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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1929
Page
8
In Other Communities many relatives and friends visit for holidays. The wedding of Eva Pool and Robert Chenault was held on Tuesday. Numerous guests attend meals and visits across Decatur and nearby towns as flu cases affect school activities and daily life.
Virgil Callahan will return to Auburn Tuesday night after Christmas holidays spent with relatives. Miss Zenora Wilkite of Birmingham was the holiday guest of her relatives.
Benton Brindley of Detroit visits Somerville relatives this weekend. Mrs. Orville Simpson of Decatur sees sister Mrs. Tom Wade. Miss Velma Jett leaves for Decatur to work at Connecticut mills. Miss Enid Mitchell heads to Florence to resume Normal studies. Miss Margie Willis returns from Mulloon to start school. L. Duncan returns to Hackerburg for school duties after holidays. Blanche and Kate Winton recovering from influenza. Ona Peck returns home from Huntsville after aunt J. E. Garrison’s death. Oscar Dodson of Hartselle guests Jack Ransom. Mrs. Sum Fowler and daughter Mary Lou ill with flu. Leona Waugh called to Hartselle to tend ill father Dave Waugh. Ida Rice suffers flu after holidays in Decatur. R. H. Semple confined with influenza. Floyd Johnson family moving to Hartselle. Tolley Johnson family moving to E L Isley farm for two years. E L Isley moves family to Decatur. John Guyer ill with flu. Mrs. Sallie Morrow resting well after serious flu. Eva Winton and C P Johnston in Decatur shopping. Felton Lyle and sons Herold and Jack visit Kittie Johnston. Carl Walker, carrier on route 2.
The board of deacons of the Central Baptist Church will meet Tuesday night at 7:30 in the Pastor's study.
Local readers report widespread influenza illness with many confined at home. Families travel for holidays and visits from Columbia Chattanooga Readyville Huntsville and Decatur as schools postpone opening by a week to curb the outbreak.
Mt. Zion news notes Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Lovelady and sons returning home after holidays with his parents. Arthur Harding and children, of Oak Grove, visited Mrs. Tom Jett and Mr. Jett. Influenza cases rise in the community as Mrs. T. E. Lovelady visits.
Miss Erlene Layman of Union Hill spent Christmas week with Miss Loretta Edwards. Edwards was a holiday guest in Huntsville. Elmer Jackson returned from Huntsville. Mrs. Jess Russell of Huntsville spent Christmas with her mother Mrs. Laura Jackson here. Misses Pauline, Erlene and Opal Layman visited in Hartselle Saturday. Conrad Bates visits Casper Layman. Misses Aileen and Ethel Hughes and mother Joe were visitors here Sunday. Ethel Anice Hughes spent the past week with grandmother Mrs. M A Hornbuckle here. Mr. and Mrs. A H Layman and daughters Erlene and Opal were guests of Mrs. J C Edwards Sunday. Dave Edwards visited in Hartselle Friday on business. Mrs. Lillian Light is visiting her parents in Huntsville this week.
A flurry of illness and travel marks a Florida winter scene as many families report flu cases across towns and cities. Individuals visit kin, attend funerals for Rochell, and host relatives from Tennessee and Alabama, while Mrs. Lola Pettus and Miss Ella Ruth Jackson host visitors among extended kin across Decatur, Athens, and Sardis Springs.
Mrs Eunice Bevil recovering from flu at her mother Mrs Emma Turner s home. Miss Mae Richardson hosted a Friday party for friends. Mrs W R Stovall and children from Harvest visited Mrs Emma Turner. Mrs Luther Turner Jr very ill with flu at home. Ozell Coats held a Saturday night party. Mr and Mrs A G Blair and children dined with Prof and Mrs Hill Sunday. A G Copeland and W H Copeland of Athens visited Rev Copeland and family. Floyd Higgins spent weekend with Floyd Turner. Paul Johnson and Orville Bland of Bethel visited Sunday. John Copeland and family spent Sunday with Rev and Mrs Copeland.
Mr and Mrs Erby Thompson of Oak Ridge visit relatives this week. The Messor group and R E Messor host at Oak Ridge. Washburns and Price guests of Hayes at Moulton Heights. F C McCleskey and children from Austinville visit Thompson family. S L Jones and children visit Jones family. Irene Thompson with Messer. Mayfield hosts. Hollis Rose from Austinville visits. Kathryn and Lois Jones visit Opal Thompson. Doc Jones hosts Baker. Fuschs and Lamons guests of N W Lamon. L A Roper and J F Thompson host.
Matt Lewter and family of Elk mont Springs Tennessee spent Sunday with Mrs Emma Woodfin in Pettusville. Ernest Hargrove and family visited Edd Hargrove and family in Dalytown Tennessee Saturday. Miss Wallace of Beulah attended the funeral of her uncle T P Rochell. Edwin Pettus, son of Mr and Mrs Ben S Whitfield, is ill at Mrs Whitfield's sister Mrs Baily Brawley's home near Athens for the past few days. Mrs Mack Head of Elkmont was visiting.
Friends of Misses Tre ssie Rena and Ruby Cole report they are much improved after a period of illness. Family members say the sisters are recovering well and grateful for support from the community.
Born to Mr and Mrs William Glover an 8 pound daughter on Dec 29. Born to Mr and Mrs James Stricklin of Austinville a daughter. Several members of the Dempsey Wade and John Dee Lang families are ill with the flu. Mr and Mrs Cluud Dyar will be at home to their many friends at the Lawnie Alexander place. Mrs Henry Stricklin has returned home after a visit to her sons in Austinville.
Flint residents report visits among neighbors and relatives. Mrs. Sherman Grant and children stayed with Mrs. Elmer Neville on Saturday. Families including Norris and Layman hosted gatherings, while Misses Virginia and Ivy Nell Baker returned from Birmingham. Decatur guests and a New Year party at Miss Lillian Layman’s home conclude the sequence.
An old advertisement argues catarrh causes colds and flu by hindering breathing and oxygenation. It touts Runion White Wonder Salve as a local remedy applied to the nostrils for quick relief. The ad markets a thirty five cent family jar and a money back slogan from White Wonder Chemical Company in Montgomery Alabama.
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