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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1952

Page

30

Hartselle PTA Final Session and Local News Briefs

The final session of the City School PTA for 1951-52 will be held Tuesday night May 6 at 7 30 in the school auditorium. A. H. Lockwood will present musical numbers by the school band. A formal shower for June Adams will be recounted with guests, decor, and gifts noted. City Council plans paving work as gas lines are installed, with no action until later. Women’s Society of Christian Service circles held meetings with reports from the Decatur conference and guidance for future full time workers. Puckett Circle met at Mrs J A Hartselle’s home. the town buzzes with town news and social events.

A. H. Lockwood William E. Tingley Atlanta June Adams J. C. Johnson L. P. Darnell Carolyn Johnson Johnson North Bowery Street Bruce Adams Quenton E. Daniel Hartselle L. E. Roberts John Burleson Women’s Society of Christian Service C. B. Lavender Otto Summerford C. C. Morton W. V. Pattillo Decatur O. C. Morton Paul Puckett J. A. Hartselle G. W. Puckett T. H. Johnson

Circle Meeting Postponed at Church Basement

A church circle session was postponed with a future date set for Miss Othello Rodgers to host the Wesleyan Service Guild at her Bee Line Highway North home. Mrs J Clifton Draper led a Bible study on Acts, and Miss Rodgers served pie and coffee to members including Mrs Draper and Miss Phillips.

Othello Rodgers Wesleyan Service Guild Bee Line Highway Sarah Phillips J. Clifton Draper Miss Rodgers Mrs. Draper Misses Phillips Kathleen Hood Dorothy Hill Martha Bourland Elizabeth Groover Floyd Dahlgren

Births Recorded for April Mothers and Daughters

Mr and Mrs Thurman South of Lacon announce the birth of daughter Carol Kay on April 24. Mr and Mrs Quinton Houser of Somerville announce daughter Patricia on April 27. Mr and Mrs L E Wilbert in the city announce daughter born April 26. Mr and Mrs Cline Thompson are listed.

A. T. Sandlin City C. T. Weaver Somerville W. H. Bennett Ray Murphy Lott Joe Thompson

Guilty Verdict for Rich Widow in Dallas Shooting Case

A Dallas jury found Mrs Rebecca Doswell 52 guilty of the fatal shooting of her husband oilman Thomas W Doswell 55 last Aug 20 in their air conditioned limousine. She received a life sentence after admitting the handgun was in her possession and claiming the gun discharged accidentally.

Dallas Rebecca Doswell Thomas W. Doswell

Bees Store Weight Gaining up to 40 Pounds in Hive

Experiments show a hive can accumulate as much as 40 pounds in a day by storing food and resources inside the hive. Researchers note the rapid gain relates to collection and conversion of nectar and pollen.

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