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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1954

Page

6

Vandiver Douglass Vows Said At Mount Zion Church

Miss Barbara Ann Douglass and John W. Vandiver wed at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Huntsville on Saturday June 26. The couple will reside in New Market after a wedding trip, with a reception held in the church parlors. Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 O E S to hold public installation at Masonic Temple with a banquet at six thirty.

Vandiver-Douglass Huntsville Barbara Ann Douglass John W. Vandiver Mount Zion Baptist Church Joe Anglin Erle Pettus Douglass Mary Lou Dancy Masonic Temple

Local society notes and visitors around town

Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brunell will be at home after July 1 on Woodland Avenue. Miss Helen Wood visits Chicago to see her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. James H Johnson visit their daughter in Melbourne Florida. Miss Marian Chandler of Montgomery visits her parents. Mrs. David Brock and infant Margaret Elette move from Bank Street Hospital to relatives’ home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Malone return from Fort Walton Florida. Nancy Malone visits Miss Martha Bagley in Montgomery. Mrs. Josh Kelley of Jefferson Alabama and Mrs. C Erie Bishop of Orlando visit Mrs. T. G. Morrow. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robison return from Chicago. Mrs. John Sewell and Mrs. Gus Burt visit Birmingham today. Rev. and Mrs. Dennis Hendon and family from Fillmore California will visit J. M. Hendon and Carl Hendon. Roy Garner of Athens is seriously ill in Jackson Clinic. Mrs. Bill Lindsey returns from New York. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Ezell and Misses Elizabeth and Jeanne Livley return from Pensacola. Twins Sonny and Solona Flanagan return home after three weeks with siblings.

David Brock Margaret Elette Bank Street Hospital Sam Blackwell

Cullman Guardsmen Sent to OCS Programs at Fort Sill and Fort Benning

Alabama National Guard announces ten members to attend officer candidate schools at Fort Sill Oklahoma and Fort Benning Georgia as part of a 210 candidate nationwide program. Infantry participants include George S. Holcombe Jr. of Cullman and James R. Robinson of Birmingham. Artillery recruits are Bill D. Wright of Florence Joseph V. Dean Jr. of Sylacauga Lester E. Kersey of Samson Davey P. Penuel of Geneva and Billy D. Johnson of Sylacauga.

Montgomery Alabama National Guard Fort Sill Okla Fort Benning Walter J. Hanna Alabama Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico Bill D. Wright Florence Joseph V. Dean Jr Sylacauga Lester E. Kersey Samson Davey P. Penuel Geneva Billy D. Johnson George S. Holcombe Jr Cullman James R. Robinson Birmingham Lewis V. Darnley Donald R. Watts Robert E. Medlin Northport

Alabama Educator Gentry to Lead Alabama Institute

MONTGOMERY E H Gentry a veteran State Education Department employee resigns to become administrative assistant to President John E Bryan at the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind in Talladega He will oversee vocational services starting October 1 Gentry has 25 years with the state including roles as state supervisor of vocational rehabilitation crippled children's services and assistant director of vocational education.

Montgomery E. H. Gentry State Education Department John E. Bryan Alabama Institute For the Deaf and Blind Talladega

North Alabama Shrine No. 7 Meeting Planned

North Alabama Shrine No. 7 of the Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem will hold a regular meeting Friday at eight in the Masonic Temple. A covered dish supper will precede at six thirty. all members are urged to attend.

North Alabama Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem Masonic Temple

New Antibiotic Fights Infection in Children

The article introduces tetracycline as a new broad spectrum antibiotic with low toxicity and high body concentration. It reports successful use in 25 infants and children with pneumonia, upper respiratory infections, stomach upsets, diarrhea, and gangrenous appendicitis after other antibiotics failed. It notes it is taken orally, well tolerated, and emphasizes physician supervision.

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Local Guards Plan Fourth Summer Camp in Georgia

National Guardsmen of Btry. C 279th AAA (AW) train for the fourth annual summer camp. On Monday night the unit organized, issued clothes, cleaned weapons and prepared. The convoy leaves Decatur Sunday with a stop in Macon before two weeks at Camp Stewart.

Camp Stewart Btry AAA Alabama National Daily Photo Aw) National Guards Decatur Macon Georgia National Guard

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