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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1940
Page
5
Florence hosts the state convention of the Junior and Juvenile Music Clubs on May 11 with locals expected to attend. Friday finals decide piano and voice contests as the group travels from local clubs to the event.
Mrs J B Schimmel will travel to Birmingham this week for the funeral of her late sister in law Mrs Grover Goodman who died today at Highlands Baptist Hospital in Birmingham. Charles Darrah of Van derbilt University will visit his parents Mr and Mrs J W Darrah for the weekend and Mother's Day. Mrs E D Whitman returned home Monday from Birmingham where she attended last week's three day state convention.
Tickets for the Decatur High School senior class play Gayouth are on sale. The May 10 performance at Riverside Auditorium starts at 8 PM. Director Mrs W J Brown leads an unusually talented cast as sales support funds extracurriculars and the annual Golden Memories.
Morgan County and Rock Springs residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Local visits included Mr and Mrs Claude Pearson and relatives in Lawrence County, Mr and Mrs Pervin Wallace with son visiting Mr and Mrs Judson James, and others from Decatur Trinity and Danville. Preaching at Rock Springs is scheduled Saturday night by Rev L E Toon, with no service Sunday at 11 due to Johnson Chapel decorations.
Evelyn Stroupe visited her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Jack Baker of Decatur. Eloise Rogers spent the Sunday with Ruby King. Mrs Macklin and children and Mrs Garlie Johnson and son Floyd visited Mrs C C King of Vinemont over the weekend. Mrs Edwin Roberts and baby were guests of Mrs Belle Rogers. Lottie Glenn was Friday guest of Eloise Rogers. W W Yancy and daughter Mira and friends Buddy Yancy and Gilbert Gamble of Tanner joined Sunday dinner at J M Glasgow’s. Mrs Mack King and children were Tuesday guests of Belle Rogers. Evelyn Stroupe Ozelle Wright and Ruby King were Monday guests of Eloise Rogers. Mr and Mrs Parks Glasgow and James Wallace of Neel were late Sunday visitors of J M Glasgow.
Miss Ruby Hodges of Hartselle and Thomas C. Owen of Tuscumbia wed May 4 at 2 PM in the First Christian church parsonage with Rev. T Powell Sharp officiating. Ruby Hodges, daughter of Mayor J P Hodges, wore navy and pink rose corsage. Owen previously worked with the Farm Security Administration and now manages the Tuscumbia office. They will reside in Sheffield.
Opelika resident Mr Carlson attended the R O T CG convention in Auburn. Mr and Mrs W L Ashcraft and Judith Ann visited Ms L H Houston’s family from Thursday to Sunday. Mrs Mar Riggs James Riggs W A Winfrey C P Butler and Dr W G Winfrey returned from a Birmingham visit. Julius Glasscock of the Naval Aviation Corps arrived on a thirty day leave to visit his parents.
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