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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1956
Page
17
Auburn Alabama July 8 The pickleworm a pest of squash cucumbers and cantaloupes thrives in the South. The moth is yellow with dark margins and bristles. Eggs hatch in 10 days and larvae bore into fruit or vines. Control includes weekly dusting with one percent lindane or Auburn garden dust from planting to harvest.
Final rites were conducted for Mrs. Nannie Harrison Gardner 87 of Decatur at McConnell Service Funeral Home Chapel in Athens. Interment followed at Athens City Cemetery. She died Thursday at 12:05 p.m. at her home 611 Spring Street after a long illness. Survived by daughter Mrs Gene Powers Lovell of Decatur and sister Mrs John Underwood of Athens plus three grandchildren.
U S District Judge Rubey M Hulen who presided over the conspiracy trial of two ex Truman administration officials died on the operating table from a gunshot wound. He was found in his yard after practicing marksmanship and died after treatment at St Louis and Barnes hospitals. The convicts were Matthew J Connelly and T Lamar Caudle who faced sentencing scheduled for July 19. The death raises questions about who may pass sentence in the case with a possible ruling by Judge George H Moore.
Funeral services for Frances Engle Painter 55 of 315 Wilson Ave NE are set for 2 PM at the First Baptist Church. She died Friday at Bank St Hospital after a brief illness. Survived by stepfather S Lowber, brother Shades Painter of Shefield, three step brothers Lowber family members, pallbearers listed, interment in City Cemetery. Brown Funeral in charge.
Directors of the Athens Country Club re elected the same officers for the coming year. Re elected were David Smith president, Harold Lovvorn vice president, Baylis Hightower secretary, and Harry Taft treasurer.
Funeral services for Elmer Kirby 46 Phenix City former Decatur resident are set for 3 pm at Johnson Chapel Church conducted by Rev. Eaton Stephenson and Rev. I N Eddy. Survived by wife Clessie and two sons Allen and Jack. Died of a heart attack. body arrived in Decatur and rests with sister Mrs Hubert Crow. Brown Funeral Co. to direct interment in adjoining cemetery.
A concise note states that in English usage the glove compartment in a car is referred to as a cubby locker. The remark links regional vocabulary to everyday automotive terminology.
Boston July 7 The Boston Post announced at 4 p.m. that publication would resume tonight after a brief suspension. Publisher John Fox and representatives including Atty. John S Bottomly and Gabriel M Stern discussed a potential sale of the 125 year old paper. A Sunday edition was prepared with a 40 plate news section and color comics ready for printing as employees gathered outside the Post building.
Weeds first entered the United States through shipments of flax seed from Russia. The discovery notes how these plants spread as seeds hitchhiked in cargo, altering western landscapes.
Alabama judge George Wallace told Democratic policy makers the party must address the desperate plight of the textile industry amid foreign imports and economic shifts. He urged Congress pursue remedies, noting the current administration has offered no aid to textiles.
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