Miss Mary Emily Barnum Hosts Birthday Tea
Miss Mary Emily Barnum invites a few friends to her home from 4 to 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon to celebrate her birth anniversary.
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Mary Emily Barnum
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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
7
Local Social News Highlights Weekend Travels and Guests
Misses Marthy and Harriett Glenn Collier return from Lincoln Alabama after two months with cousin Oma Lee Jacobs. Several families plan trips to Daytona Beach Pensacola Beach Madison and Fort Walton. Visitors include Mrs Henry Sanders Birmingham Mrs Elsie Montgomery Birmingham Mrs Clyde Hendrix New Orleans and Peggy Ann Hendrix Chicago. Bluett Wallace recovers from a mashed finger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marthy
Harriett Glenn Collier
Oma Lee Jacobs
Lincoln
Ala
Bustle fashion contrasts from 1929 and 1890s styles
The article compares 1929 bustle gowns with 1890s bustles, noting modern designs by Marie Berger use a large bow to create the bustle effect. It also mentions social updates and local residents traveling, visiting, and recovering from surgery in Birmingham and Alabama communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Berger
Local Notices from Lawrence County FL Flat Creek Area
Rev Silas Long will fill his regular appointment here Saturday night and Sunday morning. Miss Dorothy Sparks visits her brother Lee Sparks in Tennessee. Analee and Patrica Bright stay with Mirl and Christine Porter. A small Oak Grove church supper draws a crowd. Mr and Mrs John DeMasters were guests of Mr and Mrs R C Anderson. Mrs Berta Wiley of Decatur visits her parents Mr and Mrs Hugh Sparks. Violet Porter of Decatur visits Mr and Mrs H O Porter. Lowise Anderson and A B Christen were guests of Geneva Gray. Joe Maner visits with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Maner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silas Long
Dorothy Sparks
Lee Sparks
Tennessee
Analee
Patrica Bright
Mirl
Christine Porter
Geneva
Madeen Gray
J. L. Anderson
Oak Grove Church
John DeMasters
R. C. Anderson
Berta Wiley
Decatur
Hugh Sparks
Violet Porter
H. O. Porter
Lowise Anderson
A. B. Christen
Geneva Gray
Joe Maner
Henry Maner
J. L. “Anderson
Ana Mes
Mrs Homer B Cummings Dies After Illness
Mrs Homer B Cummings wife of the former attorney general died after a months long illness at age 40 authorities said. Funeral arrangements not yet announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, Aug
Homer
Cummings
Top Players Stand 0n 2nd Southern Checker Tourney
Birmingham Aug 10 Three competitors—W H Patterson Lawrenceville Ga J J Turner Pontotoc Miss and Bar Ingram West Palm Beach Fla—finished day one with perfect scores as officials consider extending the event past midnight. Garland Payne defended champion from Macon Ga dropped a match to Ernest Jackson while Edwin F Hunt Nashville Tenn advanced. play could end around daylight if not extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
W. H. Patterson
Lawrenceville
J. J.turner
Pontotoc
Miss
Bar Ingram
West Palm Beach
Fla
Russellvillé
M. M. Powell
Clearwater
Garland Payne
Macon
Ernest Jackson
York
D. C
Edwin F. Hunt
Nashville
Tenn
Local Social Roundup in Limestone County
Rev Claude Baugher and family of Huntsville plus Davenport sisters visited the Glaze family Sunday. Several locals stopped by Reba Landtroop and Miss Beatrice Boyd called on Miss Landtroop. Evans and Grubbs families spent time with relatives in Sardis Spring and Reid. Birth announced for Alton Armstrong's child born Aug 5 weighing 8 12 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Baugher
Huntsville
Lila
Leona
Martha
Rebecca Davenport
Bennie Glaze
Beatrice Boyd
Reba Landtroop
Alton Armatrong
Odessa Meadows
Frank McClung
John Evans
Walter Evans
Red Rolling Springs
Tenn
Lovice
Sarah Evans
W. L
Bill) Evans
Richard Grubbs
William Brown
Will McMuillins
Reid
Marguerite West
Ed Smith
Mt. Pleasant
Ella Romine
Mary Marie
Elkmont
Woodrowl Evans
Oliver Allen
Revival to Begin at Forest Chapel
Forest Chapel Methodist church opens its annual revival this Sunday August 13 with an all-day service and dinner on the ground. Dr. B F Tingle of Decatur will preach. he is regarded as a top conference preacher. Officials invite all to attend and help make it a great day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Chapel
B. F. Tingle
Decatur
Want Ada Promotes Buy Sell and Swap Ads
A brief promo urges readers to use the Want Ada feature for buying selling or swapping items. It emphasizes convenience and value in placing ads.
Ice Cream Supper At Flint Church Planned
The Flint Methodist Church Missionary Society hosts an ice cream supper on Saturday at 7 30 p m on the church lawn. The event invites the public to attend.
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Flint Methodist Church
The
Missionary Society
Freeman Joseph Gamble Dies in Shelter Collapse
Joseph Gamble aged 78 was killed when a steel shelter he built against a wall to shield himself from bombs in wartime collapsed as he walked by to fetch a stick of wood in Leicester England on August 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leicester
England
Joseph Gamble
Willow Springs Community News Skips Through Revival and Visits
Youths begin singing school at Pleasant View while locals attend a Macedonia revival. Bob Reid family visits Georgia. Horace Marlow family from Trinidad Texas visits relatives. Will Bird and Tolbert visit Bessie Aaron in Blair. George Aaron attends Pleasant View revival. Ira George visits Onar Hill. Clifford Perry family at New Corinth revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant View
Macedonia
Bob. Reid
Georgia
Horace Marlow
Trinidad
Texas
Will Bird
Tolbert
Bessie Aaron
Blair
George Aaron
Ira George
Onar Hill
Clifford Perry
New Corinth
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Harry Spenter
Henry Sanders
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J. O. Coward
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Pensacola Beach
Estelle Hendrix
Battle King
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C. B. Elliott
Paul Crawford
Russell
Madison
Elsie Montgomery
Helen Bynum
Mrs
Frank Harris
New Orleans
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Colao
Bluett Wallace
Early Phinizy
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Fort Walton, Florida
Clyde Hendrix,” Jr
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Clyde Hendrix
Clyde Kimberlin
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Leo Oberdorfer
Birm
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Emma Openhagen
Virginia Prince Calvin
Earle Calvin, Sr
Highlands Baptist Infirmary
Earle Calvin, Jr
Miami
Trinity
Rayburn Neville
Earle Calvin
the Highlands Baptist Hospital
J. E. Moody
Fifth Avenue
West
Edward Davies
Cincinnati
Ohio
Detroit
Mich
J. de Jervis
Auburn
Tennis. Tidwell
F. F. Tidwell
Lynchburg
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Virginia
Grady Rauschenberg
Spruce Pine
W. F. Rauschenberg
Frances Rauschenberg
Florence
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Mary Kenneth Duncan
J. R. Hunter
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8. G. Peter
Lorraine Peter
California
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Walter H. Todd
Jane
Norma
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Biloxi
Lawrence County
Flat Creek
Papa
Decatur Daily
Asiatic Fleet Command
U. S
Asiatic
Harry E. Yarnell
Thomas C. Hart
President Coolidge
Whangpoo River
Shanghai
China
Admiral Yarnell
Claude Swanson
San Francisco
Limestone County
Blackburn
Monroe Blackburn
Sardis Spring
Sallie Green
Bernice Wray
Reedie Wray
Lota Williams
Clifford Zehner
Santford Jarratt
Lester Evans
Kentucky
Keen Johnson
Judy
Johnson
Richmond
A. B
Happy” Chandler
A. F
John Young Brown
I. O. United Mine Workers
ACME
Cullman County
Willow Springs
Swift Jewel Cowboys
the Armory
Cars Groce Murdock
Mitchell & LI Chappell’s
Yancy's Food Store
Ticket Brothers
Ashford
Watkins
Wee Pat’s Grocery
W. F. Parks
Mann
Monarch Food Store
Hill Stores
Chatham
ST. Mary’s
Diittdevc Jae
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