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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1954

Page

5

Moulton News Briefs Highlight Local Activities

Lewis Coffey improves at Kennedy Veterans Hospital in Memphis after a year as patient. Mr. and Mrs. Verus Hale visit relatives in North Carolina and Michigan. Brenda Hill visits family and attends Vacation Bible School. WSCS officers to be installed at 7 30 service. New partitions at Methodist Education Building. Revival at tent near Tom Cartee’s residence ends soon. Mr Andrews leads services. Mr Cox of Athens Bible School directs Vacation Bible School. Sung Whai to speak at morning Methodist service and meet youths Saturday. Elaine Jones Carol Chenault and Carolyn Chenault to attend Summer Assembly at Sumatanga. Gayle Pettus returns home after Auburn sophomore year.

Lewis Coffey Methodist Church Tom Cartee Moulton Church of Christ Andrews Moulton Church Cox Athens Bible School Song Sung Whai

Vacation Bible School Opens At First Presbyterian

Vacation Bible School titled Pioneering with Christ will begin Monday at 9 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church and run daily through June 18. Supervisors include Mrs. E R Chandler Mrs Ed Blackburn and Mrs A B Terry with Bill Lee assisting as student minister in morning sessions.

First Presbyterian Church E. R. Chandler Ed Blackburn A. B. Terry Bill Lee

Homecoming June 13 At Bethlehem Baptist Church

Rev. B R Maddocks will deliver the sermon at the 11 a m service at homecoming at Bethlehem Baptist Church three miles east of Hartselle on Alabama highway 33 Sunday June 13 The pastor Rev G Morris announced the public is invited for this service The afternoon session will include a song service and round table discussion

B. R. Maddocks Bethlehem Baptist Church Hartselle Alabama Highway 33 G. €. Morris

Dixie forgets flag in Martinsville hotel tale

A flag believed to be the first Confederate banner hung in a Martinsville hotel for years confounded two strangers and a reporter. The reporter checked a dictionary under flag and identified the historic standard once used before the Stars and Bars.

Martinsville

Local church class and community notes from area

Local Baptist Sunday School will meet with Mrs. Billy Fuller tomorrow night with Mrs. Carl McLemore as co host. Mrs. Truman Pray tor and Mrs. Clark Weatherwax Jr. will lead the program. Mrs. Price Wade was in Hartsel le last week at the bedside of her brother L H Bud die Latham who was ill at the Black Clinic. Mr and Mrs Allen Armor Mol ton report the birth of a son June 1 at Lawrence County Hospital. James Rene Dyark transacted business in Athens last Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Stanley Garner Ozark have returned home after visiting her mother and sister Mrs T F Almon and Alice. Sheriff Franklin Smith, ill with flu at Lawrence County Hospital, expected to return to duties during the week. C P Montgomery Standard Co Agent announced sale of the local Standard Station formerly operated by Russell Roberts to Jack Ellis accompanied him to Ohio and have returned home.

Baptist Billy Fuller Carl McLemore Truman Praytor Clark Weatherwax Jr Price Wade Hartselle L. H Buddie) Latham Allen Armor Moulton Lawrence County Hospital James Rene Dyark Athens Stanley Garner Ozark T. F. Almon Alice Franklin Smith C. P. Montgomery Standard Off Co Standard Russell Roberts Jack Ellis Ohio

Triplet Lambs Born on Redding Ranch in Cottonwood

Two sets of rare triplet lambs were born at the J.S. Hencraft Ranch near Cottonwood California. The same ram sired both sets.

Redding Calif J.S. Hencraft Cottonwood

Sunlit Days and Cool July at Point Barrow Alaska

In Point Barrow Alaska July brings round the clock sun but average temperatures stay around 39 degrees Fahrenheit.

Point Barrow Alaska

Hanks Remanded to Jail for Hearing in Limestone Court

Grady B. Hanks Jr appeared before Judge D L Rosenau Jr in Limestone County Court at Athens and was remanded to jail for a Monday hearing. He earlier faced driving on a revoked license, was fined, and given probation with payments due. He was arrested in Decatur then handed to Athens officials after probation terms allegedly not met. Owens arrested June 1 for grand larceny, accused of stealing a watch valued at $49 from Winn Oil Co Athens. Bond set at $500.

Grady B. Hanks, Jr Decatur D. L. Rosenau, Jr Limestone Athens Hanks Rosenau Rose Ian Owens Winn Oil Co

Grand Jury To Get Watch Theft Case

Melvin Owens of Limestone County waived a preliminary hearing before Judge D L Rose nal Jr in Athens Friday in a watch theft case slated for presentation to the grand jury.

Melvin Owens Limestone County D. L. Rosenal, Jr Athens

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