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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1950

Page

3

Decatur High Honors Listed Seniors and Tenants

Decatur High announces the honor roll with Senior I First group Bobby Roberts and peers. Second group includes Mack Graham and others. Senior II lists Linda Breeding Charlotte Orr Margaret Emens and more. Senior III features Marlene McBride and others with Second group.

Decatur Senior High School Bobby Roberts Anne Sivley Jackie Thornbrough Marjorie Cain Shirley Compton O’neal Eubanks Betty Faye Halbrooks Edna Louise Jackson Paddy Loosier Odean Morrow Beverly Nebrig Letha Nan Parker Mack Graham Jay Griffin Wayne Hagood Tommy Hinds Eloise Compton Willa Glenn Lawrence Evelyn Maples Jane Michael Lou Ann Murphree Jo Ann Parker Nancy Phillips Allan Moody Walter LeCroy Sarah Ruth Aday Betty Ross Bailey Carolyn Bibb Charles Burrow Elaine Reed Leota O’brien Margaret Smith Patsy Stephenson Faye Tucker Frances Young Linda Breeding Charlotte Orr Margaret Ann Emens Sandra Davis Terrell Wenzel Elizabeth Thrasher Juanita Goforth Eleanor Hamilton Lewis Dement Darwin Davis Harriet Higdon Marlene McBride Billie Carolyn Owen Joanne Reeves Fred Schlosser Ruby Houser Alan LeMay James Matthews Betty Hallmark Jayne Johnson Kathleen Lively Mary Penn Charles Horton Elizabeth Rigel Eldora Roberts Carroll Rozear Alice Smith Stanley Wise Mary Ann Catlett Mary Caudill Ann Deatherage Carolyn Elliner

Waited Life Lessons and Odd Anecdotes From a Digest

A Reader's Digest selection recalls a mix of old proverbs and whimsical notes. It mentions irate Potenza citizens burning tax lists and a Congo tribe anecdote about a tax collector. A birthday note from a 24 year old humorously asks his mother to meet downtown at noon.

Potenza Italy Congo Reader's Digest Jack

Fashion note hints Napoleonic era influence

A Kitchener fashion specialist says styles reflect Napoleonic era trends while noting short wearers still favor high heels on dates. Wealth is linked to a pleasant kind of misery as social mores shift in Dublin opinions. A joke panel follows with quips about marriage, race, and military salutes.

Canada Kitchener Dublin Eire

Youth Charged In Girl's Death

In Chelsea Alabama on May 5 21 year old Fred Wells was charged with murder for shooting Roderick Buck Salser after Wells confessed he planned to “get even” with Salser who had been dating Wells’s former girlfriend Bobbie Jean Brewer. Bobbie Jean Brewer died from a gunshot wound and Salser was wounded. Wells surrendered and police noted he admitted the shooting.

Chelsea Ala Buck Salser Bobbie Salser Birmingham Wells L. T. Bozeman Carpenter O. T. Brewer Bobbie Jean Bozeman

Fire and Bankruptcy Sales Split Three Stores

A row of three stores shows rival signs on a single day with “Fire Sale” “Bankruptcy Sale” and the thoughtful middle shop posting “Main Entrance” as a clever twist. The scene echoes a local market punchline and the humor of competing retailers.

Massachusetts school committee hires janitor and teacher

In Massachusetts a school committee engaged a janitor and a teacher with the former getting a position and the latter to follow.

Stratford Ont Canada Beacon-Herald Massachusetts

Three Gauges in a Humorous Kitchen Scene

A quip filled comic strip-like scene shows a clock a calendar and a mirror in a kitchen. A neighbor mocks a saxophonist noting he sounds like a sick bull at a skunk's picnic. A dentist jokes about a gum tear while a patient keeps humor in retreat. Religion is neither a winter resort nor a last resort.

Junior Class to Present That Brewster Boy Tonight

Riverside auditorium hosts a three act family comedy That Brewster Boy performed by the junior class. Cast includes Jack Buchanan Joey Brewster and Bob Bell Pee Wee with Carolyn Holloman Mrs Brewster and Margaret Ann Emens as Minerva Mitchell.

Brewster Boy Riverside Auditorium Bob Bell Shorty Counts Margaret Ann Emens Linda Breeding Carolyn Holloman Lakin Garnett Darwin Davis Charlotte Orr Jack Buchanan Robbie Crow Nancy Weir Billy Levin Jackye Mills Joey Brewster Pee Wee Minerva Mitchell Joey Bonnie Bates Elsa Shorty Swifty Grandma Bobbie Crow Officer Perkins Eleanor Hamilton Harriett Higdon Betty Free Terrill Wenzell Tommie Phillips Ann Coleman Katie Weatherly Betty Blackwell Billee Kimbrough Barbara White Shirley Landers Jack Scott Mary Kaye Schmidt James Crane Bob Conner Douglas de Graffenried George Clem Jr Tuell Garnett Raymond Clardy June Lowe Sara Sewell Laverne Barnett Ozyleah Cox Peggy Pack Jo Ann Collier Beverly Rodgers Gary Sullivan Bobby Tuck Betty Hendon Elizabeth Pirie Marian Bloodworth Sandra Davis Jean Carter Shirley Ange

Navy student dies in Barin Field crash during landings

A Barin Field crash killed Midshipman James R. Williams 22, a Navy flight student from Corry Field Pensacola. His father Donald Williams lives in Grand Rapids Michigan.

Boy Drowns in Reservoir Near Gadsden

James Earl Heath seven-year-old boy drowned yesterday while swimming in a reservoir near Gadsden Alabama. His body was recovered by a fourteen-year-old companion but could not be revived. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Charles Heath.

Gadsden Ala James Earl Heath Charles Heath

New Deacons to Be Ordained at Danville Sunday

Lewis Sims Guy Roberts and Charles Pickens will be ordained as deacons by Danville Baptist church Sunday May 7 at 2 30 P M Rev Jesse M Rogers of First Baptist Decatur will preach the ordination sermon Rev Frank T Smith former pastor of Danville and Hartselle churches will give the charge to the church Rev Carl B Allen pastor of Hartselle Baptist church will give the charge to the deacons Rev D C Prince pastor of the Danville church will lead the ordination prayer

Lewis Sims Guy Roberts Charles Pickens Danville Baptist Church Jesse M. Rogers First Baptist Church Decatur Frank T. Smith Danville Hartselle Carl B. Allen Hartselle Baptist Church D. C.’ Prince

Insurance Man Endorses Scalf's Medicine For Stomach Trouble

Mr. E. G. Davis of LaFollette Tennessee a well known insurance man and church Mason testifies he used Scalf's Indian River Medicine after years of severe stomach pain and food intolerance. He reports relief he could eat onions again and even gained weight promising policyholders similar relief. The first bottle is guaranteed to satisfy or money back with prices 1.25 for one bottle and 5.75 for a six bottle treatment.

E. G. Davis LaFollette, Tenn First Baptist Church Scalf Indian River Mr. Davis

Cecil Folsom Heads to Run-Off for Etowah Sheriff

Incumbent Cecil Folsom and former Chief Deputy Jess Owen led Etowah county in the first primary runoff race with 2 063 and 2 378 votes respectively. Mark Mashburn briefly held second before a court-ordered official count added ballots from a machine box, pushing Folsom into the runoff scheduled for May 30. Both Mashburn and Owen are former sheriff's deputies.

Gadsden Ala Cecil Folsom Jess Owen Etowah County Owen Folsom Mark Mashburn James E. Folsom Ira C. Bullard Mashburn

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