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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 27, 1949

Page

16

Pilot Club of Decatur Dinner Meeting at Why Not Cafe

The Pilot Club of Decatur held its regular dinner and program Thursday at Why Not Cafe. New members Miss Ruby Sandlin Miss Frances Norton and Miss Mildred Kitchens were welcomed. Guest speaker Mrs John Chenault spoke on The South Old And New with remarks on wartime South life and future prospects.

Pilot Club WHY Not Cafe Pilot Club of Decatur Why No Eat Here Jimmy Davis Bertha-Fim Ruby Sandlin Frances Norton Mildred Kitchens Davis Charles U._ Campbell John Chenault Bertha Timberlake Chenault South Add Timberlake Red Shield Boys Club Bank Street Katherine Nickel Memphis U.S Scout House Miss Nickel

Early Telephone Leasing Doubled Station Talks

In the early days of the telephone, instruments were leased in pairs allowing two stations to talk to each other but not to any other.

Accident victim laid to rest in Athens area funeral

Funeral services were held for James Edward Sandridge 19 of Athens Route 3 who died after a motorcycle collision with a truck near Legg's Veterinary Hospital. Rollie Payne the truck driver faced no charges. Burial was at Bottoms graveyard. Survived by parents and two sisters. Also noted: a 103 year old man known as Uncle George Burleson laid to rest with community support for a new home and furnishings.

Corinth Church George" Burleson Luke Pryor W. T. McDaniel

Plenty of Help From Friends After Farmhouse Fire

Last week Ernest and Alton Bailey, well known farmers, lost their home in a Western part of the county to fire. Neighbors and friends responded with generosity and aid, reflecting old fashioned kindness and the golden rule amid the rush for profit in modern times.

Ernest Alton Bailey

Huntsville Visit and County Court Sentences Highlight Personal Notices

W. W. Malone Jr. visited Huntsville on Friday. A Limestone county court judge sentenced an old offender to six months hard labor, then suspended the term and placed the man on probation for one year to curb recurring arrests of drunkards. County Solicitor Thomas G. Steele noted rising drinking-related arrests and urged hard labor penalties. Robert C. Gish has graduated from the University of Georgia and will enter business with his family finances.

W. W. Malone Jr Huntsville Limestone Thomas G. Steele Robert C. Gish University of Georgia

New York's Penn Station Handles Over 100 Million Passengers

Pennsylvania Station in New York City is described as the nation’s busiest station, handling more than 100 million travelers annually and serving as a major transit hub for Amtrak, Long Island Rail Road, and New Jersey Transit.

New York Pennsylvania United States

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SOC Pat Evans Metal Awning Co Second Ave Children’s Dept FOR Women OF Action Athens Alnson Powers Elmer L. Vinson James Woodroof James W. Woodroof University of Alabama State National Bank Young Woodroof Athens High Chitwood J H. Chitwood McCoy Memorial Methodist Church Birmingham First Methodist Church Paul T. Gish Gish L.J. Pence Abbie C. Dougherty Margaret Mobile Florida John Coffman Vanderbilt Hospital Nashville R. H. Walker Limestone County A. G. White Tucson Arizona New Baptist Church Margaret White B. T. Waites Athens Methodist Church Waites Winston Legg Talladega Mrs I V.legg Mary Agnes Isom Donald B.som Haleyville Maurice W. Nichols Fort Knox Kentucky Apt Nichols Harry Nichols C- W. Sarver B. B. Glasgow Tuscaloosa England Little Miss Madison Madison High School Margaret Earle Bradford Johnny Hagood Margaret Earle Earle Bradford Johnny Herman Hagood Jenny Nell Williams Art Studio Aces Buttonaire Mademoiselle Vo Gouet Good Housekeeping Gordon Nylons Black Wenatchee Portia Joan Thornton Wash
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