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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1950
Page
7
Morgan County Alabama equity case orders Ethel Bracken to plead by July 14 1950 or bill may be confessed. Notice published weekly for four weeks in Decatur Daily. Defendant is nonresident over 20 with unknown address. Bryan McAfee Register signs June 12 1950.
A newspaper commentary analyzes India’s drift from a neutral stance to backing the UN plan to halt the Korean War, noting Prime Minister Nehru's recent anti communism rhetoric and potential leadership of Asia’s non communist nations. It questions causality with his Indonesia and Burma trips and cites economic ties with Burma as a factor in regional unity.
The Methodist church youth left Monday for Camp Chetemba Cook Springs for a week outing. Anne Blizzard Dorothy Weems Sarah Anne Thompson Judy Newman Carolyn Block Virginia and Mar-
Readable crossword clues list with across and down entries including numbers and partial phrases from a newspaper puzzle page. Summary notes the mixed set of definitions and language hints across many lines for the daily grid.
A cryptogram puzzle introduces a quote by Longfellow with example mapping and hints. The Saturday line reads Books which are no books things in books clothing lamb and hints at a concealed phrase.
Chapter 249 Order of Eastern Star held an installation at the Masonic hall Thursday evening with Mrs Celia Martin as secretary and Miss Nell Turner as organist. New officers include Mrs Ella Lou Coffey matron and Hubert Coffey patron. A pageant titled For You featured multiple participants. Local visitors from several towns attended. Margie Brackin and Don Brackin are ill.
The Madonna Circle of the Methodist church met at Mrs. C. L. Orr home with Mrs. James Yarbrough presiding. Members shared Bible verses in roll call and lectured on Women of Scripture. Twelve members and three visitors attended with refreshments served during social hour. Next gathering set for July 12 at Mrs. H. L. Paul home.
Decatur Homemaker's club toured White Way Milk Company and Alabama Flour Mill on a chartered bus trip escorted by Miss Doris Rowe. Members received souvenirs and light refreshments at the Dairy Bar before visits. Nearby personal notes mention travels and family updates in the area.
Misses Margaret Ann Wood and Joy Rosenall returned from Camp Gertrude Coleman near Trussville. Judge Newton Powell of Decatur attended alimony hearings in Athens. Lime stone county court saw one annulled marriage one divorce granted and four guilty pleas while a revised minor disability was removed. A Birmingham well yielded 550 gallons per minute at 135 feet, surpassing the city spring.
A Bible and altar cloth were presented to Town Creek Chapter 249 Order of Eastern Star after a regular meeting. Attendees included Mr and Mrs L L Abrams, Mrs Sanderson, and many members notable from Decatur, Panama Canal Zone, and Decatur area. ceremony featured a signature presentation with numerous past mats and patrons.
Mrs. Jerry Berryman visits as Dempsey Rutherford of Florence State Teachers College stops by Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Abrams spend most of last week with relatives in Anniston. The Baptist church sponsors Vacation Bible School at the Negro church with Mrs. Myrle Davis as principal. Born to Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Bradford June 4 a son. Clifton Martin and Miss Marie are mentioned.
Four people from Alabama were hospitalized in Monroe Louisiana after a traffic accident 18 miles west of Monroe on Highway 80. Mr and Mrs H D Kenney of Birmingham and Mr and Mrs J M Kenney of Huntsville were listed in fair condition with injuries including a broken arm and head injuries. The couple's conditions varied and police were investigating with few details available.
Bates of Birmingham were Saturday evening dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Martin.
Three prisoners escaped from Lowry Air Force Base yesterday while assigned to Warren Air Force Base in Cheyenne. The group included Clarence H. McManner of Portland Oregon and Donald E. Byers of Ensley Alabama along with Clif ford W. Almas of Cheyenne Wyoming all 18 and serving AWOL sentences. They were working in a dining hall and did not report to the guardhouse as scheduled at 5 PM. The press note also mentions unrelated civic and architectural details amid the garbled rest of the text.
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