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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
6
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds a union meeting at 341 East Moulton Street Decatur. District officers will attend with two sessions from 10 to 12 and 1 30 to 3 00. Morning class work and afternoon talks by missionaries and district officers.
Troop 61 met last night with the Cobra Patrol opening ceremonies. Robert Whitehead led the Pledge of Allegiance and the Flying Eagle Patrol ran the game period with snatch the bacon. The group adjourned at 8 20 after a pleasant meeting. Danny Terry Scribe
A medical consultant in the Journal of the American Medical Association states that alcohol does not stimulate the nervous system. Small doses may cause a false sense of well being and confidence, but impair judgment and self criticism as depressant effects dull higher brain centers.
A Chicago report notes that several states are extending governor terms to four years. New Jersey raised from three to four in 1948, while Connecticut will follow next January. By then, 26 states will have four year terms, with the rest remaining on two year terms.
James Winzel Driver, 24, of 109 Marshall Street Albertville enlisted in the Marine Corps May 23 as a private for four years. He previously served seven years in the Navy. Driver is the son of Commodore Dewey Driver of Birmingham.
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