Mary Martha Bible class hosts covered dish dinner
Central Baptist Church Mary Martha Bible class met January 18 at Mrs H L Douthit’s home with 18 members and 2 visitors. They opened with Sweet Hour of Prayer and a devotional on Prayer, presented year books for 1948 49, and supported a needy family with Christmas baskets.
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Mary Martha Bible
Sunday School
The
Central Baptist Church
H. L. Douthit
4Th Avenue West
James Garnett
T. A.patterson
H. D. Casey
Mrs C A Campbell Guests Miss Reynolds Visit Huntsville
Mrs C A Campbell and Miss Mary Reynolds of Columbus Georgia will spend Friday with friends in Huntsville then return to Decatur Friday evening for the Pilot Club of Decatur Charter Presentation. Mr and Mrs Paul Conley and Mr and Mrs John Will Gay of Scottsboro were guests Wednesday of Mr Conley's parents on Grant Street.
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Wednesday Nine
Lyons
J B
Wiley
Jackson
Tof
Frank Stone
John Caddell
Pilot Club
Mary Reynolds
Pilot Club International
Coluumbus
Georgia
Decatur
C. A. Campbell
Canal Street
Reynolds
Pilot Club of
Lyons Hotel
Velma Lynn
Pilot Club of Huntsville
Newton
Mesdames
Edgil
Reeves
Montgomery
Tom Edgil
Decatur P. T. A
Breck Reeves
Alabama
Congress of
Alabama Congress of Parents and Teachers
Jefferson Davis Hotel
Prath Walkie
Stater
Mabel W. Hughes
P.T. A
Jame
Hillis
National Parent and Teacher Magazine
Decatur Women's Chamber OF Commerce
Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Greystong
Frank Oakes
Frances Nungester
C. D. Fairer
Columbus
Huntsville
Campbell
Paul Conley
John Will Gay
Scottsboro
Mr. Conley
J. C. Conley
Grant Street
Dredge Pelican Capsizes in Mobile Bay
The Coast Guard reports the 92 foot dredge Pelican capsized while dredging shells in Mobile Bay about five miles west of Point Clear. The vessel sank around 10:30 PM and a crew member remains missing as divers search.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobile Bay
Coast Guard
Point Clear
Grandmother's Scrap Quilt Pattern Offer
Laura Wheeler pattern 993 offers a thrift scrap quilt design with charts photos and concise directions. Send twenty cents to Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept for quilt patterns and a Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog with 108 illustrations.
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Laura’ Wheeler
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Flatbush Station
Brooklyn
Laura Wheele
Rhododendrons and Azaleas Among Hardest to Grow
The article notes rhododendrons and azaleas are among the most difficult plants to cultivate. It highlights their specific needs and potential challenges for gardeners seeking successful results.
Deeds Filed Listing Transfers and Amounts
Daily Records notes numerous real estate transfers with amounts including Dora Barber to Arthur T. Davis for 950 dollars and Nolan H. Drake to E. A. Brenner for 200 dollars. Other transfers list M. L. Hardin to L. A. Hardin for 600, C. E. Pitt to Dwight P. Aldridge for 2000, J. P. Rowe to Pete Carros for 2200, Sam J. Smith to L. M. Chaffin for 200, Effie H. Southard to T. D. Hallmark for 4500, and Allied Sales Co. to W. E. Masterson for 3575, among additional entries.
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Deeds Dora Barber
Arthur T. Davis
Nolan_H. Drake
E. A. Brenner
FE. M. Drinkard
E. V. Drinkard
M. L. Hardin
L. A. Hardin
Ernie Holsten
L. M. Chaffin
J. Malcolm McAnnally
Nely M. Johnson
C.E. Pitt
Dwight P. Aldridge
J.P
W. A. McNalley
James A. Roper
Robert _K. Craig
Marvin Skidmore
W. A. Johnson
Distribution of Taxes by Morgan County Collector
Morgan county tax collector reports delinquent real and personal ad valorem taxes collected between January 1 and January 15 totaling 13,045.68 dollars. Distributions include 1694.83 to the state, 3521.45 to Morgan county, 2146.90 to school funds custodian C L Allgood, 715.39 to county education treasurer J T McMullin, 14.71 to Austinville, 3814.33 to Decatur, 34.17 to Falkville, 623.56 to Hartselle, 8.73 to Trinity, and 481.61 to Morgan county board chair Sim L Howell.
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Morgan County
State of Alabama
C. L. Allgood
J. T. McMullin
County Board of Education
Austinville
City of Decatur
Falkville
Hartselle
Trinity
Sim L. Howell
Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control
SEW QUEICK MOTHER Pint-sized glamour pattern 4732
Sew quick pattern for toddlers sized 1 to 5 includes dress bonnet jacket slip and ties. Size 2 uses 2 yards 35 inch fabric. Illustrated instructions tested for fit. Send 25 cents to Decatur Daily Pattern Dept New York NY with name address zone size and style number. Also promote Spring Pattern Book by Annie Adams with free pattern and 15 cents for copy.
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Decatur Daily
West 17Th St
New York
Annie Adams
Six More Join Armed Forces From Decatur Area
Six men from the Decatur area have signed for tours of duty with the regular Army officials announced today. They will undergo final physicals at Gadsden and then report to Fort Jackson South Carolina for training and assignments. Names include Charles H Long Harold L Long Jay Jones James G Saint Paul D Greene Marion J Swanner Saint and Greene are veterans who have re enlisted. Nanking has been the seat of China's government eight times.
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Decatur
Regular Army
Gadsden
Ft. Jackson
S.C
Charles H. Long
Danville
Jay Jones
Russellville
James G. Saint
Moulton
Paul D. Greene
Second Avenue
Marion J. Swanner
Elkmont
Saint and Greene
Frigid Cold Wave Sweeps Midwest and Dakota
A severe cold wave from Canada drives sub zero readings across Montana Colorado Wyoming and the Dakotas with winds and light snow. Army and Red Cross units run airlift relief to Pine Ridge where Dysentery and hunger compound isolation and road closures persist across reservations.
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Denver
Canada
Rocky Mountain Plains
Weather Bureau
Montana
Colorado
Wyoming
Nebraska
Kansas
Midwest
Illinois
Paul L. Fickinger
Indian Bureau
Billings
Mont
Pine Ridge
South Dakota
Army
Red Cross
Fickinger
Turtle Mountain
Fort Totten
Rosebud
Grove Creek
Cheyenne River
Standing Rock
Overcoat theft prompts bus chase and fine in Athens
In Athens on a rest stop a passenger saw a coat he liked and alerted police. The wearer, fleeing, was chased by onlookers and later admitted petit larceny, receiving a $25 fine. Police chief confirmed the coat had been stolen earlier from him on the bus.
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Athens
Ala
Frank Johnson
Blankets Used in Dash of 2 From Tuscaloosa Jail
Two young prisoners escaped the Tuscaloosa county jail using blankets as ropes. Hurt Lee Walker aged 18 and Joe Archibald 22, both African American, were identified by Sheriff John Henry Luther. Walker faced trial for grand larceny and Archibald for burglary. They removed a cell bar with a hammer and chisel and descended from the third floor.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala
Tuscaloosa County
John Henry Luther
Lee Walker
Joe Archibald
Walker
Archibald
Luther
Flooding and Cold Grip Montana and Dakotas
The Madison river near Three Forks Montana floods vast farmland as temperatures plunge toward 38 below zero at Belgrade. Rural families across Montana and the Dakotas are reported marooned and enduring icy conditions.
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Belgrade
Mont
Madison River
Three Forks
Montana
The
Dakotas
Frederick Remington Young and Western Artist
Frederick Remington left home for the plains seeking health and became famous for paintings of Indians and soldiers he observed on the frontier.
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Frederick Remington
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9Th Avenue W
Inez Goree
Gladys McCown
Huntsville Pilot Club
Country Club
Decatur Country Club
Red Room
Ihop
E. Moulton St
Junior Chamber of Commerce
the Civic Drama Guild OF
Riverside
Watkins & Perry Grill
Emporium
Dix Co
Cottons Spark Resort
Charlies Armour
Charles Armour
Wan UW Badeo
PanGoon
Anne Adams
Nanking
China
Dot Smith
Mid-West
Tuscaloosa
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Printzess
Coats
Ricemore Coats
Manhattan
Riverside Auditorium
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