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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1948
Page
8
An invitation to Decatur residents to attend Church Night at St Pauls Lutheran Thursday at 7 30 P M. The program features vacation Bible school children with hymns Bible puzzles family devotions Bible story and handicraft. Rev Sob D Maschke leads instruction with Mrs Maschke in music and Mrs L Seibert in handicraft.
In Birmingham on June 24, Western city ministers were assured that Sunday church services would be protected from military aircraft noise. Army and Navy officers and private flying company officials endorsed measures.at a meeting groups pledged to limit plane noise at the city airport to safeguard worship.
Several from here attended the air show at the Courtland air base and went to see Gone With The Wind in Moulton. A wedding of Ernie Spivey to Miss Ann Jones of Enon was noted along with various visits by local residents to relatives and events in Danville Moulton Decatur and Memphis.
The first twins from the artificial breeding program arrived at the John Bass farm near Fairfield. A red heifer and a red bull, both with white markings, are judged perfectly formed by county agent L. H. Little. Fifty calves in the county stem from the program started over a year ago.
Moulton’s business boom remains strong with multiple residences under construction. T D Littrell builds a northeast duplex. Taylor Black and Tom Craig construct a five room bungalow and a four room residence. Cliff Gillespie finishes a seven room block, Vinson Sparks a six room brick house on old Decatur road. Lula Fennell adds a four room on South Main. Hodgins finish a new theatre building praised as among North Alabama’s finest. Moulton Sales Co to start a large sales barn on Will Pickens farm east of town. county new building ready to occupancy housing the county engineer and other agencies.
Lt. Paul M. Johnson reports several new members were inducted into the local National Guard Tuesday night. He notes no further enlistments can be accepted under current orders. A new local draft board will be set up soon to register those within the age limit for military training.
Revival services at Moulton Baptist Church enter the 10th day with the topic What Is A Christian. Evangelist Harold Johnson of Louisville preaches two sermons daily to good morning crowds and overflow crowds at evening services. Rev Will Weag, pastor, notes much good being done.
The phrase No Man's Land is linked to a fourteenth century London waste ground once used for executions outside the city. It later became a World War I battle term describing dangerous front-line space between opposing armies.
Dry crusted bread slices in a slow oven until crisp but not browned. Crush fine and sift before use if desired.
Mobile labor field representative J. K. Ashley, fired for allegedly failing to carry out orders, plans to appeal to the state personnel board. State Labor Director R. R. Wade announced the July 1 effective date, while denying the charge as untrue. Ashley had worked since 1946 earning $300 monthly and says his conciliation efforts in Mobile's building trades strike are unrelated.
Cook books advise soaking the whole cauliflower head in cold salted water for about thirty minutes before cooking to help draw out insects. This practice targets any pests present within the florets and improves cleanliness before preparation.
A light plane crash near Ensley, Alabama, injured a Black passenger fatally? The text reports a Black person as passenger killed. Claude Underwood, 46, died in a Birmingham hospital about four hours after the crash. Lloyd Sims, 23, a student pilot, was listed in critical condition. Other people were hurt. Both residents were from Ensley.
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