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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1949

Page

8

Birmingham To Pick Officers In City Commission Primary

Birmingham voters go to the polls to narrow a field of ten candidates for city commission posts. The primary was expected to draw about 20 000 votes with 265 absentee ballots issued. If a runoff is needed it will be May 31. Incumbents include Mayor Cooper Green and Public Safety Commissioner Eugene Bull Connor amid challengers such as J W Timmy Morgan and Perry Frederick.

Birmingham Ala City Commission Commission Hreld Cooper Green J. W. Timmy Morgan Public Safety Eugene (Bull) Connor Green Bennett T. Waites Perry Frederick Wade Bradley T. O. Ellis U.S Luther Patrick Marston Muir Ensley Howard B. Smith Business College

McKinnon Heads Alabama Dental Association in Biloxi

Dr H T McKinnon Jr of Troy Ala formally became president of the Alabama Dental Association succeeding Dr W R Wood of Mobile. Dr W J Healey of New Orleans spoke on restorative dentistry. The women's auxiliary elected Mrs Fred Downing of Birmingham as president and announced other officers. The Alabama Dentists Golf Association chose Dr Willis Bass of Birmingham as president and Dr John Sullivan of Mobile as vice president.

Biloxi Miss H. T. McKinnon Jr Troy Ala Alabama Dental Association W. R.ood Mobile W.J. Healey New Orleans S. Fred Downing Birmingham Hugh Chetwood Ft. Payne David Fridge Nelson Brock Ed Wallace Piedmont L. S. Cooley Boaz Alabama Dentists Golf Association Willis Bass John Sullivan

Reducing Diet Advice For Teens At Local Dance

A feature urges girls to slim for the Lettermen dance at Normandy High School St. Louis. It outlines a week long diet plan with fruit and liquid meals and lists alternating dinners and exercises including hip rolling and waistline toning as tips to achieve a slimmer figure.

Sumer Normandy H. S St. Louis Lettermen San Francisco Detroit San Antonio Miami New York

Bessemer Man Shot to Death

In Bessemer Alabama on May 3 Charles Harvey Nicholson was fatally shot near his home as officers investigated a disturbance. Deputy Coroner T J McCollum ruled the death justifiable homicide after Nicholson allegedly pointed a shotgun at deputies James W Thompson and L Campbell and neighbors reported a beating of an elderly neighbor earlier. Nicholson resided in the Morgan community about four miles south of Bessemer.

Bessemer Ala Charles Harvey Nicholson T. J. McCollum Clyde Www Morris Nicholson James W. Thompson J. L. Campbell State Liquor Board Morgan Community Here

Exercise instructions for floor drill sequence

The text describes lying on the floor and performing a sequence of raises and rolls. It instructs to raise the left leg and roll to reach the outstretched right hand, repeating this motion as often as possible, then raise the right leg and perform the same number of repetitions.

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