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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1954
Page
7
The Courtland Home Demonstration Club gathered Monday at the home of Mrs. B H Collins with co host Mrs Ed Bowles. Miss Hazel led the creed and Miss Gunnin gave a devotional. Members and guests listed attended with many local happenings and visits noted throughout the week.
Morgan County unit 15 of the American Legion Auxiliary schedules its annual Poppy Day for Saturday before Memorial Day. Miss Lucy Byars, president, says final sale plans will be set at Friday's Legion Home meeting. Poppies, made by veterans in Tuscaloosa hospital, will be sold by volunteers on Decatur streets to honor those who served.
Sunday church and Sunday school were well attended led by Rev Grady Woods. June 3 will feature annual decoration at Oak Ridge cemetery. Mr and Mrs James Sybert and their Huntsville visit, baby girl born at Hartselle Hospital to Dorothy West as Avery Powers’ daughter. Various locals visited relatives and attended Morgan County High School graduation events. James Hartselle returned to Michigan. Cpl Frederick Williams just back from Japan visited family before Dallas return. Ed and James West visited Charlie Callahan at Fort McClellan. Multiple families from Ennis Texas Akron Ohio Carlsbad NM and others visited J T Copeland family last week.
Rev. J. I. Hagood filled his appointment at the church Sunday morning and evening. E. G. Hitt and Betty of Austinville spent Friday night with Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Filyaw and sons. Moulton Manufacturing Co. employees and families enjoyed a picnic at Hatfield Lake Saturday with local attendees listed. Joy Holland Harmony visited Miss Phobia Richards on Friday night. Okley Lanier of Pontiac Michigan weekend visit with Clifton Lanier and family. Sympathy is extended.
Families from Jessie Green to Acklin White attend Union Church for homecoming in Lacey Springs amid a morning service by Rev Don Atkinson. A noon dinner followed as updates include Gentry Beck’s Navy return and Stricklin family mourning a son killed in Riverdale Michigan.
An M Y F meeting Sunday night elected officers including Sarah Jene Bridges as president and Buddy Cox as vice president. Dorothy Cox is secretary treasurer and pianist with Amon Curtis as song leader. Dave Sims chairs the program committee with Joe Garner as recreation leader.
Rev. M. S. Palmer led Eva Methodist Church services while Ros co Knight spoke at Church of Christ. Local residents entertains guests from Indianapolis and Birmingham. Joe Ann Patton had appendectomy in Cullman Hospital. James Lipscomb and family visited in Marietta Georgia.
The Princess Theatre presents The French Line a RKO Technicolor musical featuring Jane Russell with Prefet Roland. Show runs next Sunday for four days and promises a light hearted romance and song filled entertainment.
The U S Department of Labor announced a 4 310 800 contract to Moss & McCormack Coal Co of Birmingham to supply coal to the Tennessee Valley Authority with a January 1955 delivery. Other Alabama awards include Hardie-Tynes Manufacturing and multiple contracts for Army Navy and TVA supplies in Alabama with 1954 1955 delivery dates.
In Washington 24 Democratic senators including Hill of Alabama opposed a constitutional amendment to lower voting age to 18. it failed 34-24 due to not reaching a two thirds majority. Senate also defeated Cooper amendment to bolster TVA funding by 12.2 million with Hill and Sparkman for. House passage of education conference bill 269-69 with several names voting for and against or not voting.
A Fay Helms API Extension economist report portrays the American farmer as stronger and bigger than 1941, with assets around 175 billion dollars and gross income near 40 billion. Farms use more tractors and electricity, while farm homes rise to new standards and building expenditures surge. Yet rising production costs and a tightening labor market threaten future gains as population grows toward 200 million by 1975, promising both a steady food demand and a need for greater efficiency.
Atty. Gen. Si Garrett says more than one tax election may occur on the same day and can be integrated with any general election. The same election officials may handle all elections without extra pay. Chambers County seeks to extend two countywide school levies of one and three mills and must hold special elections to continue beyond the current period.
The 1953 output surpasses one million tons for the first time in the nation’s stainless steel industry. Production growth reflects rising demand from manufacturing and infrastructure sectors across the country.
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