Local Society Notes Highlight Engagements and Meetings
The report notes an engagement announced between Elizabeth Foster and Cecil Wright with a September wedding planned. It also lists numerous church and auxiliary meetings including the Presbyterian ladies at 4 p.m., First Methodist Woman's Society at 4 p.m., and Mary Lou Dancy Chapter No 2 OES meeting at 8 p.m. on Bank Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel H. Malone
Elizabeth Foster
Cecil Wright
Mastern Star
Mary Lou Dancy
Tiret
Bank Street
Personal notices and travels fill Florence sked
Mrs. J W Joiner will drive to Florence Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs E W Hadock. Mrs M J Eakes of Pulaski Tenn is here at her daughter Mrs A W Chapman bedside. Mrs Bessie Daniels returns from Century of Progress Chicago visiting Pulaski relatives. Mrs A W Chapman operated on. Mrs C K Lide ill at Ferry Street home with phlebitis. Mr and Mrs W T Jordan and son left for Birmingham. Mrs Davis Rex and children Helen and Jimmy visit her father A H Giles and Miss Lou Giles. Miss Lucille Giles in Birmingham weekend guest of Miss Louise Anderson. Mrs Lahleen Kinney visiting relatives in Opelika. Mrs O W Stinson visiting son and daughter in Tacoma Wash. Joe Cottrell, Bill Alexander and Carl Wiggins leave for 9 weeks at Century of Progress Chicago. Clifford Vaughn, Jack Hunter and Bayne Vaughn go to Chicago to visit Century of Progress. Miss Martha Mansfield expected home from Kentucky. Mrs A B Murphree returned to North Carolina after visit with sister Mrs I G Sefley and son John Geary. Miss Glenn Murphree of North Carolina visiting cousin Miss Nell Safley and brother John Geary in Decatur. Mr and Mrs E M McCulloch of McCulloch returned home after Birmingham visit. Mr and Mrs J R Kendrick of Florence D C visiting parents Mr and Mrs H A Nungester for two weeks. Miss Mary Jo Gordon恢复 tonsils. resting well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Daniels
Century of Progress
Chicago
Pulaski, Tenn
Joe Cottrell
Bill Alexander
Carl Wiggins
Kay Francis Nails Draw Eyed Beauty Tips From Gladys Glad
Advice column notes Kay Francis uses two coats of red polish with tips-out to edges for a dramatic look while promoting practical nail care for dry brittle nails through dual polishes and olive oil or lanolin treatments. It includes tips on lashes and hair, plus Gladys Glad's beauty pamphlet offer and mail-ins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Glad
America
Kay Francis
Kay
Glad
Colin
Second District Masonic Conference Set for Mt Zion
The Second District Masonic Conference will open at Mt Zion Lodge No 542 A F and A M at 10am Wednesday August 8 for a two day session. Members anticipate a large delegation and will entertain. A Q McDonald will lead the ceremonial with a cordial invitation to Master Masons amid a near normal pace of Masonic business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Q. McDonald
Union Evening Services Planned Across Athens In August
Athens churches seek August union services. The first gathering will be at the Presbyterian church this Sunday with Bishop H M DuBose of Nashville delivering the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Auxiliary of
The
Presbyterian Church
UNION
Athens
Ala
H. M. DuBose
Nashville
Stewards Meet Called by West Decatur M E Church Board
Attention today was called to a special meeting of the board of stewards of the West Decatur M E church to be held at 10 45 morning All members urged to be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Stewards
West Decatur
Resting Well Miss Amelia Troy Recovers at Hospital
Miss Amelia Troy is recuperating at a hospital after a several days’ rest period. Friends will be gratified to learn she is improving and resting well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Troy
Revalent Hospital
Visit Arkansas With Mr and Mrs J H Green and Daughters
Mr and Mrs J H Green and their daughters are visiting relatives in Arkansas, taking a pleasant family trip and spending time with kin across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Green
Arkansas
Synod Convention to Meet in New Orleans
The Southern district of the Missouri Synod of the Lutheran church will hold its annual convention in New Orleans August 14 to 20 with St John Lutheran church as host. The opening service is Tuesday night and sessions run Wednesday and Thursday nights to accommodate city members. Prof. R W Heintze of Concordia Seminary St Louis will serve as essayist presenting a paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Synod of the Lutheran Church
New Orleans
St. John’s.Lutheran Church
City
R. W. Heintze
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
Rabies Serum Shipments From Tennessee Valley Lab
Three rabies serum treatments were sent Friday from the Tennessee Valley Laboratory. One went to Cherokee, one to Danville, and one to Cullman. A cat head and a tail from Cullman tested negative. treatment was ordered as a precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennesse Valley Laboratory
Cherokee
Danville
Cullman
Birth of Eleanor Ann to Mr and Mrs John Hamilton
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Hamilton on August 4, named Eleanor Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hamilton
Eleanor Ann
Lutheran delegates from Houston to attend church meeting
The Rev. J. W. Behnken of Houston will represent President F. Pftetenhauer of Chicago at the event What Does the Open Bible Mean. Delegates Rev. T. Town and Robert Nebrig will attend for the local Lutheran church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Behnken
D.D
Houston
Texas
F. Pftetenhauer
Chicago
Til
T. Town
Robert Nebrig
Luitheran Church
Desperate Freelance Writer Reflects On The Great American Novel
A memoir fragment by D. O. McIntyre recalling a tumultuous freelancing era in New York. He describes pseudonyms like Donald MacGregor Dupres, cramped hotel life, and the struggle to pursue a singular literary purpose. He cites Joyce Kilmer Edgar Wallace Will Irwin and others as benchmarks, noting enduring writing requires patient toil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Music House
Donald MacGregor Dupres
Joyce Kilmer
Edgar Wallace
William Allen White and What’s the Matter With Kansas
The piece discusses the editorial by William Allen White and the myth that it suddenly propelled him to fame. It argues the work was not remarkable then or now and that White’s lasting legacy lies in years of strong editorial writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Irwin
San Francisco
Martin Green
Joe
William Allen White
Kansas
White
Moonlit Battery Park Whispers and Noel of Proposals
Moonlit Battery Park offers spacious quiet as waves whisper by. The scene mentions O Henry and philosophy gems from men who revealed thoughts on benches. Vincent Astor is said to have proposed on Newport's Bailey Beach strip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Battery Park
O. Henry
Battery
Vincent Astor
Newport
Bailey Beach
Famous Bridge Lesson Bets on Expert Play
A noted bridge teacher Mr E V Shepard claims a local expert cannot fulfill a tough contract. The analysis discusses opening spade lead and odds offered, with West’s stronger position and the challenge to settle the bet based on the play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hearta
West
West's winning lead in a spade club problem
West opens with the King of spades and should return the Jack of clubs to threaten a small slam. If South wins the club lead with the King, declarer can force a six or more tricks by trumping, discarding losers, and repeating the crossruff. Maxi slam chances rely on clubs and trumps, with careful timing of entries through diamonds and dummy’s clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
South
North
North Feada & Heart
Tartices
Dixie district Lutheran Walther League to hold Chattanooga convention
The Dixie district plans its fourteenth annual convention in Chattanooga August 5 to 7 with host Chattanooga Walther League. Services at Immanuel Lutheran Church led by Rev J H Gockel. Sightseeing to Rock City Gardens and Camp Elizabeth Lupton at White Sulphur Springs Alabama. Camp ends Sunday afternoon with recreation offerings and a banquet Monday night hosted by Rev H Reuter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
Lutheran Walther League
Chattanooga
Freak Watermelon Grows Roots Into Its Body In Athens
A freak watermelon displayed on Athens streets grew with roots that extended from the field and formed part of the fruit. The melon was grown by Charles, who lives east of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Chas
Make This Model At Home Casual Chic Pattern 1836
Pattern 1836 offers a flattering frock from neck to hem with carefully calculated details. Available in sizes 36 to 50, it suits silk or cotton and includes step by step instructions. Send 15 cents for pattern and order the Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book for 15 cents, book plus pattern 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
The Dwindling Travel Salesmen and Their Public Image
Readers recall traveling salesmen known for blue and white A T lapel pins who haunted Missouri towns weekly. Descriptions depict them as loyal, sober and family minded yet stereotyped as perpetual philanderers by vaudeville jokes and comic papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Knights of the Grip
Beggar and Merchant on 14th Street Subway Steps
An old drama on the 14th street subway steps shows a gentleman giving a beggar a quarter. He later returns to apologize for cruelly insulting the man, admitting the beggar was a merchant with pencils. Years later the same man remakes the debt.
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14Th Street
Leman
Miss Balch Set To Return From Florence Visit
Miss Hanel Jeanne Balch of Cotton Hill Parm will return today from Florence where she spent the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanel Jeanne Balch
Cotton Hill
Parm
Florence
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Charles Morris
Howard Garnett
Vane
Methodist Woman’s Society
I. M
First Baptist
W. M
First Baptist Arch
Malas
Carolyn Joiner
Senon
Tony
Adage Baptist
G. A
Southe Baptist Church
Monay
L. Ashford
George Wells
Crawford
Westminster Presbyterian Church
B. Crawford
First Christian Missionary Society
Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Christian Church
Erin Walker
Oak Street
J. W. Joiner
E. W. Haddock
M. J. Eakes
A. W. Chapman
C. K. Lide
Ferry Street
W. T. Jordan
Birmingham
Mrs. Davis Rex
Helen
Jimmy
A. H. Giles
Lou Giles
Lucille Giles
Louise Anderson
O. W. Stinson
Tacoma, Wesh
Son
Daugh
Clifford Vaughn
Jack Hunter
Bayne Vaughn
Martha Mansfield
A. B. Murphree
Caroline
I. G. Sefley
John Geary
Glenn Murphree
North Carolina
Miss Nell Safley
John
Geary
Decatur
E. M. McCulloch
J. R. Kendrick
Florence, D. C
H. A. Nungester
Mary Jo Gordon
Goidel
Truy Ine
Ord
Sarah
R. K
Kax Francis
MT. Zion
SYNOD
Crescent
New York
D. O. McIntyre
O. McIntyre
E. V. Shepard
Cam East
Spa
Walther
Penney
Decatur Daily Pattern Department
New York City
Betty Oo
Penney’s
Aales
Penney Co Inc
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