Second Annual McBride Miller Reunion Held at Woodall’s
The second annual McBride Miller reunion gathered at Woodall’s on Saturday with a bountiful dinner after prayer led by H. O. Cline of Decatur. A group photo featured three of the four surviving McBride daughters, with many out of town guests listed from states including Missouri, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodall
H. O. Cline
Decatur
John K. McBride
Lawrence County
Dixie Hamilton
Willie Shelton
Moulton
Albert Berry
St. Louis
Bell Pitt
Pensacola
Fla
Evie (Gillespie) Clark
E. E. McBride
Somerset
Kentucky
J. W McBride
Asheville
North Carolina
Horace Brewer
Washington, D. C
T. Whisenant
Joppa
L. L. Means
Elaine
Julian
Tuscumbia
Barcliff
Phil Wasson
Hartselle
Claude McBride
Trinity
Nadine Shelton
Lucy Shelton
Benjamin Corum
Ernest Shelton
Jack Shelton
David Hamilton
Dick Liveley
Jane Shelton
Cullman
George Hamilton
Edd Smith
Albert Smith
Tanner
Ellen MceBride
Charlie McBride
John
Earl Ready
Hillsboro
William
Sonny) Pitt
Moulton News Crops Look Good This Year
Harbingers of a strong county crop appear in Moulton as a Fairfield gardener shows a 11.25 pound squash and a Jeffreys display of tomatoes weighing over three pounds. Cotton stalks in Wiley fields bear 15 bolls, with county agents optimistic on corn and hay. Local officials approve Kim's Place bus station for a year, maintain parking, and approve East Street improvements and a 3500 dollar 60 day loan to cover expenses. Deed records listed at article end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton
Joe T. Owens
Fairfield
Roy Jeffreys
Wolf Springs
Alabama
John Wiley
Oakville
Jeffreys
Owens
Gardner
Bank of Moulton
Lawrence County
Sam P. McClendon
McClendon
Roy Graham
Mt. Home
Grivham
Kim
R. B. Powers
Red Bay Bus Lines
L. R. Pierce
Town Square
East Street
Burgreen Contracting Co
J. L. Weatherwax
L. K. Gay
Elmer Posey
Pickens Street
Gay
J. Ed Stewart
All Day Picnic Draws Large Johnson Chapel Crowd
An all day picnic at Johnson Chapel ball park on Saturday August 12 drew a large crowd. White Way beat Gregg 17 to 1, Trinity edged Monk City 6 to 5, Liberty beat Cad do 12 to 8, and Johnson Chapel shut out Decatur Hustlers 6 to 0 with pitcher Buey Long. The club thanked fans and teams for cooperation. Financial notices follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Chapel
Liberty
Caddo
Decatur Hustlers
Buey Long
Hustlers
Local Notes on Friends and Familiars Return Home
Community column reports Mr and Mrs John M Smith and children returning from New York City after visiting grandparents in Landersville and Birmingham extended visits by Opal Judy and family in Milwaukee. Several residents move or travel including Weinman to Courtland, Simpson to Hartselle, and King’s St Louis operation return. Church construction resumes on Main Street and Rev Ellington back in pulpit after revival work in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Smith
New York City
Wilburn Smith
Hope
W. A. Parr
Landersville
Opal Judy
Milwaukee
W. A. Smith
Mr. Smith
Alabama
Lester Judy
Laurel Judy
Birmingham
James Hilburn
Washington, D. C
Nellie Burch
Irene Burch
Neal Delashaw
Chattanooga
J. D. Weinman
Courtland Road
Charles Simpson
Hartselle
Simpson
Joe Wheeler Electric Membership Corporation
Lawrence County
Kenneth Weatherwax
Linda
Decatur
H.C. Gillespie
Sam Gillespie
Fred Gillespie
Hartford
Michigan
Lucile Wilkerson
San Antonio
Willie Camp
California
Moulton
Edward King
St. Louis
Mr. King
Athens Chronicle Notes Local Guard Army Service Event
A joint union church service will honor the Alabama National Guard unit staying at the Athens Armory before training at Camp Campbell Kentucky. Local residents and visiting families are listed with travel to Detroit, Tupelo Miami Havana Cuba and other places while homes are built or being repaired. Crops are reported excellent with a late cotton season. several locals return to work after illness as county engineering work resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Alabama National Guard
Athens Armory
Camp Campbell
Kentucky
Revival to Be Led by Rev Robert Glenn at Piney Grove
Rev Robert Glenn of Valdermosa Springs will lead a revival at Piney Grove Christian church two miles southeast of Falkville. Two services are planned this Sunday with dinner on the grounds. The church is led by Pastor W O Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Glenn
Piney Grove
Valdermosa Springs
Piney Grove Christian Church
Falkville
W. O. Henderson
Piney Grove Church
Two Escapees From Different Jails Are Recaptured
FBI reports two convicts who escaped from separate Alabama jails are back in custody. Miguel Angel Bermeo Benavides, 21, Ecuadorian stowaway, escaped Maxwell Air Force Base federal prison and was captured near Prattville. Horace Hutto, 31, fled Kilby prison during a six year sentence for assault and burglary, was nabbed by LaGrange police and FBI in Newnan, Georgia and arraigned. extradition to Alabama sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
Maxwell Air Force Base
Autauga County
Prattville
Ala
Hutto
Kilby
Mobile County
LaGrange Ga
FBI
U. S
Newnan
Alabama
County to fill no engineer vacancy for now
With Clyde Mabry entering active military service the county currently lacks an engineer. No replacement is planned. his duties will be absorbed by others in the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neer Clyde Mabry
Jean Carter to Attend Red Cross Aquatic School
Jean Carter 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs Luther Carter of Jackson Street, leaves today for the Red Cross aquatic school in Brevard North Carolina. A Decatur high school senior, she has worked with the Morgan County Red Cross water safety division this summer teaching swimming to children and was chosen to represent Morgan County at the aquatic school which runs from August 21 to August 31. She plans to conduct at least one senior life saving course on her return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Anderson
Peggie
Boots
Athens
Baylis Hightower
Tupelo
Miss
Albert Fogg
Detroit
Sue Billingsley
Bob
Dorothy Ross
Miami
New Orleans
Havana
Cuba
J. E. Gray
Roy Dean
Irvington
California
Mahlon Holland
Florence Road
Roy C. Beasley
Edgewood Addition
Harry Taft
Judy
Daytona Beach
Florida
East Washington Street
Jean Carter
Luther Carter
Jackson Street
Red Cross Aquatic School
Brevard
N. C
Carter
Decatur High School
Morgan County
American Red Cross
Jean
Early arclight used in radiotelephony experiments
The arclight, once common in early electric street lighting, also factored into some of the first experiments in radio telephony, illustrating its role in foundational communication tech.
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Com Decatur
Harry Porter
Latham
Charles Price
Charla
Walter Glynn
F. H. Sparks
James McCullough
Ann
Jimmy
Ronald
Glenda
Bruce
Sally Miller
J. D. Puckett
Diane
Karyan
Charlotte
Dewey Miller
Dewey Lee
Melvin
Moulton News
Newsome Gillespie
Sally McBride
Herbert Yarborough
Mr. Hudson
Irwin and Dyar Infirmary
Edsel Hardin
William Page
Grayson
Sam Green
Allen Franks
Troy Summers
Town Creek
Lester Millwood
Lois Kirby
Russellville
W. M. Bryant
Danville
Henry F. Mizelle
M. C. Campbell
John N. Morris
Grady Allen Hill
Jesse Burfield
Marshall Brindley
Addison
Dora Wigginton
Margaret Putnam
J. H. Muston
Hearing Center
Hotel Lyons
Andrew M. Stovall
Sonotone
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1343Rd Engineer Combat Battalion
National Guard
Loyd Ward
England
B. L. Adams
Lackland — Pvt
W. G. Houston
M. E. Church South
Charles
Rosa. L. Porter
Jack Littrell
Willie T. Parker
H. L. Cooke
Annie P. Crow
Sullivan Crow
John A Crow
Casey E. Dotson
Rupert P. Segars
W. W. Malone, Jr
Panama City
Lawson Beasley
Great Smoky Mountains
O. W. Romine
W. M. Dupree
State National Bank
County Engin
Montgomery
J. K. Mumford
Mobile Division
Miguel Angel Bermeo Benavides
Horace Hutto
Grant Dillehay
Mayflag Sales and Service
H. Ryan
E. Moulton
Herman Andrews
James Cole
J. W
Bill” Johnston
Coca-Cola Company
Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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