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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1950

Page

12

Mary Taylor to Wed Mr Grady Shaw October 7

Engagement of Mary Taylor of Decatur to Grady Shaw of Cordova announced by Mr and Mrs John Taylor Auburntown Tennessee. Bride to be a Cumberland University alumna and Middle Tennessee State College student. Shaw a Florence State Teachers College graduate employed with the Veteran's Administration in Decatur. Wedding set for Central Baptist Church October 7 at five in the afternoon.

John Thomas Taylor Auburntown Tennessee Mary Decatur Grady Shaw Chester Shaw Cordova Alabama Cumberland University Lebanon Middle Tennessee State College Murfreesboro Cumberland Little Theatre Guild The Cythian ‘Social Society Shaw Florence State Teachers College Veteran's Administration of Central Baptist Church Mary Taylor

Christmas Gift Suggestions From Sterling and China Stocks

It is easy to choose from large stocks of sterling and plated silver, finest china and crystal, and Elgin watches. Layaway available and jewelry made to order in time for Christmas giving. Estimates of cost furnished.

China

Mrs Hamilton to join husband in Philadelphia study

Mrs. John Hamilton left Friday for Philadelphia where she will join Mr Hamilton a student at Jefferson Medical College. Mr and Mrs Patrick Sandlin Jr Hot Springs Arkansas announced birth of daughter Sara Scott on August 31.

John Hamilton Philadelphia Pennsylvania Hamilton Jefferson Medical College Patrick Sandlin Jr Hot Springs Arkansas Sara Scott Sandlin

Typhoid Drops In Alabama After Decades Of Cases

Alabama health officials say typhoid fever has fallen from 815 cases in the early 1900s to 55 in recent decades. In 1929 every county reported cases totaling 815. last year only 24 counties reported typhoid. Jefferson County led with nine cases.

Montgomery Ala Alabama State Health Department Jefferson County

St Francis Xavier Honored as Apostle of the Indies

Miss Jeannie Warren leaves for Bowling Green Kentucky to begin studies as a music major at Western Kentucky University. Weekend guests include Earl Nettles family from Alabama with Kay Ellen joining in Camden Alabama. Mrs. Paul Wright presents the first chapter of Rural Prospects mission study. C H Murphy Sr visits relatives in St Clair and Sedalia Missouri.

St. Francis Xavier Apostle The Indies Far East Jeannie Warren J. T. Warren Seventh Street East Bowling Green Kentucky University of Western Kentucky Miss. Warren Earl Nettles Tun Nettles Ivey Daughnels Alabama Ter Kay Ellen Camden Sam Nettles Mark Rich Paul Wright C. H. Murphy, Sr St. Clair Sedalia Missouri

Oilmen Open Annual Alabama Convention With 500 Delegates

Alabama oilmen begin their annual convention in Montgomery with at least 500 delegates expected from across the state. A meeting of county officers and executive committeemen is set for 5 p.m. CST, and Jim McCrory of Birmingham will preside as the conference heads into full swing Monday.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Oilmen Jim McCrory Birmingham

Glassblowing Tools Through the Centuries

A report notes that American craftsmen use slender hollow tubes wooden paddles and calipers for glass blowing, the same simple implements once used by foreign workers in earlier eras.

State finds 15766 non agricultural workers for August

Fleetwood Darnley, director of industrial relations, announced that employers placed orders for fourteen thousand seven hundred sixty six non agricultural workers with the Alabama state employment service in August. Workers wanted Montgomery Alabama.

Alabama State Employment Service Fleetwood Darnley Montgomery Ala

Puppet shows gain favor in England after 1642 ban

The puppet show found renewed popularity in England following the Puritans 1642 ban on live acting. This ban curtailed stage drama and redirected interest toward puppetry as an alternative entertainment.

England

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