Speakman Pittman wedding at the bride's Cullman home
Miss Dorothy Speakman and Adriam Pittman wed November 27 in a double ring ceremony at the bride's Cullman home. Rev Seldon Pittman of Birmingham officiated. Attendants included maid of honor Miss Mary Beth Rollo and best man Paul Speakman. The reception featured a three tier cake and candles as guests sang to the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Speakman
Joe T. Speakman
Cullman
Adriam Pittman
Carl Pittman
Crane Hill
Seldon Pittman
Birmingham
Mary Beth Rollo
Paul Speakman
Joe Speakman
W. P. Cox
W. M. Speakman
Ruben
John Speakman
Etna Pittman
B. E. Lee
St. Simon Island
Georgia
James K. Speakman
Guntersville
Joe Speakman Jr
Prattville
Lavert Freeman
Cullman County
Freeman’s
Tommy Lyon
Joy Barrett
Donald True
Sidney Garnett
Donald Church
Scouty Compton
Betty Wright
Sue Lawton
Wright
Roy Honeycutt
Nashville
Tennessee
D. B. True
Thanksgiving visits noted by area students
Personal notices list students from Alabama College MontevalloAPI Auburn Florence State Teachers College and Western Kentucky State Teachers College who spent Thanksgiving holidays with relatives. People mentioned include Eloise Riethmaier Lawson Nel son Charlie Jones Coy Harvell Lolo Harvell Nancy Thomason Geraldine Craig Martha Blizzard James L Hunter and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Field
Earl Petty
Western Kentucky State Teachers College
Bowling Green
Kentucky
Charlie Jones
Florence State Teachers College
Florence
Nancy Thomason
Geraldine Craig
Martha Blizzard
Alabama College
Montevallo
Native New Zealand plants highly unique to region
Three quarters of New Zealand's native flowering plants occur nowhere else. The fact highlights the country’s unique biodiversity and the importance of conserving its endemic species across ecosystems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Local notes from Limestone County Ardmore and surrounding towns
Local notices record relocations and visits across Limestone County Ardmore Elkmont Athens Tanner and Decatur. Movements include Mr and Mrs Hiram McSherry moving to Athens and the Martins moving into their vacated home. Many visits span Greenbrier Edgewood Florence Birmingham and Pulaski with numerous relatives and friends mentioned by name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram McSherry
Athens
George Martin
McSherrys
Willie Richardson
Greenbrier
Priscett Richardson
Carlos Black
Edgewood
Pearl Kaufman
J. E. Smith
Jessie
Bessie Shannon
Elkmont
Bobbie Wales
Deemer Shannon
Joe Wales
Jimmie Young
Haywood Reyer
Mr. Gates
J. Bauer
James Shannon
J. L. Bauer
Gary Wayne
Alvin Bowers
Jennifer Ann
Ruth Bowers
Henry Rupp
Fred
Malcolm Ruff
James Sanders
Birmingham
George Eubanks
Adolphus Brown
Helen ‘Mavis Jones
Florence
Nellie Jones
Charlie Breeding
Jim Breeding
Minor Hill
Claudine
Betty Jean Green
L. L. Putman
Prospect
James Daly
Dora Miller
Elkton
Tenn
Louisé Eubanks
Nashville
G. W. Thompson
Lorena Powers
Decatur
J. H. Goodin
Carl Black
Bertha Black
Della Black
Willa Jim Simpson
Athens College
Jack Wydner
Kenneth Sims
Tillman Lacke
Julia
Powers, Hospital
Coleman Lacke
Clements High
Lacke
L. M. Powers
Emma Treece
Marvin Taylor
John Steelman
Herschel Gibson
Lawrence Sherden
George Lewis
Columbia
M. M. Muse
Charlie
Douglas Muse
Clarksdale
Miss
J. B. Couch
Katie Perry
Julia Holt
Ruby Bauer
Fleecy Ruff
C. E. Muse
Charlie Muse
Linda Monette
Buford Clem
Bryant Thompson
Newness Church
R. L. Butner
Mattie McCain
Anne B. Chapman
Kenneth
Tanner 1
Calvin Malone
Youngstown
Ohio
Wendell Malone
Guntersville
Henry F.wydner
Annie B. Chapman
Jim Tosh
J. D. Hodges
Pulaski
George Bolton
Solon
Butner
Elizabeth
Martha Browning
Toney
M. E. Woodfin
Bobbie Miller
Pinedale
Donald Browning
Walter
Smith
A J. and
Mack Abernathy
Mack
Loganville Search for Arson Suspects Yields No Leads
In Loganville Georgia Mayor C H Byrd reported no progress in finding those responsible for the burning of negro schools and churches over the past month despite a $100 reward. Loganville lies in Walton county east of Atlanta. Two negros and their wives were lynched by mobsters in Walton county on July 25 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loganville
Georgia
C. H. Byrd
Atlanta
Walton County
Flood threat eases as dike break repaired near Miami
In Golden Glades area northwest of Miami flood danger subsided after workers fixed a 66 foot breach in a dike that was holding back 18 inches of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Golden Glades
Special Stockholders Meeting for Corsbie Hardware Co. 1947
By order of the Board a special stockholders meeting of J. H. Corsbie Hardware and Furniture Co. Inc. is set for December 29 1947 at 7 p m in Hartselle Alabama to elect a Board of Directors for 1948 and transact other business. ETHEL C SHERRILL vice president ERIN C STEPHENSON secretary treasurer. December 1 8 15 22 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Corsbie Hardware and Furniture Co., Inc
Hartselle
Ala
Ethel C. Sherrill
Erin C. Stephenson
Dear Miss Dix Conflicts Over Young Marriage and Aging Suitor
A concerned mother argues against her 16 year old daughter’s planned marriage to an 18 year old, warning of poverty and divorce. Dorothy Dix advises delaying marriage until both have a stable income and meals to cover living costs. A remarried couple and a widow consider advice on family size and age gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Dix
Man Kills Son In Driveway Accident In Mobile
Raymond Matheny Sr backing his pulpwood truck from his home driveway ran over and killed his 20 month old son Raymond Matheny Jr in Mobile Alabama yesterday. City patrolman P J Gibney said Matheny claimed he did not see the child playing in the drive until night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Raymond Matheny Sr
Raymond, Jr
P. J. Gibney
Matheny
Child killed when rear wheel strikes him
A child was struck by a vehicle and died about 25 minutes later from a brain injury. The boy was taken to a hospital by his father. He is survived by his parents and one sister. The article notes trees lose vigor and die from disease and pests after maturity.
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Pittman-Speakman
Ninth
Methodist
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Pat Aday
Theo Compton
Europe
Asia
Jean Lawrence
E. B. McGahee
Mr. McGahee
Marian Watson
John Braswell
Ben Lee
John Wilks
Coy Haibrooks
League
Lela Carolyn Wright
Progressive Culture Club
E.M. Chapman
J.W. Darrah
Robert Duff
Spinsters Club
Martha Scales
Ferry Street
Mizpah
Masonic Temple
Rainbow
Order of the Rainbow
Joe S. Elliott
Decatur Order
Goidel’s
Vicki E'Vaporup
VapoRus
Wurlitzer
Hammond
Capehart & Magnavox
Radio & Phonograph
E. E. Forbes & Sons
Second Ave
Bendix
Batterton Coffee Company
Alabama
Madam Pearl
Hartselle Road
Highway 31
Decatur City Limits
Martha
Electric Department
Eloise Riethmaier
Mrs. W. M.riethmaier
Mrs. Lawson Boone Nelson
Carl Gibson
API
Auburn
Mrs
PFC Coy
O. Harvell
Lolo Harvell
R. B. Templeton
FE. N. Davidson
James L. Hunter
Huntsville
Barham’s
Caddell Drug CO
1St Ave
2Nd St. E
Modest Maidens
U. S
Patent Office
Petrillo
Limestone County Ardmore
Robert Broadway
Basce Williams
Copeland
James Browning
Tera Hobson
Ruby Browning
Ruth Browning
David Usery
Albert Black
Harold Holt
Margaret Holt
Robert Larry
Athens-Canday
Cora Taylor
Marvin Brewer
K. C. Holt
Margaret. Holt
Tommy
John Cannon
J A. Colwell
Johnnie
Ardmore
James L. Mitchel
J. A. Colwell
Pisgahoe Demonstration Club
Tuesay
ALY
Astrvy
Dorothy DIX
The
Bel) Syndicate, Inc
Mary
Ae At
F. L. Weaver
Call D. O. Anderson
Hallmark
Tluulr Sip
White Swan
Pickens, Willingham & Wright
Your Friendly Hardware Store
Grant St
Sally Corn
Sammy Soya
Wurliizer
E.E. Forbest
Piano Company
Second Avenue
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