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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1964

Page

10

4 H Barbecue Contest Slated For Saturday

Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance announces a 4 H barbecue contest to be held Saturday. Edward McIntyre will direct public relations for the Decatur based company, a Morehouse College graduate who taught in Georgia and studied public relations at Columbia University. The bulletin also lists weekly church activities and appointments under various church groups led by Rev. F and Mrs. Mary Grisby, Mrs. Annie M Robinson, and Mrs. S. M. Garner.

W. S. Hornsby, Jr Pilgrim Health and Life Insurance Company Edward McIntyre McIntyre Morehouse College Atlanta Georgia Columbia University Decatur J. H. Thomas

Draper Warden Praises Self Instruction Prison Reform

Florence Times reports Draper prison warden John Watkins calls the correction system a failure with a 70 percent recidivism rate for nonparticipants. The Draper Experimental Project in Education and Rehabilitation uses self-instruction programs run by inmates, expanding to vocational training and college-level coursework. The initiative began in 1961 with a $173,000 National Institute of Mental Health grant and aims to turn the prison into a university, improving confidence and outcomes for youthful offenders and long-term inmates alike.

Draper Draper Experimental Project Pete Kelly Florence Times Associated Press Florence Ala John Watkins Draper Correction National Institute of Mental Health Warden - Watkins West Alabama

4H Barbecue Contest Set at Morgan County School

The Annual 4H Barbecue Contest will be held Saturday Sept. 5 at Morgan County Training School. It starts at 9 30 a.m. Participants include Michael Garner Barbara Holt Faye Burton Melvin Chatman Elton Orr James Wright Kenneth Sharpley Wayne Fletcher Howard Luckett Donald Burton. Sears Foundation and the Alabama Extension Service sponsor the event.

Morgan County Michael Garner Barbara Holt Faye Burton Melvin Chatman Elton, Orr James Wright Kenneth Sharpley Wayne Fietcher Howard Luckett Donald Burton Sears Foundation The Alabama Extension Service

Reverend Lancaster Leads Week of Baptist Service Schedule

Rev H J Lancaster pastor of this church announces Sunday School at 9 45 a m Morning Worship at 11 a m with a sermon His Wonderful Amazing Grace The Lord's Supper will be administered as the pastor attends the National Baptist Convention in Detroit Michigan on the second Sunday B T U at 545 p m Miss B K Gray director Evening Service at 7 00 p m Mid week prayer service on Wednesday at 730 p m Public invited All members to file their reports for the National Baptist Convention Fund Sunday.

H. J. Lancaster J. D. Bryant National Baptist Convention Detroit Mich B.T.U B. K. Gray National Baptist Convention Fund

Roosevelt Speaks at Huntsville River Association Meeting

Final plans for the fifth annual Tennessee River Tributaries Association meeting in Huntsville include a keynote by Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. The event features Aubrey Wagner, John Sparkman, Boxer Atterbury, and Col. John Lee. Roosevelt to tour Redstone Arsenal and space facilities. Governors and lawmakers from seven states invited. officers to be elected. dinner at 7 p.m.

Huntsville Tennessee River Tributaries Association Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr Aubrey Wagner Knoxville Tennessee Valley Authority U.S John Sparkman Boxer Atterbury Col John Lee U. S. Army Engineers Roosevelt Redstone Arsenal Congress Virginia North Carolina Kentucky Georgia Mississippi Alabama Tennessee

Order of Service and Church Activities Schedule

Reverend Stephen P. B Mastin presides over Sunday School at 9 45 AM with Deacon Jam es Harris superintendent Morning worship follows at 11 90 Pastor in charge Choir No 1 provides music BTU at 530 PM Evening Service at 730 PM Public invited to all services Weekly Sister s Auxiliary meets Tuesdays at 6 PM Ida Grigsby president Mid week prayer Wednesdays at 7 PM Officers lead Junior Choir rehear sals first and third Thursdays at 630 PM Annie R Harris president Friday club meetings at 630 PM with E Miller as reporter

Mary Grisby Annie M. Robinson S. M. Garner Stephen P. B W. M. Mastin James Harris Ida Grigsby Annie R. Harris E. Miller

Bethlehem P B Church Hillsford Service Notes

Rev Willie Brown presides at Bethleham P B Church Hillsford with a 10 30 A M school service and a baptismal at Mallard Creek at 11 A M. Devotional by officers and senior choir music, communion, right hand fellowship for new candidates. Sermon at church conference Saturday at 7 P M. Reporter Mrs Milene Owens.

Mallard Creek

Ever Ready Spirituals to Perform at Church of God and Christ

The Ever Ready Spirituals of Decatur will render a program at the Church of God and Christ on Alma Street Sunday at 7 30 p m. Shirley Morrow sponsors the event led by Elder W R Morrow, pastor.

Decatur Church of God and Christ

World has about two thousand cities over one hundred thousand

The statement notes that roughly 2,000 cities worldwide exceed a population of 100,000. It emphasizes the global trend of urban growth and the expansion of large metropolitan areas across regions.

Poor Man's Party Nominates Henry Krajewski for President

Henry Krajewski, a former pig farmer and semiretired tavern owner from Secaucus New Jersey, announces his bid for the presidency under the Poor Man's Party ticket. He attacks both Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater as career politicians while mounting a national campaign.

Secaucus N.J Henry Krajewski Poor Man’s Party Johnson Henry Goldwater

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