Civic Club Flower Show Attracts 23 Entrants
The Decatur Women Civic Club sponsored the first annual flower show at the Cashin Home Center drawing about 75 spectators. Twenty three entries included potted plants and cut arrangements with winners named in multiple classes. Hawaiian performers entertained as students reviewed four years of high school activities. The event organizer invites members to Oklahoma Baptist Church Sunday at 2 30 p.m.
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Civic Club
Women Club
Cashin
Decatur Women Civic Club
Lillie Matthews
Clotile Harris
R. J. Matthews
Mary Thompson
Pam Martin
Curly
D. G. Outlaw
Ber
B. T. Davis
H. C. Gowdy
Zella Hall
E. M. Bridges
C. L. Sheffield
I. M. Petty
Moulton
Bridges
Bright Star Society Club Meeting Ends in June Plans
Bright Star Club met at Mrs. Clouile Harris home last Friday night. Members sang Every Time I Feel The Spirit and recited Bible verses. Mrs. Ma Cowley gave a cash gift and Mrs. Clotie Harris a hostess gift. Luncheon was served. Next meeting set for June 8 with Mrs. Ruth Mitchell.
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Bright Star Club
Bright Star Society Club
Clouile Harris
Ma Cowley
Clotie Harris
Ruth Mitchell
Young Women Club Hosts Cotton Jamboree at Cashin Home Center
The Young Women Culture Club held its annual Cotton Jamboree Friday night at the Cashin Home Center. Members wore navy and pink uniforms and were joined by the Esquirettes as guests. Mrs. A. L. Smith reported.
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Young Women Culture Club
Cashin Home Center
Esquirettes Club
A. L. Smith
Congenial Club Holds May Meetings With Hostesses
The Congenial club met twice in May with Mrs. E. M. Williamson and Miss L. M. Basham as hostesses. Members planned summer activities and welcomed Mrs. E. E. Caldwell back from a two year leave in California where her husband served in the Army Medical Corps. Spring flowers brightened hostess homes. luncheon and games followed.
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E. M. Williamson
L. M. Basham
E. E. Caldwell
California
Caldwell
Army Medical Corps
Gay Hearts Club Hosts Mrs Willie Mays
The Gay Heart club met with Mrs Willie Mays as hostess. The meeting opened with cake and short business. Pokeno was the game of the evening with homemade cake for dessert. The club presented the hostess a cash gift. Mrs Minnie Warren attended as a guest.
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Willie Mays
Minnie Warren
Lakeside High seniors host pay erie event in auditorium
The Lakeside High School senior class plans an event in the school auditorium. The theme centers on reminiscing with an old classmate as the night unfolds.
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Lakeside
Lakeside High School
Erie
Jones Chapel Sunday Service and Meeting Schedule
Jones Chapel announces an order of service for Sunday June 3 with Church School at 9 45 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m All members are asked to bring the family to church Sunday morning The Methodist organization president asks men to attend meeting dates on the first and third Tuesday nights at 7 o clock at the church Brother W M Basham is president Evangelistic Services occur the first and third Wednesday nights The public is invited Rev H O Walker is the minister.
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Jones Chapel
Methodists Organization
W. M. Basham
H. O. Walker
Union Grove PB Sunday Services and Meetings
Union Grove Baptist Church lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. with Deacon Willie Brown as superintendent and a 11 a.m. sermon by the pastor. At 2 p.m. the Sisters Aid Society plans its annual turnout. Rev. B. S. Stone to preach. public invited. Sunday night service at 7 30. Club No 1 meets at 627 13th Ave NW Thursday at 7. Rev John Betts at Madison.
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Union Grove
Willie Brown
Sister’s Aid Society
B. S. Stone
Will White
13Th Ave
John Betts
Madison
Spring Hill Baptist Church Officers Conference Notice
Spring Hill Baptist Church schedules a 7:30 p.m. conference Saturday night June 2 for all members and officers. The pastor Rev J J Mc Gahee delivers sermons at 10 a m and 11 30 a m. The Missionary Society also meets on Friday June 1.
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Spring Hill
Decatur Bronze Singers Move to June Second Sunday
The Decatur Bronze Singers Program will be held at Shiloh Baptist Church on the second Sunday in June instead of the first due to Baccalaureate services.
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Decatur
Shiloh Baptist Church
Mr and Mrs Maxwell as Delmont guests week of May 21
Mr and Mrs Frank Maxwell of 4514 Delmont Ave St Louis were house guests of their sister and sister in law Mrs Lizzie Moseley the week of May 21. Mrs B M Scott returned home after spending the weekend in Huntsville with relatives.
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Frank Maxwell
Delmont Ave
St. Louis
Lizzie Moseley
Clark's High School 23rd commencement at Mount Pleasant
Mrs A P Benford and Mrs C M Fields attended the 23rd commencement at Clark's High School in Mt Pleasant Tennessee where their nephew graduated. Mrs M D Johnson hosted a farewell party Thursday for Mrs C E Wilson who leaves for Cleveland Ohio. Red Rose Sewing Club members presented gifts to Mrs Wilson.
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A. P. Benford
C. M. Fields
Clark’s High School
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Dayton Family Visits Relatives In Ohio And Tennessee
Mr and Mrs Richard Mahaffy and daughter Gwyneth of Dayton Ohio visit their mother and grandmother Mrs Elnora Hub bard and Mrs Charity Simms on Memorial Drive NW Mr James Jefferson of Canton Ohio returns home after an 11 day visit with his sisters Mrs Pansy Tramble of Decatur and Mrs C B Beasley of Chattanooga
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Richard Mahaffy
Gwyneth
Dayton
Ohio
Elnora Hubbard
Charity Simms
Memorial Drive
James Jefferson
Canton
Pansy Tramble
Decatur
C. B. Beasley
Chattanooga
Mrs. Minerva Evans Returns From Canton Visit
Mrs. Minerva Evans returns home after a brief visit in Canton Ohio with her nephew J N Jefferson and other relatives.
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Minerva Evans
Canton
Ohio
J. N. Jefferson
Gray 82 to be laid to rest in Sykes Cemetery
Mrs. Gray 82 of 700 NW Cherry St. died Tuesday night at Decatur General Hospital after a short illness. Funeral services Friday at 2 p.m. from the First Baptist Church with Rev. W. B. Campbell officiating. Interment in Sykes Cemetery. Survivors include three daughters Della Kinderlow Anchorage Ky E K Gray Decatur and Jenetta Watkins Washington DC two sons Alfred Gray Houston TX and Neely Gray Hillsboro eight grandchildren 13 great grandchildren and other relatives.
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Jenetta Watkins
Washington, D. C
Alfred Gray
Houston
Texas
Neely Gray
Hillsboro
Ala
Trinity High School Commencement Address by Rev Oliver W Holmes
Mrs Lucy R Stanly reports Commencement speaker Rev Oliver W Holmes pastor of the Congregational Church Talladega Ala will address Trinity High School seniors to a packed audience. Athens clubs marked 38th anniversary with a party for Mrs Ora W King moving to North Carolina with attendees from Matrons Cultural Club and Professional Women's Club. Alabama A&M College Normal awarded degrees Monday to Ruth Gordon Carolyn Leslie Delores Crook and Lois L Jones. Mrs Bettie Jones of Birmingham and Mrs Ellen B Tarver of Detroit attended the weekend event.
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Lucy R. Stanly
Oliver W. Holmes
Congregational Church
Talladega
Ala
Trinity High School
Ora W. King
Athens
N. C
Matrons’ Cultural Club
Professional Women’s Club
Ail
Alabama A. &.M. College
Normal
Ruth Helen Gordon
Carolyn Leslie
Delores Crook
Lois L. Jones
Bettie Jones
Birmingham
Ellen B. Tarver
Detroit
Mich
Funeral Notices And Family Visits From Hartselle And Nashville
The article lists funeral details for a brother in Hartselle and visits by Mrs. Hazel P Caldwell to Chicago to see her son Robert Pincheon and his family. Henry Caldwell returned from Rockford Wisconsin. Martha Nichols ill from automobile accident. Mr. and Mrs. C Carter of Nashville visit due to their mother Odell Smith’s illness at Limestone County Hospital. Annie L Matthews returned from Washington DC where she visited Edward Oliver Jr. Oliver is former Margaret Ellen Maples, daughter of Mrs. Matthews.
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Hazel P. Caldwell
Lawyer Robert Pincheon
Chicago
Madge Whitfield
Milton Whitfield
Martha Nichols
Nichols
Mrs. C. Carter
Nashville
Odell Smith
Limestone County Hospital
Annie L. Matthews
Washington, D. C
Edward Oliver Jr
Trinity High fetes King couple with silver gift
Mrs Mildred M Harris hosted a faculty party for Rev and Mrs Judson King as King leaves Trinity School principal post to head the Franklinton Center at Brick NC. Guests enjoyed music and games with prizes for top scorers. The event included a faculty tribute and a sterling silver creamer and sugar set presentation. King praised community support for expanding school enrollment from under 100 to over 400.
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Mildred M. Harris
Judson King
Trinity High School
King
Trinity School
Franklinton Center
Brick
N. C
Mildred Harris
Parks Set to Open Saturday in Decatur
Eastside and Westside Negro parks and Paradise pool in Decatur receive spring face lifting. Paradise pool equipment repainted with a new softball back stop, lighting, and a graded field. Negro parks painted, areas cleaned. Eastside picnic shelter repaired and repainted. Tennis court backstops removed at Eastside and low spots filled. Supervisors and lifeguards will oversee West and East parks and pool.
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Eastside
Westside
Negro Parks
Paradise Swimming Pool
Decatur
City Park and Recreation Board
Paradise Pool
Westend
Eastend
Egypt and China Agree to Establish Diplomatic Ties
Cairo and Peiping issued a joint communique stating Egypt and the People's Republic of China will establish diplomatic relations at embassy level.
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Egypt
China
Cairo
Red China
Peiping
U S Frozen Food Output Tops 500 Million Pounds in 1955
The United States produced more than 500 million pounds of frozen foods in 1955, highlighting a substantial expansion in the frozen food industry and consumer access to preserved goods.
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United States
Norton to leave for Germany under Gyroscope plan
Fort Sill Sergeant William A. Norton 30 whose wife lives on Courtland 2 is set to depart for Germany next month as part of Operation Gyroscope. He serves as a major sergeant in the 532d Field Artillery Observation Battalion and will be replaced at Fort Sill by a new command. His father W C Norton lives on Route 2.
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Fort Sill
Okla
William A. Norton
Courtland 2
U. S
Germany
532D Field Artillery
Talion
Norton
W. C. Norton
Rt. 2
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