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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1947
Page
9
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Frank Carl Stahlman in Nashville after a long illness. She was daughter of the late Samuel Wert and Elizabeth Gibbs Wert of Alabama and sister of Judge Thomas W Wert of Birmingham. Burial followed at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Over 100 gallons of government surplus black paint in stock at 108 West Moulton St. Call 164 for purchase details. Paint priced at one dollar per gallon and suitable for machinery and implements. Also offering machine work and welding services.
An actor in New York learns he may join Barter Theatre in Abingdon for a national tour of The Importance of Being Earnest. Bob Porterfield explains audition philosophy with anecdotes about Ethel Barrymore, Gregory Peck, and the Barter casting approach.
Staff Sergeant James D. Hornbuckle becomes mess sergeant at the headquarters enlisted mess on Guam. He joined the Twentieth Air Force in 1947 after enlisting in 1942 and serving in Europe. He baked 1100 sweet rolls and earned the Bronze Star and Purple Heart before reenlisting in 1946. He is currently stationed in the Marianas.
Children and grandchildren gathered on Falkville 2 Christmas Eve at Mr. and Mrs. A W Lee to decorate the tree and exchange gifts. A large dinner followed for numerous relatives including Johnson Lee family and many others with children listed.
A partial obituary style note shows Sgt. Hornbuckle’s pre service life on a farm with the Hornbuckle parents at Lacy's Springs and mentions his wife and two daughters living in Austin Texas.
The passage lists Alvin Shelby Jean and David Miss Corine and Ear line Smith of Belle Mina Miss Linda Orr Doris Kay King Faynell McAbee and Mr and Mrs Charlie West among local names. A line notes that some goiter types do not cause neck swellings and malaria mosquitoes bite.
Donald Graham Henderson, a 26 year old University of North Carolina senior and war veteran, completed in two years all work required for graduation and earned a Rhodes Scholarship. He spent 34 months overseas and 14 months in combat service. His widow mother, former Aline Graham of Columbia, S C, resides in New.
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