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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1955
Page
9
Weekly church services listed for Westside Presbyterian St Pauls Lutheran and Southside Baptist. Details include service times Sunday School morning worship and evening sessions with specific pastors and meeting notes for July and summer activities. Styles show regular worship, fellowship meetings and a voter meeting planned for St Pauls Lutheran.
At First Baptist Corner Oak and Lafayette Streets the Sunday School meets at 9 45 am with F M Herndon as superintendent. Evening services at 11 am and 7 30 pm led by Pastor W K Stephenson. Choirs, Royal Ambassadors, and training union events listed along with Wednesday prayer service. Public invited.
Christian Science services Sunday feature the Lesson Sermon titled Truth. Scriptural selections include Jesus healing the child with a dumb spirit and the disciples question why they failed. the answer is this kind can come forth by prayer and fasting.
A reader asks about trust after a history of divorce remarriage and abusive conduct by a husband. Dorothy Dix advises firmness, accountability, and involving the sons in decisions. Other letters urge responsibility, practical help, and balancing family duties with romance concerns.
The Pardon Parole Board granted paroles to 10 prisoners in the past week. The board revoked four paroles and denied 32 parole petitions. No pardons were heard. Paroled include Josh Brown from Tuscaloosa for grand larceny, T L Jones from Pike for assault with intent to murder, John H Morgan Jr from Etowah for forgery, and William G Preston from Pike for murder burglary and grand larceny.
Sheffield commissioner B T Gardner told Decatur Kiwanis Club that no organization outside the church has meant so much to him. He cited his roles in Kiwanis from club vice president to district chairman and noted Kiwanis growth to 4 061 clubs and 248 000 members. The speaker urged daily community effort beyond meetings.
A terse report notes a 90.1 tie for U S men aged 70 to 74 with unclear details in the averages. The fragment references benital and com sal days but lacks full context.
The U S Office of Education estimates a 12 percent rise in rent for 1960 compared with the prior year. The projection outlines higher housing costs affecting families and students nationwide.
The notice cautions that sending in a winning solution may forfeit eligibility or prize rights and urges readers to review official rules before taking action. It emphasizes careful adherence to submission procedures to avoid disqualification.
The article invites the public to Sunday worship at 11 00 with Sunday School for youth up to 20 at 9 30 and Wednesday testimony meetings at 7 30. The church stands at the corner of 6th Ave and John Street offering welcoming access to all.
A terse phrase hints at a determined effort toward securing a prized automobile. The focus centers on perseverance and a personal quest rather than specific events or names.
Request for Dorothy Dix leaflet D-38 A Sense of Humor includes instruction to enclose a stamped self addressed envelope and send to her care of this newspaper. The notice directs readers to obtain the pamphlet without charge through the paper.
A dense listing to note daily time slots for radio and television programs. Includes program titles such as Sat. Nite Juke Box News Coffee Club Hillbilly Hits and Ebony Downbeat plus local segments like True or False and Cowboy Theater with multiple sign-off times and channel 6 branding.
A scrambled letter puzzle explains filling missing letters above underscores. The message is unpunctuated and relies on clues from the anecdote and general knowledge. Weigh clues to choose correct words. punctuation aids solution and the final Bona word will fit all clues.
Instructions cover post card submission to Decatur Daily at 101 Johnston St. Entries must be postmarked by 5 p.m. Tuesday. Entrants must print full name on envelope and may mail or deliver. Prize is 25 dollars weekly, with splits if multiple winners. only one winning entry per family. The Daily may alter rules and correct errors.
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