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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1949
Page
9
Miss Evelyn Sivley directs a two week Vacation Bible School at Central Baptist Perigham beginning Monday. A preparation day is Friday June 8 from 2 30 to 4 30 pm. Classes run 8 30 to 11 30 daily Monday through Friday for ages four to sixteen. A nursery is provided for workers with young children.
Lawrence County Aldridge Grove reports Miss Francis Cole and family hosting and visiting neighbors. A son Jonas Louis Dutton born at Irwin Dyar Infirmary in Moulton to Rafe and Mrs Dutton. Aldridge Grove Church of Christ to hold all day service on May 29. Funeral of Mrs Sally Jacobs at Red Hill referenced with many friends.
J Edgar Hoover thanks Decatur Daily editor for editorial praise on the FBI director's 25 years in office. He expresses gratitude for national support and hope to continue leading the bureau.
A collage of jokes and quips from a local humor page. Bits cover hunting costs, office banter, weathering planes, health, and social observations. Contains cartoons and one liners about soldiers, workers, and churches.
A two story brick structure on Birmingham Southside suffered damage estimated at 10000 to 12000 dollars in a fire that began in the elevator shaft and rekindled on the second floor hours after firefighters left the scene.
A young visitor at the zoo reads a kan garoo cage sign and gasps to her sister about a marriage to one of the creatures. The moment blends bewilderment with a humorous twist as the sisters react to the unlikely matching of people and animals.
In Heflin Alabama on May 26 the Cleburne County grand jury gave Sheriff Ewell Norton a clean bill after investigating conduct. The jury reported to Circuit Judge L L Longshore that there was no basis for removal or impeachment amid local agitation.
Congressional probes into the Atomic Energy Commission spark a debate over FBI checks for scientists funded with government money. Senators question whether non secret fellows should face allegiance oaths, while experts warn of potential Nazi or Soviet echoes.
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