Shower honors Miss Elizabeth Coffee bride elect
A pridal shower was given Thursday afternoon at the home of Miss Mary Emma Georg in Moulton for Miss Elizabeth Coffee. Guests listed include Ruth Coffey, Hazel, Lowery, Horn, Woodall and many more with gifts and refreshments served. Circles of local churches planned meetings for the week, including First Presbyterian and Central Baptist groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodall
T. M. Hamil
Ollie Price
Ruby
Ozelle Alexander
Barron
Bethea Stedham
Rudye McEntire
W. W. Coffey
Paul McEntire
Abijah.Cartee
Dewey Smit
J. W. Smith
J. H. Welm
Joe Burt
Paul Cou
Geneva Fielding
J. Byars
Elton Gulley
Albert Barron
Bennett Mc Jantire, Sr
Grady George
J. R. Mooney
C. S. Napps
Persinger Parker
Dothe Amon
Lois O. Hoppers
Théda Miller
Grady Hutty
Luther Sparkman
Herbert Yarbrough
Lola Yarbrough
Ouida Dawson
Leslie Woodall
Ruth Coffey
Local births and visitors noted in Lakeland and surrounding towns
After a visit to his uncle J A Daniel in Lakeland Fila Mr and Mrs Carl Wiggins announce the birth of a nine pound son on August 17 naming him Carl Quinn. Mrs Carl Swanson and children of Louisville Ky visit relatives including Marvin Wells and William Swaner while at Emens Clinic a baby girl named Janice Ann was born on August 17. A J Coleman and family in Bagdad Ky attended the wedding of her brother Willard Brown and Lucille Plummer of Lauderdale Miss. Various residents including Mrs Molly Brindley Cullman and Mrs E B Polytinsky Russellville Ala and the Kenna mer family visited friends en route to Dallas Texas and Monteagle Tennessee for stays and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Wiggins
Carl Quinn
William Swaner
TCT- Second
A. J. Coleman
Bagdad, Ky
Miss Estelle Hendrix to World’s Fair trip with friends
Miss Estelle Hendrix and Miss Marjorie Phinizy depart Monday to attend the World's Fair in New York. They will be joined by Miss Caroline Oliver in Massachusetts, with plans for return after about ten days and subsequent trips for others in the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Hendrix
Marjorie Phinizy
New York
Caroline Oliver
Massachusetts
Hendrix Oe Oliver
M Liss Phinizy
Connecticut
Marjorie Workman
Local residents return from travels and hospital recovery
Miss Mary Moore Hurst returns to Camp Hill Alabama after a week with her sister Mrs William Crutcher. Several families visit Birmingham and New York World Fair. Mrs Earle Calvin recuperating after an operation. John Levin returns from Birmingham to his grandparents. Families travel to Miami and Tallahassee Florida for visits and the Dairy Festival in Pulaski Tennessee. The Crosks visit Athens Florida and Route 3 resident Walter Long returns home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Moore Hurst
Camp Hill
Ala
William Crutcher
Earle Calvin
Birmingham
John Levin
J. F. Levin
Cotton Ginning Meetings Set Across Morgan County
B G Hall Morgan county farm agent announced a series of meetings for cotton ginners buyers and farmers to discuss the 1939 cotton marketing program. The schedule lists sessions August 21 at Danville and Hartselle August 22 at Decatur and Falkville August 23 at Cotaco and Eva schools with morning and afternoon times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Hall
Morgan County
Danville School
Hartselle City Hall
Decatur Court House
Falkville City Hall
Cotaco
Eva
Ex pugilist Joe Grim dies in Philadelphia at 58
Former heavyweight fighter known as Ole Joe Grim dies at age 58 in Philadelphia. Grimm earned fame as a hardy iron man of early boxing era and was widely regarded among veteran ring stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Ole Joe" Grim
Jury Rules Death Scene Outside Jurisdiction
The jury found the death scene was outside its jurisdiction and the body, taken in charge by Washington D C officers, was shipped to Atlanta. Detectives said the woman shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C
Atlanta
Grim Tops Tough Opponent in Long Boxing Battle
In a Philadelphia state hospital arena, Grim endured a hard bout where he was knocked out only once in 15 years. Sailor Burke later stopped him in Brooklyn after legendary fighters Bob Fitzsimmons Jack Johnson Kid McCoy and Joe Walcott had failed to do so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia State Hospital
Sailor Burke
Brooklyn
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack Johnson
Kid McCoy
Joe Walcott
Law Planned To Award Squalus Crew Extra Pay
Rep. Arthur B. Jenks of New Hampshire announced he will introduce a bill at the forthcoming session to restore extra submarine duty pay for surviving Squalus crew members after a comptroller general ruling denied the stipend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Arthur B. Jenks
DON T FROWN By HELEN FOLLETT
A beauty column advises avoiding facial contortions that create aging lines and explains how expressions distort appearance. It notes lifting eyebrows, frowning, and mouth movements cause wrinkles and suggests tranquil posing and subtle nail veneers in light pink for a refined look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Follett
Cotton spinning industry capacity slips in July
Census Bureau data show July capacity at 81.5 percent on an 80 hour two shift week, with 26,377,986 spindles in place and 21,915,362 active during the month. July hours totaled 6,622,285,983 at an average 261 hours per spindle, against June and July figures from the prior year. States listed include Alabama Georgia and South Carolina with varied spindle activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Mud stains threaten two horse clash in Saratoga mud
Rain and thunder turned the track to mud at Saratoga Springs delaying the Prayers Stakes. Big John and Wight-Thir See feared to run while Eighty Thirty remained co favored with a win at Delaware Park noted. Bookmakers trimmed odds as the storm raged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. McCormick
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
William Woodard
Johnstown
George D. Widener
America
Big John
Challedon
Delaware Park
Arling ton Classic Result Prompts Stable Scoring Debate
Millsdale stable's Sun Lover finished second to Oharledon in the Arling ton classic while Johnstown ended a distant third after a severe beating. The two other runners Conn Smythe's Sir Marlboro and Mrs Payne Whitney's Rash had not raced on a slow track before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millsdale Stable
Sun Lover
Oharledon
Johnstown
Conn Smythe
Sir Marlboro
Mra. Payne Whitney
Rash
Assets Increase for National Banks on June 30
Preston Delano announced assets of 5,209 banks reached 33.18 billion dollars on June 30, the highest in history, up 2.803 billion from a year earlier. Deposits totaled 28.469 billion, up 2.654 billion from June 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Preston Delano
National Banking System
Jury reports death at hands of killer in trunk discovery
Atlanta aug 19 a coroner's jury ruled the young mulatto woman's death at the terminal railway station was at the hands of a person or persons unspecified asserting homicide verdict in connection with the trunk found case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
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First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Circle
Barrett Shelton
A. A. Jones
Shelton
Steve Baker
Nona Morrow
Central Baptist
Central Baptist . & G
Young People’s Auxiliary
Sunbeams
Betty Burleson
Young People’s Counsellor
Baptist W. M
First Baptist W. M. 8
Annex
Westminster Auxiliary
Westminster Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary
Marion Blackwell
L. H. Knight
R. G. Cortner
J. A Daniel
Lakeland
Fila
Carl Swanson
Louisville, Ky
Marvin Wells
Mrs. Willard. Brown
Lucille Plummer
Lauderdale
Horatio Forbes
Molly Brindley
Cullman
Mrs
D. O. Simpson
E. B. Polytinsky
Russellville, Ala
Clarence Kennamer
Nan
J. D. Bush
Ashville
N. C
Dallas
Texas
Wilson Orr
Charlotte
Monteagle, Tenn
Edith Kleopher
Jane Evans
Helen Brown
William Shakespeare
Toronto
Ont
E. N. Penick
Alpine
Talladega
Redding Emens
Margaret Ann
Nashville
Tenn
J. B. Bradford
Atlanta, Ga
Guy Drake
Nallie Bobbitt
Maureen Walsh
A. P.L
Alexander
Goidel’s
Mr. and
Hal Richeson
Maryene Hurst
H. P. Still
Peggy Cruteler
Helen Peurifoy
Memphis, Tenn
H. N. Peurifoy
Leroy McEntire
Dair Leroy, Jr
Annie Miller
Rohn Wyker
East
T. M. Frangis
H. F. Sherrod
Miami
Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Fred Henneberger
Decatur
At Wilkes
Mattie Frandgés
Pulaski, Tenn
Mary Ruth Carden
W. B. Edmundson
Guy Bowman
Lake Placid
N.Y
Long Island
Francis Cross
Waverly
E. G. Lamon
Walter Daniels
Athens
Route 3
Crosk
Thelma Daniels
Walter Thomas Long
Strand Theatre
Hartselle
Tyrone Power
Alice Faye
AL Jolson
Washington Square
Florence Rice
Una Merkel
Ann Rutherford
Mary Howard
Buddy Ebsen
Kent Taylor
Bob Burns
Susan Hayward
Charles Bickford
Bob Baker
Boris Karloff
MR. Wong
Georg
Nannie Joy Flautt
George V. LaBoon
Central Methodist Church
V. Laboon
Mrs. LaBoon
LAW
Deanna Durbin
ACME
Capitol
the Headley’s
Evelyn Venable
Robert Whitney
Grant Mitchell
Charley Chase
Bill
Wild Bill Hickok
Elliot
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Buck Rogers
Nancy Drew
Bonita Granville
John Litel
Universal News
Spider's Web
Jack Holt
Popeye the Sailor
Happy Hal Bur
Terrette
Melvyn
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Walter Connolly
Alan Curtis
Joan Perry
Gladys Lehman
Ken Englund
Alexander Hell
Columbia
Mary Hi
Walter Wanger
Resents
Fredric March
Joan Bennett
Ralph Bellamy
Ann Sothern
Sidmey Blackmer
Thomas Mitchell
Robert Elliott
Davis
Juarez
Vee
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Claude Rains
John Garfield
Donald Crisp
Joseph Callela
Gale Sondergaard
Gilbert Roland
Henry O'Neill
William Dieterle
Warner Bros
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