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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1941

Page

9

Christmas Party Highlights From Decatur Steel Yard Event

Decatur Iron and Steel Company employees and engineers held a Christmas party at Valley Country Club with dancing and games. Attendees included H. R. Davis, R. L. Stephenson, A. Ballentine, Flora Boyd, Charles Rogers, Bruce Pettey Jr, and many others. Quester Club hosted a party on Trinity Mountain with games and refreshments.

Decatur Iron and Steel Company The Valley Country Club H. R. Davis R. L. Stephenson A. Ballentine R. Martha Lister Bos Peck Barbara Davis Burch Flora Boyd Tommy Bowen Charles Rogers Jack Hale Julian Bronaugh EB. D. Bailey Jr R. B&b. Tucker Marion Greenup Robert McMasters Frank Looney Branum O. EF. Graham Homer Tankersley Jr Charles Wade Wayne By C. A. Carter W. M. Walk Walter Munn Quester Club Wallace Meadows Trinity Mountain

Christmas Week Guests Gather Across Town

Personal items list visitors and holiday plans from Kinston North Carolina to Birmingham and Huntsville. Families include C C Howard, C O King, E W Collier, Murray King, Eloise Humphrey, Phil lip Humphrey, Ruby Jones, Bobby Banks, Otto Owen, Louis Hoff, Jane Davis, and others visiting relatives for Christmas.

Customs Changing But Yule Gaiety on Athens College Campus

Athens College students return for Christmas holidays recalling Madam Childs era Civil War resilience. A 1866 Christmas dinner for funds-short students, blackberry wine and a formal dinner are described, alongside customs shifts like hanging bags on statues and Santa Claus visits by town Goodfellows.

Athens College Athens Founders Hall Jane Hamilton Childs Methodist College Abraham Lincoln Madam Childs Molly Johnston Molly Madam Childs Miss Johnston College Yard Santa Claus

Posey Hatcher Named Sponsor For U S S Arapalo Launch

Secretary Knox designates Mrs. Alice Posey Hatcher of Warrenville as sponsor of the fleet auxiliary vessel U S S Arapalo to be launched at Charleston S C on April 15. In Washington pace urges that hoarding food is useless as U S has ample supplies.

Washington Knox Thas Alice Posey Hatcher Warrenville U. S Charleston

Buyers and sellers seek best turnover with Want Ada

The notice highlights Want Ada as the economical channel for buyers and sellers to conduct turnover efficiently. It emphasizes cost savings and broad reach for exchanging goods or services.

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