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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1957

Page

3

Blue Haven Pool Plans Open This June

Manager Charlie Smith announces Blue Haven pool will open Saturday June 1 with season tickets on sale the same day. Pool hours are 1 to 6 p.m. daily. Tryouts for the Decatur boys and girls swimming team are scheduled for Thursday June 6 at 9 a.m. at the pool. Red Cross classes will follow a later schedule. Japan has 89 million inhabitants and is smaller than Montana.

Blue Haven Charlie Smith Smith Decatur Red Cross

District Diary Notes and Local Church Events Across Counties

District Diary entries mention Patrolman Roy Thomas reassigned to Lawrence County to work with Wilburn Craft, following a Marion County stint. Hartselle hosts Salem Methodist Church fourth Sunday singing at 7:30 p.m. Moulton holds homecoming at Liberty Church with the McCrellis family and other performers. Birmingham area cattle sale funds Alabama 4 H trips to Chicago allowing Guernsey breeders from Cullman and Somerville to participate. Town Creek Business Women meet with Bible era theme Broken Cisterns, presenting a devotional at an old rock well with numerous attendees.

Courtland Roy Thomas Lawrence County Wilburn Craft Thomas Marion County Lawrence Craft Birmingham Cullman Somerville Alabama Guernsey Cattle Club Alabama 4-H’ers Chicago Carl Peinhardt St. Bernard College H. F. Bailey

Masonic Rites Today For Raney E. Martin

Funeral services for Raney Everett Martin 72 of Cullman were held today at 2 p.m. at Crane Hill Church with Rev. Andrew Colthrap officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery. Martin, a Cullman merchant, died yesterday at Cullman Hospital. Survived by his wife Mrs. R. E. Martin and one sister Mrs. J. E. Denson of Lawrenceburg Tennessee.

Cullman Raney Everett Martin Crane Hill Church Andrew Colthrap Cullman Hospital R. E. Martin J. E. Denson Lawrenceburg Tenn

Sertoma Club Organizes Here in Decatur May 31 Charter Night

Decatur starts a new service club Sertoma with about 25 members at Pitts Motel dining room 7:30 PM. Wives group La Sertoma also to be chartered. O M Hughes serves as Alabama Mississippi district governor presenting charter. Other officials from Chattanooga and Jackson, Mississippi attend.

Decatur Sertoma W. A Kit) Carson Birmingham Sertoma Club Carson Decatur Club Pitts Motel la Sertoma Sertoma International United States Canada Mexico Alabama Huntsville Mobile O. M. Hughes Certaia Alabama - Mississippi Chattanooga Jackson Miss

Rites for David Phillip Smith Infant Son of Falkville Ex-Morgan Couple

Rites for David Phillip Smith three day old son of Mr and Mrs John Paul Smith Chicago who died in Grant Hospital will be Thursday at 11 a m at Lebanon Baptist Church west of Falkville Rev Darryl Harris officiating with interment in the adjoining cemetery Peck directing Survivors include parents former Falkville residents three brothers all in Chicago and grandparents Mr Mrs O B Chappell Falkville and Mrs Lula Smith Danville

David Phillip Smith John Paul Smith Chicago Grant Hospital Lebanon Baptist Church Falkville Darryl Harris Peck Falkville 2 John Cleveland Paul Lamar Obie Daniel O. B. Chappell Falkville 1 Lula Smith Danville 1

Sertoma Names Charter Officers and Leaders

Sertoma announces its charter leadership with Dick Parr as charter president and Billie Roy Smith as secretary and treasurer. Carson to lead membership. Nina Carson to head chartering the La Sertoma Club as incoming regional director. John Patton of Nashville serves as International president.

Sertoma Dick Parr Billie Roy Smith Carson Nina Carson la Sertoma la Sertoma Club Sertoma International John Patton Nashville, Tenn

Freshman William Brown from Mayo founds Argentine Navy

William Brown, a Mayo native, establishes the Argentine Navy in 1814. Separately, industry reports show over 300000 eye injuries occur annually in the United States.

William Brown County Mayo

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