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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1952

Page

3

Smith Rites Held Today

Final rites for Flemon R. Smith of Phenix City were conducted at 2 P M from the Grant Street Church of Christ with interment at Roselawn Cemetery. Survivors include wife Lena May Smith son Wayne Smith mother Mary Smith sisters E D Riley and James McAnally brothers J O Smith and Asa Smith. Masons will hold graveside services.

Flemon R. Smith Phenix City Grant Street Church of Christ Everett Alexander Charles Brewer Roselawn_ cemetery Brown Mr. Smith Decatur Lena May Smith Wayne Smith Mary Smith E. D. Riley James McAnally Ardmore J. O. Smith Asa Smith Somerville Masons Smith Graveside

Morgan County Notes From Rock Creek Area

Local notes mention church gatherings and singing on the third Sunday. Attendees joined decoration events at Union Hill and Blue Springs. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Joseph Latham and family with Birmingham ties and guests Eveleyn Bennett of Indiana and Iain Lewis's family in Birmingham.

Union Hill Blue Springs Joseph Latham Jimmy Latham Birmingham Iain Lewis Eveleyn Bennett Indiana William Lewis

Local News Notes On Visitors And Meeting At Cullman

Miss Eloise Tanner spent the weekend with her sister Miss Elna Tanner in Gadsden. Rev D F Hickman of Hartselle Walter E Roberts Rev O C Marsh of Decatur and Mr and Mrs Mace White of Enon organized a training union in Cullman county Sunday night. Everyone is invited to attend. Mrs Malinda Lewis is spending two weeks with relatives in Decatur.

Eloise Tanner Elna Tanner Gadsden D. F. Hickman Hartselle Walter E. Roberts O. C. Marsh Decatur Mace White Enon Cullman County Malinda Lewis

Union To Fight Ban On Pickets In Alabama Strike

AFL leader S A Alsup prepared to seek dismissal of a Circuit Court injunction limiting mass picketing at the Geigy Chemical Company construction site in McIntosh Alabama. Judge Grayson set a 50-picket limit 10 feet apart while Brown & Root cited crowds of 500.

S. A. Alsup Mobile Building Trades Council Geigy Chemical Company Mobile Claude A. Grayson Brown & Root Houston Tex Alsup Washington County Brown Booth Circuit Edward P. Turner Chatom L. L. Armstrong Gordon Persons National Guard Persons Ralph L. Burns

Local Folks Receive Brief Family Updates

Mrs Aaron Thorton and baby stayed one night with Mr and Mrs Leo Skinner and family. Junior Butler on furlough visits home before returning to camp near Lakeland Florida. Mr and Mrs Lonnie Self and Mr and Mrs Vernie White and family returned Sunday afternoon. Rev G.

Aaron Thorton Baby Leo Skinner Armed Forces Lakeland Florida Lonnie Self Vernie White Rev. G

Japan seeks UN membership amid cautious expects support

Tokyo reports the government will apply for United Nations membership with Premier Shigeru and his cabinet approving the move. The application goes to Parliament before being sent to New York for UN action. Akira Miyazaki notes a Security Council veto is possible and appeals for support from treaty signatories.

Tokyo United Nations Foreign Office Akira Mayazaki Shigeru New York Miyazaki U.N. Security Council Japan Soviet Russia

Winton Death and Weekend Visits Highlight Local News

Morgan County brief highlights weekend family visits and a funeral. Mr and Mrs George Blelew visited Rudolph Sivley and family. Maitie Whisenant and Osmorene of Anniston stayed with relatives. John Lee of Decatur visited James and family. William and a daughter from Childersburg called on kin. A large crowd attended Center Springs decoration services. J D Moody and Connie of Priceville visited kin. Clint Dunaway and Joe of Louisville came to be with Sam Dunaway who died Thursday.

George Blelew Rudolph Sivley Maitie Whisenant Osmorene Anniston John Lée Decatur James Winton Wiliam Winton Childersburg Center Springs J. D. Moody Connie Priceville Clint Dunaway Joe Louisville Kentucky Sam Dunaway S. E. Berry A. E. Doyle Peck J. T. Mason Somerville T. C. Dunaway Opal Whitten Sheffield A. L. Whitten Emmett Taylor Chattanooga, Tenn Charlie Hardy Ivie Belle Fred Hardy Baby Colt, Ark Lester Whitten

Deputy Testifies Woman Admitted Poisoning Mate

A deputy sheriff testified at the trial of Mrs Leslie Willis that the accused admitted placing poison in butter milk coffee and patent medicine last winter. Her husband Robert E Willis testified from a wheelchair and said he drank the tainted beverages after meeting his wife in a sanatorium and marrying five months later.

B. N. Dinken Lessie Willis Robert E. Willis Dinken

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