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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1955
Page
11
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Register's sale in Morgan County Circuit Court will auction property from the T R Owen subdivision and adjacent land at the courthouse on May 23 1955 between 11 am and 4 pm. The notice lists Hunter Furniture Company and defendants T Cobb and Louise Norwood and describes the land stake in Section 15 Township 7 Range 4 West with partial acre removals.
Decatur Chamber of Commerce earned a certificate of commendation at the 43rd annual meeting dinner in Washington D C. The award from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States honors professional executives for advancing the free enterprise system.
In Morgan County Alabama probate court April 27 1955 Letters of Administration granted for Kady Sarah Catherine McMilton deceased. Creditors must present claims within legally allowed time or be barred. Samuel L McMilton administrator.
Brakes failed in Clarence Elwood Askew's truck causing a veer into a vacant field. He bumped a guy wire, the truck overturned, and a power line pole top snapped. Area families lost electricity, cooking halted, candles bought, TV programs interrupted, and supply trucks continued to routes.
Several residents attended the eeat Union event with Mrs. Vexie Miner of Bethel. Miss Rita Mae McNutt spent Tuesday night with Miss Mary Ellen Hudgins. Cecil Reeves and Barbara Jean visited Herman Coffman family. Wesley Lindsey from Lewisburg Tennessee vacationed with his parents. Mandy McNutt and Emma Lou Roberson called on Bertha Little. The regular monthly casing is set for the on ana Saturday night. Billy Lindsey of Birmingham and Miss Lindsey of Huntsville stayed with Judson Lindsey’s family.
In Winston-Salem North Carolina Felix Vaughn aged three visits R A McGee barber and asks for a haircut but refuses a shave in a terse exchange that underscores a simple child’s request.
A rabbit slipped into the Detroit Flower Show and nibbled 36 Fujimums, rare Japanese chrysanthemums. Horticulturist Leland J. Gilmour notes the feast shows even a starved rabbit can favor these prized blooms.
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