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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1949
Page
10
A Brooklyn pier hosts 400 mourners as 6785 sailors and soldiers return from war. A coffin-laden transport sits alongside banners while a flag draped vessel begins a solemn ceremony with the National Anthem and Taps. A sobbing mother cries for her baby as grief spreads among the crowd.
The rat control campaign planned for October is set to begin Monday March 21 if weather allows. Miss Lavonia Ross, county health nurse, said the city wide campaign will be aided by the health department, local civic clubs, and the town council. Women’s clubs will assist in mixing poison with state health department support and financing details.
A meeting of North Alabama school supervisors will be held in the County Superintendent Leon Moody office at the courthouse next Friday starting at 10:00 AM and continuing all day. Out of county attendees include Miss Louis Comer of Florence who will preside and Miss Lillian Hagood of Peabody College Nashville as guest worker. Comer was sister of the late John D. Comer, a noted vocational teacher at the local high school.
Maurice Jackson departed Dallas Texas last week to begin the second of three life insurance courses at Southwestern University pursuing advanced study in the field.
The scene shows families and soldiers at a dusk pier as caskets are loaded for transport home. The return of about 140000 of the 160000 American WWII dead has progressed, with 20000 still overseas and the main task nearing completion.
Miss Fileen Trafford an ex chang e teacher from Bradford England now teaching social studies in Decatur is pictured at International House New Orleans reading an air mail copy of The London Times. She visited the non profit organization during a two day stay in New Orleans before visiting Mobile and Memphis.
The group set plans for the next meeting on April 14 with guests Miss Annie Wheeler and division president Mrs. John B. Privett expected. Mrs. Privett will speak at the April gathering at Mrs. J. H. Highsmith’s home, lunch at one. They will wire the Courtland road chapter house, a log cabin near the Old Masterson Mill four miles north of Moulton, and ten members have pending applications for Joe Wheeler Chapter membership. Officers elected include Mrs S. R. Sanders president, Miss Nadine Shelton vice president, Mrs Howard Glenn secretary, Mrs J. L. Weatherwax treasurer, Mrs R. L. Almon registrar, Mrs Sadie Simms chaplain, and Mrs Garth Clarke historian.
The Flower Shoppe at the same location changes ownership. Mrs George F Carraway bought the shop last week from Mrs J H Jacobs who had taken over six months ago after Mrs Leo Lawler and Mrs Hoytt Price started the business last summer. The shop opened Thursday under new management.
The town council will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. Town clerk E. R. Burgess said the session will hear committee reports and review interviews with property owners about a recently launched street improvement program.
Fred Henson, badly burned in a gas explosion at a local garage, returned home Thursday after more than a month away in Memphis for treatment.
The Athens Junior Chamber of Commerce aims to raise 2500 to cover decorations brochures and other costs for Athens 15th anniversary of TVA electricity on June 1 1934 first TVA town. Committees include executive publicity program and reception groups. Tennessee Valley Authority President Truman and TVA directors hoped to attend.
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