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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1931

Page

2

Community singing draws crowds across Tennessee Valley

Just Around Home reports from five counties a Sunday sing at Union Hill drew a large audience with a choir assisting. Local residents including Dimple Flack Iris Couch Mae McIntosh and others attended. Updates note Ruth and Mary Briscoe recovering from appendicitis at a Decatur hospital and several social visits and gatherings occurred nearby.

Tennessee Valley Counties Antioch Iris Couch Mae MclIntosh Ye Flack Marshall McIntosh Arlen Cryer Verlin Mary Briscoe Decatur Japhey Brooks A. H. Layman

Fire rescues man stranded on sixteenth floor

Walter Brandenburg clung to the Chicago apartment’s sixteenth floor for about 30 minutes as firemen arrived to pull him to safety after a blaze. His brother aided alongside responders, and Brandenburg was saved from a fatal fall before being brought indoors.

Walter Brandenburg Chicago Brandenburg

Austinville Social Roundup of Visits and Illnesses

Mr. and Mrs. W D Tweedy and daughter Sarah Louise of Detroit hosted dinner with connections from Birmingham Huntsville and Oak Ridge. Local residents note illnesses and hospital stays while guests visit Albany Falkville Hartselle and Athens. Rev Hobson Clark of Birmingham delivered a sermon at the Methodist church.

W. D. Tweedy Sarah Louise Detroit Mich L. L. Pepper Forbes J. W. Vines, Jr Birmingham L. L. Pepper, Jr Will Roger J. A. Sparkman J B. Austin Huntsville Bennett Allen Albany Mrs.Allen Fannie Royer Falkville Annie Herring W. l. Sparkman Leonard Sparkman Oak Ridge Earl Bradley Lula Barnes Hartselle Mattie Sherrell Katherine Stinson Benevolent Hospital S. H. Bradley Rosa West Zana Dean Bradley Flint Mary Dean Meadows Athens Austinville J. L. Craft Hobson Clark Methodist Church

Rev Jesse Black to Preach at Ryan's Church

Rev Jesse Black will preach at Ryan Baptist Church on the first Sunday in July the fifth. He will speak at 11 o clock in the morning. All are urged to attend the services.

Ryan's Crossroads Jesse Black Ryan Baptist Church

Local Visitors and Social Visits Highlight Lebanon Weekends

Sunday guests include Miss Gladys Coleman with cousin Mrs L P Freeman and family. Miss Bobby Lott from Moulton stayed with Miss Evelyn Hardwick. Mrs Jim King returns from Florida and Mobile with mother aboard. Other visits include Mrs W L Craig, Hansford King in Hartselle, and gatherings with Ode Collins family along with Joyce Coleman and Tuscaloosa residents Mrs F L Coleman and Joyce. Rennie Jones and Mrs P B Matkin also visited extended family nearby.

Gladys Coleman L. P. Freeman Familly Bobby Lott Moulton Evelyn Hardwick Jim King Florida Mobile W. L. Craig Roy Penn Hansford King Hartselle Miss Gladys and Flora McCalg Ode Collins F. L. Coleman Joyce Coleman Tuscaloosa W. W. Coleman H.P. Jones

St Johns Athletic Club Holds Summer Meeting

A splendid St John s Athletic club meeting occurred Tuesday evening at St John s parish house directed by J Q Sewell Sr despite hot weather. Eldon Jones tenor soloist aided the program and the club plans to meet regularly through the summer months.

St. John’s Athletic Club St. John’s Parish House J. Q Sewell Eldon Jones St. John’s

Classified Readers Drive Regular Profit for Advertisers

Regular classified listings draw steady business and dependable profits for advertisers, providing consistent exposure day by day. The compact ads target local customers and sustain ongoing revenue streams for merchants.

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