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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 28, 1950

Page

11

Fifth Sunday Program Set at Berea Baptist Church

A fifth Sunday program coordinated by Berea Baptist and Sulphur Springs churches features deacons as speakers. It begins at 9:45 with Sunday school led by A. L. Age, then worship in song No. 223 Close To Thee, offerings, and a Sulphur Springs quartet number. The Winners series covers prayer life, faith, conviction, spiritual passion, and heavenly function with speakers Ervin Holland, C Hill, J Lott, and Herman Harris. Lunch follows at noon.

Berea Baptist Church Sulphur Springs Church Berea Sulphur Springs Quartet F. C. Parker Ervin Holland C. €. Hill Berea Church J. Lott Herman Harris

Deeds and schedule at Berea and Sulphur Springs churches

Walter M Black to Melvin E Black and others record transfers for 75 to 600 dollars. A church program lists songs, sermons, and special services at Berea and Sulphur Springs churches with pastors A L McMellan Gilbert Harris John Wilkerson and Will Tucker. An invitation extends to all to spend the day with them.

Walter M. Black Melvin E. Black Welbert Cater Mary Watts Susie Walden Christian Maggie W. Roberts Sol Davis Henry L. Davis Joe E. Terry R. M. Walden Maggie Roberts Decatur Homes Inc John E Herman Harris Sulphur Springs Church Howard Dutton Berea A. L. McMellan Gilbert Harris John Wilkerson Berea Church Arthur Harris Sulphur Springs Will Tucker Jesus Call of the Cross

Payment transfers listed with multiple recipients and amounts

A list of money transfers including Wright to Jack H. Jones for 8750 dollars, Iva Mae Alvis to Mack Sullins for 1, correction entries, and several other payments such as Mack Sullins to Woodrow Yates for 1600 dollars, H. H. Pitman to J. F. Stewart Jr. for 3000 dollars, and George B. White to William A. Weaver for 1 dollar.

James E. Alvis William C. Arnett J. L. Bean W. G. Bean Leonard W. Eddy J. F. Stewart Jr C. J. Edwards Wiley Edwards William F. Marsh Tasker Mattie Lou Marsh Bryan McAfee

Addressed Couples: Stephenson Quinn and Summerford in Hartselle

Robert Nelson Stephenson age 22 of 109 Sloss Hartselle and Ruth Roberson Quinn age 21 of 402 McClanahan Hartselle are described as college students. Louyn Edward Summerford age 23 appears in the fragment as another party.

Robert Nelson Stephenson Sloss Hartselle Ruth Roberson Quinn McClanahan Louyn Edward Summerford

Accused White Slaver In Custody In Mobile

Ottis Herbert Tinsley, 35, of Center Texas, was captured after a Mobile resident spotted his photo on an FBI wanted poster. FBI agent John Mumford said the arrest ends a two year search. Tinsley had been indicted February 25, 1949, for bringing a woman from Tyler Texas to Jackson Mississippi for immoral purposes in May 1948.

Mobile Ala Texas FBI John Mumford Ottis Herbert Tinsley Center Tex Tinsley Tyler Jackson Miss

Multiple Marriages and Transfers Listed in Local Notices

A series of transfers and marriages appears for residents in Danville Decatur Somerville Cullman and Falkville. Entries name ages occupations and new addresses for individuals including Nancy Ann Howell Carrie Fran cis Watson Bonnie Faye Knighten Mildred Cora Myers Gladys Sherrill Imogene Ellenberg Betty Jane Grant Jannett Carr Peggy Sue Lawrence and others alongside U S Army assignments for John Waters James Dillard.

Danville Nancy Ann Howell East Gordon Drive Redding Morgan Decatur Furniture Company Carrie Francis Watson Hartselle Carl Clifton Tower Avenue Betty Kate Cook Somerville Hulu Leslie Smith Bonnie Faye Knighten Alfred Prater Mildred Cora U. S. Army Millard A. Williams Vinemont Farming Jannett Carr Falkville Joseph Dewitt McDonald Hanceville Sawfill Peggy Sue Lawrence

Suits in Circuit Court On Traction and Injury Claims

I R Laney sues Marvin Penn for 1200 damages after a tractor-truck crash on West Falkville pike Sept 22 1950. Joe Ray Laney suing via I R Laney seeks 5000 for injuries including a broken left leg. Equity action E D Ballinger seeks a temporary injunction to stop foreclosure sale of land tied to a 1931 mortgage. Merrill W Doss represents Ballinger.

I. R. Laney Marvin Penn West Falkville Pike S. A. Lynne Joe Ray Laney Martin Penn Circuit Court Equity E. D. Ballinger J. H. Bowers Ballinger E. K. Chunn Ginning Company Merrill W. Doss

Predictions for 1951 Shape Hollywood's Final Reel

Hollywood foresees television and new talent reshaping the motion picture industry in 1951. The year will test top studios as theater TV grows, stars face salary pressures, 3D experiments continue, escapist fare dominates, war effort mobilization expands, radio wanes, and NY TV supremacy pursuit begins.

Hollywood George Jessel Singer Romes New York California

Local Notes From Aldridge Grove Area

Friends of Mrs Ennis Mullican report improvement after a serious car wreck. Miss Bobby N Montgomery and Brince Robbins wed in Iuka Mississippi on Sunday December 24. Mr and Mrs Neal Hyde were holiday guests of their parents with other Aldridge Grove items.

Ennis Mullican Willie Rodgers Thad Chaney Falkville Brince Robbins Culbert Robbins Winfred Logan Aldridge Grove Moulton

Musial Ties Cobb With Five-Hit Games in 1948 Season

Stan Musial matched Ty Cobb by collecting five hits in a single game on four occasions during the 1948 season, tying the major league record for five hit games.

Stan Musial Ty Cobb

Twenty Nurses Sought for Army Nurse Corps in Alabama

Alabama nurses are urgently needed for extended active duty in the U S Army Nurse Corps. The quota includes 13 general duty nurses, four nurse anesthetists, two operating room nurses and one psychiatric nurse, with applications through the Alabama State Nurses' Association in Montgomery and the ASNA office.

Alabama U. S. Army Nurse Corps American Nurses’ Association New York Alabama State Nurses’ Association Montgomery Army ANA Catherine Graf V. A. Hospital Miss Graf Isa G. Pifer Third Army Fort McPherson Georgia Asna State Office 334 Professional Center

Evolution of cattle term narrows to bovine herd

The term cattle historically covered all farm animals but has shifted in common usage to refer specifically to bovine livestock. This semantic change reflects tighter categorization within agricultural language and industry discourse.

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