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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1931
Page
4
Community clubs and church circles fill the week with meetings, quilting, and charitable events. Highlights include Alabama Day at a W M S gathering, Harvest Day activities at two churches, and a Central High School banquet with honors for the football team and players.
Mrs. H. D. Greer, Mrs. A. A. Jones, Miss Liza Lee Miller, Mrs. L. T. Pride and Mrs. Julian Bibb spent Friday in Birmingham.
Adoption of a budget and expansion program for 1932 will be reviewed by the Alabama Baptist State Convention executive board in Montgomery. Dr. J R Hobbs of Birmingham presides as leaders from across the state attend. The two day session includes officer selections and reports on a statewide membership rise to about 320000 with 16100 baptisms last year.
Mrs Charlsie Powell aged 46 died at her Corinth home Tuesday after a prolonged illness. She grew up in Corinth and lived in Texas and Ohio before returning to Corinth. Funeral was held Wednesday at 1 pm at Corinth cemetery with Rev Dave Laney officiating. She is survived by Wiley Powell her husband four brothers and two sisters and her parents.
A profile of Congressman John J O'Connor, a Harvard trained East Side fighter for the poor, and his bid for Democratic floor leadership amid Tammany's influence and New York political maneuvering on Capitol Hill.
Garner Pride district manager of Alabama Power Company is expected to return early next week after a hunting trip in South Alabama.
A Sunday evening program titled Fifty-Fifty on stewardship tithing will be at 7 o clock at Ninth Street Methodist church. It is the second in a series leading to the annual budget pledge by every church member on the second Sunday in January. The program is directed by Mrs. C M Tyndal and the pastor Rev C M Tyndal will preach on The Eyes and Ears of Faith in the morning and The Straight Gate in the evening. Special music by the choir. The women’s missionary society meets Monday at Mrs P Cavnar’s home, Sixth Avenue, and Thursday prayer meeting is at Mrs J F Butler’s home.
In a sequence of bridge hands, Lenz and Oswald Jacoby extended their lead over Culbertson and wife. Across hands 110 to 129 of rubber 17 to 21, Lenz's side posted repeated games and slams, culminating in net scores rising from 1,915 to 6,130 as the series progressed.
A historical notice lists more than eighty men associated with a membership plea, naming numerous individuals including J. F. Goidel, Smither, Sylvester, Sam Malone, Julian Harris, and many others across various local figures and denominations.
Mr and Mrs J W Blackburn depart Thursday for Florida to establish their future home. Friends here extend best wishes for success in the new location.
A visiting daughter arrives in Lafayette Indiana to spend time with her mother Mrs William Bridwell. The pair plan to tour local sights and enjoy seasonal events during the stay.
The W M U of the Austinville Baptist church will meet at 2 o clock Monday p m with the regular quarterly Stewardship program.
Decatur plans a girls band to complement the existing boys band. Under band director Neal Wells the two musical groups should be ready by the coming school year. After Christmas, plans will be placed before students for consideration.
Miss Gladys Ryan spends the week end in Birmingham visiting friends and enjoying the city scenes.
Fragmentary OCR mentions Louise, a pretty girl, and a grandmother’s home as a place of safety and care. It hints at a family dispute and a move to break ties, with a note about not dancing but desiring pretty slippers and telephony work to buy privileges.
Rev J D Pickens announces the Morgan County Baptist Association meeting at Bethel church near Hartselle with Sunday school leaders also meeting. The schedule lists talks by Maguire and Berkstresser, training for 1932 by Spanabel, and a 1:00 associational business session, adjournment at 3:00.
Directors convened in a brief session at Tennessee Valley Bank this afternoon to finalize details for the upcoming membership drive opening Tuesday morning in Decatur. The meeting focused on logistics and outreach to boost local business support.
W. B. Neher of the Alabama Brick and Tile company came back from Pulaski Tennessee on Friday night after a business trip there.
A large Decatur crowd filled the YMCA region room to hear Central High School band and orchestra under Neal Wells. Aaron Montgomery drew the loudest applause for singing To Apologize and Good Night Sweetheart with piano by Howard Muse of Des Moines. The program featured seven to eight difficult band pieces and as many orchestra numbers, ending with a grateful audience and YMCA committee praise for the performance.
Birth notices announce Fred Edward Wright Jr born December 10 to Mr and Mrs F L Wright a nine and a half pound son. William Bridwell and wife of Lafayette Ind welcome a son born December 9 with Bridwell recalling former Decatur residence. Edna Doris born December 3 to Mr and Mrs J Thomady Pickens an eight pound daughter. mother and baby reported well at Lafayette hospital.
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