From the files of Dec. 27, 1928
Bees and Butterflies
Carl Thompson is ill with the flu.
Harry Scheuing is quite ill this week.
Mrs. Robert Rosson is quite ill with flu.
C. C. Scheuing has recovered from the flu.
Mrs. Harry Scheuing is quite ill with the flu.
C. E. Davis was in Birmingham on business Thursday.
Half the population of Cullman is suffering with the flu.
Mrs. Al Glaser is confined to her room with the flu.
Mrs. C. C. Scheuing has recovered from a severe attack of flu.
Oscar Fischer is ill and confined in a Birmingham hospital.
Dr. W. J. Cottingham is confined to his home with the flu.
W. F. Higgins is very sick with the flu at his home on Arnold St.
Elmer Bush will leave for Atlanta Saturday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Dessie Evans spent the holidays with relatives in Hanceville.
Dr. Hughes, county health doctor, is quite ill with flu this week.
F. M. Gilley of Albertville, a former Cullman farmer, was here Sunday.
G. W. Hart visited his mother, Mrs. C. O. Hart of Fairview, last week.
Mrs. Theresa Yenger spent Christmas with relatives in Birmingham.
Mrs. D. T. Thompson is sick at her home in the eastern part of the city.
Norman Puryear of Athens was a visitor to friends in Cullman last Sunday.
Mrs. Geo. Duke of Birmingham came up to attend the funeral of her father, R. B. White.
Dr. and Mrs. Chas. Martin and family spent Christmas in Nashville, as the guests of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Alton Jordan of Birmingham spent Christmas in Cullman as the guests of relatives.
Robert Freeland of Jemison, an employee of the L. & N. wire gang, was here Wednesday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Lowery spent the holidays with their children in Birmingham and Ensley.
Miss Emma Glascock will attend the Bob Jones College in Linn Haven, Florida after Christmas.
Mrs. Johnnie Graves of Birmingham is spending a few days this week among friends and relatives.
Adam Drehr of Birmingham spent Christmas day in Cullman as the guest of relatives and friends.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Forney Fuller, who has been quite low with flu, is recovering nicely.
Mrs. Sam Bradford of Logan spent Tuesday in the city as the guest of her cousin, Mrs. J. S. Gibson.
Edgar Zieglar came up from Birmingham to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Ziegler.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Smith of Birmingham will be holiday guests of Mayor and Mrs. M. L. Robertson.
Henry White of Akron, Ohio, is spending the Christmas holidays in Cullman as the guest of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Shepard returned to their home after spending Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Scott.
Louie Glascock, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, is spending the Christmas holidays in Cullman with relatives.
Miss Mildred Kreps of Birmingham spent Christmas in Cullman as the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Kreps, in Cullman.
Mrs. S. J. Price and Frank Price of Decatur were the guests of Miss Katharine Gurley Tuesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Spicer are the guests of Mrs. Spicer’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Childs, in Cullman this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert East of Dixon Springs, Tenn., spent Christmas in Cullman as the guests of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewitt Daniels of Birmingham spent Christmas day in Cullman as the guests of Mr. Daniels’ mother.
Adam Drehr, Jr., of Birmingham, is spending the Christmas holidays in Cullman as the guest of friends and relatives.
Miss Virginia Davis of Montgomery, who has been visiting relatives here and in Decatur, returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Maude Comfort spent Christmas day with her daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Swift, in Hartselle.
Prof. and Mrs. H. A. Fowler, of Butler, are the guests of Mrs. Fowler’s parents in Holly Pond during the Christmas holidays.
Dr. Clyde Brown of New York City is spending the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Brown of this city.
William Waller of Birmingham spent Christmas Day in Cullman as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Waller.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Daniels and little son, Edward, of Birmingham, spent Christmas day in Cullman as the guests of Mr. Daniels’ mother.
Mrs. E. L. Benefield and son, Robert, of Adamsville, are spending this week in Cullman as the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Allison.
Miss Lorene Fischer, who is teaching in Hartselle, is spending the Christmas holidays in Cullman with her father, Oscar Fischer.
Several of Cullman’s younger set are planning to attend the dance given by the Junior Chamber of Commerce in Decatur Friday night.
W. D. Gurley of Chattanooga, Tenn., is spending the Christmas holidays in the city as the guest of his sisters, Mrs. J. S. Gibson and Miss Katharine Gurley.
W. T. Vandiver is spending a few days in Newton, Miss., on business. During Mr. Vandivier’s absence Ed Chandler of Sylacauga is in charge of the local Watson store.
Dr. Voight Culpepper of Tuscaloosa is spending Christmas in Cullman as the guest of his mother, Mrs. Belle Culpepper in this city. Dr. Culpepper is quite ill with the flu.
White City Club News
Group A of the White City 4-H club prepared a breakfast for Group B on Wednesday, Dec. 12th.
The breakfast was prepared and served at the home of Mrs. H. E. Ryan, our local club leader. The table was attractively decorated in Christmas colors, and the menu cards were designed in the shape of a four leaf clover. The menu was: corn flakes with peaches and cream, butter, toast, preserves and hot chocolate. During the meal Group A entertained Group B with music and readings.
The breakfast was a success and enjoyed by all. Mrs. Rounds acted as hostess. The breakfast was full of good pointers for everyone, on etiquette, table setting, decorations, serving, etc.
Group B is now planning on preparing and serving Group A a dinner in the near future.
Carrie Belle Absher, Club Reporter.
Cullman’s Charity and Christianity
Mr. Editor: If you will permit me space in your columns, I wish to say a few words about my observations Christmas morning. Early that morning trucks and cars began moving to every part of the community distributing to the needy the necessities of life and luxuries in proportion to the occasion, such as fruits, candies, dolls, etc. This was all done through the big hearted charitable and Christian people of Cullman gratis. Not one cent being retained for their services. This was made possible by the Community Chest and the different churches and individuals, all cooperating to make somebody happy.
Now, isn’t Cullman a good town to live in.
A Cullman Citizen.
Cullman Fire Department Fights Many Fires During Christmas Holidays
Saturday the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Kraft caught fire by a spark of fire falling on the roof and the wind whipping it into a blaze before any one noticed it. Someone passing noticed the fire on the roof and went over a block to a telephone to turn in the fire alarm. The Cullman Fire Department answered the call immediately and soon had the fire under control and the blaze extinguished. Mr. Kraft, in appreciation for the services of the firemen, presented them with a sizable check.
Tuesday the roof of the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Buchmann caught fire but this fire was discovered before it got much headway and was extinguished with chemicals by the fire department, without much property damage by fire or water.
Tuesday at noon, just as most of the Cullman firefighters were sitting down to their Christmas dinners, the fire alarm sounded. This time it was the roof of the T. J. Callahan residence ablaze. This fire was extinguished with chemicals before any headway was gained and the property damage was small.
Sunday afternoon the grass in the front yard of Dr. L. N. Whitman’s home caught fire and as the blaze grew larger and the wind was blowing too, the fire department was called to extinguish the blaze.
Thursday afternoon at 1:30 a fire alarm was sounded, the cause of which proved to be a grass fire at the old Richard house on Second Ave., east.
It is hoped that the fire department will be able to extinguish all fires in the future with as much ease and with as little property damage as they have during the past week.
