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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1952

Page

5

Soday to Speak on Synthetic Fibers at Wilson Dam Section

Dr. Frank J. Soday, director of research for Chemstrand Corporation in Decatur, will address the Wilson Dam section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at 8 p m tonight. TVA engineer Dr. Nathan Gilbert chairs the program and Soday will discuss developments in synthetic fibers using Acrilan as an example. Visitors are welcome to the TVA chemical engineering building auditorium.

Frank J. Soday Chemstrand Corporation Decatur Wilson Dam American Institute of Chemical Engineers Nathan Gilbert TVA Soday Chemstrand Chemical Engineering Dr. Soday South Tennessee Valley Ohio

Hartselle Club Holds Final Meeting for Year

Thursday Afternoon Club met at Mrs. C. B. Lavender home for the final session. President Mrs. L. H. Houston led business and reported on the Troy state convention. Rev. T. J. Chitwood of Decatur spoke on Christians faces in the world crisis and home life. Meeting adjourned to September 4 at Mrs. Houston’s with a social hour and refreshments.

C. B. Lavender Lavender L.H. Houston T. J. Chitwood Deca Tur Chitwood

Local Dinner Ahead of Dr Soday Address in Muscle Shoals

The Wilson Dam section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers serves chemical engineers in North Alabama with members in the Tri Cities Decatur and Huntsville. An informal dinner at 6 15 P M at the Muscle Shoals hotel Sheffield will precede Dr Soday's address.

Wilson Dam American Institute of Chemical Engineers Chemical Engineers North Alabama Tri-Cities Decatur Huntsville Muscle Shoals Hotel Sheffield Soday

Community notes of a chicken barbecue and club meeting

A Friday night chicken barbecue at East Hickory Street hosted by Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Drinkard Jr honored nephew Bill Lewis as he nears Danville High School graduation on May 28. Madonna Circle of Hartselle and Decatur Central Methodist Church members shared fellowship with devotions, gifts, and refreshments, while jockeys Steve DiMauro and John Weir recalled early Delaware Park wins.

E. L. Drinkard, Jr East Hickory Street Bill Lewis Danville High School Merle Burchell Buford Burgess Martha Ann Dobbins Robbie Garner Eddalene Glenn Billy Hogan Hartselle Decatur Central Methodist Church Claude Lavender Robert Street Marie Hernandez Decatur E. R. Roberts Peter Catherine Marshall Street W. L. Grover W.s.cs

Mrs Compton and Field Lewis Host After Dinner Games

Mrs Compton and Mrs Field Lewis hosted a gathering after a delicious meal where guests enjoyed various games following the meal. The event centered on socializing and entertainment among attendees.

Man Held in Connection With Hartselle Street Car Cafe Fire

Police in Hartselle hold Ernest Reeves, husband of the cafe owner, for investigation after a late night fire destroyed the Street Car cafe on West Main Street. Chief T M McCutcheon says no other charges will be filed until investigators arrive. Reeves was arrested at a southwest house, found sitting in a chair drinking whiskey.

Hartselle T. M. McCutcheon Ernest Reeves McCutcheon Reeves McCut West Main Street Hart

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