Society notes detail infant shower and visiting guests
A miscel laneous shower at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Word Jr honors their infant son with Misses Ida and Mellie McCarver hosting. Guests include Julia Craig, Willie Mae Ricks, Bessie Johnson, and many others. A second event features a card party and dance hosted by Misses Mabel and Thelma Thompson in honor of Bobbie Lee Taylor from Nashville. The Ninth Street Service Class holds its monthly meeting at Mrs. Callahan’s home, and Mrs. Bailey marks her 85th birthday with Stevie Dudley attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida
Mellie McCarver
Theo Word, Jr
Eleventh Avenue
West
Willie Mae Ricks
Bessie Johnson
T. D. Halmark
Christine Halmark
Luella Russell
Martha Woodruff
Willie Brown
Lula Woodruff
Bessie Manor
Nelda Free
R. T. Blizzard
Lois Ward
Edward Case
Ellen Glenn
Martha Jean Blizzard
Betty Jean
Mabel
Thelma Thompson
Tenth Avenue
Bobbie Lee Taylor
Nashville
Ninth Street
Personal Notices Highlight Local Social Roundup
Pred Jones recovers at home after tonsil removal. Birmingham guest Katherine MacCaddon visits grandparents in the area. A. L. Sharpley hosts Ruth Lee Morrow's birthday party in Hartselle. Mrs. J. W. Bailey celebrated her 85th birthday with family and a Woodall's dinner. Several residents, including Mrs. Frank Dulaney and Miss Stevie Dudley, visit relatives in nearby towns as others plan trips to Florida and Biloxi. Local families, grandparents, and visitors appear throughout with shared updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Bailey
Mass Stevie Dudley
Pleasant Hill, Ala
Ruth Lee Morrow
E. L. Morrow
Hartselle
A. L. Sharpley
John Boles Sings Again at Princess
The renowned tenor John Boles returns to the Princess theatre Friday in Careless Lady. He shares a tuneful number with Raul Boullen while Joan Bennett leads a New England girl abroad plot. Supporting cast includes Minna Gombell Weldon Hayburn Nora Lane and more with screenplay by Guy Bolton and direction by Kenneth MacKenna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Boles
Princess Theatre
Boles
Raul Boullen
James Hanley
Ralph Freed
Joan
Bennett
New England
Minna Gombell
Weldon Hayburn
Nora Lane
Josephine Hull
J. M. Kerrigan
John Arledge
James Kirkwood
Fortunio Bonanova
Guy Bolton
Rele Lambert
Kenneth MacKenna
Joan Bennett
Fox
Robbery Reported by Newspaper Agent Barred by Two Bandits
A Nashville newspaper agent recounted a robbery by two men on a road trip from Cullman to Decatur. He described a curly haired bandit and a second, blond, masked robber who forced him to drive until fuel ran out and took his money before fleeing in a green roadster. Police suspect the getaway car may be stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Decatur
Harper
Cullman
Peel
Gallatin Pike
Travelers and visitors come through the week
Wednesday night after two weeks motorin g through the New England states Miss Helen Rauschenberg visits Trinity with aunt Mrs Rayburn Neville. Dr and Mrs O M Roan of San Antonio Texas will arrive Friday to be weekend guests of Dr and Mrs A M Roan. Miss Nancy Pierce Huntsville is guest of Colonel and Mrs W B Edmundson. James H Tolley Belle Mina Ala spent Tuesday in Birmingham loading corn. Frank Thompson Corinth Miss has returned home after visiting here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Gamble
Graham, Jr
Elizabeth
Des Moines
Iowa
H. E. Hildreth
Ben ‘Fennell
Leighton, Ala
Rayburn Neville
Trinity
Mary Sue Crawford
Panama City
Pla
Mrs
A. M. Roan
W. E. Todd
Bertrand Rockwell
Sara
Frances
New York City
Lelia Grubbs Hall
Donald Grubbs
Birmingham
Florence
Wilmer E. Hall
Helen Rauschenberg
Mrs. Rayburn Neville
O. M. Roan
San Antonio
Texas
Eva
A.M. Roan
Nancy Pierce
Huntsville
W. B. Edmundson
James H. Tolley
Belle Mina, Ala
Pope declares Democratic nomination for Tennessee governor
In Nashville on August 11 Pope, announcing his first public statement since his father’s death, formally claims the Democratic nomination for governor. He pledges not to accept a nomination earned by illegal voting and asserts the backing of Tennessee’s white Democratic voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Lewis
Pope
Tennessee
McAlister
Crawford Family Reunion Held at Center Grove
The Crawford family reunion was held yesterday at D. A. Roan’s Center Grove home with about 100 family members and friends. Music by the South Decatur band accompanied brief talks by Probate Judge B. L. Malone and Judge W. T. Lowe. A bountiful noon dinner followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford
D. A. Roan
Center Grove
South Decatur
B. L. Malone
W. T. Lowe
Mrs Fowler Visited Lewsiburg Tennessee This Week
Mrs. A C Fowler visited Lew:isburg Tennessee on Tuesday and returned home the next day.
Legion Meeting Tonight Postponed
The American Legion meeting scheduled for tonight is postponed due to a boxing card at Garrett Park. Post commander Roy C. Billings announced the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Garrett Park
Roy C. Billings
Visitor Here Miss Ruth Long of Athens Guests Miss Fowler
Miss Ruth Long of Athens is visiting Miss Mary Elizabeth Fowler at her home, staying as a guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Long
Athens
Mary Elizabeth Fowler
Birmingham Visitor Guest of Local Relatives
Birmingham visitor Mrs. Harry Anderson is the guest of relatives here for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Harry Anderson
Ballentine Injured in Collision on Courtland Pike
C A Ballentine of the Decatur Tron and Steel Company was severely bruised about the knee when his car collided with another on Courtland Pike four miles west of here. Wm Moseley Jr, a passenger in Ballentine’s car, escaped with minor bruises. The other car reportedly carried only one light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Ballentine
Decatur Tron and Steel Company
Courtland Pike
Here
Wm. Moseley, Jr
Ballentine
Mrs W C Houston Recovers After Operation
Mrs W C Houston of Town Creek is progressing well after a serious operation at Benevolent hospital this week.
Athey to Reopen Pickwick Café in Montgomery
H. Athey, longtime Lyons hotel dining room operator, will return to Montgomery to join FP L Ridolphi in reopening the Pickwick Café. The Pickwick Cafe Inc. filed papers in Montgomery with capital stock at 10 000. The cafe plans to open around September 1 at a new downtown location after a fire and relocation from the Exchange hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ©. Athey
Lyons
Montgomery
FP. L. Ridolphi
Pickwick
Capital City
Pickwick Cafe Inc
Capital
Mr. Ridolphi
Alabama
Dr Omar Roan Returns for Brief Texas Visit
Dr Omar Roan of San Antonio Texas visits his former Decatur home and is welcomed by friends. He is described as a guest hero of his brother Dr A M Roan for a short stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omar Roan
San Antonio
Texas
A. M. Roan
Dr. Roan
Decatur
Mission Meetings Being Conducted by Pastor Walker
Tim Walker a minister of the Church of Christ in Haleyville leads mission meetings west of Austinville on the Danville pike. Large audiences attend as he plans 3:00 Discipleship and 7:30 pm talk on New Testament church establishment. Friday evening topic is Proper Division of the Word. Public invitation extends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Walker
Th Chhurch of Christ
Haleyville
Austinville
Danville Pike
Walker
Testamen
Hitler Chooses Between Hindenburg and Von Papen
Berlin August 11. Adolf Hitler, head of the National Socialist party, looms as President Von Hindenburgs choice for chancellor. Chancellor Von Papen reports the political situation to the president on his return from the summer estate. The president is said to be inclined to ask Hitler to form a cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Adolph Hitler
National Socialist Party
von Hindenberg
Germany
von Papen
Hitler
Ill At Home Report On Mrs H L Spencer
Mrs H L Spencer is ill at home on Gordon Drive and was reported somewhat improved today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Spencer
Gordon Drive
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ninth Street Service
Pred Jones
Katherine MacCaddon
Mrs. E. H. Nelson
J. F. Butler
Frank
Natchez and
Vicksburg
Miss
Miss Morrow
W. F. Rauschenberg
Spruce Pine
Ala
A. ©. Rauschenberg
Ewing Dupont
Evansville
Ind
Frank Dulaney
Columbus, Miss
Mary Turley
Elkmont Springs, Tenn
Bailey
J. W. Bailey
E. D. Bailey
W. C. Bailey
W. M. Bailey
Syd Bailey
Mobile
Preutt Cartwright
Sam Stephenson
Wilbur Bailey
Foster Bailey
Preuit Cartwright
Warden Cartwright
Sammy Stephenson
Martha Porter
Woodall’s
Moulton Pike
Martha Porter Bailey
Don Beauchampis
Miami, Fla
Royce Powell
Sarah Neville
Helen Moseley
Oscar F. Loosier
Bainbridge, Ga
Grady Little
Stevie Dudley
Pleasant Hill
Mrs. E. D. Bailey, Sr
Preuit, Jr
Florida
Biloxi
John Matthews
John Black
Ethel Dora
Kaysier
C. W. Matthews
Josephine Ford
Gadsden, Ala
John W. Jones
T. M. Jones
Princess
Sally Eilers
Spencer Tracy, EL Brendel
Ralph Bellamy
Ecelass
Vjohn. Boles
L.W. Witt
Arantz Drug Co
Thompson Drug Co
New England States
Frank Thompson
Corinth, Miss
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
New Orleans
Lon
Lewisburg
A. C. Fowler
Legion
Walnut Street
Decatur Ice Cream & Creamery Co
Karen Morley
Itt
duPont
Ligon’s
2Nd Ave
Moulton St
ATHEY
Pickwick Cafe
Goidel
DBI
von Hindenburg
Carter
C. M. Ce
Decatur Cleaners
Johnston St
Decatur Insurance
W. M. Chenault Insurance Agency
W. M. Chenault
Thelma Chenault
Tennessee Valley CO
J. R. Daniels
Cain, Wolcott & Rankin
Marvin Rankin
Wyatt Insurance Agency
Harry A. Wyatt
T. M. DIX Co., Inc
Paul F. Dix
Arthur F. Dix
Allison & Woods
Joe A. Woods
Thomas Realty CO
E. L. Thomas
John Patterson
J. A. Thornhill
Lamar Penney
Otto Moebes
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