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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1958
Page
3
The Fish and Wildlife Service reports a surge in polar bear deaths due to long distance flights by white hunters, with 127 bears killed in the spring period and 206 last year. Officials note the population is thinning, and a study is planned to determine protective steps.
John W. Bridgeforth 79 of Elkmont died at a brother’s home Monday at 3 10 a m Funeral services set for 4 p m today at Spry Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Tonis Davis officiating Burial will be in City cemetery Nephews to serve as pallbearers Survivors include two brothers Thomas and Robert of Tampa two sisters Mrs Ida Corder of Salem and Mrs Cora Fain of Athens 29 nieces and nephews He was a Methodist member
Alton D Allen a 37 year old Morgan County man and World War II veteran has battled rheumatic heart disease since 18. He had heart surgery in June 1955 at the VA hospital in Birmingham and will undergo another operation at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda Md. His wife thanked the Good Neighbor Fund for travel help and others who raised money so she could stay with him.
Loyd S. Hosch 50 died at his Birmingham residence after a sudden heart attack. Former Athens resident, funeral at 2 p.m. DST Wednesday at McConnell Service Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Athens City Cemetery. Survivors include widow Vera Hosch, mother Mrs. John W. Hosch, three sisters, four brothers, and six pallbearers.
A Salvation Army headquarters in Oklahoma City displays a converted pinball machine that no longer functions as a game of chance. Capt. Rudolph Lanier rewired it to blink a map of youth delegates hometowns and flash a welcoming sign for the conference.
Funeral services for Bobby Dwight Motes 14 of Athens were held at Pleasant Valley Church of Christ. The youth died Sunday night after being struck by a Chevrolet pickup that failed to stop behind a church bus in Athens Limestone County. Spry Funeral Home directed burial in Sandlin Cemetery Cairo community. The accident occurred at 8 50 P M near the church bus stop.
M D Prouty of Alabama Tennessee Natural Gas Co Florence elected president. J McLaughlin Jr of Chemstrand Corp Decatur named vice president. North Alabama Chapter officers listed with companies Valrine Tube Decatur Reynolds Metal Sheffield Rohm Haas Huntsville and more. Board to take office June 26.
The stars urge effort in work studies and home tasks with a chance of unusual gains. If your birthday tomorrow your year ahead favors career aims and using your talents fully while planning for long term benefits. Best 1958 months include September for advancement and finances, June and October for romance, mid July for travel, and late December for 1959 growth.
A dense schedule listing daily radio and television programs with time slots, show titles, and segments across morning to late night. Entries include news briefs, music programs, talk shows, game segments, soap operas, and sign offs, reflecting a mid century broadcasting lineup.
Cole Porter, famed composer of numerous song hits, began at Harvard Law School for one term before transferring to the Harvard School of Music, marking a pivotal shift in his early education and career trajectory.
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