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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1934
Page
3
Miss Leah Wilson enjoyed a night in Oullman Saturday. Miss Mildred Lyles spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Liles in Falkville.
Local residents are noted in a series of brief items. Bud Wester and grandparents visit after two weeks in Gadsden. Davis family faces paralysis illness as children rush to bedside. Hawk and McAveen families spend time with relatives in Grassy and Decatur. Longtime residents Bud Chambers return from Albertville. Christine Gosline departs for Jacksonville to attend State Teachers College. Clarence Hawk visits home. Bud Ashburn relocates here. Bishop family moves to Gadsden. Joe Crawford passes through from Ryan. Hulaco schoolhouse play draws many attendees.
A lavish cocktail party at Millbank Manor introduces Lawrence Vane as the artist to paint Donetta Millbanks wife portrait. Rumors swirl about Vane’s alleged murder links while Donetta hides fear as Bobbie Nichols watches with malice amid festive tension before dinner.
Sat urday night death mourns Melvin Whittle as wife passes away. Funeral held at Liberty church. West Point elementary hires Mrs. Jones from Birmingham due to large enrollment making it Cullman county’s biggest elementary. Mrs. Herbert Jordan ill with influenza. Bessie Pate visited kin near Fairview. Jossie Sims returns home with Howard Sims of Fairview. Will Simmons and Al Jones from Birmingham visited J D Morgan. Lonno Jones travels to Berlin on business. Lonnie Dean plans move to Cleveland. Irene Banks hosts a gathering of friends Saturday.
Combie Philip traveled to Chattanooga Tennessee Monday night. Z D Morgan visited Cullman Monday. Mrs Webb Hunter and daughter Mary Faye left Friday to spend the weekend with relatives in Hanceville.
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