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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1947
Page
8
In Washington June 12 officials weigh 10 to 20 percent cuts on water projects as the House Appropriations Committee aims to cut below the 1,000,000-suggested by President but divisions linger. Army engineers privately contest the extent of the slash amid a months long review by a key committee.
Mrs. George Sims and families from Forest Chapel Decatur Oak Ridge Birmingham and Johnson Chapel visit relatives. Harvey Best returns from overseas with discharge. A bill to kill Dillenham in Ohio is introduced with hearings set for June 25. Deauthorization talks cite Clarks Hill Osceola dam and a $3.6 billion backlog of projects based on original estimates.
Local notes report Rev Bert Murphree has been called as pastor of Neel Baptist church. He will preach the second and fourth Sundays at eleven o'clock and seven thirty. Various families and friends visit and spend weekends with relatives across the community, including Stephenson and Edwards households and visitors from Decatur Florence Atlanta Hartsville.
J. E. Williams, a Mississippi native, was named assistant director of the University of Alabama extension center in Mobile yesterday. He previously directed counseling and guidance for the extension division and formerly coached and was principal at Thomaston and Camden schools.
A new birth occurs in the United States roughly every 8.76 seconds, reflecting ongoing population growth and demographic trends across states and regions. The statistic highlights steady birth rates amid varying regional patterns and healthcare access.
fragments from a historic minstrel sketch and comedic vignettes touch on lumbago press freedom murder jokes and stage banter. the bits feature jabs at press suppression summer work money and social stereotypes with punch lines about neighbors cooking and ostrich farming.
The Hartselle Rotary Club met June 11 in the Methodist church basement with President Luther Roberts presiding. Guest O S Hagerman from Decatur spoke on Rotary meaning and its four objectives, emphasizing the mottoes Service Above Self and He profits most who serves best. The Auxiliary planned Flag Day and sent the incoming president to the Montgomery convention. Local members enjoyed a musical program and supper after the meeting.
Delegates from John F. Thompson Post No 52 attended Boy's State in Tuscaloosa. The Garden Club of Alabama meets June 11 to 13 with L H Houston at Auburn. Rev Doyce Mitchell to preach at the Methodist church Sunday. Vacation Bible School ends Friday June 13 and revival plans begin August 17 led by D R Greve from Gadsden.
A father explains to his son that the chaplain, while in the National House of Representatives, prays for the country after seeing the members seated. The boy asks if he prays for the members, and the father notes the chaplain’s duty is broader than individual prayers.
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