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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1957

Page

13

Decatur B and P W Club Names 1957 58 Officers

Mrs. Dorothy Woodall installed the Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club officers for 1957 58. Outlook includes president Lucile Lindsey and other officers. A barbecue supper preceded the ceremony and plans to attend the Alabama state convention in Gadsden were announced. About 15 delegates and alternates expected from Decatur for the May event.

Decatur Business and Professional Women’s Club Dorothy Woodall Alabama Federation Lucile Lindsey Gladys Paulin Lula Mae Pozys Ruby Sumners Flossie Chandler Dorothy Puckett Hart Decatur B & PW Lula Mae Boggs

Flower Show Thanks Highlight Decatur Civic Effort

Readers thank the Decatur Daily for publicity and help with a flower show. The note credits social editors and photographers, praises merchants, florists, wildlife display, and Morgan County National Bank for program printing. The writers express pride in their city and a wish to beautify further.

Decatur Wildlife Service Morgan County National Bank Rufus Warren Ray’ Childs G. E. Stephens John D. Wyker

Funeral services set for Mrs Lillie M Gibson

The funeral for Mrs Lillie M. Gibson, who died at 721 LaFayette Street, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday from Jones Chapel CME Church in East Decatur. Burial follows in Triana Cemetery with Reynolds Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include husband Carl Gibson of Decatur, daughter Alma Davis of Louisville, brother Major Dillard of Louisville, nieces and other relatives. Remains of Dave Packer, who died at his son-in-law Joshua Atwood Gray Son’s home, are being sent to Hubbard Alabama for burial today at 3 p.m. in Crosbie Cemetery. Packer had lived here briefly. Fifty workers recently cleansed 67 years of accumulated dirt from the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

Decatur Daily Arlington National Cemetery Washington, D. C 13Th Engin Ft. Humphreys Fort Belvoir Arlington Andrew Morgan A Stevenson Alabama Dark Angel Lillie M. Gibson LaFayette St Jones Chapel Cme Church East Decatur Triana Reynolds Carl Gibson Decatur Alma Davis Louisville Major Dillard Dave Packer Joshua Atwood Grayson Reynolds Funeral Home Hobart Ala Crosbie Packer

800 Head Sold At Stockyard

Total volume at the Valley Stockyard Sale was 48 818 18 dollars with about 800 head sold. Top calf weighed 200 sold by Leon Hill for 23 50. Milk cow top price 152 dollars paid by Tommy Nichols. Top stock cow and calf 143 dollars sold by H G Garrett. Top stock calf 370 weighed 21 50 sold by J H Grooms.

Valley Stockyard Leon Hill Massey Pearl Packing Co L. C. Sharp Somerville Preston Moore E. P. Hunter William Jenkins Ida Meadows Bradley Self Jessie Terry Edward Sims Ganes Burden Tommy Nichols Spring Hill Tenn H. G. Garrett Athens J. W. Moore Lawrenceburg J. H. Grooms Bill May Sheffield Phil Mitchell Decatur S. P. McLemore Danville

Panama Education Compulsory Ages 7 to 15

The text notes compulsory primary education in Panama for children aged 7 to 15 and mentions two price figures 1 475 and 17 75 tied to Florence Packing Co and Decatur boys respectively. The fragmentary line contains unrelated figures.

Florence Packing Co Panama

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