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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1938

Page

6

Society Notes Highlight Local Club Meetings and Elections

The Mary Lou Dancy Chapter U D C hosted a Alabama Day meeting at Mrs. Comer Ezel s Line street home with remarks on Alabama history and a Tulsa echo from Miss Annie Wheeler. Silk Stocking Club members toured Huntsville for lunch and bridge at Hotel Russell Erskine. The Coterie Club enjoyed a narcissi table and Arbor Day program. Leila Cantwell Seton Hall board elected officers and reported on art exhibits and a Crippled Children s Clinic event.

D. C Mary Lou Dancy Comer Ezel Line Street J. T. Jones Alabama A. D. Co Tulsa Okla Annie Wheeler Hagerman Gordon-Bibb Eugene R. Guy Ben Martin Leila Cantwell Seton Hall Silk Stocking Huntsville Russell Erskine R. T. Sheppard Nancy Worth Jones Miss Jones BE. W. McLeod W. E. Hall Leroy McEntire Coterie Club Mary Vernon Dix Harriett Irwin Roger Jacobs Mildred Nungester William T. Stewart, Jr Seton Hall Ben Bloodworth Cox Loula A. Neill Will Wyker Mra BE. S&s South

Georgia liquor stores barred from Christmas decorations

In Atlanta on December 9 the state alcohol control director ruled that liquor stores may not display Christmas decorations during the holidays. The decision affects all Georgia stores under state control and overtly limits holiday selling ambiance.

Atlanta Georgia L. C. Groves State Alcohol Control Unit

Wise to Know About Cosmetics You Apply

Advice column on cosmetics care for readers over 30. Encourages reading product directions, consulting cosmetic counter staff, and using appropriate creams and tonics. Promotes fresh air, sleep, and a cheerful mind as essential beauty aids, and invites readers to send beauty questions to the Beauty Box Editor.

Helen Follett Beauty Box

Dissolution and Reorganization of Fite Drug Company

The partnership of Roy Fite and Earl D Vaughan dissolves by mutual consent with Earl Vaughan retiring. The new firm will be Fite Drug Company, a partnership of Roy Fite and J R Vaughan authorized to collect all old firm debts and bear liabilities. Dec 9 16. Notice from T C Almon Judge of Probate Morgam County Alabama. The executrix Jennie Mattocks files for final settlement of the estate of T H Mattocks with December 29 1938 hearing.

Fite Drug Company Roy Fite Earl D. Vaughan J. R. Vaughan Alabama Morgam County T. H. Mattocks Jennie Mattocks T. C. Almon

Parole Notice for Shelton Mosley

Shelton Mosley will apply for parole to the Governor of Alabama. He was convicted of second degree murder on June 13, 1938, and sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary.

Shelton Mosley Alabama

Sardis Spring revival and long list of community updates

Sunday school and preaching at Sardis Spring were well attended with two fine sermons. The column notes many local visits, moves, and welcomes, plus a sad obituary for James Underwood Bailey who died December 1 after three days with double pneumonia.

James Underwood Bailey Jim Bailey Creel Brown Sardis Spring Church Sardis Spring Cemetery Pearlie Johnson Bailey Shelby Eddins Mattie Ruth Bethel Clarence Green Rudolph Carroll Sara Ann Dewey Dedman Elbert Dollar Huntaville Road Gale Wessels Fred McGuire Ardmore G. C. Carroll Lawson Carroll Concord Lonnie Phillips Jim Wessels Lon Roberts Mayvilene Chattanooga Tenn Limestone County P. J. Warren Birmingham Eugene Bailey June Daphney Monroe Blackburn Browns Corner Clara Browning Ruthie Arnold Hargrove Reuben David Donald Billie Winnilene Blackburn J. M. Eaton

Local Notes From Cullman and Corinth Churches and Homes

Marvin Freeman attended the singing Sunday at Mount Vernon. Several residents recover from illness and travel for visits. Mrs. W A McClellan improves slowly after months of illness. Families move in and out of the community as Christmas approaches. A preaching service is announced at the Corinth Church of Christ for Sunday evening December 11 at 2 30 p m, inviting the public.

Marvin Freeman Mount Vernon Billy Aldridge Vivian Guthrie Earl Morgan J. H. Rigby J. D. Bonds Cullman Woodrow Guthrie D. Bonds Liddy Gean Cooper Mary Aldridge Clell Smith Piney Grove Opal Hogan W. A. McClellan Westie Johnston Mary Blevins Moulton Melvin Aldridge Cincinnati Ohio John Hogan

Death Angel Takes Grady Holland's Son at 22

The obituary notes the death of Maydall Holland at age 22 on December 3. Rav W. C. Steadman conducted the funeral, with burial in Cylone cemetery. A large circle of friends share in Holland's sorrow. The notice also lists numerous social visits and family gatherings across the community.

Grady Holland Maydall Holland W. C. Steadman Cylone Holland EF. G. Magnusson Mary Jane Magnusson Clarence Mitchell Crystie Morrell Theodore Mealer Jake Morrell Paul Smith Fiona Luna Elsie Mamie Wilburn Lizzie Mae Shelton Porter Smith Carey Claudia Smith Ardmore Emil Eskstein Merrie Shannon Jewel Henry Smith Tera John Jones William Will Jones Jimmie Tanksley Arkansas Riley George Jackson Hubert Eckstein Hubert Fogg Otto Eisenman

Message to Lost Souls by Gladys Kennedy

A devotional note from Gladys Kennedy of Decatur Route 2 urging persistent outreach to seek lost souls. It promises Jesus will love and save them, and describes spiritual growth and a life filled to the brim and overflowing as faith deepens.

Jesus God Gladys Kennedy Decatur

Death of Frank Smith Noted in Ardmore Community

The obituary notes the death of Frank Smith, aged father of Johnie Smith, at their Ardmore home on Tuesday December 6. Sympathy extended to the bereaved family. Nearby residents and visitors are mentioned including the Shannon and McGuire families, Odessa Faulkner, and Claudia Smith. A new baby boy named Billy Wayne was born to Hershel Black on December 3.

Johnie Smith Frank Smith Harvie McGuire Anita Alton Shannon Odessa Faulkner Claudia Smith Mayhall Holland Zera Smith Christine Bobby + Wayne Athens Ardmore Clyde Burris Detroit Hershel Black Billy Wayne Arch Smith Alshel Plack Houston Shannon Peggy

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