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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1943

Page

12

Hartselle Community Gatherings Highlight June Club Events

The June board meeting of the First Methodist Church opened at the Stephenson and Puckett homes with a church dinner and a business session. Visitors Rev. T. H. Johnson and Rev. O. Ti Millican attended along with many local members and a social hour followed with hosted parties and garden club activities across Mart Selle.

The First Methodist Church Coy Stephenson Guin Puckett Ware T. H. Johnson Rev O. Ti Millican E. R. Currier Ernest Ray Cecil Johnson Euclid Johnson John Cooper M. G. West J. K. Haynes Luther Roberts W. J. Terry J. E. Peck Fred Bennett J. ¥. Stewart, Jr W. L. Groover M. Nelson H. E.orr W. V. Pattillo Edwin Branscomb Charley Quinn Garden Club Quinn Frien Rowe Miss Rowe

Lightning disrupts Decatur power. repairs complete

A Saturday afternoon lightning strike knocked out Decatur’s electric lighting circuit for nearly an hour in the north area with interruptions in east and west sections. Damaged equipment failed near the railroad station and metering transformers were installed at the First Avenue substation early Sunday morning after repairs completed by 6:30 p.m. Several residents and servicemen are listed among local visitors and travel personnel.

Decatur First Avenue

Records and deeds span Decatur and surrounding towns

A dense list details marriages licenses in Limestone County and property transfers from Decatur and nearby communities. Names like John Dawson Ransome Barbara Burch James Johnson Ora Harris Hubert West Joyce Haralson appear with numerous property deeds and nearby county transactions, including multiple sums and transfers involving Decatur Gardens Inc and Ingalls Shipbuilding.

John Dawson Ransome Riverton N. J Barbara Davis Burch Decatur James Edward Johnson Ora Estelle Harris Tanner Hubert Luther West Lewisburg Tenn Joyce la Vaughn Harwell Pulaski Benjamin Franklin Rouse Hartselle Janie Monroe James Holley Madison Marie Smith James Charles Judge Chicago Joy Lois Maske Des Plaines Til Limestone County James Handy Adelia Lee Chester Stafford Prospect Margaret Griffin Homer D. Boggs Billy Evelyn Immel James Wilburn Columbia Prince Owen James Horace Dedman Athens Barbara Pever Wyndall Orr Frances Jennings Lawrenceburg John M. Jett Nehrawatha Daniel James D. Jones, Jr Juanita Hill Odis Milton Lamar Helen Howell Glyndon Brown Armour Pace Saran Aubury James Samuel Pullins Ten

Lions Run Rampant As Circus Beasts Break Free

Six Gilbert Brothers lions led by Cicero and Caesar escaped during transfer in Elizabeth New Jersey. Caesar leaped over a policeman, Cicero gnawed antifreeze, and both dodged handlers for over an hour, roosting near Sheridan Avenue before a trainer corralled them with whips and blank cartridges.

Elizabeth N. J Cicero Caesar Gilbert Brothers Circus Sheridan Avenue Terrill Jacobs Jacobs

Town Creek Social Notes Listed In North Carolina and Nearby

Miss Nell Blaxton visits relatives in North Carolina this week. Several townsfolk visit family, shop in Decatur, or travel to Auburn and Memphis. Courtland Air Base figures include Sgt Al Bailey and Sgt Robert Jones with Mrs Taliaferro, while Mrs Mildred Johnson joins Courtland Base staff. Brenda Joy born to Burt Howard at Town Creek Clinic May 31.

Nell Blaxton North Carolina al Bailey Courtland Air Base Darah Sanderson Miss Sanderson R. B. Taliaferro Sr Robert Jones Corinth Sgt. Jones R. B. Taliaferro Lance Hubbard Teddy Selma Re. B. Taliaferro Bertha Parker Memphis Tenn Price Carter Elizabeth Ann Carylon Paris Plovense W. J. Lee Sr Rufus Holliday Nashville Celia B. Martin Hobert Black Mildred Johnson Kathryn Houston Talladega Ella Houston Roy Spangler Ira Matthews Sarah Spangler Beverly Ann Jane Murfreesboro

Caesar the lion darts past patrolman at Sheridan Avenue

Caesar crouched under a porch at 1060 Sheridan Avenue as Pa trolman Hans Mogensen examined the habitat. The lion sprang out leaping over the officer and fleeing toward a nearby porch where Jacobs moved a cage wagon to recapture him.

Caesar Sheridan Avenue Hans Mogensen Mogensen Jacobs

Aviation water line completes tests to supply Decatur school

A four mile six inch water main from Decatur to the Southern Aviation Training School has been completed and is undergoing sterilization tests. The aviation school is expected to use Decatur water possibly by midweek after tests are finished.

Decatur Southern Aviation Training School City of

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