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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1946

Page

8

Curry Named Alumni Head at University of Alabama

The University of Alabama alumni groups elected Curry of Montgomery as Alumni Council president for the coming year and Dr. Miriam Locke to head the Alumnae Association. John M. Langhorne, Huntsville, and Albert E. Reynolds, Mobile, named first and second vice presidents respectively.

Tuscaloosa Curry of Montgomery University of Alabama Counceil Miriam Locke John M. Langhorne Huntsville Albert E. Reynolds Mobile Robert H. Cochrane Medical Alumni Ira B. Moody Alumnae Association Shaler C. Houser Mark Hode Irvine C. Porter E. A. Camp Birmingham A. P. Tyson Montomery Walter Bones Gilbert F. Douglas E. C. Ray Ensley Miliam Locke University Curry Porter Locke Bessye Tidwell Edith Stallings Jacksonville Ria Lelia Harris Martha Lou Jones Evelyn Sommerville Fayette S. D. Moxley Sam Earle Hobbs Helen Blackshear J. D. Holman Ozark Emily McCorvey John Sparkman Board of Garmi Hill Ferguson Gordon Palmer R. E. Steiner Jr

Puzzle Eggs and Jokes Mix in Reader's Column

Reader’s column features a logic egg puzzle about a woman with a basket of eggs solved over three sales with half eggs and halves, plus jokes about a pickpocket and a judge, a Senator and Calvin Coolidge, and light verse urging readers to pull together and help others.

R. H. Simpson Calvin Coolidge Massachusetts Senate

Homecoming for Joaquin Pacis in Manila

Joaquin Pacis recalls his February 1945 homecoming in Manila where U S forces retook the Dewey hotel floor by floor. He led an underground group of 71 of 300 hotel employees aiding guerrilla efforts and sharing intelligence to support the war and future independence ceremonies as world representatives prepare for July 4 events.

John R. Ward Hal Boyle Manila Joan Pacis San Luis Street Dewey Boulevard 350Th Infantry Regiment Joaquin Pacis Bata Balani Philippine Army Bataan Batangas Luzon Mindoro Island Panay Panay Island Macario Peralta Rizal Manila Bay Navy

Unusual Voting Record: Monroe Chaffin Repeatedly Cast 58 Ballots

The 80-year-old Monroe Chaffin of Eva has voted 58 times, all from the same Eva polling box, a Democrat noted by friends. He and wife Lou, married 57 years, raise 10 children, eight living. health improving after recent decline.

Monroe Chaffin Eva Monroe Lou Chaffin

Mrs Will McCarley Dies in Texas Hospital

News of the passing of Mrs Will McCarley nee Fannie Hogan who died in a Paris hospital in Texas May 30 has been received here. Interment was made Saturday at 2 30 o clock.

Will McCarley Fannie Hogan Paris Texas

Mobile family pleads guilty in AWOL army case

A mother Mrs Sadie Curtin and her daughters Isabel Leona and Delores admit hiding son Joseph Curtin an Army AWOL case in Mobile County Jail. The three call him a psychopathic case and say he should not have been inducted. A federal probe continues into their actions.

Mobile Sadie Curtin Isabel Leona Delores John McDuffie Joseph V.curtin

Wedding Surprise as Dorothy McAbee Marries Clyde Minor

Miss Dorothy McAbee wed Clyde Minor of Hartselle on Saturday in a ceremony that surprised many. The Minor family includes her parents Mr and Mrs Henry McAbee. Local notices list frequent visits, travels, and family happenings in Morgan County including Oak Mountain and nearby towns with multiple relatives attending services and reunions.

Dorothy McAbee Clyde Minor Hartselle Minor Henry McAbee Evelyn Raythorn Edwards Florence Calvin McNutt Anniston Gaines McNutt Hazel. Henderson Mary Higdon Clovis Breedlove Doris Birmingham E. S. Bennett Mildred Long M J Ralph Roan Harlon Delvin Oscar Roan Etta Wallace Ethridge Bates Sue Stephenson Earl Bennefield Decatur Richard Wallace Marsh Wallace Shoal Creek

Stassen Urges Duties of Citizenship at Alabama Commencement

Harold Stassen former Minnesota governor addressed University of Alabama graduates in Tuscaloosa urging six duties of citizenship essential to preserving the nation. He spoke at commencement and received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the university.

Tuscaloosa Ala University of Alabama Har Old Stassen Minnesota Stassen The University

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