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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1933

Page

5

Miss Hilda Carpenter Hosts Elegant Tea Dance

A turkey afternoon tea dance at Valley Country Club featured Miss Hilda Carpenter as hostess with guests including Miss Lillie Mae Dean of Oneonta and Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Hunt Jr. Festive attire and red punch set the mood as gardens and lanterns complemented the setting. A lawn party for Miss Rebecca Harvey of Nashville showcased hospitality, treasure hunts, and a late-evening spread on Gordon Drive. The event also notes upcoming Eastern Star chapter meetings and a Tuesday rock party hosted by Leroy McEntire Jr.

Personal notes of visitors and travelers in town

Ralph Preuit of Patteview Als visits Leroy McEntire Jr. Miss Ines Sullivan stays with Nashville friends. Mrs E Patterson and daughter Patey return from Chattanooga. Mrs Kortrecht returns to Memphis after visiting Skeggs family. James Mitchell from Fort McClellan visits Irvin Mitchell. Miss Mary Bronaugh visits Huntsville. Mr. and Mrs. Herman West of Nashville guests of the Troups. Ada and Anna Delaney visit Elizabeth McMillan. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nash from Memphis visiting Seneca Burr. The Smiths and two children motor to Pulaski to visit relatives. Mrs B D Wright visits M R Russell in Hartselle. William and twin daughters to be guests of Mrs C A Edwards from Fort Smith. Napier couple leaving for Boaz to make home. Fred Stutz of Miami to visit James H. Johnson. Rev E N Hart seriously ill at home. Edward L Thompson returns to Florence after visit. Mims Rogers of Florence and Billy Francis of Greenville visit Bowles. Elizabeth Leftwich of North Carolina visits Anne Peebles Richardson in Mooresville. Mrs R E Hewlett ill at home on Ferry Street. Woolsey Finnell Jr returns from Camp McClellan with training. Finnell joins for weekend. Mrs William Connor of Florence visits the Wallace home. Margaret Liston leaves for Nashville to train as a nurse missionary. Rev R T Liston returns home to Richlands after visit. Ethel Harrison returns from Aniston. W L George and Kermit George with Mary Kate George and others hosted by Mrs Mary E Hodges.

Paul Puckett Frances Lile Martha Emens Ann Peebles Mooresville Ann Zeitler Annie Peebles Richardson Dolly Greer Edith Pusgell Frances Mason Bluette Wallace Helen Bos Elizabeth Malone Pointer Gadsden Crawford Jane Crawford Jacklyn Smiley Elkins Himes John Davis Mary Heard Emmie Frances Polhill Lucille Giles Barrett Shelton Elizabeth Leftwich North Carolina John Eggleston James King Charles Malone, Jr Woolsey Finnell Julian Harris Norman Harris John Henry Bitting J. H. Jones Billy

Wedding invitation from Preult of Pittview Alabama

Preult of Pittview Alabama invites guests to a 7 30 oclock wedding. Mr and Mrs W L Byars of invitees and details remain in local notice.

Preult Pitteview Ala W. L. Byars

Missing Negro in Capture Case Sparks Legal Row

Judge Foster ruled officials lacked authority to intervene as three ILD attorneys left under guard. Birmingham police reports of molestation attempts at Tuscaloosa station were denied by Major Jemison. ILD secretary Patterson accused Foster of permitting lynch lawyers, while Foster called for a grand jury probe and said he did not know transfers to Birmingham were happening.

New York Frank Irwin Birmingham Foster ILD National Guard City Amps Tuscaloosa Torrey Jemison Foster Bunday

Court to rule on tabernacle pulpit dispute

The Rev. Joe Jeffers and the Rev. Dale Crowley contest control of the Jonesboro tabernacle pulpit as guards protect the church building. A deputy remains on duty until the court decision, amid a period with a special travel rate set by the Southern and ICC approval for a two and a half month window.

Joe Jeffers Dale Crowley Tabernacle Jeffers Jonesboro Roberts Southern Interstate Commerce Commission

Church Row Breaks Out In Arkansas

In Jonesboro Arkansas officers broke up services at the Jonesboro Baptist Tabernacle after factional strife. About 2 000 persons attended when four members were arrested on a charge of assault with deadly weapons.

Arkansas Jonesboro Ark Jonesboro Baptist Tabernacle

Ticket Volume Surges Under One and a Half Cent Rate

Southern Railway reports a 100 percent rise in ticket volume since the June 15 special rate of one and a half cents per mile. Local agent W G Roberts said the increase is substantial though total revenue shows only a small gain.

Southern Railway Company W. G. Roberts

Revenue Board Meeting Handles Routine Bills at Courthouse

Morgan county board of revenue met in a regular session at the courthouse. The sole business was checking and paying monthly bills.

Revenue Board Morgan County Board of Revenue

Houston Farmers to Get 236000 in Government Checks

Houston county farmers will receive government checks totaling 236000 for plowing under 16940 acres of cotton. Officials estimate the destruction will cut county cotton production by more than 7000 bales, according to agricultural experts.

Dothan Ala Houston County

Plan to Rebuild Morgan County Negro School

Prof. George T. Woodruff, Morgan County superintendent of education, is in Hartselle to discuss rebuilding the Morgan County training school for negroes, destroyed by fire in March 1932. The school opened its fall term in an old lodge hall, using church auditoriums and other buildings since the fire.

George T. Woodruff Hartselle Morgan County Training School

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James Rankin Billy McNeill Otis Jeffries Russell Lynne Wilbur Bailey Early Phinizy, Jr Ben Martin Charlie Malone Billy Wyker Fussell Brothers Mack Brothers Charles Matthews, Jr Frank Thompson Sam White Tommy Lee Reeder Banks Bobby Banks Ben Holmes Mims Rogers Ference Edwin Neville Walter Morris Des Moines Iowa Jack Crittenden Jack Soper Lester Smith Florence PARTY Ann Katherine Harvey Rebecca Harvey Nashville Tenn Gordon Drive West Mabel Wear Mildred Motes Elizabeth Berry Virginia Hardin Edith Doss Jane Armfield Dorothy Cherry Ludlow Bessie Boyd Ross Mary Briscoe Opal Cavanar Aleda Wright Tuscumbia Fay Ward Baltimore Edna Gillian Doris Berry Matrie Shumate Mary Otte Lena Harvey Newt Hardy al Harvey Thurman Ashford Marion Stone Carl Doss George Nunn Chink Thornhill R. W. Mullins A. M. Smith Wesley Cook Robert Gillian Charles Smith Eddie Stoltz Triana Henry Kendall Otis Harbinson Roy Doss Dudley Byars Blogourd Paul Bryant Fred Eaves Andy Stoltz Tommie Bowen Herman Lambert Johnny Harvey Jimmie Arnold Miss Floy Doss Eastern Star Mary Lou Dancy Bank Street Mizpah Mic Johnston Stree Leroy McEntire, Jr Rock Ralph Ralph Preuit Patteview Als Ines Sullivan Nashville,Tenn 8. E. Patterson Patey Chattanooga C. M. Kortrecht Memphis, Tenn Henry A. Skeggs James Mitchell Fort McClellan Anniston Brother Irvin Mitchell Mary Bronaugh Huntsville Herman West Nashville, Tenn H. O. Troup Ada and Anna Delaney Leighton, Ala Elizabeth McMillan Charles Nash Seneca Burr G. H. Smith Pulaski, Tenn William Orton Fort Smith, Ark C. A. Edwards Willie Mae Ortie Mae Will Napier Boaz, Ala Fred Stutz Miami, Fla James H. Johnson E. N. Hart Sherman Street Edward Lewis Thompson Billy Francis Greenville, Miss Thomas Bowles, Jr Anne Peebles Richardson R. E. Hewlett Woolsey Finnell, Jr Camamp McClellan Finnell William Connor B. P. Wallace Margaret Liston R. T. Liston Nashvile Miss Liston Africa Southern Presbyterian Church R T. Liston Richlands Ethel Harrison W. L. George Kermit George Kate George Delrose Callie Bonnie Mary Jones Prospect Mary E. Hodges Meagher Chidren Fortune Fortune's Caddell Princess Legs, Law and Love J. Phineas Stevens Pirate of the Law Madge Evans Frank Morgan Universal News Reel Graham McNamee Mickey Mouse the Mad Doctor Goidel Houston Fairfax Hall Lithia Drinking Water John Noble Maxwell Park Station Wayneshere Sterchi Arriv Majestic Electric Re NRA Terchi
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