Falkville Social Scenes Highlight Milestones
Monday afternoon a birthday party honored Ricky’s first birthday hosted by Mrs. Looney with helpers Mrs. Arthur Teague and Mrs. Dot Garnett. A separate miscellaneous shower for Miss Peggy Springfield at Mrs. J. B. Patterson’s home featured white gladioli decor, cohosts, and gifts arranged by Mrs. Homer Summerford. Numerous local residents attended, with Miss Mary Katherine Laughmille registering guests and Miss Mary Ann Allredge providing piano entertainment.
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Ricky
Looney
Arthur Teague
Dot Garnett
Martha
Bobby Evans
Allen Douglas
Judy
Johnny
Darrell
Lois
Robbie Hudgins
Karen
Jimmy Teague
Janice
Virginia Quattlebaum
Annette McGuin
Steve Berryman
Billy Jack Evans
Joe Douglas
Eddie Hudgins
Azur Teague
J. L. Quattle Baum
Maxwell McGuin
J. B. Patterson
Peggy Springfield
Jack Boozer
W. M. Patterson
A. R. Patterson
Toppy Robinson
Adolph Ashwander
W. M. Patterson Jr
Eddie Summerford
Mary Ann Allredge
Falkville High Junior Class Hosts Picnic at Field
The Junior class of Falkville High School enjoyed a Monday picnic at the football field with teachers Mrs. W. F. Key and Quinton Hightower.
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Falkville High School
W. F. Key
Quinton Hightower
Bloodmobile visit set for Falkville gym June 4
Thomas Teague announces a bloodmobile visit to Falkville school gym on June 4. Seven communities participate including Massey with Price Bryant, Leesdale with Bill Fricke, Cole Springs with C. H. Crowe, Eva with Sherril Vinson, and Lacon with Jerry Hart, all expected to meet the quota through wide cooperation.
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Falkville School
Thomas Teague
Massey
Price Bryant
Leesdale
Bill Fricke
Cole Springs
C. H. Crowe
Eva
Sherril Vinson
Lacon
Jerry Hart
Unity church trio hires Paul E Walker to lead Cedar Plains
The Christian Church Unity, comprising Piney Grove Cedar Plains and Falkville, has secured Rev. Paul E Walker of Dallas Texas. A Johnson Bible College graduate he and Mrs Walker plan to move into the parsonage soon. He will preach at eleven Sunday June 1 at Cedar Plains.
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Christian Church
Piney Grove
Cedar Plains
Falkville
Paul E. Walker
Dallas
Tex
Walker
Johnson Bible College
Rev. Walker
Falkville High Seniors Hold Skating Party and Barbecue
Seniors at Falkville High School enjoyed a skating party in Decatur led by Mrs. Carl St. John and Mrs. Eunice Teague, followed by a chicken barbecue at Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Drinkard's home in Hartselle honoring nephew Bobby Moore, a graduating senior. Attendees included Rowena Alvis Dorothy Brown and Kay Bryant.
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Falkville High School
Carl St. John
Eunice Teague
Decatur
E. L. Drinkard
Hartselle
Bobby Moore
Rowena Alvis
Dorothy Brown
Kay Bryant
Bobby Moore Honored at Sunday Family Dinner
Bobby Moore was honored Sunday when his parents hosted a twelve o'clock dinner. Attendees included Mrs. J. H. Mitchell of Rogersville, Mrs. S. H. Holden and son Gene of Florence, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Drinkard Jr. of Hartselle, Skipper, Suzanne and Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Reeves and Mary Clyde, and Maxey Gibson of Hartselle.
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Bobby Dumas
Ellen Duncan
Charlotte Evans
Jeanne Gibbons
Howard Gibson
Seldon Hardin Jr
Franklin Harrison
Fred Hogan
Ina Holaday
Pete Lee
Louise Rost
Ray Sanders
Hal Smith
Skippy Springfield
Luidell Stingson
Betty Wilson
Hewlett Boger
Hewlet Boger
Sarah Hadley
Lorene Lewis
E. L. Drinkard Sr
Josh Moore
Ronnie
Joy
Maxey Gibson
W. C. Payne
Bobby Moore
J. H. Mitchell
Rogersville
S. H
Holden and Son
Gene
Florence
E. L. Drinkard Jr
Hartselle
Skipper
Suzanne
Robert
Clyde Reeves
Mary Clyde
Local Petites and Calls of Friends across Morgan County
Personal notes from Hartselle record visitors and travel. Miss Sue Strickland returns home after teaching in Tallassee. Jerry Junkins recuperates from surgery at Baugh-Wiley Clinic. Several families attend gatherings and graduations, with visits to Decatur and Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Strickland
Tallassee
T. B. Strickland
Jerry Junkins
Conner Junkins
Baugh-Wiley Clinic
W. F. Key
Block’s Clinic
J. P. Eden
Nashville
Elna Tanner
Louise Reece
Gadsden
Lorene Lewis
Eloise Tanner
Ashville
Charles Dunnagan
Chattanooga
Tenn
R. D. Gibbons
Bobby Summerford
Hance Hardwick
Helen Walker
Fairview
Howard College
Lois Walker
Summerford
Miss Walker
Jack Boozer
Scotty Parker
Auburn
A. R. Patterson
J. B. Patterson
W. M. Patterson
Maxwell
Decatur
C. R. Owens
Morgan County Teachers Association
Dana Morris
Pearl Little
Hartselle
Collins
Morgan County
Riddle Auditorium
Ted Dunnagan
Donald Orr
Birmingham
Raymond Orr
Claude Scott
Jimmy
Judy
R. D. Sandlin
Ruby Sandlin
L. B. Sandlin
M. A. Laughmiller
Roy Onmiller
Ellis-Meyer Clinic
Laughmiller
Alfred Love
Imrow
Los Angeles
Conrad Roden
Mr. Bimm
C. W
Africa
Funeral services for Henderson Legg of Athens
Henderson Legg, Athens resident and Limestone County landowner and former Athens city council member, died after a short illness. Funeral held at First Methodist church with Dr J D Hunter officiating. interment in city cemetery. Survived by wife Mary Anderson Legg, a daughter Mrs William Gordon, a son William Legg, and sisters Mrs Laura McElroy, Mrs Jennie Tennison, and Mrs Della Strain. Pallbearers were Joe Holt W R Hightower Herman Cole D L Yarbrough Barney Griffin and Allen Beasley.
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Henderson Legg
Athens
First Methodist Church
J. D. Hunter
McConnell
Joe Holt
W. R. Hightower
Herman Cole
D. L. Yarbrough
Barney Griffin
Allen Beasley
Legg
Limestone County
Mary Anderson Legg
William Gordon
William Legg
Mesdames
Laura McElroy
Jennie Tennison
Della Strain
Athens Area Road Meeting on U S Highway 31 Plans
Athens Chamber of Commerce and civic groups will join Birmingham June 6 meeting of citizens along U S Highway 31 through Alabama. Bee Line designation as a dangerous highway sparks renewed interest. local section from Athens to Ardmore due for widening resurfacing and relocation soon.
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Athens Chamber of Commerce
Birmingham
Alabama
Athens
Ardmore
Athens picks Miss Alabama hopefuls in county contest
Entries are virtually complete for the county contest to select the county representative in the Miss Alabama pageant in Birmingham. The Junior Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event at Athens High auditorium Thursday evening with about 20 Athens firms sending representatives. Contestants will be judged by out of town residents and will perform on stage in evening gown and bathing suit.
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Birmingham
Junior Chamber of —- Commerce
Athens High Auditorium
Athens
Funeral services for Mrs. Etta McClung observed at Round Island
Funeral services were held from the Round Island Baptist church for Mrs. Etta McClung 86 with interment in the adjacent cemetery. Surviving are a brother D. Gibson of Texas a sister Mrs John Harper of Tennessee and many nieces and nephews.
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Round Island Baptist Church
Etta McClung
D. Gibson
Texas
John Harper
Tennessee
Remarkable Twin Nurses Joy and Joyce White Honored
Misses Joy and Joyce White of Athens are named outstanding in nursing with honorable mention for scholastic ability at Jefferson Hillman Hospital School of Nursing, from which they graduated last night. They are twins and daughters of Mrs. Margaret White, probate office clerk.
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Misses Joy
Joyce White
Athens
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
Margaret White
Estate sale of Mrs Minnie Gordon Jones property at auction
The estate of the late Mrs Minnie Gordon Jones, including a house and lot near the court square and a nearby small commercial building, sold at auction for $24,000. E. H. Russell of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, bid in the home and lot for $17,400. Russell, a cotton dealer, has not stated his intended use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Gordon Jones
Court Square
E. H. Russell
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Russell
Remodeled St Paul’s Lutheran Church Dedicated
Under Rev Schoech the congregation planned a remodel with an organ and building fund. An architect was hired in 1950 and contracts signed February 16 with a Birmingham contractor. The work moved from the armory to the remodeled church by September 9 1951 with services and communion resumed.
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Schoech
Birmingham
Armory
Athens realtors pressed for small homes amid brisk sales
The Law renceburg fuel-yard operator reports a small building now home to a barber shop was sold to Alex Markowitz for $6,600. Athens realtors face demand for compact residences and fetch strong prices when such homes appear on the market.
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Lawrenceburg
Alex Markowitz
Athens
Athens Rotary hears Chemstrand scientist speak at Tanner school
Dr. Frank Soday, research head at Chemstrand Corp in Decatur, addressed the Athens Rotary Club meeting held in the Tanner school cafeteria. The Tanner FFA quartet provided several notable musical numbers.
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Frank Soday
Chemstrand Corp
Decatur
Athens Rotary Club
Tanner School
Tanner Ffa Quartet
Annual Picnic Draws Rural Carriers and Auxiliary Members
Rural mail carriers and members of the women's auxiliary held their annual picnic at Hatfield Lake on Friday with representatives from every county in the eighth district present. The event, named Sinety SEIVAMMes and friends, is an annual gathering at the recreation area near Athens attracting several hundred attendees.
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Hatfield Lake
Sinety Seivammes and Friends
Athens
Vacation Bible Schools Start Across Faiths Next Week
Daily vacation Bible schools at the Baptist Christian Methodist and Presbyterian churches begin Monday and run for two weeks. The city swimming pool opening is delayed from 9 a.m. to 3 30 p.m. during the two week period.
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Baptist, Christian, Methodist and Presbyterian
Airwave Allocations Boost TV Access Past Half the Nation
United States television allocations set in 1952 aim to bring broadcasts within reach of more than half the population. Government plans would expand channel availability and support new stations across major markets.
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United States
Remodeled St Pauls Lutheran Church Dedication Today
The St Pauls Lutheran congregation gathers today at 4 PM as Rev Paul Krohn and members dedicate a newly redecorated church. The history traces to 1898 with charter member Mrs Dave Seibert and pastors from Hussman in 1899 to Krohn since 1950, noting self support achieved in 1920.
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Paul Krohn
Hanceville
Tennessee River
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Dave Seibert
W. G. Hussman
Sherman Street
Fourth Avenue
Congregational Church
Lutheran Organization of
New York
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M. E. Norris
Park and Recreation Board
Joe Elliott
C. F. Abbott
Greenwood Park
Walter Marion
Elano Park
Russell Johnson
Park Board
Buster Brown
Ronnie Lee
Georgia White
Delano Park
Falkville News
City Finance Co
Second Ave
Lester Thrasher
Mgr
Winley
Hagerty Walgreen Age
Athens “News
Mrs
Soday
Paul Stroud
Roxy Theatre
Ben Tarpley
Stroud
Crescent Amusement Company
General Finance
Tarpley
Crescent
Daily
George Perry
RADIO
SHACK
Lafayette St
Youngstown
St. Paul’s
AL Funderburke
Asphalt Paving
Alabama Asphalt Co
Limestone
Trinity Stecc
Forbes
Beene
EE. Forbes & Sons Piano Company
E. Moulton
Singer
Singer Sewing Center
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