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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1929
Page
7
Just Around Home notes visitors across five Tennessee Valley counties. Families from Florence Decatur Birmingham Danville Huntsville and Lacey Springs share visits with Waugh Grizzard Lindsey Winton and Hartelle relatives. Christmas gatherings and school class events are reported with multiple local names and small-town scenes.
Many residents and visitors including J Sam Smith and family, Frederick Smith, Jack Smith, and Frederick Smith joined Christmas gatherings in Nashville, Decatur, and Huntsville. Relatives, friends, and guests like Virginia Massey, Kathleen Ivy, and Mary Augusta Bibb shared dinners and dances with local households during the holidays.
Local notices list social visits and travels across Decatur and nearby towns. Attendees include Mrs. Callie Roberts, Miss Katherine Ivy, Miss Mary Bibb, Ben Bibb, Mrs. Handley, Miss Aubry Ivy, Mrs. Bradley Bibb, and others visiting relatives and planning moves to Detroit and Tennessee. Ed Garrett improves from scarlet fever.
An old drug advertisement touts Thoxine as fast acting relief for coughing spells. It claims instant soothing of throat irritation and safe, pleasant tasting syrup with a guaranteed quicker relief than other remedies. Sold in 35c 60c and 1.00 sizes by druggists.
Home Demonstration agents directed Limestone county clubs to assess and adjust kitchen working heights this December. Members checked table stove cabinet and sink heights and planned remedies to fit individual workers. Local families and students spent holidays visiting relatives and friends in the area.
Ardmore residents note Miss Willa Mae White in local society circles as she travels for personal work and visits familiar venues. Community records show her name appearing in social notices and upcoming events around town.
Public health column urges outdoor activity and wide night air as tonics for a healthy winter. Advocates physical exams, vitamin sunshine, and fresh-air ventilation, linking well being to open windows and daily outdoor time.
Mr and Mrs Henry Lawrence were guests Saturday night of Mr and Mrs W M Reithmaier and Mr and Mrs R H Nixon and Mr and Mrs W M Reithmaier spent Christmas Eve with the latter s parents Mr and Mrs J H Hendon Arthur Nixon of Six Mile spent
Sunday night gatherings with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hendon and extended relatives include Mrs. L. H. Hendon Miss Edina Hendon and Miss Pearl Pettit visiting in early week. Various guests from Decatur Tanner and Danville join Christmas dinners and visits with the Hendon and Reithmaier families.
A local notes column records the birth of William Lawrence Gambney on December 27 at 12½ pounds to Mr. and Mrs. Gambney. It also lists numerous holiday visits and gatherings among families in Oakland, Madison, Huntsville, and nearby areas, noting guests, dinner parties, and family travel. Several residents, including Susie Sturdivant and Jennie and Muriel McNeal, are mentioned as visiting relatives or attending school, with shared holiday hospitality among neighbors.
Miss Oleg Roberts stayed Wednesday night with Miss Victor White. Mrs. Selia Roberts visits Eva White and Vera Selma and Orva Roberts spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. R. L. White. F C Franks family dined with W F White. Jewell Maner and Oley visited hospital. I B Roberts family to move. Stover of Sup Up visits grandson R J Roberts. Herbert Turrel and family also mentioned.
Mrs. Charlie King of Tanner wins the top garden prize as hundreds compete in a North Alabama county garden tour. An extension horticulturist visited King's garden in summer judging it among the finest in the state. contest gardens were evaluated based on vegetable variety and quality.
Mrs. W. E. White hosts relatives including Arelia White visiting her sister Mrs. Elsie McAbee. The White and Coy White families are mentioned as guests in this social note.
A. W. L. from Oak Ridge was the guest of his brother J. C. Sparkman on Monday in Austinvill e.
CADDO NEWS notes Sunday visits by Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs W R Glover and Tuesday night guest Otto Carrol. Mr and Mrs W R Sims spent Friday night with sister Bertha Puller. Miss Annie Whitlow was Sunday guest of Miss Esther Mae Puller.
River levels surge to about eight feet, with authorities warning of potential flooding along the basin. Local residents near low-lying areas prepare sandbags and monitor gauges as crests advance this month.
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