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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1940

Page

5

Marriage notices and society events in Cullman and Decatur

Mrs. Danoe George announces the August 9 marriage of her daughter Mary Emma to Marion Herbert Cagle in Cullman with two attendants. Mrs. A V Surratt of Princeton announces Willie Mae Surratt’s July 27 wedding to Charles A Sloan in St Louis with Rev. Headrick officiating. Sloan and Mary Emma Cagle will reside in Moulton Heights. A house party hosted by Miss Bessie Peach features guests from Alabama Florida and Georgia with several engagements and gatherings planned. Central Methodist Circle One hosts an all day session. Circle Three and Young Matrons meet at the church. Central Baptist W M S plans two topics for discussion with Circle Five leading afternoon exercises.

Danoe- George H. G. George Mary Emma Marion Herbert Cagle Cullman Bethea Stedham A. V. Surratt Princeton Ind Willie Mae Charles A. Sloan Patoka Arlington Methodist Church St. Louis S. £. Headrick Miss Surratt Ralph Sloan Philadelphia Bessie Peach Alabama Florida Georgia Sue Charr Tallulah Dunlap Margaret Sue Adams Mobile Frances Richards Clearwater Fila Martha Smith Opelika Ala Innes Comer Birmingham Emma Hardman Commerce Charlotte Selman Atlanta Mrs. Peach Hatfield’s Central Methodist Circles Central Methodist Circle One W. G. Pride BE. W. Kennedy Trinity Mountain Sim Price Central Baptist W. M Foundation For Margaret Fund For Circle Five Beulah Bradford

Personal Notes On Weekend Travels From Oakland Area

Mrs W P Russell left Saturday to spend the week end at Lewisburg Tesin. She will return home Monday. Mrs Nell Jackson will return Sunday to her home in Fort Lauderdale Fla after a visit here in the home of Mr and Mrs J W Wiley Owen. Mr and Mrs Bingham Greene of Nashville Tenn and Mr and Mrs Frank Clift of Diana Tenn will be the weekend guests of Mr and Mrs A B Landers Mr and Mrs Ernest Beard and Miss Sue Clift. Ray McCulloch will return today from Montgomery where he spent his vacation. Mr and Mrs Redus Collier left Saturday for a week's vacation at Panama City Fla. Miss Annelle McCulloch will re turn home Saturday from Wash

W. P. Russell Lewisburg Tesin Nell Jackson Fort Lauderdale, Fla J. W. Wiley Owen Bingham Greene Nashville, Tenn Frank Clift Diana, Tenn A. B. Landers Ernest Beard Sue Clift Ray McCulloch Montgomery H. F. Sherrod Floyd, Jr Jean Gray Fort Walton Fla Estelle Sherrod Jean,Twineman Breneau J Wiley Owen Otto Owen Enid Okla

Gospel Team to Speak at Central Baptist Church Monday

Wheaton College Ambassadors a quartet and speaker from Wheaton College will give an evangelistic service at Central Baptist Church Monday at 7 30 p m Pastor Dr John C Cowell Jr announced The team tours the Southeast this summer and represents Wheaton College nationally Members include Albert Fesmire W Lloyd Fesmire Paul C Whaley Floyd L Pinder and Leroy Bebber The group features song numbers instrumental solos personal testimonies and a gospel message

Wheaton College Aton Til Central Baptist Church John C. Cowell Southeastern Albert Fesmire W. Lloyd Fesmire Paul C. Whaley Floyd L. Pinder Leroy C Bebber Mesmire Brothers Huntingdon Valley Penna Albert Wheaton The Bible Institute of Pennsylvania Philadelphia Lloyd University of Pennsylvania Percy Crawford Crawford Young People’s Church of the Air Whaley Denver Bible Institute Siloam Springs Arkan Sas

Morgan Rites Held in Huntsville

Funeral services for J B Morgan were held in Huntsville this afternoon at 1 30 oclock. He died Thursday at his sister Mrs Ida Killens home in Huntsville. Interment was near Scottsboro with McAfee Howell and Young directing.

J. B. Morgan Ida Killen Huntsville J. Vernon Rich Scottsboro McAfee, Howell and Young

Death claims little James Bishop in Huntsville

Little James Bishop, two years old, died at the parents home in Huntsville after a brief illness. Funeral services were held at the home, with interment in Huntsville cemetery. D. C. directs. Other notices mention travel and visits by local residents to Florida Georgia Ohio and Birmingham.

Alabama Soldier Struck by Appendicitis During March

Private Buster Prestige of Company I 67th Infantry Alabama National Guard suffered an appendicitis attack while marching near Woodworth. He was evacuated by ambulance to Beauregard for surgery.

Camp Beauregard Buster Prestige 67Th Infanftry Alabama National Guard Woodworth Beauregard

New Sunday School Wing Opening At First Baptist

All departments of the Sunday school except the adult division will move to the new educational wing this Sunday. The old building is undergoing renovation, making the change necessary.

The First Baptist Church

Striking Anne Adams Pattern 4512 Turban Dress

Pattern 4512 by Anne Adams features a two piece colorful turban and a simple waist high dress with a panelled skirt. Suit sizes include junior misses. order form asks for size name address and pattern number at mail order address in New York.

Anne Adams Decatur Pattern Department West 17Th St New York

Red Cross Official Praises Morgan County War Relief Efforts

Stone J. Crane Alabama field representative of the American Red Cross visited Morgan county Friday afternoon. He praised the county war relief and production work directed by Jo Roy Poteet and the committee, saying no town in the state has given more aid and cooperation at the 509 Bank Street headquarters.

Stone J. Crane Alabama American Red Cross Morgan County Ion Jo Roy Poteet Crane Bank Street

Vacancies in Army Open at Local Recruiting Office

Sergeant James W Barnes announces a wide range of Army vacancies at the local recruiting office on the second floor of the post office building. Openings include Infantry Tanks Field Artillery Engineers Quartermaster Medical Corps and Ordnance with postings to Fort McClellan Fort Benning Camp Jackson and Fort Bragg. All accepted men are sent at government expense and must meet age 18 to 36 first enlistment and literacy requirements. The Decatur Office is the only Army recruiting station in Alabama north of Birmingham and remains open daily.

James Regular Army Medical Corps Ordance Fort McClellan Alf Fort Benning Camp Jackson Barnes 41St Engineers Fort Bragg N. C Uni Decatur Alabama Birmingham

Armored Scout Cars to Debut in U S Army War Games

The army tests an armored scout car in the 4th army war games in southwest Washington next week. The vehicle weighs six tons, carries multiple machine guns, two-way radio, and is built to scout and harass, with four-wheel drive and over 100 horsepower. It is armored 3 sixteenths inch and designed for human warfare outcomes.

Yelm Wash Poland Washington Germany

Census final check seeks missed school age names

Prof Irwin J Quinn county superintendent asks all persons aged six to twenty one who were missed by the school census to send their names to his office. With census work nearly complete the push aims to capture every eligible child as appropriations rely on complete counts.

Irwin J. Quinn

Betty Vaughn Called Away At Age Two

Little Betty Vaughn two year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Vaughn Decatur route two passed away this morning at 7 15 o clock at the home of the parents Funeral arrangements will be announced by McAfee Howell and Young.

James Bishop Dennis Bishop Huntsville McAfee, Howell and Young Betty Vaughn Henry Vaughn Decatur

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