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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1960

Page

20

Marriage transfers in Daily Records list

The Daily Records section lists marriages and property transfers. Names ages and addresses are given for fiancé pairs including Oscar Gibson to Eleanor Rausa and multiple others, followed by numerous recorded real estate and cash transactions among individuals and companies such as First National Bank of Decatur and Gulf Development Co.

John A. Beall Bessie L. Burrow Theo Compton Kenneth B.meguiar First National Bank of Decatur Cole J. Young W. A. Glenn Vernie S. McConnell John Robert Mooney, Jr Eugene P. Shelton Westlawn Homes, Inc J. W. Alexander Atley Grantland Prentiss H. Clark E. K. Gregg, Jr Gulf Development Co., Inc Morley Denbo W. H. Mason Mathes J. Turner Mary Emma Scott Theo Simmons Orville W. Tanner Joe C. Patterson J. Todd Culver John H. Giles W. L. Washburn Paul L. Hicks Audie Mae Lott Carroll W. Smith, Jr Lawrence L. Pressnell Harry Lynch Maiden Virginia B. Ralston Henry Dunnavant

Grand Jury to Hear Sheriff Polk Slaying Case Monday

In Columbia Mississippi a grand jury is convening Monday to hear murder charges in the April 22 shotgun slaying of Marion County Sheriff J W Polk 50 ambushed on his porch after returning from a whisky raid. Five defendants including Hillary Thornhill Willie McCain Vasel Rogers and Shirley Lee face murder charges with Robertson charged as an alleged hired killer.

Columbia, Miss Marion County J. W. Polk Columbia Dist Atty Vernon Broom Hillary Thornhill Willie McCain Broom Thornhill McCain Desolee Thornhill Hillary Vasel Rogers Shirley Lee Eugene Robertson Brook Robertson Polk

Castro Drops English Word While Defending Cuban Spanish Purity

In a Havana television appearance Fidel Castro defended keeping Americanisms and place names from Cuban Spanish but recently used an English word to describe the work of his government team. The remark shows the challenge of language purity in Cuba.

Havana Fidel Castro

AF Reserve Officers Begin Two Week Orientation Course

Air Force reserve officers from across the nation start a two week orientation course at the Air University's command and staff college in Montgomery. The program updates officers on Air Force capabilities and the use of aerospace power.

Lily Langtry Daughter of a Clergyman

Lily Langtry the English actress of the 1880s known as the Jersey Lily was the daughter of a clergyman.

Lily Langtry the Jersey Lily

Insurance Suit Dropped in Southern United Insurance Case

Circuit Judge Eugene W. Carter dismissed the suit against 27 Southern United Insurance Co. directors after stockholder approval. W. Clyde Jennings, former board chairman, filed the action in September over mis management. he dropped the charge and the directors agreed not to sue. The judge ruled all state insurance superintendent requirements were met and stockholders received a financial report.

Miami Beach Jennings Carter

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