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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1927

Page

3

Community Notes Highlight Local Social Visits and Church Revival

In Belle Mina and nearby towns residents visit relatives in Decatur Athens Huntsville and Florence. The Methodist revival ends with several additions and conversions while Abbots and Bibb families travel for graduations and church events.

B.N. Bibb R. C. Bibb Dorothy Hyden Katherine Ivy Mary A. Bibb Huntsville

Sunday Visits And Postponed Baptism Across Town

Saturday notes show J E Howell and Mrs Howell visiting relatives in Decatur with Mrs Maddux. The baptism was postponed to August 28 at Mean's Bridge on Flint Creek. Rev W W Aldridge left for a Lawrence County revival. Mrs Tom Brasswell improves slowly. Miss Rath Riccard of Huntsville visiting Mr. and Mrs Henry Mier. Irene Mills of Mississippi visits grandparents W T Pruitt.

R. L. Hundley Richard Kathrine Ivy Dorothy Hyden Decatur Mean’s Bridge Flint Creek W. W. Aldridge Lawrence County Miss Rath Riccard of Martselle Mrs Henry Mier Irene Mills Mississippi Mrs. W. T. Pruitt

Eva News: Local Baptists Hold Union Meeting at Mt Vernon

The Eva community reports a Baptist union meeting held last weekend at Mt Vernon with Brothers Wood Caley and Wilson and Mrs J R Holmes among attendees. Leah Wilson has joined the local Eva school faculty of six teachers. Mrs Bettye Holmes is ill and family members crowded the bedside Monday.

Brothers Wood Wilson Lloyd Baptist Mt. Vernon Brothers Wood, Caley and Wilson J. R. Holmes Lillian Patterson Leah Wilson Near Lacey’s Bettye Holmes

Florette Briefs Include Typhoid Indictment and Local Visits

Dr H McRee indicted 58 persons in Florette for typhoid fever. Mrs Harrison Staggs child ill with fever. The St Johns and Reithmaiers shared Sunday with Mrs Odell Brown. Effie Nixon visited by C Covey guests. Protracted meeting at Blue Springs Baptist with Boozer aiding. Vernon St John works for Jim Lynn. Dessie Hendon visited W M Re ithmaier. Arline Ryan visited Pauline St John Sunday.

Blue Springs Baptist Church Boozer of Ha

Local residents attend Chapel Hill meeting and visits noted

Several people from this area attended a Monday night meeting at Chapel Hill and reported a good session. Nadine Brewer of Trinity visits Dessie Jones. Erby Thompson and Mr. Thompson stay with W L Sparkman in Oak Ridge and attend Forest Chapel. Ruth McCulloch of Monia visits Miss Jones. Dock Jones and Erby Thompson also mentioned.

Chapel Hill Nadine Brewer Trinity Dessie Jones Erby Thompson W. L. Sparkman Oak Ridge Forest Chapel

Local Socials And Church Revival Announced

Motored to Dedator Thenday and ngham Monday. Mr and Mrs Price er visited Austinville guests of M M White Sunday. Miss Lottie Thom visited Eva Mayfield. Homer White returns from seventeen months in Arkansas. Basham church revival starts next Sunday August 21 with basket dinner invite.

Mr. Price Ngham Ruben Sparkman Austinville M. M. White Homer White Arkansas Basham Church

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