Christian Science Lesson Sermon Invites Believers
A Decatur service from the First Church of Christ Scientist invites the public to a Sunday 11:00 a.m. service and 9:470 a.m. Sunday School, with a Wednesday and Saturday reading room hours. The notice also lists services and events for First Christian Moulton Street, General Methodist, and First Presbyterian churches with sermon topics and meeting times.
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Christian Science
First Church of Christ
Scientist
Decatur
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Johnston
First Baptist Corner Oak and LaFayette Streets
Dr. Jesse M. Rogers is pastor with Mrs. A. T. Hanson as organist. Sunday School begins at 9:30 led by W. M. Bailey. Morning worship at 11:00 features The Finished Course. Training Union at 6:00 directed by Carl Hendon. Evening service at 7:00 titled Student Night given by college students. Wednesday prayer service at 7:00. All invited.
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First Baptist
Oak
LaFayette Streets
Jesse M. Rogers
A. T. Hanson
W. M. Bailey
Training Union
Carl Hendon
Grant Street Church of Christ Schedule
R D Underwood serves as minister. Bible study at 9 45 a m. Morning worship at 10 45 a m with a sermon. Evening worship at 7 p m. General Bible study Wednesday 7 30 p m. Junior Young People meeting Saturday 10 a m.
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Grant Street Church OF Christ
R. D. Underwood
Westminster Presbyterian Sunday Schedule and Sermon Topics
Westminster Presbyterian outlines a Sunday program with Sunday School at 9 40 a m led by Dr Eugene Chenault superintendent Morning worship at 11 am featuring The Flight In to Egypt and a 5 pm vesper with A New Testament For A New Day Midweek church night Wednesday includes a 7 30 pm prayer service and choir practice
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Westminster Presbyterian Sunday School
Eugene Chenault
Egypt
Westside Presbyterian Service Schedule and Sermon Titles
Westside Presbyterian details Sunday School at 9 45 a m led by G O Devine with 11 00 a m worship on In The Beginning God. Youth Fellowship at 6 30 p m and evening service at Lee with A Difficult God. All invited to attend in their chosen church this Sabbath day.
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Westside Presbyterian
D. H. Turner, Jr
G. O. Devine
Lee
Student Recognition Day at First Methodist Otis Kirby
The First Methodist church observes Student Recognition Day during the morning service next Sunday. All college students and high school seniors will attend as special guests. The pastor will have remarks and present acknowledgments to the students.
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Otis Kirby
First Drill for New National Guard Unit in Decatur
The first drill for the new National Guard unit will be at the armory on Thursday night January 2 at seven o clock. Paul J. Wolfer announces weekly Thursday meetings as the unit forms. Information available from Wolfer Chandler or Clapton with contact details and addresses provided.
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National Guard
Decatur
Paul J. Wolfer
Paul Wolfer
Cecil Chandler
Canal Street
Albert Clapton
4Th Avenue West
United States
Sermon Topics for New Year Services Announced
The sermon address titled Life's Greatest Choices will be delivered at 5 00 PM with a New Year's message on Tomorrows That Never Come Special music is planned for both services and the pastor will lead the congregations through reflective themes.
St John’s Episcopal church services and schedule
The notice lists St. John’s Episcopal at East Gordon Drive and Jackson Street with Rev. Eugene Marsden Chapman as rector. Services on December 29 include 7:30 holy communion 9:45 church school and adult Bible class 11:00 morning prayer and sermon. Afternoon services at St. Peter’s Mission Wilder Place and St. Timothy’s Athens. New Year’s Day 10:00 holy communion.
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General Methodist
G. M. Davenport
George T. Woodruff
End Methodist Church
M. Davenport
ST. John's Episcopal
Gordon Drive
Jackson Street
Eugene Marsden Chapman
Children of Grace
St. Peter's Mission
Wilder Place
St. Timothy's Church
Athens
Sixth Avenue Church of God Service Schedule
Rev R F Miller and Lee Billions lead Sunday services at 9 45 a m morning worship with the topic Opportunity Ends Sunday School at 11 00 a m Christian Crusaders Junior and Children meetings at 6 00 p m evangelistic service at 7 00 p m with How Much Sin Can We Have And Go To Heaven Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 00 p m and Friday Crusaders gathering all are invited to worship.
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Sixth Avenue Church OF God
R. F. Miller
Lee Billions
Christian Crusaders
Central Baptist Church Hosts Revival Week with Guest Speaker
Central Baptist on Fourth Avenue invites all for a week long revival with Pat Withrow of Charleston W V preaching at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m following 9 30 a m Sunday School and 6 30 p m Training Unions Pastor Paul Roberts and associate Ed mond D Keith lead the services in a campaign urged for full attendance each evening next week.
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Central Baptist
Fourth Avenue
Grant Street
Paul Roberts
Edmond D. Keith
S. B. Burr
Pat Withrow
Charleston
W. Va
Moulton Heights Church Sunday Schedule and Sermons
Sunday School begins at 10 with classes for all ages led by Alvis Briscoe. Preaching at 11 on The Seven-fold Glory of The Believer by Rev Gomes. Evening service at 7 features The Murderer Who Was Set Free. Midweek prayer and Bible study on Wednesday at 7 15 with Horace Fielding directing the Baptist Training Union at 6. All are welcome for spiritual aid in Him.
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Alvis Briscoe
Gomes
Baptist Training Union
Horace Fielding
Cullman Blount areas eyed for new judicial circuit
In Cullman county discussions arise about creating a new judicial circuit combining Cullman and Blount counties. The idea follows reform proposals, with current 8th circuit and Blount Etowah St Clair circuits under consideration as Gov elect Folsom weighs positions and influence.
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Cullman
Blount County
Cullman County
Ioutante
Alabama
Democrat
J. E. Folsom
Cullmanites
Bryce Davis
Cullman Lumberman
Folsom Campaign
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Bill Drinkard
Folsom
J. E. Mitchell
Highway Patrol
Mitchell
J. E. Pierce
Grady Gorham
Blount
St. Clair
Decatur Humorous Epigrams and Local Snippets
A collage of light hearted quips and city vignettes from Decatur. Jabs at traffic, work, and daily life mix with jokes about jobs, dependents, and car culture. A Decatur mother begins a hospital stay in a local maternity ward.
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Decatur
Hospi
Family Reunites After Seven-Year Split This Christmas
The family of Mrs. W. A. Childers gathered for Christmas for the first time in seven years. Attending were Mrs. Childers, her three daughters Vera of Eva and Eva of Protestant hospital Nashville, Mrs. Richard Suter and husband Greenbrier Tennessee, four sons Colman A and wife and son James Alvin of Old Hickory Tennessee Horace and wife and two children Wayne and Jeanne of Detroit Michigan David and wife of Eva1 Ezra of Decatur. A noon Christmas dinner followed by tree gifts and visiting relatives and friends through the day.
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W. A. Childers
Eva
Childers
Vera
Protestant Hospital
Nashville
Richard Suter
Greenbrier
Tennessee
Colman A
James Alvin
Old Hickory
Horace
Wayne
Jeanne
Detroit
Michigan
David
Ezra
Decatur
The Voice Of Grace Debuts In Decatur
A new religious publication named The Voice Of Grace is launched in Decatur. Editor Rev G Cowell Keenum and a second preacher will contribute at least two sermons per issue, with monthly publication from offices at 507 Third Avenue West.
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Voice of Grace
Decatur
G. Cowell -Keenum
Third Avenue West
Christmas gatherings and visits fill Falkville area
Falkville residents celebrated with church programs and a Baptist class Christmas party on December 20. Guests included college students Reba Minter and Sarah Anne Thompson, with a chicken dinner and holiday decorations. Visitors from Birmingham Decatur and Florida shared meals and festivities, while local families hosted relatives and soldiers on furlough.
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The
Baptist Church
Reba Minter
Sarah Anne Thompson
T. B. Strickland Jr
Joe Rowe
Elbert Minter
Santa Claus
Johnny Ruth Brown
Estell Anders
Marie Minter
Sue Copeland
Conner Jenkins
Edwin Harsson Wild Head Store Here Of Sherwin-Williams
Edwin H Harsson Wild Head Store Here Of Sherwin-Williams Pictured above is Edwin H Harsson, manager of Sherwin-Williams Decatur branch. He was appointed after Bruce Young took illness leave. Harsson served as credit manager from 1945 to 1946, then went to the Birmingham district before returning to Decatur. A native of Florence Alabama, Harsson has six years with the firm.
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Edwin H. Harsson
Sherwin-Williams
Decatur
Harsson
Bruce Young
Birmingham
Young
Florence
Ala
Polgar to Demonstrate Mental Telepathy in Decatur
Dr Franz Polgar brings The Miracles of the Mind to Decatur on January 8 presenting memory feats and a telepathy demonstration. The Decatur Teachers Association sponsors the show with tickets available through public school teachers and the superintendent’s office.
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Franz Polgar
Speen
Decatur
Dr. Polgar
Decatur Teachers Association
Superintendent of Schools
Funeral Services Held for H. H. Thigpen
Funeral services for Herman H. Thigpen of Florence Alabama were held at 2 30 P M Saturday at the North Carolina cemetery near Killen burial followed at North Carolina cemetery with Brown directing. Thigpen died Friday at the Morgan County sanatorium in Flint after a six week illness.
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Herman H. Thigpen
Florence
North Carolina
Killen
Ala
Thigpen
Morgan County
Flint
Brown
Local Families Share Holiday Visits and Birth News
Christmas greetings note visits among Decatur and Scottsboro families. Mr and Mrs Robert Summerford and kin visited in Decatur. H W Mitchells visited Mrs Eliz Mitchell at Scottsboro. she recovers from a fall. Johnny Shelton and wife welcomed John Steve Jr born December 23 at Baugh hospital. The Trimms and Johnny visited relatives in Guin. the Johnsons from Birmingham spent holidays with Mrs Bert West.
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John Knight
Max Summerford
W. E. Crawford
Ryan Cross Castlle
H. W.,mitchell
Eliz Mitchell
Scottsboro
Johnny Shelton
John Steve Jr
Baugh Hospital
J. A. Johnson
Birmingham
Bert West
Mrs Joe McAbee 55 Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Joe McAbee aged 55 died Friday night at 8 30 at her home on Danville 3 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 11 o clock at Johnsons Chapel by Rev Addie Wallace. Interment in adjoining cemetery Peck of Hartsville directing. Survived by husband three daughters Mrs Ruth Lively Mrs Ruby Long and Mrs Selma Layton five sons Robert Roy Raymond Russell and Ralph McAbee one sister Mrs Mary Ann McAbee and four brothers George Willie Levi and James Burns Pallbearers Henry McAbee Alford McAbee Jesse Burns Lloyd Burns David Burns and Ernest Burns.
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Joe McAbée
Danville
Johnson’s Chapel
Addie Wallace
Peck of
Hartselle Directing
McAbee
Ruth Lively
Ruby Long
Selma Layton
Robert
Roy
Raymond
Russell
Ralph McAbee
Mary Ann McAbee
George
Willie
Levi
James Burns
Henry McAbee
Alford McAbee
Jesse Burns
Lloyd Burns
David Burns
Ernest Burns
Patient groggy after surgery jokes about wanting a washing machine
A patient under anesthesia laments not getting a washing machine despite having a healthy boy and a girl. A nurse offers comfort while Grit insists a girl is beautiful, and a medical professor contemplates poisoning mushrooms and diet changes as jokes drift through the scene.
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Tal
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Hallmark
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First Ave
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Hobbs
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Jim Lake
Harper
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Carter
Sawyer
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Falkville Methodist
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Woodfin K. Grove
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J. L. Liles
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U. S. Army
Oliver Hodges
Eess
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Will Monk
H. W. Mitchell Jr
Dorothy Bell
Peggy Drinkard
Elmus Drinkard
Elwood Burks
Beth Howell
William Frances
Bill Culver
Hartwell Beasley
Mattie Frances
Robert Summerford
Rose Jackson
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Dothan
Gilbert Shelton
Vinemont
Pansy Tucker
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A. B. Walling
Treavor Beasley
W. E. Beasley
Odie Henson
H. W. Mitchell
Jefferson Hospital
G. M. Aldredge
M. A. Winkles
Buster Win
Edwin Harsson
H. H. Thigpen
Kles and Family
Joe McAbee
Giles
Elliott Transfer
Pontiac
Kennedy Motor & Recapping CO
Grit
Tell
Calla Blandin
Judent
Frank Chenault
W. M. Chenault Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Masonic
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