SERVICE CLASS MEETING SLATED AT CHURCH SOCIAL
The Ninth Street Methodist church Service Class will hold its regular monthly social and business meeting Friday at seven at the home of Mrs. J H Dixon 1805 7th avenue south. Also notes on Mrs Robb hosting a Tuesday club gathering and various civic group activities are summarized with member updates and upcoming events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Street Methodist Church
J. H. Dixon
7Th Avenue South
Robb
J. Y. Robb
Progressive Culture Club
Reid Sherard
S. A. Lynne
Sherard
Lynne
Howard College Elects 1941 Football Captain
Birmingham December 5 Woodrow Taylor Wedowee junior tackle elected captain of the 1941 Howard College football team. Dave Drake a 200 pound junior guard from Owens Cross Roads is named as a key teammate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Woodrow Taylor
Wedowee
Howard
Dave Drake
Owens Cross Roards
Parade by Students Show Support for Senior Class Play
The senior class play Pulse Fronts finished practice and will be shown to ushers and ticket catchers Thursday night. Friday the public may attend the Riverside performance, followed by a Friday parade exposing supporters of the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Thurgiay
British plan to drive Italians from Albania and expand Africa drive
The piece outlines British efforts to evict Italian forces from Albania, leverage withheld Italian supplies due to the blockade, and assumes Egypt may join the war. It notes pro British sentiment in French colonies, Haile Selassie’s revolt efforts, and intensified bombing from Greek bases as Fascist lines face growing pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Africa
Graziani
France
Weygand
Africa
Egypt
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Italy
Albania
Mrs J O Ballard Called Away After Illness
Mrs. J O Ballard died at 5 30 this morning at Baughs Infirmary after several weeks illness. widow of J O Ballard who died 11 weeks earlier she was daughter of the late R S McMilton. Survived by three brothers five sisters and many friends. Funeral Friday at 2 30 at McAfee Howell and Young Funeral home with Dr Edwin Wyle. Interment Roselawn Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Ballard
Baugh’'s Infirmary
California
Mia
J. A. Ortte
New Orleans
Kady McJilton
McAfee
Howell and Young Funeral Home
Edwin Wyle
Roselawn Cemetery
Howard squad awards varsity letters to all players
Coach Cannonball White announced that varsity letters were awarded to every man on the Howard squad. Twenty four players received letters, with only five seniors among them.
Social Ruts and Visits In Rock Springs Community
Mrs Velma Roberts visited Saturday afternoon in Oak Ridge. Mrs Sue Callahan and daughter Berta stayed Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Edd Jones. Mrs Rosa Roberts called on Mrs Claude Mitchell Sunday afternoon. Jasper Graves of Decatur visited Mr and Mrs Theodore Owens Sunday morning. Will Bradford of Lawrence County visited Mrs Claude Pearson and Mr Pearson. Polly Callahan spent a day with Mrs Carrie Jones. Erby Thompson was Monday evening guest of Mrs Lois Wallace. Rock Enrings preaching night and day next Saturday night and Sunday by Rev Addie Wallace. Byron Bullard and children plan to move to Florida soon. Laverne Knighten and sons spent Tuesday with their parents Mr and Mrs Claude Roberts. Clarence and Sterling Smith of Hartselle were in the community Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Velma Roberts
Oak Ridge
Sue Callahan
Berta
Edd Jones
Rosa Roberts
Claude Mitchell
Jasper Graves
Decatur
Theodore Owens
Will Bradford
Lawrence County
Claude Pearson
Mr. Pearson
Polly Callahan
Carrie Jones
Erby Thompson
Lois. Wallace
Rock
Clarence and
Sterling Smith
Hartselle
Community Notes From Morgan County Area
Mrs Ollie Ward of Hartselle visited her sister Mrs Alvie Roberts and family. Effie King and children moved from Speake to the area. Homer Johnson and Kyle Johnson families visited Gil Johnson in Basham. Willie McAbee made a business trip to Hartselle. The Brooks and daughter Celia visited S W Brooks in Trinity. Mary Lee Kirby and Emma Mulligan stayed with Mrs Gordon McCaghren in Lawrence County. C C Brooks attended the county school principals meeting at Trinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Ward
Hartselle
Alvie Roberts
Effie King
Homer Johnson
Kyle Johnson
Gil Johnson
Basham
Willie McAbee
C. Brooks
Celia
Ellean Childers
Donna McAbee
W. Brooks
Trinity
Mary Lee Kirby
Emma Mullican
Gordon McCaghren
Lawrence County
Nelly George
Tennessee
D. D. Lake
Limestone County Caps Shaw Social News Highlights
Mr and Mrs Ernest Aldridge and baby from Athens visit Grandp a Roberts and Neal returns home with them. Mrs A L Pepper and granddaughter Imogene spend Saturday in Huntsville with the Hayes Smith family. Various local families visit, call on neighbors, and attend Sunday school at Popular Creek. Birth announced for a boy born November 30 to Alton Pettis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Aldridge
Athens
IL. B. Roberts
Grandpa Roberts
Neal
A. L. Pepper
Imogene
Huntsville
Hayes Smith
Arthur Wall
Bussy
Nina Smith
I. B. Roberts
Mra
J. B. Smith
Will Worthery
J. N
Oscar Pitts
Fayetteville
J. N. Vasser
Comer Cole
J. B. Cole
Schaffer
Simmonses visit Wests in Jasper on Sunday
Mrs. W. O. Simmons and husband spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Bennett West in Jasper. Mrs. F. S. Holmes shows some improvement after illness. Dorothy Storie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Storie, cut her foot with an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett West
Jasper
F.S. Holmes
Dorothy
Allen Storie
Knit heirloom spread formed of easy Laura Wheeler square
A simple one square knit motif in Laura Wheeler pattern 2687. Four repeats yield a small pillow option. Directions provide illustrations and instructions for creating the square spread at low cost.
Pattern 2687 Stitches Photograph and Order Notice
Pattern 2687 stitches with square materials photograph required. Send ten cents for this pattern to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY. Include PATTERN NUMBER your NAME and ADDRESS clearly.
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Decatur Daily
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Local notes and visits span town and region
The column records multiple residents with health updates and travels. Eliza Lott returns from Austinville while Jimmie Storie improves at Hillman Hospital with pneumonia. Woodrow Holmes visits Tennessee, Calvin Storie recovers from an infected route operation, and T. S. Storie remains home with flu. Several locals kill hogs in the cold, Arthur and Mrs. Garrison visit Decatur for business, Ophelia Stevenson visits from Hartsville, and a Sunday preaching service is announced for December 8 at 11:00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axe
T. S. Storie
Woodrow Holmes
Tennessee
Calvin Storie
Ophelia Stevenson
Harts Selle
Fred Jarrett
Arthur Garrison
Decatur
Brother Lindsey
Good apartments in demand rent through want ad
Compact notice notes high tenant demand and suggests listing apartments via a want ad service to reach renters. It highlights quick occupancy potential and top availability in a busy market.
Insurance nearing peak as life policy values rise
Leroy A. Lincoln reports at the annual life insurance convention that total insured American lives would reach 1175 million by year end. He predicts 500 million policies and 2700 billion in benefits, with 63 percent paid to living policyholders and the rest in death claims, while inflation fears are deemed unlikely due to strong productive capacity and government controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Life Insurance
Leroy A. Lincoln
Politan Life Insurance Co
MI United States Legal
Lincoln
United States
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Zetomen Club
RED Cross
R. H. Wolcott
East Gordon Drive
Cotaco Literary Club
R. D. Kemp
East Moulton Street
F. O. Smith
O S. Hagerman
Hagerman
Kemp
Henry Hartung
John Troxler
Butterly
Harlan Phelps
J. O. Colvard
Mary Blankenship
Fourth Avenue, West
Sarah Coleman
East Walnut Street
C. H. Eyste
D. 8. Echols
F. D. Peebles
E. H. Barnett
Thomas J. Hendrix
Seybourn Lynne
Garner Pride
Greenville
Montgomery
M. L. Patterson
Baugh, Tenn
W. M. Voorhies
Nancy Clara Malone
Charles Malone, Jr
Leo Wright
Leo
Chattanooga, Tenn
W. H. Malone
Simon Patterson
New York City
Sam Alexander
Mr. Alexander
J. C. Stinson
Stinson
Decatur Iron and Steele Company
Thomas Terrace
J. J. Flannigan
Gadsden
Mr. Flannigan
Goodyear
Sherman Street
K. Gregg
Danville Road
Brenda Frazier
John
Kelly
Alice Faye
Betty Grable
Jack Oakie
John Payne
Princess
Arrid
OHL
Owens Cross Roads
Studnets
Annie
Norman Reilly Raine
Marjorie Rambeau
Worgan County
Rock Springs
Morgan County
Neel
C. C. Brooks
County Schol
Limestone County
Capshaw
Cedar Creek
Duchess of Windsor
Edward
Bahamas
Red Cross Center
Nassau
Laura Wheeler
Clara
Hallmark
Gibson
Luna McKelvy
Grant St
Capitol
Ronald Ginger Colman
Rogers
Stinson Bros. Jewelers
Opticians
Coats
Friendly Store
Second Ave
Moulton Street
Gherrow
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