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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1929

Page

3

Harmony News Social Roundup Details Local Visits and Travel

Mrs Minnie Bobo visited her daughter Mrs Mamiekee Pratt on Wednesday. Clarence Gillespie drove to Moulton on business. G R Anderson and family with Mrs Lola Grace McDyer and family dined with Mrs Bettie Looney Sunday. Estelle Looney and her daughter Elizabeth visited Minnie Bobo Saturday. Corene Anderson and Lola Grace Meyer also went to Moulton Friday. M L Looney and family stayed with sister Nannie Clardy last week. J T Schinalley plans a county high school visit in Huntsville in June to help students makeup grades. Principal H L Tidwell and John D Comer discussed beautifying the county high school grounds. Eva Heflin and daughter Josephine traveled from Montevallo to Moulton on Saturday. Miss Heflin has spent the year at Montevallo and will summer in their Moulton home in the south part of town.

Minnie Bobo Mamiekee Pratt Clarence Gillespie Moulton G. R. Anderson Lola Grace’ McDyer Bettie Looney Estelle Looney Elizabeth Corene Anderson Lola Grace Meyer M. L. Looney Nanie Clardy J. T. Schinalley Huntsville H. L. Tidwell John D. Comer County High School Eva Heflin Josephine Montevallo

Miss Mary Ruth McDonald Weds Forrest Patrick in Cullman

In Piney Chapel Ephesus the community notes a wedding between Mary Ruth McDonald and Forrest Patrick both of Cullman. The bride is the youngest daughter of T. J. McDonald. The groom serves on the Cullman school faculty and they will reside in Cullman.

A. L. Wales James Patrick J. T. McDonald Cullman Ala S. C. Hicks Rufus Crabb Mary Ruth McDonald Forrest Patrick T. J. McDonald Athens Cullman School Patrick

Moulton Briefs Highlight Local Visitors and School News

Lawrence Ezell and J C Johnson visited Moulton while a Mount Hope girl recovers from appendicitis. Mount Hope teachers Ruby Jackson and Cleo Reed, Mrs Fennell were in town with other locals. Bank officers Henderson and Gentry returned from Montgomery. A summer school will be led by H L Tidwell, Mrs Tidwell, and Ruby Lee Straine.

Falkville High Holds Commencement and Events

The Falkville high school auditorium hosted well attended commencement exercises with Rev. Gilbert from Cullman delivering the sermon. Graduates numbered sixteen as Tuesday’s Y M C A leader W J Nelson spoke to the graduates. Meanwhile Howard Harden recovers from a steel rod collision and O Hodges dies after months of illness.

Gilbert Cullman Grammar School W. J. Nelson Biringham Howard Harden F. B. Hunter Bryan Freeman Dr. Stringer O. Hodges Hodges

Lena Wiley Host and Family Visitors

Mrs. Lena Wiley hosts her mother confined by pneumonia and her daughter Susie Wright visits on Saturday night. Dewey Smith stays a few days with his sister Mrs. Lonzo Wiley, visiting in Red Oak.

Lena Wiley Susie Wright Dewey Smith Lonzo Wiley

Vandiver Stephenson nuptials noted in local column

A social item records the Sunday wedding of Mozelle Stephenson and James Vandiver, with the bride the daughter of Ed Stephenson and the groom the son of W A Vandiver. The couple plans to live with his parents in Basham after the ceremony, as Decatur Daily Job printing advertises local services.

Ruba Syberts Erby Thompson J. M. West Ollie Finn Chasteen Hartselle Grady Chasteen Oler Syberts Dock Jones General Jones Basham Cassie Belle West Rocky Ford Vernie Brothers Vandiver-Stephenson Mozelle Stephenson James Vandiver Ed. Stephenson W. A. Vandiver Mrs. Vandiver

All Will Share In Speedway Awards

The seventeenth annual 500 mile race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 30 will share a $100,000 purse among all starters. Fifty thousand goes to finishers, with others in the top ten earning shares. $20,000 extra is allocated as 200 laps leaders prizes.

Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Serious illness noted at home on Moniton-pike

A severely ill Mrs. C B Bowling is described as very ill at her home on the Moniton-pike. Oregon forestry department estimates 4,216,000,000 feet of lumber cut in the state last year. Prof I D Weeks of Aberdeen SD states that married women teachers are preferable because they want a home of their own.

C.B. Bowling Moniton—pike Oregon’ Forestry Department I. D. Weeks Aberdeen

Sweden Denmark Rail Tunnel Proposal Emerges

A plan proposes a railway tunnel linking Sweden and Denmark spanning five to six miles. The project would connect regional hubs and enhance cross border freight and passenger travel.

Sweden Denmark

Confederate Officers Sword Restored by Widow of Captor

A confederate officers sword is entrusted to a Confederate museum by the widow of Col Archibald Hopkins of the 37th Massachusetts Volunteers, preserving a Civil War relic and tribute to its captor.

Col Archibald Hopkins 37Th Massachusettes Volunteers

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Harmony News Piney Ephesus Moulton News Lawrence Ezell Russellville J. C. Johnson Mount Hope High School Ruby Jackson Cleo Reed Fennell Mount Hope Ida Coffey Duvall Chalybeate O. L. Chambers Brick Colbert County Decatur Chambers State Normal Florence R. B. Henderson Bank of Moulton Lonnie Gentry Citizens’ Bank Montgomery State Bankers’ Association Ruby Lee Straine Grove Nashville Union Transfer Company Falkville News RED Oak News OAK Ridge News F. B. Sparkman J. C. Sparkman Austinville Asa Norris Zanesville Ohio Erby Thompson Clifton Sparkman Carrie Viola Wallace Viola West S. L. Jones Decatur Daily Cullman County New York Lieut. Odas Moon Dayton New York Harbor Fort Jay Washington Associated Press Speedway Goodyear Pinkham Lydia E. Pinkham Turin Italy Sted DUCO Atwater Kent Radio Sheffield P.O. Box Anniston Smith Schrader Company
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