Local Health Moves And Town News In Decatur Area
Weather outlook promises cold day and calmer week ahead. Mrs Minnie Dugger moved to Decatur General in Howell's ambulance. Mrs C E Downs Jr and infant moved to 1510 Fourth Avenue. Parham patient at Decatur General. Reeder family welcomes daughter at Decatur General. Namie patient at Decatur General. Petermann Wohlrab and Bassett elected vice presidents of Calumet & Hecla Co in Boston board meeting. locals know Petermann and Bassett well. Warren child injured in car crash. later operated on at Hamill clinic. Gribbles welcome son at Decatur General. Local arrests include DUI six Prohibition violations five gambling one public drunkenness one disorderly conduct. Frazier undergoes minor operation at Hamill clinic. Danville businessman in town Saturday. Mrs Ruby Jennings visits Decatur. John Rothfuss improving at home after Nashville hospital visit. M C Campbell medical patient at Hamill clinic. Mrs J O Phillips improving after major operation. Mrs J B Joiner discharged from Hamill clinic. See Diary On Page 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Petermann
A. H. Wohlrab
Calumet
H. Y. Bassett
Wolverine Tube Division
Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Co
Boston
Petermann
Bassett
Wohlrab
Decatur
Misfortune in Big Doses Strikes Local Citizen
A. M. Armour of 121 Eight Avenue West recounts a harsh sequence of accidents starting in 1948 with a cabinet shop lease on Fourth Avenue. Friday he lost fingertip tips in a joiner, and Saturday he slipped on ice crossing the street injuring his hip and elbow though not believed serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Armour
Eighth Avenue West
Fourth Avenue
Decatur Stadium Fund Surpasses Goal and Financing Plan
Decatur’s stadium campaign finished with the 100000 dollar goal over subscribed. Emmett McClary announced the drive after three months of community effort by 30 volunteers. About 1001 reserved seats at 100 dollars each yielded 100150 in cash and pledges. A steel contract worth 47025 was let to Decatur Iron and Steel. concrete work planned later. lighting negotiations underway. Walter Jackson noted bid bidding for all work. The project will be debt free and ready for public use. half the fund came in cash with 60000 banked for stadium purposes. Seat drawings will occur after summer once plans are complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Emmett McClary
Drive
Decatur, Iron.& Steel Company
Walter Jackson
Arthur Jones
Decatur School Board
Jackson
Decatur Girl Cheri Chandler Named University Editor
Decatur girl Cheri Chandler named editor of The Crimson and White the University of Alabama campus publication. She is a junior in journalism and succeeds Char lie McBurney who resigned. Chandler previously served as managing editor and news editor, with deep roots in Decatur and Riverside high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheri Chandler
Homer. E. Chandler
Decatur
Crimson and White
University of Alabama
Miss Chandler
Charlie McBurney
Birmingham
University of Alabama Board of Publications
Riverside High School
Golden Memories
Solver
Bom Chandler
Decatur Daily
Gore
University Press Club
Rammer-Jammer
Ty Campus Universi Magazine
Cone
No Decision Yet On Decatur Parking Meters
In Decatur the parking meter test case proceeds as Circuit Judge Newton Phillip Shanks hears arguments with Norman Harris and Mrs Poyle present after officials were examined in Columbia Tennessee. The hearing resumes Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Newton Phillip Shanks
Norman Harris
Poyle
Columbia
Tenn
All Urged to Help in Drive for March of Dimes
Mary Williams reports Morgan county residents are being urged to donate to the 1948 March of Dimes. The piece recalls local children aided by 1947 collections, noting costs for special shoes and braces for cases in Decatur Hartselle Somerville, and stresses timing for May 1948 fundraising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Williams
Morgan County
Decatur
Hartselle
Somerville
Dream Comes True as Country Club Opens Friday
Decatur Country Club opens to members on Friday with informal ceremonies and an orchestra. Hors d oeuvre and coffee served. The grill room and dining room open to members Saturday. Dining hours vary by day with luncheon and social events planned after official opening. Club located off Somerville Road with properties valued around $200000 and about 250 members. James Rankin serves as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Country
Ol the Country Club
Somerville Road
James Rankin
Power outage announced for Hartselle area equipment work
The city of Hartselle and Joe Wheeler Electric Association said power will be off from 12 30 to 2 30 a m Sunday due to changes at the TVA substation. Affected communities include Flint Priceville Val dermosa Somerville Eva Falkville and Hartselle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Joe Wheeler Electric Association
TVA
Safety trio to be heard at junior chamber meeting
Public safety will be discussed by three guest speakers at a Junior Chamber of Commerce gathering Tuesday at 7 PM. Dale Medsker Tom Crandell and E. E. Weinsing will cover city traffic problems with talks on psychology and physical safety, organization, and community work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Comsar
Chamber of Commerce
Mber of Commerce
Dale Medsker
Tom Crandell
Atlanta
E. E. Weinsing
Birmingham
Crandell
Weinsing
Medsker
Accident and Casualty Company
Oak Ridge
West Indies
South America
Wernsing
Maryland Casualty Company
Line Forming for Political Battles in Morgan County
The Morgan county political scene heats up as the State Democratic Committee prepares rules for the January 26 Montgomery primary and the county executive committee sets February 2 for county races. With a Presidential year, some state races face Republican opposition in November, while Morgan County shows no expected trouble for May and June nominees. The Decatur Daily pushes a big vote, with wide interest from groups and the Junior Chamber of Commerce joining the get out the vote effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
State Democratic Committee
Montgomery
Decatur Daily
Chamber of Commerce
Philadelphia
McCorvey
State Committee
Mobile
James E. Folsom
Gari
Terry to Guard Old Courtland Air Base Recreation Center
W L Terry, 45, former Lawrence County chief deputy, is selected by the sheriff to head police protection for the former Courtland air base now a North Alabama recreation center. He will live on the base, work full time there, and remain chief deputy with call status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No L
Terry
Lawrence County
Courtland Air Base
North Alabama
Red Cross Drive Named Morgan County Chair
Robert McNelly will head the 1948 American Red Cross fund campaign in Morgan County. The county quota to be set at a Tuesday Huntsville meeting of chapter secretaries and campaign chairmen. The national goal for the year is 75 million dollars. McNelly, a Decatur civic leader, Coca Cola Bottling sales manager, and Mid-Sodath Baseball league president, says the drive will be completed in one day. He will announce campaign details soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert McNelly
Jackson Street
American Red Cross Fund
Morgan County
Morgan County Red Cross
Huntsville
Decatur
Mid-Sodath Baseball League
Rotary Club
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Morgan County Board of Directors
McNelly
Schedules on Line Snarled Between Hummingbird Derailment
Louisville and Nashville officials faced heavy schedule snarls as ice and snow disrupted winter travel. Five cars of the Hummingbird derailed near Gulfport Mississippi, two days after a collision near Wales Tennessee. Officials aimed to preserve normal service amid bus delays and track damage. The Hummingbird operates two daily trains Cincinnati to New Orleans and vice versa, with the derailment affecting Southbound seating while Northbound service continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Nashville
Gulfport
Miss
Wales
Tenn
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Union Station
Mortimer Merrill Dies After Christmas Eve Electric Work
Charles L. Merrill 49, of Decatur City Electric Department, died Saturday in a Huntsville hospital from an on the job accident Christmas Eve. Funeral services Monday at noon at Laughlin Service Funeral Chapel Huntsville with Rev. W W Warmoth officiating. Interment Elkton cemetery near Ardmore. Merrill, born May 30 1898 in Giles County Tennessee, was a substation manager and Baptist. Surviving are his widow and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Merrill
Decatur City Electric Department
Laughlin
Huntsville
W. W. Warmoth
Jackson
Tenn
Elkton Cemetery
Ardmore
Merrill
Goodyear Mills
Endlam Boulevard
City Electric Department
Baptist Church
Giles County
Tennessee
Icy Highways Slow Traffic in Local Area
Cold wave and icy roads hit Decatur area with no local deaths but one man found frozen in West Limestone county. National toll 13 deaths. Local snow 0.04 inches, temps 19/30. Bus services reduced, railroads busy, Southern Railroad on schedule, L and N heavy traffic. One injury from a fall on a slick street. James Earl Smith found unconscious and frozen in West Limestone County. Page 2.
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Decatur
Limestone County
Associated
Press Dispatch
City
Joe Elliott
Capital Motor Lines
Chattanooga
Memphis
Southeastern
Birmingham
Nashville
Red Bay
Theabr Lineapital
Florence
Southern
Southern Railroad
American Telephone
Joe Etna
Ares
J. H. Woodall
W. Moulton
Moulton
First Avenue
Frank Minor
Decatur Supermarket
Hamil
Brown’s
Highway Patrol
Alabama
Tri-Cities
Russellville
Tri- Cities
Mississippi State Line
Hartselle
Lacon Mountains
James Earl Smith
Salem
West Limestone County
Funeral services for James C. Reed in Moulton
James C. Reed, 75, died suddenly at about 7 am in a Moulton bus station cafe while talking with his bus-driver son. Funeral services are set for Monday at 2 30 p.m. at Blackground church near Town Creek with Rev Dee Montgomery officiating. Interment will follow in the adjoining cemetery. Reed, custodian of the Lawrence county courthouse, is survived by his widow and six children including Clarence Reed of New Jersey and Le ter Reed of Moulton. Mutual Service directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Reed
Moulton
Blackground Church
Town Creek
Dee Montgomery
Reed
Lawrence County
Clarence Reed
New Jersey
Leter
Carl
Louisiana
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Doolimale
Minnie Dugger
Tanner 1
Decatur General
Howell’s
C. E. Downs Jr
Baugh and Fey Clinic
Howell's
W’ Pp. Parham
Trinity 1
Otto Reeder
Ninth Street S
Lewis Namie
Fifth Ave
Mrs
A-L. Vinson
Decatur-2
Jimmy Warren
Ad. A. Warren
Canal Bhen
Hamil Clinic
N. P. Gribble
Decatur 1
R. H. Frazier
Thomas Apartments
Danville 2
Ruby Jennings
Lacey
John Rothfuss
Nashville Veteran's Hospital
Cc M. Campbell
Bank Street
J. O. Phillips
Fourth Avenue S
J.B. Joiner
Fourth Avenue W
Ken Reynolds
DailyWant
Decatur Country Club
Sam Hobbs
John Sparkman
House
Bob Jones
Broughton
Tallapoosa
Folsom
Marion Rushton
W. L. Terry
Old Air Base
Seeel
See Seaverman Street
St 'S Lutheran Church
Red Cross
Morgan
By Kemmetzger
Robert
Ellenen
Burns
Man
Bill Baldwin
Uncle Bad
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