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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1949

Page

8

Garrett Lyssy marriage Unites Fort Arthur Couple

Miss Gladys Lyssy daughter of Mr and Mrs gen B Lyssy Fort Arthur Texas and Charles T Garrett Jr son of Mr and Mrs Charles T Garrett Sr Falkville were married at St Pauls Lutheran church Port Arthur in early summer After a wedding trip to Alabama the couple reside in Port Arthur Miss Seals hosts HD C at Ryan club meeting led by Lois Moon with devotional from Proverbs 31 notes on canning and fair prep and a planned picnic Little Jerusalem and Radio Station W K U L discussions declined booth at county fair. Buchanan family reunion brings 23 relatives together at 635 East Moulton Street first since 1935. attendees from Washington D C Los Angeles Forrest City Oak Ridge and Decatur share dinner. Memorial Drive Methodist Women’s Society meets Monday at 7:30 with hostesses G Mather Pettus and J Woodruff.

Garrett-Lyssy Voys Gladys Lyssy Gen B. Lyssy Fort Arthur Texas Charles T. Garrett, Jr Charles T.garrett Falkville St. Paul's Lutheran Church Port Arthur Points Alabama Port Arthurt Miss Seals Hd.c Ryan Ellen Eals Ryan Home Lois Moon Loy Cook Little Jerusalem W.K.U.L Evan Thompson Kate Light Cora Hutchinson Transportation Committee Farm Bureau Picmre Elsie Crawford Decatur Lexie Jones Lois Noon Seals J. A. Crawford Boyce Hare Oval Light Tom Davis M.A. Seals Jacinta B. Bain Washington D. C George Evan Buchanan Jack Joan Los Angeles California Ned P. Buchanan Forrest City Arkansas C. Mack Buchanan Anne Nancy Oak Ridge Tennessee Tune Larry Juanita Cornelia Margaret Sam Joe Paul Buchanan J. D. Buchanan S.C Memorial Drive

Misses Orr spend summer at Grant Street home

Miss Lillian and Stella Orr arrive for summer in town with Stella a city schools teacher at Bessemer. Other locals note trips to Birmingham Laguna Beach Florida Montevallo and Columbus with accompanying family visits and horse show attendance.

Lillian Stella Orr Grant Street Bessemer

Local families gather for visits and health updates

Sisson of Little Rock and many Alabama residents are listed with relatives visiting or traveling through Hart selle and nearby towns. Notes mention Mrs. Elmer Shaneytell recovering from a heart attack, Mrs. Sam Polytinsky's homecoming after Birmingham surgery, Charles Polytinsky visiting Atlanta, and Rev. Emily Stephenson's rapid recovery from an emergency appendectomy at Hart selle hospital. Mrs S E Stewart Jr and daughters return from Brownwood Texas.

Emily Stephenson Hartselle Hospital S. E. Stewart, Jr Carolyn Martha Brownwood Texas

Dorothy Dix on the ideal perfect lady in modern times

Dorothy Dix defines the perfect lady as a blend of grandmotherly virtue and modern flapper practicality. She should be adaptable, discreet, courteous, and respectful of privacy, never intruding or boasting, while maintaining neatness, politeness, and tact in all social conduct.

Dorothy Dinsity Dorothy Dix The Bell Syndicate, Inc

Hartselle Church Notes Highlight Weekly Methodist Activities

Hartselle Methodist and Baptist churches outline Sunday services, choir duties, youth meetings at Sherrill Park, and WSCS and Guild gatherings. Activities include outdoor youth event, Bible studies from The Newness of Life, monthly fellowship dinners, and scheduled training union plans. Local leaders include Rev. J Clifton Draper and Mrs W L Groover.

Methodist Church J. Clifton Draper Methodist Youth Fellowship Sherrill Park WSCS J. C. Draper W. L. Groover Cecil Johnson Wesleyan Service Guild Opal Eaton Madonna Charles Oden Board of Stewards M. G. West Kelso Haynes Frank T. Smith Training Union WMS Nancy Dean Sunbeam Youth For Christ Howard College

Local People News from Greensboro and Nearby

Mrs. Dan Ramey and son Jerry return home in Greensboro after visiting Mrs. S. A. Blair Randy Ramey to stay another week with his grandmother Rev Frank T. Smith ends revival in Newville Ala The Ww Roberts family plan a week in Jacksonville Fla Rev and Mrs J Clifton Draper host Mr and Mrs J W Julian and Mr and Mrs Paul Huey of Birmingham Guests include Mrs Paul Barcliff and Miss Sue Oden at Florence bedside of Mrs E A Oden hospitalized The Dunnaway family in Birmingham for operations Mrs Dunnaway improving Mrs D C McMahan and Miss Claudia Hargrove attend aunt Mrs S W Penn’s death in Hartselie Others from out of town attend funeral: Mrs Ea Stephenson Huntsville Earl Hargrove Thurman Penn Mrs Joan Penn Clements Hartsville area

Dan Ramey Jerry Greensboro S. A. Blair Randy Ramey Frank T. Smith Newville Ala Ww. &. Roberts Jacksonville Fla J. Clifton Draper J. W. Julian Paul Huey Birmingham Paul Barcliff Sue Oden Florence E. A. Oden Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital J. G. Groover Mary Nelle A. M. Dunnaway A. P Dunnaway Dunnawey D. C McMahan Claudia Hargrove Hartselie S. W Penn E. L. Drinkard Jr Bettie Lewis Harry Currier Irmin N C. W. Maples S W Penn Ang Mee Ea- Stephenson Huntsville Earl Hargrove Thurman Penn Joan

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