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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1952
Page
7
The Central Baptist Church’s children’s Bible class in East Acres Recreation Building is moved from Monday 10 a.m. to Tuesday 3:30 p.m. Beginning this week all area children may attend. Director is Mrs. C S Whitmire with teachers Mrs. Hubert Sheffield and Mrs. W O LeCroy.
Former FBI figure Melvin Purvis, now a Senate Post Office and Civil Service panel chief counsel, uncovers waste in manpower policies. Sen. Olin D Johnston cites savings from military and civilian payroll reforms and notes misuse of officers at colleges and private contracting to evade cuts. He details that trained uniform lawyers are underused while others study law.
A Wheeler column warns that unconscious distracting gestures during meetings can derail deals and mislead clients. It advises using thoughtful gestures sparingly to emphasize points without overwhelming or exhausting the listener.
In a Denver billiard parlor a 80 year old and a 77 year old played a friendly snooker game. The younger man attacked with a pool cue after an objection to a shot lifting both feet. The elder was hospitalized with cuts bruises and possible skull injuries.
Herbert H. Davis age 39 of Birmingham was killed when his car collided with a Greyhound bus on U S Highway 11 near the Georgia line. The bus burned and four passengers were injured, taken to Memorial Hospital. Davis was alone and a beer salesman.
Grandma Moses turned 92 yesterday while living in Eagle Bridge New York. The spry painter known for primitive works marked the birthday with family at home in a low key celebration.
A gas flare in a crane motor at Decatur Iron and Steel scrap yard caused a fire at 8:05 this morning. Fire Station No. 2 crew on Johnston Street arrived to find the blaze already extinguished, Chief Floyd Elkins reported.
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