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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1944

Page

5

Beulah Young Marries Petty Officer J C Petty

Beulah Young wed Petty Officer J C Petty USNR at the bride’s parents near Moulton in a ceremony led by Rev W M Wear. Guests included family from Moulton Falkville and Town Creek with Margret Young playing the wedding march. Post ceremony the couple planned December 9 report to Camp Parks and December 4 for the bride to resume teaching at Moulton High School.

C. A. Young Earl Young Emmett and Margret Young Charles E. Young Gale Montgomery Grady Mae Lowery Moulton Burl West J. T. Wiggins Lucille Sarah Wiggins Falkville Kees L.E. Sanderson Town Reek South Pacific Moulton Hi School Etty Camp Parks California Moulton High School Lawrence Morgan Counties

Personal Notices From Asheville and Nearby Areas

Albert Barnett of Asheville arrives due to his brother Ernest H. Barnett’s death. Relatives Rev B B Comer Lile Alexandria VA and Richard Lile Meridian MS travel for Ernest Barnett’s funeral. C B Saunders Paul Tarrant Birmingham attend. Beatrice Coffey to Buffalo NY for holidays. Kenneth McWhorter returns home on leave from Harlingen Field Texas. Mrs LeGrande Wilson and two children back from Athens. Mrs E Mester at sister Mrs Frank Thompson’s bedside. Mr and Mrs S Green return from Nashville.

B. B. Comer Lile Alexandria, Va Richard Lile Meridian Miss Ernest H. Barnett Paul Tarrant Birmingham C. B. Saunders Emmett Saunders

Jones Chapel Community Note on Local Residents

Pvt Hollis Cupp and other service members visit home on short leaves. Delton Holmes, Calvin Buchanan, Carl Mac O Rear, Pete Hopper, Earl McCommack and Beatrice Eddy with family among those visiting or staying with relatives. A foreign missionary will speak at the Baptist church on December 9 at 7 00 pm. public invited.

Oran Benefield Cullman Hospital Oma Brown Dellis Brown Calvin Buchanan Carl Mac O Pete Hopper Earl McCommack VA. S. Army

Local Social Notes From New Hope and Nearby

Miss Nadine Gibson of Courtland was the Wednesday night guest of Mary Clarke Parker. Rev. D. Montgomery of Chalybeate filled his regular appointment at the New Hope church Sunday. Mrs. Rufus Jackson was in Moulton Saturday on business. Mary Clarke Parker spent Thursday night with Miss Carolyn Gibson. An inspiring message was delivered. Most peppermint in the United States is grown in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, and on the Pacific coast.

Central Methodist Church T. J. Cottingham Blackburn Mason Crow Raymond Brittain Mary Allen Spencer George T. Woodruff Wiley Owens H. L. Davidson J. W. Brooks J. H. Branum J. F. Levin Baby Life Life Wnd Barbara Branume Society Chinese Emergency Fund Cottingham W. H. Day Circle Four Nadine Gibson Courtland Mary Clarke Parker Noah Sanderson Tom C. Parker L. C. Terry Dempsey Terry Sheffield Carolyn Gibson D. Montgomery Chalybeate New Hope Church Rufus Jackson Moulton The United States Michigan Indiana Ohio Pacific Coast

Courtroom Intrigue Deepens in Brent Case

Drue Cable faced police pressure as Nugent presses a murder case tied to digitalis. Witnesses, a missing hypodermic, and a strained alibi complicate the investigation while Sarah Krueger plans legal help and monitors Craig Brent’s condition.

Drue Nugent Anna Peter Craig Kate Miss Cable Conrad Brent Soper Mr. Brent Digitalis Mignon G. Eberhart King Features Syndicate Lan

Penny-Pinching and Praise in Dorothy Dix Advice

Dorothy Dix urges wives to balance praise and prudent support for husbands. She warns against extreme penny-pinching or boastful self-promotion and endorses a measured home life with social ties. The column weaves guidance on appearance, ego, and social presence as factors in a husband’s success.

Poverty Street

Pettusville Church Holds Services This Week

Bro Everett Alexander preached Sunday and Sunday night at the Repertiie Church of Christ. He velock. Eve every Sunday at 12 o clock. Everyone is invited to at wld to RE Mrs. W. nce, Scoggin and Mrs. Lola' M Pettus better. Mrs. J. . Harlow, Mrs. Jessie Willis, and Mrs. Hillis Stanford we Sones at Redstone, Hunts- Mrs. Walter Bates and children: a ne Wh Duar Oe me. io f & Holt is better after a few days illness. Dale Holt was called to Tenn., by the death of her uncle, Cister Yarbrough. Mrs. Albert Blackwell and chil from near Knoxville, Tenn.

Everett Alexander Church of Christ Hevelock W. Nce Scoggin Lola’ M Pettus Jessie Willis Hillis Stanford Redstone Hunts Walter Bates F & Holt Dale Holt Tenn Cister Yarbrough Albert Blackwell Chilfrom Knoxville

Duryea Wins First U S Auto Road Race at Eight MPH

Charles Duryea wins the first U S automobile road race finishing the 100 mile course at an eight mile an hour pace.

Charles Duryea U. S

Hobo Banter and Witty Bits From the Bus Jots

A collage of quips and jokes overheard on a bus and in Decatur, poking fun at education vanity relationships and everyday foibles. The items feature a spring bath answer, a self discipline maxim, a widow’s memorial inscription joke, a taunt about schooling, digs at greed, and punchlines about manners, shoes, and theater seat choices.

Limestone County Residents Attend Social Event

J Fortune Evans and daughter report the B T U social at Billy Joe Sinnetts Friday night with attendees Misses ines and Sarah Evans Melvin Wa Grubbs Reuben Evans and Jewel Hardy. Mrs Jones remains ill at Powers hospital. Mrs Walter Evans visited Mr and Mrs John Evans. Mrs Ivan Hagood and family with Mrs Letha Barker and Kemp of Pulaski Tenn. Reuben Evans ill. Sunday School at Poplar Creek drew several locals. Mrs Clifford Zehner is ill.

Billy Joe Sinnetts Ines Sarah Evans Melvin Wa Grubbs Reuben Evans Jewel Hardy Jones Powers Hospital Walter Evans John Evans Ivan Hagood Ily Letha Barker M Kemp Pulaski Tenn Wilburn E Wilburn Evans Poplar Creek Clifford Zehner Isll

Decatur Man Ends Quest for Hat Box in Quiet Exit

A public note describes a Decatur man leaving with a hat box after a terse exchange. No further details are provided about motive or destination, leaving readers with a brief image of a discreet departure and an unresolved mystery.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Central Methodist Mrs. Cottingham First Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary T. G. Morrow H. Wilds D. C. Shaw Foreign Missions Ben Bloodworth Christian Education North Carolina W. W. Glass Assembly Home Missions White Cross Africa Jorrow Episcopal Auxiliary St. John’s Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary E. N. Penick F. D. Peebles Maynard Layman Early Phinizy E. Chapman M. E. Edwards Law W. R. Sartor J. R. Daniels W. E. Todd Georgie Miller Penick John H. Peach Carol Smith Sara Jeffries Rev. Chapman Memorial Drive Methodist L. L. McCulloch Mesdames R. P. Thompson A. L. Craig J. B. Shoats D. 8. Hurst First Baptist Sunday School Mae Sims Sixth Avenue West Miss Sims Helen Sherman Ninth Street Methodist Church J. T. Nolen Luke A. Kizziah Nolen Christ Sam McDowra Howard McCulloch R. D. Compton Kizziah Jim Smith J. L. Fincher Howerd McCulloch L. G. Smith Missionary Education I.E. Hartselle Christian Social Relations Guy Jones W. M. Griffin Albert Barnett Asheville, N. C Beatrice Coffey Mike Cancilla Buffalo N. Y T. V. Harrison Robert Cain Madison Kenneth McWhorter Harlingen Field Texas Eetene Ristop Frank Thompson Mrs. S. Green Nashville Cullman County Jones Chapel Eron White Pvt Hollis Cupp U. S. Army Delton Holmes Freida Godsbey Huntsville Cora Bell James Frances Parker Carmen Pettey’s Cleaners Russell Nolan Quality Jewelry Princess Theatre Lawrence County New Hope City Park Flower Shop Green Agency Wolf IN Man's Clothing King Features 6 Yndic Loper Young Brent Nicky Senon Brent Craig Brent Peter Huber Nugente Sarah Wilkins Dorothy Dix Bell Syndicate, Inc L. L. King T. W. Pettus Ruby Jo Pettus Phil Thomas Coffman Veto Lola M. Pettus Mamie Pettus Ben S. Whitfield Edwin Whitfield Ben Williams Beulah Spence L. E. Dunnavant H. F. Dunnavant W. L. Brakefield L. E. Robinson Decatur Lola F. Robinson Stout Pettus Joe Holt Pettus W. C. Spence Athens W. B. Spence Bro. E. Alexander Louis Bates R. Bryant Prospect Station Ernest Hargrove Pink Rochell George G. Rochell Fort Hampton Roy Scoggin K. C. Dunnavant James Jackson Limestone County Pettusville Loyd’s Drug Store UN Moye Scumhadhail Gas Henry Tommy Decatur Woman Decatur Man Ares Pullman Porter Jovice Evans Goidel Evelyn Beauty Shop Over Belk
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