Sherrill Ordered to Support Gardiner Children or Face Prison
Walter H Sherrill 29 was given the option to pay 5 dollars monthly for the Gardner children until they reach 18. He must start within a month or serve a routine prison sentence. The Gardners live near Hattiesburg and rely on a teenage son's 30 weekly earnings for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattiesburg
Mias
Walter H. Sherrill
Ees
Teescegner
R. Sherrill
All Veterans
John D. Garner
William Haralson Gare
Gardner
Sherrill
Robert
Gladys Gardner
Gardners
John
Seid Sherrill
Pacific
Hattiesburg American
Radio equipment bought for veterans school in Decatur
The Decatur Board of Education purchased about four thousand dollars of hard to find radio equipment from surplus government property for the Veterans Trade School in South Decatur. Superintendent Walter Jackson stated the kit will be used at the veterans school, with a reported investment of fourteen dollars and thirty-two cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Board of Education
Veterans Trade School
Walter Jackson
Veterans School
South Decatur
Art exhibit nets $300 for school purchases
The event drew thousands of school children to the West wing of the junior high school. The exhibit displayed more than 100 reproductions of famous paintings and raised $300 to buy pictures for the schools.
Amputee Vet Receives Car Under New U S Law
James I Drinkard of Eva receives the first car in Morgan county under public law 663 freeing cost of an automobile for veterans who lost limbs. Presented by Flake Farley of the VA and witnessed by Samuel Slaton and Kenneth Thomas, the 1946 sedan features fluid drive for one foot operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James I. Drinkard
Morgan County
Drinkard
Flake E. Farley
Decatur
Veterans Administration
Thomas Motor Co
Second Avenue
Samuel M. Slaton
Kenneth E. Thomas
Army
92Nd
St. Lo
France
Truman
Sinton
Eva
Hartselle Rotary Club Hosts WWII Vet India Talk and Dimes Gifts
Hartselle Rotary meet featured Dr. Claude Lavender recalling his India service in World War II followed by a round table Q A. Merrill Doss led the program. Rotarians gave to the March of Dimes. E Ross Currier was the Who Am I speaker. December birthday presenters Earl Cook Harold McCoy Elliott Peck contributed to Crippled Children's clinic. Additional visitors and dignitaries from several Alabama cities attended. Dinner at City Grill. The Current Review Club met December 11 with Christmas decor and a new member. Programs covered Why We Fear Russia and Stalin legends. Christmas cantata planned by Hartselle Methodist Church for December 22 with a church pageant and sermon. Several residents visited Birmingham and Chattanooga portions, and a Pythian elder from Florence attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle Rotary Club
Claude Lavender
India
Lavender
Merrill Doss
Magazine Committee
E. Ross Currier
Earl Cook
Harold McCoy
Elliott Peck
Doyce Mitchell
Robert, McRight
Decatur Rotary Club
Howard Orr
Athens
Aladdin Temple
Review Club
M. H. Broom
John Baites
Guy Roberts
C. Y. Quinn
F. E. Burleson
Russia
Stalin
Charlie Oden
Falkville Methodist Church
Cole Springs
Woodfin Grove
Laneta Patterson
Ruth Parker
Dock West
Wesley Patterson
Ernie Holmes
Billy Douglas
Andrew West
Roy Moore
A. B. Grimmett
S. C. Gorday
Andy Evans
Ralph Brown
C. D. Springfield
Selma
Athens High football banquet features decorations and honors
The Athens High auditorium hosted the annual football banquet with pine cone and cedar decorations, a pine star entrance, and thanks given by Mr. Newman. Everett Dollar presented gifts to Coach Granger, Mr. Newman, and line coach Robert Witt, as sponsor Margaret Ellis was thanked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens High
Newman
Margaret Ellis
Athens
Everett Dollar
Granger
Mr. Newman
Robert Witt
Hedd
Carol Crutcher
Laura Jean Vinson
Anita Christopher
Walter Walker
Marjorie Whitt
Charles Thomas
Mary Ann Bowers
Tom Calvin
Mary Jo Hendricks
Robert Rudder
Judy Spence
Billy Nelson
Dot Christopher
James Allen Christopher
Lib Hamilton
Pete Bryan
Martha Ann Jackson
Bob Smith
Martha Jean Coggins
Frank King
Doris Wellden
Jack Allen
Betty Jo Anderson
Benton Gatlin
Jackie Allen
Bobby Allen
Nella Hannah
David Hetrick
Claudene Coates
Bobby Wood
Sidney Johnson
Barbara Hern
Billy Hargrove
Dot Zehner
Billy Sweetland
Lon Euler
Athens High School
Falkville Woman's Society Bazaar Raises Funds for Church
The Falkville Woman's Society of Christian Service held its annual bazaar featuring handmade crafts and plates, raising more than $200 for the new church building. Members and relatives gathered for meetings, socials, and holiday events across Falkville churches and clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falkville Woman's Society of Christian Service
Falkville Methodist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kenneth E. Thom
Sam Hobbs
U.S
FORD
Hartselle
Hartselle, Alabama
Nooga
Centerville
Tennessee
Alabama
Norman
Florence
Methodist Church of
S. W. Praytor
Sam Minor
Barbara Ann Walling
Falkville
Truman Praytor
Jack Baker
Chattanooga
Tenn
Fred Speake
L. N. Whitman
Birmingham
Athens News
National Honor Society
Bill Nelson
Charlote Ann Mason
Secre
Mary Hen Bottoms
Lutie Easter
Christine Hasting
Sufpstian
Beis
Cini
Alice Russell
Marvin Patterson
First Christian Church
Joy Hale
Jimmie Hale
Outs OF America
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Marvin Yarbrough
Hardy Davis
Joe Teague
Falkville News
John W. Sivley
Woman's Society of Christian Service
W. M.patterson
Adolph Ashwander
Ruth Anne Grove
Methodist Church
The
Baptist Church
Church School Worker's Council
S. C. Gordon
W. M. Patterson
W. K. Grove
J. B. Patterson
Toppy Robinson
Dorothy Nell Summerford
H. T. Summerford
Harold Holmes
Clifford Holmes
Eliza Mitchell
Scottsboro
H. W. Mitchell
Jefferson Hospital
Earnest Shaneyfelt
B. J. Henson
M. A.laughmiller
J. K. West
Earl Gurley
Baugh Infirmary
Johnny Shelton
Bert Watson
Neway
Shaneyfelts
Clifton Teague
J. W. Alldredge
Belk’s Bargain Basement
Rose
Belk
Capes and
Lace
Eversharp
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!