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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1955

Page

3

Military Appropriations Fund Alabama Bases

Congress approves over 16 million dollars in military construction for Alabama bases. Brookley Air Force Base Mobile leads funding with 4.17 million for Barin Field. Redstone Arsenal Huntsville 2.865 million. Ft. McClellan Anniston 2.611 million. Camp Rucker 2.07 million. Craig Air Force Selma 1.65 million. Maxwell Montgomery 2.661 million. Gunter Montgomery 275 thousand. Birmingham Air Reserve Command 229 thousand.

Washington Congress Alabama Senate White House House Con- Brookley Air Force Base Mobile Brookley France Alabama Appropriations Ed Redstone Arsenal Huntsville Camp Rucker Barin Field Foley auxiliary air —_— air Force Base Craig Air Force Base Selma Gunter Air Force Base Montgomery Maxwell Air Force Base Birmingham Air Reserve Command Birmingham

Mrs. Florence Grasse Dies in Athens at 68

Mrs. Florence Kelly Grasse 68 of Athens dies Friday at a Tuscaloosa hospital. Funeral services 2:30 p.m. today at the residence with Rev. Ralph Jolly. Interment City Cemetery. She is survived by husband Louis B. Grasse daughter Mrs. Halsey Townes Birmingham two sisters Mrs. Fannie Porter Mrs. Julia Boynton Talladega and six pallbearers.

Athens Florence Kelly Grasse N. Madison St Ralph Jolly

Unfamiliar Beef With Weatherman

Muscle Shoals area farmers vent a complaint about too much rain after five dry summers. Field checks show boll weevil infestation under five percent, corn yields forecast at 30-35 bushels per acre, far above last year, with cotton potential a cash winner if favorable weather continues. Projected bales: Colbert 16-20k, Lauderdale 20-25k, Lawrence 25-30k, Franklin 8-10k.

Muscle Shoals Colbert Lauderdale Lawrence Franklin Alabama Shoals Shoals County

Funeral services for Ira Butler at Pine Grove Church

Ira Butler of Wilson Avenue died Thursday at Decatur General Hospital. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. from Pine Grove Church in Madison County with interment at Pine Grove Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters Mrs. Mimie Cox Athens and Mrs. Reynolds.

Ira Butler Wilson Ave Decatur General Hospital Pine Grove Church Madison County Pine Grove Reynolds Mimie Cox Athens

Tobacco use among Chalkmas tribe in East Pakistan

Nearly every member of the Chalkmas tribe in southeastern East Pakistan smokes tobacco. The native leaf is used by children as young as four years old.

East Pakistan

Funeral services for Mrs. Maggie Lane at Basham Chapel

Mrs Maggie Lane widow of Dr G R Lane died Friday at 5 20 p m age 79. Funeral today at 2 at Basham Chapel with Rev Cabe Smith and Rev Willard M Jones officiating. Body at Mrs Beck Jones Danville Road. Interment Brown directing. Survived by son B G Lane Paducah Ky three grandchildren three great grandchildren two sisters and three brothers plus many nieces and nephews. The salts of tin are used in weighting or loading silk.

Madgie Lane G. R. Lane Basham Chapel R. L. McCulloch Decatur L. J. McCulloch Mangum Okla

County Criminal Court To Start Here On Monday

Judge W. H. Long cleared most civil non jury cases from Morgan County Court. Monday will hear criminal jury cases. In L. L. Hartselle vs James Moore the plaintiff won 82.62. Ennis vs Acklin ended with 400 judgment by default. Several judgments by default were entered in other accounts. Various cases were continued or dismissed and several garnishments and promissory note actions noted.

W. H. Long Morgan County Court L. L. Hartselle James Moore Thomas R. Ennis Willie Frank Acklin Morgan Co. Exchange, Etc DeWitt Vaughn Booth Howard M. Fowler Leon Orr James E. Alvis Materialman Burl McLemore James A. Travis Standard Provision Co Paul Evans General Finance Co J. E. Brown First American National Bank James J. Newborn The Pure Oil Co J. F. Royer W. T. Rawleigh Co Carl L. Lee General Finance Company Leon Garth J. E. Stone, Jr Lloyd Wallace Richard S. Wallace B. M. Shull James R. Sims General Mutual Ins R.F. West Roy T. Collings Roy Hampton State National Bank Oliver L. Dotson

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Redstone Ft. McClellan Anniston Hogan’s Gulf Service Station Service Éth Ave Moulton St Jewel E. White 10Th Ave Susie Edgeman 6Th Ave 7Th Ave 9Th St Gurnie P. White Edgeman.ng Slater and Hunter White Florence Grasse Robert T. Jackson Rayburn Jackson Moulton Infantry School Ft. Benning Jackson University of Alabama Army Germany Ft. Dix New Jersey Edgerton and Portage Ben Knight Florence Times Associated Press County Criminal Court Arsenal Jaycees James R. Cleary Decatur Junior Chamber of Commerce Lyons Hotel Mr. Cleary Birmingham Southern Northwestern University Law School Evanston, Ill Cleary Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity Phi Delta Law Fraternity Huntsville Junior Chamber of Commerce Alabama Bar Association Federal Communication Commission Madison County TB Control Association Dewey Crow R. A. Payne Herman Crowe J.p Ortho Drive-In Checkerboard Moulton Street Anderson Business College N.E
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