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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1913
Page
6
The holiday rush is on at Buttrey's with a wealth of good things for every heart from toddler to grandmother. Shop now for better grade items and avoid last minute crowds as Christmas approaches.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal excerpt argues that a governor joining a national baseball league as president would be a higher honor than state office. It contrasts professional baseball merit and public distrust of underperforming politicians with the public's quick dismissal of failing players and leaders.
Local briefs list visitors returning from trips and engagements. Names include M Lewis Mrs W R Smith James K E Horton Dr D C Walke Wm M Hundley Jefe Murphy E Ne Lee Harry Higdon Edna Pout Madiosi James Rankin Rev W N Shell Rev Trump and Dr Po, with preachings announced for Decatur Presbyterian Church and upcoming community events.
Miss Mary Williams presents an elegant china display for Christmas sales at Owl Drug Co on Second Ave. The display features decorated pieces and seasonal gift ideas available to shoppers.
Rev. W. F. Trump of Tuscumbia will lead 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services for Talladega College support. Westminster church to hear The Self Giving Nature of God at morning service and a 7:30 p.m. stereopticon talk on Syria and missionary work. Gordon Lang is the pastor at 9:30 a.m. service.
The pastor will preach at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. tomorrow with the morning sermon titled Putting the Kingdom of God First and a second talk on a practical theme. Sunday school meets at 9:45 a.m. with B. Crawford as superintendent. Rev. A. H. Manly leads at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. The Young Peoples Christian Endeavor Society gathers at 3 p.m. Everyone is invited.
Preaching at 11 a.m. and 7 38 p.m. by Rev R I Walston with the morning title The Crisis If not to Christ to whom and an evangelistic evening. Sunday school begins 9 30 a.m. Epworth League at 6 45 p.m.
Regular services tomorrow set with Sunday school at 9 45 a preaching at 11 on christ was Spirit Christian Endeavor at 6 and preaching at 7 on Christmas Temptations.
Mortgagee W C Stubbs will sell at public outcry on December 15, 1913 at the Morgan County Alabama courthouse door the lot ten in block four of the thirty four acre subdivision of the Decatur Mineral Land Company in Decatur Alabama with all improvements, to satisfy a 1010.72 debt secured by a January 1 1906 mortgage against M C Burch.
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