Decatur Society Notes and Engagements Recap
Local society page reports a family reunion at the Taylor home on Decatur Route Two with lunch and photos. It lists numerous attendees from Decatur, Hartselle, and Turner Arkansas. Other items include a Young Matrons Bible Club meeting, DAR chapter postponement, several engagements and weddings, club meetups, and travel notes with a hospital update for Patsy Pitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Muzzey
D. T. Taylor
Decatur Route Two
Bryan Hill
Bud Lumpkin
Joyce
Joe
Max Hill
Turner, Arkansas
Sterling Muzzey
Latainé
Decatur
Jimmie Thompson
Linda
James Orme
Jimmie
Hartselle
Johnnie
June
Local residents return home after Christmas visits
A jumble of names shows residents returning to Memphis Langhorn Manor Sewanee Cleveland and Birmingham after Christmas visits. Several attend funerals or resume studies at Sewanee Taylor Michigan Washington DC and Birmingham figures include Bray Moorefield Tierney Mitchell Hoppers Patterson and Neill among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Mitchell
Sewanee
Tennessee
Sewanee Military Academy
Howard Mitchell
J. O. Moorefield
James Tierney
Charles _mier
Cleveland
Ohio
J. W. Bray
Charles Eidemier
R. E. Hughes
Birmingham
F. N. Green
C. T. Happer
O. W. Daniel
D. L. Dillion
Walter Coverly
S. J. Beaumont
Ed Thronberry
Joe Hilderbrand
Lola Johnson
Mazie
Hodsumback
Tennie Webster
Grayce Overton
Vera Beye
Lois Davis
Etta Veitch
Hoyt ~McClendon
Jessie Henley
Lottie Olongi
Ida Leveille
Mary Posey
Stella Sanderfer
Nell Bennefield
Ora Jacks
Magnolia Goodwin
Lola Campbell
Pat Patterson
Washington, D. C
Marjorie Webster College
Sidney Patterson
David Hoppers
University of Alabama
W. A. Hoppers
Judges Named for 1948 Maid of Cotton
Memphis Tennessee January 3 the National Cotton Council announced the judges who will select the 1948 maid of cotton at the coastal night event. The panel includes notable figures from the textile and cultural sectors. The announcement comes ahead of Tuesday night’s festivities in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
National Cotton Council
Services Sunday for Lewie Brooks
Funeral services for Lewie Brooks aged 50 are set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Popular Creek Church with Rev. Everett Bullington officiating. Burial follows in the adjoining cemetery under Spry's direction. Brooks died Saturday at 1 30 a.m. of a heart attack at his home. He was a well known Limestone county farmer. Surviving are his widow two sons Lewie Brooks Jr and Horace B Brooks both of Athens five a daughter Mrs E H Hasteltine Athens five two brothers Roy of Louisville Ky and Carl Brooks Athens four sisters Mrs O L
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Lewie Brooks
Popular Creek Church
Everett Bullington
Spry
Brooks
Limestone County
Lewie Brooks, Jr
Horace B. Brooks
Athens
E. H._Hasteltine
Roy
Louisville
Carl Brooks
O. L
Thaw cheers the ice belt as warm spell approaches
Forecasts predicted a general thaw would melt much of the 2000 mile ice and snow blanket from the Texas Panhandle to New England. Temperatures were expected to rise by Monday with a new snow fall near the Canadian border and Northern Michigan while much of the nation would see clear or partly cloudy skies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
New England
Canadian
Michigan
Seaboard
Gulf States
West Coast
Death claims Roy Williams in Cullman funeral
Roy B Williams 51 longtime Cullman businessman and Avondale Mills representative died at Cullman hospital Friday night after heart attacks and years of ill health. Funeral is Sunday at 2 PM from First Baptist Church conducted by Rev Charles Granade with interment at Cullman city cemetery. Drinkard's Brown Service directs. He had served on Cullman city council for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy B. Williams
Cullman
First Baptist Church
Charles Granade
Cullman City
Drinkard
Brown
Williams
Cullman Hospital
Avondale Mills
North Alabama
Williams rites mark long-time Hartsville resident
The obituary notes Pat W Williams born December 5 1895 in Hartsville. He married Mary Grace Schelling in 1919 and moved from Hartselle to Cullman 27 years ago. He was a member of the First Baptist church Kiwanis Elks American Legion and a 32nd degree Mason. Surviving are his widow Pat W Williams parents and sister Wray Barclipf. A graveside service with pallbearers Robert Rosson Dr G W Bied will be held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Kiwanis and Elks Clubs
American Legion
Williams
Hartselle
Mary Grace Schelling
Cullman
Pat W. Williams
Wray Barcliff
Masons
Robert Rosson
G. W. Bied
Bond set for Baroney Reed in first degree murder case
Baroney Reed, 47, a telephone worker from Hattiesburg, was granted bail of under 5,000 dollars today by Circuit Judge Cecil F. Bates after a three hour habeas corpus hearing. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday on the murder charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ala
Baroney Reed
Hattiesburghe
Cecil F. Bates
Reed
Local figures named in partial obituary or notice
The fragment lists Fred Peinhardt J Dunlap E M Lowell Dr Hartung R B Dodson Dr Frank J Bright and O P Jackson among readers or subjects in a historical notice. No context or actions provided.
Franklin, Tenn. resident Cunningham and kin listed
Cunningham of Franklin Tennessee with Miss Beatrice Brooks of Athens and Mrs. Ruby Ausley of Madison and Mrs. Eva Thompson of Florence are named along with one grandson in a brief obituary fragment detailing surviving relatives.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Society
Young Matrons Bible Club
Central Methodist Church
Bruce Spencer
Ray Kelley
Stephens
Stephens Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Hulme-Bailey
Emma Hulme
Mary Magdalene
Foster Pointer Bailey
W. M. Bailey
Cecil McMillian
Paul Bryan
Club
Fort Lauderdale
Miami
Florida
Albert Blackwell
J. P. Moore
Loyd Moore
William Campbelly
Mack Ferguson
Maxine
Austinville
Pe Gmiag
Ireland
George A. Sarles, Jr
Mrs
D. L. Allen
Boston
Georgia
Jesse Chantz
Tom Roberts
Theo Jackson
Haleyville
Neil Kirk
Joe Seeley
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
J. “Buck” Robinson
Fourth of
Mobile
Falkville
Kenneth Qurnell
Barbara Anhe
Mary Lynn
Burlington
North Carolina
Bob Ferguson
Trinity
Patsy Pitt
Decatur General Hospital
Yvette Draux
Luxembourg
Belgium
Antwerp
Johnnie Shrader
O. T. Bolding
Chicago
Ilinois
Jean Smith
Nashville
Bobby Smith
Dickson
Ed Demnonbreun
College Grove
A. C. Brown
Sarah
Hazel McCaghren
Madge Harris
Atlanta, Georgia
A. W. Nichols
Painesville
San Francisco
California
Hugh Terry
Atlanta
H. Weave
Elen Anne
Frida
George F. Sletcher
University of Michigan
C. A. Moore
William J. Hoppers
Baby
Tuscaloosa
Charles H. Johnson
Birmain
Lula Dillehay
L.A. Neill
Madam Daniels
Als
Moulton Highway
Woodall Bros
U. S
Haem
Nyar
Roy Williams
Sally
Sdelm Caeauty
2Nd Ave
E. Vine ST
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