From the files of Jan. 3, 1946
HANCEVILLE HAPPENINGS
By HAZEL CARSTENSEN
Mrs. Geo. A. Green spent last week with her mother, Mrs. W. L. Shelton in Electric.
Mrs. Earnest Grund and little daughter, Joyce were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grund in Birmingham last week.
Olmer Compton was able to return to her home Sunday after a week in the Cullman Hospital.
Allan Horton of Dallas, Texas spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Longshore.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walker of Warrior were the guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Mann.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Steele of Chicago visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Thomas Friday.
Mrs. George Eoles and Amuel Pitts spent Sunday in Gadsden with Mr. and Mrs. Arvil Pitts.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ashwander and family spent the week-end in Chelsea with Mr. and Mrs. W. Blackerby.
Bob Simms of Birmingham spent Sunday with Mrs. D. H. Simms.
Lt. Ralph Bland of Kessler Field, Mississippi spent last week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lossey Bland.
Mr. and Mrs. O. P. South and Percy South of Auburn were the guests last week of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Burkart and son, George Jr. visited Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Muse Sunday.
Mrs. Lewis Dean and Sgt. Robert Dean of Birmingham spent last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Casey.
Mrs. Watson Carter and daughter Jan spent last week with Mrs. J. S. Snoddy in Double Springs and attended the funeral of her uncle, Dr. W. R. Bonds of Winfield.
Major and Mrs. C. E. Caudell and children, Earl Jr., Jimmy and Annette of Macon, Ga., are the guest of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Caudell this week.
James B. Kelly of Atlanta spent last week with Mrs. Kelly and James.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Little and Gunne and Nancy of Trion, Ga., spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Longshore.
Faye Nell Hardin was home from the University for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Crow and children, Joanne and Neil are spending this week with Mr. and Mrs. J. N. McNutt.
Henry Carstensen is now at home after ten days in South Highland Infirmary.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Pichelmayer received a message from the War Department Friday, stating that their son, Pfc. Albert Matthew Pichelmayer has been seriously wounded. The accident occurred at Transportation Depot while Pfc. Pichelmayer was waiting to sail.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hensley of Sheffield and Mrs. Wynelle Taphorn and son Fritz of Birmingham spent the Christmas holidays at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stephens of Joppa visited Mr. and Mrs. James Linton Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hammonds visited relatives in Decatur for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Hargrove and Charles spent last week with relatives in Ardmore.
Miss Lorene Thomas of Birmingham spent Tuesday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Thomas.
Miss Wynelle Freeman, student of Toccoa Bible Institute of Toccoa, Ga., spent the holidays at home.
Pvt. E. C. Gibbs of Camp Shelby, Mississippi spent last week at home.
Miss Janie Thomas of Alexander City is the guest of Miss Maymie Allred this week.
Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Pharrough of Cullman and Mrs. Christine Hahn of Shelby were the Sunday dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Feralin.
Mrs. Mary Milbourn has returned to her home in Washington after spending several weeks with Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Gantt and Mr. and Mrs. Matt Hillbourn.
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Grimmett of Birmingham spent the week with relatives.
Mrs. Paul Milam spent last week end in Birmingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Rance Vincent are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Jr. McFarland in Pensacola, Fla.
Mrs. Pearl Schlaf spent the week-end in Cullman with her sister, Mrs. Sherman Grant.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gnathham announced the arrival of a little son, December 18th, whom they have named Johnny Wayne.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bland of Harriman, Tennessee were the guest last week of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Bland.
Mr. and Mrs. Vann Gibbs and Vann Jr. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ratliff of Blountsville.
Rev. and Mrs. J. R. Rush spent last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Rush of Birmingham and Mrs. L. W. Bishop of Glen Allen.
Lt. Charles McNutt recently returned to Moody Field, Valdosta, Ga., after visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. McNutt.
Pfc. J. C. Garner of Camp Gordon, Ga., was the week end guest of his mother, Mrs. Walter Garner.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy White of Oneonta and Pfc. Willard White of Virginia were the guest last week of Mr. K. L. White.
Melvin Thomas is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Posey in Blount Springs this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morgan received a call from their son, Jackson Morgan, F2c, who has been overseas for four months. He is now in San Francisco, Calif., awaiting reassignment.
Mr. and Mrs. M. R. Chappell and children, Dale and Ann of Birmingham spent last week with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollis Wood and children of Birmingham spent Sunday with Mrs. Walter Garner.
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Blackerby of Chelsea announce the engagement of their daughter, Evelyn, to Major W. I. Spraitzer of Warren, Ohio. The wedding will take place in February. Miss Blackerby is the sister of Mrs. E. J. Ashwander.
HANCEVILLE GARDEN CLUB HAS MEETING
The Hanceville Garden Club met on December 20 at the home of Mrs. James Kelly for their Christmas Party. Lovely Christmas arrangements, using local greens, were judged. Mrs. George Green won first prize and Mrs. James Kelley, second.
Mrs. J. J. Dunlap has charge of the program, “Winter Gardens.” Mrs. Vann Gibbs gave “What to do in December.” Mrs. Bill Capp gave an interesting paper on “Indoor Gardens”.
A delightful social hour was enjoyed as each received a gift exchange from the lovely decorated tree. Delicious refreshments were served to 16 members.
To and Fro
By EAGLE EYE
A silver medal and a written citation for his individual contributions to the success of the atom bomb project has been awarded Dr. Allen G. Gray of Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Gray, one of the nation’s most outstanding scientists, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Gray of Hanceville and the brother of Miss Lorene Gray, member of the Cullman City School faculty and of Miss Era Ann Gray of the Hanceville faculty.
“It was in their bulletin last week.” — That’s all the information the editor of The Tribune could give his fellow Rotarians about Dr. Fagan Thompson being a new member of the Kiwanis Club here. And curious to know if the new Methodist minister had become a Cullman Kiwanian the Tribune editor asked him on Wednesday afternoon about his civic club status. In reply Dr. Thompson stated that he had visited each of the local organizations, Rotary and Kiwanis, in recent weeks but, as yet had not joined either of them.
“Cat Haven”, the Birmingham pet cemetery, has a new grave. It is that of “Pep” the twenty year old cat belonging to Mrs. Ella Harville and her daughter Marguerite. Pep, who was loved so dearly by his owners that they are planning to have a bust of him made, was the oldest son of Jazz, one of Mrs. Margaret Lubby’s favorite cats which lived to be sixteen years old.
This week of vacation was fun for the Cullman City School pupils who had known when they were dismissed for the holidays December 21st that they would have a couple of weeks. However, it was double excitement for all the County School System’s pupils who were expecting to return to classes January 2. The extra holidays were granted by Superintendent R. E. Moore because of the impassibility of some roads over which the school buses have to travel and the vast amount of illness still prevalent in the county. All schools are scheduled to open again on Monday, January 7th.
In Cullman for the holidays with relatives and friends were Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Pitts, (Marjorie Ruth [illegible in image]) who are now living in Charleston, S. C.
Rev. E. M. Dickerson, who has served several charges of the Methodist Church in this county, and who now is a pastor in Tuscaloosa County, was in Cullman last week end as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Plunkett.
An address about the international situation was given by Prof. O. B. Hodges, Cullman High Principal, at the Rotary meeting here on Tuesday evening. He was hesitant making too many predictions about what to expect from the leading nations.
R. W. Albrecht, Henry W. White of Cullman, and L. T. Wagnon of Hartselle, were guests at Rotary this week.
Valley Grove News
Mr. and Mrs. Farris McCombs spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas White.
Mrs. Roberta Fowler spent a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Burl Lynn.
Mrs. Ogene Williams and Roberta Fowler visited Mrs. Luther White in Cullman Hospital, on Monday.
S1c Wilburn Lynn has arrived in New York and is expected home soon with a discharge.
Pfc. Leonard Williams is now in Manila.
Jimmie Hilliard spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Triptur.
Missionary Grove News
Clyde Gibson was home from Nashville, Tenn., during the holidays.
Othell Kugler recently received his discharge and is at home with his mother.
Grandmother Weathers is spending a few days with relatives near Birmingham.
Mrs. Aurella Cheatwood, Cranston and Shirley Cheatwood spent the holidays in Edwardsville, Ga.
Mrs. Claude Smith made a business trip to Birmingham last Thursday.
Mr. Elbert Steele from Akron, Ohio, is visiting relatives here.
Curtis Gibson and Jim Tankersley are spending the winter in Florida.
John D. Tankersley was operated on Saturday night at Cullman Hospital.
Bob Spear, who was recently discharged is suffering from tropical fever at his home.
Ed Cheatwood and Albert Pirkle have gone to Florida to work this winter.
