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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1946

Page

8

Alathean Class Social and Local Weddings Noted

The Alathean Class of Central 001 held a social at a home with a devotional on Thanksgiving and baskets given to needy families. Mary Gordon Hendrix and Louis Roy Hendrix wed in Decatur with a double ring ceremony. Lucy Sandlin wed Henry George Braun in Decatur at Antioch Baptist Church.

Alathean Central Sens Rombokas T. E. Baker Tom Ratliff Elton Reeves Rombokas Ratliff Russell Breeding Ego Bill Evans W. H. Ragsdale Decatur Morgan County High School Farmers Home Administration Athens United States Avy Hendrix

Thanksgiving Personal News From University Circles

Local society notes list University of Alabama Homecoming attendees and alumni visits. John Hamilton returns to Vanderbilt in Nashville after Thanksgiving with his parents Dr and Mrs J G Hamilton. Pvt William Stone sails from Camp Stoneman to Yokohama. Relatives gather for illness, weddings and holiday meals as friends visit in Memphis Birmingham Sheffield and Paris Tennessee.

John Hamilton Vanderbilt University Nashville J. G. Hamilton Ange the Pvt William Stone Jean Stone Camp Stoneman Cal Yokohama Japan Robert Blackwell Earl Ellis Memphis William H. Motes H. B. Raley Sarah Sheffield John Steenis Johnny Paris Tenn E. W. Fisher Pecky Smith University of Alabama Geo. Randolph Birmingham Arwin Draper R. T. Puckett F. Orr Bodce

Thanksgiving Travel and Social Visits Report

Local residents and visiting guests spent Thanksgiving with family and friends across Moulton and nearby areas. The list includes Albrittons, Proctors, Bynums, Pettus, Johnson, McWhorters, Stephenson, Kellies, Coffeys, Elmore clan, Melba Richardson, the Almons, and Weatherwax, among others, with trips to Huntsville Memphis Tuscaloosa and Chattanooga referenced. College and church groups note activities at the University of Alabama and Baptist church missions, including a sorority pledge, a quiet wedding, and a YW A program planning a Thanksgiving basket for a community mission project.

Tuscaloosa Melba Richardson University J. B. Richardson Richardson Rodrick Ames Ripley Earnest Yarbrough Myrtle Harris Memphis C. E. Bragg Angus Terry Nashville Tenn Cantrell College Terry Earl Aldridge James Simms Alpha Tau Chapter Alpha XI Delta Sorority University of Alabama

Farmers hold back cotton awaiting higher prices

The Agriculture Department said farmers continue to withhold much cotton from markets hoping prices recover. Middling 15 16 price averaged 31.07 cents in ten spot markets, down from last week. Ten markets sold 150 400 bales in the five day week ended Wednesday with many inquiries but moderate offerings and domestic mill buying was moderate.

Washington Agriculture Department Jae Etn

Hartselle Rotary Club Meeting Highlights Activities

Hartselle Rotary Club held a regular session with Edwin Price in charge. Morgan County High seniors J P Cain and Charles Johnson spoke on Rotary's role in education. Rev Doyce Mitchell preached at the Hartselle Methodist Church with Communion service and youth meetings announced. Several locals and guests, plus Thanksgiving visit mentions, are listed.

Hartselle Rotary Clup Edwin Price Noethe John Kay Morgan County High School J. P. Cain Charles Johnson Rotary C. T. Cash Hafford Leeman Decatur Rotary Club Price Hartselle Club Hartselle John McGehee Doyce Mitchell J. P Cain Hartselle Methodist Church C. L Lee Coy Stephenson Carrie B. Adams Mitchell F. L ” Aldridge Oo. Millican T. H. Johnson O.L. Millican L. H. Houston

Scientists Seek Cure for Tuberculosis with New Drug Hope

Scientists aim to develop a drug that could cure tuberculosis. Medical research is funded by the National Tuberculosis Association using Christmas Seal funds.

National Tuberculosis Association Christemas Seal

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Society B. M. Bloodworth Decatur 2 Versity Alabama Glenn Halbrooks Carl Mittwede Mississippi State Elizabeth Peerson Robert Peerson Florence Rufus Peerson Peerson Mr. Peerson Ann Kimbrough Mae Gardner LaFayette Street Sarah. Cottingham Ben Martin Sr Memphis, Tenn Frank Malcolm Martin Florence Turner H. T. Gill J. L. Gunter Reynolds Rocket Parker Pens Eversharp Second Ave Leon Braswell Bro. Healey Memorial Drive Church of Christ Moulton News J. D. Albritton Mack Donnie Haze Strother Camden James P. Miller Earl Proctor Williard Irwin B. M. Lufburrow Oliver, Ga G. M. Bynum Flomaton Ala McCoy Margaret Pettus Huntsville Louis Joyce Johnson J. E. McWhorter Waxhackie Texas Willie McWhorter Audrey Stephenson Frank Morgan Virgil Kelley Jasper W. L. Parker E. B. Coffey Walter Bryant H. G. Elmore Gene Thermon J. T Jeffrey. Elmore Reform Grady Elmore Jeffrey Elmore Nathaniel Almon R. L. Almon Kenneth Weatherwax Wilma Gillespie Chattanooga Missionary Society of the Baptist Church E. J. Harris Y. W. A. of the Baptist Church M. H. Sandlin Ailine Wilkerson Foreign Lands Mesdames M. H. Sandlin Ted White Edwina Delashew Viola Speake Holland City Park Great Reductions Coats Buttrey’s Department Store Hartselle Church First Methodist Church Pratt Station Ruby Martin Church Sue Oden Cullman E. A. Oden Herbert Payne Anniston J. E. Peck Edward Stephenson Henry Stephenson William Robert Houston Birdie Potelex Lillie Couch Alvin Jolly Gatlin Wanda T. M. White Ardmore Bobbie Mixon Georgia Tech W. R. Mixon Seni E. Moulton ST Laboon Department Store
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