Society notes showcase elegant wedding and community events
A society page chronicles a refined wedding breakfast with a green cloth table setting and hand painted fruit decor, lists guests including Mr and Mrs James King and Miss Elizabeth Malone, and notes Mrs Lawrence Frahn hosting Bernice Frahn’s fifth anniversary party with lawn games. It also covers society meetings, hospital board plans, missionary society gathering, and a long roster of local visitors and travelers with engagements across Decatur and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James FE. King
Elizabeth Malone
Malcolm Austelle
W. E. Curry
Lougene Clem
Billy McNeill, Jr
Prances Mason
Leo Wright
Murray King
Clyde Hendrix, Jr
Thomas Hendrix
Lawrence Frahn
Bernice
Personal Notes Mrs Williamson Returns from Chicago Exposition
Mrs. George Williamson has returned from Chicago Illinois where she attended the Century of Progress Exposition. Mrs. W M Dinsmore is reported
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Williamson
Chicago
Iil
W. M. Dinsmore
Eddie Cantor at the Princess in Whoopee musical
Eddie Cantor star of Whoopee appears at the Princess on Wednesday and Thursday in a Technicolor stage musical. Florenz Ziegfeld supervises the production to bring stagecraft and grand spectacle to the screen in this all color cinema extravaganza based on the New Amsterdam Theatre hit with music and comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florenz Ziegfeld
Eddie Chantor
New Amsterdam Theatre
New York
Eddie Cantor
Samuel Goldwyn
Ziegfeld
New Amsterdam
Mrs. Huldah Burton Dies After Illness in Mooresville
Mrs. Huldah K. Burton 79 a Mooresville resident widely known in north Alabama died Monday night at 11 at Baughs Infirmary after illness. Funeral at 10 Wednesday at Mooresville Methodist Church, Maple Hill Cemetery interment in Huntsville. Survived by sister Annie K. Bartlett and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huldah K. Burton
Mooresville
Alabama
Baugh’s Infirmary
Brown
Francis
Huntsville
Maple Hill Cemetery
Decatur
Gilbert White
Willis
James Hill
Edmond Garrett
Thomas Woodruff
William Rowe
Frank Richardson
Withers Peebles
Sam Smith
Burton
Annie K. Bartlett
H. B. Zeitler
Andrew J. Zeitler
Nashville
B. B. Regen
Columbia, Tenn
Andie K. Hatch
Hi Y Tours To Fair Are Planned
J Ward Nelson Alabama Y M C A boys work secretary visited Decatur arranging the third Hi Y tour to the World's Fair in Chicago. Carleton Kelley will handle local arrangements. The trip departs August 19 and returns August 24, with one cost covering all expenses despite non members being eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ward Nelson
Alabama
Decatur
Chicago
Carleton Kelley
Hill Says Chevrolet Adds Jobs Under Code
A. W. Hill, manager of the Chevrolet Company, states the firm has added three new workers at the Lee Street agency in two weeks. Dealers met at the Chamber of Commerce and agreed on operating hours while awaiting the automobile industry code approval from Hugh Johnson in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Hill
Hit
Chevrolet Company
Goode Family Returns From Michigan Visit
N. J. Goode and family of Detroit Michigan return home Saturday after visiting relatives in Decatur and Rogersville. They are joined by Miss Addie Goode who will visit the Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J. Goode
Detroit
Mich
Decatur
Rogersville
Addie Goode
Chicago
Frank G. Cook Visits Decatur on Brief Business
Frank G. Cook of Columbia Tennessee, once a leading Decatur merchant, was in the city today on a short business visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank G. Cook
Columbia, Tenn
Decatur
Legion Leader Attends Birmingham Conference
Boyd Billings commander of the local American Legion post traveled to Birmingham on Sunday to attend a Legion conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd. Billings
American Legion
Birmingham
Legion
Mrs. R. L. Johnson Returns Home From Infirmary
Mrs. R. L. Johnson of Elkmont returned to her home Sunday from Baugh's Infirmary where she underwent an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hieanor Green
The
Benevolent Hospital
Elkmont
R. L. Johnson
Baugh
Mrs P L Jones Returns Home From Visit
Mrs P L Jones of Mobile returns home after a three week visit to her parents Mr and Mrs B R Garrison on the Wheeler highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. L. Jones
Mobile
8. R. Garrison
Wheeler Highway
Mrs. Jeddy Ryan Goes Home After Operation
Mrs. Jeddy Ryan finishes a recovery period after an operation at Baugh's Infirmary and is able to go home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Ryan
Jeddy Ryan
Baugh’s Infirmary
Suggestion Aids Nation Recovery From Bank Closures
A writer from Columbia Tennessee proposes a plan to aid the nation’s recovery by leveraging closed banks to boost asset values. The letter insists no personal deposits were lost and expresses full support for the COOK address at 319 West 6th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook
West 6Th St
Columbia, Tenn
Certificates Awarded at Bible Vacation School Close Picnic
Seventy six of the one hundred twenty five enrollees at the South Side union Bible vacation school received certificates for attending all sessions. The program closed with a Saturday picnic in the grove on Eighth Avenue reflecting strong participant interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Bible Vacation School
Southside
Eighth Avenue
New Orleans Officials Charged in Fraud Case
District Attorney Stanley filed formal fraud charges against 15 election commissioners over last fall's constitutional amendment vote. The move follows martial law declared to protect the grand jury. Bonds set at $1,000 each, and arrests were issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Stanley
Lost goats alert in town
Two small white goats missing, contact Davidson's Coal & Feed Co at 76 or 360 J for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson's Coal & Feed Co
Religion Emphasized as Personal Path to Heaven
In Decatur, Glenn V. Tingley of the Decatur Gospel Tabernacle declares religion is a personal matter and one must personally accept Christ. He notes life aims must be Christ centered and that true believers live by this standard. The talk is at 8 p m with Charles Johnson from Anneah Ga aiding in the four day campaign and Young People’s Conference with 7 p m services and open air talks in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn V. Tingley
Decatur Gospel Tabernacle
Heaven
Christ
Paul
Mr. Tingley
Decatur Gospel Tabern
No Rainfall Reported Over 34 Hours
The report notes no rainfall during the 34 hour period ending at o o'clock this morning.
Lydia E. Pinkler's Tablets Referenced in Ad Claims
An OCR fragment cites Lydia E. Pinkler's Tablets with unclear text repeating the product name. The snippet shows marketing style language and possible claim lines but lacks coherent detail or dates.
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Mary Katherine
Martha Frances Crow
Jane
Billy Walker
Edith May Schimmel
Marvelene Ferguson
Ruth Black
Dorothy Jo Hardeman
Betty Jean Johnson
Counts
Betty Jame Cobb
Alvin Karter, Jr
Wallace Herndon
Dorothy Ann
Bonnie Parks
Claude Aycock, Jr
Joan
Lawrence Frahn, Jr
Frahn
Lamar Herndon
Ferguson
Breeding
Frances Keltner
Benevolent Society and Hospital Board
Benevolent Society
Hospital Board
West Decatur Missionary Society
West Decatur
Henry Hartung
Adams Apartments
Grant Street
John Keenan
Frances and
Bertha Warren
Memphis, Tenn
Will Keenan
Richard Shively
Myron McKay
Union Springs
Ala
B. P. Wallace
St. John’s Episcopal Guild
Ferry Street
J. R. Hunter
Eastern Star
Mary Lou Dancy
Bank Street
L. J. Ramage
W. E Orewford
Parkville
Patterson
Carey Brickell
Yelsoo City
Miss
Joe Duncan
J. M. Lipscomb
Ellen Gilbert
Ellen Lancaster
Pulaski, Tenn
W. T. Lowe
D. Cunningham
Nancy Jean
George Harbin
Endlam Oaks
Frances Shelton
Church Street
B. F. Martin
Atlanta
Jackson Edwards
Kathryn
Dolly Greer
Dallas
Texas
Ruth Pressley
Miss Greer
Roy Poteet
Mrs
W. W. Gammon
Willie
Nina Hodges
Russellville
Mary E. Hodges
J W. Griffin
Marion Robertson
Paint Rock
W. Griffin and Son
Cullman
J. H. Alexander
Bob Williams
Barbara
Opelika, Ala
Leroy Murphree
W. J. Brown
Jasper
Viola Speer
Dr. Kayser
Miss Shumake
Madison
Edward Moseley
Trinity
Robert Tweedy, Jr
Robert III
Courtland
H. B. Beard
Betty Brown
Belton
D. C
Isa Morsbach
Cincinnati
Ohio
Reid Sherard
Miss Brown
Winthrop College
South Carolina
North Carolina
Alfred Clement
J. B. Harlow
Edith Swavely
Points
Florida
Miami
Mr. Harlowe
Rev
F. E. Harlow
J. W. Atkins
Jackson, Miss
Mrs. Harlow
Eliza Walker
Lynnville, Tenn
James Walker
Princess
Cagney
Ralph Bellamy
Alice White
Thomas Furniture CO
Martin College
Sinclair Daniel
Fortune’s
America
Caddell Drug Co
Caddell
AW. Hill
NRA
Frank Cook
Luchy
Hudnut
Goidel
Tabernacle
Lydia E. Pinkler
Etree
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