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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1929

Page

5

Picnic Party at Spruce Pine Alabama Visits Pottery Plant

A group including Mrs. Joseph A. Woods and several others motored to Spruce Pine Alabama on Saturday to tour a pottery plant and enjoyed a noonday luncheon by the Seaside. Mrs. Spencer Garnett and Mrs. P. Stinson plan a bridge party for Miss Ruth Clarke of Nashville Tennessee at Mrs. Stinsons Tuesday afternoon. The Morgan County W M U meets in Hartselle Tuesday at 10 am with food to share and a program led by Mrs. J D Burns and Mrs. Heath. Mr. and Mrs. B F Martin and son Frank Malcolm travel to Brevard North Carolina with B F Jr for a weeklong visit. Mrs. L L Evans arrives from Birmingham to stay with relatives in Athens and nearby.

Spruce Pine Joseph A. Woods F. F. Tidwell Tennis Tidwell H. Halsey R. W. Cowart Letitia Gunter R. H. Walcott Julia Lewis Crawford J. W. Cunningham L. B. Wyatt Ala Clarke Spencer Garnett P. Stinson Bridge Stinson Ruth Clarke Nashville, Tenn Morgan County W. M.U Hartselle Baptist Church J. D. Burns Southside Baptist Church Decatur Heath B. F. Martin Frank Malcolm Brevard N. C Camp Transylvania

Local Social News Highlights Weekend Visits and Travels

Misses Lillian and Ruth Bethume of Florence visited Mrs. John Wiggins. Numerous residents and guests toured to Birmingham, Nashville, Huntsville, Camp Hill, Logan, Chattanooga, and other towns for family gatherings and summer visits. Several families planned trips to Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Memphis, and Florida with many motor excursions and overnight stays.

Lillian Ruth Bethume Florence John Wiggins

Veterans urged to apply for World War II bonus before deadline

All veterans with honorable service between April 6, 1917 and November 11, 1918 who have not filed for adjusted compensation are urged to apply before January 2, 1930. Dependents of deceased veterans may also file, with widows prioritized, via the U S Veterans Bureau or State Service Commissioner offices in Birmingham Mobile Montgomery and Gadsden.

Congress U. S. Veterans Bureau Birmingham Ala Veterans Bureau Mobile Montgomery Gadsden State Service Commissioner's Office Martin Bldg State Service Commissioner’s Office The American Legion

War Books Capture Frontline Reality From German Soldier

A review notes Ludwig Renn's War presents a blunt diary like account of World War I from a German lance corporal. It traces mobilization, train travel, Belgian horrors, trench fighting, the Aisne Champagne battle and 1918 collapse, with spare stark prose.

America Arnold Zweig Grischa Erich Remarque Ludwig Renn Renn Western Front Belgium

Sermon on Enoch Highlights Faith and Salvation

Rev. R. W. Hahn of St. Paul's Law D church preached on The Biography of Enoch noting Enoch's life as faith’s fruit and his ascent as proof of life after death. He contrasted widespread unfaithfulness and affirmed the promised Savior would crush the serpent's head. Confirmation bulletin declares no one has gained heaven by own goodness up to July 1929.

Hartmann Ziesche Enoch R. W St. Paul’s Law Church Yestersday Hahn

Timberlake Takes Vacation Amid Rain and Cold

I. V. Timberlake attache of the Tennessee Valley bank departs for his annual vacation. He will be away from his desk for several days as rain and cold conditions prevail in the area.

I. V. Timberlake Tennessee Valley Bank Mr. Timberlake

Birth Announcement for Braxton Cosper Jr in Birmingham

Born to Mr and Mrs Braxtom Cosper of Birmingham a son named Braxton Jr. The informal note records the new arrival and family naming.

Mrs. Braxtom Cosper Birmingham A& Som Braxton, Jr

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