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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1948
Page
8
Mrs. Joe Clay Sapp announces the engagement of daughter Lady Ann Sapp to Jack Kilpatrick Murphree of Iman. The couple’s families and backgrounds are detailed, with education and military service notes for both. the wedding is planned for early fall.
Mrs. Louis Bell hosted a luncheon at Cornelian Hotel on Wednesday for Joseph Henry Lorenzo. The event featured a bride's bouquet centerpiece and place cards with satin ribbons. Guests included Mrs. Albert Peck, Mrs. Bertie Owen, Lorenzo's mother Mrs. Gussie Bell, and others, with Miss Billie Carolyn Owen among the honorees.
A concrete block storage building and stock valued at 2500 dollars burned at 2 00 AM Friday on Courtland highway midway between Moulton and Courtland. Leonard Stewart owner said insurance covered part of the loss. Residence and Stewart barn nearby were saved. City service station reopened after remodeling with new management and staff.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Darnell hosted a Corum family reunion at their Hillsboro Route One home. Guests included Mrs. John T. Jones of Decatur, Mrs. B. M. Jones and daughter Gayle, Mrs. Walter Jones and three children Barbara Frances and Tom, and numerous relatives from Nashville Decatur and Hillsboro.
Irwin Preston bought the stock of M. R. Hill and assumed operation of the Gulf Station at Market and Court Streets. Red Thompson purchased the Cities Service Station on Russellville highway from Paul M. Johnson last week.
The first cotton bloom of the season was brought to town by Darwin Byars of Moulton. Mr Sas reported taking the bloom from a field on Jim Taylor place one mile northwest of town. The town sewerage department completed an 800 foot extension south from the old line along Wren road and started a 650 foot east extension from East Street toward God area. Miss Jean Blaxton will vacation in San Antonio Texas.
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