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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1955
Page
3
Buenos Aires reports suggest Maj. Gen. Franklin Lucero, army minister, could be Peron’s favored successor if he steps down after this term. Lucero helped restore order after last week’s revolt and gained public praise from Peron in official photos and a radio address.
Silage juices leaking from stored forage can lower feed value by as much as ten percent, affecting livestock nutrition and forage efficiency.
The Decatur District of the North Alabama Conference will send 23 pastors and the district superintendent Rev Otis E Kirby to the Pastors and Laymen School at Birmingham Southern College June 27 July 1. Speakers include Bishop Arthur J Moore and Sen John Sparkman with educators from SMU Fort Worth and Westminster Theological Seminary.
A called meeting of Rising Sun Lodge 29 F A M is set for Monday at 7 in the Masonic Temple to install officers for the new year. Zack T. Perry will be worshipful master with Carla B. Kenton senior warden James R. Vaughan junior warden Lynn Christopher treasurer D L Allen secretary Ainslie W. Wyle senior deacon Lee M. Thornton junior deacon William H. Lakey tyler and Sam H. Wheat on the board of trustees. Members and visitors are invited.
Jesse Kelly has become manager of Decatur Paint and Wallpaper Co. at 210 E Moulton St. A Moulton resident, he previously served as assistant manager in Decatur for a year and a half and worked with Acme Quality Paint Companies in Birmingham and Charlotte. Mr and Mrs Kelly and their three children attend the Baptist Church.
Cullman Fraternal Lodge No. 421 F. and A. M. will install Robert W. Sapp a local merchant as Worshipful Master at a ceremony at the Cullman Masonic Temple Monday at 7 30 p.m. Past Grand Master William E. James will serve as installing officer Leo Hamrick will be installed as senior officer
A 16 year old, Steven, was treated at Huntsville Hospital Saturday morning for lacerations after the Mussel truck he drove was forced off U S Highway 72 twelve miles east of Athens by another vehicle that did not stop. The other vehicle collided at 9 30 a m. The truck, a Chevrolet ton and a half, is owned by Vernon Hudson of Decatur.
Warden H. O. Noneaker and junior warden Barney Chandler stand among the named officers with C. C. Stricklin as treasurer and Billy Parker as secretary. Senior deacon Junior Graves and junior deacon Guy Hodge are listed with tyler Sapp expected to announce appointive officers at Monday’s meeting.
Members of the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union vote to send three youths to the Youth Temperance Camp in Citronelle Alabama July 21 to 31. They report eight new Loyal Temperance League members at Pleasant Hill and 21 at Central Methodist Church.
A truck carrying mussel shells ran off the road near Duncan Cross-Roads and rolled two or three times down a hill. The vehicle, headed toward Athens on Highway 72, was a complete loss, according to patrolman M. W. Jacks who investigated. End.
A mountain lion typically bears four cubs at most per litter, with larger litters being uncommon. The fact highlights the species' reproductive limits and helps wildlife researchers gauge population dynamics.
The Alabama Supreme Court has set a new execution date for William Earl Fikes from July 1 to July 26. Fikes, 30, a former Marion service station attendant, was convicted of nighttime burglary at the home of Mrs. Jean Heinz Rockwell, daughter of Selma Mayor Chris Heinz. His attorney Peter A. Hall said the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to review the decision.
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