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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1947

Page

6

Cooper Golden Wedding Celebrated by Family in Chelsea

Mr and Mrs M J Cooper marked their golden wedding anniversary on November 22 at the home of their daughter in Chelsea Alabama. They hosted 34 relatives including nine children and 15 grandchildren, with a two tier cake and gifts as photographs were taken. The couple, married November 21 1897 in Chelsea, have lived in Morgan county for many years.

M. J. Cooper Louis Ellison 6Th Avenue West Mahlon Thomason Anniston Cooper Louie Ellison Phinizy-Alley Lucille Alley Milam Tennessee Early Phinizy, Jr Early Phinizsy St Decatur Methodist Parsonage Corinth Mississippi Page Scarbrough Early Phinizy, Sr Scar‘brough

Harvest Day Observed at First Methodist W S C S

The First Methodist church W S C S observed Harvest Day with a decorated parlor, devotional, choir songs, officer installations for the coming year, a Christmas program, and a social hour, followed by a ladies circle report and prayers. The event featured names of officers and circle leaders and concluded with a prayer.

First Methodist Church W. Sorc. S James Johnson J. W. Darrah Otis Kirby W. L. Grimes Johnson Murray King Norman Harris Robert Duff Hartwell Davis D. D. McGehee A. B. Markham J. E. Stone Childrens Work Frank Whisenant Ed Price H. P. Still H. Pointer Leo Wright E. E. Hargrove Paul Robinson Bina Dinsmore Thomas White Wesleyan Guild D.-D.mcgehee W. R. Rogers Charles Green Russell Lynne Rufus Peerson

Westside Presbyterian Missionary Society Meeting Review

The Westside Presbyterian Mis Sionary Society met at Mrs. J. E. Thrasher’s home Monday evening at seven thirty. Reverend J. Bonkemeyer led prayer after the hymn Help Somebody Today. Plans were made for a Christmas party at Mrs. George Devine’s home and Mrs. Garnett Young read the foreign missionary names on Friday December 19.

E. A. Edwards J. Bonkemeyer Bethlehem Herald Angels Garnett Young George Devine Bonkemeyer Garnett Young W. A. Hoppers J.T. Sims Edwards Will Tarpley J. T. Sims W. F. Bush National Missions Bessie Hansell National Foreign Missions and Christian Education Will. Tarpley J. Borkemeyer F. Lambert Westside Presbyterian MisSionary Society J. E. Thrasher J. EB. Thrasher

Collier Welcomes Baby Vick Lynn in Decatur

Personal items note the birth of Vick Lynn Collier to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Collier of Priceville born Sunday at Decatur General Hospital. Relatives and acquaintances travel for weddings and visits across Tennessee and Mississippi with multiple family notices.

Alex Collier Priceville Decatur General Hospital Vick Lynn Collier

Dorothy Dix Advice on Flirting and Class Roots in Marriage

Dear Dorothy Dix argues that a wife cannot flirt without risking divorce and social ruin, urging wives to stay faithful and noting public consequences. In a second question, she warns a Worried Girl that marrying into wealth brings tests of age, acceptance by in laws, and potential unhappiness for a woman from a humble background.

Mys Vashti McCollum Champaign Ill Supreme Court Washington Capitol Miss DIX Dorothy DIX

Social Notes Mention Guests and Travels Across Town

Miss Compton is hosted by Mr. A. D. Bethany for day night entertainments. Mrs Frank Vaughn formerly Miss Sarah Glenn Clements travels from Birmingham to Los Angeles then to Tokyo to join her husband. Mrs J D Means returns from visiting her mother Mrs Kate Harris who just turned 95. Dr and Mrs Allen F Archer and son Al visit Tuscaloosa after time with Mr and Mrs A T Hanson. Dr and Mrs Neil Kirk host Dr James Harr of Knoxville for a weekend visit.

Frank Vaughn Sarah Glenn Clements Los Angeles California Japan Tokyo Allen F. Archer Tuscaloosa A. T. Hanson

Clergyman Divorced in Baltimore Over Cold Weather Living

In Baltimore court Mrs. Nettie S. Philips testified that her clergyman husband kept the parsonage at under 60 degrees and told her to wear a sweater and long underwear. She said she married Rev. Euclid Philips in November 1944 and left two months later due to a severe cold and sore throat.

Baltimore Nettie “S. Philips Philips Edwin T Dickerson Euclid Philips

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