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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1939
Page
3
Corrinne and Sarah Anne navigate隐藏 secrets as Robin's name surfaces and Lynn offers apologies. Bob questions romantic ties while Bernice looms, a guardrail of past affection and present friendship. Corrinne delivers Lynn’s peace offering as the scene closes.
Local residents attend events in Hartselle Decatur and Decatur area. Families and guests visit relatives, join reunions, chicken fry gatherings, and Sunday dinners. Several travelers from Arab New Hope and Woodland Mills are mentioned with brief visits and social activities.
Mrs. Doyle Lynn in Aliquippa Pa waited eight years for her vereus Queen of the Night bloom that finally opened for four hours while she was away on vacation. The notice encourages readers to use Want Ads for buying selling or swapping.
A fragmented puzzle of numbered clues mixes hints for history geography and wordplay. Across items reference places like New York and Ireland and include terms for time willow bird and various functional words. Down clues cover ownership odor and farm terms in a classic crossword style.
Mr and Mrs Joe Shaw and children of Friendship hosted the Shaw family on Sunday. Various relatives attended gatherings in Pleasant View Hartselle and Corinth including Buckelews Dunn Via and others. Oscar Buckelew returned to Birmingham after visiting. Buel Bennefield spent weekend at Battleground.
Community notes report family visits and travel. Little Shirly Gene Smith returns home from Tuscumbia hospital and improves. Residents from Headland Decatur Montgomery Rusellville Ensley attend relatives, students plan summer in Athens. Revival efforts in Athens and at Christian church draw large crowds. Local social events include family reunions and visits among the Jacksons, Dukeminier, Quinn, and Waugh families in Somerville and Somerville area.
Morgan County notes a weekend of visits and gatherings. Decatur residents Mr. and Mrs. Burton Wright and children spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Palmer. Several relatives including the Quinns, Vincents, and Waughs visited in Hartselle and surrounding towns. Betty Ann Scurlock returned home to Sheffield after visiting in Decatur and Hartselle.
William Reed of Plymouth says a vacuum cleaner salesman, 38 year old Charles Beckard, pressured him for over an hour then struck him twice on the head with cleaning attachments. Reed reports the incident to police. no jail sentence set on assault charge.
Mrs Charles Emens returns home from winter with children in Decatur and Sheffield. Arthur Emens Jr visits his grandmother. Mr and Mrs 8 P Lyle attend a horse show in Columbia Tennessee. Dr BE R Clements stays overnight with family. Janie and Ruthie Chapman return from Biloxi. Hubert Brooks belts a business trip to Hartselle. Bobby Ferguson visits Margaret McIntyre. Woodrow Morrison visits Mobile. Mrs Gus Burt hosts Sunday School picnic. Mrs Woodrow Glasscock resumes work at Athens College after vacation with parents.
Morgan County residents share weekend gatherings as Cleve Mathews and son James visit Mary Matthews’ home. Gussie Hawkins injured in a wreck. Homer Mathews visits Crane Hill. Local singers attend Cullman event. Mary Iva Mathews recovering from malaria. Hubert and Mrs. Mathews dine with Ruby Persel. E H Oden of Decatur visits. E K Mathews visits community.
A series of Sunday visits and calls across Morgan County reports gatherings at multiple homes. Families including Criscoes Thomas Helms Curry and Wells share guest appearances, with several residents visiting relatives and attending local singing events at Pine Ridge. Sympathy is extended to Mrs. Harvey Cuthesial’s family for their loss.
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