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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1929
Page
2
Just Around Home reports revival efforts at Mt. Vernon Piney Grove Sardis and Mt. Vernon week long starting Aug 17 with services daily. Locals host guests from Lawrenceburg West Point Clearmont Clearlane county and Akron Ohio while others visit relatives in Tennessee and North Carolina.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stephenson hosted W. F. White family Tuesday. Numerous visits and dinners involve the Roberts and White families, with Mrs. Coy White returning home from illness and others visiting relatives at Coal City and Danville.
Ernest Gey family and George Gey visited Athens area relatives and friends. J C Todd's sister and brothers hosted visits at Hazel Green. Barbecue at Robert Gey home drew a large crowd. Various Todd Clement and Sharp family members shared visits and dinners, with several guests from Athens and Copeland. Ernest Gey and George Gey later left for Detroit Michigan.
Miss Grace Bailey stayed with Mr and Mrs Marvin Kilpatrick after spending Friday night there events. Miss Paris Jones joined Mr and Mrs Delmar Jones for Saturday night visits. The Walter Anders family returned to Birmingham Tuesday after two weeks with relatives here. Bill Penn and family visited their son and daughter at the Kilpatrick home near Cullman. Miss Viola Wallace visited her sister Mrs Vera Dobbs near Hartselle for the weekend. Delmar spent Sunday night again with the Kilpatricks. Bernice Somerford was Friday dinner guest of Paris Jones.
A bustling revival meeting fills the Austinville Baptist church with attendees. Visitors include Luther Roper and daughter Margaret Will from Birmingham visiting his parents Mr and Mrs P J Roper, plus numerous relatives and friends from Danville Hartselle Bowden Birmingham and other nearby towns.
In Oak Grove Miss Ara Cole wed Mr Bee Bates of Addison on Thursday morning in a ceremony that drew wide community interest. Local residents recount visits by relatives and friends, with many driving to nearby towns such as Gadsden and Alabama City to see kin and celebrate.
Beulah revival begins August 11 with public invited. Revival at Fairview church Morgan county starts August 16. Local residents and visitors list includes Mr. and Mrs. Edwards of Salem, N C, Mrs. Mittie Yates, Bud Suggs, and many relatives in Cullman, Birmingham, and Morgan county. J E Garrison and Hattie Bradford wed quietly Monday evening.
A large crowd from Corinth attended a picnic and ball games in Corinth Saturday with singing at Addison Sunday. Attendees included Myrtle Blackmon, Jimmie Blackmon, Vera Nesmith, Martha Horton, Maudie Hendrix, and Arthur and Price Bryant from Corinth. Mr. and Mrs. W A Sheats, Mr. and Mrs. Z L Cole and Ruby V Cole visited Cullman Wednesday for business. Church services were held at Pine Grove Sunday.
Tressie Netie Rena and Ruby Cole Abel Horton Ransom and Edmund Cole Roscoe Gray and Felton Parker appear as social guests. Miss Ruby Cole visits Mrs. W M Rowell. Harvey Andrews Flora Oldacre Virgie Oldacre and Maudie Hendrix join Mr and Mrs Z L Cole for Sunday. Revival begins at Bethlehem Sunday August 18 with Rev G W Goodwin and Rev Calvert officiating.
Local notes report Mrs E K Chunn and others visiting Flint guests of the Chunn family. Huntsville business visits by George Jennings and Onie Clemons. Multiple visits by relatives to Madison Town Creek and Decatur. A picnic at Somerville and a watermelon cutting at Mitchell Springs are described with attendee lists and social details.
The Ardmore Baptist revival led by Dr. Wyatt ends Sunday with his return to Birmingham alongside his son Thomas. Local residents and visitors are noted from Pulaski, Woodberry, and Athens as Ardmore hosts a string of social and sporting events. Pettusville defeated Ardmore 5 to 4 in a baseball game played Monday afternoon.
Mrs J W Fennell and Mrs J C Johnson entertained Mrs Johnsons house guest Mr Russell Shelton of Birmingham with a lawn party at Mrs Fennells home. The spacious lawns were more beautiful than on previous occasions.
Mr and Mrs W T Wade and children visited in Decatur with relatives while Miss Kate Winton returned from Warrior and New Bethel. Numerous local visits include R C Miller and family in Decatur, Nel Brindley from Decatur staying with Mrs Wade, Misses Rossie and Opal Johnston from Tanner with Mrs Mary Peck, and Emmett Johnson from Guntersville visiting kin. Church of God camp meeting at Birmingham draws Rev M D Johnson and others, plus Berkley and Waugh families journeying to Swan Lake.
Enon revival starts August 18 with all invited to attend. Local attendees include Mr and Mrs Jim Owen and several others from Enon and Slip Up area. Visits by W F Looney family and Charlie Kenum party noted along with health official's Enon visit.
Agricultural guidance covers horse hitches, salt for cows, molting in hens, citrus timing for cabbage marketing, legume green manures, and handling of poor quality hay. Advice weighs on efficiency, production, and feeding practices for dairy, poultry, and crop farmers.
Local items record visits and family events across Hartselle Route 1 and nearby Macedonia. Notes include guests of Miss Gertrude Walker and Mrs. Luther Bentley, Saturday and Sunday visits, a birth on Sunday August 4, and revival attendance at Lebanon.
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