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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1957

Page

11

Town Creek Scouts Mark Graduation Ceremony

Carl Crisler and James Weems graduated from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts in Town Creek in the first ceremony of its kind. Den Chief Clifton William Crisler escorted the families to Town Creek Baptist Church for the graduation, where Cubmaster Weems presented the boys to Harold Sticher Scoutmaster and certificates. Other awards included Wolf Badge to Dale Campbell, Silver Arrow on Wolf to James Roy Loosier, Gold Arrow on Wolf to Larry Greene, and Lion Badge to Carl Crisler.

Town Creek Carl Crisler James Weems Den Clifton William Crisler Edward Weems Haskell Crisler Town Creek Baptist Church Weems Harold Sticher Dale Campbell James Roy Loosier Larry Greene Boy Scouts Gene Sticher

Children Wise Yet to Regret and Fear

A local group notes children’s unique perspective on today as they reflect on yesterday and tomorrow. A family with three children awaits the stork as a social event unfolds. Cubs and Webelos members, including Tom Campbell and Carl Crisler, gather with about 14 parents for a meeting with refreshments served by Cub mothers.

Radio Television Logs Show Packed Weekend Schedule

A scanned list details Friday through Saturday broadcast slots across multiple stations. It catalogs news, music, dances, dramas, and sports with program names such as Dinner Date Tops "N" Pops and Gunsmoke, noting time slots and channel labels for Birmingham Little Rock and nearby cities.

Birmingham Vs Little ‘Rock

Silly Stories and Gossip Across the Pages

A collage of humorous lines and social quips includes a child’s plea for a brother, a pained lover’s quip, a flirtatious exchange, and a satire about Santa Cruz potentially leaving the Union. The piece blends radio chatter and light social banter with a bathings beauty contest joke amid market price banter.

Minor Wrecks Reported by Highway Patrol

Two wrecks reported yesterday afternoon with no injuries and light property damage. At 3 30 p m in Lawrence County four miles south of Hatton on County road 1 a 1956 Chevrolet half ton truck driven by A L Rutherford 16 Town Creek 3 and a 1954 Ford driven by Gerald Claudie Parker 14 Town Creek 3 collided. Property damage to the truck estimated at 300 dollars and to the passenger car 100 dollars. At 5 20 p m yesterday in Cullman County 4 4 miles east of Cullman on Highway 278 a 1950 half ton Ford truck driven by Emory Ransom 65 Cullman and a 1956 Ford one and one half ton truck driven by Charles M Baker 29 Bremen collided. Total damage was estimated at

Highway Patrol Lawrence County Hatton A. L. Rutherford Town Creek Gerald Claudie Parker Cullman County Cullman Emory Ransom Charles M. Baker Bremen

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