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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1940

Page

5

Bride to Be Sara Tillman Honored in Ross Hotel Luncheon

Society notes report Mrs. Marvin Coffman hosted a luncheon at the Ross Hotel honoring Miss Sara Tillman, soon to wed Wallace Jeffrey in June. Guests included Decatur and Gallatin residents with pink and white rose centerpieces and potted begonia favors.

Marvin Coffman Ross Hotel Sara Tillman Wallace Jeffrey Joyce Lerman EV@ lyn Mayhall Elizabeth Malone Francis Hightower Deen Williams Katherine Martin Ruth Crutcher Dorothy Grisham Mary Lillian Fiegley Eugene Morrow H. E. Jeffrey Decatur Baylis Hightower Winston Legg Ben F. Smith W. B. Booth Harold Lovvorn George Smith John Henry Bitting Virginia Patterson Gallatin Tenn Eva Tillman Elizabeth Pride Valgene Stanley Kansas City New Orleans John ©. Bragg Sherman Street Edward Ramage First Presbyterian Church Bragg William S. Day George Cachere Elizabeth Anderson Marion Vickrey C. M. Davis

Personal notices span visits and graduations across region

Mrs Bar Williams returns from Atlanta Carrollton and Trion Ga with extended visit companion Mrs A L Williams of Carrollton. Albert Pinkston of Cottonwood Ala leaves after visiting Jones family and attending Caroline Jones graduation. Numerous visitors attend commencements, weddings and family events across Trinity Huntsville Gadsden Florence and Tuscaloosa with relatives and friends. Barbara Ann Burch welcomed May 27 at Baugh Infirmary.

Shirley Williams Margaret Ann Collier North Carolina A. P. Williams Danville Road Mrs. Williams Eleanor Harley Thomas Harvey Misses Collier Williams Algene Draper Martha Ellen Argend Harold Payne Jimmy McFerrin Dan Weatherly Albert Brewer Margaret Ann Norwood Clarence Jones Claude McBride, Jr Nancy Jo Gillespie Betty Hunter Marlene McBride Billy Hunter Leslie Doss, Jr Jack Hunter Nancy Wilson Dick Still Loyd Lively Berry Pirtle Nancy Jernigan A. J. Coleman, Jr Billy Wright Eloise Reithmaier Mary Jane Worley Jimmy Roberts Dan Speake Laurie Danforth Neal Speake, Jr Ben Bloodworth, Jr Jeanne Tyler Coleman Patsy Ann Patterson Carolyn Schwarz Richard Yaney Jack Catlett Frank Wiley Mary Ann Catlett Kathryn Ann Wiley Ned Shackelford Betty Simmons Bobby Markham Billie Rhea Simmons Emma Lee McBride Huntsville Eleanor Buchanan Pail Gene Hargrove Henry Hanson Bertha Mae Timberlake Taffy Tulu Templeton Anne Hunter Juanita Nunn J. R. Hunter Mary Turley Adna Holland Viola’ Speer Pluma Collier Fred Simmons D. B. Slade New York Rexten Albert Pinkston Cottonwood Ala John W Jones Miss Caroline Jones Thomas Burch the Baugh Infirmary Barbara Ann

Weygand pushes to transform offensive war in Europe

The article outlines Weygand's shift from defense to offense as he purges defensive generals and aims to reconfigure command for attack. It notes Britain's Dill as a possible Weygand ally and discusses two major Allied actions near Bapaume Peronne and Menin, seeking to close the German front and protect Dunkerque as a supply port.

Weygand Britain John Greer Dill Flanders Bapaume Peronne Channel Sur Yay England Menin Great Northern North Sea English Channel Yser Nieuport Dunkerque

Want Ads Update Signals Daily Change in Classifieds

Daily want ads evolve as listings shift across categories. Readers track price changes, new job posts, housing offers, and sought services from morning to closing time.

Lawrence County Tax Collector Audit Questions Shortages

A 1940 examination of Isaac Johnson Jr. Tax Collector of Lawrence County reveals shortages totaling 13,430.29 and irregularities in receipts and accounting. Examiners note cooperative conduct but raise questions of overpayments to the Tax Assessor and delayed credits, with public-record reports filed to Governor Frank M. Dixon and details of bonds and audits.

Lawrence County Isaac Johnson, Jr Alabama S. A. Joiner W. H. Camp Department of State Circuit Court Acghimmiw Cullman Ise Frank M. Dixon Executive Department B. P. Singleton Commercial Casualty Insurance Company Newark New Jersey Johnson Courtland Town Creek County Board of Commissioners W. J. Camp

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