Five Tennessee Valley visitors spread across counties
Just Around Home notes numerous guests and visitors from Decatur, Moulton, Courtland, Florence, Athens, and other towns. Motor trips and river swims mark a social week, with kinfolk and friends hosting in Mt. and Edmund Gunns, Elvis battles, and other local families.
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Tennessee Valley Counties
Community Notes show visits and family gatherings
The Rock Creek area reports numerous social calls and visits. Theo and Arvel McKee spent Tuesday with Cecil Tanner while families from Birmingham Center Grove Decatur and Eva shared time with relatives. An ice cream supper hosted by Berd Woodall drew many friends.
Marconi explained radio phone served a picnic lunch
Local notices describe visitors to Decatur and Huntsville areas, church services, revival plans, baptisms, and community outings. Many entries list relatives traveling from Corinth, Birmingham, Florence, and other places. social visits and weekend activities populate the Mooresville Belle Mina and surrounding scenes.
Misses Vera Ruth and Christine Host Frid ay Party at Parents Home
Chap el Hill guests gather for a party hosted by Mrs Wash Lamon and family with music and games. Attendees include Lois Braswell Edith Braswell Margaret Mitchell Edna Aliene Lucille Wilma Braswell Annie Ruby Southern Eva Kitchens and many others from Trinity Decatur Birmingham and nearby towns. Refreshments are served late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera
Ruth
Christine Amon
Wash Lamon
Lois
Edith Braswell
Margaret Mitchell
Edna
Aliene
Lucille
Wilma Braswell
Annie
Ruby Southern
Eva Kitchens
Katie Braswell
Irene Josephine
Wilma Sue Sheats
Trinity
Mildred Sheats
Decatur
Messrs
Pascal
George Malcolm Ratliff
Orbie Penn
Danville
Paul
Birmingham
Hollis Sheats
Almon Rivers
Ellis Brindley
Paul McGriffe
Hoye Martin Oscar Napps
Austinville
Percy Garnett
Bar
Johnson
Edgar Blalock
Elbert
Elvin Kitchens
Clyde" Ponder
Truitt
Phil
Charles Mitchell
Mallace Martin
Benard Jones
Murray Braswell
L. D. Young
Chester Braswell
Wilson Mitchell
Riley Lake
Neel
Cedar Creek News Social News Roundup
Local residents report visits and travel as Cedar Creek folks mention trips to Akron and Birmingham. Several families attend a birthday dinner near Vinemont and describe weekend gatherings with relatives in East Morgan and Somerville.
Pettusville News Update On Local Ailments And Illness
Little Douglas Carrol Holt is in after a very serious attack of colitis and malaria. J. M. Heads continues ill at his. Mrs. Fannie McDonald is confined to her room. Miss Mary Williams is indisposed.
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Douglas Carrol Holt
J. M. Heads
Fannie McDonald
Mary Williams
Danville Social Roundup Lists Local Visitations
Miss Maudie Mitchell spent Monday night with Mrs. George Lindsey. Paul Hampton of Birmingham stayed with friends here. Mrs. Louise Turner visited Hartselle recently. Mr. and Mrs. Abel Hicks guests of W. W. Hicks weekend. Nettie Gurtie and Annie McKay visited the McKay home in Lawrence. Dr. and Mrs. Cleere hosted the Hicks visitors, and Rev. Pritchard preached at the Baptist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hawk
Rocky Mount
Sunny
Thomas Oliver
Pluma Heaton
Somerville
L. P. Shelton
Martha Hipp
Prim, Ark
J. Collier
Oklahoma
G. C. Walker
Albert Martin
Guntersville
Harvey Beard
Arkansas
Isaac Whisenant
Frank Whisenant
Chattanooga
Tenn
Oran Bolding
Mississippi
Sam Bolding
Lora Mitchell
Gadsden
Jim Lee
Maudie Mitchell
George Lindsey
Paul Hampton
Birmingham
Louise Turner
Hartselle
Abel Hicks
W. W. Hicks
Nettie, Gurtie
Annie McKay
Claire McKay
Lawrence County
Jack Cleere
Cleere
Pritchard
The
Baptist Church
Chester Ellis
Ed Ellis
Vercy
Nancy Sims
Harold Speake
Decatur
George Lindsey, Jr
Annie Smith
Dee Wasson
Katherine Hardwick
Annie Hicks
Mary Hardwick
Katherine
John Penn
Seldon Penn
Billy Barnes
Near Courtland
Alice Goodwin
J. W. Rich
Rev. Hornbuckle
Huntsville
F. B. Cross
T. C. Parker
Somerville Community Notes Include New Teachers Visitors and Arrivals
Somerville notes list the opening of school Monday with teachers J Earl Gurley Enid Mitchell Nan Henderson and Mrs W T Tiller and family visiting Maggie England. The Mitchells from Eliasville arrive as guest and Mr Mitchell may settle here. Mary Gilchrist and two sons visit from Athens and Kate Winton with Burton Plumadore travel to Cullman. Mrs Kittie Johnston returns from a ten day visit with Helen Lyle family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T. Tiller
Carrie Simmons
Annie Still
Hartsel'e
Maggie England
J. Earl Gurley
Enid Mitchell
Nan Henderson
G. A. Mitchell
Eliasville
Texas
Jos. W. Winton
Mitchell
Mary Gilchrist
Athens
Bill Maples
Columbia
Tennessee
Elkmont
Albert Lyle
David Plumadore
Burton Plumadore
Kate Winton
Cullman
Kittie Johnston
Helen Lyle
Hillsboro social notes highlight births and visitors
The Hillsboro column reports the arrival of Mary Lois, a nine pound baby born June 25 to Mr and Mrs Joe Hames, plus visits and gatherings. It lists relatives from Decatur, Courtland, Birmingham, Linden and Sheffield visiting for holidays and weekends, with Barbecue at Lock A and trips to Bluff Springs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hames
Mary Lois
D. W. Irwin
Decatur
Leonard Terry
Birmingham
W. L. Fretwell
D. C. Walker
Louise
G. P. Irwin
Dorothy Daniell
E. D. Odom
R. P. Dowtin
Ewing
Tenn
Dowtin
B.L. Hardin
Hardin
Linden
John Grant
Courtland
Arthur Garnett
Edgar Landers
Chas. Vaughan
Stanley
Lock A
J. P. Gibson
J. R. Walker
Chas
Busch and Son
Roy
Ethel Landers
Benjamin Corum
John Darnell
College Grove
Johnnie Q
Terry
John Dean
Buford Corum
Bridge Creek
Rich and Hornbuckle
Huntsville
Harvey Blaxton
Sheffield
A. T. Wells
Mildred Wells
Wheeler
Arthur Wells
Neeland Danville singing hosts and weekend visitors
A large crowd from here attended the Neeland Danville singing. Several families shared weekend visits including Mr. and Mrs. Petway Roberts and daughter with G. B. Jones, and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Herrin hosting dinner guests. Various locals and out of town guests appear in Sunday dinners and Saturday gatherings.
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Neeland
Danville
Petway Roberts
Little Daughter
G. B. Jones
Erbyn Thompson
J. J. Herrin
Eva Kitchens
Little Sister
Bertha McCleskey
Macedonia
Opal Thompson
Mattie
Katie
Mary Lou Washburn
M. M. White
J. F. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
William Taylor
Rocky Ford
E. G. Mayfield
Laverne White
Irene Thompson
Erby Thompson
Hollis Rose
Kathryn Rose
Earl Rose
Laverne
Evelyn White
Guy Roper
L. W. Jones
Wallace Martin
Roman Mayfield
E. F. Price
W. J. Best
Blount County
Little Odel
Ruby Lee Braswell
Lois Jones
Local Notes From Morgan County and Nearby Towns
Master Robert Dillion of Birmingham visits relatives in Moulton after staying with aunt Mrs. Cunningham for a month. Co. P. Johnston conducted Gum Pond business. Miss Myra Sapp returns home to Priceville after visiting Misses Hermoine and Hilda Gilchrist and others. Mrs. Haywood McCarley visits Morgan county roots after fourteen years in Texas, then to Blue Springs. Miss Joanna Nell spends days at Moulton with cousin Miss Anna Jo Crossthwaite. Otto McCarley and Willis, Presley Watson and son visit from Hartselle. Mesdames A. D. Sample and Mary Moulton attend Sunday engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dillion
Birmingham
Moulton
Mary Cunningham
Co. P. Johnston
Gum Pond
Myra Sapp
Priceville
Hermoine
Hilda Gilchrist
J. W. Dunnaway
R. A. Summerford, Jr
Decatur
Haywood McCarley
Morgan County
Texas
Blue Springs
Joanna Nell
Route Three
Anna Jo Crossthwaite
Otto McCarley
Willis
Presley Watson
Hartselle
Mesd
Fourth of July Celebration at Cordie Roberts Residence
Mr. and Mrs. Cordie Roberts hosted a Fourth of July gathering at their home with cream served all day. A delicious lunch for sixteen followed at one o'clock including D. D. Roberts Avery Hill Haywood Roberts Grady Roberts J B Roberts Aaron Hill Hollis Roberts and Garland H Privett plus Mesdames Mary Roberts Avery Hill Glennie Roberts Bill Privett and Misses Ruby Pauline Margaret and Ozell Hill. Afternoon singing concluded the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordie Roberts
D. Roberts
Avery Hill
Haywood Roberts
Grady Roberts
J. B. Roberts
Aaron Hill
Hollis Roberts
Garland H. Privett
Mary Roberts
Glennie Roberts
Bill Privett
Ruby
Pauline
Margaret
Ozell Hill
Local Turned Weekend Notices From Center Grove
Center Grove news items show Mrs. W T Crawford visiting Birmingham with daughter Mrs Seldon Penn. Several residents travel to Decatur and Elora Tennessee to visit relatives. Illnesses and recoveries noted for Minnie Crawford and Mrs Bruce Dunn. Social visits include Miss Mayme Hamilton and Miss Aline McKee with relatives in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Crawford
Birmingham
Seldon Penn
Mildred McKee
Elora
Tenn
A. L. Griffith
Mayme Hamilton
Decatur
Melvin Hamilton
Hamilton
Minnie Crawford
Aline McKee
Leo Ryan
J. W. McKee
Alex Dunn
O. N. Covey
Laynoitte Hipp
Bruce Dunn
J. W. Entrekin
Hartselle
Julia Mae
Ruby Hamilton
Bud Hamilton
W. D. Hamilton
Mary Hamilton
BE. L. Ryan
Margaret Dinsmore
Betsy
Roberta Ryan
Wayland Oden and Aunt Mrs Hyde Visit Durant Miss
Wayland Oden and his aunt Mrs Hyde from Durant Mississippi spent time together in the city. The brief notes their reunion and visits with local residents.
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Wayland
Austinville Fourth Brings Visitors and Barbecue Event
Walter Gray and son near Falkville spent the Fourth with Mrs. Philpot family. Ed Stephenson and John Bell visited Danville friends. Birmingham visitors Luther Kirkpatrick family stayed with H. C. Bell. Austinville saw many guests and a well attended barbecue sponsored by the school and PTA with speeches and singing.
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Walter Gray and Son
Near
Falkville
Philpot
Ed Stephenson
John Bell
Danville
Frank McClary
Luther Kirkpatrick
Birmingham
H. C. Bell
Austinville
H. Bradley
Rosa West
Zana Dean Bradley
Flint
Marvin Norris
P. J. Lott
Norris’ Mill
Herman Bussey
Elmer Bussey
Hollis Johnson
Hattie Crow
Decatur
Johnson
Austin DeGraffenreid
Emma Vines
Little Rock
Ark
L. L. Peppers
Lawrence Peppers
P.T. A
Social Items From Oakland Local News
Oakland residents hold an ice cream supper at the Burgreens. Visitors and guests include the Hicks and Moore families, Rosamond Wall from Montgomery visiting W. T. Brown, and multiple local families spending time with relatives near Sardis Springs and Madi.
Corinth News Highlights Local Church and Family Visits
Rev Peppers preached in Corinth with a large crowd attending Saturday evening and Sunday. Many joined the Friendship church singing, ball games in Eva attracted locals, and July 4 speeches by Thomas Heflin were heard in Birmingham. Visitors from Lawrenceburg and Akron stayed with locals as relatives hosted gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peppers
Friendship Church
Eva
T. B. Heard
Birmingham
Thomas Heflin
P. T. Thompson
Richard Thompson
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
G. W. Thomas
Luther Partain
Akron
Ohio
Dock”Jones
Evergreen
Earl Bryant
Piney Grove
Walker Blair
Dock Blair
Roy Hampton
Wilson Kelly
Lemon Woods
Weekend Gatherings In Danville Area Prompted Visits
Danville residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend.ouples Dewey Hogan and Zack Pittman hosted guests, while Ray Angle from near Corinth stayed with Earl Angle and Cleo Hogan visited relatives in Danville. Ruby McDaniel from near Danville spent time with Mrs. Coy Crowe, Rev. Pritchard led a Friends meeting, and Travis Hogan with Buford shared Sunday visits with L M Morris and Mrs. Cheney’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Hogan
Zack Pittman
Ray Angle
Corinth
Earl Angle
Moses Dutton
Decatur
V. R. Dutton
Cleo Hogan
Danville
Ruby McDaniel
Coy Crowe
Crowe
Pritchard
Travis Hogan
Buford
L. M. Morris
Cheney
Grace
Dewey Logan
Ruby Reeder
Local Social Roundup From West Point Area
Mrs Ola Whittle and son Joseph visited her parents Mr and Mrs William Floyd of West Point for a recent picnic at Eva. Numerous families attended the Henry Heck home picnic in West Point. Verda Hardin funeral services were held at Jones school building with relatives from Falkville Route 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ola Whittle
Joseph
William Floyd
West Point
Eva
Comnella Jones
Near West Point
Z. L. Cole
Eddie Gray
A. J. Tucker
J. R. Horton
Artis Driver
W. A. Sheats
J. A. Humphries
J. T. Duke
G. G. Reid
Marshall Blackmon
G. W. Reid
Henry Heck
Ona
Josie
Wi Point
Melvin’ Whittle
W. M. Rowell
Verda Hardin
Falkville
Jones’ School
Homer Vawter
Centerville
Hill Terry Wedding Draws Wide Interest
A wedding occurred Tuesday evening July 8 at 7 30 when Miss Hattie Mae Hill married Mr Lucian Terry. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Hill and the groom the son of Mr and Mrs J F Terry. They will reside with the bride’s parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Mote
Geraldine
Ben Terry
Terry Hill
Hattie Mae Hill
Lucian Terry
Terry
J. R. Hill
Mr. Terry
J. F. Terry
New Hope Community Notes Quietly Updates Local Friends
New Hope residents share visits and family news as crops suffer from drought. Local families join in gatherings at the Cross and Goodwin households while others host visitors from Hillsboro and Huntsville.
Proctor News Social Roundup At Local Home
Miss Beatrice House and guests from Mt. Pleasant Tenn shared visitors with Mr and Mrs Shirley House and children Wednesday. Myrtle House visited Edna Brown on Thursday. Mrs Bevil remains ill at home. Families from Florence and Austinville marked the Fourth with local Dodd family. Marie Owen visited friends. Euell Ray and Martha Gordon stayed with Cruise Gordon family in Brown Terry. Mrs Turner of Copeland recovering from hospital operation and will return home soon.
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Edmund Gunn
Memphis
Decatur
Allen Landers
Moulton
Lena
Minnie Lee Battles
Ruth Sherrill
Lock A
Gaither Norton
Courtland
Tiller Terry
Sam Sherrill
J. E. Battles
A. H. King
Hillsboro
Wheeler
Bmis
Arthur Emens
Ohio
E. L. Wallace
Melvin Lee
Herbert Sivley
Frohn Terry
Irvin Battles
Princess Theatre
R. Phillips
Swan Lake
Will Jeffries
Edith Spiegle
Hartselle
Dorothy Sivley
Ethel Phillips
Jess Battles
Elkmont
George Sims
D. S. Sherrill
James Tolley
Birmingham
Anne Zeitler
Mary Cortner
Greenwood
T. A. Bowles
Kathleen Ivy
R. L. Hundley
Dorothy Hyden
Helen Hayes
B.S. Cortner
Mooresville
George Duncan
Jean McCoy
Mary Augusta Bibb
Belle Mina
Emily Ann Peebles
Martha Pryor
Ben Bibb
Athens
Brad Bibb
Huntsville
F. G. Egglestone
Shafer
Amanda Bradley
Florence
Hattie Hundley
Frances Hundley
W. H. Hayes
Bradley Bibb
Zeno Bailey
Billy Giles
Sara Jones
Pointer
Frank Richardson
Kathleen Peebles
Frank Burgess
W. T. Hurn
Belle Mina Hall
Jack Smith
Dr. Baugh
Mrs. Cummings
Goldie
Magdalene Jenkins
Lester and
Almon Jenkins
W. R. McNeal
Madison
L. H. Sanderson
Claude Jenkins
Leslie Sturdivant
Tennessee Valley Experiment Station
Muriel McNeal
Archie McNeal
Macon
Marion
Jack George
Ernest Lamb
J. G. Lester
Jennie
Robert McNeal
Mildred
Mayzell Weaver
Macon McNeal
Haskin
Jennie McNeal
J. M. Weaver
Goleman Greenhaw
Frank
F. T. Moore
Gillam Belewe
Norfolk
Charlie Barnett
John Bafford
Vv. T. Brown
Mark Wall
Tom Curtis
Harvest
Jeff Schrimsher
Lucille Schrimsher
Albert Schrimsher
Maple Grove
Chattanooga
Tenn
Elizabeth
Lula Gawthney
Coleman Greenhaw
Hugh Brown
Horace Moore
Thomas
Edward Burgreen
Marion George
Beatrice House
Altie
Etta Williams
Mt. Pleasant
Shirley House
Myrtle House
Edna Brown
Bevil
Robert Owen
Arban Dodd
Austinvi
And
Patt Dodd
Marie Owen
Euell Ray
Martha Mae Gordon
Cruise Gordon
Brown Terry
Turner
Copeland
The
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T. A. Whitfield
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Bertha Robinson
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James Frances
Earl Andrews
Ella Hargrove
Elizabeth Petty
Ovie Pitts
Cross Keyes
Lester Carpenter
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George Rochell
Near Veto
Frank Smith
Miss Arab
C. A. Yarbrough
Margy Paul
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Ath Holt
Barney McAllister
Cary
Charlie Hargrove
Burton
W. S. Johnston
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Arvel McKee
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Otha Bartley
W. E. Smith
Mattie Woodall
Margrette Taylor
Center Grove
M. J. Lewis
J. R. Holmes
Harvey Oden
Tom Oden
Nancy Turner
Bessie Hamilton
J. L. Bryan
Roy Mathews
Catherine
Jim Mathews
Curtis Oden
Martha Jane Oden
Lee Ford
Oden Ridge
Leona Smith
Clara McKee
Howard
W. A. McKee
Berd Woodall
Elna Tanner
Ellen Taylor
Hubert Mason
Claude Anderson
Will Mason
C. J. McKee
J. F. Tanner
Carmen
Cecil
Lillie Mason
Felton
Iona Mason
Gracey Lee
Marconi
Walter Horn
Frank Corum
J. A. Leatherwood
Ada Sherrill
Union Hill
George Gray
Johnnie Q. Terry
Bessie Smith
Shackleford
J. T. Porter
Roy Porter
Clinton Wieberg
Clarence Porter
Peggy
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East Morgan
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Sardis Springs
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F. J. Schlosser
Stafford Springs
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W. A. Hill and Family
June Norwood
NEW Hope News
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Velma Braxton
E. A. Goodwin
Aaron Goodwin
Herman Goodwin
Mt. Moriah
Albert Cross
G. B. Cross
R. E. Griffin
J. L. Cross and Son
Kermitt and Hansel
E. A. Moran
New Hope
Alva Moran
Baby
Edgar Allen
G. W. Cross
Richard Rev. Hornbuckle
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