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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1947
Page
9
Sale includes a lot with a store room usable as parking or garage and a store building on Gen Street. Telephone 72 for details. Also for rent an apartment with 3 or 4 rooms, furnished, with references. Call Patrolman Griffin at Orie 1411.
Local social notes list movements and visits including Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Gregg leaving for Orlando Florida with Mr. Gregg’s return planned, the Baker Russell wedding, and numerous relatives from Tuscaloosa Sheffield and Tusumbia visiting Oak Park and Birmingham. Also Becky White returns from Florence and others visit in Harlington and Chattanooga.
S. P. Bagette, 58, died Wednesday morning in Foley Alabama after a brief pneumonia illness. A native of Castleberry Alabama he lived in the Tri-Cities for 14 years and worked at Reynolds Metals Co. Funeral services were held and burial at Castleberry. He leaves a wife seven sisters three brothers and brother-in-law Veto Dobbs of Decatur.
The Office of Housing Expediter announced in Birmingham approval of two construction projects in the county. Claude P. Johnston of Somerville gets a $1,800 post office eviction project approved on grounds of unusual hardship. Dr. Ross Currier of Hartselle receives a $7,000 dental office project approved for using heavy construction materials with minimal veteran housing impact.
John M. Nelson former Decatur Chamber of Commerce secretary and Hot Springs civic leader serves as general chairman for Hot Springs First Annual Horse Show set for Wednesday night July 2. Premium list shows total prizes of 1300 dollars. Garland County Fair Association sponsors event.
Geoge Wilson Veazey, 49, of Eufaula, Alabama, was jailed in Houston county on a charge of sending a threatening letter to State Senator A. L. Patterson, former Phenix City attorney.
Morgan county farm agent L T Wagnon urges DDT for flies mosquitoes and pests. A 2 lb 50 percent wettable DDT mix in 5 gallons water treats cattle hogs and other livestock boosting milk or productivity by about 15 percent. Apply to livestock barns poultry houses pens and outbuildings and reapply every 4 to 6 weeks.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Turner aged 74 died Saturday at 1 30 am in Decatur General hospital after two months as a patient. She and husband C C Turner moved to Decatur from Carrolton Georgia two years ago. Funeral Sunday at two pm at Brown's Chapel with Rev Otis Kirby presiding. Burial in city cemetery. Survived by husband, son L M Turner of Decatur, two grandchildren Brock and Nancy Turner of Carrolton, Ga, and sister Ms Mattie Shiflett of Rome. Pallbearers named James Lawrence A R Gienn O V Mitchell W A Carr H A Hendrix and Mr Gentry.
Juneaa Dane Lowery of Jemison was elected president of the Alabama Future Farmers of America in Birmingham. Other officers chosen include Bobby White of Meridianville as vice president Ethridge of Bessemer as secretary Fred Croft of Andalusia and Sonat and Wayne Upton of Centre as reporters.
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