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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1938

Page

5

Cottage Prayer Services End Friday Before Revival

Society note details cottage prayer meetings preceding the Central Methodist revival. Frists meet at eight homes with 3 pm Friday conclave. guests include Mrs Faust and several local residents. Also reports on dances and club meetings, plus upcoming revival leadership by Rev J D Hunter.

Central Methodist Church T. M. Faust Sherman Street L. B. Sanders East Moulton Street Mullin Grant Street R. C. Berry Jackson Street B. Rose

Miss Betty McGehee Attends Methodist Meeting

Betty McGehee travels with others to Montevallo for a Methodist Young People’s Meeting and will be away about a week. John McGehee is in Sheffield on a business mission and returns home Saturday. Master Bill Callahan is ill at his parents’ home. Mrs. Wessie Pilcher is confined at home on Canal Street. Mrs. Lee and her son Don travel to Birmingham for their future home. Rivers Burks of Byhalia and his wife left after visiting Mrs. W. A. Hoppers.

Guy Hanna Montgomery Mr. Hanna C. W. Ashby Memphis Tenn Felton Larene Chattanooga W. A. Hoppers Larene Bobby A Rothenburg Greensboro Ala George L. Morris Henderson, Ky Mann Morris Esther Morris J. D. Hunter Gadsden Central Methodist’ Church Duncan Hunter Rev. Hunter W. H. Day Cc. D. Patterson Betty McGehee Montevallo John McGehee Sheffield Bill Callahan Mrs Travis Callahan Wessie Pilcher Canal Street Mrs. Lee Son Don Birmingham Mr. Lee

Social gatherings mark Limestone County events in Athens

Mrs Foy Thomas and Mrs Charles Long hosted a chat party for Mrs Marion Spidle with hamburgers coffee and pie in the yard. A later barbecue and bridge at Miss Mary Lillian Feigley’s home drew numerous families and friends with high score prizes awarded.

Foy Thomas Charles Long Marion Spidle Thomas Spidley Lizzie Crawford Ebbie Nelson C. D. White William Pullen Mary Roper Henrietta Hine Marvin Gray Esther Long Marguerite Tyler Frances Lerman Birdie Morell Mary Lillian Feigley Feigley J. B. Tanner M. A. Jones Carl Martin Fred Martin Mary Martin Jack Gilbert John Wilson D. J. Wilson Baylis Hightower John P. Hill Elizabeth Malone Christine Wilson Martha Claire Clay

Summer pattern sketch by Anne Adams

Anne Adams promotes a summer pattern for light dresses in printed voile or synthetic fabrics with blithe sleeves and a center front pleat. Pattern 4600 offers sizes 12 through 40, requires 3 1/12 yards of fabric for size 16, and includes illustrated sewing instructions. Send 15 cents for pattern, 15 cents for book, or 25 cents for both to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department W. 17Th St New York N. Y

Bridge Club luncheon notes and local notices

Saturday morning bridge games concluded with a luncheon for a guest list headed by Mesdames Baylis High tower and J. D. Henry with many others invited. High score honors went to Mrs. D L Rosenall Jr and high guest to Mrs. King. Nora Garth Gray received a souvenir as a season bride elect. Local updates include Mrs. W R Hightower recovering from illness, new baby Cleale for Hayes, and various visits and outings around Decatur Chalybeate Sulphur Springs and Birmingham. Joe Lott and J D Darnell join the army. Lott heads to the Canal Zone for two years.

Bridge Club Mesdames Baylis Hightower J. D. Henry D. L. Rosenall, Jr John Wilson M. A. Jones J. W. Chambers, Jr King Nora Garth Gray Frances Hightower Joyce Lerman Elizabeth Powers Evelyn Reed Gray Ruth Crutcher Ella Stiger Gray Irene Patton Tom Ellis A. M. Shalamer W. T. Clay, Jr Francis Coleman Christine Wilson D. L Rosenall, Jr W. R. Hightower Sulphur Springs Joe Lott Canal Zone J. D. Darnell Mr. Lott Louise Bogle Hunts Wos

Lawrence Antioch Rounds Visits Highlight Local Social

Miss Alma Lentz spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Jesses Gillispie of Decatur. Miss Irene Cahale spent Saturday night with Erline Turner. Born to Mr and Mrs Arthur.

Alma Lentz

Local visits and health notes from Morg a Macedonia area

Community members and families made Friday and weekend visits across Morg a Macedonia including Maudie Mocci Harvey Rhodes Mable Kelso Louise Washburn and Mildred McCulloch. Several illness updates note measles colitis and recovery while Dewey Miller plans work in Guntersville and Luke Roberts visits Austinville Monday night.

Maudie Mocci Harvey Rhodes Dan Sparkman Mable Kelso Ola McDougal Mildred McCulloch Louise Washburn Dewey Lee Miller Mauls Budell Linderman Betty Rhea McCulloch Junior Linderman Mr. Ployd Linderman Eunice Washburn Hilda Kelso Tom Wynn Floyd Defoe Hartselle Jean Lamon Leslie Woodall Eugene Lamon Moulton Heights Cecil and Buddle Linderman Ed Dawson Sparkman Mattie Washburn Stella McCulloch Hatfield's Lake Charles Davia Tracey Abner Wilson Dam Maudie McCleskey Robert Nell Charlie McDougal Wilma Jones of Basham Irene Washburn Laurice Lamon Mildred Christine McCulloch Irene Ruby Ruthie Mae Washburn Evelyn Moulton Williard McDonald Clyde Wallace Alan Linderman Luke Roberts Austinville Dewey Miller Guntersville Lee McCulloch

Man Learns Sweepstakes Win Was A Joke

Morris Nash a Philadelphia janitor received a telegram claiming he won $50,000 but telegraph officials confirmed the message was a joke. Nash said he did not find it funny and questioned the prank.

Philadelphia Morris Nash Nash

Alabama Supreme Court rules stock tax by actual value

The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that the privilege tax for registering par value stock should be based on actual value rather than nominal per share. The tax is 25 cents for each 100 dollars of value.

Montgomery, al Alabama Supreme Court

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