Christmas Parties Highlight Sunbeam News and Betrothal
The Sunbeams of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church held a December 22 party with twelve members and three guests. Sharon Francis celebrated sixth birthday with a party at her home attended by family and friends. Engagement announced for Jeanette Hardison to John David Brown with a December 31 wedding planned at Central Methodist Church. Several social gatherings in local homes featured Christmas decorations, gifts, and veiled wedding talk among families and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Sandra Call
Becky Berry
Bette Marie Berry
W. A. Cramer
Lamon Fuller
Sharon Francis
S. L. Francis
Eighth Avenue South East
Harold McBride
Diane Shaneyfelt
Santa Claus
Dorothy Rogers
Sandra
Harold
Bill McBride
Patsy Flynn
Becky
Bill
Hardison-Brown
Elis Hardison
Athens
Jeanette
John David Brown
Huntsville
Athens Bible School
Ordnance—Missile
Redstone Arsenal
Brown
Susie Brown
H. D. Brown
Huntsville High School
Thiokol Corporation
Billie
Sally Kimbrough
Mary” Kay Schmidt
S. E. Kimbrough
Line Street
John Richardson
Maryleen Duncan
Bruce Byars
Toby
Sheffield
H. C. Hutchenson
Mark
Florence
A. C. Stott
Chattanooga
Tennessee
J. O. Camp
Central Baptist Church
Phil Butler
A. L. Frazier
Butler
Mae Rodgers
Santa
Elton Reeves
Helen Herndon
Leon Posey
Personal holiday visits span several states
Montgomery and Decatur residents shared Christmas and holiday weekends with family across Alabama while others traveled to Texas Florida and Georgia. Guests included the Donneleys of Beaumont and Bragg family relatives in Decatur and Huntsville with multiple trips by plane or car to El Paso Nashville and Savannah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert J. Donneley
Beaumont, Texas
John C. Bragg
Martha Brock
el Paso
Texas
Reverend J. P. Brock
Final rites for 90 year old Symeon Owen held
The death of 90 year old Symeon Elijah Owen of 1112 Fourth Street SE was reported. Church services were at Friendship church in East Morgan county with Rev. Bethea Stedham officiating and interment in the adjoining cemetery. Surviving are his wife, three sons, six daughters, 47 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren, and seven great great grandchildren. Grandsons served as pallbearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Symeon Elijah Owen
Fourth Street
Friendship Church
Morgan County
Bethea Stedham
Brown
Lucy Owen
Decatur
S. T. Owens
C. B.owen
WC. Owen
E. W. Jones
Jackson, Tenn
H. L. Mote
Somerville
T. M. Hart
Dick Breeding
Mobile
C. H. Hare
Union
S. C
J. R. Cowan
Cherokee
Mrs Darby Dies In Athens Hospital
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Coleman Darby 72 who died in Athens Limestone hospital were to be held at 2 PM at 206 North Marion Street Athens. Burial in Athens city cemetery with McDonnell directing. Survived by husband Dr H A Darby four daughters Eugenia Darby Elizabeth Cooper Lucila Gordon Catherine Douglas Huntsville a son H A Darby Jr Michigan a brother O
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Coleman Darby
Athens-Limestone
North
Marion Street
Athens
J. D. Hunter
Athens City
McDonnell
H. A. Darby
Eugenia Darby
Elizabeth Cooper
Lucila Gordon
Catherine Douglas
Huntsville
H. A Darby Jr
Michigan
Public Forum lauds St Louis Symphony in Decatur visit
Mrs William D Sims Jr writes to praising the St Louis Symphony for Decatur Dec 19 performance and backstage organization. She notes audience applause and asks the group to return next year as Decatur Community Concerts Ass'n announces continued support. A second item reports two Navy sailors injured when a ship’s cable snapped in port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Symphony
Decatur
Concert Association
St. Louis
William D. Sims Jr
Decatur Community Concerts Ass'n
Death of famed actor Lyn Harding at 85
London obit notes actor Lyn Harding 85 died after a long illness. The update lists survivor H Smith Harvest 1 seven grandchildren and relatives. Pallbearers Ed Mitchell Clifford Jarrett Carl Martin EE Nelson Bill Crutcher and Clay Smith are named.
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London
Lyn Harding
Shakespear
H. Smith
Harvest 1
Ed Mitchell
Clifford Jarrett
Carl Martin
EE Nelson
Bill Crutcher
Clay Smith
Death Claims John T Towns
Final rites for John Thomas Towns 75 of 515 Oak Street were set for today at 2 P M at Brown's chapel with Rev P D Wilson presiding. Interment in city cemetery follows. he died at Ellis Meyer hospital yesterday at 0010 hours. He is survived by his wife Anna Furst Towns three brothers and several nieces and nephews. Mr Towns was a retired Decatur grocer who moved to town in 1908 from Galveston and retired in 1938. He was a member of the First Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thomas Towns
Oak Street
Brown’s Chapel
P. D. Wilson
City
Brown
Towns
Ellis-Meyer Hospital
Anna Furst Towns
Decatur
C. E. Towns
Timpson
Texas
W. W. Towns
Walker Rites Slated Today for Charles Walker
Final rites for Charles Cleveland Walker 68 of Moulton were set for today at 2 PM at First Baptist Church with ministers W M Wear R M Bynum and Gosweld Owens officiating. Interment followed in Shumake Cemetery. He died after a long illness at his home Wednesday night around 6 PM. Survivors include his wife Mollie E Walker sister Lucy Quinn Birmingham brothers Pruitt Walker Decatur and James Walker Hillsboro. Ballbearers were Walker MccCullough Walter McCullough R C Beckett Pruitt Walker Jr James C Sandlin and Billy Wade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cleveland Walker
Moulton
First Baptist
W. M. Wear
R. M. Bynum
Gosweld Owens
Brown
Shumake
Walker
Mollie E. Walker
Lucy Quinn
Birmingham
Pruitt Walker
Decatur
James Walker
Hillsboro
Walker MccCullough
Walter McCullough
R. C. Beckett
Pruitt Walker Jr
James C. Sandlin
Billy Wade
C W Simpson Dies In Hospital
Funeral services for retired Hartselle pharmacist Oscar W Simpson 62 will be at 2 PM Saturday at Hart selle Methodist church Rev E M Barnes officiating with interment in Hart selle city cemetery Peck di Grace Simpson Hartselle and three sons Charles A Simpson Hart selle Oscar G Simpson Birmingham and William Loyd Simpson Columbia S C plus three grandchildren survive He was a member of the Methodist church and worked at a Hartselle drug store until retirement two years ago Pallbearers are Sam Minor L N Whitman Hubert Penny Oliver Blizzard John Houston and Floyd Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartselle
Oscar W. Simpson
Hartselle Methodist Church
E. M. Barnes
Hartselle City
Peck
Grace Simpson
Charles A. Simpson
Oscar G. Simpson
Birmingham
William Loyd Simpson
Columbia
S. C
Methodist Church
Sam Minor
L. N. Whitman
Hubert Penny
Oliver Blizzard
John Houston
Floyd Anderson
Turnout For M Night Nears Goal in Morgan County
Final figures from Walter Roberts Baptist Training Union director show M night at Central Baptist church on December 8 drew 953 attendees from 32 of 50 county churches, 32 of 50 churches represented, with Mount Carmel Trinity Pleasant Valley Summit Mountain View Flint Union Grove New Nanaan top contributing churches and praise for the largest Morgan Association turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Roberts
Baptist Training Union
Morgan County
Central Baptist Church
Roberts
Mount Carmel
Trinity
Pleasant Valley
Summit
Mountain View
Flint
Union Grove
New Canaan
Westside
New Center
Morgan Association
Eight killed in Nagoya explosion strikes camera shop
Eight people were killed and 21 injured in a second Nagoya blast in five days. The blast tore through a camera shop, wrecking six nearby houses. A separate Monday chemical plant explosion had killed 21 and injured over 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagoya
Japan
Want Ads Get Results Chicken Cheese Bake Tip
A brief kitchen tip suggests using diced leftover chicken or turkey mixed with grated cheese. Bake in a hot oven until the dish is heated through, yielding a simple warm meal.
Dear Miss Dix on Love and Duty Across War Time
A teenager 17 and a 24 year old suitor face parental fury as he enters service and they seek marriage before June. Advice suggests waiting may cool feelings and cautions against hasty marriage under emotional stress. Also guidance on handling adoption worries and a separated marriage with child behavior changes and work safety.
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Dix
Miss DIX
Dear Miss Dix Advice Columns on Dating and Infidelity
A reader seeks guidance on dating an 18 year old with protective parents and the columnist urges dialogue to build trust and clarify privileges. Another letter asks how to hurt a married lover and the response counsels against vindictiveness and suggests seeking a new partner. A third note describes a troubled marriage with a wife who has left repeatedly over years and returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.S
Miss DIX
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Sunbeams
16Th Avenue Baptist
Francis
Vernia Kirby
Charles Price
Orville Burleson
Bill Flynn
Carolyn Wade
Marian Chandler
Lyons Hotel
Kenneth Strother
Central Methodist Church
Mary Kay Schmidt
Kathryn Ann Wiley
Mary Emily Barnum
Beth Perkins
Kathleen Lively
Peggy Elliott
Elette Blackwell
James Wade
C. W. Strother
H. E. Chandler
Wade
Kimbrough
Miss Penn
Pat Wright
R. L. Penn
Gay Penn
Ed Wright
W. V. Wright
James Roberts
Jim Layton
Omaha
Nebraska
Paul Wright
Henry Fleming
Thomas Bingham
Jean Gregg
Helen Chitwood
Eleanor Gregg
Mary Penn
Richardson
John Simpson
W. M. Royer
Montgomery
W. F. Landers
Jesse Lanier
Gene
Ginger
Harold Lanier
Harold, Bessemer
Mrs
W. M. Lanier
Phil Baugh
Nashville, Tennessee
W. P. Baugh
Charner Lanier
Patsy Lanier
Savannah
Sam Hocking
Sam
Molly
Claude McMillian
John Penney
Charles
Jimmy
Bobby
E. T. Branum
James Godfrey
Gadsden
Mrs. E. L. Thompson
Dick Branum
Betty Giles
Atlanta
Georgia
Mrs. W. T. Giles
A. J. Stanley
Russell Green
Tuscaloosa
Johnny Giles
Harry Lawrence
Third Avenue South East
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Jersey City
New Jersey
Marilyn Anne . Wilson
Tampa
Florida
Bill Ulm
A. H. Ulm
Wilson
Stetson University
Deland, Florida
Fine Raido
Whos-Fm
Mr. Owen
LEE College
Gene Rice
Cleveland
Rice
Roy M. Rice
Mentor
Ohio
Betty Hindman
Somerset
Sherman Street
Alabama
Bruce Boehle
Arcade
Missouri
Mr. Boble
Hong Kong
Bill Davis
Cookeville, Tenn
Jesse Marley
Doniphan, Mo
Navy
Los Angeles
British Naval Hospital
Uo S
George Perry
Youngstown
Youngstown Kitchen Center
Leteyette
John T. Towns
C. W. Simpson
Dorothy DIX
Muriel Nissen
J. D. Manning Co
Bank St
Woodall’s
Woodall
Door Buster
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