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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1955

Page

19

Fraternity Honors Freshman Bob Orr at University

Bob Orr of Hartselle, Alabama, a University of Alabama freshman, earned the Kappa Alpha Fraternity trophy as the year's most outstanding pledge. His honors include Phi Eta Sigma, Druids, Tau Kappa Alpha, and election to the 1955 56 University Debate Council, plus active involvement with the Debate Team. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H E Orr.

Bob Orr Hartselle University of Alabama Kappa Alpha Fraternity Young Orr Kappa Alpha Phi Eta Sigma Druids University of Alabama Debate Council Tau Kappa Alpha H. E. Orr

Deeds and transfers listed in daily records

A stream of property transactions shows Quilla D Reed to Mitchell M King for 11000 dollars, Roselawn Cemetery Co transfers totaling 75 dollars to two buyers, and several other deeds including Grady Young to Ryna Brock Dinsmore for 100 dollars and Flora Irene McBride to Richard W Penn for 6570 dollars. A feature on a sun powered instrument in Tucson details Percy the pyrheliometer linked to an adding machine tracking daily solar energy.

Quilla D. Reed Mitchell M. King Roselawn Cemetery Co C. P. Aday C. J. Hazelwood Grady Young Ryna Brock Dinsmore W. F. Fletcher Lily Mae Sandlin Dan Howard James H. Crow, Jr Co. E. Pitt Virgil Bud Newby Virginia G. Roane L. F. Kilafah Gussie B. Sherman Charlie Justice O. T. Terry Zella Cheatham R. Loyd Burch L. A. Strain Elmer J. Boger Flora Irene McBride Richard W. Penn Wade McLemore Coy McLemore Sunpfower Tucson Ariz Percy Richard Kassander University of Arizona Atmospheric Physics Institute Kassander

Dorothea Dix Advice Column Highlights Hospitality and Virtue

Dorothy Dix counsels Mrs H to accept invitations with warmth over material show, stressing hospitality’s value for family relations. Other letters urge respectful invitations by phone, propose reconciliation after divorce with a fresh start, and argue teens’ parties should avoid alcohol with principle over peer pressure.

Miss DIX Muriel Nissen

Dog Learns Grocery Door Trick in Modern Cleveland

A mixed breed dog learned an electric eye door system at a Cleveland grocery, visiting to loot baked goods. Clerk Larry Hirsch adopted and named the dog, ensuring meals and care. Meanwhile scientists report ocean temperature shifts off the U.S. West Coast altering fish species near ports.

Cleveland Larry Hirsch Oime U.S West Coast Ge Pet

Grocery ad listing assorted items with prices

A small advertisement lists items including 10 oz Durkee salad dressing at 19 cents, 9 oz French's mustard, Nightingale pure black pepper 4 oz can, and RCA dressing jars at 19 cents.

Durkee Nightingale

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