This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1949
Page
14
In observance of World Day Of Prayer the Woman's Missionary Society of Trinity Baptist Church met at the home of Mrs. H. H. May. Rev Ward O'Neal led devotional and spoke on Cooperation Of Southern Baptists. Fifteen members and one guest attended.
Limestone County plans a week long chautauqua featuring local high school talent at the Limestone County Fairgrounds under a large tent with the fair association funding the venture. If rain interrupts the event the Athens high school auditorium is available. Athens plans TVA celebration June 1 inviting President Truman.
Walter Lee Roberts twenty and James Lee Smith sixteen faced Limestone County court preliminaries for stealing a penny gum vending machine used by the Lions club to aid sight conservation. Roberts pleaded guilty while Smith waived the hearing.
Almon Powers former deputy sheriff was appointed Athens traffic officer to enforce the two hour parking limit and oversee school and intersection traffic with a new motorcycle delivered. Limestone county tried many driving while intoxicated cases, three in one day, with guilty pleas a $100 fine costs and six month license revocation. Mrs Halph Hobbs recovers from flu. Bennett T Waites Jr enters a three man race for Mayor of Birmingham. Waites was a former Athens resident, his father pastored at First Methodist Athens.
Limestone County Junior Chamber hosts state officers at Village Barn. First crippled children’s clinic draws about 140 children at First Methodist basement under Dr Myers. Athens Victory Club Ladies Night set for next Tuesday at Village Barn with Birmingham entertainment. Dr and Mrs E R Naylor on Florida vacation. Dorothy Bernice Calvin engagement to Henry J Fusch Jr announced. 292 acre farm east of Athens to auction Wednesday March 16 with Col Jim McCord. Wellden leading sale. Fund drive for $600000 county hospital noted, progress slow after last year’s tax vote.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.