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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1954
Page
3
Mrs. George Drill of Pottstown alerted the fire department after spotting a kitchen fire at a neighbor's home. Two volunteer companies a service truck and an ambulance responded to find the blaze limited to a chicken singed near Sunday dinner, with a note on elephant tusk size used for feeding in a separate line of text.
A local recruiting notice outlines the search for a sheriff and an energetic chief law enforcement officer. Officials emphasize strong leadership, integrity, and public safety priorities while inviting qualified candidates to apply.
May 30 1929 notes the Decatur debut of talking pictures at the Princess Theater with Mother's Boy starring Morton Downey. The silent feature Gloria Swanson in Sadie Thompson continues at the same venue. Several locals plan trips to Montevallo Epworth League assembly and other social visits follow.
Final rites for William Ed Dunnivant 65 of 612 N Beaty Street Athens were held Saturday at 3 00 pm at Market Street Church of Christ. World War I veteran and longtime Charbers Lumber Co. employee, he died Friday at home. Burial was in City Cemetery. Funeral director was McConnell Funeral Home Athens. He leaves widow Lillie Kennedy Dunnivant a son Joe and a daughter Mrs Ruby Adcock both of Athens a brother Floyd two sisters Mrs Lucy Powers and Mrs Nellie Vinson and five grandchildren.
Local youths aged 11 to 17 can win prizes and a $1,000 scholarship or cash in the Singer Sewing Machine Co 1954 junior dressmaking contest. Eligible are girls in Singer teenage sewing courses from May 18 to Aug 21. garments must be made in class and completed by Sept 4. Entry blanks and rules available at local centers 310 2nd Ave, per manager W L Weaver.
Nocturnal birds and animals and fish living in dark sea depths often have large eyes to better catch the faint light. This adaptation helps them navigate and hunt in low illumination environments.
Birmingham residents vote Tuesday on a relaxation of segregation laws allowing whites and Negroes to play professional baseball and football together. The measure marks the first relaxation of Birmingham's rigid racial rules, with mixed team appearances limited to spring tours and a few Sally League players like George Handy and John Davis.
Services are scheduled this afternoon at 2 30 for Cleveland A Tanner 65 of Cullman who died Saturday morning at Cullman Hospital Rev George Helas will officiate Burial will be in Holly Pond Cemetery with Moss Funeral Home directing He is survived by his wife four sons two daughters four brothers and four sisters and one grandchild
In Bombay on May 29 a royal economy wave hits the Mahara ja of Mysore. Seven foot Syed Mustafa, formerly mace bearer, is now a bus depot watchman after the privy purse shrinkage cuts royal expenses. The Maharaja’s car fleet falls from 120 to 30 as costs tighten.
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