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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1956

Page

12

California driver improvement reduces license losses

California's Driver Improvement program polices 600,000 licensed drivers with discretionary actions. Last year 74,000 were suspended or revoked and 96,000 received warnings. About 6,610 licenses were revoked and nearly 7,000 suspended, with 17,000 put on probation. Courts added 5,000 revocations and 20,000 suspensions.

Sacramento Calif Ninty California State Department of Motor Vehicle Ple Fred Williams

Lula Walters Dies in Hartselle at 67

Lula Walters 67 died Friday night in Hartselle. Funeral services by Rev. C Stringfellow Monday at 4 p.m. at Hartselle Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters Mrs Paul Thomas Valdermosa Springs Mrs Hug Penn Hartselle Mrs Dolly Burleson Monrovia two sons Frank Walters Sheffield Capt Billy Walters Philadelphia 12 grandchildren one great grandchild Peck Funeral Home directs interment in Hartselle City Cemetery.

Hartselle Lula Walters N. Stewart St

Post Offices Train Drivers in Safety Campaign

Decatur and Albany post offices team up for a nationwide safety drive. By Jan 1, all drivers must pass a safety test and carry a qualification card. Campbell leads training and the Morgan County Safety Council and will award 25 year accident free certificates.

Decatur Albany I. E. Self R. M. Campbell Post Office Department Self Ree Campbell Alabama Campbell Morgan County Safety Council National Safety Council Arthur E. Summerfield

Navajo Boy Hopes for Indian Victory in Hollywood

Paul Reinsch a Navajo child in Idaho meets director Josh Logan and cast amid a North Fork film shoot. He laments depictions of Indians in westerns but believes the real Hollywood director may someday give Indians a victorious portrayal.

Sun Valley Idaho Paul Reinsch Hollywood Paul Jack Reinsch North Fork Josh Logan Nicians Logan

Speedy bootleggers seized moonshine in chase

Highway patrol stopped two Alabama men for speeding in Gulfport Mississippi and seized 100 gallons of moonshine whisky. Patrolman L C Newell said he stopped the car yesterday and found the whisky. The men named Louis Smith Mobile and Sam Smith Chataux, no relation, with David Stewart agent for the Alcohol Tax Unit.

Gulfport Miss Alabama L. C. Newell Louis Smith Mobile Sam Smith Chataux David Stewart Federal Alcohol Tax Unit

Pat St. John 63 Former Countian Dies in Georgia

Final rites for Pat St. John age 63 of Rome Georgia are set for Mt. Tabor Church with Rev E N Chandler. He died Friday night at his Rome home and is survived by his wife three daughters one son and multiple siblings with burial in the adjoining cemetery under direction of the funeral home.

Pat St. John Georgia Hartselle Rome Morgan County Mt. Tabor E. N. Chandler St. John

Mrs Della Collins Rites Held At Mt Tabor Church

Funeral services for Mrs Della Collins 74 were held Monday at 3 p.m. at Mt Tabor Church with the Rev Richey and Rev Dan Dutton officiating. Interment followed in the adjoining cemetery. She died Saturday at 9 a.m. at the home of her daughter Mrs J L Carver in Falkville. She was a member of the First Christian Church of Hartselle and survived by four daughters Rosa Taylor Los Angeles C H Norwood Hart selle Mrs Carver Mrs Vick Corbett Akron Ohio, three sons W R Collins Birmingham Roy Collins Sheffield, 22 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Pallbearers were Paul Louie Tommy Huie Floyd and Acie Shelton.

Hartselle Della Collins Mt. Tabor

Petroleum Diversified Investment Plan for Texas and Louisiana

Anadarko style oil investment offer from a Shreveport firm promotes a Diversified Investment Plan with five drillings on five leases in Texas and Louisiana for under one thousand dollars. It targets North Alabama businessmen, cites subsurface geology, and promises tax benefits and returns on initial investment. Free booklet available by mail from Decatur Daily or Shreveport addresses.

Shreveport Petroleum Investment Company Texas Louisiana North Alabama Morgan County Decatur Daily Columbia Avenue Shreveport

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