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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1951

Page

8

Used living room suites and shop equipment for sale

Two piece mohair and velour living room suites offered used at 39.50 and 34.50 with multiple tapestry floor sample sets from 59.50 to 79.50. Also for sale is new steel galvanized wall casing and a 10 inch four side planer in good condition priced at 1200 by Jervis Foundry and Machine Co. Phone 1056.

Continental, Fairbanks, Morse and H.p H.p. Jervis Foundry and Machine Co Jervis Foundry and Machine Co Jervis Fourydry and Machine Co Kroehler Breck Robinson Furniture Co Second Ave

For Sale Metal Clothes Line and Pony

A sale note lists a metal clothes line and pony on Jervin F and Machine Road The text adds a note about a black bear using familiar routes and hunters finding it by watching trails.

Jervin F Machine Rd Pony

Estate of Lucius M Breeding probate notice

Probate court grants letters of administration to Edward D Breeding for the estate of Lucius M Breeding deceased on May 2 1951 Morgan County. All claimants must present their claims within the legal period or they will be barred. Public notice runs May 23 30 and June 6.

Probate Court T. C. Almon Morgan County Edward D. Breeding

Stinnett Leads Big Gun Unit On Korean Front

Master Sergeant Wiley B. Stinnett husband of Mrs. Pearl B. Stinnett of Decatur is on the Korean front where his battalion has fired over 100000 high explosive 105 millimeter shells in nine months of rugged fighting. The unit has battled near Pakchon repulsing a major attack and previously fired its first rounds on July 22 1950 with more than 3000 shells in 24 hours.

Wiley B. Stinnett Pearl B. Stinnett Fourth Avenue Decatur Sat. Stinnett Pakchon North Korea Stinnett Korea

Mobile 1951 voter list shows 33,350 names

Mobile Alabama on May 23 reports 33,350 names on the 1951 voter list a drop of 709 from last year. Probate Clerk John D. Gerald cites 30 891 white voters and 2 459 negroes on the list.

Mobile Ala John D. Gerald

Ex Federal Man To Head Kilby Prison

Andrew C. Warming of St. Petersburg Fla takes over Kilby prison as warden succeeding Carl Williams who leaves to return to the state Law Department. Warming a 20 year federal prison veteran has served at Leavenworth and Lewisburg and worked with Berlin occupation prison planning after World War III. He will enforce a modernization program in Alabama.

Montgomery Ala Kilby Andrew C. Waring St. Petersburg Fla Alabama U. S. Prison Department Service Warming J. M. McCullough Carl Williams State Law Department McCullough Federal Prison Department Leavenworth Kans Lewisburg Berlin Lucius Clay Germany U. S Wyoming Montana Idaho Goa California Montgomery County Williams

Peabody Professor Named Speaker for Speake High Graduation

Dr. Norman Frost of George Peabody College Nashville will give the commencement address at Speake High School Thursday at 8:00 PM. Betty Roan delivers the salutatory Sara Miller the valedictory and Betty Templeton the gift to the school. Principal J B Warren will award the diplomas. Cabbage colors noted as white red and green.

Norman Frost George Peabody College Nashville Speake High School South Betty Roan Sara Miller Betty Templeton J. B. Warren

Dear Miss Dix: care for mother splits family

Walter asks if he should place his ailing 72 year old mother in a home while he, living with his mother, stays to care for her and pays all expenses. He considers renting the house to cover costs and letting his younger brother and wife assume caregiving duties.

Miss DIX Walter Dorothy DIX

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