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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1940

Page

3

Decoration at Friendship draws large crowd on first Sunday

A large turnout from the area attended the Friendship decoration on the first Sunday. Several buses carried attendees while the weather cooperated. Miss Ava Stephenson of Florence visited her parents, and children and adults attended a Saturday night picture show at the school building.

Friendship Ava Stephenson Florence Eaton Nannie Lee Kelsoe Eula McDaniel Decatur Clifford Harold Speake Carrie Mae Speake Carrie Speake Arthur Burden Liberty Newt Bailey Raymon Montgomery John Lee Mary Ella Stephenson Cora Lee Long D. T. Wilcoxson Cormelia Lexington H.A. Alexander H. A. Alexander

Community notes from Morgan County Union Grove area

Local residents share weekend visits and family updates in Union Grove Morgan County. Obituary note for Ollie Smith, funeral services for Arthur Jackson and other family visits appear alongside a Mother’s Day program and Dec oration Day plans for May 12 with flowers invited.

Speake Junior High to Stage Lena Rivers Play

A junior high celebration includes a May 10 performance of Lena Rivers in the Speake school auditorium by the Junior TIT Class. Commencement begins May 12 with a Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. F L Aldridge and class night exercises May 13. Dr Morris Mitchel of Florence State Teachers College will speak at diplomas on May 14.

Annie Mae Brown Alma Jean White Opal Hill Cora Long Mary Filla Stephenson Pauline Johnson Melba Jackson Lewis Looney D. T. Stover John Lee Speake Raymon Montgomery Frank Lowery Christine Richardson Nell Wilbanks Moulton Speake School Lena Rivers Mary J. Holmes Speake Junior High School F. L. Aldridge Methodist Conference Willie Parker Wren Emmet Byars Morris Mitchel Florence State Teachers College

Services Set at Blue Springs on May 12

Blue Springs will host services on May 12 with a morning Sunday School and program, noon dinner on the grounds, and an afternoon sermon by Rev. D. C. Prince. The cemetery committee asks all interested to assist this week.

Blue Springs D. C. Prince

Exams finished as state liquor jobs eyed in Alabama

Montgomery Alabama May 8 About 200 state liquor store employees and 700 applicants waited for the merit system exam results conducted yesterday while stores were closed for the Democratic primary. Personnel Director I J Browder said grading would take about two weeks and new applications would be taken through May 27 for rate clerk public service inspector and park architect with exam dates to follow.

Montgomery Ala I. J. Browder Browder

Morgan County Scene Highlights Local Spring Events

Rev. Collier spoke to a large congregation and will preach again the first Sunday in June. Roy Moore and family visited, Karl Hough took a road job in Double Springs, Cotaco graduation drew a large crowd, and several residents made routine visits or travels between Decatur Huntsville and Columbia Tennessee.

Collier Ee Roy Moore Mount Tabor R. L. Moore Karl Hough Double Springs Cotaco Grace Hough Decatur Mary Sue Terrell Leon Chunn Waldermose Boyd Lecroy Columbia Huntsville Co. B. Day and Son W. C Hartselle

Mt Tabor Sets Decoration Day Services May 12

Decoration day for Mt Tabor has been scheduled on Sunday May 12 with morning speaking and afternoon singing. Public invitation extended for the event.

MT. Tabor

Two Hat Thieves Apprehended After Casual Checkout

In Spartanburg on May 8 two nonchalant men tried on summer hats in a department store and left with hats on their heads and their old hats in hand. Clerks stared, police arrested them a short distance away.

Spartanburg 8. C

Governor Dixon Attends Alabama Governor's Day Exercises

Gov Frank M. Dixon and wife arrived in Tuscaloosa with the executive staff for the annual governor's day exercises held today in Alabama.

New McCormick Deering Portable Milker Promises Easy Milking

Come in and see the new McCormick Deering Portable Milker a compact unit for sanitary machine milking. The outfit is portable and can be equipped with stainless steel pails making cleaning simple. Visit today to see this practical milker.

McCormick-Deering

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