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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1954

Page

11

Classified 29 For Sale Items and Sewing Machines

For sale two used electric stoves a General Electric and a Universal full size in A-1 condition. See 1102 2 7th Ave SE contact 2157 M after 5 PM NECCHI ELNA VIGORELLI sewing machines sold bought guaranteed repair $10 trade-in on your machine serving North Alabama over 13 years Lytton C Walker 612 Oak St phone 834 For Sale 12 cu ft Philco deep freeze eight months old will sacrifice phone 4217.

General Electric Universal 7Th Ave. S. E Necchi Elna & Vigorelli North Alabama Lytton C. Walker Oak Sr Philco

Bargains At Allied Sales Itemized Auction Offerings

Bargains at Allied Sales include drink boxes and motors in good shapes, air conditioners Majestic and Chrysler Airtemp, electric fans and meat slicers, used washing machines from 35 dollars, televisions new and used, lawn mowers garden tractors cafe equipment and steam tables. Jervis Foundry and Machine Company offers varied motors and pumps. phone 1056.

Majestic Chrysler Capehart Jervis Foundry and Machine Company

Decatur Ordinance Details Public Works and Bidding Notice

City announces improvement projects for seven Decatur streets with paving and open ditching where required. Bid bidding mentioned. no bids will be received until a future date. Also addresses nuisance penalties and a separate ordinance on street repairs and public notices.

Decatur Alabama Decatur Negro High School Southeast Decatur Somerville Road Cherry Street Gordon-Bibb Riverside Raymond Sizemore South Hull Street Montgomery Walter M. Jackson City Board of Education

City Council Introduces Ordinance in June 1954 Meeting

The Decatur Alabama City Council introduced an ordinance at its June 21 1954 meeting and will further consider it at the July 5 1954 7:00 PM session in City Hall on Railroad Street. June 23 1954 JOEL PETTEY City Clerk.

State of Alabama City of Decatur 8Th Street Harrison Street Seton Avenue SE 9Th Street 19Th Avenue SE Harrison Street SE Coucil City Hall Railroad Street Joel Pettey

City of Decatur Animal and Premises Nuisance Ordinance

Ordinance declares unlawful keeping of any animal or fowl within city limits if it threatens public health or creates a nuisance from pests or noises. It also bans property neglect allowing growth of weeds and trash that creates health hazards or harbor pests and odors.

City OF Decatur State OF Alabama

Ordinance changes street grades in Decatur Alabama

Publication notice in the Morgan County Court case lists Ordi nance No 751 section one adjusting the grades of Broadus Avenue SE 20th Avenue SE and Seton Avenue SE in Decatur Alabama. The order of publication also covers WW Equity case name Eva W Harris complainant versus William B Harris defendant and notes service issues with the Calhoun County sheriff.

Decatur Alabama City of Towit Broadus Avenue 8Th Street 9Th Street 20Th Avenue 10Th Street 19Th Avenue Seton Avenue SE 19Th Avenue SE Harrison Street SE 8Th Street SE 9Th Street SE State OF William B. Harris Morgan County Equity Register Calhoun County The Decatur Daily

Church Meeting Debates Fate Of Social Action Agency

About 2,500 delegates at Yale gather for the General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches to decide the future of the national social action agency accused by some of politics and leftist views. Supporters say it applies church teachings to social issues. The council chair warns a hard fight as delegates consider church policy and action. The denomination includes 5,573 churches and 1,283,754 members, a record gain of 42,000 since two years ago.

Geor W. Cornell New Haven Conn Ray Gibbons Church Council For Social Action Yale University General Council of the Congregational Christian Churches

Defendant to plead by July 24 1954 or bill may be confessed

The notice directs the defendant to plead answer or demur to the bill of complaint in this cause by July 24 1954 or within thirty days thereafter or the bill may be taken as confessed. The document is dated June 22 1984 with a Bryan McAfee Register stamp and June 23-30 July 7-14 dates.

Bryan McAfee

Top American Scientist Dies

Dr. Karl T. Compton 66 a leading American scientist and MIT president for 18 years died in New York at Cornell Medical Center after a heart attack. He helped develop radar during wartime and worked on the atomic bomb while shaping national science policy for the Cold War. He received the Medal of Merit and was born in Wooster Ohio.

New York Karl T. Compton America Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT Army Compton Wooster Ohio Cornell Medical Center

Truman Recovering Fast From Operation

Former President Harry S. Truman recovers after gall bladder and appendix removal. He sat up about 45 minutes reading telegrams and letters. Nurse Mrs. Geraldine Blakemore says he is feeling much better after a good night’s rest. Dr Wallace Graham reports his temperature down from above 100 degrees.

Kansas City Harry S. Truman Geraldine Blakemore Wallace Graham

Also Mentioned on This Page

Allied Sales Peet Eal Allied Sales CO Bargain House of North Alabama Otur Vine St Red Ace Station Royal Arch Masons Royal Arch Chapter No C. &. Harris, Mgr Decatur Discount CO 20Th Avenue SE L9th Avenue SE Joe Pettey H. R. Summer Jack Herrick Joan Herrick Dagwood Horsey" Hogan Tattersall Netherland Col.canyon Summer Dave Palmer Bingy Sandefer Trixie Sahib Pierce and Pierce Chiropractic Clinic Second Ave Eva W. Harris Furniture Tide Finance CO 2Nd Ave Hagerty Drugs Truman Blacknce CO
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