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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1932
Page
2
Community members visit, church programs, and family notices fill a page. Ill health of Mrs. Bilis, Sunday guests for Mrs. Ellis, and several travel and visit updates across Danville Moulton Cullman Florence Birmingham are listed alongside farm market items and livestock concerns.
Daily market prices for hay grain poultry fruit and vegetables with steady to unchanged trends. Carload hay and grain prices listed with quality grades and per unit costs. Local social notes mention visits by families and friends from Somerville and nearby communities.
Residents from Dallas Cullman Hanceville Crane Hill and Decatur joined locals for the West Point singing over the weekend. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Gray and family Mrs J R Kierbow Miss Ethel Tucker and several others visiting relatives and enjoying the event. A child from the Kitchens family recovered from whooping cough while larger crowds attended Bellview singing.
Danville Denville Circuit M E Church South announces Sunday services at Dan church with 10 am Sunday school led by Prof J J Halliday, an 11 am sermon and an 8 pm sermon by the pastor, plus Wednesday prayer meeting at 8 pm. Reverend H M Hudson invites all to attend.
Local news notes a house fire that destroyed most belongings of Mrs Mary Bowers. The item mentions visits by Mrs Beugher of Decatur and others, with social calls between Mrs J M Weaver Mr and Mrs Fisk and families. A light shower Tuesday afternoon brought needed rain.
Mrs Nina Phillips hosted guests including Mr and Mrs E J Brown and Glenn i Charles Brown. Elizabeth Neill visited her brother at Antioch. Tidwell visiting for several days. Walter Lawrence Magnolia Eva Lawrence from Gum Springs visited P N Alford and Elbert Hill. Thelma and Ora Holmes visited Eva area. S A Johnson spent several days here. Louise Brown Emma West visited Eva. L E Peck J A Smith and children visited Friday. Bettie Virginia moved into W M Morris home. Mila Bush improving. Bil ill.
A North Carolina pharmacist markets a blended formula claiming to relieve most headaches without opiates. The product, priced at about 950 pecks, supposedly soothes violent nerves and muscular aches while also addressing colds and neuralgia.
Mrs J B Howell returns home after stay with McClellan. Spencer Layman and family from Birmingham visit his parents Cc B Layman. Ruby Bussey spends week with sister Dave Norris. Watson and Comner families visit Huey McClellan family. McMillian and son from Moulton Heights guests. Walter Ahrens family return to Alabama City after two weeks with Norris. Rev Tracy Morris of Cullman to preach at Flint Baptist Church Sunday June 12 at 11. Rain Monday boosts farmers and gardens. Chunn of Walder mose Springs visit Ima Chunn.
Otto Watkins and Miss Lilian Maner traveled to Athens on Sunday afternoon. Several local residents joined in visits and socializing including Mr. and Mrs. J. H Puller and Mrs. Ola Maner. Sybie Maner is improving after illness. Community members attended Children’s Day at Union Hill.
Local residents from the vicinity attended a Corinth Sunday singing listing F B Cross and family M B Cross Berchie Edna Flora Cross J J Weems Sanford Buford George Allen W T Barnes and others. Visits include G B Cross E A Goodwin J R Jackson Mt. Home and Courtland business trips noted.
The Sunday singing event at the school house drew about 1000 attendees and a bountiful dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Teel and Miss Wilms Lamon left Monday for Tus.
The Macedonia church schedules an all day singing and dinner on the ground for the fourth Sunday, June 26. Local families including Grimes Aldridge Miller and McCleskey clans attend gatherings and Sunday visits.
The column lists residents and visitors including Reverend Hudson at Lebanon church, Hazel's health, and gatherings among Hogan, Beaty, Johnson, McKay, Hamp ton, Speake, and other families. It notes visits to Belle Mina, Decatur, Birmingham, Flint, Mart selle, Courtland, and local motions of welcome and recovery.
Center Grove residents Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Black and Mrs. Laura Horton attended the Mt. Tabor church decoration. Also present were Miss Laynoitte Hipp and Miss Leona Black. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Ryan were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and [incomplete text].
Local residents head to relatives and friends across towns. Miss Sadie Bryant returns home from Stockton while Miss Crosthwaite visits Memphis and Miss Young visits Jackson. Dr Bakr’s health improves after a sudden illness, and many couples plan trips or host relatives this week.
Miss Lucy Chenault spent the weekend in Russellville with her parents. Lawrence Simms of Birmingham is visiting his mother, Mrs. Sadie Simms. Madelyn He from Alabama College Montevallo will return home Tuesday to spend the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Heflin.
Rev Burns filled his regular appointment at Red Oak Grove Sunday afternoon. Mrs Zelma Murphy and her children were Saturday night guests of Mr and Mrs W J Day. Mrs Avery Thomas returned home Saturday night after a stay here. Mr and Mrs Tom Stidget hosted a daughter named Wanda. Robert Willis left for Johnson City Tennessee for several weeks of treatment. Born to Mr and Mrs Ernest Johnson on June 5 a daughter named Lizzie Williams of Hartsille is noted.
Miss Alice Clark of Union Grove spent Saturday night with Misses Tennie Mae and Eisie Wade, according to Mt. Zion news.
On this day 1781 Lafayette was reinforced by troops under General Wayne in a notable military moment. The reminder marks the connection between Lafayette and Wayne during the American Revolutionary War.
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