Thompson-Hood marriage announced at Decatur
Decatur announces the wedding of Marcella Hood to Bill Thompson in Tluka Mississippi on August 17. The bride wore a white taffeta dress with black accessories and a corsage of white carnations. They are at home on Jackson Street.
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Children OF Confederacy
Legion Home
Decatur
Little Rebel
The
Children of the Confederacy
American Legion Home
Bank Street
E. J. Polhill
J. D. Caldwell
Bruce Pettey
Redus Collier
Alabama
Bill Thompson
Marcella Hood
W. E. Hood
Thompson
B. M. Thompson
Harmony community notes mention Ellie Gillespie and visitors
Reverend Steve Cole shared a message at Harmony Sunday morning for Reverend Henderson. Various families including Heaps, Mills, Ward, Foshee, Briley, Eades, Montgomery, and Cahela visited relatives and attended prayers and revival events through the week as listed in local society notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Cole
Harmony
Henderson
Herman Heaps
Leo
Olen
Betty
May
Fay
Alex Mills
Ed Ward
Little Billy
Wayne
Jasper Heaps
Winford _Foshee
Thomas Foshee
J. B. Blaxton
Curtis Briley
Clarence Gillespie
Zelmer Eades
Elwood
Kentucky
William Briley
Woodie Briley
Old Chalybeat
Harvey Anderson
Willie Anderson
W. M. Briley
Briley
Ed Montgomery
Dollie Cahela
Vera Day and Byron Godwin wed at Lake Highlands Church
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bryan and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sherrod with son Floyd Jr attended the seven o'clock wedding of Vera Day and Byron Godwin at Lake Highlands Methodist Church in Birmingham. Mrs. Ralph Agee and daughter Judy of Fayette Alabama are visiting this week with Mrs. Russell Bolding.
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Paul Bryan
Floyd Sherrod
Floyd, Jr
Birmingham
Vera Day
Byron Godwin
Lake Highlands Methodist Church
Ralph Agee
Judy
Fayette
Alabama
Russell Bolding
Godwin Day wedding draws Decatur guests in Birmingham
Mr and Mrs W T Simpson were in Bessemer to visit R B Gordon a former Athens resident. Among attendees from Decatur for the Godwin Day wedding in Birmingham Thursday evening were Erskine Che.
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W. T. Simpson
Bessemer
R. B. Gordon
Athens
Decatur
Godwin
Birmingham
Erskine Che
Air Force Says Reserve Training Centers Face Minor Change
Air Force officials said the military economy program should require little if any change in the system of 25 air reserve training centers. They noted, however, that the overall cut in spending ordered by Defense Secretary Johnson will likely affect other phases of the reserve's activities.
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Washington
Air Force
Air Reserve
Defense
Johnson
Social Visitors and Local Residents Spend Day in Alabama
Suzanne and the Flip Timberlakes, Mrs. Bates and daughter Jane of Huntsville, and Mrs. Le Roy Taylor and daughter Nancy of Atlanta visited Mrs. Cloud and Mrs. Ikard, called on Braswell and Hargitt on Danville Road, Jack Cothren in Austinville Flint Road is a patient at Jefferson Hospital, Charles Namie of Macon spent time with his mother Elizabeth Namie before Birmingham Shrine meeting, Margaret Anne Avery, Tuscaloosa delegate, returned home after visiting Helen Ann Winston, Shirley Murphree of Tuscaloosa stayed with Mary Penn on 8th Avenue East, both camp counselors at Schelambert Camp Cook Springs, Mrs. Jack Pitts and J. N. Gibson spent Friday in Birmingham, while Mary Stuart Terrell remains ill at home.
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William Bates
Jane
Huntsville
LeRoy Taylor
Nancy
Atlanta
Georgia
W. A. Cloud
A. L. Ikard
James M. Braswell
A. H. Hargitt, Jr
Danville Road
Jack Cothren
Austinville
Flint Road
Jefferson Hospital
Birmingham
Charles Namie
Macon
Elizabeth Namie
Namie
Margaret Anne Avery
C. of C
Tuscaloosa
Helen Ann Winston
Shirley Murphree
Mary Penn
8Th Avenue East
Murphree
Miss Penn
Camp Schelambert
Cook Springs
Alabama
Mormons Operate Blast Furnace in Utah in 1852
A 1852 Utah note records Mormons setting up and running a blast furnace. The venture marks early industrial activity in the territory, reflecting collective effort to process ore and support regional settlement.
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Utah
Dorothea Dix on guiding youth clubs with balance
Dorothy Dix advises a young people club focus on engaging sessions and sportsmanship rather than strict rules. She warns against treating it as a penal institution and suggests gentle social cues to curb inappropriate behaviors, aiming to attract rather than repel members.
Danville WSCS Meets at Whitten Home
The Danville Methodist Church Woman's Society of Christian Service held its regular meeting at Mrs. M. G. Whitten's home. Floral arrangements, devotions from Psalm 19, prayers, and a Burma lesson from By His Light Shall The Nations Walk were featured with talks by Mrs. Guy Smith and Miss Lazelle Whitten.
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Trinity W. M
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
H. H. May
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Danville
Burma
Leonard Heflin
Miss McConnell
Smith
Dan Thorn Nyoon
Lee
Lazelle Whitten
Dorothy Dix Advice Column Excerpt
A reader asks about supporting a woman unable to work and the best charity options. Dorothy Dix notes she cannot reply personally but will address general problems in the column. Published by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.
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Dorothy Dix
Miss Dix
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Value of Steel Axes in Grecian Games
According to Homer steel axes were prized prizes in Grecian games, reflecting their status as coveted rewards in ancient athletic contests.
Neel PTA Plans Supper at School at Early Date
Neel PTA opened its year with a regular meeting on Tuesday August 31 at 730 PM President Mary Lou Roberts led devotions Murray Braswell principal conducted opening prayer Secretary Etylene Watson collected dues and reported finances Mary Sue Thompson accompanied piano as group singing followed by a business session outlining annual projects including water installation at the school
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Neel P .T. A
Mary Lou Roberts
Murray Braswell
Kyle Johnston
Etylene Watson
Mary Sue Thompson
Sergeant Fischer Now In Arkansas
Sgt Otto Fischer Jr son of Mr and Mrs Otto Fischer 214 B wrt son Ave Decatur is now in charge of all recruiting for the Army and Air Force in Fordyce Arkansas announced by 1st Lt Ralph Favorite commanding officer of the recruiting main station Texarkana US. Formerly with the recruiting service in Atlantic City New Jersey Fischer was transferred to his new post August 23.
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Otto Fischer Jr
Otto Fischer
B. Wrtson Avenue
Decatur
Army
Air Force
Fordyce
Arkansas
Ralph Favorite
Texarkana
Atlantic City
Dag Fischer
School plans for building with lavatories and slides
The article notes plans for a building featuring lavatories and drinking fountains in each room, plus slides for the children. It mentions an upcoming school supper to be announced soon and a post meeting invitation to the cafeteria for refreshments.
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Soctlety
Mary Elizabeth Wes
Charlie Hammond
E. L. Vest
Hanceville
Mary Elizabeth Vest
Leon Gilbreth
Mrs. Hammond
Bettye Lou Wade
Wilda Butler
Miss West
Cotillion Club
Lyons Hotel
Sixth Avenue Church OF God
Woodall’s
Eugene Rice
J. C. Conley
J. C. Con
Seneca Springs
Judge Jones
E. G. Oliver
Mickey McFarland
Littlefield
Texas
Albert Walker
Eulas Oliver
Carrie Lee Oliver
Morgan County Sportsman and Conservation Association
Flint Junior High School
Randolph Johnson
Flint
Lake Queen
Louise Fitzpatrick
Betty Burgin
Peggy Darnell
Hollifield Jones
U.D.C
Betty Marchman
Mobile
Eugene Thames
Carolyn Sue Odom
Charlies. McDowell
Eufaula
Rosalind Alexander
J. T. Jones
Barbara White
C. C. Johnson
Betty Reeder Banks
Margaret Sue ‘Avery
John Sherlock
Pages
B. R. Burgin
Jesse Rogers
Noble J. T.jones
Jane Michael
Ed Price
Decatur Country Club
Country Club
Frank Whisenant
Cecil Chandler
Harold Watkins
Annie Wheeler
Walter Jackson
Robert E. Lee
Annie
Mary Battle King
Joe Wheeler
Susan Clem
Christy Collier
Ann Michael
Joann
Marguerite Livingston
Peggy Jean Darnell
Walter
Alice Chenault
Judy Whisenant
Elizabeth Ann Hurt
Margaret Ann Avery
Ben Sherlock
Charles Crook
Harold Dawson
Lawrence County Harmony
Ellie Gillespie
St.Joseph
Haviland China
Castleton China
Fostoria Glassware
Wallace, Gorham Heirloom
Towle, Reed and Barton Silver
Griffin Jewelry Co
Princess Theatre
TRI DE Rive
Suzanne, and
Mr. and
Mrs
Flip Timberlake
Jack Pitts
J. N Gibson
Mary Stuart Terrell
Oak Street
Dorothy ‘DIX
Alabama Lee
Dorothy
Dix
Clay R Pollan
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Libra
Sagittarius
Capricorn
BEC
Aquarius
VIRGO
Pisces
WSCS
Whitten
Neel Pta
Sergeant Fischer
Ussie
Buttrey
Chuck Murphy
Credit Clothiers
East Moulton St
Gabardine
Frank Chenault
Wee
Tennessee Valley Hotel Cafe
Vondilee Nakaniski
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