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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1930
Page
7
A round of visits and family gatherings fills the week with relatives in Decatur Moulton and nearby towns. Local residents Mrs. F. Lester and Mr. Frank Looney host relatives. Mrs. J. R. Sherrill and Misses Dora and Naomi join friends. Visits extend to Birmingham Southern students and court sessions in Decatur.
Somerville residents and guests are listed visiting relatives in Florence Alabama Priceville Hartselle and Decatur. Weddings include Ida Lee Martin and Albert Lyle. Vanilla Lawrence and Theron Lang wed in Decatur. Church events announce an all day singing at the Church of God with quartettes and dinner. Rev. Abernathy and Rev. W. Owens will conduct services locally.
Mrs Ben Bently shows great improvement after serious illness. Edna Mason, daughter of Floyd and Mrs Mason, suffers an infected finger. Evelyn Blankenship and Donnie Mae Dodson visit Mrs H N Lawrence in Decatur. Elbert Baker remains seriously ill at home. Edward Blankenship and family noted in local report.
Mrs. Jessie McBride spent several days in Cullman with relatives and returned with Mrs. Carrie McBride and Walter. Carrie McBride and Walter visited Athens with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Simmons. Viva Thompson and Betty Jean of Town Creek visit Ed Thomson family. Mr. and Mrs. John Darnell and Floyd Jones were at the McBride grandmother’s home. G T Corum is ill. Mrs. Hettie Hendrix Fields of Decatur dies. born and raised here. her parents helped build College Grove church and school. B H McBride and daughters Catherine and Evelyn Jane visited Friday. Lucile Collins ill with mumps at parental home. Bible study at ten every Sunday morning. all invited.
Miss Azlee Tucker and Frances Fitzgerald spent Tuesday night with Mrs. Henry Fitzgerald. Miss Dorothy Coleman of Tuscaloosa visited Miss Gladys Coleman. A moonlit lawn party was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. S. J. McCaig. Several locals attended all day singing at Evergreen church. Miss Gladys Coleman was a business visitor in Hartselle. Lucy Fitzgerald ill. Miss Lorene Quattlebum attended Evergreen singing.
Sunday program announced for Mt Zion at Basham Chapel with Mrs D Bullard reported recovering from illness. Belleview church services drew a large crowd as families and residents gather for the weekend.
In Danville along Route 1, church services were held as scheduled with regular attendance.
Several Morgan County Alabama politicians declare candidacy for offices in the Democratic primary on August 12 1930. Names include John M Maxwell George T Woodruff R Pryor McRee J T Burch A G Patterson Albert Bud Davis and Wm E Skeggs with affiliations Decatur Joppa Hartselle and other local towns.
Community officials released a new list of items for public review. Residents are asked to inspect the list and submit comments by the stated deadline.
Elizabeth Stuard Peebles hosted Mary Witt White for a Piney Creek swimming party. Numerous guests from Huntsville Athens Decatur Madison and Birmingham visited Mooresville and Belle Mina including Miss Jean Walker, Mrs. Edward Godrich, Mrs. J. E. Horton, and others. The Zeitler community plans an old fashioned barbecue on June 26.
The sad news of the death of Mrs Homer Dodson of Roswell N M was received here Thursday. The body will be brought back to the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Fred Blankenship Route Two. Funeral services announced for Sunday afternoon at Friendship church. Mrs Dodson survived by husband infant son parents one brother and two sisters.
A paid political advertisement by Julian Harris of Morgan County Alabama endorses a candidate or cause. The notice identifies Decatur Alabama as the locality and lists authorizing county.
Mrs. Louis Turney, Mrs. C. E. Holt, Miss Nan Henderson, Enid Mitch ell, Kate Winton, Wilma Johnson, Eva Lee West, Margaret Ransom, Martha Turney, Wilda and Esther Smith appear alongside Messrs. John Mapies, Richmond Ransom, Herbert Miller, Leo Cooper, James Grizzard, Opa Hurst, Carter Davis, Edward Morrow and Leo Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. Earl in a community social roster.
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