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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1949
Page
3
W L Roberson and Mrs Leonard Roberson were feted at a birthday dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs W A Roberson. Relatives and friends gathered including Mr and Mrs Robert Foote, Mr and Mrs Elbert Roy, Mr and Mrs Cecil Adcock with Elizabeth and Perry, plus many others.
The North Alabama Tuberculosis Association schedules the second of three panel discussions for March. It will be a dinner meeting with many guests invited beyond the North Alabama board members. Dr. Kelly Joseph, chest specialist, is noted.
Miss Norton led the Massey PTA group singing at the regular meeting. Mrs. Vernon Sandlin gave the devotional and the Lords Prayer was recited in unison. Miss Norton spoke on teen agers and parents, noting children need trustworthy parents who are friends. Five new members joined and social hour followed with cookies and drinks for 25 attendees.
The Danville MYF chose a list of honors including Merle Burchell as Prettiest Girl and Bernard Aldridge as Prettiest Boy. Margarite Owens and Milton Stover won multiple categories such as Best all round and Most Patriotic.
The Birmingham based discussion will include Dr William Grosfeld of Flint Sanatorium and Dr Carl Grote of Huntsville on TB treatment and hospitalization with Rev T L Flynn as moderator. Audience questions will be allowed and the venue to be announced later for board members and invited guests. Woodrow Wilson taught at Bryn Mawr and Wesleyan before becoming a Princeton professor of jurisprudence.
K W Grimley executive secretary of the Alabama Tuberculosis Association said the state needs a chain of new TB hospitals with 900 beds. He noted eight sanitoria house under 600 beds and urged a $3 6 million four year program to more than double facilities, arguing long term savings.
Rev. Dewey Crow from near Hartselle filled his regular appointment here Saturday and Sunday and was the Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Oden. Miss Lorene Tanner and Miss Eloise Tanner from Florence State Teacher College spent the weekend with their parents. The Home Demonstration club will meet at Mrs. Cecil Tanner's home on March 14. H. R. Hamilton has been very ill during the past week.
The crack willow frequently grows to a height of 100 feet, indicating a tall specimen common in riparian settings.
Mobile Alabama March 8 Rep Helen G Douglas said Bloom death a great loss to the country She was waiting at municipal airport for a plane to Washington when advised of Sol Blooms death in Bethesda Maryland She praised his services during World War II and postwar years and called him an outstanding figure in government
About 13 AFL electricians formed picket lines at the Ingalls shipyard entrances in Pascagoula Mississippi after a strike over a union shop and a 10 cent hourly raise. The yard employs roughly 1,000 workers and crossing lines continued while the company opposes a union shop. No additional talks are planned and IBEW Local 733 plans a later statement. Electricians earn $1 60 per hour.
The Goodman family will be in concert here Saturday March 12 beginning at 7 30 PM. Mr and Mrs W C Simmons were recent visitors of Mr and Mrs J F Sides at Jasper. Mesdames Floyd and Elton How.
The Brown family from Hanceville hosted a birthday gathering at their home Sunday for Mrs. Brown Billy Wooten and Mrs. Ed Brown. Many relatives joined from Cullman Decatur Birmingham Huntsville and Jacksonville with Nor man Brown of Louisville absent.
The Oak Ridge MYF met for worship with a piano solo by Faye Cooper. John Hardin led singing and Sibyl Thompson gave the devotional with prayers. Orval Sparkman introduced the lesson "Myself a Christian Steward" as Faye Cooper spoke on "Meaning Of Stewardship" and Jean Downs on "Possessions" with Josephine Legg on "Natural Resources."
A quilting at a home drew twenty ladies for an enjoyable event. A birthday dinner honored E W Henry and Patsy and Junior Knox at the Knox home. Various locals, including Lemmond Hogan and G W Hardiman, visited relatives and friends over the weekend. Sunday school was at ten with preaching at eleven.
American oilmen struck oil in 1932 on Bahrein Island in the Persian Gulf marking a historic finds. The discovery added new prospects for exploration in the region and affected early petroleum development plans.
Sevierville police arrest Kilby state prison escapee John Nolan 30 in a bus station on a Knoxville tip. Nolan, a murder convict, was awaiting a call from his mother in Tuscaloosa and is held for return to Montgomery County authorities.
Mrs Gilbert Filippo is said to be improved after a serious operation at Cullman hospital. The piece notes church attendance by Holise Cupp and guests, plus a serious condition of Howard Hovde's child at the same hospital. Other items mention Baptist services, visits among local families, and upcoming church meetings.
A Los Angeles based explorer promotes a Tibet found system that supposedly awakens a sky of powers during sleep. He alleges wealth, strength, charisma, and youth prolongation come from a sleeping mind giant, claiming a 9000 word treatise is free via the Institute of Mentalphysics in Los Angeles.
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