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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1949
Page
9
Noel C. Graham plans a late fall wedding to Carl Denni son Hall of Austinville. The groom is the son of Mr and Mrs W J Hall and graduated from Austinville High School and attended further studies.
Ruth Christine Cross of Town Creek will marry Melvin Clem, son of G R Clem and wife, Athens. The ceremony is set for September four at four o'clock in the Town Creek Baptist Church with the Rev Neely Crawford presiding.
Marital plans include a book topped with an orchid and a short wedding trip after which the couple will reside in Mt Hope where Mr Williams works as a gin worker. The paper also records a 67th birthday surprise for Mrs T S Sloan with a party at her home and a Self family reunion at Monte Sano State Park Huntsville with a large picnic dinner.
During a daytime outing the group visited several Huntsville points of interest and photographed the attractions. The trip focused on sightseeing and capturing images of notable locations.
Degree ceremonies and family travel updates from Decatur area residents. Mrs C M Murdock earned a graduate library science degree at Peabody College in Nashville on August 19. C D Lamon and son David Ill visit Prichard Alabama after time with W M Brothers and family in Decatur and Florence. Sam Evans family returned from Florida trip. Mrs Whatley of McRae Georgia visited Decatur. Miss Jeanne White plans a Westward tour with relatives.
Madison Alabama mayor G Walton Hughes, a town official and local druggist, was convicted by a Huntsville circuit court jury of keeping a gaming table. He was fined 200 dollars and sentenced to a day of hard labor, with bond set at 1500 dollars pending appeal. Witnesses testified amid a municipal dispute over beer sales.
The report notes a journey from Ardmore Tennessee to Denver and Colorado Springs Colorado before returning home. The itinerary highlights travel to multiple cities on the tour with planned stops and a homeward conclusion.
Testimony says the suspect watched as a man “cut the pot” at a poker game in a quonset hut warehouse where supplies were stored. Witnesses recalled the game being played for moderate stakes and the scene framed as part of a larger case.
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