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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1950
Page
8
Second Lieutenant Butler P. A. Hine Jr has been ordered to report to the engineer center at Ft Belvoir Va on September 14 He is a Riverside high school class of 44 graduate and has two years of Navy service and college attendance
Wolverine Tube Division to participate in Decatur September 12 to 16. Eleven Junior Chamber members to build and run a booth at Morgan County Coliseum with pictures and material samples showing production processes. Wolverine committee members include Blackwell Comer Hambrick Jackson Jones Lyle MacGregor Morris Patton Snider Keown.
The local Red Cross reports 138 cases in August. Forty were for service men and 91 for veterans with seven for civilians. Three furloughs were verified, 44 reports for the services Veterans Administration and veterans families, 50 assisted in obtaining evidence for compensations and pensions, eight for other assistance, and 54 given other Red Cross services.
A partial OCR fragment notes a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity connected to Alabama and four years in an unspecified program or affiliation. The text is incomplete but indicates college life details.
A long list of names and businesses in Decatur contributing varying amounts from 1 to 100 dollars. Included are cleaners, groceries, mills, hardware firms, a radio station, a civitan club, and individuals such as Gordon and Dr. Pierce, highlighting community support across sectors.
Miss Catherine Corley is appointed director of public nursing for the state Health Department in Alabama, succeeding Miss Pearl Barclay who resigned. Dr. D G Gill state health officer announced the appointment.
Funeral services set for Sunday at 3 30 p m at the home for Mrs Brewer Dixon wife of a prominent Talladega attorney She died today after a long illness Officiating are Rev Randolph Blackford rector of St Peter's church and Dr William Crowe pastor of the First Presbyterian church
Decatur high school band uniforms funded by Band Mothers after selling old uniforms for 500 dollars. A long list of local businesses and individuals contributed amounts ranging from 1 to 100 dollars. Funds cover purchases arriving in coming days and reflect broad community support.
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