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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1949

Page

7

Eva High School Graduation Program Exercises

The program lists events at Eva High School auditorium on May 19 including processional announcements salutatory baccalaureate and valedictory. Speakers include Class President Robert McGukin Dean Johnson Dr E Lund and Jo Ann Childers. Diplomas awarded with W T McMullan giving the address and blessing.

Eva High Eva High School Robert McGukin W.T. McMul Lan Dean Johnson Dr. E. Lund Jo Ann Childers W .Tf McMullan

Gold mines reach depths of about 9 000 feet in Africa and India

The report notes several gold mines located in Africa and India extend to roughly 9 000 feet below the surface. It highlights the extreme subterranean environments and the technical challenges of deep mining in these regions.

Africa India

Pensions in Alabama Reveal Aged Care Realities

Welfare officials in Montgomery released a sample of December pension data showing most Alabama seniors on old age aid are aged 72 to 74, live with relatives, and own little property. Among 3,458 cases, 463 per 1,000 received aid, with 83 percent living with relatives and 14 percent living alone. Medical care accounted for about one third of payments, averaging 8.27 dollars.

Moontgomery Ala Alabama Laula Dunn Welfare Department M&n Mists Dunn Miss Dunn

Lord Johnnie the Rogie in Pre-Revolution America

A breezy review praising a dashing nobleman who straddles Whitehall and Whitefriars. Johnnie escapes hanging, raids the seas as a pirate captain, and travels to New York where he tangles with law, fate, and romance with Lady Leanna Somerset.

Johnnie London Whitehall Whitefriers Johnnie the Rogie Leanna Somerset Lord Johnnie New World New York America

Poor Man’s Philosopher Studies Cruelty of Man

HAL BOYLE weighs whether humanity is growing cruel as opinions from a clerk to a veteran surface. The piece contrasts grim acts with social progress, asking if modern life reshapes cruelty more than it reveals it, and whether people can be their brothers’ keeper or destroyer.

Hal Boyle New York Japan Adolf Hitler Selman Waxsman Rutgers University Cain

Vending Machine Sales Hit 750 Million in 1948 U S

Estimated sales of products and services through vending machines across the United States in 1948 totaled about 750 million dollars, reflecting extensive consumer use and growing machine availability nationwide.

U.S

Falkville Future Teachers elect officers for 1957 58

The Falkville Future Teachers of America elected officers for the next year with Darlene Appleton as president Edwin Francis as vice president Sarah Fyans as secretary and treasurer Kay Bryant as reporter Margie Powell as historian and Alma Dean Laney as parliamentarian Powell also becomes county historian of the FTA. Seventeen members enrolled this year and senior members aided by substituting teach. Club sponsor is Mrs. J B Elliott who has served Falkville schools for 29 years.

Falkville Organization of the Future Teachers of America Darlene Appleton Edwin Francis Sarah Fyans Kay Bryant Margie Powell Dean Laney FTA Howell Hogan Cleon Yates Beverly Walker Carolyn Aycock Rache Ann Maples Nelda Dunaway Estelle Anders Mary Clovis McGlathery J. B. Elliott Falkville

Miss Julia Burrell Joins Auburn Summer Tour To East

Miss Julia Burrell of Valdermosa Springs joins Auburns summer program tour conducted by Walter M. Jackson. The trip departs Decatur June 12 for fifteen days through Virginia then Washington and New York, with Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park on the return. Other reservations include Miss Bessie Pharr Catherine Alabama Miss Louise Jones Camden Alabama and Miss Beulah Hester Russellville.

Julia Burrell Valdermosa Springs New York Washington Auburn Walter M. Jackson Decatur Bessie Pharr Catherine Alabama Louise Jones Camden Beulah Hester Russellville Virginia Shenandoah National Park

Arthur Freed Writes Hits at MGM for Twenty Years

Hollywood May 14 The article notes Arthur Freed has spent twenty years at MGM in Culver City and is a top producer behind many hit musicals. It highlights his start on Broadway Melody and later successes such as Temptation Pagan Love Song I Cried For You and Meet Me In St Louis plus collaborations with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.

Hollywood Arthur Freed MGM Culver City Freed Herb Brown Mickey Rooney Judy Garland St. Louis

Georgia Supreme Court affirms McVeigh life sentence

The Georgia Supreme Court today affirmed the life sentence of Johnny McVeigh of Fitzgerald for the narcotics murder of Fort Benning soldier John Frank Stringfellow. The state charged McVeigh gave an overdose and buried the body near St Augustine Florida.

Atlanta Georgia Supreme Court Johnny McVeigh Fitzgerald John Frank Stringfellow Fort Benning McVeigh Stringfellow St Augustine Fla

Machines for washing claim vast market share nationwide

An estimated 18 million washing machines are in use across the country, signaling a substantial appliance market size and widespread domestic adoption. The figure highlights the scale of consumer reliance on laundry hardware and potential growth in related industries.

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