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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1950
Page
3
Mrs. Louise Hine, rehabilitation chairman of Morgan county American Legion Auxiliary, outlines how Poppy Day on May 27 funds veteran welfare. Dimes and dollars support hospital care, post hospital aid, children of disabled veterans, and wages for poppy makers, sustaining services year round.
Athens College began its 108th commencement with Alumni Day including a noon luncheon for Memory Aldridge Lester of New York City class of 1911, a 2 to 4 pm board session in the library, and a 4 to 5 30 pm faculty and friends reception in Brown Hall. The baccalaureate sermon will be at First Methodist Church Sunday at 11 with Dr J K Benton of Vanderbilt University preaching.
A speaker recalls strong public reception to the Economizer Mercury and highlights bargains on Tru-Value Used Cars at Blackwell Motors. The invitation invites customers to visit and see the vehicles in stock.
A veteran farmers training program started in Lawrence County under Floyd Stephenson, combining top Southern practices to improve farm living. Eligibility requires training from January 1, 1950 to Recognition Day, good conduct, and agreement to keep livestock awards. Cash awards range from 50 to 100 dollars with multiple champion categories and merchant supporters listed.
Twenty five more voters showed up for absentee polling bringing total to 70 as Morgan County’s register in chancery office announced. Absentee ballots must be cast at the register's office by Thursday May 25. Only soldiers in service may vote by mail. May primary absentee total previously was 138.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce will stage a fishing rodeo in Athens from June 15 to 15 with prizes for top caught fish across classes. Fish weigh in daily at Griffis Electric Company rodeo HQ and entrants must pay by May 31. Open to county residents and visitors from nearby counties have won prizes in past years.
The state will take over maintenance of the Whiteside to Madison road in the southern county if the county board of revenue follows through with a state request. The wartime highway, linking Decatur and Huntsville, carries most through and tourist traffic but little local use, and current funding prioritizes this road over others in the district. Negro educator Maggie S. Watkins to retire after fifty years in Black education, ending her tenure as Miller Public School principal.
City school system retires a longtime educator who began teaching in 1900 in Leighton Alabama and taught in St. Clair Jefferson and Limestone counties and Giles County Tennessee. She is praised as a devoted church and community worker respected by whites and colored alike. 732 sub standard residences found in Athens. Athens Housing Authority to oversee 60 Federal units. Evans chairs authority. Deep well drilling in North Athens underway to support a half million water and sewer expansion. possible property purchase from owner A D Powers.
A new water tank will be built on Coleman Hill to maintain steady citywide pressure, improving distribution and supply reliability for residents and businesses.
Athens city schools closed for the year as grades and reports were handed out. Friday night graduation at the high school auditorium featured Frank W. Oakes of Wolverine Tube Division Decatur delivering the address and Julian Newman presenting diplomas.
Excelsior Springs Missouri May 20 a free book on rheumatism and arthritis is offered to any reader who writes for it The Ball Clinic Dept 3606 sends an enlarged book explaining why drugs give only temporary relief and how to obtain lasting relief with no obligation Address to The Ball Clinic Excelsior Springs Missouri today
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