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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1958
Page
10
Twenty nine arrests were made on the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in 1957 for offenses from firearms on a sanctuary to waterfowl hunting. Offenders paid 792 in fines and costs, with more cases pending. Refuge staff also made 14 arrests on adjacent private land. Patrols ran heavily through cold weather including weekends and holidays.
Mrs W P Roberts hosts and visitors include Rev and Mrs Freeman Smith and daughters of Gordo, Mr and Mrs Ramon Wallace and Malcolm King with children, and other local families. Activities include meals, dinners, and hospitalization for Carolyn Teague.
Ben Jaco of the Tennessee Valley Authority fish and game conservation division addressed the Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce on the mussel business.
Dr W W Bauer discusses the growth of bacteriology from Pasteur to modern virology, noting that many bacteria do not cause disease while others invade via skin, lungs, or gut. He calls for continued research on host responses and urges patients to understand that medicine cannot know all. Tomorrow: Here ’N’ There.
Bill Lee reported Christmas Tree sales supporting the Christmas Basket program. Karl Bradley served as chairman of this latest local group while community members discussed fishing and game population efforts in the area.
Mr. and Mrs. Asia Pike spend a month in Virginia with their daughter and family. Wayne Hilliard and others from Bessemer and Ryan visit the Pridemore and Gordon Pridmore families for New Year. Miss Mary Ellen Pridmore visits from Birmingham. New residents include Milford Livingston from Eva and Clyde Bates from Falkville. Chicago visitors Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Chapell. Rita McNutt visits Grace Pridmore. Layfette Weaver family from Rock Creek visit. Melvin Stinson and children visit Harvey Stinson and family.
An early Broadway prospect for next season features a musical comedy based on the book 1 001 Nights at Minskys by Rowland Barber and Morton Minsky. The project centers on the famous Minsky brothers of burlesque.
A fragmentary report highlights the group’s 1957 activity with guests Charles Murphree Miles Powell and Joe Whaley in attendance alongside President Johnnie Washburn.
Pvt Newman L McClellan 22 son of Mr and Mrs Wallace L McClellan Vinemont 3 completed the communications enter operator course at the Southeastern Signal School Fort Gordon Georgia. Army PFC Earl W Bell 23 son of Scott P Bell Cullman assigned to 23d Transportation Battalion 1st Cavalry Division Korea. entered Army January 1956 trained at Fort Hood arrived Far East February 1957. Tankersley Edsel N 23 wife Pauline lives Cullman. now a mechanic in 507th Ordnance Company in Germany after basic at Fort Jackson. son of Mr and Mrs R L Tankersley Cullman.
Sergeant First Class Ezra E. Adams son of Mrs. William Adams of Decatur is a motor sergeant in Battery B of the 443rd Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion. He entered the Army in 1952, was last stationed at Fort Benning, arrived in Europe in May 1955, and was a farmer before service. His wife Margaret accompanies him in Germany.
The column urges diligence and responsibility to progress. It notes that personal matters and relationships may prosper, with travel opportunities and financial planning ahead. It predicts a phase of practical, methodical thinking balanced by contemplation starting May 1958.
Jack Smith of Chemstrand personnel relations described an extensive employee and family health program at a Morgan County Medical Society Women’s Auxiliary meeting. He said the plan protects workers on and off the job, supports community welfare, and yields economic benefits for patients and doctors.
Dr. Rowland Myers, noted authority on language, speaks at the Decatur Executive Club January 17 at 7 p.m. at Decatur Country Club. The lecture titled The Romance of Words and reservations close January 15 per club secretary George Godwin.
Brooklyn leads with 2,731,000 residents while Manhattan has 1,898,000. The census figures show Brooklyn as the bigger borough in total population.
Decatur area students at Birmingham Southern College earned Dean's List honors for the fall quarter. John Thompson and Avlona Yarbrough, both from Decatur, posted high averages. Joe Hardin, a Hillsboro native, also achieved the distinction.
The note notes a nationwide valentines mailing reaching forty million pieces in a single period, reflecting seasonal greeting trends and economic activity in the postal system.
TVA will auction twenty tracts on Wheeler Lake in Morgan Madison Lauderdale and Marshall counties on February 5 at 11 a.m. at the Athens courthouse. Eleven tracts suit agricultural use and nine offer recreational development opportunities.
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