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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1929

Page

5

Marital union of Miss Harrison and Mr Witty in Pulaski

The marriage of Miss Margaret Louise Harrison of Athens and Mr. M. G. Witty near Elkmont was solemnized in Pulaski. The bride taught at the local agricultural school and will reside in Limestone County. The notice also recalls the golden 50th anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Davis of St. Petersburg with family gatherings and tributes.

Margaret Louise Harrison Athens M. G. Witty Near Elkmont Pulaski Columbia, Tenn Limestone County Mrs Ned Davis St. Petersburg Fla Decatur H. R. Davis E. J. Davis Valencia Road Granada Terrace W. C. Lee J. E. Watson Second Avenue Second Street Perry Snell Davis Richard Anderson Union City Tenn Twenty-fourth Avenue North Mary Mitchell Neice J. W

Local illness and travel notices in Attalla area

S Sunday updates from Attalla outline Mrs. Sheppard joining her mother Mrs. Bacon who is much improved after illness. Several residents including Roy Wyatt and many others suffer from flu or recover from it. Family visits, funerals in Knoxville, and travel between Birmingham and Huntsville are noted alongside multiple ill relatives on Lafayette and Wilson avenues.

R. T. Sheppard Attalla Ala Frank Lide Birmingham R. C. Workman

Thought and Poetry on Helping Others and Cheerful Life

A verse set extols helping others and cheerful living as life’s safe bet. It urges giving what others need to reap happiness and notes cheerfulness as a cure for gloom. The piece urges unity, mutual aid, and joint effort to achieve success together.

World Had To Offer Life Then Held No Hope

A fragment from a historical column hints at a bleak view of life’s offerings, conveying a sense of lost promise and limited prospects. The terse wording suggests a reflection on hardship and the absence of brighter possibilities.

No meeting of Woman's Missionary Society due to influenza

The First Methodist church society postpones its Monday gathering because many members are ill with influenza. Mrs. L B Cockrand of Birmingham reports the upcoming marriage of her daughter Nellie to Lewis Christian Peterson Jr of Decatur on January 1 1929 at the First Baptist parsonage in Birmingham. After January 15 the couple will reside with Mr Peterson's sister Mrs C R Kilgore on Fifth Avenue East Decatur.

Woman’s Missionary Society of the Central Methodist Church H. M. Priest Jackson Street St. John’s Guild J. W. Sandlin Anna Virginia Humphrey Paul Jones Brown R. T. Tyler Decatur Line Street Ed R. Humphrey Woman's Missionary Society The First Methodist Church

Helping Homemaker Menu and Recipes by Louise Bennett Weaver

Cooking guide presents a 1920s menu and several recipes for a social dinner. Items include Cream of Celery Soup Cheeses Fingers Currant Jelly Jellied Vegetable Salad Date Pudding and Cranberry Frappe. Detailed steps cover white bread butter and cheese spread, Cranberry Frappe instructions, Jellied Vegetable Salad assembly, and Date Pudding preparation with ingredients and baking time.

Visit Planned Along Coast and Panama by Mrs Elmner

Mrs W A Elmner prepares a several week coast and Panama trip starting January 1th. Reports note she is recovering from flu. Mrs Sim Otte remains ill with flu at home. Mr and Mrs A B Dodd return from Nashville where guests of Mr and Mrs T C Plemons and Mr and Mrs E E Mulloy. One package lemon flavored pre-

8. E. Patterson Panama A. B. Dodd Nashville T. C. Plemons E. E. Mulloy

John Brand 82 Dies After Extended Illness

John Brand aged 82 dies at home on Trinity Route 1 after an extended illness. Funeral services were held at Chestnut Grove this afternoon at 1 o'clock with interment at Chestnut Grove. He was a long time resident and is survived by his wife and two sons.

Chestnut Grove John Brand Trinity

Preparing and baking pumpkin halves for easy pulp removal

Cut pumpkin in half and scoop out seeds and fibers. Prick skins and place halves skin side up in a shallow pan. Pour two inches of water and bake until the pulp is tender. Invert to cool, then scrape out the pulp for use in recipes.

Birth announcement for Robert Allen Sneed

Mr and Mrs R Sneed welcomed an eight pound son named Robert Allen on January 3rd.

R. ¥. Sneed Robert Allen

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Social & Personal Harrison Jack Ned Lentz Davis Gray Jean Gray Jimmy Watson Atkisson Central Methodist Society Riverside Parent-Teachers’ Association E.S. Morrow A. A. Hardage Westminster Westminster Woman's Auxiliary First Presbyterian First Presbyterian Church Brown Humphrey Canal Street Rook Club F. S. Hunt Hartwell Davis W. M. Voorhies Eugene Berry Ohio A. J. Perolio Voorhies Mesdames Greenleaf and Lide Entertain Club Decatur Mothers’ Club N. B. Greenleaf Lide Social Service Department Mms & M, Chienaal W. G. Gardner Chopin Harry Wyatt Eva Love Wyatt Mrs. Ferrow Himes Mrs. Emmett Himes Oak Street Cotaco Club Cotaco Literary Club John D. Wyker Caxton Smith Jacksonville J. R. Doss Leo Burnett J. O. Colvard O. P. Stinson Progressive Culture Club Flora Hight T. H. Lloyd Margaret Clarkson W. F. Clarkson New York City Miss Clarkson New York R. G. Dobbins J. J. Solomon R. M. McGlathery Sherman Street Roy Wyatt Charlie Wade Constance Peerson East Lafayette Street Billy Stewart C. A. Wade Knoxville, Tenn Arnie Cohen J. B. Harlowe Frank Syler Lola Days Lou Rainey George Homer Smith Frances Hodges Mrs. F. R. Hodges Lafayette Street T. M. Jones III Lola Rainey Nellia Cramer Huntsville W. S. Jamieson J. H. Conrad Junior Peggy Wilson Avenue Phil Baugh C. KE. Lide Ferry Street Princess—Mon Tues Sorrell Kit Stephen Sorrell M.C By Ryrwick Deeping Herbert Brenon Gorrell”‘Son H-B-Warner Anna Q. Nilsson Carmel Myers United Artists Picture la Paix Paris First Methodist Society Peterson-Cockrand Louise Bennett Weaver W. A. Elmner Jack Holt Zane Grey Fables Princess PRIZL Commercial Printing Department
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