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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1954
Page
13
A long chain of social updates lists friends and families visiting and traveling. Fort Walton Florida and Panama City Florida are mentioned along with visits to Birmingham Danville Mt Carmel Illinois and Maryville Tennessee. Several residents are noted visiting relatives and attending church activities while others report illness and hospital stays in the community.
A community Homecoming at Enon Church Sunday drew a number of attendees. Rev. Enon Cross preached at Friendship Church. Mrs. Cecil Hogan hosted her son Stanley’s seventh birthday with relatives and friends including the Hogan and Rushing families.
Community invites residents to the Falkville Methodist Church revival starting Sunday. Weekday services at 7 30 a m and night services at 8 p m. Also notes local births visits and travel of residents including ties to Tuscaloosa Madison Akron Eva and New York.
Vacation Bible School starts June 28 at the Baptist Church with Rev. Robert Slack as principal. Classes run 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. daily. Readers note many local residents and relatives are mentioned in social updates and visits across the region.
Lawrence County report notes attendees from several communities at Enon for a homecoming. visitors include Mrs Windell Johnson and son Jimmy from Indiana, Mrs Ed Rhoads visiting HartSelle area relatives, Mrs H B Way and Gladys Oakville visiting Mrs J W McCaghren, Polly family from Tennessee visiting Mose Owens, Miss Lois Lowery and Morris Lowery from Moulton Heights visiting Annie Lowery family, Ethel Lowery remains ill at home.
Reverend M S Palmer led services at Eva Methodist Church. Many local families and relatives visited over the weekend including Adams of Decatur, Owens in Florida, Vann and Morgan families, Pattons of Eva1, Woodham of Boaz, and others from Birmingham and Huntsville. Fred Morgan shows improvement after Birmingham treatment.
The Duke hospital program in Durham produces artificial limbs and braces for over 300 patients each month. A combined shoe shop tannery metal shop and factory create orthopedic devices from toes to skull plates with emphasis on cosmetic fit and flesh-tone tinting to reduce stigma. Dr. J Leonard Goldner, Duke orthopedic surgeon, notes cosmetic effects matter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Russell of St. Louis spent last week with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Skipworth of Decatur were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Adroin Bowen. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of Cullman visited Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Johnson Saturday. Rev. Ira Marion of California was
In this community visiting Monday Donnie Bowen of Huntsville spent the weekend with his mother here. Mrs. Bessie Thompson spent last week with relatives near Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Peck and Donnie visited relatives at Lacey's Spring Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Peck attended the singing at Antioch Sunday afternoon.
Three methods to make an old fashioned sewing machine attractive include a ruffied skirt to conceal it, dressing-table style with fabric matching room draperies, upholstery, and painting the wooden case or entire machine in striking colors or black enamel on metal parts.
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