Isbell Rites Set Thursday
Final rites for Benjamin EF Isbell 78 of Falkville are set for Thursday at 4 PM at the Christian church in Falkville. Ministers Otto Henderson and D L Askew will officiate with burial in Falkville cemetery, Brown directing. He died yesterday at Decatur General Hospital after a six day stay. Survivors include his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin EF. Isbell
Falkville
Christian Church
Otto Henderson
D. L. Askew
Brown
Isbell
Decatur General Hospital
Decoration Attendees and Family Visits Reported
A report lists attendees at a Caddo decoration on Sunday and visits by multiple families. Mrs Wesley Curtis and children of Speake spent time with her mother and grandmother Mrs John Sullivan. Miss Gladys Way of Danville visited her grandmother Mrs J W McCaghren Jessie and Jerome. Mr and Mrs Roy Hembree and sons attended church at Enon. Mrs J W McCaghren and Jessie and Jerome visited Danville relatives. Mr and Mrs Marvin Owens of Enon visited Mose and another parent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caddo
Wesley Curtis
Speake
John Sullivan
Gladys Way
Danville
J. W. McCaghren
Jessie
Jerome
Roy Hembree
Enon
H. B. Way
Marvin Owens
Mose Owens
Michigan State Announces 1952 Football Home slate
Michigan State reveals a five game home schedule for 1952 with opponents including Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Penn State, Notre Dame appears once and Marquette. The list shows a mix of traditional foes and regional teams for the upcoming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State
Texas A. & M
Yrease
Penn State
Notre Dame
Marquette
Obituary Details for B. E. Isbell Family Group
The record lists B. E. Isbell and his large family: five daughters Mrs. C. L. Martin of Odessa Texas Mrs. Irene Scott of San Angelo Texas Mrs. Willard Wilson of San Angelo Texas Mrs. B. E. Rhodes of Alpine Texas and Mrs. Henry Powell of Athens Alabama two sons B. D. Isbell of Alpine Texas and Bill Isbell of Decatur one sister Mrs. J. R. Gross of Scottsboro and nine grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. E. Isbell
C. L. Martin
Odessa
Texas
Irene Scott
San Angelo
Willard Wilson
B. E. Rhodes
Alpine
Henry Powell
Athens
Alabama
B. D. Isbell
Bill Isbell
Decatur
J. R. Gross
Growers Lash Potato Ceiling Slams Baldwin County crop
In Robertsdale Alabama the Baldwin County Chamber of Commerce says price ceilings cost growers five million dollars as they urge the OPS to lift ceilings immediately. The area is harvesting about 14 000 acres of potatoes and 20 percent of the crop has begun moving to market. Telegrams to Ellis Arnall and Charles Dobbins request reclassification as perishable non staple commodity amid OPS investigations into alleged potato black market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertsdale
Ala
Chamber of Commerce
Baldwin County
OPS
Alabama
Baldwin Chamber of Commerce
Ellis Arnall
Office of Price Stabilization
Charles G. Dobbins
Baldwin
Escambia
Prison To Get New Reception Center
Montgomery Kilby Prison will install a reception center in the Kilby wing formerly used for the laundry to separate new arrivals from inmates. The center, due to be ready in 30 days, will allow closer inspection of new convicts for contraband and is part of a broader facility upgrade including a new laundry at Draper Prison Speigner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Kilby Prison
J. M. McCullough
Kilby
McCullough
Draper Prison
Speigner
Birthday celebration honors Mrs. Ethel Bridges in Morgan County
Mrs. Ethel Bridges marked her 69th birthday on May 10 at her son R B Bridges home. Attendees included her children and grandchildren from Alabama towns such as Birmingham Decatur Fayette and Moulton plus relatives from Austinville Hartselle Danville Elkmont and Bir mingham with extended visits and church attendance noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Bridges
R. B. Bridges
H. A. Byford
Hartselle
T. L. Speakman Jr
Birmingham
Bridges
W. W. Alridge
Moulton
Robert Owens
Almon Story
J. W. Story
Don
Martha and
Gilman Story
W. E. Story
Moss Chapel
E. E. Matthews
W. E. Ward
Neal Battles
Baby
Attalla
G. H. Battles
Herring Cemetery
T. L. Speakman, Jr
Happy Davis to Add Fun at Kiwanis Stadium Show
Daryl Happy Davis the San Jose born clown from The Greatest Show on Earth will entertain at the Kiwanis Stadium show Friday May 16 with Hank Snow and Rainbow Ranch Boys Minnie Pearl at 4 PM and 7 30 PM. Davis recalls starting in 1938 and credits Otto Griebling with shaping his clowning art while aiming to delight his adopted hometown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daryl
Happy” Davis
New York
Kiwanis
Stadium
Hank Snow
Rainbow Ranch
Boys
Minnie—Pearl
The
Grand Ole Opry
Davis
San Jose
Cal
Miss la Rue Holly
5Th Ave
King Brothers Circus
Otto Griebling
Griebling
Ringling
Emmett Kelly
Walk in any direction traffic lights proposed for downtown Denver
A newspaper survey shows four of five citizens favor the new walk in any direction lights. The plan lets pedestrians cross after motorists clear each street. Downtown Denver only. Sixty nine percent of out of state visitors back the idea. Ned Day of West Allis Wisconsin joins ABC Hall of Fame as the 13th inductee since 1941. Fred L. Smith buys Bank Street Furniture, renames to Smith Furniture Company. Howell Puckett joins as credit and office manager. Smith returns from four years in the armed forces to run the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Ned Day
West Allis
Wis
ABC Hall of Fame
Heads Smith
Fred L. Smith
Decatur
Bank Street Furniture Company
Bank and
Church Streets
Smith Furniture Company
Smith
Howell Puckett
Oecal
Kitchen planning help offered Thursday by local specialist
Mr. Broom brings years of kitchen planning experience and offers residents of this area a no obligation session on Thursday only to assist in planning their kitchens. George Perry Youngstown Kitchen Specialist
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broom
George Perry
Youngstown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Melvin Hewitt
Los Angeles
Mabel Verret
Hewitt
W. Moulton St
Lawrence County
Red Hill
Jessie McCaghren
Maurice Jackson
Protective Life Insurance Company
2Nd Ave
Hagerty
Morgan County Forrest Chapel
W. P. Roberts
Happy Davis
Belk
Radio Shack
Nancy Ward
Home Economist
Youngstown Broom Cabinet
Dick Broom
Youngstown Kitchens
Special
Lafayette St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!