SOCTESY STEPHENSON-SIMS NUPTIALS SAID IN CULLMAN
A June wedding at Spring Hill Baptist Church Cullman united Betty Faye Sims and Malcolm Stephenson in a double ring ceremony with music by Reverend W L Hudson. The bride wore sky blue crepe with white accessories and a white Prayer book. Guests included family from Decatur and Madison. Afterward a reception in the church basement featured a three tier cake and floral decor. The couple resides in Decatur at 1107 5th Avenue East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson-Sims
Cullman
Spring Hill Baptist Church
Betty Faye Sims
Lt. Sims
Malcolm Stephenson
W. H. Stephenson
Decatur
W. L. Hudson
Clyde White
Inez Singleton
Jean Legg
Audrey Lee
Nell Easterwood
Peggy Sue Sims
Miss .Sims
Ray Tribble
Madison
Stephenson
Hyland Moore
Howard Parker
James Singleton
Ed. Bye
Ae Ocs. Platt
Paul Brown
Luther Parker
Tressie Harvey
Punch
F. J. Ryder
Athens College
Athens City
Florence State Teachers College
Florence
Sacred Heart College
5Th Avenue
East
Assassin term traced to hashishin group origins
The word assassin is said to come from hashishin, a historic group of killers who supposedly used hashish to bolster their willingness to murder. The claim links linguistic history to a controversial talism of medieval militant deeds.
Birmingham Visit Notes and Odd Transcriptions
Birmingham resident Mrs W M Holliman visited a daughter in Old Hickory Tennessee last week and planned visits in Memphis before returning home. Mrs Harry Weatherwax in Birmingham reported slight improvement after months of illness. Notes mention the words eleven and twelve were originally written as oneteen and twoteen.
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Birmingham
W. M. Holliman
Old Hickory
Tennessee
Memphis
Harry
Personal Notices From Friends and Visitors
Mr and Mrs Otis Howe and Mr and Mrs French McKnight of Helena Ark visit in town for Bi Centennial celebration in Washington and Lee University events. Mrs Turner Hosch and two children travel to Miami for University of Miami summer session. Janett Hosch attends Anniversary Demonstration School. John Albert Hosch to preschool nursery. Several friends take a Panama City Florida vacation. Louise Alexander visits grandparents Dr and Mrs Chalker. E N Hines of Richmond visiting daughter Mrs Sam Patton and family on Enola m Boulevard. Sam Patton announces birth of a son June 11 at Decatur General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Howe
French McKnight
Helena
Arkansas
Washington, and Lee University
Lexington
Virginia
R. W. Orr
Turner Hosch
Miami
Florida
Hosch
University of Miami
Janett Hosch Il
John Albert Hosch
Henry Turner
Frances Marie Farrer
Bliss Mavis McCaghren
Sarah Vinson
Wanda Lee Harrison
Laverne Sanders
Panama City
Dothan
Mary
Louise Alexander
Sam Patton
Enolam Boulevard
Decatur General Hospital
Willard Rains Dies Suddenly on June 9
Willard Rains died suddenly on June 9 at 8 30 The family receives community sympathy Miss Hene Rains of Birmingham and Mrs Margie Lott of Gadsden returned home to attend the funeral Several relatives and neighbors visited the Rains home including the McManus Law Baker McKenne Garner and Jager families Don and Melba Rowell of Battle Ground visited their grandparents Mr and Mrs J M McManus and uncles Chalmers and Chester McManus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Rains
Hene Rains
Birmingham
Margie Lott
Gadsden
John Lovelady
Mr. Rains
Rains Home
Chalmers McManus
Closter McManus
J M. McManus
J. D. Law
Leslie Baker
Alton _McKenne
Lawrence McKenney
J. L. McKenney
Odean Galin
Fritz Galin
Vera Bryan
James Ray Garner
Tommie
Luther Rains
Adrian Law
C. R. Garner
Fred Jager
Don
Melba Rowell
Battleground
J. M. McManus
Chester McManus
Pride in county jail on obscenity charge in Moulton
John Pride a negro of Landersville 1 was jailed Friday after a warrant followed a white woman s affidavit accusing indecent approaches on May 28 in Moulton. The case, identified by multiple witnesses, will go to County Court July 5 with potential penalties up to six months hard labor and a fine over 500. Also noted is a separate wedding item for Mr Porter and Mrs Watts in Moulton with details on the bride s health nurse background and the reception at the Porters home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pride
Landersville 1
Moulton
Howard Walker
Pride
James Miller
J.L Weatherwax
Miller
Mary Jim Watts
Bettye Couch
Mary.Simms
John Brooks Martin
Chattanooga
Porter
Brooks
Lawrence County
Eufaula General Hospital
New Orleans Charity Hospital
Troy State Teachers College
Peabody College
Nashville
Alabama Polytechnic Institute At
Auburn
University of Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Nine peng patients listed with names and towns
The past week saw a list of nine peng patients including Irwin and Dyar in ca, with names and associated towns such as Logan and Moulton 3, Mary England, James Terry, Trinity 1, and multiple residents from Moulton. Other names include Spears Trinity 1, Gllespie Moulton, Kel l Courtland, Will Montgomery Moulton, Harvey 5, Dalley Jan Kimbrough, and Tucker Moulton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peng
Ad Irwin
Dyar Inca
W. L. Logan
Moulton
Louis England
James Terry
Pear Spears
Trinity
Walter Gillespie
Sanford Kell
Courtland
Will Montomery
Harvey
Porter Ross Marriage Announced in Bridgeport Church
Miss Lavonia Ross of Moulton and John Porter of Scottsboro wed Wednesday afternoon at Bridgeport Methodist Church in a brief ceremony conducted by Rev. J. W. Brooks, pastor, a former Moulton church leader.
Courthouse lawn reseeded after delayed mowing
Courthouse officials, criticized for leaving clover and other perennials to grow all summer, finally reseeded the lawn on Friday. Sheriff G D Byars, county property custodian, had advised keeping the growth until seed ripened, noting much of the clover died last year.
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G. D. Byars
Grading of Streets at New Municipal Cemetery
Grading of streets in the new Municipal Cemetery was completed Friday. Officials said rock is expected to be spread next week. The cemetery is planned to be ready for use on July 1.
Town Clerk Burgess Improves at Irwin
E. R. Burgess, town clerk, was reported to be steadily though slowly improving at Irwin. The bulletin noted his condition as improving with no complications mentioned.
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Burgess
E. R. Burgess
Irwin
Dyar Infirmary Report On Burgess’s Hospital Stay
Burgess has been a patient at Dyar Infirmary for 12 days after suffering a stomach hemorrhage at home, requiring hospitalization and a blood transfusion yesterday morning.
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Dyar Infirmary
Burgess
Crusher back in operation at Ballew site south of Moulton
The countywide rock crusher at the Ballew site on Double Springs road resumed operation last week. Judge Isaac Johnson reported that the rock processed there is used mainly for county repair work by commissioners from all four districts. The plant’s capacity is about 400 yards per day. In other news, Mrs Will Montgomery’s condition improved to satisfactory after hospitalization for a ruptured appendix diagnosed Thursday.
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Ballew
Moulton
Springs
Isaac Johnson
Docket Shows One Case For Week Police Report
A man arrested on drunkenness Friday afternoon was the only case on the police docket for the week. Friday night officers reported one case each of speeding and reckless driving were booked.
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Hare
Families Attend Sister Janie Johnson's Funeral Now Home
Mr and Mrs WB Robie Birmingham Mr and Mrs Hugh L Taylor Florala Mr and Mrs W B Greenhaw Columbus Mr and Mrs Jack Greeenhaw Tus cumbia and Harold Greenhaw Birmingham returned home after attending the funeral of their sister Mrs Janie Johnson here Wednesday. Juanita Kimbrough underwent a tonsillectomy at the local hospital. Frank Miller Austinville and Farris Whitlow Caddo were transacting business here Friday afternoon. All Lions and families invited to first summer outing at B and H Fishing Camp near Wheeler Dam next Tuesday night with a fish fry.
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WB .Robie
Hubert Black
Nashville
Black
Vas
Moulton
Town Creek
Tennessee
Frank Miller
Austinville
Farris Whitlow
Caddo
Miller
B and H
Wheeler Dam
Juanita Kimbrough
Frigsay Y
Price McCullough
Lloyd
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Soctesy
Judson Alumnae
Jewett Hall
Paul Wolfer
Association of
Morgan County
Central Baptist
Arthur Ne- Ling
Southside Baptist
A. L. Burns
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist
Betty Jean Case
First Baptist
Fairview Baptist
Margie Harrison
Trinity Baptist
H. H. May
Mooresville Baptist
Berry Leftwich
Hartselle
S. L. Sherill
Austinville Baptist
Mary Elizabeth Kirkland
Judson College
Judson
Decatur and
Dick Still
Sam Wilds
A. T. Hanson
Pruitt Cartwright
Frank Chenault
Sam Pruitt
Arthur Nebrig
James Crow, Jr
Julian . Bibb
W. E. Kimbrough
S. L. Sherrill
Dorothy Pryor
Min Caldwell
Judy Kay Blackwood
W. A. Blackwood
Sixth Avenue South
Judy
N. L.webb
Fourth Avenue South
M. L. Blackwood
Athens
Metal Crafters
P.O
Ala
Iwry
Nec
Atwood High
Wit ’ i
Decaturs
Boyd Cryeer
Olan Boyd
Cryer
Boyd
Homer Cryer
Somerville
Will Wigginton
Miss Savann
Whitman
Tom Whitman
Irene Jones
Riverside Auditorium
Savann
Willingham
J. 'D Law
Kentile
Cal
Leon Edwards
Waverly and
Schumacher
East Moulton St
Moulton News
D. O. Anderson
Namsonite
America
PAN American World Airways
Fenilitee Co
Hild System
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