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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1952

Page

6

Mission Study Circles Advise On America

Women's Society of Christian Service groups across Morgan County meet Monday at 3 pm for mission study from Mission To America. Highlights include Dorothy Pitt presenting on Mission With America, devotional readings, prayers, and social hours with members and new guests.

Central W.S.C.S America Women's Society of Christian Service Central Methodist Church Johnson Sam Evans Westminster Annie Jervis Westminster Presbyterian Church J. L. Whitworth Aileen West R. L. Maury Christ the Word Falla Bailey Madonna Woman's Society of Christian Service J. C. Smith Methodist Woman Anne Sivley Holmes Turner Paul Milam Willie Lott Sivley Bailey Robert Hutson C. L. Dinsmore

B P W Meeting At Decatur Trade School

Members of the Business and Professional Women's Club will meet Thursday at six at Decatur Trade School. A tour of the school precedes dinner in the cafeteria with plates at one dollar. Reservations are requested with Mrs. Ella Will Smith or Mrs. Flossie Chandler. Carlton Kelley to conduct the tour. All members urged to attend.

Business and Professional Women’s Club Decatur Trade School Ella Will Smith Flossie Chandler Carlton Kelley Nadine Brewer Florence Charles Leopard, III Charles Leopard, Jr Sivley Wheeler Dam Westside Presbyterian Society Busch Home Woman’s Missionary Society of the Westside Presbyterian Church W. F. Busch W. B. Strong W. A. Hoppers Society W. J. Tarpley

Conley Family Returns Home After Weekend Visit

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Conley and son John, of Illinois Birmingham, together with Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Conley and Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Conley and daughter Janet, of Scottsboro, have returned to their homes after a weekend visit with their parents and grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J.

John R. Conley John Ill Birmingham B. C. Conley Scottsboro Paul W. Conley Janet

Local Notes On Family Visits And Health Updates

Mr and Mrs Floyd Sherrod and son Floyd Jr return from a weekend in Tullahoma Tennessee to visit daughter sister Mrs Patrick Sandlin and family Miss Mary Frances Garnett improves after an appendectomy at Decatur General Hospital Mrs Comer Ezell visits her mother in Clearwater Florida Miss Mollie Ann Hendrix returns from Clairmont Springs joins County Health Department for summer Miss Peggy Dillard heads home to Camden South Carolina after visiting Miss Suzanne Shelton

J. B. Bradford Finley Island Gordon Sherard Anderson South Carolina Smoke Souts& of the John Wood R. W. Orr Garner Pride John A. Caddell W. F. Boswell Hill Ferguson Milton Norris W. J. Duncan, Jr Barrett Shelton Rutledge Thomas Carol Smith James Rankin Paul Wolfer Harvey Pride Floyd Sherrod Floyd, Jr Tullahoma Tennessee Patrick Sandlin Sandlin Mary Frances Garnett Decatur General Hospital Comer Ezell Clearwater Florida Ben F. Martin Mollie Ann Hendrix Clairmont Springs Talladega Hendrix County Health Department Peggy Dillard Camden Suzanne Shelton

Scrubbed Look Scores In Popularity Race

Betty Clarke outlines how grooming and demeanor influence dance season popularity. Focus on cleanliness, hair, makeup, attire, fragrance, and discreet perfume use as key factors for attracting dates.

Betty Clarke UP News

Livestock Handler Crushed by Bull at Herr Island Yard

Oscar Falck, 63, a veteran livestock handler, died after a Holstein bull rammed and trampled him in a Herr Island stockyard pen. Workers found his battered body. the 2,275-pound bull was slaughtered after the incident.

Pittsburgh Herr Island Oscar Falck Falck

Democrats Are Better Heeled Heading Into Election Year

The Democratic National Committee led into the campaign stretch with a larger balance and higher receipts than the Republican National Committee. As of June 1 the Dems held $267,391 cash versus $228,790 for the Republicans. Over the three months to June 1 the Dems raised $529,490 and spent $551,803, cutting their carryover from $289,705 to $267,391. Individual donors totaled $390,114, the largest single gift being $5,000 from Leo M. Harvey of Torrance California. The RNC reported $361,097 in contributions for the same period and a balance of $228,790.

House Democratic Committee Leo M. Harvey Torrance Calif Republican National Committee

Truck Crash Kills Woman Near Selma

Mrs Jewel Little Solomon 42 of Chickasaw Ala died when the truck she rode in ran off the Birmingham Selma highway nine miles north of Selma. John Arthur Goff Jr 37 of Birmingham injured but not believed serious. He was hospitalized in Selma.

Selma Jewel Little Solomon Chickasaw Ala Birmingham-Selma Here John Arthur Goff Jr Birmingham

No Agreement on Direct Decatur Huntsville Route

Arthur Spence chairing Limestone County Board of Revenue says no agreement yet with the State Highway Department on a direct Decatur to Huntsville road. Madison County will survey plan and acquire right of way from Huntsville to Limestone line at no cost to the state. State would grade drain and pave the road and maintain the new highway while the county maintains the old route. The matter will be discussed at the next board meeting. About ten miles lie in Limestone County. The state favors a route near the current path from Decatur to Mooresville then a direct link to the Madison County line.

Arthur Spence Limestone County Board of Revenue State Highway Department Decatur Huntsville Madison County Board of Commissioners Limestone County Spence Mooresville Madison County

Father and two sons sued over CCC loan fraud scheme

In Birmingham on June 17 the government filed a federal civil suit seeking 2,000 plus 42,000 against William T. Campbelle of Fackler Alabama and his two sons H. Boyd Campbelle and J. Price Campbelle of the Fackler Gin Co. The government accuses them of defrauding the Commodity Credit Corp by acting as middlemen, borrowing CCC funds on cotton in producers names, forging producer signatures on 150 loan notes and filling out blank notes for additional signers.

Birmingham Alabama Commodity Credit Corp William T. Campbelle Fackler Ala Scottsboro Asst U. S. Dist. Atty George Huddleston Jr Campbelle CCC H. Boyd.Campbelle J. Price Campbelle Fackler Gin Co

Parrish Rail Fuel Co. Sells 250 Houses in Mining Village

Railway Fuel Co. announces sale of 250 houses in its Parrish mining village to Parrish Land Co. led by Marc Levine, consolidating residential properties in local mining communities.

Parrish, Ala Railway Fuel Co Parrish Land Co Marc Levine

Brusi Stabs Wife Over Meager Meal at Dinner

Robert Brusi believed in eating well and stabbed his wife after she served a scant feast of one beefsteak and six eggs. He told police he faced only a meager fare before him.

Paris Robert Brusi

Light Takes About Eight Minutes To Reach Earth

The time for sunlight to travel from the sun to Earth is slightly over eight minutes, illustrating the vast distance between the two celestial bodies and the speed of light in space.

Campbell Unable To Comment On Loan Questions

Campbell could not be reached for comment regarding loan matters. Authorities did not provide further details pending official statements.

Campbelle

Truman nominates Ashton H. Williams to E Dist of SC

President Truman announced the nomination of Ashton H. Williams to serve as United States district judge for the Eastern District of South Carolina. The appointment targets the federal judiciary and expands the district bench.

Washington Truman Ashton H. Williams United States South Carolina

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