Birthday Parties Honor Mrs Ferrell and Mary Emily
Society notes report two afternoon gatherings. Mary Emily Burnum celebrated her eighth birthday at Ferry Street with pink decor and gifts. A second fête honored Mrs Ferrell at Mrs Duncan’s home with surprise birthday cake and contests, gifting and a going away sendoff for Bay St. Louis trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Burnum
Sallye Burnum
Martha Scales
Martha Nash
Betsy Jane Elam
Ferrell
Joe Duncan
T. A. Caddell
Caddell
Co. Co. Ferrell
Clifton Ferrell
Bay St. Louis
Miss Caroline Barfield Turns Visit to Atlanta
Personal notices list numerous travels and visits. Miss Caroline Barfield will spend days with her Atlanta aunt. Billy Kirby and Mrs. Nell Barfield visit Birmingham. G A Blackwell tours Chicago and St Louis on business. Horace Griffin family returns from Bronson Michigan and New York World's Fair. several other relatives travel, teach, or visit, including Mrs. J D Bush, A C Coyle Jr., Miss Jean Humphrey, and Miss Elizabeth Humphrey with teaching posts in Ensley and Berry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caroline Barfield
Atlanta, Ga
Horace ‘Griffin
Ted
Jay
Bronson, Mich
New York City
Nell Barfield
Birmingham
Athens Legion opens service office in courthouse
The Athens post of the American Legion opens a service office on the courthouse top floor. Post commander James M. Dement leads the office and ex servicemen are invited to use it as their Athens headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
The
American Legion
James M. Dement
Local Girl Wins Phi Beta Kappa Scholarships at Birmingham-Southern
Six Birmingham area students win Phi Beta Kappa honors at an August 4 exam at Birmingham Southern College. Winners earn scholarships totaling 2800 dollars, with awards ranging from 200 to 800 dollars. Presenting felicities is President Raymond R. Paty. Names include Mary Kate Nungester Decatur High and others from Ensley Altoona West End Bessemer Coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham College
Jefferson County
Birmingham-Southern
Raymond R. Paty
Treme
Mary Kate Nungester
Decatur High School
Bob Lively
Ensley High
Harry Letherwood
Altoona
Patricia PittMan
West End High
Drop
Joseph Horn
Bessemer High
Dale Greene
Coffee High
Anne Adams Pattern 4171 Gay Frock for Summer Wardrobe
The Decatur Daily advertises Anne Adams Pattern 4171 a breezy frock with front buttoning and curved princess lines in gay prints. Available in misses and women sizes 14 through 44 with yardage 4 1/2 yards for size 16. Send 15 cents for pattern or 25 cents for book and pattern to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Fashionland
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
17Th St
New York
N. Y
Risky Hair Color Changes Warned by Expert
Hair dyes and henna are dangerous for DIY color work. The article urges consulting a specialist, mixing chemicals carefully, and avoiding uneven or streaked results. It notes professionals manage color and touch ups, while home attempts can ruin hair and require corrective dye applications.
Prohibition Debate Echoes in Alabama Church Assembly
Rev. W Earl Hotalen of the Alabama Temperance Alliance urged against liquor licensing at a Central Methodist Church gathering. He cited state liquor sales totaling over 30 million dollars, jail strain, bootlegging, and a large number of bar maids, arguing liquor legalization harms both economy and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Earl Hotalen
Alabama Taperance Alliancé
Central Methodist Church
Rev. Hotalen
Alabama
Montgomery County
Hotalen
Cullman County
Jefferson County
Family ties across Williamson kin in Wilson
In Wilson North Carolina on August 14 Lizzie Flowers recalls her three husbands Clifton Williamson Alphonzo Williamson and Willie Williamson. Alphonzo was Clifton’s cousin and Willie was Alphonzo’s brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
N.C
Lizzie Flowers
Clifton Williamson
Alphonzo Williamson
Willie Williamson
Alphonzo
Clifton
Willie
Attorney Dies in Alabama At 68
Robison Brown age 68 a longtime Alabama land commissioner and attorney for the University of Alabama died after an unspecified illness. Brown held public and university roles and was known for his work in property and legal affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Robison Brown
University of Alabama
Great Meeting To Close On Tuesday At Union Grove
The Union Grove tent revival ends Tuesday evening after weeks of large crowds. Rev. R Cook has preached to overflow audiences using public address equipment, and many converts have joined the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Grove
R. ©. Cook
Congregations Worship Together At Methodists Service
The First Methodist and Memorial Drive Methodist churches will join for a Sunday service. Rev. R D Cook of Memorial Drive will preach in place of visiting pastor B P Tingle who is on vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Rev
R. D. Cook
Latter Church
Pr. B .P. Tingle
Revival to Begin at Tanner Methodist Church
A revival campaign will begin next Monday at Tanner Methodist church with Rev. R D Cook of Memorial Drive Methodist assisting Rev. Hugh Wright, Tanner pastor. The revival will run through Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner Methodist Church
R. D. Cook
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Hugh 8.Wright
Tanner
Dentist Dr John P Saul Enthusiast For New York World Fair
Dr John P Saul a Hins dentist is a New York world’s fair enthusiast. Dr Hill spent a week in New York in June visiting the fair and sights and shows. He left Sunday morning to spend another week in the metropolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John_p. saul
Hill
New York
Metropolis
Cartoonist T. E. Powers Dies at 69 in Long Beach
The longtime Hearst newspaper political cartoonist T. E. Powers, 69, died today at his Long Beach home after a two year illness. He had drawn for Hearst papers for over four decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
T. E. Powers
Hearst
Long Beach
Stated Remedies for Breast Development and Massage
The article describes cold compresses with towels, applying cocoa butter or lanoline, and vigorous arm swinging exercises to stimulate breast development. It advises standing erect, chest high, swinging hands high and back, pulling on the upper torso fibers to encourage growth.
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Mary Emily
Burnum
Eugene Graves
Jack Williamson
Joel Coates
Harold Doss
Moulton
Sabine DuPont
Dolores Hardage
Ponsonby Kyle
Ben Bloodworth
Billy Kirby
F. H. Kirby
G. A. Blackwell
Decatur Pump Company
Chicago
St. Louis
John Maurice Secor
Ted and
Jay Griffin
J. D. Bush
A. C. Coyle
D. W. Gregg
Melba Gregg
Little Rock, Ark
Mrs. Gregg
J. W. Pipkin
Jimmy Harrison
Gadsden
Mrs. Harrison
Florida
J. F. Graham
A. C. Coyle, Jr
Lucy Cole
W. J. Bronaugh
Julian Bronaugh
L. G. Connell
Jean Humphrey
Ensley
Elizabeth Ann Humphrey
Berry
Gayle Goree
Grénade, Miss
H. R. Davis
Horatio Forbes
Johnston Street
Ed Joiner
West Point
H. E. Jeffrey
Chattanooga
Tenn
Claud Joiner
Mrs. L. G. Connell
Texas
Henry Harris
Tuscaloosa, Ala
John A. Caddell
Frank Melton
H. Smith
Sandra Melton
Joan Mims
Margaret Humphrey
Montgomery
Kate Hardage
Memphis
Raphael Sartor
Phillip Kyle
Mrs. Ponsonby Kyle
R. H. Spears
Jacksonville
Pla
Joye Leeman
J. N. Freeman
Eugene
Allen
Beauty Shoppe
Grant St
Blanket Club
Esmond
Speake, Warren
Ratliff
Legion Office
Goidel
Iron Fireman
Westmaker
Baa
Helen Follett
Florence George
Move’'S
Capitol
Warner Bros
Jane Bryan
Chas
Grapewin
Sree
Tarzan
Edeline Denes
Frieda
Pete Smith
Ann Sheridan
Dick Powell
Gale Page
Helen Broderick
Ronald Reagan
Allen Jenkins
Zasu Pitts
Maxie Rosenbloom
Sherwin- Williams
Decatur BR Assue Johnston Syaeat
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