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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1957

Page

3

Local Collector Plans Coin Club Meeting in Tennessee Valley

National Coin Week kicks off with a 7 30 p m meeting in the city electric auditorium for residents of the Tennessee Valley area interested in forming a coin collectors club. Louis Bell of Decatur will display part of his U S coin collection at the Morgan County National Bank all week. Bayne Vaughan of the Morgan County National Bank to serve as temporary treasurer. Bell urges organized study and joining the ANA. He notes proof sets and publications for collectors and states current mint policy limits orders to 100 sets. Bell’s passion is Lincoln Cents with a complete collection of both uncirculated and circulated coins.

City Electric Tennessee Valley Louis Bell Decatur U. S Morgan County National Bank United States Bell Bayne Vaughan A.N.A U. S. Mint Philadelphia Numismatist Lewis MW. Reagan P.O Wichita Kan Hewett Brothers Milwaukee Ave Chicago Lawrence Brothers Anamosa Iowa Numismatic News Iola Wis Lincoln

Community Notes From Morgan County and DeKalb County

Sunday tour to De Sota Park and Little River Canyon included Hancel Glover Belva and families with Raymond Compton Bennett Livingston Edith Livingston John D Ryan Roy Buford and Ray Camp. W M S representatives attended a quarterly meeting in Hartselle. Will Hudson improving at home from illness. A coin collector owns a 1796 25 cent piece among other United States coins kept safely at the bank.

Hancel Glover Belva Raymond Compton Bennett Livingston Pruitt Edith Livingston John D. Ryan de Sota Park Little River Canyon DeKalb County Roy Buford Section Ray Camp Geraldine James Kyle Will Hudson J. D. Puckett Jessie Roberts Jessie Lindsey Street Sandlin James Teague W.M.S Hartselle

Mayor Declares May as Music Week in Decatur

Mayor Knox L. McRae proclaims the first week of May 1957 as National and Inter-American Music Week in Decatur. The proclamation cites music as essential to recreation, education, and culture and urges cooperation with the Music Club to ensure an outstanding observance.

Knox L. McRae Decatur Knox McRae Music Club

Early Weekend Mishaps Claim 4 In Alabama

Four people died in early weekend Alabama crashes. Dewey Burks and Edward Spiller, both of Winfield, were killed when their car rammed a tree at high speed on U S Highway 78 near Glen Allen. Lillie Barker, 51, of East Gadsden, died Friday night in Etowah County after a car left Coates Bend Road and hit a power pole. The note ends with a historic aside about the first United States coin bearing In God We Trust.

Associated Pres Alabama Highway Patrol Dewey Edward Burks Winfield Edward Ray Spiller Winfield Rt. 2 U.S. Highway 78 Glen Allen Marion County Lillie Baker East Gadsden Etowah County Coates Bend

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