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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1928
Page
5
Social and personal news from local residents includes visits, illnesses, and travels. E M Prices in Nashville and Athens. H H May visiting relatives in South Alabama. Stays and illnesses among Chenault Milam Reddings and Wiggons families. A flu outbreak prompts recoveries at several homes while guests travel to Russellville and Falkville.
They're engaged Leslie Foster of Lake Forest to Conde Nast, New York publisher, with a May wedding planned in Aiken South Carolina. The groom’s circle includes Chicago society and prominent families, with guests from Birmingham New Orleans and Franklin Tennessee as holiday visitors and relatives gather in Trinity and nearby towns.
The article covers a junior chamber of commerce evening dance and a Decatur wedding. The bride Miss Counts and groom Mr George wed with limited attendants maid of honor Miss Louisa Fowler and best man Clay Counts. The couple planned to reside in town after the ceremony.
Acts James Stewart received consolation. Miss Polhill hosted a four course menu and salad. Guests included Lucille Doss Hartsville Lucy Haywood Binford and others. The table glowed with red candies. Mrs Charles Woodward won the ladies high score trophy Emmerson McCullough the men’s. Mrs Harwell Edwards took the consolation and Russell Breeding the booby.
Miss Alice Owens, Frank Owens, and Herman Kyle are ill with the flu at their respective homes in Columbia Circle and East Moulton Street. All are under home care as doctors monitor their conditions.
A fragment describes decorative home items with spiral legs and mahogany freee glass suited to colonial type. A rush bottom chair dating to 1630 is painted and tied to early American fashion, while a dark cherry low case of drawers and ly ang table pair with dressing glass featuring a sun flower design.
Athens reports a mild flu outbreak in Limestone county with no fatalities or complications so far. Health officials note most cases are contained within the city and residents are advised to rest and hydrate while monitored for worsening symptoms.
Athens Ala Dec 28 Special Forty thousand bales of cotton for Limestone county during the present season does not appear at all unlikely at the present 38870 having been ginned up to December 13th as compared with 40536 last year It would appear that despite earlier predictions the 1928 crop will come very near the record crop of all times established in 1927.
Athens citizen Thomas J. Tibbets died Christmas morning from a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were held at his late residence, with interment to follow. He is survived by his widow, a son and three daughters.
Athens churches plan a unity observance in December. The first service is Sunday night at the Methodist church with Dr J O Hill leading. Hill recently joined the local Baptist church.
Decatur provides a skilled workforce suited to manufacturing needs. Employers report readily available workers with good training and steady reliability, aiding factory operations and productivity in the region.
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