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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1949

Page

5

Chaminade Music Study Club Meets at Blackwell Home

The Chaminade Music Study Club held its last regular meeting at Mrs. Ernie Ackwell’s home with Miss Polly Anna Ackwell and Miss Beverly Culpepper assisting. Miss Shirley Bridwell led, and program pieces included works by Stephen Heller, Tschaikowsky, Hubert Tillery, and F. Newman. A social hour followed with refreshments.

Chaminade Music Study Club Blackwell Ernie Ackwell Polly Anna Ackwell Beverly Culpper Bettye B. Edgil Shirley Bridwell Mary Ann Waite Stephen Hell&r Laverne Johnson Stephen Heller Rupert Billions L. Avalanche Doll Tschaikowsky Marion Powers Marion Billions Jolly Hollander Hubert Tillery Evelyn Sims Beverly Culpepper F. Newman Dreamer Ste

Hairdo Fashion Shifts Contrast with Farm Training Visit

The article blends beauty tips with news of veterans from Morgan County visiting Crossville's experiment station on March 29. Gissendanner will present farming trials, varieties, fertilizers, grazing rotations, and livestock upgrades. About 122 trainees will attend under head teacher L G Delany.

Morgan County Crossville Gissendanner Clerment Herms L.G. Delany Veterans Vocational Agriculture

Lusk Demands Party Apology From Democratic Leaders

Gadsden attorney and Presidential elector John A. Lusk releases a statement bisecting the Democratic Party. He calls for an apology to the South and urges Vice President Barkley to address Dixie in Birmingham. He accuses Truman and the Northern wing of repudiating Southern civil rights and states’ rights principles.

John A. Lusk Gadsden South Barkley Birmingham Dixie Lusk Alabama Truman National Democratic Party National Democratic Washington National Party Cru

Flower seed drive aims to fund Snuffy’s medical bill

Roy Lee Snuffy Wilker a 13 year old Drummond Park student was sidelined by a ruptured kidney after a collision in a baseball game. His schoolmates organized a flower seed sale to raise funds for his hospital bill and to help him return to first base. The drive began as the student body requested to support him and flowers sold rapidly.

Panama City Fla Roy Lee Snuffy” Wilkerson Snuffy Drummond Park

Californians Pass 210 Hours Aloft In Endurance Flight

In Miami Florida on March 24 Bill Barris and Dick Riedel refueled their tiny plane Sunkist Lady from a speeding jeep and continued the endurance flight. They reached 210 hours in the air at 8 44 a m EST aiming to beat the 726 hour world record set in 1939.

Miami Fla Bill Barris Dick Riedel

Southern Democrats demand clear plan from Truman and Northern leaders

The passage calls for a forthright declaration from President Truman and Northern Democrats, and urges Vice President Barkley to speak plainly. It expresses anger over perceived insults and demands an apology before Southern Democrats decide their stance within the Democratic Party.

Sun Size and Density Facts

The sun appears small but measures 866000 miles in diameter, implying a density about a million times that of Earth. This scientific note contrasts apparent size with true heft and suggests extraordinary planetary scale.

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