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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1930
Page
7
Social notes from Mooresville Belle Mina and surrounding areas recount visits in Mooresville Huntsville Decatur Athens Madison and Nashville. Local residents, hosting and visiting guests include Ellen Carolyn Cormner Zeitler Hattie Hundley Frances Hundley Mary Oliver and many others with bridge luncheons shopping trips and motor trips noted.
The community recounts social and family visits during the week. Residents from Courtland, Asheville, and Oklahoma are noted visiting or returning home, with small weddings and local trips spanned by friends, faculty, and workers across Morgan County.
Cattle rustler defies posse as Mr and Mrs Harris Parnell attend the decoration at Lebanon. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Burl Pruitt on May 15. Mesdames Leslie and Wesley West returned from Atlanta with updates and spent the weekend with relatives. Mrs John Allen Free and Mrs Leslie West visited with Mrs Store. Mrs John Rodgers of Vinemont visited the Pruitts. Silas Free left Wednesday for Tennessee.
Misses Merle Bass Ruth Mooney and Ruth Sherrill attended a Senegane at Morris Chapel. Mrs Almon Kimbrel and family from Courtland visited here. Ruth Mooney hosted friends Saturday. Local residents attended a Courtland dance and Hillsboro visits occurred Sunday. Two Emens sisters depart for Europe for vacation. A group from Trinity Mountain enjoyed a barbecue Tuesday evening.
Elbert Brooks of Huntsville visited Sunday while Misses Erlene and Opal Layman stayed with Loretta and Pauline Edwards. Decorations at New Canaan drew a large crowd. Ima Edwards weekended at Union Hill. The Layman family attended graduation in Hartselle. Mrs. M. A. Hornbuckle returned from De catur with her daughter Mrs. F. E. Hughes.
Thursday through Sunday, residents and relatives including Miss Cleo Kirkpatrick, Miss Grace Hogan, and Mrs. Lizzie Hogan visited kin in Danville and nearby areas. Illness touched Will Hogan. Mrs. Dewey Hogan shows improvement. Herman Hogan and Whit Evans visited Hartselle.
Community members attended a regular decoration program for the youth, with multiple visits among residents. A rock party occurred at Miss Lucy Fitzgeralds home, and several residents traveled to nearby towns for business or visiting friends including Gladys Coleman and Evelyn Hardwick.
Mr and Mrs J T Holmes visited in Birmingham. Prof and Mrs J C were in Decatur Sunday. FE H Peck was here. W Brown visited Tuesday. Brown and C B Neill motored to Cullman Tuesday. Mrs W H Hardage visits daughter Mrs BE J Brown this week. Mrs Pat Dunkin guests of Mrs D W McGlathery. Miss Aubry McGlathery in Decatur recently. Born to Mr and Mrs E J Brown a ten pound son May 16.
Mrs D L Rosenal Jr hosted a bridge afternoon honoring her sister Mrs Edwin Lovelace of Lubbock and Mrs Gail Dalrymple of Chicago with flowers and a salad service. Several clubs and hostesses across Athens held gatherings with high score prizes and light refreshments signaling a pre summer lull.
Miss Clara Thompson ends Spring term at Florence Normal and will be home Friday. Miss Ella Neill plans to return early next week from Montevallo where she graduated. Mr and Mrs C D Patterson and Miss Marie Patterson of Decatur visited Sunday. Mr and Mrs Elbert Weaver were here Monday. Bill McGlathery was in Decatur.
Mr and Mrs J C Thorneberry and family were guests of Mr and Mrs F T Moore. Miss Louise Moore visits aunt Mrs John Bradford and family. Muriel McNeal stays with sister Mrs J M Weaver. The Weavers visit W R McNeal near Madison. Irene Lula Gawthney visit Mrs Macon McNeal. Sarah Thorneberry and Etta Hicks with Miss Moore. Irene Patty Bradford and Sarah Thorneberry visit Louise Moore. Mrs J M Weaver and Muriel McNeal travel to Huntsville. M T Brown and Mark Wal visit Huntsville. Gillam Blewe accompanies at Lawrenceburg for mother’s bed side. They return home Tuesday.
Week in Austinville features guests visiting relatives and neighbors. Entries include Mrs. Thomas Carter with her sister, and multiple families such as the Cross, Goodwin, Griffin, and Weems households hosting visitors and dinners.
Miss Lois Montgomery of Moulton visits cousin Mrs Hollis Johnson in Austinville. Decoration Sunday at Mosses Chapel attended by S H Bradley Rosa West and Zana Dean Bradley. Irie Bell returns from Ft Mont Virginia military training. Jim Arvin Bell and sister Mrs Kirkpatrick of Birmingham called to Decatur for a relative’s illness. E G Maner and Lillian Maner guests of Mrs Will Roger. Bernice Herring returns home to Hartselle Route 1 after visiting. Austinville Eastern Star to visit Hartselle Friday evening. Jack Wilson improving after two weeks’ illness. Rev Wilson to host board of stewards Monday evening ice cream social. Bill Bradshaw on business trip to Macon Georgia. Decatur visitors Mr and Mrs Johns stay with Cora Bradshaw of Austinville. Bernice Stovall of Birmingham weekends with Allie Bell. Hollis Cox improving after an illness. Ruth Reed visiting relatives in Alabama City.
Miss Ruby Burney and Mr Hubert Reeder were married Saturday evening May 24 at the home of Rev Billie Coleman in Cedar Plains. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J L Burney of Falkville Route 2 and the groom is the son of Mr and Mrs Bill Reeder of the same community. They plan to live with relatives and extend best wishes for a prosperous life.
Misses May Lou and Bill Maples and Messrs Glover Carroll John Maples attended the ll at Antioch Sunday afternoon. Miss Marjorie Wise of Huntsville was the weekend guest of Miss Nan Henderson. Miss Lucille Lyle visited Miss Wes tell Black on Hartselle Route 3 this weekend. Mrs Garland Rollins and baby visit sister Mrs E Holt in Huntsville this week. Mrs John Smith and Miss Nan Henderson in Decatur Monday. Miss Lucille Lyle guest of Miss Rhonie Oaks at Lacey's Spring. Miss Etoile Gilchrist in Decatur Monday on business. Mrs Mary Gilchrist and children of near Athens visited sister Mrs Pettus Dunaway Monday. Mr and Mrs C P Johnston in Decatur Monday on business. Mr and Mrs Guy Walker and son Almon motored to near Athens Saturday to visit his father J J Walker returning home Sunday. J W Dunaway and R A Summerford Jr made a business trip to Decatur Monday.
Sizable attendance marks graduation week with local residents at Hartselle sermons and Auburn A P I exercises. Names include J A Garrison T J Grizzard Ida Rice Mamie Cannon Carl Walker Lucien Breeding James Grizzard Richmond Ransom Margaret Ransom and families. Ice cream supper at Somerville school May 24 invites all. Rev Branham of Hartselle delivers Church of God sermon. Co B and Vardy Gilchrist attend services with Livingston Hart Selle and daughter.
Sales of the Lockmont Tire Company ranked seventh in the United States in a recent national contest.
Several from here attended the decoration at Lebanon Sunday. Mr and Mrs Maryin Smith motored to Decatur Sunday to visit the former's sister Mrs Coleman Morrow who underwent an operation Thursday at the Benevolent hospital. Mrs Eason and daughter of Decatur spent Saturday night with.
In ten shopping days in May 1930 Buttrey’s Department Store exceeded the sales figures for the entire month of May 1929, reflecting strong merchant efforts to boost trade for Decatur’s 135 000 residents across the trade territory.
Mr and Mrs G B Cross and children and Mr and Mrs J J were Decatur visitors Sunday and guests of relatives. Miss Velma Braxton Eric Terry George Allen and Herbert Key were guests of Mr and Mrs Matthew Cross Sunday. Taylor and Roy Black are guess week of 8 B and Floyd Cross. Miss Linnie Key is spending
The Decatur region reports an annual agricultural income of thirty eight million dollars, highlighting the sector's substantial economic impact on the area.
Satisfactory progress is now being made by Assessor Heelare in whipping the 1930 assessment tires into shape. It is not that there will be any has been com Of course there will be many improvements listed and the valuation of automobiles in the county will probably show an increase. ...
The Knights report a grand lodge session in Montgomery on Wednesday described as highly successful. The Tennessee Valley Pythian Association led by Judge A. G. Patterson is credited with reviving interest in Pythian affairs across the grand division and expects strong progress over the next year.
Decatur business man D. W. Speake declares the social and economic outlook for the SS as not poor but improving, noting signs of strength and upward trend for the community.
Mrs T B Akers of 533 Nelson Street SE Roanoke says years of foot pain and nervous weakness improved after taking Cardus tonic for relief. She urges others to try the tonic and note its benefits after using the product.
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