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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1952

Page

4

Huntingdon College Christmas Festivities Light Up Campus

Montgomery December 18. Huntingdon College students enjoy a busy holiday week with a Christmas pageant in the chapel a joint Messiah performance at First Methodist Church and a morning service and gifts for college staff. Decatur visitors include several students spending holidays at home as local clubs and church groups host seasonal events and gatherings.

Montgomery Ala Huntingdon College Huntingdon Athletic Association Maxwell Air Force Base Hospital The Huntingdon Christian Sociation Bethlehem College Chapel First Methodist Church Massey Hall Decatur Marjorie Cain John C. Cain Johnston Street Mary Ann Catlett R. E

Cantata at First Methodist Church for Christmas

A Christmas cantata The Coming of The King will be performed Sunday at 5 P M at First Methodist Church telling the Nativity story with selections from Pro phecy O Jerusalem Look About Thee Advent and The Adoration The choir directed by Henry J Fleming includes soloists Mrs Cecil Timberlake Mrs Marvin Dinsmore and others The program ends with Adeste Fideles and Hark The Herald Angels Sing A sermon prayer by Mrs L L McCulloch and several guests accompany the event

Methodist Jerusalem Zion Plains of Bethlehem First Methodist Cecil Timberlake O. M. Tucker Marvin Dinsmore Leo Wright Fred Trimble Jeanne Gregg Harry Anschutz Robert Sublett Sam Malone, Jr Ed Price Altoes Reneau Carrell Ruth B. Baugh Mae Gardner Dalton Fowler L.L. Lynch Bruce Ballentine Raymond Albert R. W. Henderson Reneau Carrell Carl Hoyer Joe Allen Price John McGehee M. K. Vickrey Roy Hendrix Peter Marshall Elliott Herald Angels L. L. McCulloch Lucille Emens Louisville Kentucky Donald Branum Wesley Cook Vickrey The Seekers Bible Club Lee Franklin W. M. Treadaway W. J. Johnson Olén Cornelious George Hubbard Roy Hewlett C. L. Ellis Edgil J. H. Branum Josephine Frazier

Twin daughters born for Jones family in Decatur

Mr and Mrs George Herbert Jones Jr announce the birth of twin daughters Lucia Alston and Martha Peach on December 15 at Decatur General Hospital. Also noted are visits and holiday travel by several students and families including Misses Sandra and Darwin Davis of Stephens College and Barrett Shelton Jr of the University of Alabama.

Robert Hayes Joseph Brandon Roy Ottis Roy Decatur W. D. Madry Trinity Route One Raymond Roy George Herbert Jones, Jr Decatur General Hospital Lucia Alston Martha Peach Sandra Darwin Davis Stephens College Columbia Missouri John Davis Barrett Shelton, Jr University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Yuletide Barrett C. Shelton

Shaw Family Christmas Celebration Mentioned

The passage notes a Christmas holidays event with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Loyd E. Shaw.

Betty Zane Douthit Alabama College Montevallo H. L. Douthit Beeline Highway South Mrs Loyd E. Shaw

Britons Migrate to Canada in Early 1952

In the first seven months of 1952, 27 000 Britons migrated to Canada. The figure highlights a significant postwar migration trend as Britons sought new opportunities across the Atlantic.

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Roy C. Wyatt Trinity Road Margaret Ann Ryan Truman K. Ryan Eva Reeder Circle Hartselle Reeder Woman’s Society of Christian Service Ninth Street Methodist Church E. S. Hartselle Horace Knight Otto Reeder Shirley Allred Joe Toone Ws.c.s Jack Higginbotham W.S.C Cotaco Cotaco Literary Club Rufus Warren Grant Street Eugene Guy J. D. Bush H. N. Peurifoy Warren Caswell Byan Dinsmore I. R. Neher Gleaners Gleaners Bible Central Baptist Church T. A. Patterson Morgan County Unit 15 American Legion Auxiliary Legion Home Rose Frahn Barnes Ross Mary Louise Roberts Katie Blankenship Zetomen Zetomen Bible Club Tom Edgil Brookmeade Road Joe Elliott Callec Falla Bailey A. C. Mann Boyd McElroy Tommy Fitzpatrick Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn Tom Fitzpatrick LaVarne Bogle Florence State Teachers College J. A. Bogle Robert Tweedy Lutie P. Carey Courtland Charlotte Orr R. W. Orr Miss Orr Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee Thomas Craig J. C. Craig Percy Fennell Garnett Tide Percy Garnett Pat Aday Mary Virginia Harrison Judy Shaw Misses Howard School For Girls Birmingham Marion Military Institute Marion Miss Harrison Bob Harrison Sandra Shaw Sacred Heart Academy Cullman Trinity Rebecca Faye Edwards Ollie Edwards Rebecca Trinity School Herbert Edwards Lacey James Ranson Princess Stage Buck Brothers Kurfees H. Leon Reeves Woodall’s Brunswick Woodall Bros. Barbecue Tirey’s Department Store Womens J. J. Nunn Vine St. N.W Bank Street Savoy Cate Rogers Silverware Reed J. J. Nunn Jewelry Store Merny Singer Sewing Center 2Nd Ave Helen Chitwood T. J. Chitwood Miss Chitwood James Bogue Jim Ed Berry Paducah Dordens Borden Perea By White Way Pure Milk CO H. Ryan Maytag H. Ryan’s
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