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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1955

Page

3

Probate Court Grants Rufus Underwood Estate Administration

In Morgan County Alabama the Probate Court on May 4 1955 granted Letters of Administration on the estate of Rufus D Underwood Deceased to the undersigned. Creditors must present claims within the legal period or they will be barred.

Rufus D. Underwood T. C. Almon Decatur Morgan County Alabama Towit Moulton-Somerville Continental Gin Continental Gin Company Farmers & Ginners Cotton Oil Company PEACH Caddell & Shanks Attorneys

Official Invitation for Bids Public Improvement Bonds

City of Decatur Alabama invites bids for Public Improvement Bonds Series with principal amount 243000 dollars. Bonds mature without option. Bid opening set for May 24 1955 and terms as specified in the notice.

City of Decatur Alabama

Decatur Firemen To Attend State Fire School At University

Decatur Fire Chief Floyd Elkins said Lt. Joe Brazelton and Sgt. Harold Lowery will attend the 19th Annual State Fire School at the University of Alabama from May 30 to June 3. The event is run by Trade and Industrial Education Service with the Alabama State Firemen's Association and the university.

Decatur Floyd Elkins Joe Brazelton Harold Lowery University of Alabama Trade and Industrial Education Service State Department of Education Alabama State Firemen’s Association Univer

Athens College Alumni Gather for Annual Meeting

Athens College Alumni Association plans a Saturday meeting with Mrs. Mary Moore Phillips presiding at 11 a.m. in McCandless Hall for business, followed by a 12 30 luncheon in the College dining hall. The program includes an Invocation by Rev. Malcolm Adamson and a Welcome.

Athens Athens College Mary Moore Phillips Alumni Association McCandless Hall Malcolm Adamson

Fire Safety Specialists to Speak at Program

The program will feature Chief Emmett T. Cox senior field officer of the Fire Prevention Department of the Western Actuarial Bureau Chicago and W Fred Heisler of the Oklahoma Rating Bureau along with other fire safety experts.

Sity Alabama Emmett T. Cox Fire Prevention Department Western Actuarial Bureau Chicago W. Fred Heisler Oklahoma Rating Bureau

Introduction of Honor Classes and Alumni Speakers

Mary Moore Phillips presents Honor Classes for 1905 1930 and 1945 with tributes to alumnae Mrs Joyce Lerman Jones Mrs Mabel W Thornton Mrs Marjorie M Kennedy and Mrs Isabelle Simmons Hodges Mrs Mary Emma Pearson Peck introduces Dr Perry B James and Mrs Louise Mc Connico Sharpe delivers the address with Viva J Ragsdale and the Alma Mater sung.

Mary Moore Phillips Joyce Lerman Jones Mabel W. Thornton Marjorie M. Kennedy Perry B. James Isabelle Simmons Hodges Mary Emma Pearson Peck Louise McConnico Sharpe Viva J. Ragsdale

Too Fast on Draw Injures St Louis Policeman

Policeman James W. Bradshaw was shot while demonstrating a rapid draw with a .38 caliber revolver. The accidental discharge occurred as he placed an order for a new holster and was treated for a finger wound.

ST. Louis James W. Bradshaw Bradshaw

Radar Waves of a Net Found in Smog by Locals

A Lo tatist reports radar waves of a net detected within thick smog over the city. The find suggests unusual interference patterns and prompts further investigation by authorities and engineers.

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