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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1949
Page
6
Miss Martha Bailey and Miss Jo Harvey entertain for Miss Margie Scroggins and Mr Elmer Loyd Jr at the Decatur Country Club on Saturday afternoon from four to six. The event celebrates the popular bride and groom elect with a party hosted by friends.
A roundup of holiday travel and guest arrivals as families and friends visited relatives in Decatur and nearby cities. Names include Garner, Harter, Carey, Pointer, Alexander, Ratliff, Craft, Hammond, Pirtle, Porter, Scales, Jones, Gray, Gregg, Stone, Link, Bibb, Penney, Carter, Peter, Vaughn, Knight, and others.
Mrs J E Smith 80 dies at Ardmore after illness. Funeral at Baptist church with Rev Fred Walker. burial by Rainey and Son. Survived by husband J E Smith, three daughters Erbie Cable Petersburg Tenn Joe Moore Birmingham Mrs W T Arnett Athens, five sons Thomas Edd Luther Joe Ardmore Elbert Chattanooga, many grandchildren and kin. Pallbearers named Heflin Cable James Arnett Howard Smith Palmer Wright Buddy Smith Jim Edd Smith. also items on Gay F Brown 55 burial at Pleasant Hill, Mr and Mrs Fred Arnold visiting, birth announcements, engagements, holidays visits, and local social notes.
A late December mild spell ended in the Northeast with a drop of 10 to 15 degrees along the Eastern seaboard. Most of the country saw fair weather, while freezing temperatures persisted mainly in New England. A cold belt stretched across the Dakotas Minnesota and eastern Montana.
Reno family visits from Peoria as plans form to move to Illinois. Will Prince hospitalized in Tuscaloosa after a Decatur visit. Almer Thomas home from St Vincent’s in a cast until February 6. Various local residents visit, Christmas gatherings noted. Weather report: mercury below zero with light snow in Michigan, Northern New York and North Dakota. light rain in Washington.
LA December 29 The Los Angeles Times aviation editor Marvin Miles cites reliable informants claiming the Air Force X-1 rocket plane reached 1989 mph in the stratosphere over Edwards Air Force Base. The speed equals three times the speed of sound and may involve Capt. Charles Yeager or Maj. Pete Everest.
Mr and Mrs Tennis Waugh and family spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Lil Byford of Hartselle.
A brush fire in Beverly Hills driven by strong winds forced actress Loretta Young and her three children from their home for over two hours. About 300 firefighters fought the blaze which threatened several large houses and at one point came within 30 feet of two residences. Young spent the night with a friend as her husband Tom Lewis helped battle the flames.
At the County Agent Association meeting in Dadeville Morgan county's L T Wagnon was elected secretary. Lem Edmonson of Montgomery was elected president and A S Mathews Jr of Calhoun was named vice president. New directors include A A Lauderdale Shelby county J E Carter Jackson QO C Helms Clarke and J E Morriss Elmore. The annual meeting was at the high school gymnasium with retiring President Fletcher Farrington hosting a banquet and dance afterward.
Twelve cars derailed on the Warrior river bridge near Cordova last night. The 85 car freight was traveling from Birmingham to Memphis. No injuries were reported and the track was cleared this morning.
The article notes that Afghanistan has about 10 million people and roughly half are nomadic. It highlights the prominence of nomadic groups in the country’s demographic makeup and suggests a large portion of the population leads a mobile, pastoral lifestyle.
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