Marriage Announcements Highlight Local Couples
Society notes report the December 21 1941 wedding of Miss Gertrude Johnson and Mr Harding Speegie at Rev De Witt C Prince home with attendants Hattie Weaver and Baren Nelson. Also recorded is the December 25 marriage of Mary Ruth Long to Joe T Jones at the bride’s home officiated by Rev W B Strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Johnson
Harding Speegie
DeWitt C. Prince
James Johnson
Hartselle
William Speegie
Hattie Weaver
Baren Nelson
A. H. Long
Mary Ruth
Joe T. Jones
W. B. Strong
Tanner High School
Florence State Teachers’ College
Arsenal
Huntsville
Lewis Jones
Personal Christmas News From Florence and Nearby Towns
Miss Kathryn Heflin of Franklin Indiana visits grandparents Mr and Mrs J L Draper over the holidays. Dozens of families from Florence Moulton and surrounding areas host relatives for Christmas week end events and funeral services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathryn Heflin
Franklin, Ind
J. L. Draper
H. L. Peterson
Gadsden
Mrs. Lawson Draper
J. & Draper
C. H. Chunn
Malcolm Austelle
Florence
Vera Austelle
H. R. Craig
Tuscaloosa
Ala
F. H. Craig
Charlotte
N. C
J. R. Craig
P. H. Craig
Craig
William F. Elkins
New Albany
Ind
Moulton
GE. Murphey
Jefferson City, Tenn
B. M. Cornell
EK. W. Rogers
Lorene Jones
Don
Betty
Merritt Poole
Roger
Wade Rogers
Joe Brown
Huntsville
Frank Lide
Harriet
Rebecca
Birmingham
John W Jones
Jack Knight
Nashville, Tenn
Frances Knight
Bertha Claburn
Pin Money Frock Pattern 4962 by Anne Adams
Instructional note for sewing pattern 4962 by Anne Adams promoting a short or long sleeve cherry frock. Highlights front buttoning scalloped collar and cuffs with optional pockets, suitable for work or street wear, with fabric suggestions and yardage. Order form and price included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Infant Corky Kelly Receives Christmas Gifts
In Madison Florida on December 26 Corky Kelly one month old son of the late Captain Colin P Kelly Jr American war hero received many gifts. A goat and wagon drew his eye presented by his grandfather Colin P Kelly Sr. Captain Kelly won praise for sinking the Japanese battleship Haruna and died in a plane crash on return to base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Fla
Corky Kelly
Colin P. Kelly
Corky
Haruna
Cars collide in city intersection causing minor damage
Richard Ricks of Tuscumbia and Clyde Brown of Decatur drove to a collision Thursday evening about six at the Sixth Avenue and Grant Street intersection. Minor damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Ricks
Tuscumbia
Clyde Brown
Decatur
Sixth Avenue
Grant Street
Mutual Savings Life Insurance stockholders meet in Decatur
Notice calls stockholders of Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company to a Jan 22 1942 meeting at the Home Office Decatur Alabama on the second floor. Directors will be elected and a resolution authorizing issuance of 100000 shares of preferred stock and increasing common stock to 100000 shares will be presented for confirmation. Also proposed charter to qualify as an old line reserve life insurer with authority to insure a life for an amount set by the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Savings Life Insurance Company
The
Mutual Savings Life Building
Vine and
Bank Streets
Decatur
Alabama
Legal Reserve Life Insurance Company
Board of Directors
Rain Swells Alabama Streams But Flood Not Forecast
Heavy rain swelled small streams across South and Central Alabama with no major flood forecast from the Weather Bureau. 24 hour rainfall ending 7 am ranged above an inch in most areas, Evergreen 2.08, Montgomery 1.10, Dothan 1.08, with other readings from Tuscaloosa to Mobile and no highway damage reported, though some secondary roads may be underwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Traffic stop ends with arrest for license lapse
Officers report no injuries after a collision involving multiple cars while Traffic Officer Frank Sandlin investigates a driver identified as Ricks who was taken into custody on a charge of failure to possess a driver license.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ricks
Frank Sandlin
Uncle Mac urges total sacrifice for victory in war
A wartime speech extols reinforced British control of the Mediterranean and a united home front. The speaker urges maximum sacrifice by all citizens and recalls finding cement shrapnel balls made from German rounds as a symbol of resilience and eventual Axis defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Egypt
George
United States
Europe
Mac
Amile
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C. B. Elliott
Paul Crawford
W. C. Gardner
Cornelian Court
Capitol
John Wayne
Lawless
Frontier
King of
Texas Rangers
Harold Damagard
Cincinnati
Ohio
Paul Crawford, Jr
Sheffield
Cc. B. Elliott
J. W. Hughes
Mary Hughes
Mt. Ste. Scholastica
Atchinson
Kansas
Joe Hughes
Loyola School of Medicine
Chicago, Il
Anne Hughes
Sacred Heart Academy
Cullman
Jack Hughes
St. Bernard College
Robert Lanier
West Point
Mra
Mr. Cornell
Edward Englebers
New York City
Mia
Sam Alexander
Mr. Alexander
Ruth Templeton
Freddie
D. Palrer
Paston
John Cargile
John Snodgrass
Scottsboro
R. T. Sheppard
Rhea Lide Carson
James Reeder Pettey
University of the South At
Sewane, Tenn
Mrs
Tom Pettey
N. A. Dinsmore
Chattanooga, Tenn
8. D. Brock
J. W. Blair
BE. Menault
Virginia Brandeau
Knoxville, Tenn
Seybourn Lynne
Joe Duncan
Max Luther
New Country Club
T. C. Chandler
Morristown, Tenn
Yuletide
W. J. Keith
Ted Major
Morristown
Tenn
Elizabeth Ann
Mr. Pleasant, Tenn
J. B. Chappell
Mrs. Moore
John Chappell
Mt. Pleasant, Tenn
Julia Burch
J. A. McDonald
Moye’s Beauty Shop
Coats
Gunter
Santa
Melvin Hutson
N. F. Hodges
Peronne
Somme
Goidel’s
Ann Miller
Rudy Vallee Lane
Allen Jenkins
Joen Merrill
Glen Gray and His
Casa Loma Bend
Cotsen Prete O
Charles Starrett
Terry. Walker and
Tron
Claudette Colbert
Roy Mill and
Brian Aherne
Rus
Walt Diners
Donald Duck
Gabby” Hayes
Decatur and Vicinity
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