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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1931

Page

2

Union Grove community notes and visits across counties

In Just Around Home news from five Tennessee Valley counties a Sunday singing and decoration attracted many guests from nearby towns. Attendees included Fred Compton of Somerville and many from Oleanda Arab and Union Hill. Multiple visits, school news, and local injuries or recoveries are noted, with highway work and upcoming New Canaan decorations mentioned.

Tennessee Valley Fred Compton Somerville Manly Brooks Walter Arab Geneva Mae McIntosh Imo McCormack Oleanda Lester Bellew Clarence Perkins Oliver Beall Herbert Darnell Ralph King Isa Hawkins Eddy Conrad Black Johnnie Allen Rose Clarke Clare Parker Ernest Parker Audrey Black Grace Allen J. ©. Edwards Pauling A. H. Layman Erlene Opal Casper Elbert Brooks Monteville Billy Brooks Havel Iris‘Couch

Busy Sunday social in Woodland Mills community

Church program highlights a B Y P A service and a pastor from Wooley Springs delivering a sermon. Numerous locals host guests from Decatur, Hartselle, Athens and Atlanta visiting relatives and taking part in decorating, singing and pie suppers.

Local Notices From Willingham Community

Mr and Mrs J A Johnson H D Pruett and Mrs J D Law visited their mother Mrs J J Pruett at Boaz where she broke an arm and bruised her hip Dewey Hathcock and family visited J Hathcock The revival at Cross Chapel closed due to Rev Willie Parkers illness Bedside visits were made for Mrs Ed Smith who is seriously ill A revival will be held the second Sunday in August Mrs H D Pruett and Mrs J A Johnson hosted their sister Mrs J D Law Mr and Mrs J M Fowler Jr weekend guests of her parents Walraven at Panama Sarah Walraven visited her sister Mrs J M Fowler Jr Several From Here Attended the farm meeting in Montgomery on Thursday

Will Henderson Union Hill Nathaniel Henderson West Point Walter Mock Rescue Mock St. Louis Eriene Opal Hartselle Decatur J. E. Smith Edgar Ed Bradley Wooley Springs Creek Christian Church Holland Jim Ed Smith Nina Rodgers Rodgers Dale Lifford Hamilyn Donald Bowling Green Fay Louise Ausiey Byron Underwood Gwen Goforth J.D. Goforth Athens A. D. Johnson Lifford Hamilton Robert Hamilton J. W. Boyd Cross Keyes Andrew Boyd B. L. Rainey Robert Hastings Mrs. Morgan Prospect, Tenn W. B. Cole and J. A. Johnson H. D. Pruett J. D. Law J. J. Pruett Boaz Dewey Hathcock J. Hathcock Cross Chapel Willie Parker Ed Smith Mrs. Walraven Panama Sarah Walraven J. M. Fowler, Jr Montgomery

Local Social Notes Record Visits and Events in Eva

Miss Frances Holmes of Ryan and Miss Gwendolyn Holmes with Miss Virginia Patterson spent the week with relatives. Aubra Moses of Gadsden trade school visited family. Mrs. Grant of Birmingham stayed with her daughter Mrs. BE B. Puryear. Mrs. Gregory visited Arab relatives. Miss Katie Lee Williams visited Fairview. Lucille Patterson returned home after visiting Hartselle. Emma Duke attended class night exercises and observed graduation remarks by Senator Black. FP A club raised funds with a quilt gift to Tom Grenfeld. quilt by Mrs. C. H. Arrington. Ortice Andere returned to home near Tusa asi.

Frances Holmes Ryan Gwendolyn Holmes Virginia Patterson Aubra Moses Gadsden Trade School W. T. Moses Mrs. Grant Birmingham BE B. Puryear Gregory Arab Katie Lee Williams Fairview Cleo Wallace Lucille Patterson Hartselle Emma Duke Mary Hipps Senator Black

Sunday Services Highlight Piney Chapel Ephesy Event

Piney Chapel Ephesy reports a good Sunday with Sunday school at 10 a.m and preaching following. The brief notes reflect a local church gathering and its worship schedule.

Baptist Church

Commencement Sermon Draws Big Crowd in Hartselle

One of the largest crowds in Hartselle attended the May 17 commencement sermon at the First Methodist Church. The program included Processional Doxology Invocation hymns scripture reading a saxophone duet Goodbye by Earl Glasscock and Jack Huie and more through the service.

Methodist Church First Methodist Church Hartselle N. H. Abernathy Earl Glasscock Jack Huie

Weed Killing Plan Attracts Attention From Farm Agent

Limestone county farm agent J. Ty Belue presents weed killing tips aimed at crop gains. He endorses chlorates as highly effective for perennial weeds and outlines application rates 100 gallons per acre with sprayers, 200 to 500 gallons with sprinklers, and caution about sodium chlorate explosion risks. Local notices and classified ads are also highlighted.

J. Ty Belue Limestone County Mr. Belue

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