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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1949

Page

3

St Ann's Rectory Opened With Silver Tea

St. Ann's Catholic church rectory opened with a silver tea on Sunday May 1 hosted by ladies of St. Ann's Parish Council. About 250 guests toured the home, with Father Daniel O'Riley and parish leaders greeting attendees and tea served by junior members in pastel dresses.

ST. Ann’s M . St. Ann's Catholic Church Hoppenjans Name Daniel O'Riley E. M. Rogers Jr E. M. Morrow Ed Wojack Bernard Hoppenjans J. V. Roser Rutledge Thomas Fred Voehringer J. N. Laubenthal Frank Scroggins Dan McKed Nellie Bernadi Louise Fitzpatrick Nell Laubenthal Mary Pat. Fitzpatrick Ann Hughes Dorothy . Fitzpatrick Ninth Street M.Y Hartselle John W.~.sandlin

Zetomen Club Luncheon Postponed For Weather

Zetomen Club members were informed that the May 3 luncheon at Mrs. M. A. Peck’s home has been postponed due to inclement weather and a new date will be announced. Le Club Entre Meres to meet May 6 at 3 PM hosted by Mrs. Tim Lyons with Music Week program led by Mrs. J. O. Colvard.

Guyton Oak Street Zetomen Club M. A. Peck LE Club Entre Meres Tim Lyons 7Th Avenue West Harry Higdon Lyons J. O. Colvard

Vose to Head N. Y. Exchange

Charles B Vose is nominated for re election as president of the New York cotton exchange. The election will be held June 6. Nominees for vice president treasurer and board members include Perry E Moore G Clarke Watson and several listed New York residents with four new board nominees J C Baquire John C Lee Hugh E Paine and Thomas F Russell.

New York Charles _B— Vose New York Cotton Exchange Philip B. Weld Perry E. Moore G. Clarke Watson Vose Board of Managers J. C. Baquire John C. Lee Hugh E. Paine Thomas F. Russell Alfred Boedtker Robert L. Huffines Jr George R. Kantzler William H. Kear Nathaniel N. Morrison Jr Robert J. Murray Malcolm J. Rogers Gustav L Tolson Alden H. Vose Jr Everett R. Cook Memphis Tenn. A. Starke Taylor Dallas

Fire damages Birmingham Ornamental Iron Works

Fire at the Birmingham Ornamental Iron Works caused an estimated 5000 dollars in damage. Lt. J W Jones said the building had little damage but furniture and office equipment were destroyed and the cause was not determined.

Birmingham Ala Birmingham Ornamental Iron Works J. W. Jones

Princes Lose Thrones As India Becomes Republic Within Commonwealth

DeWitt Man reviews India’s historic move to republic status while remaining in the Commonwealth. He recalls princes losing thrones and the reverent royal culture, noting Kashmir’s plebiscite and a 1911 coronation mishap of the Gaekwar of Baroda.

India New Delhi Hyderabad Kashmir Pakistan Maharajah of Gwalior George V Mary Gaekwar Baroda

About 40 Million Vehicles in National Use

About 40 million cars trucks and buses are described as being in use across the nation. The figure suggests widespread vehicle ownership and transport activity nationwide.

Praise Given To Japanese Praise Given To Japanese

General MacArthur told Japan on the second anniversary of its new constitution that Allied occupation endures due to events elsewhere. He urged guards against destructive ideas while praising Japanese strides toward the new constitutional order and transition from a military to a friendly guidance role. He said Japan’s house rests on a fortified foundation of the human spirit.

Tokyo MacArthur Japan

Doctor Dies of Heart Attack in Birmingham Meeting

Dr. Louis Claiborne Posey 38 died after a heart attack minutes after leading a Birmingham Surgical Society talk Saturday night. A Birmingham native, he practiced pathology there a decade and served in World War II as a Navy commander. Survived by wife Mamie Lowe Walker Posey son Richard Franklin Posey and parents Dr. and Mrs. B F Posey and brother Carl F Posey funeral set for 3 p.m. Elmwood Cemetery burial planned.

Birmingham Ala Louis Claiborne Posey Birmingham Surgical Society Posey Marvel Birmingham Southern College University of Alabama Harvard Medical Schools Hillman Hospital Medical College of Alabama Mamie Lowe Walker Posey Richard Franklin Posey B. F. Posey Carl F. Posey Elmwood Cemetery

Boy Dies After Bat Strikes In Alabama Ball Game

O'Neal McDow a 12 year old boy died in Jasper Alabama after a classmate tossed a bat during a ball game striking him in the head. He was near the catcher when struck Friday. Survivors include his father Hayes McDow two brothers and a sister.

Jasper Ala O'Neal McDow McDow Hayes McDow

Dorothy Dix Dear Miss Dix Letters on love and marriage

Readers ask about love blindness and faults in partners and about spending vs saving in marriage. Dorothy Dix notes love is driven by attraction not judgment, parental love sees no faults, and warns against marrying via lonely hearts ads while advising practical negotiation on finances and travel.

Daily Maria Dorothy Dix Lonely Hearts Clubs A.B.C

Job Trends To Be Discussed At Southeastern Meeting

About 100 employment security workers from 10 states will hear a discussion of recent employment trends in Mobile Alabama. U S Commissioner Jef Ewan Clague was set to speak at the three day meeting focusing on current problems of employment and unemployment. Topics include proposals to extend social security benefits the rise in unemployment and effects of the veterans readjustment act expiry. Alabama benefits totaled over 100 million dollars since 1946 with 49 000 of 285 000 eligible veterans using benefits.Other speakers include Gen James E Folsom of Alabama and Milton Loysen of New York president of the interstate conference of employment security agencies and Robert C Goodwin director of the .

Mobile Ala U.S Jef Ewan Clague Alabama Alabama Industrial Relations Office Gev James E. Folsom M.lton Loysen New York Robert C. Goodwin

Dorothy Dix column replies to readers questions

Dorothy Dix announces she cannot reply personally to readers but will address problems of general interest through her column released by the Bell Syndicate Inc.

Dorothy DIX Columa The Bell Syndicate, Inc

Workers to Attend Readjustment Service Meeting Abroad

About 100 workers will attend a regional meeting hosted by the Bureau of Employment Security and Ray R. Adams, director of the Readjustment Allowance Service. The gathering covers nine states and the District of Columbia.

Bureau of Employment Security Ray R. Adams Readjustment Allowance Service Alabama Florida Mississippi Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Maryland Virginia West Virginia Tennessee District of Columbia

Vacumatic Carburetor Promises Gas Savings

Wisconsin inventor offers a Vac mMatric device claimed to reduce fuel waste by supercharged vacuuming. Easily installed on cars trucks and tractors and marketed by Vacuate Carburetor Co in Waiyatosa Wisconsin. Send name and address for full particulars via penny post card today.

Wisconsin State St. Waiyatosa Wis Tara Adv

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Workers Council Ninth Street Cecilia Thomas Cox Wiley R. Cox, Jr Cecilia Thomas Home Jackson Street Puppetiers of America Mary Battle King Allison Bailey James Allen Price Jerry Murdock Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Spinsters Club Virginia Lewis Sherman Street St.joseph James L. Rankinrance—Bonds National Bank Bldg Leon Dunaway J. T. Lanier Mrs. L. A. Neill Nashville Dr. Neill F. C. McGlathery Dr. ®. M. McGlathery Mrs. McGlathery Bruce Pettey Decatur Tom Pettey Florence Mrs. T. M. Pettey Jr Richland, Washington Mrs T. M. Pettey Sr Ruth Sneed Florence State Teachers College L. J. Sneed Wayne Jennings Athens Larry Wayne Powers Linassital Tivepiral Progressive Culture Club Robert Bell Flint Michigan John Mitchell Fairfield Ohio E. A. Edwards Mitchell Dean Peck Decatur Route Two E. D. Whitman Tuscaloosa Alabama Federation of Music Clubs Clyde Tapscott Willard Ferguson Dot Hendon Little Rock Arkansas L. L. McMurry Otto Trasseburg Harvey Schuchardt Kohler Robert Maschke Jimmy Yarbrough R. A. Sparkman H. A. Aniston Berta Mae Joiner Louise Hunter A. H. Joiner Atlanta Don’s Floor Don Williams Belk’s N. Y. Exchange H. Ryan Appliances & Furniture East Moulton St Sally Mackenzie DeWitt Man Dewitt Mackenzie Doctor Grant &T Hallmark City Pork Flower Shop Miss Dix Caddell Drug CO Cardus Cardui Rel Relea Griffin Chicago ST. Louis Pullmans L& N Ticket Agent Again Louisville and Nashville Railroad Penney
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