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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1954
Page
6
SUCIE I PHONE 3828 MATTIE KING CIRCLE TO MEET TONIGHT. The Mattie King Circle of East End Methodist Church will hold its regular meeting tonight at seven o'clock in the church annex. All members urged to attend.
Mrs. Ben Bloodworth and Jim Bloodworth attended graduation in Nashville as their son Ben received his LL.B. from Vanderbilt Law School. Mrs. Donald P. Kyle and children traveled to Belleville Illinois for a three week visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ponsonby Kyle and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vineyard were among weekend guests in Belleville and Jackson Tennessee.
Alvis Waddell aged 63 died at 12 45 a.m. at his home 511 7th Ave Athens Funeral services set for Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Sunnyhill Church of Christ with A J Rollins officiating Burial will be in Sunnyhill cemetery McConnell Service in charge He is survived by a widow four sons Otis D Rogersville Willis Robert C and Alvis Jr two daughters Mrs David Elmore and Mrs Melvin Elmore one brother Ed Waddell Westover one sister Mrs David Hardiman Lawrenceburg Tenn and 14 grandchildren
The June meeting of the Southeast Decatur HDC was hosted at Mrs. Fred Wright’s home. Members discussed kitchen cleaning, 4-H rallies, and dress revue plans while a July 8 picnic at Delano Park was organized with a menu committee.
Final rites for Richard C. Hull 39, former Athens resident, will be held at 3 p.m. in McConnell Funeral chapel Athens with Rev. W. B. Strong officiating. Burial follows in Athens cemetery with Athens Masonic lodge members assisting. Surviving family includes son Richard Lane of Sheffield and daughter Dianne Hull of Tulsa along with his father Morris R. Hull and several siblings.
The Choctaw County Democratic Executive Committee will hold a hearing June 22 on charges that the runoff sheriff nominee was not eligible as an elector. Thomas S. Littlepage defeated incumbent Carvin M. Covington by two votes in a nearly complete count. Littlepage, a Mt. Sterling farm and saw mill operator, sought his first political office.
Beach California notes Mrs H A Walfin Firger of Colorado Mrs E L Stewart of Sheffield and Mrs A B Harrison of Sheffield listed alongside pallbearers Ed Daniel William Dougherty James P Dougherty Walter Thomas Long James Harold McKee and Thomas P Parker in the obituary notice context.
A contemporary coal mine uses sprayed lime stone on wall surfaces to reduce fire hazards, creating white walls instead of the traditional coal black. The practice aims to improve safety by limiting ignition sources and improving visibility and airflow monitoring.
The National Geographic Society reports roughly 23 million dogs and about 27 million cats living in the United States.
Article outlines quick stain removal methods for common summer messes. From cheese and coffee to fruit, grass, grease, ice cream, iodine, and meat juices, it gives step by step techniques using water, soapsuds, hydrogen peroxide, heat, and household additives to reduce or remove stains on fabrics and upholstery.
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