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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1954

Page

3

Troubled Bolivian Couple Brings Romance Back To Italy

The Ortiz-Patino family members George Ortiz-Patino and Dagmar Sanchez y Betancourt arrive separately in Genoa amid pending Paris divorce and possible Italian annulment. Dagmar seeks birth in Rome while her duchess mother arrives to oppose divorce or annulment citing law and sacraments.

Rome Ortiz-Patino Italy George Ortiz-Patino Isabela Patino Goldsmith Paris James Ortiz- Patino New York Dagmar del Pilar Sanchez Y Betancourt Cruz Betancourt Manuel Cardinal Arteaga Y Betancourt Havana Genoa Dagmar James Joanne Connelley

Your Health: Chiropractor Removes Blocked Life Energy

A health feature explains how the body mirrors a machine and how chiropractors diagnose and remove blocks to life energy. It presents the Shawn Clinic at 104 Church Street NE of Canal, offering scientifically trained care to restore normal function and health.

Shawn Clinic Church Street N. E Canal

Westmoreland Scout Camp Opens With 600 Attendees

The Boy Scouts summer camping season in nine North Alabama counties began at Camp Westmoreland with 160 registrations this week. About 600 Scouts plan to participate over four weeks, with Morgan County contributing 41 first-week registrants.

Westmoreland Camp Westmoreland North Alabama Cullman Carl Stiefelmeyer David McKay Gilbert Wolf Charles Henkey Hubert Grissom Larry Ragsdale Harlan Allen Boy Scouts Morgan County Pat Godwin Decatur Hoyt Hunt Florence Gene Sharpton Huntsville

Asteroid Eros Near Approach Dims Earth Distance

The asteroid Eros periodically comes within about 14 million miles of Earth, tracking its close approach and potential visibility. Astronomers monitor its path for orbital details and any notable brightness changes.

Eros

Hartselle 4 Resident W A Pope Succumbs Rites Wednesday

Funeral services for W. A. Pope 76 year old Hartselle resident will be Wednesday at 2 00 p m at Bethel Baptist Church Rev Frank T Smith Rev E M Barnes Jr and Rev D C Stringfellow will conduct the service Interment will be in the adjoining cemetery Pallbearers are John Cooper Dwight Gatlin Myra Lindsey Alton McClanahan Buster Stroup and V B Ward He is survived by two sisters Mrs Susan Meagher Carmel Calif and Mrs Cora Driver Birmingham and one brother F W Pope Prattville He was a member of the Hartselle Methodist Church

W. A. Pope Hartselle Bethel Baptist Church Susan Meagher Carmel Calif Cora Driver Birmingham F. W. Pope Prattville

William Mullins Rites Announced For Thursday

The Rosary for William Bryan Mullins 45 who died Sunday at Whartsalle Hospital will be at Brown's Chapel Wednesday at 7 00 p m Funeral services will be Thursday 9 00 a m at St Ann's Catholic Church Interment in City Cemetery Pallbearers include W J Comerford W R Simmons Thomas Redding Maynard Layman Henry Sivley Tom Pettus C L Sowell Survivors list his father H M Mullins Decatur and sister Mrs Robert Crane Denver Colo Brown directing

William Bryan Mullins Whartselle Hospital Brown’s Chapel 19Th Ave St. Ann's Catholic Church Father Patrick O'Neill City Cemetery Brown W. J. Comerford W. R. Simmons Thomas Redding Maynard Layman Henry Sivley Tom Pettus C. L. Sowell H. M.rullins Decatur Robert Crane Denver Colo

Gleason's Wife Granted Separation in Court

Mrs Genevieve Gleason was awarded a separation from TV comedian Jackie Gleason after a five minute Supreme Court hearing. She gets custody of their two children and 14 percent of Gleason's gross income for the family. The judge granted separation on abandonment grounds as Gleason did not contest. The children are Geraldine 15 and Linda 13.

New York Genevieve Gleason Jackie Gleason Supreme Court Linda

Weed Helps Parks in Columbia Sets Beautification Expert

The Columbia park and recreation department appoints H. F. Weed as the new beautification expert to oversee city park improvements and landscaping efforts.

Columbia, S. C City Park and Recreation Department H. F. Weed

Athens College Dean's List Named for Spring Quarter

The Athens College Spring quarter lists include Nelwyn Ar mour Moulton Clarence Davis Elkmont Ray Edwards Hartselle Carolyn Gregg Decatur Betty Moore Jones Bessemer Elizabeth Reed Prospect Tenn Lowell Smith Athens Harold Van White Hartselle Betty Butler Huntsville John William Chambers Athens Willie Elliott Falkville Buford Eubanks Athens Orlan L Graham Rogersville Marie Hill Courtland Dorothea James Athens Sue Wilson James Prospect Tenn Betty Witty Athens James Blackburn Santsville Carl Conley Decatur Plus all A's on the three quarter lead list includes William Tabor Athens Billy Fayes Decatur Wilma Daly Decatur Anna due Pettus Veto Marie Price Athens.

Athens College Nelwyn Armour Moulton Clarence Davis Elkmont Ray Edwards Hartselle Carolyn Gregg Decatur Betty Moore Jones Bessemer Elizabeth Reed Prospect Tenn Lowell Smith Athens Harold van White Betty Butler Huntsville John William Chambers Willie Elliott Falkville Buford Eubanks Orlan L.graham Rogersville

Fighter-Bomber Wings To Leave For Europe

Secretary Harold E. Talbott announced TAC will deploy the 21st and 388th Fighter-Bomber Wings to Europe this fall. Based at Langley, the units fly the F-86F Sabrejet and will join USAFE for NATO duties in France, following last year’s 50th Wing deployment to Western Germany.

Langley Air Force Base Air Force Harold E. Talbott Tactical Air Command United States Europe Talbott TAC Ninth Air Force France NATO Defense Forces Germany

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Goidel’s 8. W J. D. Shown Tive Don Dublin Billy Bowen Russellville John Chambers Charles Byram Allan Orr By Ben Rapport W. R. Riley John Masterson Ralph Johnson Russellvile Jim Marshall George Farish Dan Herrin Bill Stone Cecil Cobb New Campers Register Robert Garrett H. Mitchell Sheffield Melvin Ozier Morgan County Scouts Tennessee Valley Council, Inc Tennessee Valley Shwal Creek Tennessee River U. S. 72 Killen Shoal Creek Bridge PAR Value Loan Company Security Lela S. Wier Arbor Hills Drive P.O. Box Jackson 7 Mississippi THE Radio Shack Lafayette St W.A. Pope William Mullins Gleason Decatur Nursery Danville Rd S.W Qrnado Fence Southern E IN Engineering Co Decater Market St. N.W. Pheme Oldsmobile Texes Fisher Oldsmobile Company Bank Street
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