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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1949

Page

4

Local Society Notes From Littestone and Nearby

A Tuesday house warming at the Gold Dust country home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Loyd in Littestone County welcomed many friends and gifts. Guests included prominent couples and professionals with light refreshments served. The Memorial Drive Wesleyan Guild met at Mrs. L. B. Osborne’s home and planned a supper for the associational board and a clothing drive for Japan. The Saturday Club, Le Club Entre Meres, and Tuesday Bridge circulated with meetings and hostesses noted. The Sixth Avenue Church of God choir hosted a birthday shower for director Mrs. Quinnie H. White. A pattern offer from Anne Adams appeared amid listing of attendees for upcoming Cotillion Club events at the Lyons Hotel.

Elmer Loyd Littestone County Loyd Robert T. Harris Garner Pride W. W. Anderson John Bragg H. D. Greer Allén Wallace Skeggs Crawford Thomas Hendrix George Wallace Lloyd Lively Barrett Shelton Comer Ezeil Shelbyville Tennessee Memorial Drive Wesleyan Guild Osborne Wesleyan Service Guild Memorial Drive Methodist Church L. B. Osborne Matthews Walter Traylor Harold Lowery Associational Board of Stewards Japan O. B. Rogers J. C. Woodruff Sixth Avenue Church of God Quinnie H. White Lee Billions Earl] Peete Clara Evans Mabel

Westside Presbyterian Auxiliary Meets in Bodry Home

Westside Presbyterian Church Women's Auxiliary met at Mrs Bodry's home on 42nd Avenue West. Mrs E A Edwards opened with singing and prayer. Devotional focused on The Bible Our Guide and Christian Homes In Foreign Fields. A report on the New Market Presbyterial and Share A Meal offering followed before adjournment to May 16 at Mrs Victor Dawe's home.

Womans Auxiliary Westside Presbyterian Church W. F. Busch Edwards Victor Dawe Auxiliary Wood Bodry

Holiday aprons with gay embroidery patterns and charts

Bright ad offers two embroidered aprons and pattern 944 with transfer and cutting charts. Laura Wheeler’s improved pattern emphasizes easy needlework with photos and concise directions. Send 20 cents plus 15 more for pattern and catalog, with name address and zone.

Laura Wheeler Flatbush Station Brooklyn N. Y Tenia Fac

Lovelady Couple Visiting Behalf of Donnelly Guests

Dr and Mrs Sim Lovelady of Rochester Minnesota visit the Donnelly grandparents in Decatur. They are expected to arrive Sunday with accompanying guests, including Dr. and Mrs HD Greer. Arvil Moses resides at 106 Chestnut Street.

Sim_Lovelady Roch_ ester Minnesota Robert Donnelly Beaumont Texas Decatur HD. Greer

Distribution of Taxes By Morgan County Collector

Funds distributed from real and personal property taxes between April 16 and April 30 totaled 714.29 with automobile ad valorem taxes at 32.22. Distributions list amounts for Alabama, Morgan County, C L Allgood, J T McMullin, City of Decatur, Hartselie and others. automobile taxes show state, county, Austinville, Howell, Allgood, and Decatur totals.

Morgan ‘County State of Alabama Morgan J.T. McMullin City of Decatur Hartselie Sim L. Howe State of Alabama Morgan County Austinville Sint .L. Howell C. L. Allgood Je-ToMemuttan Toe

Family Day at Southside Baptist Church Observed

Southside Baptist Church plans a Family Day with a Sunday school assembly at 9 30 and cradle roll recognition at 10 45. Mothers of the junior department are invited as guests and transportation is available by calling the church office. The pastor will deliver a message titled A Good Mother's. Gifts will be awarded to the youngest baby and oldest mother and to the largest family attending the worship service.

Southside

Watkins and Perry plans for weeklong southern vacation

Mr and Mrs Z P Watkins and Mrs George Perry intend a week long trip leaving Friday for Ridge Springs South Carolina Michigan area vacation with relatives.

Z—P. Watkins George Perry Teavetor “Tay Ridge “Springs Souuh Carolina

Blind Girl To Get New Dog

Louise Pickens of Montgomery plans a trip to Morristown New Jersey to receive a Seeing Eye dog from Seeing Eye Inc. Her loss Rama a brindle German boxer ended her downtown concession stand operations. Reporters will cover her absence and run the stand during her training period.

Montgomery Louise Pickens Morristown N. J New York City Seeing Eye, Inc Louise Rama Rama’ Il Mistress Dog Seeing Eye Academy

Bond Issue Urged For Jefferson County Sewer

A Birmingham citizens committee urged a 10 million dollar Jefferson County sewer bond issue. The plan would finance sewer construction by a 50 percent water bill charge on sewer users, reducing to 29 percent after capital outlay is retired.

Birmingham Ala Jefferson County

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L. P. Troup Jackson Street Claudia Moss T. G. Morrow LE Club Entre Meres Lyons Tim Lyons 7Th Avenue West Three Gateck Harry Higdon J. O. Colvard W. B. Markstein Ferry Street Markstein Alex Humphrey L. R. Nash Walnut Street Quinnie White Princess Beauty Camps In. Jr Anne Arams Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N.Y Anne Adams Cotillion Club Cotillion Westside Presbyterian Auxiliary Bodry Home CEUB Sam. Pruitt Sherman Street W.T. Jordan Decatur Teachers Association W. H. Jenkins Inez_McCall Maute Odom Mary Royer Evelyn *Hocking Katherine Hoppers H. L. Ogle Robert Thomas Telette Littlefield Claudia*Tombs Sarah Ll. Barrett Frances Nungester Mabel Peer H. N. Peurifoy O. E. Kirby Mae Gardner Elbert Weaver Alfred Hodgins Elizabeth Eich J. D.reed Mary Robertson Dorothy Cornelius Lucille Russell W- H. Jenkins Evelyn Hocking Maude Odom Edith Murphree Clare P. Maner Raymond Baker Louise Ryan Lula Bradley Lillian Odom Gilbert Fowler Edgar Nichols WR. Riley Margaret Alexander Mary Louise Garrett Lila Pritchett Bernice _Simmons Buford Barnett Jean Stone L. M. Livingston Florence Co. Martin W. T. Jordan Ae Parker J.N. Hodges J. R. Hunter William E. Rutherford Heather Comgr Mary Vo Counts Turner Hosch Aubrey Fuller Donald Valdes Georgia White W.h.-Kene Inez McCall Gordon Bibb Maude -Odom Somerville Road Ann Pritchett Joe Wheeler Ward One Alicia Weater LaFayet Woman's Society of Christian Service Basham—Methodist Church Martin Elnora Martin Web. Jones Joe C. M. Smith Einora Martin Fong Laboon Great Britain Margaret Rose Capri Italy Saracen’s Towers George Cerio Newport Maj Thomas C. Harvey Maj Harvey Princess Margaret Lady Mary Harvey Maj. Harvey Arvil Moses Chestnut Street Gunnersville Michigan Alis & l Penney’s
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