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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1958

Page

3

Roaring Twenties Party Sparks Glamour and Gossip

Social column recounts a Hampshire House Roaring Twenties event with Faye Emerson Hope Hampton and Zsa Zsa Gabor lineage, noting costumes scandals, celebrity cameos, and Hollywood intrigue. It highlights Caryatids, guests like Jolie Gabor and Maurice Chevalier, and mentions ongoing TV and film industry chatter.

New York U.S Faye Emerson Hugh Shannon Hope Hampton George DeWitt Scarface al Capone George Schraffts

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Rip van Winkle Dean

Decoration and Homecoming Observed at Local Church

Decoration and Homecoming were observed Sunday as Rev. Lee Gray delivered the message at eleven o'clock. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Barrett of Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sanders and others from Eva Gurley Morgan City and Birmingham. T. R. Wilson shows improvement after a heart attack. Attending Providence Church near Moulton were Mr. and Mrs. Caudle and Mr. Beck. Stewart and children from Huntsville also attended.

Lee Gray Barrett Decatur Harold Sanders Jessie Green Robert Oakes Eva Estelle Chandler Gurley Acklin White Morgan City Knolly Orser Birmingham

Local Church Services and Community Notices

Rev. Austin Self led appointments at the Baptist Church. Memorial service attended at Morris Chapel. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Hitt visited from New Center. Several relatives and neighbors listed illness and visits, including Lola Daniel and Ida Rose. An all male jury serves in Catoosa County Superior Court.

Austin Self The Baptist Church Morris Chapel Ida Rose E. G. Hitt New Center L. M. Filyaw D. J. Filyaw and D. J. Filyaw and Coy Spent Thursday With Mrs. Maggie Vass. —Mrs. Nerva Terry Ida Heflin Moulton D. J. Filyaw Lola Daniel Ed Rose Carolyn Ypsilanti Michigan Neel Rose Goodwin Vass Town Creek Charles Speers Lecroy Richardson Catoosa County

Local Social News from Forest Chapel and Nearby

Estelle Ayers of Little Rock visits her brother Lesley Woodall and family. The Cur tis couple visit Dennie Hall in Wren. J T Wallace and family host Homer Jones and children in Hartselle for dinner. Frank Wallace and Leonard Wallace attend a Birmingham ball game. Shirley James stays with Joe Reid. T L Speakman Sr of Hartselle visits daughter Mrs J T Wallace. Slaten of Shoal Creek visits Mrs Frank Wallace’s family.

Estelle Ayers Little Rock Arkansas Lesley Woodall S. J. Curtis Homer Jones Hartselle Frank Wallace Leonard Wallace Birmingham Shirley James Joe Reid T. L. Speakman J. T. Wallace Slaten Shoal Creek

Commencement Speaker Dr Frank A Rose at Alabama Polytechnic

Dr Frank A Rose president of the University of Alabama will speak at the June 3 commencement at Cliff Hare Stadium. About 575 seniors are to receive degrees. Rose previously led Transylvania College and earned degrees from Transylvania Lynchburg College. He was named one of the nations 10 outstanding young men in 1954 by the Junior Chamber of Commerce.

Alabama Polytechnic Institute Frank A. Rose University of Alabama Cliff Hare Rose Transylvania College Meridian Miss Transylvania

McCullers to Attend Executives Meeting in Mobile

Joe McCullers, Decatur Chamber of Commerce manager and AACC vice president, will attend the Alabama Association of Chamber of Executives annual meeting in Mobile. He will preside at a luncheon at the Battle House Hotel and join a panel on solicitation control. L. Foster Barr of the U S Chamber will talk. Mark Johnson of Mobile Chamber will speak at the luncheon. North Alabama executives plan to travel early to catch the Humming Bird to Mobile.

Joe McCullers Decatur Chamber of Commerce Alabama Association of Chamber of Executives Mobile McCuller Battle House Mark Johnson Mobile Chamber of Commerce McCullers Johnson Chamber of Commerce L. Foster Barr U. S. Chamber North Alabama Decatur

A Diagnosis Of Lebanon Trouble the Outs Want In

A foreign analysis describes Lebanon's violence as a domestic political explosion with external powers like the United States and the Soviet Union shaping events. It notes clashes in Tripoli and Beirut, sectarian divides among Christians and Muslims, and figures such as Rashid Karami, Kamal Jumblatt, and Emir Mejid Arsalan influencing the crisis.

Lebanon Beirut Camille Chamoun Middle East Tripoli Rashid Karami Kamal Jumblatt Mejid Arsalan Jumblatt Arsalan Beigut

Colitis Linked to Nerves Says Dr Pitts PSA

Colitis, a bowel disorder seen mainly in women, causes distension pain and mucus in stool with chronic constipation. It may ulcerate and invite bacteria. progression could lead to tumors. Dr Judson Pitts notes neurogenic origin and nerve control of bowel movements, with chiro adjustments aiding constipation and colitis.

Bell University of Minnesota

Saeb Salam Blockaded in Yellow Building in Bei Rut

Saeb Salam held up behind stone barricades inside a yellow building in Bei Rut’s Moslem quarter while tough men with tommy guns guarded him. The scene mixes conflict with a quip about angling attributed to Izaak Walton.

Saeb Salam Beirut

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