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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
5
Miss Mary Stuart Terrell spends the summer with relatives in Virginia and is a house guest of her Roanoke cousin. A Roanoke newspaper printed a fine photo of Miss Terrell and described numerous teas dances and luncheons held in her honor.
Mrs. L. A. Lavender of Columbus Mississippi visits sister Mrs W H Day. El Paso residents Connie and James Wiggins stay with John and Mrs Wiggins and tour Wilson and Wheeler Dams. Numerous relatives travel between Birmingham Jacksonville Beach Huntsville Nashville Louisville and Columbus for visits and illness updates. Mary Harrison family updates and trips to Washington are noted.
A short course for insurance agents will be held at the University of Alabama August 13 to 16. Dr. John R. McLure says the program is the first of its kind in the state and is sponsored by the university. Committee members include Charles Morris of Tuscaloosa president of the Alabama Association of Insurance Agents L. J. Thomas of Dalton Dean of the Summer Insurance School and James L. Rankin of Decatur Assistant Dean.
Linda Avery, a York models agency receptionist, rekindles a romance with Ronald Stafford while treading social ashore with Sarah Markley. Robert Barton, a young engineer from upstairs, attends Linda to Sarah’s party as tensions rise over a glamorous rival and a mystery escort.
Local news from Lawrence County highlights visits and family travel across Oakville Moulton Falkville Speake and Five Points. Mentions include Swindle Gentry Johnson Owens McCaghren and Callahan families with social calls, relatives, and a Gone With The Wind screening in Moulton. A final note states there will be no Sunday service.
Mrs. Peg Thompson and daughter Peggy Joyce of Cullman visit her mother Mrs. Bess Cobb. Numerous neighbors stop by each other’s homes in brief calls and weekend visits including the Turrentines, Lindlers, Adams, and Hipps families with multiple trips to Decatur and Huntsville areas.
A very large crowd attended the Baptist church Sunday and plans were announced for the Daily Vacation Bible School starting Monday July 29. Local residents Mrs George Brown and children visited Mrs Bennie Glaze and other neighbors reported visits among Mary Lee Evans Walter Evans and Frank McClung families. James Glaze is slowly improving.
The Baptist and Methodist churches in Danville plan a union Homecoming meeting. Services begin in July with preaching in the forenoon and afternoon, followed by a covered dinner on the ground. Former members and all church members are invited.
A resident reports a bundle of keys and a flexible chain lost possibly in the Capitol area. Return to the Dally office for identification and claim.
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