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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1950

Page

6

Miss Linderman Weds E D Sain In Iuka Mississippi

Society notes announce the May 20 wedding of Miss June Linderman of Austinville to Mr. E D Sain of Decatur. The ceremony occurred in Iuka Mississippi and the couple will reside at 1504 4th Avenue South. The report includes further engagements and troop activities of local girls.

Miss Linderman E. D. Sain Millard C. Linderman Austinville June Jessie Sain Decatur Iuka Mississippi 4Th Avenue South Thomas Jacobs Virginia Watson Thomas Edward Jacobs Dickson Tennessee First Methodist Church Montgomery J. Hartwell Watson Sally Smith Fourth Avenue West

Personal news from local households includes travels and visits

Mrs. Fred B. Cowan and son Keith Wohl return to Los Angeles after extended visits with H. Wohl family on Danville Road. Ira B. Schmidt and wife depart for Detroit for son James Kirbye’s Cranbrook Academy of Art graduation. Neal Taylor returns from Chicago and Dallas area visits with Lake Michigan trips noted. Nora Deal of Albertville Alabama visits son Lee Deal on 6th Avenue West.

Fred B. Cowan Keith Wohl Los Angeles California H. Wohl Danville Road Ira B. Schmidt Detroit Michigan James Kirbye Cranbrook Academy of Art Bloomfield Hills Nora Deal Albertville Alabama Mrs Lee Deal 6Th Avenue West

Ohm Unit Named After Georges Sumon Ohm Discovery

The ohm is the unit of electrical resistance named for George Sumon Ohm, who in 1826 identified the relation between voltage current and resistance.

Ohm George Sumon Ohm

Graduation Exercises Set For Hanceville High Friday

Hanceville High School will hold graduation exercises on Friday evening May 26. The graduating class includes numerous students led by D. Nadine Adair and Betty Jo Alexander among others, with a long list of seniors from the Hanceville area.

Hanceville High School Dalma Nadine Adair Betty Jo Alexander Elaine Baker Nellie Fa, Barfoot Una Mae Black Billie Gale Bland Frances‘ Lillian Bland Betty Burkham Mary Jo Cargo Darlene Crocker Frances Juanita Foster Bula Mae Garner Mary Earle Green Tera Rebecca Hicks Nelda Sue Jones Eleanor Kasulka Helen Kasulka Mary Kinney Sue Lloyd Joan Lynette Mason Mary Sue McElroy Betty Louise Milam Norma Faye Moore Margie Pitts Montez Quick Carolyne Robinson Anna Lou Schmidt Alpha Starr Simpson Dorothy Nell Thomas Wanda Whisenhunt Ethelene Young Mary Jean Barnett Joe Donald Brown Willie Gene Cocker Charles Wesley Hargrove Alvin Let Edwards Charlie Jim Harris Loyd Eugene Jones Paul Vernon Quick James Roy Lee Kenneth Edsel Vincent Robert Elmer Waters James Earl Whitaker Melvin Wayne Whitaker Florence Smith Gray Welton Quick Bertie

Graduates listed from Fairview West Point and Cold Spring schools

The article catalogs graduates from Fairview high school West Point and Cold Spring plus a note on a funeral today for Robert Brown, 31, killed in a Monday automobile crash. It lists numerous names by class and school, noting locations and affiliations.

Robert Brown Missionary Grove Eva Ae Ee Moss Ser Talla County Ala

Carol Hill Wins Poppy Poster in Courtland Contest

Carol Hill of Town Creek Alabama won the American Legion Auxiliary Poppy Poster contest sponsored by the Courtland Auxiliary Post. Her poster will be displayed in Courtland Pharmacy before Poppy Day May 27 and then sent to national headquarters for final judging.

American Legion Auxiliary Courtland Auxiliary Post Carol Hill Town Creek Alabama Carol Courtland Pharmacy

Mrs. J. H. Scruggs Dies in Birmingham

Mrs. B. A. Clements of 706 Ferry Street was summoned to Birmingham by the sudden death of her aunt Mrs. J. Hubert Scruggs. Scruggs was well known to Decatur friends who recall her visits here frequently.

B. A. Clements Ferry Street Birmingham J. Hubert Scruggs Decatur

Woman Killed In Alabama Car Crash Near Tensaw

A 36 year old woman, Dorothy Celeste Coghlan of Tensaw, died when her car struck a bridge, skidded off the road, and rolled into a creek. She was pinned under the vehicle in about three feet of water. The American Legion led funeral services. Surviving are widow Frances Gibson Brown of Cullman, and three daughters Dorothy Peggy Jo and Mary Jane, and son Jimmy D. Brown.

Tensaw Ala Dorothy Celeste Coghlan St. American Legion Frances Gibson Brown Cullman Dorothy Peggy Jo Mary Jane Brown Jimmy D. Brown

Weekend social notes from Alabama towns

Miss Mildred Kinney left Wednesday for Atlanta. D. T. Kinney is in Hot Springs for several weeks. Miss Sally Daves of Scottsboro and Miss Marise Daves of Florence visited Dr. and Mrs. J. G. Daves over the weekend. Families from Guntersville Lake cottages spent the weekend there. Mrs. John Foreman of Jasper and Mrs. Ila Dean Gilbert plan a June 15 departure for Massachusetts. Bob Gilbert of Birmingham and other locals were in town over the weekend.

Mildred Kinney Atlanta D. T. Kinney Hot Springs Sally Daves Scottsboro Marise Daves Florence J. G. Daves Leroy. Bledsoe Carol L. M. Lumsden Elbert Ponder Suzanne Joyce Guntersville Lake John Foreman Jasper Ila Dean Gilbert Massachusetts Bob Gilbert Birmingham D. C. Fuller Byron Hobbs Decatur Carl Grob

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