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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1932
Page
5
Decatur residents celebrate with dances and tea doings as families host guests over Christmas. The piece lists many hostesses, dances at Valley Club, and social teas at the Neville home plus numerous visiting relatives and out of town guests from Birmingham Florence Montgomery and Atlanta.
Mr and Mrs Marion Russell announce the birth of a daughter on December 19. They named her Edith Ann. Mrs E G Lovell of Birmingham is staying several weeks in Adams Apartments on John Street.
Born to Mr and Mrs Théo Roberson at 301 Fifth Avenue West on December 17 a son weighs eight pounds.
A Santa letter from UNA PHILLIPS requests a doll a pair of skates nuts and candy for herself Lillie Ottis and Lee Davis a red wagon and other gifts. the note asks Santa to remember them and to bring presents.
Rev. J. E. Berkstresser of the First Baptist church plans to visit Talladega, his old home, next week.
Mr and Mrs Fred Judd and family and Mr and Mrs Edward R Howard and family and Miss Vida Judd will spend Christmas in Columbia Tennessee with Mr and Mrs D Judd.
Sherman Street and Fourth Avenue invites parishioners to a Sunday School Christmas service tonight at 7 and a Christmas Day service at 6 AM The Lord's Supper will be celebrated on Sunday January 1 Registration Friday All are welcome with the theme A Changeless Christ for a Changing World.
At 10 30 the church unites Sunday school and worship with a story about the shepherd who stayed. Members present a short manger scene play. The choir performs Christmas Carols. Public invited to join.
Pastor Arthur H Nabors invites all to a Holy Christmas day program at Central Methodist with morning Sunday school at 9 30 a m and a 10 50 a m sermon titled Christ Crowded Out A 2 30 p m Boys and Girls World Club meets and 6 15 p m Epworth Leagues for youth conclude with a 7 00 p m White Christmas service featuring a great choir and special congregational music.
The 9:30 Sunday school session and 11:00 Christmas songs feature a sermon on The Incarnation of Christ by Pastor D Wallace. At 6:00 pm the Young People's meeting precedes 7:00 pm evening worship with another sermon. The public is cordially invited.
The Sunday schedule for Christ Scientist services is listed with church locations in Morgan County Bank. Services include 11 a m Sunday 7 p m Wednesday and 9 45 a m Sunday school. The golden text cites Psalms 119 verses 142 144. The public is invited.
James Allen Smith, Pastor at Central Baptist Decatur, leads 9:30 Sunday school and 10:45 morning worship to begin his sixth year. Evening activities include 6:00 B A P A and B A, 7:00 musical program The Other Wise Man, 7:30 Wednesday prayer meeting. Offerings for the Alabama Orphans Home are still needed.
Dr H B Woodward pastor leads services at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist with Sunday school 9 45 am Bible class 9 30 am P U department 5 pm and evening service at 7 30 pm A Christmas pageant will be presented by the B Y P U A welcoming church event for all attendees.
Ernest N. Hart pastor leads Westminster Presbyterian at Jackson Street and Eighth Avenue with Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. The birthday of the King is honored with The Message of the Bells.
The West Decatur Methodist church invites all to Sunday services at 11 a.m. led by T. L. McCullough, with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. and youth programs including Epworth League at 6 p.m. A Christmas pageant will be presented at 7 p.m. Also, Boys and Girls World Club meet at 1:30 p.m. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 7 p.m. Women’s Missionary Society meets Monday at 2:30 p.m.
Westside Presbyterian on Seventh Avenue invites members and visitors to Sunday school at 9 45 a m A Christmas play by Sunday school members and carol service by the choir at 5 p m to allow attendance at other churches Worshippers are urged to come and worship this Christmas season
At 9 45 Bible school with L B Wright general superintendent a special cash offering will be collected for the Orphans Home. 10 00 morning worship features a Christmas message. 5 45 B P U and BA U directed by Will Spanabel and 7 00 evening worship. Public invited to all services.
The First Methodist on Canal and Lafayette lists Sunday school at 9 30 led by J H Johnson. sermon at 11 by Pastor W F Price. no evening or mid week services during Christmas week. An orphanage offering is urged with envelopes distributed by Bro Johnson. Special music by the choir and Mrs W E Curry at the organ. Visitors are welcome.
The Grant Street Church of Christ invites attendance at Bible classes and services. Sunday morning classes at 9 45 and services at 10 45 led by an elder. Evening programs 6 00 7 00 7 30 Wednesday prayer 7 30 Thursday Ladies' class 3 00. Attend any or all services.
Pastor J. E. Berkstresser leads a Christmas program at First Baptist Oak LaFayette with 9:30 Bible school on God’s Gift to Man, 11:00 morning worship and a special sermon on The Condescension of Christ, 6:00 B Y P U, and 7:00 department led Christmas service. No mid week service, all friends invited.
Christmas morning service at St. Timothy's Episcopal in Athens scheduled for 4 a m with Union or union noted in the schedule.
St John’s Episcopal on Jackson Street offers a Christmas Eve midnight service at 11:30 p m with Holy Communion. Morning prayer and sermon follow at 10:30 a m alongside Bible classes and church school. Officials include Rev Peter M Dennis rector and Atlee H Hoff layreader.
Service notes begin at eleven thirty with processional Oh Come All Ye Faithful and Te Deum. Communion in D by E Wheaton Read. Hymn Oh Little Town of Bethlehem. Offertory Holy Night Peaceful Night by B Hanley. Recessional Holy Night Silent Night. Christmas Day service at ten thirty includes processional On Come All Faithful prayers hymn It Came Upon a Midnight Clear and offertory Bilent Night by Miss.
Flu outbreak hits the area as Mrs. Floyd Jones and several Darnell relatives fall ill. Fred Darnell and son report illness, while the Corums announce a December 15 birth. Everett Terry and baby visit Ida McKelvy. Slaton and Collins households host relatives and friends. Christine Collins visits Charlie McBride. Charlie McBride ill while baby visits his parents.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Schlosser and two daughters will visit the Caudell family for the holidays. Jimmie Hartup of the University of Tennessee spends the weekend here before returning to Waynesboro Tennessee. Newton Powell of the University of Alabama is the yuletide guest of his parents. Jimmie Kelly and family plan to visit in Jasper. The Tapscotts announce a newborn daughter on December 15. The Minter family announces a son born December 21. The infant son of Mr and Mrs Tomlison buried here Monday. Mrs Tomlison stays with her parents in Cullman. Murry Rowe of Jackson Tennessee visits with Jeff Rowe family. Mrs Atree Hardin is ill with flu. Beulah Caudell of Howard College spending holidays with her parents. Henry Howle of Jackson College spending holidays with his parents.
Laurel and Hardy star in Pack Up Your Troubles at the Princess Theatre starting Monday. The duo join the army, endure misadventures in No Man's Land, and face a bank loan caper and a police chase as they try to help a friend and a baby, aided by Muriel Evans and co stars.
The Union urges a meeting to perfect similar organizations with plans for a south wide conference after Southern states complete their local groups. Alliances already formed in Mississippi Texas North Carolina and other states.
Miss Cecil Ashmore a popular teacher in Roanoke schools and Miss Veda Mae Boden secretary of the South Side Baptist church Birmingham were in Decatur Friday en route to Scottsboro to spend Christmas with relatives.
Incomplete notice describes three tinincumbered lots in Mo sik Hemaat near Decatur. Written by W. O. Norton from Greate Ala, the fragment hints at a sale or transfer action but lacks clear specifics.
Lost one green Schaeffer fountain pen with the end broken off. Finder please phone W H Hill at 16.
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