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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1932

Page

4

Society Farewell for Hodson and Hildreth at Decatur

A Sunday farewell gathering on the grounds of Mr. and Mrs. Atlee H. hosted Thomas Hodson and H E Hildreth of St John Episcopal as they prepare to move. Hildreth to Tuscaloosa and Hodson to Louisville with rector Rev Peter M. Dennis and vestry members attending.

Atlee H Thomas Hodson H. E. Hildreth St. John's Episcopal c Hildreth Tuscaloosa Mrr Hodgen Louisville Peter M. Dennis H. B. Beard W. B. Edmundson Atleen Hoff Julian L. Bibb E. E. Graves T. H. Mattocks J. R. Hunter W. R. Alexander Rob Hildreth Georgia Miller Decatur Messrs Beard Edmundson Hoff

Personal notices highlight travels and visits across towns

Rev and Mrs Peter M Dennis and son William plan August in Sewanee Tenn. J B Harlow rushed to Washington DC for sister Mrs T K Conrad illness. Others visit Birmingham, Louisville, Marysville and Florence with family and friends.

J. B. Harlow Washington, D. C T. K. Conrad Mary Jervis

Occasional Wife Chapter 20 Anxious Peter debates exhibit fate

Peter Anson wrestles with a career choice stirred by Sylvia Todd and Camilla as he plans his future. He contemplates entering the exhibit or pursuing art for income while Camilla urges support, love, and shared plans, including helping a hungry model.

Yivia Todd Peter Sylvia Todd Camilla Peter Anson Paris Chester Dane Seventy-Fifth Street

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A dialogue on art and sculpture unfolds between two lovers as they debate a fountain figure. They discuss a Madonna like statue pouring water, a youthful figure drinking life, and the challenge of balancing ambition with expense before the scene ends with a promise to continue.

Hoyts Peter

Andrea del Verrocchio: Early Renaissance Florentine Master

Andrea del Verrocchio, famed Florentine sculptor painter and goldsmith, ranks among the leading figures of the early Renaissance.

Andrea del Vercccchio

Greta Garbo in As You Desire Me at Princes Theatre

Greta Garbo stars as Zara a platinum blonde cafe singer in As You Desire Me directed by George Fitzmaurice. The 1932 film adaptation features Melvyn Douglas and Erich Von Stroheim with a Budapest setting and a plot of mistaken identity and intrigue.

Greta Garbo Zara Princess Theatre New York Luigi Pirandello Gene Markey George Fitzmaurice Miss Garbo Melvyn Douglas Gloria Swanson Erich von Stroheim Owen Moore Hedda Hopper Rafaela Ottiano Warburton Gamble Albert Conti William Ricciardi Rolando Varro Budapest

Rector Hails Chamber Report For Decatur Morgan Growth

Rev. Peter M. Ténas congratulates the Chamber of Commerce on Roland A. Gray's report. He notes the chamber has been conservative yet shows undertakings that presage development and benefits for Decatur and Morgan County.

Peter M. Ténas Chamber of Commerce Roland A. Gray Dennis Decartur Morgan County

Choir Rehearsal at Fairview Baptist Church

Prayer and praise service planned at Fairview Baptist Church on Wednesday evening at 7 30. All singers invited to help lead revival beginning the second Sunday in August.

Fairview Baptist Church

Intriguing Swedish Actress Stars in Dangerous Masquerade Drama

A nobleman’s wife navigates a perilous game as a cabaret singer fights to protect her masquerade. The Swedish actress delivers a captivating, adventurous, romantic performance as she outwits the plotter to keep her secrets safe.

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Messrs. Hodson and God Speed Methodist Boys and Girls World Club Wane Malone Mary Katherine Nungester Hamilton John Hamilton Lillian Gordon Willoughby Presbyterian Church Willoughby Church Ninth Street Methodist W. M Woman's Missionary Society of Ninth Street West Decatur Methodist Society West Decatur D. 8. Hurst J. E. Wallace E. B. Hames R. E. Graves Central Methodist W. M Central Methodist Woman’s Missionary Society J. D. Bush R. A. Nunn A. L. Jolly God Clio Levin A. Z. Bailey China Julia Levin Ruby Carswell First Christian Woma's Missionary Society 8. M. Thompson First Christian Woman's Society Edith Swavely Evin Walker Thompson Ernest McCulloch Nell Safley McKelvey Whiteside Sandwich Shoppe Riggs Nungester Drug CO Bank Street Riggs Dental Laboratory, Inc Orlando, Fla William Sewanee, Tenn Rev. Dennis St. John's Episcopal Church Mrs. EB. Woods Mildred Birmingham Mrs. Woods Travis Woods M. Whaley Herman Whaley Mrs. Whaley Roy Horton Marysville Ohio Ollie Nelson Russellville Tom Reeder Breuner Smith Florence Fanny Burch Selma Pearl Stewart Jimmy Godfrey, Jr James Godfrey Sherman Street R. T. Sheppard Hugh Curry Leroy McEntire Gadsden Sheppard Bacon Mildred Nance Trinity Mountain W. E. Shackelford and Son Points Georgia Madeline Holland Birdie and Eunice Thompson Huntsville F. T. Gordon Julia Namie Joe Namie Ralph Namie Fast Church Street Trinity Laverne Calloway Hartselle Mrs. Charles Johnson Johnston Street Etta People’s Exchange Mart E. Moulton Second Avenue Matlock Bldg Wilder’s Alwa Fresh Steel Goidel Wa Rta Dunn Eilers Melvyn Douglas Erich von Stroheim Theo Jém'the Rodeo Alabama Utilities Service Co
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