Society hears NRA addresses at Central Baptist church
A group of city women gathered at Central Baptist church on Thursday afternoon invited by NRA colonel Mrs. F F Tidwell to learn about the National Recovery Act and the recovery program. Mrs. Tidwell welcomed attendees as Rev James Allen Smith offered the invocation and Mrs. Jones spoke on the Blue Eagle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
F. F. Tidwell
NRA
Tidwell
America
James Allen Smith
John W. Jones
Seneca Burr
Kipling
R. M. McGlathery
Elizabeth Wallace
Joseph Pettey
George Perrine
Albert Alex- A. Lynne
Smith
Charlotte Broadus
F. C. Redberry
Mesdames
A. M. Cook
F.S. Hosey
C. M. Dale
Hortense Kirby
Wade Wright
Clifford Knight
Mary D. Simpson
H. Reid Sherrard
Personal Announcements From Decatur Community
Mrs. Seneca Burr and W R Spight traveled to Birmingham for a Friday visit. Numerous local residents and visitors are noted in this society column including the Boyd family from Collinsville and Mrs. Wilds hosts in their Georgia trip. Attendees report trips to the World’s Fair in Chicago and local Horse shows while various relatives visit Georgia Tennessee and Alabama towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca Burr
W. R. Spight
Birmingham
Creighton Chaney Star in The Last Frontier At Princess Theatre
Creighton Chaney son of Lon Chaney, a 211 pound athletic leading man, debuts in The Last Frontier serial at Princess Theatre. Born in Oklahoma City and raised in Los Angeles, he pursued sports and gained attention in Bird of Paradise before a major role as a rugged newspaper editor. Cast includes Gulliver and Canutt. film aims for virile Western hero status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentino
Clark Gable
Creighton
Courtney Ryley Cooper
Princess Theatre
Lon Chaney
Oklahoma City
Okla
Los Angeles
Hollywood High School
Chaney
Talkies
Dorothy Gulliver
Mary Jo Desmond
Francis X. Bushman, Jr
Joe Bonomo
Slim Cole
Judith Barrie
Pete Morrison
Yakima Canutt
Jon
Arizona
Lon
Bill Hart
Tom Mix
Visit Ends with Miss Pryor at Flower Hill Farm
A social visit concluded with Miss Martha Pryor accompanying the guest home from Flower Hill Farm. Pryor will remain with the guest for the week as her companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Plumkett
Memphis
Jane Neville
Trinity
Martha Pryor
Flower Hill Farm
Miss Pryor
Negro Farmers 10 See Station in North Alabama
Tuesday August 29, negro farmers from Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties led by T. W. Bridges and B. F. Hill county agents will gather at the State Experiment Station Belle Mina and the County Demonstration Farm Athens to study methods and observe crop results from vetch and Austrian winter peas turned under in spring. The event aims to help farmers gain information from North Alabama station agricultural practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan, Lawrence
Limestone Counties
T. W. Bridges
B. F. Hill
State Experiment Station
Belle Mina
Athens
North Alabama
Horse Show at Franklin Today by Hathcoats
O H Hathcoat and Ed Hathcoat left for Franklin Tennessee to enter three horses in a show this evening. Piper Lady le Rose and Radio will compete with Radio the jumper from Athens as part of a Parent Teachers Association event.
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O. H. Hathcoat
Ed Hathcoat
Franklin, Tenn
Franklin
Parent-Teachers Association of the
Tennessee
Piper
Lady le Rose
Athens
Ice Cream Supper at Central Methodist Church
The young people's department of Central Methodist church hosts an ice cream supper on the church lawn from 5 to 9 this afternoon. Only home made ice cream and cake will be served, with rain plan to move indoors. Proceeds fund pledges for young people's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Department of
Central Methodist Church
Colonel Ragsdale Visits Decatur From Columbia Academy
Colonel C. A. Ragsdale, mathematics chair and head of the entrance exam department at Columbia Military Academy in Columbia Tennessee, was a business visitor in Decatur today. He oversees the program that trains boys for West Point and Annapolis entrance exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Ragsdale
Columbia Military Academy
Columbia, Tenn
Decatur
Ragsdale
Columbia
West Point
Annapolis
Marylander Named On Board of TEVA
Charles Garity of Catomsville Maryland was named by the Tennessee Valley Authority as director of purchases and procurement. He previously served with the Arundel Corporation of Baltimore working on hydro electric construction projects.
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TEVA
Washington, D. C
Charles Garity
Catomisville
Maryland
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arundel Corporation of
Baltimore
Mrs Turney Improves After Operation at Infirmary
Mrs W W Turney of Somerville Route 3 improved after an operation at Baugh's Infirmary and was described as resting well today.
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Turney
W. W. Turney
Somerville
Route 3
Baugh’s Infirmary
Aycock Host Celebrated at Country Home
A rural gathering at Aycock’s country home seven miles west of Moulton featured barbecued chicken stew boiled corn and slaw. Guests enjoyed the menu and Mr Aycock received a hearty vote of thanks for his hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lawrence
A. W. Hill
Ferry Street
Burton Bartee
T. OC. Chandler
Moulton
Mr. Aycock
Morgan County Board of Education to Meet
The Morgan County Board of Education will meet this afternoon at 1 30 at the courthouse to discuss school plans for the year. Proposals include use of additional buses to serve school children across districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Board of Education
Carmichael Seeks Eighth District Seat With Roosevelt Ties
Carmichael argues he best serves the eighth district and Alabama, citing Muscle Shoals work and legislative record. He recalls Roosevelt visits and past conventions, notes Montgomery Advertiser praise, and taunts opponents as disruptive children who must be “spanked” by a first primary victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth District
Alabama
Carmichael
Roosevelt
Muscle Shoals
Houston
Texas
Chicago
Montgomery
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8. M. Thompson
First Christian Sunday School
Malone Park
J. B. Collum
Wilma Jean
Callum
Katherine Thompson
Sistina Moore
Martha Bryant Abbott
Billy Smith, Jr
Arden Strickland
Audrey Free
Wiley Free
Billy Free
Helen Freeze
Fred Smith
J. C. Smith
R. E. Morrow
Neema Sandusky
Virginia D. Massengale
Marie Massengale
Leeman Smith
Annie Margaret Hutson
Edna Harmonet
Martha Ruth Collum
Wilde Whitten
Harry Currier
Hartselle
H. M. Boyd
Collinsville, Tl
8. H. Wilds
Mrs. van Slyke
Beverly Hills, Calif
Russell Speake
Russell Edward
Virginia Plunkett
Leighton
Mrs
J.L. Dekle
Points
Georgia
J. M. Reynolds
Betty Jean Johnson
Examett Terry
Courtland
Dorothy’ Kaufman
Church Street
Jimmy Bloodworth
Charles Denton
Culleeke, Tenn
Will Elkins
Sonny Wright
Fairview
Howard Daniel
J. H. Alexander
W. R. Griffin
Cullman
Julian McNeese
Mrs. H. 8. Green
Corinth
Miss
T. G. Morrow
Elizabeth Brown
Ripley, Miss
Mrs T. G. Morrow
E. D. Whitman
Ill
James Webster Ratliffe
Priceville
Mrs. T. C. Chandler
St. Louis, Mo
Cecil Carey
F. H. Pointer
Gadsden
Mabel and
Morris Alford
Tarrant City
Ala
Tara Whitten
Annie Kate Harrison
Evelyn Beard
Mrs. Halbert
Jean
Fayetteville
Tenn
Louis Nebrig
Benevolent Hospital
Bobby Jean Austin
Peggy Morrow
James Ratliffe
Little Son
Arthur Holder
Wilda Whitten
Listina Moore
Harry Surrier
Miss Margaret Speake
Swift
Fryers
Coats
Sterchi’s
Creighton Chaney
Central Methodist
Col. Ragsdale
Goidel
Fron
Aycock
Fairfax Hall Por
Shenandoah Valley
Blue Ridge Mountains
John Noble
Maxwell
Park Station
Waynesbere, Ya
Rinces
Austin
Ann Carvers Profession
Fay Wray
Gene Raymond
Courtney Ryley
Creighton Chaney Johny Eng AL Peeraes
Reighton Chaney
Betty Compson
Pat O’brien
Ralph Bellamy
Opportunity
J.C. Penney
Polartex
Tan
Navy
Penney’s
County Board of Education
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