Engagement Announced for Sarah Pauline McCurley and Hatfield
Mrs. R A McCurley of Huntsville announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of daughter Sarah Pauline to A L Hatfield of Huntsville. The wedding is planned for August. Local society notes describe tea, reception outfits, and social events featuring Miss Constance Morgan and Miss Katherine Byars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. McCurley
C. 1
Teir
Sarah Pauline
SA. L. Hatfield
Huntsville
Ladies Exchange Details of Meeting and Hostess
The business session decided the Society would meet on Tuesday afternoons at 2 P M at members’ homes. Mrs James Standridge will host the next gathering. Attendees included Mrs R H Garrett Mrs Horace Standridge Mrs James Standridge Mrs John Hayes Mrs Gordon Hall Mrs Monroe Liverett Mrs Lowell Standridge Mrs Andrew Hall Mrs T E Johnson Mrs S E Owens Mrs W W Owens Mrs David Owens Mrs Alice Warren Ernetine Hall Melba Standridge Josephine Standridge and Aldene Liverett. Miss Helen Rauschenberg hosted an informal Wednesday morning party at her Danville Road home for cousins Mrs J S Heggie Jr of Dallas Texas and Mrs Earle Calvin Jr of Miami Florida, guests of Mr and Mrs Rayburn Neville at Trinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman Missionary Society of the
Austinville Church
James Standridge
R. H. Garrett
Horace Standridge
John Hayes
Gordon Hall
Monroe Liverett
Lowell Standridge
Andrew Hall
T. E. Johnson
S. E. Owens
W. W. Owens
David Owens
Alice Warren
Ernestine Hall
Melba Standridge
Josephine Standridge
Aldene Liverett
Helen Rauschenberg
Danville Road
J. S. Heggie, Jr
Dallas
Texas
Earle Calvin Jr
Miami
Florida
Rayburn Neville
Trinity
Local Personal Visits Highlight Coast to Coast Travel
A string of social visits unfolds across several states. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Tekell and children arrive Friday from Cleburne Texas to see Mr. and Mrs. Almon and Mrs. Weatherford. Mrs. Emma Green of Selma visits Mrs. Turner. Judy Coolidge from Washington DC arrives to visit Aunt C. C. Johnson. Others travel to Birmingham and Eddyville KY while Dryden couple plan July visit after Tuscaloosa stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Tekell
Jackie
Jane
Cleuborne
Texas
G. E. Almon
Robert Weatherford
Emma Green
Selma
Mrs
B. A. Turner
Judy Coolidge
Washington, D. C
C. C. Johnson
Dorothy Dix on the rise of husband stealing in modern times
The piece laments rising wife theft by professional seducers fueled by women joining the workforce. It contrasts past scorn with present bravado and warns that many inside attackers target trusted friends. It warns of plentiful, ruthless husband stealers and the ruin they bring to families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coventry
Dorothy DIX
Eve
Grandpa
Grandma
New Emblem Club Formed Here
A group of women met at the Elk’s home to establish a local Emblem Club chapter. Membership is limited to wives mothers widows daughters and sisters of Elk lodge members. The next meeting is Tuesday July 1 at 8 00 PM at the Elk’s home with charter members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk’s Home
Emblem Club
Emblem Clubs of America
United States of America
The
Elk’s Lodge
Elk’s
Hunter Baker
Joe Curry
H. E. Davis
Betty Davis
Rudolph Ewig
John Geary
W. N. Horton
John L. Halpren
Bill Jackson
Louis Namie
Harris Newsome
John Smith
Grad Smith
Sam Stanley
H. M
Youth Caravan to Visit Central Methodist Church
The Central Methodist church will host the Youth Caravan from July 19 to 26. Five youth leaders will guide classes for youth improvement and inspiration, and the church looks forward to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
Underwriters to Convene Friday at Why Not Eat Here
The Decatur Association of Life Underwriters will meet Friday at noon at The Why Not Eat Here cafe. Annual election of officers will be held. Full attendance of the membership was urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Association of Life Underwriters
Local Notes and Movers in Birmingham and Nearby
Home this evening after an over night visit in Birmingham. Elizabeth Jane Black visits friends in Anniston. Mrs. S. E. Caudill and family will move into the O. O. Sims place on East LaFayette Street. Ben Martin family heads to Shelbyville after their stay for tonsil surgeries. Mrs. Ben Martin Sr. and Mrs. Comer Ezell travel to Atlanta for the funeral of Mrs. Palmer. Dick Jr. son of R. T. Rives of Montgomery earned his Harvard degree and plans studies at Norway Law School before Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. E. Caudill
O. O. Sims Place
East LaFayette Street
Ben Martin
Comer Ezell
Atlanta
Dick , Jr
R. T. Rives
Montgomery
J. Daniell
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
University of Norway Law School
Yale University
Church Plans Fine Program At Summit Baptist
Interest at the Summit Baptist church grows with expected full Sunday school June 22 at 10 am. Friday gatherings at 7 30 pm cover the ten commandments study led by the pastor as 67 attendees enjoyed singing and Bible study. Rev D Eugene Couch Rev Ray Felkins and wife assist in a July 25 to August 2 revival and vaction Bible school inviting all to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Summit Baptist Church
Macedonia Baptist Church
D. Eugene Couch
Ray Felkins
Wayne Jacobs Honored At Lawn Party Birthday Event
Mrs. Mack Jacobs hosted a June 16 lawn party at their Seventh Street home for her son Wayne's fourth birthday. Photos captured the group as children enjoyed games ice cream and cake. Wayne thanked guests with book favors as he opened presents with assistance from several women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack Jacobs
Wayne
Seventh Street
Sherry Vaughn
Linda Holt
Joe
Mary Clark
Larry
Helen Ann McAlister
Tommy
Gail Schingle
Jimmy
Joan Palmer
Phillis
Jeannie Warren
Michel Dawkins
Carol Oden
Carol McCord
Patsy
Linda Crawford
Peggy
Dickie
Bill Vickers
Nancy
Lawrence Caren
Margaret Jackson
Dawn Floyd
Jacobs
C. W. Self
J. T. Vaughn
E. Clark
Harry Pannier
Shelton Dawkins
Decatur Trio Honored in Louisville and Nashville Magazine
Three Decatur residents Claude McMillan George Redding and Tom Ralston longtime Louisville and Nashville railroad workers are featured in the company magazine Their combined service exceeds 120 years with the line and they have lived in their current homes on Third Avenue West for 107 years The article notes their long steady careers and rooted community ties in Decatur Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Ala
Claude McMillan
George Redding
Tom Ralston
McMillan
Ralston
Reliable
Louisville
Nashville
Louisville and Nashville
Smallpox Cases Reported in Canada in 1946
There were only two reported cases of smallpox in Canada during 1946, according to the brief health bulletin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Decatur Country Club Board Sets Tuesday Meeting
The board of directors will meet Tuesday afternoon to receive a special committee report. The committee led by T. J. Cottingham John Caddell Julian Harris and W. J. Duncan was formed to develop a plan to raise funds for completing the clubhouse construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Country Club
Weer
T. J. Cottingham
John Caddell
Julian Harris
W. J. Duncan
Educator Z Hodges, 66, Dies In Tuscaloosa
Z Hodges, a former Clanton merchant and high school teacher, died after a long illness in a Tuscaloosa hospital. He retired in 1941 and moved to Tuscaloosa. Survived by his widow and son Dr William W Hodges, at the U S naval air base hospital in Jacksonville Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Wilson
Z. Hodges
Clanton
William W. Hodges
U. S. Naval Air Base Hospital
Jacksonville
Fla
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Morgan
John A. Gilbert
Tkie Hawkins
Christne Gann
Constance Morgan
John C. Dickerbin, Jr
Tenn
Katherine Byars
Sixth Avenue East
Jimmy Murphy
Loor
Miss Hawkins
Miss Gann
Mrs. Gilbert
Miss Morgan
Lookout Mountain
Betty Reeder Banks
Yvonne Barrett
Joyce Crump
Elaine Gardner
Mary Battle King
Jo Ann Livingston
Jane Michael
Helen Ann Winston
Lookout
Central Baptist Sunday School
Charlie Norwood
Fifth Avenue West
W. M
Austinville
Satan
Gorham
Cavalier
Lacy
Rose Jewelry CO
Frank Brothers
Ava
Emily Post
Dugger’s Book Store
E. Moulton
Singer Sewing Center
2Nd Ave
Robert Gray
D. H. Gill
William Lusk
Baby
Harlingen
Chatta- Pega Tenn
Ed Major
Charles
Points
Arkansas
R. E. Catlett
Jack
Mary Anne
Eddyville
Kyee
S. E. Patterson
Birmingham
Horacé Dryden
Mack Elam
Rex Poll
API
Auburn
Wally Homa
Tweed Chandler
Gus Felkner
J. R. Daniell
Clifford Key
Veterans Hospital
Nashville, Tenn
R. R. Banks
Anna E. Polk
Theo Bender Company
St. Louis
Malliburton
Rose Jewelry Company
Frank Brothers Huntsville
OTMER
Elizabeth Jane Black
Anniston, Ala
Ben-Hi
Pegay
Shelbyville
Ben III
Wayne Jacobs
B. H. Tanner
Moye’s Shap
Moye
White Swan
Donaldson Bros
RUG & Linoleum
Lafayette St
Bank & R. R
Decatur Trio
Alabama
Beauty Salon
Robert E. Smith
Eveleen Smith
Goidel’s Drug Store
Fowler
Horton
Hari
Ormerly
Gmporium
Second Avenue
Grant St
Searene
Seegesa Bt
Bank St
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