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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1946

Page

3

Stephenson Family Reunion At Hickory Grove Church

Descendants of the late James Monroe Stephenson gathered July 21 at Hickory Grove Church in Lawrence County for a reunification. Attendees included Charles Russell Edd Frank Drayton Stephenson and relatives Will Wear P D McCarver. two siblings Fred Stephenson and Mrs P E Holliman had died. About thirty five grandchildren and twenty five great grandchildren attended, with two great great grandchildren noted.

James Monroe Stephenson Old Hickory Grove Lawrence County

Alvin Lynch Honored On Eleventh Birthday Party

Master Alvin Lynch celebrated his eleventh birthday on July 23 with a party hosted by his mother at their home on Hartselle 3. Guests included Buel and Laree Hanners, Frankie and Bobby Hanners, Betty Jo Yeager, Dayle and Frankie Plemons, Alice Blankenship, Gail Bentley, Mary Nell Ward, Easton and Deloris Roan, Billy and Darsie Blankenship, James Allen Hopper, and Van and Von Yeager. The celebration featured games and a watermelon cutting before the birthday cake.

Alvin Lynch Hartselle 3 Buel Laree Frankie Bobby Hanners Betty Jo Yeager Dayle Frankie Plemons Alice Blankenship Gail Bentley Mary Nell Ward Easton Deloris Roan Billy Darsie Blankenship James Allen Hopper van and von Yeager

Stephenson Family Reunion Plans Next Year

At noon a basket lunch was spread on the lawn and in the afternoon Rev Will Wear spoke on the Stephenson family tree. Quartet singing followed and a committee led by Hodge Stephenson and Frank Floyd Arthur Stephenson was chosen to plan the next reunion. The group expects a larger crowd and more entertainment.

Will Wear

Assembly Held in Red Bay Drives National Church Revival

A national Church of God assembly in Red Bay Alabama draws thousands from across the nation. Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson of New York, general overseer, says the meeting resembles a large revival. The assembly opened yesterday and continues through Sunday.

Red Bay Ala National Assembly The Church of God Homer A. Tomlinson New York

Morgan County Legal Notice on Absentee Ballot List July 1946

State of Alabama Morgan County publishes the official list of absentee ballots received for the Special Primary Election to be held July 30 1946. The notice lists voters in multiple boxes and notes compliance with 1945 legislation requiring publication four days before the election.

State OF Alabama Morgan County I. Rutledge S. Thomas Democratic Executive Committee

Airmen Run Democratic Picnic for Bremen Children

At Bremen airport in July 1946 American airmen host a Sunday and two weekly sessions for German children aged 10 to 15. Ten airmen sponsor activities, share candy sourced from their rations, and stress freedom within limits while observing orderly play and politeness. The event, begun in May, shows no Nazi behavior among participants and aims to foster democratic attitudes through supervised games and communal cooperation.

James Devlin Hal Boyle Bremen U. S. Army

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