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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1957

Page

5

New Decatur Family Joins Community From Memphis

Mr and Mrs Frank Edward Hiscrodt Jr move to Decatur with son Eddie a high school senior and daughter Martha in March from Memphis. They live at 218 Wilson Ave Mr Hiscrodt a production specialist at Redstone Arsenal formerly supervised at Firestone Memphis Mrs Hiscrodt sold real estate there and sings in Westminster Church choir Martha attends Decatur High ninth grade Eddie plans air force service after graduation and chemical engineering study.

Decatur Frank Edward Hiscrodt, Jr Frank Edward III Eddie Martha Memphis Wilson Ave Hiserodt New Orleans Mary Rapp Aurora Firestone Redstone Arsenal Hiscrodt Westminster Presbyterian Church PEO Decatur High Air Force Frank Edward Hiserodt JR Mrs. Hiserodt Mr. Hiserodt

Practice Begins On Arsenic And Old Lace Friday

Decatur's Little Theatre Group selects Arsenic and Old Lace for its first presentation. More than 50 members attended the decision and tryouts earlier in the week. First rehearsal at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the American Legion auditorium on Bank Street via the Wilson Street entrance.

Decatur’s Little Theatre Group The American Legion and Auxiliary Building Bank St Wilson St

Miss Sue Burns Named College Advisor at Huntington College

Miss Sue Burns of Decatur is selected to serve as advisor to Huntington College freshmen next year. The appointment was announced by Dr. Maryland Wilson, dean of women, and Dr. Glenn Massengale, dean of men, with advisers chosen by a panel of student executives, faculty counselors, and the college administration.

Montgomery Ala Sue Burns Decatur Huntingdon College Maryland Wilson Glenn Massengale

Decatur Welcomes the Hiserodts

A local page welcomes the Hiserodt family to Decatur noting their arrival and ties to the community. The brief item highlights neighborhood reception and civic interest in new residents.

Mary Carolyn Gore to Wed Charles Jackson Quinn on June 8

Miss Mary Carolyn Gore of Hartselle will marry Charles Jackson Quinn of Hartselle on June 8 at Beulah Baptist Church in Albertville. Gore is Morgan County Home Demonstration Club Agent in charge of 4-H Club work and a graduate of Albertville High School and Alabama Polytechnic Institute. Quinn is a graduate of Alabama Polytechnic Institute and is serving with the U S Army at Redstone Arsenal.

James Walter Gore Albertville Mary Carolyn Gore Hartselle Charles Jackson Quinn C. Y. Quinn Miss Gore Morgan County Athens High School Albertville High School Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn Quinn U.S. Army Redstone Arsenal Morgan County High School Marion Military Institute Beulah Baptist Church

Calendar: Decatur Assembly 26 Rainbow Girls Meet Tonight

Decatur Assembly 26 Order of Rainbow for Girls plans its regular meeting this evening in the Ma. Local members prepare for ongoing activities and notes on attendance and agendas are anticipated.

Decatur Assembly Order of Rainbow For Girls

Burns Daughter Highlighted In Local Scholarship

Miss Burns, daughter of Mr and Mrs A L Burns of 1318 Sixth Avenue SE Decatur, is noted for scholarship and participation in student activities.

Miss Burns A. L. Burns Sixth Avenue, S.E., Decatur

Thrasher-Fish Vows Pledged in Kentucky to Texas

1st Lt Cecil Gwin Thrasher and Miss Ann Perkins Fish wed May 2 at Hopkinsville First Baptist Church. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs 0 W Fish, Hopkinsville, and the groom from Moulton, will live in San Marcos Texas. The ceremony was officiated by Dr Peyton Thurman with a reception afterward.

San Marcos Tex Cecil Gwin Thrasher Hopkinsville First Baptist Ann Perkins Fish 0. W. Fish Cecil G. Thrasher Moulton Peyton Thurman

Personal notices and club gathering in Hartselle area

Mrs Dan Lawrence and children leave today for Gulf Shores vacation. Miss Ann Morton of Auburn to visit her parents the Mortons. Antioch Home Demonstration Club week observed at Belle Mina Experiment Station with a covered dish supper. Wayne Norton recovering after surgery at Huntsville Hospital. Ernest Morrow of Mobile and Mrs Morrow to visit Mrs Sharpley in Hartselle this weekend.

Dan Lawrence Gulf Shores Miss Ann Morton Auburn Mrs Stuart Morton Antioch Home Demonstration Club National Home Demonstration Club Belle Mina Experiment Station Rex Marsh Charles Murphy Kent Burton Marsh Mrs. Ernest. Morrow Mobile Mrs. Morrow Mrs. Sharpley Hartselle Will

Birds migrate nonstop powered by body fat over long distances

A fragment notes that certain birds migrate 500 to 2000 miles non stop over land and sea and survive on body fat without eating during the journey. The text ends with a stray reference to Mrs Annie L Morris in Decatur and a want ads line.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Johnson Dobson’s City Pork Holsum Holsum Unified Bakers Mr. Quinn Thrasher Sonic Temple Greenwell Episcopal Parish St. John’s Women’s Auxiliary Emporium and Young Land Miami Fontainebleau Sealtest David and Gene Gordon Marsh Rowe Erskine Parcus Raymond Marsh Leslie Black Caleb Toney Sherman Marsh Charles Qualls Wayne Norton Huntsville Hospital Penney Annie L. Morris Mother’s Day Ira’s Book & Gift Shop E. Moulton Street C. Cupioni Pima Penney’s Bemberg Rayon Mothers Day Far East
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