayson. Edith Weaver Courtland. Grady Manley Courtland. Charles Cross Courtland.
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Samuel Daniel Taylor
Cullman
Larry Eugene Terry
Arnold Coffey
Moulton
Orbee McAvee
Somerville
Joan Flannigan
Town Creek
Buddy Lang
Courtland
Counsel Latham
Kenneth Sanford Creel
Luther Hoberson Wooten
Henry Albert Knighten
Hanceville
Alice Mae Curl
Donald Neal Allred
Ray Montgomery
Trinity
Otis Nolan
Mount Hope
Lucille Reed
Wanda Hamby
James Pryor
Grayson
Edith Weaver
Grady Manley
Charles Cross
Athens Names List of Residents and Ages
A compiled roster lists residents and ages across multiple towns including Athens Rogersville Ardmore Elkmont Elk Mount Tanner and Tanner with individuals such as Nina Mae Yarbrough Virlie Hill Kittye Hicks Evelyn Posey J T Holland Florence Abernathy Belle Carnell Lilly Lovell Lois Malone Kathy Roberson and Patsy Peden among others. The entries show varied ages from 1 to 5 and span districts in Alabama and nearby Tennessee locales.
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Nina Mae Yarbrough
Athens
Virlie Frances Hill
Madison
Alfred Garner
Kittye Hicks
Evelyn Posey
Anderson
N. L. Brooks
Charlie B. Williams
Lucille Gain
Roy Nelson Phillips
Rogersville
Georgia Ann Ezell
M. C. Nichols
Edith Boyd
Cleo Coffman
J. Thomas Holland
Florence Abernathy
Jesse Monroe Camp
Barbara Jean Hodges
Elkmont
Lucille Sneed
Bettye Jayne McWilliams
Larry Oneal Townsend
Lester
Janice C. Grisham
Belle Carnell
Ardmore
Tenn
Lilly Lovell
Lois Malone
Kathy Diane Roberson
Mary Shores
Patsy Lee Peden
Tanner
Baugh Wiley Smith Admissions List Reveals Local Names
A scanned admissions roster lists numerous local residents including M Jettie Dawes 310 Wilson NE and Mrs Mary Royer 413 Jackson. Also named are Master James McGee 2704 Lake ve, Miss Rebecca Morris Cullman, Roy Poff 1103 13th Ave SE, and others across Cullman and surrounding towns.
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James McGee
Lake Ve
Hazel Basden
11Th Ave
Dewayne Morris
Cullman
Rebecca Morris
Roy Poff
13Th Ave
Carol McBay
6Th Ave
Mammie Pylant
Local Names in Scrambled Address Notes
Fragmentary list shows names Mrs. L. S. Carpenter Jesse Jones Courtland Earl C. Brewer Hillsboro and Dewey Retherford with partial addresses 409 Oak 1702 10th Ave SE 420 Cand indicating a court or directory notice without clear action or context
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Jesse Jones
Courtland
Earl C. Brewer
Hillsboro
10Th Ave
Alexander
Cand & Te ' Dewey Retherford
Funeral services for Mrs Mahalia Brockman
Funeral services for Mrs Mahalia Brockman who died Friday at 2 a.m. will be held today at 2 p.m. from Shiloh Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Sykes Cemetery.
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Mahalia Brockman
Shiloh Baptist Church
Sykes Ceme
Worthington expands Decatur plant boosting jobs and industry
The Worthington plant in Decatur completes a 110000 square foot expansion and consolidates compressor manufacture under one roof. Sen. Sparkman and Nuplist praise growth in Decatur and Alabama. over 100 new skilled jobs created with wider impact on local economy and housing. Worthington serves diverse markets from residential units to large office systems and factory cooling.
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Worthington
Decatur
Dodd
Nuplist
Land of Opportunity
Sen. Sparkman
Len Sparkman
Nunlist
Alabama
CIA
Washington
Pan American
New York
Atlas
Brazil
Mercedes- Benz
Solon Wife Hurt in Three Car Crash at 6th and Wilson
A three car wreck at 6th Avenue and Wilson Street injured Mrs. Kylie Berryman wife of State Sen. Robert Berryman. Lonnie W. Roberts 53 Town Creek faced charges after his Mercury ran a red light. Additional crash details and DUI charges follow for a separate 4:15 p.m. incident nearby.
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6Th Avenue
Wilson Street
Robert Berryman
Kylie Berryman
Berrymans
Lonnie W. Roberts
Town Creek
Oscar Goodman
Madison St. NW
Decatur
Madeline M. Kennedy
Belle Mina
Mercury
Wilson
Chevrolet
Cadillac
6Th Ave
Goodman
6Th Ave. SE
8Th St. SE
Norman Childers
Falkville
Nash
Loy Hearn Taylor
Grant St
James 0. Anderson
Prospect Dr
Sixth Avenue Fruit Stand
Childers
7Th Ave
Abe Parrish
Births Reported Across Alabama with Local Hospitals
A series of birth announcements list families from Cullman Moulton Courtland and Atlanta. Charles Graveman and wife welcome a daughter on December 14 at Lawrence County Hospital. Arnold Coffey and wife welcome a son on December 13 at Lawrence County Hospital. Buddy Lang and wife announce a son on December 14 at Jr 2557 Melinda Drive in Atlanta, and a daughter Linda Gayle born December 11 at Georgia Baptist Hospital in Atlanta. Further details incomplete for Douglas family.
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Charles Edward Graveman
Cullman
Lawrence County Hospital
Arnold Coffey
Moulton
Buddy Lang
Courtland
Melinda Dr. E
Atlanta
Linda Gayle
Georgia Baptist Hospital
Douglas
Obituary Notes Survivors Include Sister Lauria Jones
Reynolds Funeral Home directs the services for the deceased whose survivors include one sister Mrs. Lauria Jones and other relatives.
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Tery
Reynolds Funeral Home
Lauria Jones
Flood danger rises on Alabama and Cahaba rivers
The Weather Bureau reports rising flood crests on the Alabama and Cahaba rivers from Montgomery to Selma with several gauges surpassing flood stages. Selma notes 47.5 feet on the Alabama, forecast to reach 49 feet. Gadsden Coosa above 20 feet and rising. Millers Ferry near 51-52 feet. Claiborne expected eight feet over flood level midweek. Roads open statewide but U.S. 231 bridge north of Montgomery remains washed out with detours.
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Weather Bureau
Alabama
Cahaba
Montgomery
Selma
Gadsden
Coosa
Millers Ferry
Claiborne
Suttle
Marion Junction
Highway Patrol
U.S. 231
Birth Notice at Decatur General Hospital
A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gunner of 1603 7th Ave SW on Friday at Decatur General Hospital. A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Garrison of Decatur 3 on Friday at the same hospital. L. Stewart of 2214 11th St SE noted the event.
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L. Stewart
11Th St
Decatur General Hospital
Robert Gunner
7Th Ave
Roy Garrison
Decatur 3
L Decatur General Hospital
Albany Truce Terms Carried, Arrests Continue
Albany officials read a commission statement as police warn strict action if protests resume. Since Tuesday more than 550 demonstrators, mostly Black, have been arrested with under 200 still jailed. King spoke Friday as whites and Blacks clash over desegregation demands at rail and bus terminals.
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Kelley
Laurie Pritchett
Albany
Martin Luther King Jr
Atlanta
Hunger Strike Mounts as CORE Demonstrations Rally
In Baton Rouge 57 of 71 jailed Negroes refuse noon meals while about half of 28 jailed women skip dinner. CORE protests escalate against racial discrimination amid tear gas, federal and state injunctions, and court orders. U.S. marshals serve papers. Judge West signs restraining order limiting demonstrations.
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Baton Rouge
CORE
State Board of Education
The
Education Board
Southern University
United States
U.S
E. Gordon West
District Diary HARTSELLE Licenses Sold to Four Firms
Four business firms purchased privilege licenses this week from the City Clerk. Newton Insurance Agency at 124 1-2 W. Main St. paid 35 dollars, Edward Hunter paid 80 dollars for a service station, Booth-Cook Milling Co. paid 25 dollars for a grist mill, and White and Cook Feed Co. paid 65 dollars.
Why Christmas program at Sulphur Springs Baptist Church
Sulphur Springs Baptist Church presents Why Christmas tonight at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend this community Christmas program.
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Hillsboro— Sulphur Springs
Speake School P TA Meeting Scheduled for Monday
Speake High School P TA convenes Monday at 7 p.m. at the school urging all parents and teachers to attend for the planned discussions and activities.
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P-Ta
Theft Reported in Athens Involving Ritz Theater Parking
Terryll A. Pugh reported a tire and wheel stolen from the trunk of his car while parked at the rear of Ritz Theater in Athens. Police were notified at 2 05 p m Saturday.
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Athens
eTerryll A. Pugh
S. East St
Ritz Theater
Five Fines Paid On Traffic And Wildlife Violations
Limestone County circuit clerk office reports reception of 300.65 in payment for five fines. Charges included speeding hunting on Wheeler Refuge public drunkenness violation of the prohibition law and highway intoxication.
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Athens
Limestone County
Swedish Pact Captures Camp Tshombe in Katanga Feat
Newsmen report white mercenaries fortify south of Rhodesia's capital as three Swedish companies capture Camp Tshombe, the last Katanga gendarmerie stronghold in Elizabethville. Five Swedish soldiers wounded. no fatalities. Earlier, two other Katanga forts fell per U.N. notes.
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Rhodesia
Camp Massert
Camp
Tshombe
U.N
Katanga
Elisabethville
U Thant opposes preconditions for Katanga cease fire
United Nations Acting Secretary-General U Thant warned the Congo advisory committee that a cease fire proclaimed in Katanga before goals are met would be a serious setback. He said U.N. forces could seize Elisabethville within 24 hours and urged negotiations between Katanga President Tshombe and Congo Premier Adoula, possibly at Kitona with safe conduct assurances. Brig. J J Rikhye projected Elisabethville would fall to U.N. control with only small pockets resisting.
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United Nations, N. Y
U Thant
Congo
United Nations
Katanga
U.N
Elisabethville
Thant
Moishe Tshombe
Cyrille Adoula
Adoula
Kitona
Tshombe
Banana
Leopoldville
J.J. Rikhye
Topill
U.N. Headnacre
Rikhye
Death of Hartsville Resident Jack Wright at 43
Jack Wright 43 of Danville died Friday night at his home. Funeral services set for today at 1 30 p m at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church with three ministers officiating. Burial in Johnson Chapel Cemetery directed by Peck Funeral Home. Survived by widow Rachel Wright son James Wright daughter Deborah Wright step daughter Charlene Wright parents Mr and Mrs W M Wright sister Mrs Aaron Hill and other relatives. Body to be returned to residence until services.
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Hartselle
Jack Wright
Danville
Johnson Chapel Methodist Church
John Smith
Ted Swann
Markus Long
Johnson Chapel
Peck Funeral Home
Rachel Wright
James Wright
Deborah Wright
Charlene Wright
Aaron Hill
Danville 2
J. W. Bryant obituary notice in Cullman County
J. W. Bryant, 86, died Saturday at 6 a.m. in Cullman County. Burial will be in the adjoining cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Mrs. Ruth Blevins Mrs. Linnie Heard and Mrs. Ola Smithson of Vinemont three sons Arthur of Birmingham Price M. Bryant of Decatur and John T. Bryant of Massey one sister Mrs. Molly Turrentine of Birmingham 18 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
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J. W. Bryant
Cullman County
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
Ruth Blevins
Linnie Heard
Ola Smithson
Vinemont
Arthur
Birmingham
Price M. Bryant
Decatur
John T. Bryant
Massey
Molly Turrentine
Funeral set for Mrs Myrtle Miller in Jacksonville
Mrs Myrtle Olinger Miller died Thursday evening in Jacksonville Florida. Funeral services will be Monday at 2:30 p.m. from Guntharp Brown Service Funeral Home with burial at Decatur City Cemetery. Survivors include two daughters and one son, plus two brothers and a sister. Services also held today at 3 p.m. in Jacksonville.
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Myrtle Olinger Miller
Jacksonville
Fla
Guntharp-Brown
Decatur City
Juanita Dennis
Orlando
Elizabeth Miller
Jesse Earl Miller
Virginia
T. R. Olinger
Houston
Tex
N. G. Olinger
Ypsilanti
Mich
Nancy Lee Osborn
Trinity
Funeral services for Mollie Emaline Woodard
Mrs Mollie Emaline Woodard 93 of Stoulton 3 died Saturday at home. Service today at 2 p.m. from Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with burial in Montgomery Cemetery. Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home directed. Survived by two daughters Mrs Fred Henderson and Mrs Floyd Armor of Moulton 4 five sons Tom Charlie Robert Edgar and Edward Woodard three brothers Rev Dee Montgomery Hillsboro 1 Robert Montgomery of Moulton and Robert Montgomery of Moulton 4, 14 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.
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Moulton
Mollie Emaline Woodard
Stoulton
Pleasant Grove Baptist Church
Montgomery
Elliott-Brown Service Funeral Home
Fred Henderson
Floyd Armor
Tom
Charlie
Robert
Edgar
Edward Woodard
Dee Montgomery
Hillsboro
Robert Montgomery
Parker David S. Parker 83 Moulton obituary notice
David S. Parker 83 of Moulton died Saturday. Funeral services Monday at 1 p.m. from his son's home Wiley Parker with burial at Cheatman Cemetery. Elliott Brown Service Funeral Home directing. Survived by four sons Wiley Bud Robert Parker Archie Parker and three daughters Minda Cantrell Ester Strickland Della Jetton Maggie Robinson two brothers two sisters many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Moulton
David S. Parker
Wiley Parker
Cheatman
Elliott-Brown Service
Wiley
Bud
Robert Parker
Archie Parker
Decatur
Minda Cantrell
Ester Strickland
Della Jetton
Double Springs
Maggie Robinson
Dee. Parker
Cleveland Parker
George Curtis
Danville
Billa Montgomery
Mrs. E. D. Bailey Sr. dies in Miami funeral set
Mrs. E D Bailey Sr who died Saturday in Miami will have funeral services Wednesday at 2 p m from Gunthorp Brown Service Funeral Home conducted by Rev W K Stephenson. Burial is in Decatur City Cemetery. Survivors include son E D Bailey Jr of Miami two sisters Stevie Dudley and B P Cartwright of Decatur one grandchild and two great grandchildren
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E. D. Bailey
Miami
Gunthorp-Brown Service
W. K. Stephenson
Decatur City Cemetery
E. D. Bailey Jr
Stevie Dudley
Decatur
B. P. Cartwright
Funeral rites for Mrs Ida Grubb held at Northside Church
Funeral rites for Mrs Ida L Grubb 77 Athens 3 are held at 2 o'clock this afternoon at Northside Church of Christ. She was a resident of Athens and widow of S H Grubb. Survived by several nieces and nephews.
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Athens
Ida L. Grubb
Northside Church of
Traffic mishaps dot Decatur Saturday schedule
Two morning crashes occurred on Saturday in Decatur. At 8 33 a.m. Willie Coffey and Reaford Alvis sideswiped during a turn on 6th Street and 3rd Avenue SE. At 11 35 a.m. Harold Sparkman and J W Portwood collided on Canal Street after Portwood failed to maintain distance. Weekend visitors Mrs. M Z Thorson and Mrs. Mary Layman are noted.
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Willie W. Coffey
Decatur 1
Reaford
Alvis
3Rd Ave
6Th St
Coffey
Harold Sparkman
State Ave
J. W. Portwood
4Th Ave
Canal St
Portwood
Sparkman
Union Strikes Tie Up Bowman Drivers
A Teamsters strike against Bowman prompted halts in operations. Union spokesmen denied knowledge of incidents as both sides face court orders restricting violence. Christ. E. B. Kuykendall will officiate a burial at Bethel Cemetery with McConnell Service Funeral Home handling arrangements. Mrs. Grubb died Saturday at home after a long illness, survived by two sons Burl Grubb of Athens and Hayes Grubb of Keavy Ky, four daughters Pearlie Eaton Lillie Nelson Aintha Brock and Lucille Grubb, seven grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, and two sisters.
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Christ. E. B. Kuykendall
Bethel Cemetery
McConnell Service
Grubb
Burl Grubb
Athens 3
Hayes Grubb
Keavy
Pearlie Eaton
Lillie Nelson
Aintha Brock
Knoxville
Tenn
Lucille Grubb
Funeral services for Omar Mc Glawn Breeding held in Nashville
Omar Mc Glawn Breeding 55 of Johnson City Tennessee died Wednesday in Nashville. Funeral services were conducted Friday at 10 a.m. in Nashville. Survivors include one son Donald Breeding of Nashville three brothers Prichard Breeding of Somerville Mike and Claude Breeding of Somerville two sisters Mrs. George Turney of Somerville and Mrs. QO E Billings of Nashville.
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Omar McGlawn
Johnson City
Tenn
Nashville
Donald Breeding
Prichard Breeding
Somerville
Mike
Claude
George Turney
QO. E. Billings
Funeral services for Mrs Nora Biles in Athens
Mrs Nora Biles 92 of 410 Houston St Athens will have funeral services at 2 p m today at McConnell Service Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at City Cemetery with McConnell Service in charge. Officiating is Jim Bynum. grandsons will be pallbearers. She died Saturday at 8 a m at her residence. Surviving are one daughter Mrs Clay Roberts Athens three sons Knox Biles Hartselle Andrew Biles Otto Biles Decatur 10 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
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Athens
Nora Biles
Houston St
McConnell-Service Funeral Home
City
McConnell-Service
Jim Bynum
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Charles C. Coffey
College
Thomas L. Newsom
Lawrence County
Dorothy Jean Causey
L. B. Cornelius
Limestone
Mary Royer
Jackson St
Loretta Bell
Tommy Allen
2Nd Ave
Sykes Terry
Ronnie Scoggins
Locust St
Jack
Norwood
Robert Neal
T. R.blevins
Bobby Entrekin
Elsie Morris
5Th Ave
Jack Shields
20Th Ave
Bank Street
Torwer
Rome
RA L. Turher
First Baptist Choir
Messiah
Hamdel
First Baptist Church
Harry Cowan
Will Torium
Crash
Solon
Myrtle Miller
Mrs
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E. D. Bailey, Sr
Ida Grubb
Bulova
Waterp
Balen
M. Z. Thorson
Evansville
Ind
Lucille
Anna Gus Murphy
Thorson
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Mary Layman
Block- Chandler Hospital
Teamsters
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Omar M. Breeding
L. C. Fisher Company
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