Ladies Golf Association tourney set with invited clubs
The Ladies Golf Association plans a Wednesday June 23 tournament with nine o clock start, luncheon for members and guests, and an afternoon competition with Decatur and invited clubs Tuscumbia Florence Sheffield Huntsville Jasper and Athens followed by an awards party. Beginners and advanced classes meet June 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Golf Association
Decatur
Tuscumbia
Florence
Sheffield
Huntsville
Jasper
Athens
Personal notices of extended visits and travels
Mrs Edna Voorhies of Pulaski Tennessee visits friends here. Mrs W J Duncan of Clinton South Carolina arrives for extended visit with daughter Mrs Ellisor Adams and family. Various residents return from trips to Chicago Opp York Columbia Sewanee Paducah and Massachusetts with summer plans and commencements noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Voorhies of
Pulaski, Tennessee
W. J. Duncan
Clinton, South Carolina
Ellisor Adams
Adams
W. J. Dun
C. W. Adickes
York
Columbia
South Carolina
Ferrell Linked To Phenix Gang
Russell County hearing before Alabama Democratic Executive Committee probes alleged gambling backed political machine. Testimony links Arch Ferrell to a gamblers ticket and names several associates while recounting vote buying and removal of Negro voters to single box voting locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phenix City
Russell County
Arch B. Ferrell
Alabama Democratic Executive Committee
Roy Mayhall
Jasper
State Committee
W. M. Jowers
Russell Board of Registrars
Archie Roberts
E. B. Bell
M. W. Holley
Gaynell Roberts
J. W. Brassell
Phenix
W. Cecil Curtis
B. L. Cole
Brassell
Cole
William R. Belcher
Democratic Executive Committee
Rotarians Hear Film on Atomic Energy at Decatur Meeting
The Decatur Rotary Club aired an animated presentation on atomic energy sponsored by the international service committee led by Dr. Frank Soday and presented by Peyton Finch. The film explained nuclear fission, isotopes of uranium, and peacetime uses across transport, industry, agriculture, chemistry, and medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Energy
Decatur Rotary Club
International Service Committee
Frank Soday
Peyton Finch
Jimmy Bloodworth
Decatur Country Club
Bill Jenkins
L. G. Johnson
John McGehee
George P. Passmore
Skeggs Crawford
Perry James
Athens
ABC Agents Destroy 300 Gallon Still in Limestone County Raid
ABC Agents Carlos Nelson and Herman Sandlin led a raid two miles southwest of Swancott resulting in the destruction of a 300 gallon box type still. The officers previously destroyed a 600 gallon rig near Piney Creek in Limestone County on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limestone County
Swancott
ABC
Carlos Nelson
Herman Sandlin
Piney Creek
Police chief promotes jail tours to ease children fear
In Kalamazoo Michigan Police Chief Howard Hoyt proposes locking up youths only as part of a program to combat fear of police. He invites teachers and parents to bring groups to the station to show operations, stressing the aim is to make jail visits their last. Patrolman Leland Marks guides tours and notes officers explain they are not there to jail youngsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AP News
Kalamazoo
Mich
Howard Hoyt
Hoyt
Leland Marks
Rural Church of the Year finalists named in the South
Thirteen model rural churches across 13 southeastern states were named finalists for Rural Church of the Year by G Rog Freeman of Emory University. A central committee will begin preliminary judging with the winner to be announced July 21, cash prizes total 12,500 across 130 churches in 31 denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Southeastern States
G. Rogs Freeman
Emory University
Town and
South
Egypt
Duncan Memorial Methodist Church
Alexander City
Ala
All Souls Community Church
Scott, Ark
First Presbyterian Church
Crestview
Fla
Chesnut Mountain Presbyterian Church
Flowery Branch
Centenary Methodist Church
Shelbyville
Bethel Methodist Church
Longansport
Pleasant Valley Methodist Church
Guntown
Miss
Freemann
Officers Installed By WSCS At Salem
The WSCS of the Salem Methodist Church recently installed officers including President Mrs. Ruel Foote, Vice President Mrs. Cecil Adcock, Recording Secretary Mrs. Minnie Speck, Treasurer Mrs. Nina Roberson, Secretary of Promotion Mrs. Grady Chasteen, and Secretary of Missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Salem Methodist Church
Ruel Foote
Cecil Adcock
Minnie Speck
Nina Roberson
Grady Chasteen
Air Traffic Up Profits Down Across U S Airlines
Airlines carried a record number of passengers in May and early summer, but profits fell. Eastern Air Lines says May was the best ever yet higher passenger counts reduce earnings. Trans World Airlines, American Airlines, and United likewise report record traffic and mixed profit outlooks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steven V. David
New York
Eastern Air Lines
Trans World Airlines
American Airlines
American
United Airlines
Women leaders listed for club committees
The excerpt names women guiding various club subjects including education Mrs. Walter Cole and youth work Mrs. Roper. It notes committee assignments with Mrs. Marvin Foote Mrs. Lula Steed and Mrs. Viola Tapscott serving on the membership committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Cole
Wiley
Roper
Thomas Simmons
Melvin Blackwood
Charlie Owen
E. E. Stevens
John Hellman
Will Brown
Marvin Foote
Lula Steed
Viola Tapscott
Pleasant Hill HDC Plans Family Picnic
The June Pleasant Hill HDC meeting in the school auditorium covered a family picnic menu committee and highway signs for the community. A 4-H HDC summer camp and kitchen cleaning demonstration were noted, with aluminum trays planned for July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
HDC
Lucille Hawkins
Auburn
Howard Golden
Gilbert
God
Albert Lamon
Henry Seibert
Baron Cockrell
Seibert
Carey Cockrell
J. E. Royer
Ramon Clark
Truman Screws
Why airlines struggle with lower profits
Airlines report costs per plane mile down and traffic up about 10 percent from a year earlier. The main issue is rapid addition of new equipment outpacing passenger growth, pushing load factors and increasing costs per revenue mile. A period of consolidation may follow jet deliveries.
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Apes Club
Ruby Jones
Walnut Street
Miss Jones
Mrs. Nash
James C. Nash
Bertha Timberlake
George Ven John
Woodall’s
WCTU
Hargrove
E. E. Hargrove
Ferry Street
Flower Mission, Relief
Soldier and Sailor Departments
Mizpah
C.E.S
C.es
Masonic Temple
E. N. Price
Chicago, Ilinois
Joe Allen
Northwestern University
Evanston, Ilinois
Charles Bradford
Opp
Robert L. Thomas Jr
Evelyn Bryan
Dr. Thomas
Marvin Dinsmore
el Paso
Texas
New Mexico
Ruth Sudhoff
Roy William Sudhoff
Stratford Rd
Radcliffe College
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Lee Damsky
William Eyster
Sewanee, Tennessee
The
University of the South
Ben Teal
Gene
Ben Teal Jr
Soe
Jim Purnell
Mrs. Foster Pointer
E. B. Garner
Paducah
Kentucky
Bruce Ballentine
Lancaster
Ballentine
Bill Dye
Anne
Dan
North Carolina
Charlotte
Fayetteville
Smokies
Madison Marshall
Ernest
Jim
Madeline
Pennsylvania
Bill
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. B. Snider
Jennifer
Brian
Arkansas
Perry Orr
Jonathan
West Coast
San Francisco
Los Angeles
California
I. B. Schmidt
James K
Mary Kay
Ferncliffe
Frankfort
Michigan
Lewis Dement
University of Alabama
Fort Bliss
R.O.T.C
W. H. Long
Nashville, Tennessee
Clifton Daily
Dorothy
Charles Ray Spence
Frank Spence
Miss Daily
Blanche Daily
Kyle Studio
Ferrell
Peabody College
S. E. Patterson
Decatur General Hospital
Joe Dement
Randy Joe
Oak Ridge
Tennessee
Hero
Eratic
Howard Pennington
Russell Betterment Association
Hoyt Shepherd
Jimmy Matthews
Pennington
Albert Patterson
Floyd E. Foster
Jowers
Foster
Shorty Myrick
Myrick
Don’s Floor
Don Williams
St. S.E
Wees
Joseph Paul
Bank St
Keri
Curtis
Curtis Room
Time
Newsweek
Alexander City Church
Salem
Radio Shack
Lafayette St
St.joseph
Father's Day
DAD Ira’s Book & Gift Shop
E. Moulton
TL Labs
Monarch
Monarch Sewing Center
Dept
Fifth Ave
B’ham
Als
Wen Cie
Singer
Inger
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