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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1931
Page
2
Social notes recount guests and visits among families in the Tennessee Valley region. Lists include Mrs. W. A. Sheats and Mrs. Elmore Williams Wied hosting at J. T. et al, along with numerous friends and relatives visiting Hanceville and West Point.
Hillsboro residents share visits across Tennessee Alabama and nearby towns. Families such as Hardins Morans and Turkeys visit Decatur Columbia College Grove and Madison with relatives and friends. Church notes list Sunday school times at Methodist and Baptist churches plus a 7 pm B Y P U gathering.
Somerville reports guests from Ardmore Tenn and Decatur visits for family matters. Church of God members attend a ministerial assembly in Huntsville with local families listed. A community singing group forms with regular Friday meetings and an East Morgan Singing Convention set for December 13 at the local church. Mrs Seldon Hardage from Valdosta Springs undergoes surgery, and Luther Wooten and family relocate their farm on the East Hartselle pike. Alice Guyer of Prattville visits. J O Guyer travels to Decatur.
Landersville Judge and Mrs W R J visited Sunday. Luton Plannigin and family and L R Latham with wife of Pulaski Tenn visited relatives here. Mrs R H Lee shopped in Russellville. Mr and Mrs J H Latham and Mrs A B Wilson visited friends in Russellville Sunday. Mrs Emma Elkins Mrs Tom Milam and Bettie Ann Elkins of Mt Hope were guests of Mrs J W Young. Mr and Mrs J C Young and Mrs C R Martin visit their father T M Wilson of Russellville this week.
Lee Ryan and daughter Margaret of Collinwood Tennessee visited relatives Sunday. Mrs Josie Hamilton visiting Decatur. Many attended all day singing at Natural Bridge. Louise and Anne Elizabeth McCutcheon were in Hartselle Saturday. Lorene Ryan, employed in Decatur, visited home folks. Madgie and Muriel Blevins attended Natural Bridge singing. McCutcheon sisters visits from Decatur. Roy Luker and family weekend in Decatur with Blizzard. Basketball game Gum Springs vs Mt Tabor 24 20 Tabor. Nat Sunday dinner guests included Lola Myrtleus Lillie Ethel Whitten. Decatur visitors Maurice McCutcheon Horace Craig. Lorene Ryan escorted home. Luke Sharp attended ministers meeting in Huntsville Monday. Roy Luker guests of Flack family in Hartelle. School closes for Christmas in two weeks. Rev William Moon to preach Bethlehem December 20. Large crowd at Gum Springs ball games. Hiram Luker and Leon McCutcheon in Decatur.
A large crowd of young people hosted Irene and Opal Thompson with a surprise party Saturday night. Several local residents and families were mentioned visiting and hosting through the week, with notes on illness and church activities, including a knife wound incident to Alonzo James and a prayer service scheduled for Sunday morning.
Mrs V Callahan attended the Grand Lodge in Montgomery last week. Mrs Buchanan and daughter Maude visited friends in Cullman. Mrs Amzi Mitchell of Chicago visiting Cullman spent Sunday with Mrs Betty Mitchell. Mr and Mrs Emmett Perry of Birmingham spent Sunday with Mrs S V Burks. Mrs Don Griffies visiting relatives in Tennessee. Mr Edisell Munroe and Misses Lucile and Helen Munroe hosted a party last Saturday. Music Study Club meets Saturday at 2 30 at the home of Misses Marigieni and Marjorie Callahan. Mr and Mrs Lou Benefield of near Cullman, Als., were weekend visitors of Mr and Mrs T J Benefield.
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