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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
10
New York columnist Hal Boyle recounts Frances winning a long marital battle by obtaining a mink stole after years of aiming for a fur coat. The exchange spans a 12 year period with humor about costs, arguments, and the final purchase in a Fifth Avenue shop.
Community notices from Morgan County report funeral attendance for J B Gurley at Blue Springs, visits among locals in Somerville Hartselle Peck Hollow and Decatur, hospital update on Carl Bolding in Birmingham, upcoming sermon by Reverend Alvin Ray, and several family moves including Beavers and Aldridge families relocating within Leighton and Jackson Cove.
Mr and Mrs Coy Breed welcomed a son Clyde Alvin at Lavender clinic. Evie Beddingfield and others visited relatives in Rocky Ford and Danville. Miss Ozelle McNutt and R L McNutt were guests. Roads on Rocky Ford and Neel were closed last week due to high water.
The Woman's Missionary Union will meet Saturday at two o clock at the home of Mrs. P O Yancy for the regular meeting. All ladies are invited. Also notes of ill health and local moves within Morgan County are reported alongside social visits and family updates.
Mrs Elmer Williams remains ill at home as her family routes to Birmingham for son Jimmie's operation. Home Demonstration club meets Jan 16 with Mrs Owen Chinn hosting. notes of various local residents and a PTA meeting interrupted by a rail strike. Several social visits are recorded including Mattie Glenn and family dinner at Ben Hawkins home and upcoming Sunday school instruction at Falkville.
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