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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1957

Page

5

Roller-Coaster In Sky Shapes This Spring Weather

A Weather Bureau scientist links a roller-coaster like trough in the planetary wave train to this spring weather. The pattern blamed for floods and tornadoes across 24 states, while bringing brief relief from drought in central and southern plains.

Washington Weather Bureau Jerome Namias Texas Oklahoma United States Mississippi Namias Plains

Stockyard sale tops $80 000 with 1098 head sold

Valley Stockyards reported $80 000 volume in a sale of 1 098 calves and cattle. Top calf at 240 pounds brought 23.5 cents per pound. other calves weighed 200 to 600 pounds selling around 21 to 23 cents. A milk cow, top stock calves, and top stock bull were noted with prices up to $215. A pear dessert tip followed.

Valley Louie Key Hartselle Pearl Packing Co Francis A. Collier Decatur Billy Jacobs Moulton Dave Shoemaker Athens Harry Morris Elkmont Nelms & Son Katie Sykes Courtland Tennessee Valley Belle Mina Ronald Sharp Columbia, Tenn Bill May Sheffield Leon Hill Massey Tommy Nichols Franklin, Tenn Kilgore & Son Jasper Jack Christopher Roy Campbell Huntland Tenn R. L. Christopher W W. Shaw Tanner

Decatur Civitan Honors Two Members for Perfect Attendance

Decatur Civitan Club saluted Dr. A. M. Roan with 16 years and Hill Woodard with 13 years of perfect attendance at a Decatur Country Club dinner. L. P. Waid Jr. awarded service pins as guests including district and local officials attended.

L. P. Waid, Jr Civitan Avery Roan Hill Woodard Roan Woodard Decatur Civitan Club Civitan Club A. M. Roan Decatur Country Club John Short

Army 2d Lt Robert E Moore Completes Chemical Corps Course

Fort McClean Alabama hosts Army 2d Lt Robert E Moore son of Mr and Mrs J E Moore Falkville after completing a 12 week Chemical Corps officer basic course on May 17 Moore a 1957 graduate of Alabama State Teachers College in Florence is noted for his songs and verses

Fort Mcclean Ala AHTNC Army Robert E. Moore J. E. Moore Falkville Chemical Corps Moore Alabama State Teachers College Florence

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