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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1939

Page

7

City PTA and Council Sponsor All Star Softball Benefit

The City PTA council funds an All Star girls softball game at Denson Field Friday night at 7 30 with the local band performing. Proceeds go to benefit the band as PTA members and the public are urged to attend.

Local Social News Highlights from Florence and Nearby

Mrs. W. E. McNeill Mrs. Crawford and Mrs. Henry Sigman drove to Birmingham for a day trip. Walter McNeill of Birmingham visited Mrs. E. Lyons en route to Nashville to address a Recreational Work assembly. Mrs. James Lee Murphy and her son from Washington DC stay with her mother Mrs. W. P. Russell. Mrs. W. F. Rauschenberg and Miss Helen Rauschenberg plan to attend the May Festival at State Teachers College in Florence Friday.

Rs. J. R. Hate N. L. Kelley A. L. Jolly Lambuth Archibald Viettors Sherrod Leon Robertson Thompson Frank Chenault J. D. Ligon H. N. Peurifoy J. F. Lovin Julia Lovin New Orleans Ligon L. R. Nash Panama Cuba Questers Club Oscar Napps Fourth Avenue West B. L. Foster Bob Murdock Napps Tennessee Valley Hotel Roland Langley Murdock Odie Cavanar E. FE. Speer Narciscus” O Nevin Mary Blankenship O Butler Mary Jean Blizzard Mac Lachlan Betty Jean Wallace O Wright Betty Jean Martha Wallace Dwing Nell Wallace Mrs. Napps Cadets Dan Weatherly Martin Butler Nell W. E. McNeill W. E. Crawford Henry Sigman Birmingham Walter McNeill James Lee Murphy and Son Washington, D. C W. P. Russell W. F. Rauschenberg Helen Rauschenberg Florence State Teachers College

Former resident Monroe Schafenburg dies in Michigan

Miss May Nelson learns of the death of her nephew Monroe Schafenburg in St. Ingus Michigan. A former Decatur resident and World War veteran, he stayed with Miss Nelson after his father’s death and later moved with his wife to Michigan. He was a cousin of Louis Nelson and left friends in the city in shock.

May Nelson St. Ingus Mich Monroe Schafenburg Decatur Schafenburg Miss Nelson Michigan Mr. Schafenburg Louis Nelson

Pastorium Repair Underway at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist

The pastorium of the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church is undergoing extensive repairs and redecorating of the church auditorium is planned to start within a day or two.

Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church

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