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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1949
Page
14
In a Birmingham dispatch, HAL BOYLE argues the New South is already here in Alabama. He notes economic growth, new brick buildings, factories opening, and improved earnings for black and white workers, contrasting with a fading Old South image.
Robert Straub son in law of Mr and Mrs E A Tillery 802 Oak St will begin duties as assistant attorney general in Montgomery Feb 3 Straub a December law school graduate of the University of Alabama received the appointment Jan 26 He studied at Tuscaloosa Denison and Granville and served three years as a basic flying instructor in the Southeast flying training command He married Mary Ford Tillery Decatur on June 16 1944
Local residents visit kin across Oak Ridge and Moulton. Students recover from illness as virus pneumonia and tonsillitis subside. PTA sponsors interior school painting while churches host Sunday services and Bible study. Morgan County Association plans Hopewell Baptist meeting with Neel church attendees.
A speaker reflects on the fading Old South as the New South arrives daily. He notes a father’s hope that his son will carry forward, while acknowledging the uncertainty of the moment. The message urges nationwide attention to regional change sweeping America.
A string of quips on driving manners and road hazards underscores how good manners and safe driving go together. The pieces urge courteous horn use, proper signaling, and avoiding reckless behavior to prevent accidents and keep attention when real danger arrives.
A birthday dinner was hosted for Mrs Robert Lackey last Sunday. Guests included Bluett Montgomery Amos Hill Mr and Mrs Robert Lackey Columbus Lackey and Chambus McLemore. The gathering reflected a close community lineage with multiple family ties.
Lawrence County social items list dining guests and visits over a few days. Names include Pollie England, Lindly Hall, J S Burnett, Emmett Osborn, Roxie Stocks, Hannah England, and others along with Sick list mentions for Mrs Columbus Lackey and Rev Green Towers. The notes mention travel from New Albany Indiana and family gatherings in Decatur and Osborn households.
The Parent Teachers Association will hold Fathers Night at 6 45 pm on Thursday February 3 in the Home Economics building of Moulton High School. A covered dish dinner will be served and Mrs R E Owens will speak on My Stay in the Holy Land.
A Tuesday courthouse meeting brought doctors county officials and citizens together to discuss a proposed Lawrence County hospital. The group approved of the plan in principle but no firm actions were taken yet and a public vote is anticipated in the coming weeks.
In Montgomery a clemency hearing for Isaac Logan, convicted of killing O Neal Bain, drew attendees from Lawrence County including Judge Isaac Johnson Jr Neal Fretwell Shirley Smith WJ Kentry Fred Riley and G W Etheledge.
Mrs J E Reynolds of Grayson entertained with a Thursday bridge honoring Mrs Joe Hacker of Chattanooga Tenn who was the house guest of Mrs H High smith last week
Mrs. L. W. Gentry visited Mrs. L. B. Cropper in Decatur on Thursday. Harold Stockton of the U.S. Navy has returned home from the Marshall Islands and is visiting his family.
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