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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1931
Page
2
Residents across five Tennessee Valley counties share visits and family gatherings. Names include Eisie Posey Lois Smith McCloskey Irene Thompson and J. H. Holmes with multiple stays in Bessemer, Arab, and Hartselle areas as friends travel for church events, singing at Gravel Ridge, and weekend dinners with kin.
Rev. Riley Smith guest of B. E. Braswell Saturday night. Decatur visitors Christine Westmoreland and Dora Wade hosted by local families. Vera Lamon, Pauline Westmoreland, Frances Vandiver, Ruth and Lois McCulloch and others share evenings with neighbors. Family gatherings include Mr. and Mrs. Lelson Means with Freeman Castile and more. D. C. Smith and Mrs. Robert Gibson visit father ill in Decatur.
CADDO NEWS reports Annie Parker a missionary on vacation visiting relatives and friends in the community. Notes visits by Mrs Forest Couch and others from Tuscumbia as well as weekend stays by Dottie Lamon and J. D. Lamon of Eva with Mrs Bertha Fuller.
A large crowd from here attended Homecoming Day at Chapel Hill on Sunday with singing at Macedonia Sunday night. Miss Ruby McCleskey spent several days with relatives here.
Mr and Mrs Harvey Morris and Mr and Mrs Simms of Birmingham spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Walter Morris and family. Mrs Grace Austin of Birmingham joined the gathering indicating strong ties among local households.
Reverend Frank T. Smith delivered a sermon titled Jesus on the Outside at Falkville Baptist Church. The text followed Behold I stand at the door and knock and if any hear my voice and open I will come in and sup with him and he with me. Visitors from Decatur and Birmingham attended services and a Baptist Woman's Missionary Society meeting was held with many members present.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lamon hosted a musical for friends on Saturday. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Willie Williams, Rescue. Mr. and Mrs. W.8. Tyler and children. Effie Garrison. Clara and Earling Yancey. Joe Tyler. Buford Hipps. Ice cream was served late. Several locals visited Guntersville on a business mission.
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