Betty Jane McRae to Wed Charles Porter in September
Society notes announce the engagement of Betty Jane McRae to Charles Edward Porter son of Mr and Mrs Harry F Porter of Decatur The wedding is planned for September Miss McRae a Decatur High School 1948 graduate and Mr Porter who served in the U S Navy and earned a Veterans Training diploma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jane McRae
Charles Porter
Claude” B. McRae
Betty Jane
Charles Edward Porter
Harry F. Porter
Decatur
Miss McRae
Decatur Senior High School
Porter
U. S. Navy
Veterans Training School
Claude B. McRae
Charles E. Porter
Dinner Party Honors Florida Guest in Alabama
Miss Mimi Jones hosted a dinner party at the Decatur Country Club Saturday evening in honor of her Florida guest Miss Betty Buchanan of Lake Wales. Attendees included Miss Buchanan with Al Jones, Miss Earl Joyce Lee with Don McMann, Miss Martha Dinsmore with Jimmy Adcock of Selma, Miss Martha Scales with William Manley of Birmingham, Miss Jacquéline Johnson with John D. Sherrill, Miss Betty Ware Wyatt with Neal Speake, Miss Sue Cain with Charles Eyster Jr., Miss Martha Frances Kilgore with Paul Brown Jr., and Miss Mimi Jones with Rex Rankin and Dan Speake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mimi Jones
Betty Buchanan
Lake Wales
Florida
Decatur Country Club
al Jones
Earl Joyce Lee
Don
McMann
Selma
Martha Dinsmore
Jimmy Adcock
Martha Scales
William Manley
Birmingham
Jacquéline” Johnson
John D. Sherrill
Betty Ware Wyatt
Neal Speake
Sue Cain
Charles Eyster, Jr
Martha Frances Kilgore
Paul Brown, Jr
Rex Rankin
Dan Speake
Personal notices of area residents visiting and traveling
Mr and Mrs Eldon Jones return to Durham after visiting mother Mrs S D Brock who will visit Virginia Beach Elizabeth City and Durham before returning. Mr and Mrs Eason Shumake and son Jerry leave today for Daytona Beach Florida. Mr and Mrs Marvin Dinsmore and sons Celina Tennessee visit mother Mrs M A Dinsmore with Dinsmore to return today and family to stay a week. Mr and Mrs Charles Eyster Sr spent weekend with son John a Sewanee student. The Tweedys entertained friends at home in Courtland. Gil Crane James Hill Auburn Alabama Polytechnic Institute return to Mooresville and Alabama. Al Jones a student at Alabama Tuscaloosa visited with Don McMann Selma. William Manley Birmingham weekend guest of Miss Martha Scales. Mr and Mrs Melvin Hutson and Mrs M K Vickrey left for a week in Winona Lake Indiana. Mrs Amanda Vaughan Montgomery and Miss Tillie Johnson Selma are weekend guests of Mrs Vaughan's mother Mrs W G Pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eason Shumake
Jerry
Daytona Beach
Florida
Marvin Dinsmore and
Celina
Tennessee
M. A. Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Mrs. Dinsmore
Charles Eyster Sr
John
The
Uniof the South
Sewanee, Tennessee
al Jones
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Arthur A. Jones
Don McMann
Selma
Amanda Vaughan
Montgomery
Tillie Johnson
Mrs. Vaughan
W. G. Pride
Akers Celebrate Golden Wedding With Friends
Mr and Mrs J J Akers of Cullman recently marked their golden wedding anniversary at the home of their son T A Ryan. The couple, longtime Decatur area residents, have nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren. A July 10 anniversary coincided with the courthouse singing as friends gathered for old time Sacred Harp songs and a feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman
T. A. Ryan
Akers
Troup Akers
Decatur
Mable’ Akers
E. H
Everett) Akers
Importance of Daily Exercise for Women
A dated exhortation urging women to exercise daily to improve figure, health, and complexion. It prescribes calisthenics and breathing routines, stresses consistency over flair, and suggests outdoor sports as an alternative to formal calisthenics.
James G. Wallace Earns Bachelor of Divinity at Butler
James G. Wallace of Decatur was among 240 graduates at Butler University's summer commencement in Indianapolis. General Ben H. Watt delivered the address as President M. O. Ross conferred degrees. The invocations were led by Dr. E. Robert Andry. Wallace received the Bachelor of Divinity in Christian studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James G. Wallace
Decatur
Butler University
Butler ~ Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
Ind
Ben H. Watt
Indiana
M. O. Ross
Butler
E. Robert Andry
Butler College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Wallace
Chris
Reuben Beall Returns From 4-H Forestry Camp
Reuben Beall of Morgan County 4-H Club participated in Alabama's third annual forestry training for farm youths at Camp Grist, Valley Creek State Park near Selma. He and 66 peers studied tree identification, wildfire prevention, planting, thinning, and timber cruising, representing rural youths from each county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reuben Beall
Eva
Alabama
Camp Grist
Valley Creek State Park
Selma
Morgan County
Reuben
G. E. Beall
Forester-led Timber Sales Studied For Healthy Forest Use
Trained foresters from base agencies and private industry ran classes on utilizing undesired diseased and ill formed trees for timber sales. The program examined methods to convert flawed timber into usable products through professional guidance and practical demonstrations.
Contracts binding for road grants 52 counties claim share
Montgomery August 7 contracts between 52 counties and the state Highway Department cover 1 million dollars in future road grants binding as attorney general Albert Carmichael notes. The deals were made before the 1945 legislature deadline for farm to market road funds, or counties would have lost about 37 thousand three hundred thirteen dollars shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
State Highway Department
Albert Carmichael
Also Mentioned on This Page
Central Methodist
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Central Methodist Church
Harry Malone
Hartselle
Roy H. Newman
John W. Horton
F. E. Burleson
E. R. Roberts
Newman
North Hartselle
Sion
Judy Newman
Jean Brindley
Horton
Roberts
Burleson
Mrs. Stewart Wereer
Southside Baptist Sunday School
Doris Pickens
Stewart Weaver
Mildred Moore
Gladia
Mabel Turner
Lola Harvel
Emmett Roan
Elva Tipton
Dorsia Wiggins
Lorene Pickens
Miss Wiggins
Doris
Weaver
Robert Tweedy
Courtland
Gil Crane and
James Hill
Alabama Polytechnic
Stitute
Auburn
T. G. Crane
James G. Hill
Mooresville
Melvin Hutson
M. K. Vickrey
Winona Lake
Goidel
Ferry Street
Department For
Pick-Up & Delivery Service
Holly Street
K. C. Berry Co
Decatur, Ala
Helen Follett
Constance Keene
Butler U
Buttrey’s Department Store
Carmichael
G. E. Electric
G. E
Zenith
Wyker’s
Bank ST
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