Women Society of Central Methodist Church Life Members
The Women’s Society of Christian Service of the Central Methodist Church met for a 3 pm business session in the church parlor. Life membership pins were awarded to eight women and certificates to several children. new officers for 1952-53 were introduced and the meeting closed with prayer.
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W.S.C.S
Central
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Central Methodist Church
Rufus Warren
Jimmy Warren
D. L. Blackwell
Grady Hutto
H. C. Johnston
Eva Fennell
Guy Flautt
J. B. Leeman
Guy Habercom
Society
Yvonne and
Beverly Evans
Jeffie Jean Bailey
Milton Hutson
Wilson Dinsmore
Alvin Turner
Warren
Carl Patterson
Westminster
Margaret Hartung
Woman’s Auxiliary
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Rex Rankin
A. S. Kramer
Elmer Loyd
Mary Keenan
William D. Sims, Jr
Margaret Dillehay
R. L. MacGregor
Enolam Boulevard
Paul Robson
H. B. Quinn
Palmer House
Evangelical Witnesses
North
South
J. B. Wiley
Madonna
Woman's Society of Christian Service
T. J. Chitwood
J. C. Smith
Paul Milam
Smith
Robert Hutson
Falla Bailey
Walton Munn
Frank Godwin
James Bogue
Howell Morris
Frank Sanderson
Raymond Britain
Chitwood
Lynn O'Donnell
Practice meeting for White Shrine to be held at Decatur Masonic Temple
The Order of the White Shrine of Jeru salem will hold a practice meeting on Sunday afternoon May 25 at two o'clock at the Decatur Masonic Temple. All officers are requested to be present. Sunday May 14 decoration events at Antioch Church Somerville included a noon picnic at Floyd Deans with many Somerville residents listed as present.
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Decatur Assembly
Decatur Masonic Temple
Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Order
Dean
Walker and Bailey
Antioch Church
Somerville
Floyd Dean
H. F. Bailey
Arthur
Olita
John Hamilton
Barbara
Rachel
R. F. Spurlin
Bobby
Ruby
Gary
Jerry
Carl Walker
Doyle
Max Grubbs
Maxine
Clara
Elizabeth
Thurman Abercrombie
Larry
Ruth Dean
Guy Walker
E. H. Walker
Betty Dean
Denver
Edwin
Bessie Bailey
Auburn
Joann Dean
Hartselle
Rose Garden Club
Central Baptist Church
J. J. Hardwick
J. H. Turner
Clifford Vaughn
Elton Reeves
H. B. Norwood
Birmingham
Clyde E.crane
Order of the Eastern Star
Mt. Zion
Rhoda Roe
Dorothy Crane
Ruth
Mercedes Norwood
Esther
Low Bidders Announced for 28 State Bridge Projects
The state Highway Department lists low bidders for 28 bridge and construction projects funded partly by the 25 million road bond issue approved last December. Each project, including Lawrence county grading and drainage and base and bituminous treatment in Lawrence and Morgan counties, lists firms like Clyde O Mitchell of Birmingham and specific bid amounts.
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State Highway Department
Lawrence County
Clyde O. Mitchell
Birmingham
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
Niagara Falls Sees Flow of 212000 Cubic Feet Per Second
Reports indicate the water discharge over Niagara Falls averages about 212000 cubic feet each second. Officials note variations with lake levels and seasonal conditions affecting the spectacle.
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Niagara Falls
Woman Says She Heard Cry From Her Unborn Baby
In Memphis a young Negro mother reported hearing her unborn baby cry twice with two witnesses. A local obstetrician cited medical literature noting about 18 similar incidents and offered a non sensational explanation that air movement may cause a reflex breath and cry from the fetus.
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Memphis
Tenn
Three New Bishops Chosen by the AME Church
At a 20 hour session of the 34th general conference three new bishops were elected. From 15 aspirants Rev. H. Thomas Primm of New Orleans Rev. Frederick D. Jordan of Los Angeles and Rev. E. C. Hatcher of Nashville were chosen.
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Chicago
African Methodist Episcopal Church
H. Thomas Primm
New Orleans
Frederick D. Jordan
Los Angeles
E. C. Hatcher
Nashville
Gulf Coast Salt and Sulfur Wells Dominate World Output
More than forty percent of the world sulfur comes from wells along the Louisiana and Texas gulf coast. The notice ends with a blunt classified line urging readers that want ads get results.
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Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Texas
Cost Of Wreck Put At Million
Conservative estimate by Public Service Commission investigators places damage from the derailment of 24 Atlantic Coast Line freight cars near Brundidge Alabama at 1 million dollars. Twenty three cars left the main line and eight tumbled from a trestle into the rain swollen Pea river. One car jumped the track about two miles from the trestle. Regular service won’t resume for at least a week as crews clear the wreckage.
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Brundidge
Ala
Public Service Commission
Atlantic Coast Line
ACS
Pea River
PSC
Jack Owen
Sulfur Industry Note on U S Production Pattern
Three fourths of all sulfur produced in the United States is burned to make sulfuric acid, reflecting the chemical industry's demand and processing needs.
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United States
No Opposition Heard On City Council Curbs Sewers
At a regular meeting the City Council heard no opposition to proposed curbs and gutters on Tenth Avenue West and Fifth Street North plus sanitary sewers in Buena Vista. The council asked the city engineer to study Fifth Avenue East block 144 sewer work.
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City Council
Tenth Avenue
Fourth Street
Sixth Street
Fifth Street
Twelfth Avenue
Ninth Avenue
Tenth Avenue West
Buena Vista
Lester R. Skinner
Fifth Avenue
B. H. McBride
Bee Line
Sunset Drive-in
E. F. Hargitt
James A. Travis
Bill Freeman
Great Lakes Rise Above Normal Rates in Recent Months
In recent months the Great Lakes have risen to more than four feet above normal, affecting shoreline areas and water levels across the region. Local officials monitor hydrology and inflation of costs for coastal communities.
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Great Lakes
Great Lakes Water System Draws From Vast Basin
The Great Lakes receive their supply from a 325,000 square mile watershed encompassing the surrounding region. The article details how the basin feeds Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, supporting major shipping, industry, and municipal needs.
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Great Lakes
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Montgomery
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New York City
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Decatur
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