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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1949
Page
3
Decatur AAUW branch will host the second annual creative art exhibit at the public library with tentative dates March 19 20 and 21. The exhibit aims to encourage original art and involves many committee chairs from local schools and artists.
A French scientist develops soda from common salt, enabling a cheap soap for the public, ending soap’s high cost.
A Mobile area feature details camellia culture from church social dinners to thriving hobbyists. Postmaster Cly T. Smith notes 200 varieties, with some 12 to 14 foot bushes selling for over 1000 dollars. Growers claim 3 000 varieties exist while city shops pay up to 3 50 per stem.
Dr Henry M Edmonds was named Birmingham 1948 Man of the Year by Arnold Drennen of the Young Men's Business club. Edmonds was praised for counseling released prisoners, aiding families in marital distress, and assisting people regardless of race or creed. He previously served as a Protestant minister in Southern cities.
Letters of Administration on the estate of Roosevelt Ross deceased were granted January 24 1949 by Judge T C Almon Probate Court Morgan County. All persons with claims against the estate must present them within the legal period or they will be barred.
Alan, born in Sumter County in 1878, long served as a radio commentator and columnist and authored several books.
A reader friendly page presents a dense themed crossword with clues and fills, plus a daily cryptoquote. It includes language hints and a sample code mapping, and notes the associated quotation LIFE IS BUT A DAY AT MOST. SPRUNG FROM NIGHT.
Morgan County High School announces its first semester honor roll. names include seniors such as Jack Summerford Charles Mays Floyd Gullion Billy Royer Esther Self Marveline Holloway Helen Poole Mildred Roberts June Long and many others across senior junior classes.
Bobby J Long, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Long of Danville, arrives in Osaka after a stint at the Yokohama replacement depot and is assigned to the Tropic Lightning 25th Infantry Division. The unit, commanded by Major General William B Kean, fought from Pearl Harbor through Guadalcanal and Luzon campaigns in the Pacific.
A Mobile woman, Katherine Battle, becomes one of the first female U.S. marshals in the country. Named to a temporary post by Federal Judge John McDuffie, she succeeds the late Routhac Gewin for the South Alabama district and will serve until a permanent appointment is made after Gewin’s death on January 15.
Necklines gain emphasis as stoles scarves capes jabots and necklaces grow more important with each passing day.
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