Social notes list visitors and holiday guests in Austinville
Just Around Home column lists Mr and Mrs Seldon Sparkman and children from Birmingham hosting and visiting relatives in Austinville over the holidays. Numerous names appear visiting or hosting including families from Oak Ridge Decatur Pine Bluff Lima Ohio and T. M. I. Sweetwater Tennessee with residents C H Bell Elmer Bussey H Ash and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seldon Sparkman
Birmingham
Austinville
Richard Winn
Oak Ridge
Davie Woodall
Lott
Pine Bluff
S. H
Alvin Bell
C. H. Bell
Roy Odom
Priday
E. M. Odom
Decatur
Ben Roper
Davie. Woodall
W. T. Taylor
Elmer Bussey
Marvin Whiting
Birminghams
Lucile Johnson
Tennessee
Ellie Brown
James Nabors
Sweetwater
Tenn
Maurice Sparkman
Local guests and visitors in Mt Hope area
Relatives and friends visit Mt Hope and nearby towns over the holidays. Miss Mildred Burch of Moulton stays with Miss Laura Mae Young. Charles Adams of Moulton and Rev J H Hill of Decatur drop in. McKee family from Cullman and Hartselle hosted and hosted others. Marriages, travel, and holiday visits cited among Decatur Cairo Eldorado and Arab connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Hope
Mildred Burch
Moulton
Laura Mae Young
Charles Adams
J. H. Hill
Mr. Self
Decatur
Ed Crowe
Neel Family Weekend Guests and Christmas Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Arthur Singleton spent the weekend in Alabama City. A number of relatives and friends shared meals and visits across Christmas including Mr and Mrs Clyde Roberts hosting Saturday night games and Victrola music. Reverend Hudson preached on His Power to a large congregation Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Singleton
Alabama City
Clyde Roberts
W. W. Hicks
John Ellis
Rev Hudson
Guy Roper
Basham
John Baird
Lawrence Baird
Lee Baird
Austinville
A. C. Rackly
Edd Ellis
Vercy Ellis
Connie Ellis
Johnson
Chester Ellis
Moulton
Roy Puckett
Johnson Chapel
O. V. Wallace
E. J. Roberts
Kyle Rackly
Anniston
Joy Cheatam
Gene Roper
J. T. Johnson
Sweetheart of "Legs" Returns to Simple Life
Ruby of near Trinity and the Thurman Terrys with the Pullers on Christmas Day. G T Sims near Trinity visits the J H Fullers on Sunday. The Whitlow and Hames families with children spent Christmas at the Whitlows. L M Bayne and J D Johnson of Union Hill shared a Saturday night visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Legs” Diamond
Marion
Kiki". Roberts
Christmas sales near 1930 levels despite price drops
Dr Julius Klein assistant secretary of Commerce said Christmas sales this season were almost as high as in 1930 and only about 5 percent below last year. Banks distributed $600,000,000 to Christmas savings clubs, 600,000 workers joined retail staffs, and salaries totaled $45,000,000 while the dollar value lagged 92 percent of 1926 due to lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Klein
United States
Washington
Klein
Columbia Broadcasting System
Landersville News Briefs Include Births and Visits
Birth announces a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Young on the 19th with mother and baby reported well. Local guests include Mrs. Johnny Jackson and sons Millard and Willard of Mt. Hope, and Mrs. Artie Jackson of Mt. Hope visiting Auburn. Several residents travel to Florence, Russellville, and Decatur on various errands as holidays are shared among families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Young
Johnny Jackson
Millard
Willard
Mt. Hope
Carl Little
W. M. Little
Florence
Artie Jackson
A. B. Wulian Young
Auburn
Guy Montgomery
Pin Hook
Bluntt Montgomery
J. H. Latham
Wilson
Russellville
Alton Martin
Lula Almon
Nannie Glenn
Moulton
J. W. Young
G. W. Williamson
Decatur
Landersville
J. H. Martin
R. H. Lee
Houston Post-Dispatch Sees Change in Ownership
J E Josey of Houston, a millionaire oil and insurance magnate, has acquired a controlling interest in the Houston Post-Dispatch by purchasing stock from former owner Gov. R S Sterling. The Post is noted as the oldest newspaper in Texas. Former staff writer Henry, once a Post reporter, is connected to the paper's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Josey
Houston
Tex
Houston Post-Dispatch
Gov. R
Sterling
the Post
Henry
Post
Local Church Service and Holiday Socials Reported
Rev Moody of Hulaco preached at the Christian church Sunday. Local residents and visitors spanning Cullman Decatur Arab and Union Hill areas enjoyed Christmas gatherings and visits with relatives. School resumes after holidays as locals note plans for a good year with many relatives and friends visiting across towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moody
Hulaco
Christian Church
H. A. Knighten
Cullman
Walker Maehall
Maehall
Carl Hough
Lacey's
John Vann
Lillian Patterson
Lucille
Virginia
Marvin Adams
Union Hill
Jake Nelson
Otto Holloway
Mary Moses
Moses
Fairview
Desmer Frost
Business College of Birmingham
Gib Frost
Prince Ford
Local visits and wedding noted in Center Grove area
Center Grove residents and relatives visited friends Friday and over Christmas. Miss Mildred Crawford married Bertis Roscoe of Cullman on Christmas day. The couple will reside in Cullman. Mr and Mrs Cecil Roberts of Hulaco spent the holidays with relatives here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorene Holder
Christene Clark
Olga Holder
Charley
Robert Holder
Mary Lee Foote and Sons
M. W. Ratliff
Mildred Crawford
Bertis Roscoe
Cullman
Ala
Cuwlman
Cecil Roberts
Hulaco
Diphtheria Sinks Rex McCulloch at Home in Caddo
Little Rex McCulloch is ill with diphtheria at his parents home in Caddo. The notice lists visitors from Alabama and Eva including Mrs Dottie Lamon Wilma J. D. Lamon and J. D. Lamon, plus other local visits and Christmas day gatherings with Fannie Sims and the Stewart family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rex McCulloch
Leamon McCulloch
Teal
South Alabama
Dottie Lamon
Wilma
J. D. Lamon
Eva
B. B. Sheats
Horace
Melba Sheats
Trinity
James A. Stewart
Judson Stockton and Childrne
Hartselle Personal News Highlights Holiday Guests
Miss Lizzie Reed Penn teaches in Tuscaloosa and visits her parents during the holidays. Several Mon tavallo College students visit Tuscaloosa friends and relatives. Local families host guests from Louisville Nashville and Decatur as Christmas gatherings occur. Other items note farm prices and a statement on the cost of returning soldiers’ bodies from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Reed Penn
Tuscaloosa
Steve Penn
Estelle Gibson
Sara and Aline Blair
Eleanor Rhea Williams
Montavallo College
Ruth Lipscomb
J. D. Weems
Dorothy Lauderdale
Louisville
Kathryn Booth
Texana
W. M. Booth
Luthern Simmons
Little Son
H. L. Brown
Dale
D. C. Brown
Hunningdon
Tenn
A.L. Guyer
Merrill Doss
Baylor Academy
A. Edwards
Rowena Hewlett
Bob Jones College
Roy
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