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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1929
Page
5
Members of the Balmagundi Club enjoyed a delightful afternoon of bridge at Mrs. Herman Whaley’s home. Decorations were festive, guests drew numbers to match gifts from the tree, and Mrs. Ray Hodges received the memento after refreshments of fruit salad and coffee. The excerpt notes forthcoming Christmas Tree Celebration plans.
Christmas events fill the week with the Womans Music Study Club hosting a festive open meeting at Mrs H O Troup’s Jackson Street home featuring a Christmas program and a tree. The El Mor home hosted a grand dance for 100 guests with southern greens and red and green decor. Members of Mary Lou Dancy Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy gather at Forest Park for carols and a talk on Industrial Developments in Alabama. A C Harris Chapter meeting shifts to Saturday December 23 at 3 PM. Numerous members and guests arrive from Birmingham Gurley Col Tenn Charlottesville Chattanooga Shreveport and beyond for Christmas visits and holiday travel.
Dr W A Rickels left Friday noon to be with his son Dr Hobart Rickles for Christmas. Mrs Willis Hitzing from Memphis arrived for a weekend visit to her mother Mrs Amanda McCarty. Mrs Lem Moorman left with her mother and relatives for Timmersville SC to settle there. Several locals announce holiday visits and departures including Frank Ball returning to Montgomery, Mr and Mrs William Holly and daughter visiting Miss Penn Roger in Jasper, Miss Clara Colgrass vacationing in Nashville to teach music, Mr and Mrs Hubert Aycock hosting relatives in Athens, Miss Wilma Ross visiting Birmingham, Alabama College students Frances McMillan Annie Louise Maulsby Frances Dinsmore Josephine Ford Jeanne Humphrey, Marty Stinson from Nashville visiting parents, Cecil Fitzpatrick and son from Birmingham with Christmas at Nicholl home, and Annie Orr traveling to Birmingham to see Guy Orr and Mrs David Carr.
H C Sparkman former Morgan countian now Nashville resident Tenn was in the area today en route to Hartselle. He will be the guest of his ae at Hartselle over the weekend.
Falkville resident L. J. Waldrop led Decatur curb market sales today with a total of $37.08 in morning transactions. The figure highlights Waldrop as the top seller among vendors at the event.
Reverend Dr John R. Turner, pastor of Central Methodist Church, will return this afternoon after a motor trip to Birmingham.
Decatur notes W M Daniel of Moulton route 2 as a visitor in town. He is listed among local business visitors observed during the day.
E. O. Beck of Somerville route 2 visited the city today as part of business, joining several other local visitors.
Mr and Mrs J C Woodruff welcome an eight pound son born December 19 in Austinville with health good and both mother and child reported doing well.
Mrs. J. T. Nelson curb master said the Decatur curb market would have reached $200 in sales this morning if they had enough stock to meet demand. She reported turning away many customers seeking fresh processed turkeys and Christmas eds. A market sale is planned for Christmas Eve.
Decatur enjoys extensive Christmas decorations as hundreds of trees are expected to appear before Wednesday. The Garden Club members conducted a house to house canvass urging residents to beautify homes for the Yuletide season.
Holy communion will be administered to communicants of St. John’s Episcopal Church who will gather at the church at 10 30 oclock next Friday for Holy Innocence Day observance commemorating the innocence of Bethlehem.
The midnight Eucharist at St. John’s Episcopal Church begins at 11 30 Tuesday evening. Rev. Peter M. Dennis rector will deliver a short sermon at that hour.
A special Christmas service will be held at St John’s Episcopal Church at 9:30 AM on Christmas Day. Rector Rev Peter M Dennis will deliver a short sermon during the service.
The Bonanza Quartette will perform at morning services Sunday at the First Presbyterian church in Decatur. Organizers expect many local lovers of good singing to attend.
The Young People's Service League of St. John's Episcopal church will present a Christmas Pageant at 6 o'clock Sunday evening. The program promises to be enjoyable and the public is invited to attend.
Urges purchase of Christmas seals to aid the anti tuberculosis drive. Seals available through city schoolchildren, with seventy five percent of proceeds kept in the county. Miss Clara Kelly leads this year's sale and asks for liberal patronage.
Decatur Creamery Company President J W Clopton notes wholesale ice cream market worth over 450 million dollars and 275 million gallons produced annually. He says seasonality concentrates demand April to October and it supports milk prices during peak production, aiding farmers and consumer health.
No further word came today on the disappearance of the Rev J A Delk who vanished from his home Thursday Dec 5 He was reportedly seen in Athens Monday and then believed heading toward Tennessee according to sources in Athens His wife said she had no explanation for his absence and had not heard from him.
Total curb market sales today reached 90 dollars and 78 cents as reported by curb master Mrs. J T. Nelson.
A. G. Holmes, a well known merchant, and J. M. Morgan, ginner of Cullman, were among the business visitors to Deratur today.
Livestock sellers at the Decatur curb market sold in smaller numbers than usual as road conditions kept some buyers away on the regular marketing date.
Lieutenant Malcom S Adams of the U S Army visits Raleigh for Christmas holidays. The Harmony Quartette Stamps will sing at Fire Heights tonight at 7 o clock with a large crowd expected.
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