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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1951

Page

10

Holy Joes Chaplains Hold Front Line In Korea

Gen Ridgway and Sec Army Pace praise chaplains for moral leadership in war. Article chronicles numbers, courage, and duties of military chaplains from World War II to Korea, including stories of Chaplains Kraka and Armstrong and a frontline log of religious support activities for Dog Company in Korea.

Frank Pace Army Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard Air Force Taejon John Kraka Jasonville Ind Ernest W. Armstrong Sr Savannah Kraka Armstrong Holy Joe Korea Dog Company Red Cross

Pretzels Origin Traced to Rome Prayers

The National Geographic Society notes pretzels began in Rome as treats given to children who recited prayers correctly. The knots are said to symbolize folded arms in prayer.

Rome National Geographic Society

Electric Show Is Now On Tour In Florence

A larger home and farm electrical exposition opened in Florence on May 16 for a two day showing. It will then tour 46 stops in the TVA power service area throughout the coming summer with potential halt if national emergency conditions arise. The 1951 exposition aims to educate on production needs and how electricity saves manpower on farms and at home. It highlights a new home center demonstration Betted Living With Electric a and an improved farm center More Production With Electricity.

Florence TVA

Community Notes from Morgan County Union Grove Area

Mrs Will Nappier returns from Omaha after visit with son Wallace. Mrs Eldridge Robertson of Brownsboro visiting her parents Mr and Mrs A B Tucker. Rev and Mrs Charlie Hill and daughter from Arab visited Mrs P O Yancey. Carl Whisenant and Harold Brooks visit Huntsville for shopping. Bonnie Poe of Huntsville weekend with Doris Gene Hornbuckle. Mrs George Tyler visited son Buford Tyler of Oleander. E H Bowling and daughter Magdalene Crisco visited Baugh Wiley clinic to see Mrs Bowling. Lloyd Lamb injured foot when truck rolled back on it. Shrea Ann and Doris Gene Hornbuckle in Huntsville for dental work. Mrs Cleo Yancey visited son Alton Yancey and Mrs Yancey of West Point. Mrs Wallace Nappier of Omaha visiting relatives. her parents E M Clark of Greenbrier. People attend all day singing at West Point. Misses Josie Fay Tyler and Loanda Brooks spent night with sister Mrs Jack Couch in Redstone Park. Mr and Mrs Lester West of Huntsville visit Hendrix family in Greenbrier. Mr and Mrs Billy Nappier visit sister Mrs Montgomery Coker in Baileyton. Mr and Mrs Rutherford Hendrix visit Birmingham over weekend.

Will Nappier Wallace Omaha Nebraska Eldridge Robertson Brownsboro A. B. Tucker Charlie Hill Arab P. O. Yancey Carl Whisenant Harold Brooks Huntsville Bonnie Poe Doris Gene Hornbuckle George Tyler Buford Tyler Oleander E. H. Bowling Magdalene Crisco Baugh-Wiley Clinic Bowling Lloyd Lamb Shrea Ann Cleo Yancey Alton Yancey Josie Fay. Tyler Loanda Brooks Jack Couch Redstone Park Lester West W. O. Hendrix Billy Nappier Montgomery Coker Baileyton Ruther Hendrix Birmingham

Special Parties On Visit To The Valley

Visitors from Texas Connecticut and central Tennessee totaling about 1750 people toured the Tennessee Valley last week. The Dallas WFAA Southern neighbors group of 130 Texans, 25 Willimantic State Teachers College students from Willimantic Connecticut, and 15 German lawyers with Vanderbilt University law faculty accompanied officials from Mexico Scotland and Japan.

Texas Connecticut Tennessee Mexico Scotland Japan Tennessee Valley Dallas WFAA Southern Neighbors Willimantic State Teachers College Willimantic Vanderbilt University Law School

Timber Harvesting Demonstration Held in Lawrence County

The first in a series of timber harvesting demonstrations was held in Lawrence county. Co sponsored by the division of forestry extension service Alabama Forest Products Association Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association and TVA the events unite local forestry agencies under a unified forest management program and show landowners it pays to cut only mature trees.

Lawrence County Division of Forestry, Extension Service Alabama Forest Products Association Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association TVA

Creamery floors show fewer bacteria on clay tile tests

Several large U.S. creameries report experiments finding clay tile floors harbor less bacteria than other flooring materials. The tests measured microbial counts and suggest clay tile as a cleaner option for dairy processing facilities.

United States

Wonder Drug Hex-O-Phene Promises Fast Bacterial Kill

A rare drug named Hex-O-Phene claims to kill bacteria 4 to 6 times faster than sulfa or penicillin and is offered in limited use without prescription. The ad from Hagerty Drugs touts skin benefits for eczema acne athlete's foot and rashes with a “today” sales pitch and money back guarantee.

Hagerty Drugs

Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Puzzle Notes

A listing of crossword clues with numbered across and down hints plus a cryptoquote puzzle. Includes a sample cryptogram key, an example quotation, and attribution to King Features Syndicate. Claimed as daily puzzles for reader engagement.

Price Relief Seen Necessary For Copper Industry Of U S

Calumet and Hecla president Endicott R Lovell told the New York Society of Security Analysts that US copper prices must rise to be viable with Chilean imports at 27 42 cents and refined copper ceiling at 24 42 cents. He cited higher costs and urged government aid and zinc price support to boost production.

U. S Endicott Calumet Hecla Lovell Calumet and Hecla Detroit Michigan Decatur Alabama Wolverine Tube Division Shullsburg Wisconsin United States Geological Survey North America

CIO Accuses Big Business of Bribery to Undermine Price Controls

The CIO and Secretary Secretary-Treasury James B Carey accuse the National Association of Manufacturers and the U S Chamber of Commerce of bribing labor to drop price and wage controls and share gains. Carey urged extension of the defense production act as inflation pressure rises. The Chamber criticized licensing firms as akin to communist policing, opposing DiSalle proposed broad licensing.

Washington CIO Treasury James B. Carey Senate Banking Committee National Association of Manufacturers U. S. Chamber of Commerce Carey Congress Marshall Michael V. DiSalle DiSalle

Private Ferguson Ordered to Artillery School at Fort Sill

Private Robert L. Ferguson of Courtland has been ordered to the artillery survey school at Fort Sill Oklahoma after finishing basic training with the fifth armored division at Camp Chaffee Arkansas. Before induction he engaged in farming.

Ferguson Robert L. Ferguson Courtland Artillery Survey School Fort Sill

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