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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1972

Page

6

Wheeler Basin Library Bookmobile Weekly Schedule

The Wheeler Basin Regional Library Bookmobile routes this week show stops at Brown's Grocery, Piney Chapel, Limestone County High School, Pleasant Dove, Cairo, Cleveland's Grocery, and many schools and homes from Tuesday through Thursday with varying visit times across the region. Standout stops include Wood School, Limestone County High, West Limestone High, and Leggtown with times ranging from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wheeler Basin Regional Library M. A&m Ui Fagonia Brown's Grocery Wood Piney Chapel School Limestone County High Ool Pleasant Ove Looney’s Cairo Cleveland New Hope Hale’s Eva Gandy’s Cove Neil Cole Springs Strickland Sanders Hays Mill Owens Junior High Salem Springs Marbut's Leggtown Christopher’s West Limestone Wool Lester Good Springs Davis Townley

Local Residents/Health and Holiday Visits Across Counties

Rock Creek and nearby towns report health updates with stroke at Cullman Hospital for Homer Woodall and G W Woodall family ties. Visitors include Elbert Jullian home from Hartselle Hospital, Scott and Marsha Oden ill, Lafayette Weaver admitted, Roger McKee in Mississippi, Grace Lott in Huntsville, David Childers and Lou Goren in Mobile, Olen Hamilton in Prattville, Bessie Hamilton sister visit, Vonda Baker from Atlanta, and Linda Oden’s Texas visit home for Christmas.

Homer Woodall Cullman Hospital Elbert Jullian Hartselle Hospital Little Scott Marsha Oden Lafayette Weaver Roger McKee Junior Eady Mississippi Grace Lott Charles Crawford Huntsville David Childers Lou Goren Mobile Olen Hamilton Prattville Bessie Hamilton Vonda Baker Atlanta Buster Anita Leslie ‘Woodall Carbon Hill G. W. Woodall Linda Oden Texas Howard Oden

Holiday visits across states mark end of year

Cedar Creek residents Miss Olie Holmes and Rev A J Looker with family returned to Tennessee after Christmas with relatives. Mr and Mrs Wallace John and children of North Carolina also spent the holidays with kin and friends.

A. J. Looker Tennessee Wallace John’s North Carolina

Calendar of Events Highlights Morgan County Day and Church Activities

An all day calendar lists events across Morgan County including Athens College Day with Dr. Seer,wanerceus as guest speaker at First United Methodist Church, and Athens College Day activities marking the 150th anniversary. Multiple Methodist churches host services, meetings, luncheons, and speaker programs led by Rev. Alec Alvord, with related civic and club gatherings across Decatur, Hartselle, and surrounding areas.

Seer Wanerceus Athens College First United Methodist Church Sandridge Athens College Decatur Alec Alvord Rhodesia Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church First United Methodist Church of Moulton Trinity United Methodist Church Forest Chapel United Methodist Church Women’s Society of Christian Service Women's Society of Christian Service Circles Madonna Ninth Street United Lydia Circle Ninth Street Austinville United Methodist Church Lydia Ninth Street Methodist Church WSCS Falkville United Methodist Church

Sympathy notes and visits inform local life

The community shares sympathy for the family of Mrs Betty Speake Hampton who was buried Friday. Mr West Dutton remains critically ill in Lawrence County Hospital with daughters Mrs Rupert Waites and Mrs Laverne Wicks at his bedside. A three month old son of Mr and Mrs Carl White is improving from a facial operation. Miss Martha Pierce returns from a university funeral. Miss Sara Lou Pierce teaches in Panama City. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Willie Brooks with Mr and Mrs Charles Stephenson and guests from Alexandra Virginia Tony Alabama and Walton Alexander and family. Allen Way of Huntsville visited relatives here last weekend.

Betty Speake Hampton West Dutton Lawrence County Hospital Rupert Waites Laverne Wicks Carl White Martha Pierce University Billy Hampton Sara Lou

Mona Lisa Recovered After 1913 Theft At Louvre

In 1913 the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci was recovered two years after its theft from the Louvre Museum in Paris. The painting’s return marked a major art world event and confirmed the Louvre’s long standing collection.

Louvre Museum Paris

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Bookmobile Rock Creek Cedar Creek Olie Holmes Hartselle Penn-Prest Terry Towel Coats Jcpenney Calvary Baptist Church Alabama Trinity United Methodist Men Frank's Trinity Mountain Sidney Sandries Morgan County Penn Church of God Aquadome Jean Baker Decatur Civinettes Earl Riggs 13Th Ave Decatur Coin Club City Hall Rising Sun Lodge No. 29 F&am Tere Atchoceme Ja Gliner Summer Manor Mary Lou Dancy O of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple Wer Tennessee Valley Authority Wives Social Club Tourway Inn Athens Burningtree Country Club Seekers Bible Club E. K. Hanson Birch St Green Thumb Garden Club Tommy McRae 8Th Ave. SE Golden Age Club Ninth Street United Methodist Church S. D. Lankford American Association of University Women Morgan County League of Women Voters State National Bank Gerald Firth University of Alabama Hartselle Alabama Highway Department East Main St Longhorn Pass First Presbyterian Church McWhorter John Martin Sherman St Neall Circle Sherwood Stewart Springdale Rd Lee Circle A. L. Rowe Horsetree Pl Pickell Tom Bragg 19Th Ave Robert’ Rice Decatur Culture Club B--P -Cartwright Birch St.-Se Alabama State Nurses Association Decatur General Hospital V.F.W. Club Cir Pkny Zeromen Bible Club Red Cross St. John’s Parish House Jackson St Church Women United Central United Methodist Church Tennessee River Coon Hunters Association Club Charles Speake First State Bank of Decatur William R. House Dalton M. Guthrie M. E. Thorton Ray D. Mitchell Johnston Street, S.E Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation U. S. Government Securities Total Total Capital Funds
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