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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1934

Page

4

Wedding Bells Quietly Tie Two Hearts at Baptist Church

A wedding took place on Saturday August 4 at the Baptist church with Dr James Smith performing the ceremony. Attendants were Mr and Mrs B Elis and the couple will reside at 247 Grant Street. Also announced is the engagement of Lu a to Mr L R Palmer with a August 11 wedding planned. The American Legion Auxiliary meeting has been postponed to a later date.

Solemon the Baptist Church James Smith Lua American Legion Auxilary Martha Frances Kilgore East Church Street Jack Williamson Gulf Coast Jackson Street R. E. Rogers Johnston Street

Personal notices of residents traveling and visiting

Mrs. F R Hodges prepares to visit St Louis. Miss Kilgore recovers at home. Sonny Grimsley ill with whooping cough. Families plan moves at 702 Oak and 602 Ferry streets. Several locals attend events in Birmingham Chicago Tate Springs Athens and Montgomery with visits from relatives and friends. Obituaries and family news mark the week.

F. R. Hodges St. Louis Little Sonny Grimsley Mrs F. A.grimsley Blanche Crane Athens B. Crawford

Athens Social News Highlights Local Weddings and Gatherings

Mrs T L Bradford and Mrs M H Holland hosted a Tuesday shower for Mrs B W Lewis with 59 guests. Price Carter of Athens and Miss Nita Taliaferro of Town Creek married at a Methodist church. Miss Mary Beauchamp wed Thomas Walton in Decatur. Bridge luncheon at Russell Erskine hotel in Huntsville featured ten tables. Dr H J Willingham from Florence visited. Martha Holthes returned from Somerset Kentucky. The Millers toured California and the western states. The Rosenal and Grisham couples enjoyed Red Boiling Springs trips. Lunsted and Cole also visited Red Boiling Springs.

T. L. Bradford M. H. Holland B. W. Lewis Price Carter Athens Nita Taliaferro Town Creek Mary Beauchamp Athen Thomas Walton Decatur A. J. Grisham Red Boiling Springs Tenn R. L. Lunsted B. A. Cole

Uncle Sam Tackles Bootleg Menace With Bottle Controls

Federal bottle contract aims to curb counterfeit liquor as glass makers distillers and authorities seal empty bottles with distiller names. Rum row smuggling and rising liquor law violator projections loom while gold smuggling profits surge via imported old gold bought from aliens and shipped through Mexico to the United States.

Joseph Choate U. S Mexico United States

Pritchard Decries Lawlessness At Cullman Kiwanis Meeting

Colonel William S. Pritchard, commander of the Alabama American Legion, urges Cullman Kiwanis members to uphold the U S Constitution and maintain law and order. He condemns recent Birmingham area bombings and the Huntsville hotel room abduction of John Dean, warning such acts aid communists and anarchists and threaten American liberty.

Cullman Alas William 8. Pritchard Department of Alabama, American Legion Cullman Kiwanis Club Ala American ‘Legion Birmingham John Dean United Textile Worker Flonteville Col. Pritchard Legionnaires Alabama Col Pritchard Legion United States Cullman County Kiwanis Club American Legion United States of America Dean Huntsville America

Swanson Family Returns From Birmingham Visit

Mrs. G. E. Swanson and her children of Birmingham have returned home after visiting sister Mrs. Sim Otte. Miss Cornelia Rose Otte accompanied them to Birmingham for the visit.

Frank Harris Mae Moore Courtland Reed Rogers Anne Frances Harris G. E. Swanson Birmingham Sim Otte Cornelia Rose Otte

Marston Family Visits Muscle Shoals Members

Mobile Misses Marston travel to Muscle Shoals for a visit. Master John Eyster remains ill at Mrs. Charles Eyster. Mr and Mrs A H Hoff and two sons spend several days in Auburn and other South Alabama locations.

Misses Marston Mobile Muscle Shoals Master John Eyster Charles Eyster A. H. Hoff Auburn Points South

Make This Pattern at Home 1918 Betty Dress Guide

Betty showcases a best dressed look in a neat cotton frock. Instructions explain choosing gingham or challis and optional contrasting yoke. Pattern 1918 available in sizes 8 10 12 14 with yardage details and order address for The Decatur Daily Pattern Department.

Betty

Limestone Agents Barbecue Hosts Quarterly Meeting

Limestone Agents Barbecue Hosts the quarter meeting for Brown Service Funeral Company agents in the northern district. The noon event takes place one half mile east of Athens at the old Athens barbecue grounds, with W. B Crutcher in charge. Officers attending include R. M. Lackey of Birmingham vice president H. E. Collins superintendent of North Alabama agencies and Troy Arnold superintendent of South Alabama agencies.

Brown Service Funeral Company Limestone County Athens W. B Crutcher R. M. Lackey Birmingham H. E. Collins North Alabama Agenies Troy Arnold South Alabama

Parker of Birmingham Visits on Business

D. H. Parker of Birmingham arrived for a business visit today.

D. H. Parker Birmingham

Henderson Better After Auto Crash Injury

T. J. Hi assistant field superintendent of TVA remains hospitalized at Benevolent Society hospital after a serious automobile collision on Second Avenue. He continues to show improvement this week.

Henderson Better T. J. Hi TVA Second Avenue Benevolent Society Hospital

Arch Threat Foretold That Haunts Vengeful Figure

Fragmentary line hints at a prophecy of doom as an arch's collapse would endanger the avenger and others he targets. The read appears as a suspenseful, ominous warning tied to a central antagonist and looming catastrophe. The tone suggests a historical or literary narrative.

Vist smaMINGHAM Mr and Mrs A lange A ee

A brief item notes a visit by Mr and Mrs A Lange to the area. The text focuses on a social call and mentions no further events or dates.

Vist Smamingham Mrs. A. Lange A Ee

Miss Mary Vernon Dix Returns Home From Raleigh

Miss Mary Vernon Dix who had an appendectomy in Raleigh North Carolina nineteen days ago has returned home this morning. She was accompanied by her mother Mrs Paul Dix and cousin Miss Madeline Dix who went to Raleigh when Mrs Dix became ill.

Raleigh Mary Vernon Dix Raleigh, N. C Paul Dix Madeline Dix

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Aterative Frank T Hartselle Legion Auxiliary John Patterson Birminghem Moye Wohl’s OHL Tee C. M. Murdock Oak Street H. R. Speake Russell Edward Ferry Street Elizabeth Berry E. D. Berry Massey Business College R. W. Mullin, Jr David Lee Chicago Ill Mary Magdalene Hulme Evansville, Ind Herman Holtmann Frank Nelson Bank Street C. C. Ferrell Joel Coates Tate Spings, Tenn Mary Wallace Smiley Tate Springs Owen Wise Forrest Bridges, Dges, Jr Miss Julia Bridges Aecan Tenn Mack Elam Mis Shirley Pride Pride Mrs. L. T. Pride G. M Almon Marceilie Florence A. M. Roan Dan Roan Sylas Ryan Hartselle Pike H.D. Greer Waynesville North Carolina Ruth Johnston George Porter Tuscaloosa Kimball Jones Montgomery Holland Birthright Frank Game Nashville Mrs. B. F. Holmes Selma J. F. Harwell Mr. Harwell Eleanor and Adelaide Marston Peerereege Aer Bn. Barts B. ¥. Holmes Ben Holmes, Jr Mr. Holmes Tate Mrs. Harrison Earle Calvin Uncle Sam Spurs New _ Bootleg Menace Pritchard Kiwanis Johnston Goidel Princess Theatre Nancy Carroll Otto Kruger Henry Swatzell Garage 1St Ave. and Johnston St J. J. Campbell Tom Swatzell Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department West 1Lth Stetet New York City Theatre George Bancroft Roscoe Carns Frances Fuller Elmer and Elsie Sylvia Sidney Carey Grant Iid Capitol Restery Ames DR. Clark Moye’s The F. & M. Producing Co Follies George Murray Bernie Ferber Gladys Burry Dolly Dearman Cricket Hamilton Edna Faye Jones Charles Murphy Decatur Streamline Beauty Chorus Virginia Hardin Madalyn Summer Mary Webster Annie Sue Greenhill Mary Louise Wells Frances Leopard Martha Vines Evelyn Harrison Henry the VIII Henry the Ninth Nigel Bruce Heather Angel Paree
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