Society Picnic at Swan Lake and Weekend Gatherings
Mr and Mrs E D Bailey Sr hosted a Swan Lake picnic with friends including Mrs W A Guilledge and Frances of Verbena Mrs Albert Danforth and Laurie Miss Bailly Stanley of Lafayette and Mrs Wyatt Barnes and Virginis. Numerous social visits and travel notes follow from Birmingham Nashville Atlanta and nearby towns.
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Swan Lake
E. D. Bailey
Bailey
W. A. Guilledge
Frances
Verbena
Albert Danforth
Laurie
Bailly Stanley
Lafayette, Ala
Wyatt Barnes
Virginis
Cotaco High School Nears Completion in Morgan County
Cotaco High School at Murphy's Gin in east Morgan county is about 90 percent finished and the entire building will be under roof in roughly ten days. The mauve stone structure measures 168 by 77 feet with 100 feet depth including wings and will house eight classrooms for about 500 students along with a 500-seat auditorium and five laboratories.
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Cotaco High School
Murphy's Gin
Morgan County
J. T. Budinger
Morgan County Works Division
Decatur
Cotaco
CWA
Livingston Visit to Decatur Noted in Falkville Dispatch
B. W. Livingston of Falkville arrived in Decatur on Wednesday for personal business and local affairs, with a brief note indicating his travel.
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Livingston
B. W. Livingston
Falkville
Decatur
Somerville Resident Clinton J Brooks Visited Tuesday
Clinton J Brooks of route 4 Somerville was a visitor here on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville
Clinton J. Brooks
Visits University Miss Wilma Sue Sheats Plans Trip
Miss Wilma Sue Sheats of Trinity will leave Saturday to spend a week at the University of Alabama with friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Sue Sheats
Trinity
Alabama
Baby Take a Bow shines for Shirley Temple at Princess Theatre
Shirley Temple stars in Baby Take a Bow at the Princess Theatre. The film blends comedy and drama focusing on a young family with Temple delivering graceful, unstudied performances that captivate despite adult cast including James Dunn and Claire Trevor.
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Shirley Tomem
Shirley Temple
Princess Theatre
Ara
James Dunn
Shirley
James Duns
Claire Trevor
Pe Hart
Dunn
James
Murphree Voices Typhoid Precautions in Decatur Area
County health official Roy Murphree warns Decatur residents about typhoid fever spread through filth water milk and flies urging fly swats screening and cleaning. He calls on property owners to fix plumbing and warns rural Morgan county residents have higher inoculation rates with anti typhoid shots detailing past vaccination numbers.
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Roy Murphree
Pho Tose
Decatur
Morgan County
Health Department
Highway Engineer Makes Inspection in Decatur Visit
BH C Wells senior highway engineer of the bureau of public roads, Montgomery, is in Decatur to complete his work today and will return to Montgomery after finishing the assignment.
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BH. C. Wells
Montgomery
Bureau of Public Roads
Decatur
Merchants Outing Slated for Thursday in Decatur
Forty Decatur merchants will hold a barbecue Thursday starting at 1 o'clock. The event, postponed several times, is finally set to proceed.
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Decatur
Mrs White Illness Lingers in Huntsville and County
News from Huntsville and Limestone County reports Mrs. D I White mother of Gilbert White secretary of the Chamber of Commerce remains seriously ill with little improvement over the past two weeks.
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Limestone County
D. I. White
Gilbert White
Chamber of Commerce
Health department inoculation hours for residents
The health department reminds residents about inoculation times. Office hours are daily from 2:00 to 5:00 PM and Saturday mornings from 8:00 to 12:00 noon for shots and sanitation reminders.
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Health Department
Heat Aids Morgan County Crops Says Farm Agent
W H Gregory Morgan county farm agent says the recent heat has helped crops in the county especially cotton by reducing weevil infestation. He notes grains show no injury yet from heat though prolonged dry weather could hurt crops if it continues.
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Morganty
W. H. Gregory
Morgan County
Decatur
Falkville Social Notes Include Visits and Local Happenings
Falkville and area residents are listed visiting relatives in Tennessee and Alabama. Tommie Summerford and family visit parents here. Jimmie Kelly’s party travels to Tennessee. a new Falkville post office is planned in the old Owl Drug Co. building. Nearby trips include a Decatur party heading East for a month long tour.
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Tommie Summerford
Tommie Ray
Rawls
Texas
T. P. Summerford
Jimmie Kelly
Tennessee
Fannierkard
Huntsville
Effie Clark
Wilbour Green
Shelby
Ala
J. B. Dinsmore
Delma Clark
Ryland
Roy Reynolds
Wetumpka
J. B. Reynolds
J. B. Hiliott
Falkville
Owl Drug Co
Tommie
Jesse Clark
Courtland
Monroe Wilhite
George
Birmingham
J. H. Qardell
Hanceville
Jimmie Kelley
Luther Stinson
Roy Drinkard
John Drinkard
Carolyn Robinson
Patterson Spring
Cold Spring
Tom Speigles
Parkville
Beulah Caudell
Miss Caudell
Margaret Crow
Jessie Mae. Montgomery
Mary Vernon Dix
Harriet Irwin
Decatur
North Carolina
Washington
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Maine
Canada
Tilinong
Missouri
Boston
Quebec
Toronto
Niagra Falls
Century of Progress
Chicago
Falkville Business Visitor Claude Tucker Seen in City
Claude Tucker of Falkville was in the city today on a business visit.
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Claude Tucker
Falkville
William Price Joins New York Firm
William Price, former Carrier Agency employee and space buyer, resigns to join the Letter Guild at 404 Broadway New York. He is remembered locally as the son of Mrs. W R Price who ran the Tav ern on Grant Street for years.
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William Price
Oe Ee
Letter Guild
Broadway
New York
Price
W.R. Price
Grant Street
Annual Singing at Cedar Creek Arranged
The first Sunday in August marks the annual singing day at Cedar Creek two and a half miles south of Hartselle. Well known singers are expected and all who love singing are invited to attend with a dinner basket. Dinner will be served at noon and song books should be brought.
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Cedar Creek
Hartselle
Chattanooga social guests visit Miss Aloiy Bloodworth
Miss Edith Manning and Miss Edna Mae Manning of Chattanooga are guests of Miss Aloiy Bloodworth during a local social event.
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Edith and
Edna Mae Manning
Chattanooga
Aloiy Bloodworth
TVA Rates Increase Demand in Athens Alabama
TVA reduced its rate goal by about half on June 1 after service began. The city collected nearly as much for June as May under old rates, signaling higher electricity use and many new minimum rate customers. Reports say more electric refrigerators stoves and water heaters are being sold here than ever before in the state.
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Athens
Ala
TVA
Trinity man among Decatur visitors on Wednesday
Irvin Stewart of Trinity was in Decatur on business Wednesday along with other West Morgan County residents.
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Irvin Stewart
Trinity
Morgan County
Decatur
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Martha Grayson Emens
Banders Cortner, Jr
Garnett
Eugene Guy
Preult Cartwright
Mary Banks Terrell
W. L. Grimes
Guy
Central Baptist Church
Jane
Aileen Martin
Miax
Stella ‘Daniels
Aileen Price
Kareene Day
Beastg Daniels
Addie Jone
Prances Burt
Thelme Chenault
Alice Chenault
Charlotte Broadus
Bernice McClure
Hetty Aycock
Trene Gray
Son
Lillian Cline
Atlanta
Paul Crawford
R. F. Warren
Ben Hill
Roy Odom
Mildred Haslett
J. A. Sneed
Alma Schauber
Katherine Williams
Pulaski, Tenn
Paul Hardeman
Dorothy Joe
Clarence Lamon
Carolyn Horn
Lavernoc, Ala
J. Y. Hamil
Ann Tillery
Marjorie Fussell
Penmsylvania
Elizabeth Pride
Nashville
Jane Bragg
Moulton
John.c. Bragg
Pride, Ala
J. Tt. Pride
Shirley Bragg
Pride Pride
Pride
Robert Roden
Cullman
St Claes
E .D. Bailey, Jr
Gulf
Frances Gulledge
Emily Stanley
Lafayette
Elatives
Wallman
Ada
Charles Blackerd
Nashville, Tenn
E. M. Chenault
Frank Regina King Jeff
Carlton King
New Orleans
WB Stee
Red Rolling Springs
John Collins
Detroit
Mich
Madison
Betty
Lou Apperson
Betty Joyce Cain
R. H. Wolcott
Bloise Sizemore
Porterville, Ala
W. G. Tinker
Line Street
Miles Dora Quirk
Apperson
T. Z. Bailey
B .A. Turner
H. L. Davidson
Ben Rowe
G. W. Harbin
T. A. Harbin
Doris Ferguson
Mrs
A. Z
Mrs. W. BE. Hockensmith
W. P. Dozier
Opelika
P.H. McBride
Johnnie Hodges
Johnston Street
Estelle Hendrix
Hudnut
Eae Een Goidel
Capitol
Preston Foster
Pegsy Shannon
Wohl’s
Strand Theatre Bank Night
George Temple
Murphree
General Electric
John D. Wyker & Son
Morgan
Falkville News
Tucker
FOX
Zodat
Tomorm
Oia
Lillian Roth
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