Eastern Star and club notices share Aug 1 events
Mary Lou Dancy chapter 320 to hold annual picnic at Levin-Peurifoy cabin on Trinity mountain meeting at 5 30 at Decatur Masonic Temple. Emblem Club of Decatur meets Aug 1 at 7 30 at Elks Home. Several social events and church circle meetings listed for Aug 1 and Aug 2 with local hostesses and venues across Decatur and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lou Dancy
Order of Eastern Star
Levin-Peurifoy
Trinity Mountain
Decatur
Emblem Club
Emblem Club of
Elks
Mary Ethyl Williams
Central Baptist Church
Lucille Caudill
East
LaFayette Street
Nettie Dunlap
Masonic Temple
Cullman
Eastern Star
Mizpah
Hartselle
Scottsbogo
Helion
Huntsville
Athens
Bridgeport
Edward Wayman
Grand Chapter
Alabama
U. S
Personal notices of visits and family travels across states
Local personal items list households visiting Guntersville from East St. Louis Decatur Florence Jackson Mississippi and Birmingham. Several family illnesses travel to Knoxville Kalamazoo and Chattanooga are noted along with birthday plans and returning visits within Decatur Athens Courtland and Courtland area communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Ross
D. C. Landers
East St. Louis
Illinois
L. O. Clark
Birmingham
Guntersville
Dr. Cole Named Athens Commencement Speaker
Dr. Houston Cole president of Alabama State Teachers College at Jacksonville accepts Athens College invitation to speak at the semi annual commencement in McCandless Hall on Wednesday August 9. Cole, in post since 1942, led a major campus expansion and earned notable honors including a 1948 Doctor of Laws from Alabama and study toward a PhD at Columbia University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston Cole
Alabama State Teachers College
Jacksonville
Athens College
McCandless
Cole
Fort Payne
Ala
DeKalb County
University of Alabama
Columbia University
New York City
Tuscaloosa County
Office of
Price Ad
Breast cancer warning and treatment guidance
This article warns that breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and emphasizes immediate action when a lump is found. It notes that removal of the breast and armpit lymph glands offers the best chance of cure, especially if caught early, and cautions against partial removal and delays. It also mentions age-related risk and pregnancy or lactation considerations.
Frog Symphony in Pasadena Hear Loud Noises At Night
Residents along Glen Summer Road reported loud and strange noises attributed to power lines. A light department trouble crew investigated on a sleepless night, with one resident noting the noise shook the entire house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Glen Summer Road
Light Department
Ebro Farmer Killed By Hit and Run Near Highway 79
Vernon Florida telegram reports Quinton Strickland 32 of Ebro died instantly when struck by a speeding hit and run driver on highway 79 near Ebro. A companion said the car narrowly missed him. Strickland leaves Mamie wife a 10 month old daughter and two step children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon
Fla
Quinton Strickland
Ebro
Highway 79
Tom Suggs
Strickland
Mamie
Athens Adopts Parking Meters For Public Square
Athens will install about 400 parking meters around the public square and nearby blocks. Two hour limits at five cents per hour apply during a six month trial starting September 1, with receipts split evenly between the meter company and city, then all proceeds to the city. Center street parking on the square will be abolished along with minor changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Free Haircuts For Guards Boost Local Patriotism
Athens barbers offer free haircuts to the 131 member National Guard unit before mobilization on August 14. The event runs during August 7–12 as patriotism peaks amid plans for a new Coleman Hill electrical sub station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
National Guard
Boy Struck by Car. Escapes Serious Injury
The young son of Clyde Ennis, local service station operator, narrowly escaped serious injury Sunday afternoon when struck near his West Washington Street home. The driver stopped the car in time. an ambulance was not needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Ennis
West Washington Street
Back in Court Cain Faces Probation Revocation
Willie James Cain, a Black resident of Belle Mina, is jailed again on a charge linked to a serious incident at a Black gathering. He previously received a seven year manslaughter sentence tied to a debt dispute but was released on ten years probation by Judge James H. Crow Jr. A special hearing was ordered to determine if probation should be revoked, potentially returning him to the seven year term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie James Cain
Belle Mina
James H. Crow, Jr
Crow
Cain
Coddled Apples Salad Recipe Featured in Mealtime Marvels
Colorful rosy apples are simmered in a cinnamon syrup then filled with cream cheese and fortified margarine. Garnished with nuts and greens, the dish is suggested with hot muffins and a free 32 page margarine booklet from the National Cotton Council in Memphis Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Cotton Council
Memphis
Tenn
Four Enlist At Local Station
Four Valley youths have enlisted in the armed forces in the past week per MSgt. Judd Mason, recruiting officer. They include Calvin J. Pitt, 22, Trinity 1, and R. D. Smith, 21, Town Creek 3 for the Air Force, plus Randolph E. Stewart, 19, Decatur for the regular Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley
Msgt
Judd Mason
Air Force
Calvin J. Pitt
Trinity
R. D. Smith
Town Creek
Randolph E. Stewart
Decatur
New Fire Truck Ordered To Replace 1924 Noah’s Ark Model
The city has ordered a shiny red fire truck at 4295 dollars to replace the 1924 Noah’s Ark model that broke down while en route to a fire in Elkmont. The remaining city fire vehicle is a newer model and in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkmont
Local residents return from vacations. officials attend events
Dr and Mrs D J Wilson and families reunite after a Panama City Florida trip. Dr Roy Hewlett of Birmingham speaks at First Methodist to raise funds for a retired minister home. Local residents travelBay Minette Gulfport and Panama City. state bar association attendees listed. Captain Robert P Coleson 29 Athens resumes duty in Birmingham after WWI service. Willard Griffin family hosts in Louisville. Harry M Allen family vacationing at Myrtle Beach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Wilson
George C. Johnson
Panama City
Florida
Roy Hewlett
Birmingham
First Methodist Church
Herbert S. Dupree
Sanders
Bay Minette
Gulfport
Mississippi
Panama
City
State Bar Association
R. B. Patton
W. W. Malone
Paul T. Gish Jr
Bruce Sherrill
D. L. Rosenal
Robert P. Coleson
Athens
Coleson
Germany
France
Rumania
R. A. Troupe
Southern Aviation Training School
Pryor
Open seven days a week Air Force recruiting station
M Sgt. Mason announces the Air Force recruiting station is open seven days a week and inquiries about enlistments average 30 daily. He notes that at present men with dependents are not acceptable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar B. J. Gilbert
Mason
Armed Forces and
Air Force
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Joe Hagler
Hilton
Joe Allen Price
M. E. Norris
W. J. Duncan
ITI
George Herbert Jones
William Kirby
Ferguson
Chapel Hill W.S.C.S
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Chapel Hill Methodist Church
Ada Ferguson
Coy McLemore
Estelle Mitchell
Johnnie White
Janie Braswell
G. C. Mann
A. M. Royer
B. E. Braswell
Memorial Drive
Wesleyan Service Guild
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O. B. Rogers
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Woodall’s
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L. C. Fisher CO
Investment Securities
Decatur, Ala
J. H. Eaton
Decatur 1
Nathan Messer
Baptist Hospital
Knoxville
B. B. Wright
Carolyn Sue
Florence
Karl Wolfe
Michael
Elizabeth
Jackson
R. C. Nungester
Raymond Thornhill
Tennessee
Nancy
R. R. Rowe
Norman Lovelady
Carol
Mary Tatum
J. T. Tatum
R. H. McGuire
Tatum
F. H. Sparks
Margaret Ann McCulloch
Becatur
George Cross
Courtland
Lester E. Cross
George Edmond Cross
Kalamazoo
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Lester Cross
Bobby
Ann Tuck
Carolyn MecMillian
Chattanooga
Dr. Cole
Mrs
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Turner Hosch
Sallie Miller
Timothy Whisenant
Mike Edwards
Hugh Ogle
Camp Cosby
T. J. Sanders
L. E. Sanders
Veterans Hospital
Nashville Tennessee
John Livingston
A. Burkart
Hanceville
H. L. Ogle
Jeanette Cross
Kalamazoo, Michigan
F H. Sparks
Letha Nan Parker
Camp Chetomba
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Murray Hill School
Phi Beta Kappa
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Rotary International
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Martha Norris
Gail Alverson
Molly V. Duncan
Athens News
Coleman Hill
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Moody’s
Bank St
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Robert M. Lomax
Judy Ann
Garland Roberts
Mary Frances
Johnston Street
Limoges
Haviland
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Portland
Edmonton
Rosalie Pendleton
Dianne Greenwood
Warwick Avon Rose
Johnston Bros
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