WEDDINGS AND ENGAGEMENTS IN DECEMBER SOCIETY NOTES
Decatur and nearby towns report a flurry of society weddings and engagements. Joye Eliza Dame Leeman, of Jacksonville, marries John Hersche at First Baptist with Rev. Hunt officiating. Louise Kelly and Douglas Hardwick wed in Rome Georgia, plan Chicago home as he studies optometry. Kathryn Christine Couey Wed Clifton Maner in Decatur, engagement announced. Open house hosted by Earl Joyce Lee for the college set. Frances Olene Ferguson marries Bob Ferguson in Trinity, vows by Rev. O Neal, later home in Birmingham. Rebecca Sue Montgomery engaged to Odean Edward Hyde. Juanita Thompson weds Raymond Bennett in Tennessee. Memorial Drive Wesleyan Guild to meet at Louis Osborne’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Spears
Jacksonville
Flory
Joye
Elizabe Dam Leeman
John Hersche
First Baptist Church
John W .Hunt
St. Joseph's Academy
Florida National Bank
Fernandina
Florida
J.N. Freeman
E. Gain Street
Decatur
George Alva Dame
Gordon Military College
Milledge Ville
Georgia
Steam University
Deland
Louise Kelly
Douglas Hardwick
E. B. Rowden
Miss Louise Kelly
J. J. Hardwick
Dan Daughtry
First Christian Church
Rome
Chicago
Hardwick
Northern Illinois College of Optometry
Birmingham
The
John ‘Herschel Dame
Joye Elizabeth Leeman
Dame
J. N. Freeman
East Cain Street
Road this week with mumps and visits across states
A compact society note records multiple family and friend movements this week. Mr and Mrs W P Dozier returned from Opelika and Montgomery visits. Mr and Mrs Paul Wolfer travel from Boston to join relatives. Edward Garrett and others attended the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The Greer and Uragg households spent New Year’s Day with the May family at Magnolia Pride Alabama. William Kirkland of Quitman Mississippi visited Grant Street, attended the Cotillion Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Garrett
T. M. Jones, Jr
Brad Bibb
George Houston
New Orleans
Louisiana
H. D. Greer
John Uragg
Robert Donnelley
Hubert May
Magnolia
Pride, Alabama
William Kirkland
Quitman
Mississippi
G. A’ Burleson
Grant Street
Henry Harris
Louisville
Kentucky
John A. Caddell
Country Club Road
Harris
Jessie M. Balch
Clayton
New Mexico
Paul L. Balch
Daghters
Carro
Patty
Santa Fe
Alabama Industries Grow and Grow New Plants Added in 1948
Alabama reports expansion in 1948 with Wolverine Tube Decatur starting copper tubing, Allis-Chalmers Gadsden producing farm tractors, Hazel- Atlas Montgomery finishing glass containers, and Republic Steel in Gadsden expanding to steel tubing. Samford notes Childersburg newsprint mill project, plus growth in existing plants and new local and branch facilities. Agricultural gains include 351 million pounds of peanuts, cotton near 1.25 million bales, corn surpassing 58 million bushels, and Livestock receipts over 125 million dollars. Port of Mobile expansion supports shipping growth, tourism rises, and 10 new local Chambers of Commerce amid 67 counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Wolverine Tube
Calumet-Hecla Copper Corp
Decatur
Allis-Chalmers Co
Gadsden
Hazel-Atlas Glass Co
Montgomery
Samford
South
Mobile
Chambers of Commerce
State Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. Austelle Prepares Holiday Trip via San Francisco to Guam
Birmingham based Mrs. Vera Austelle plans a Tuesday departure to Montgomery to join Mrs. Ed James and children Susan and Ed James. They will sail from San Francisco to Guam on January 13 to be with Ed James, who is stationed there. On return, Mrs. Austelle will tour San Francisco and Los Angeles before visiting Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Austelle
Montgomery
Nice
Ed James
Schools Resume at 8:30 Monday After Holidays
Decatur schools end Christmas recess and will reopen at 8:30 Monday morning. Classes resume after the holiday break extending from December 17, with bells to signal the start of the school day again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur 1
Haseen
Alabama Chambers Urge Growth Aided by Local Groups
The article notes 72 local organizations and 10 000 plus members aligned with state chambers. Samford presses for a favorable Alabama climate for industry, urging lower federal costs and more centralized Washington governance to sustain economic progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Alabama
Samford
Washington
Prehistoric Northern Europe Ate Oysters, Shell Heaps Revealed
Archaeologists report that ancient humans in northern Europe consumed oysters, with large oyster shell mounds indicating diet and coastal exploitation. The finds shed light on early marine foraging and settlement patterns in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Campbell Services Held Today at Pleasant Point
Funeral services for Mrs. Robert Campbell aged 43 will be at 2 pm today at Pleasant Point cemetery officiated by Rev. Rollins. She died Friday morning at Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium. Survived by husband four children Odana Annie Ruth Robbie New and Mary two brothers three sisters and many nieces and nephews. Brown's Funeral Co. handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Pleasant Point
Robert Campbell
Athens
Rollins
Morgan County
The
Christian Church
Odana
Annie Ruth
Robbie New
Mary
Brown's Funeral Co
Consolidated school project advances in Limestone County
Athens Alabama January report details a consolidation project merging five elementary schools into one Pleasant Grove School at Cairo. Total cost about 55000 dollars, with a 15000 dollar Christmas vacation heating upgrade at Ardmore High. A central heating system will soon start at Clements High near Coxey, aiming for modern installations in all county high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Cairo
Pleasant Grove
Ardmore
Clements ‘High School
Coxey
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earl Joyce Lee
Miss Earl Joyce Lee
Claud C. Montgomery
Rebecca Sue
Odean Edward Hyde
Oscar E. Hyde
First Baptist
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Juanita Thompson
Willie Thompson
Juanita
Raymond Bennett
J. N. Bennett
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Memorial Drive
Wesleyan Guild
Wesleyan’ Service Guild
Memorial —Drive
Methodist Church
Louis Osborne
6Th Avenue West
Agee
James N. Norwood
Patrick Sandlin
Vicksburg
Walter Durham
Tuscaloosa
Miss Burton Smith
Carol GC. Smith
Lulu
Hank Caddell
Mrs. Jonndell
Children’s Outing
Gowls
East Moulton
Mrs. W. P. Dozier
Mrs. Dozier
Opelika
Mr. Dozier
Paul Wolfer
Mr. Wolfer
Mrs
Boston
Massachusetts
Wendellyn Gray
Huntington College
Robert Gray
Ray McCulloch
Eddie
Mr. McCulloch
Kimberlin Heights
McCulloch
B. T._ Gardner
Sheffield
Frank Perkins
Charles Wiliamson
Knoxville
Caswell Hayes
Barbara King
W.P._Baugh
Sherman Street
Hamill
Edward— Little
Mexico
J. A. Brown
Norfolk
Virginia
G. H. Dixon
6Th. Avenue East
Doestyr General Hospital
George F. Sietcher
Ypsilanti
Michigan
C. A. Moore
Phil Baugh
Nashville
Tenessee
W. P. Baugh
Kenneth Qurnel
Barbara Anne
Mary Lynn
Ferguson
Trinity
Burlington
North Carolina
Qurnell
John B. Sewell
Jah Reding
Aaron Powers
Janes Cunniggram
Glenn Counts
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Drew Ramsay
Ge Er
Ts . Brags. Co. Ga
Joe Aldridge
Third Avenue
Danville
Burl Holladay
W.H. Isbell
Crossville
E. Isbell
Barbara Ann
Patricia Gail
Mildred Louise
Ralph Pence
Fifth Avenue East
Sim. F. Otte
Portsmouth
W. A. Pence
Somerville
Rainey’s
Cole Waves
Second Ave
Punjab
Rayon Gabardine
Stylan Serge
Rayon
Reg
Jersey
North Star
Coats
Dorothy Gray
Harriett Hubbard Ayer
Biu Sapphire
Trey
Department Store
Meus Treawwal Rouse
OUC Fashions
Cail
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