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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 04, 1956

Page

3

Playing the Game According To Boyle

Hal Boyle surveys stock market booms and social trends as stockholders grow from eight million toward a potential forty to fifty million. He catalogs office investor types from wandering prospector to insider, dreamer, and plain saver, noting the social status of owning shares and the mix of impatience, risk, and caution in modern investing.

Hal Boyle New York New York Stock Exchange Henry Wadsworth Longfellow du Pont General Motors Consolidated Moonbeams Monroe International Popcorn, Ltd Laminated Steel Hermit Crab Skyblue Uranium Unlimited Universal Marmalade

Decoration Day Set At Johnson Chapel

Annual Decoration Day at Johnson Chapel Cemetery near Danville set for the second Sunday in May. Program begins at 10 a.m. with the first speaker listed.

Johnson Chapel Johnson Chapel Cemetery Danville

Morgan County Danville Mrs Add Randolph

Seniors honored by the junior class at a formal banquet with red and white colors and the theme Hitch your Wagon To A Star. Attendees included the senior and junior classes, faculty, lunchroom workers, and Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wooten. Frank Hogan returned from Michigan to home here.

Lester Wooten Frank Hogan Michigan John Doyle Kimberly Tommy Doyle Addie Wallace Hartselle Blunt Wallace Ada Davis Paul Decatur Add Randolph Billy Gann Ray Chenault Carolyn Doyle Street Sandlin Betty Ward Carolyn Joe Randolph Virgin Whitaker Mary Jane King Florence Guy Smith Jerry Birmingham Sammy Crow Jerry Smith Gary Fowler

Real Estate Transfers Listed for Chestnut Court Decatur

Daily records show transfers including Chestnut Court Apartments to Howard Lee Goodlett for 10800 dollars and L H Holloway to John White for 750 dollars. Nannie B. Gardner to Jean P. Lovell 100 dollars and Kathryn Maynard to Billie Nelson 10 dollars. Billie Nelson to city Board of Education 12000 dollars. Homer Brooks to William Elbert Yancey 1 dollar.

Chestnut Court Apartments Decatur Howard Lee Goodlett Nannie B. Gardner Jean P. Lovell Kathryn M. Maynard Billie K. Nelson City Board of Education Homer Brooks William Elbert Yancey Chestnut Court

Union Grove HDC Holds Regular Meeting at Masonic Lodge

Union Grove Home Demonstration Club held a regular session at the Masonic Lodge Hall on the old Moulton Road with 13 members and 6 children present. President Mrs John Kitchens led pledges, Mrs Sterling Strawn led the collection, and Mrs Lucy Moore demonstrated The Tater Family.

Sterling Strawn Truitt Keenum Union Grove Masonic Lodge Moulton Rd John Kitchens Strawn Bill Palmer Russell Parker Lucy Moore Tater

Ike May Make Good Neighbor Visit In June

President Eisenhower may visit Panama City on June 25 and 26 for ceremonies marking the 130th anniversary of the 1826 Congress of Panama. Hagerty said the president would like to attend if his schedule allows, likely traveling by plane and inviting leaders from the 20 American republics.

Washington Eisenhower Panama City James C. Hagerty Panama Simon Bolivar Hagerty

Rev G M Bynum Preaches With Special Music Sunday

The Rev G M Bynum will preach at 11 15 a m with special music. Abuse. Key will lead the morning service and gospel singing follows in the afternoon. Clifford Long will direct the singing.

Brice Sons G. M. Bynum Key Clifford Long

Farm output shares GNP at about one seventeenth

The article notes that about one seventeenth of the U.S. gross national product is produced on farms. It emphasizes the farm sector’s economic role and may discuss agricultural contribution to the national economy.

U.S

Property Transfers In Decatur And Surrounding Areas

A sequence of property transfers lists Decatur based transactions including John Baugh Chambers receiving $10 500 from Decatur parties Clarence E Harris paying Thomas B Black $1 529 71 Edith McClure Martin transferring to herself for $2 000 and Louis E Nebrig selling to the City of Decatur for $10 all reflected in a public record.

Decatur John Baugh Chambers Clarence E. Harris Thomas B. Black Edith McClure Martin Louis E. Nebrig City of

Sunday Guests and Visitations From Area Families

A roundup of church visits and weekend guests across the region. Names include Low Elow Grimmett, Zeb Williams, Robert Adams, W. M. Griffen, J. L. Compton, Jack Hyde, Mary Hyde, B F Turrentine, J L Bell, Frank Brown, L H Merrell, Bruce Merrell, Robert Thompson, D H Phillips, Arthur Talley, Ottis Self, Nolen James and families with multiple stops at Gambys Chapel Gandy s Cove Eva Methodist Eva Church of Christ and Bremen Georgia.

K. P. Morris Gamby’s Chapel Harold Sanders Gandy's ‘Cove Floyd Key Eva Methodist Church Lowell Grimmett Gardendale Eva Church of Christ Zeb Williams Robert Adams W. M. Griffen Decatur James Patton Leeman Bullock Birmingham J. L. Compton Wheeler Compton Jack Hyde California Mary Hyde Brooks Lindler B. F. Turrentine J. L. Bell Lawrence County Gene Brown Tommy McGukin Hartselle Neville Oden Hamby's Chapel Frank Brown L. H. Merrell Bruce Merrell Robert Thompson Thompson Bremen D. H. Phillips Arthur Talley Etna Ottis Self Rock Creek Nolen James Cullman Eddie Thompson Lindler

Dublin places named across the United States per National Geographic

The National Geographic reports twenty four U S locations share the same name Dublin. The finding highlights the recurring toponym across states and communities.

United States Dublin National Geographic

The World Today on the Communist Control Act of 1954

A critical take on Congress passage of the Communist Control Act of 1954. The piece argues the act was ineffective, poorly drafted, and unlikely to disband the Communist party, while noting ongoing government prosecutions under the Smith Act and a pending Supreme Court decision tied to a 1950 law. Names of events and dates anchor the analysis.

Washington Congress Communist Party United States Supreme Court

Morgan Draft Quota Five Men For May Induction

County men will leave May 15 for U S Army induction in Montgomery. Names include Kenneth Chenaul, William Depriest, Eldridge Crisdoe, James Miner, Wayne Baker. Dorman Thompson transfers from Florida board to accompany group. May quotas: Cullman 10, Lawrence 4, Limestone 6.

Morgan U. S. Army Montgomery LaDessa Nash U.S. Selective Service System Kenneth Carl Chenaul 8Th Ave Decatur William Martin Depriest Hartselle Eldridge W. Crisdoe Union Grove James Joshua Miner Eva Wayne Edward Baker North Ave Dorman C. Thompson Ft. Pearce Fla Cullman Lawrence Limestone

Delphi Temple Built Over Hidden Natural Gas Field

Archaeologists assert the ancient Greek temple at Delphi was constructed atop a natural gas field. Experts note gas seepages may have influenced site selection and ritual offerings.

Delphi

U.S. Wage Earners Reach 70 Year Life Expectancy

A new study reports the average life span of American wage earners has risen to 70 years, reflecting improvements in health and longevity. The finding emphasizes longer working lives and potential implications for retirement planning.

U.S

Also Mentioned on This Page

Boyle Eqrnado Fence Southern N Engineer NG Co Altwingham Sales & Service Market St. NW Morgan County Add Randolph L. H. Holloway John White Ike Rayon Wing SOX 2Nd Avenue THE James Marlow Morgan County Board of Education Karl Hough Pol. Pol Lacey's Spring Ala B.E Goodrich BFG Wiel Pepe Tva Safe Driver League Emmett McClary Mgr Amere Tel Lee Street Decatur, Ala
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