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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1972
Page
5
Decatur resident Judy Livingston attended the annual Woman's Missionary Union summer conference held recently at Shocco Springs Baptist Assembly. About 1,200 women from Alabama participated, with workshops for WMU officers and leaders.
Local churches announce revival or gospel meetings across Hopewell Priceville Cotaco Caddo Hartselle and nearby areas. Evangelists include Rev John Crawford Maurice Howell Rev Arthur Crisco and Rev W Harlan McGinnis with nightly 7 30 pm services and Sunday sermons plus all night singings and homecomings at various chapels.
Area Service Men In News reports Army Second Lieutenant Randy M. Britt, 24, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Britt of Holly Pond, has finished a nine week infantry officer basic course at the U.S. Army Infantry School, Ft. Benning, Ga. A 1966 Holly Pond High School graduate and Auburn University BA 1972 alumnus, Lt. Britt is married to Brenda, who lived at Coachhouse Apartments in Columbus, Ga. during training.
Airman Douglas A Barnett son of Mr and Mrs W L Barnett completed basic training at Lackland AFB Texas Air Training Command His achievement marks a step in his Air Force career with formal entry into service duties and responsibilities
The 73rd Hartselle Camp Meeting runs Thursday through Aug. 13 at the Hartselle Tabernacle on Tabernacle Road. Featured evangelists are Revs. Elton F. Jones of Chattanooga and Bill Alston of Birmingham. Daily services occur at 10:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Sherman Powell presides as camp meeting association president.
Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church at 524 Lafayette St observes the second anniversary of Rev. Charles B. Huggins. Dr. John Ewing of First Baptist Church speaks tonight at 7 30 with special music. Three Sunday services end with a 7 30 p.m. conclusion by Rev L F Lacy. Rev Huggins, former pastor of Hartselle Baptist, is a Franklin School of Science and Arts graduate.
Members of First United Methodist Church Youth Fellowship return from a Birmingham work camp lasting since July 20. They painted interiors and did light construction, attended the play In White America, visited Freedom House, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, the zoo, Botanical Gardens, and Vulcan Park, and worshiped at Trinity and Canterbury churches. Rev. Huggins and Eunice Isbell, of Scottsboro, share four children Beverly LaTanya Timothy Labron Charles Lajoun Charita JaSonya.
Airman Barnett of Cullman Alabama, a 1970 West Point High School graduate, attended Auburn University and was assigned to Lowry AFB Colorado for munitions and weapons maintenance training. M S Sgt James H. Fowler, son of Mrs, received the Air Force Commendation Medal during retirement at Tinker.
AFB Oklahoma salutes Sgt. Fowler a communications equipment supervisor with over 20 years of service who served in Vietnam and Korea. He is a 1948 Napa Union High School graduate. His wife Shirley is daughter of Ford B. Pariseau of Bad Axe Michigan and his father James M. Fowler lives in Bynum Alabama.
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