Society Notes Highlight Two Autumn Weddings
Mrs. Viola Bloodworth announces the marriage of her daughter Aldv to John Wade Tomlinson of Falkville and Montgomery at Rev Lambuth Archibald’s home on August 24 1940. They will reside in Decatur where the bride works for the Works Progress Administration. Tomlinson is employed by the State Department of Agriculture. Plans for the Crawford Bush wedding include Miss Jane Crawford of Birmingham to James Lucien Bush of Daytona Beach Fla with ceremonies at Westminster Presbyterian Church September 5. A string of prewedding parties is noted. The piece also covers club meetings and social events in Athens and nearby communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crawford-Bush
Jane Crawford
James Lucien Bush
Daytona Beach
Fla
Westminster Presbyterian Chorch
Louis Ling
Ruth Banks
Crawford
Paul Crawford
Birmingham
J. D. Bush
Mildred Lee
Decatur
John Bean
Mary Whitworth
Montgomery
M. D. Whitworth
Wilbur West
Connie West
Atlanta
Joe E. Wright
Mary Adams
Huntsville
Martha Witt Burleson
Stewart Blake
Betty Jo Stewart
A. M. Jones
Annie Laurie Jones
Veto
Arthur Holder, Jr
E. R. Naylor
Athens
John Slone and Son
Enterprise
D. A. Slone
Grace Sobokta
Peabody College
A. B. Davidson
W. H. Lovelady
Ruby Martin
Laverne
University of Tennessee
R. Q. Rollins
Allen Ryan
Troy
F. A. Merriwether
Ewell Conwell and Son
Payetteville
N. C
Eric Howell
Joe Gill
San Diego
Calif
Personal notes from Washington to Montgomery visits
Mrs Clyde McEntire of Washington DC is reported recovering after surgery at Hamils Clinic. Mrs Earl Williams and guest Mrs A L Williams plan a Sunday motor trip to Carrollton GA. Mr and Mrs Eugene Graves of Vicksburg MS visit relatives, joined by their parents the Garrens who had been in Little Rock AR. The Wyatts travel to Greenville AL to visit H L Peterson. Joe Duncan and son Billy spent the day in Birmingham. Asbury Malone of Montgomery arrives Saturday to be the overnight guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde McEntire
Washington, D. C
Hamil’s
Earl.Williams
A. L. Williams
Carrollton, Ga
Carrollton
Eugene A. Graves
Vicksburg, Miss
J. D. Garren
Little Rock, Ark
Joe Duncan
Billy
Birmingham
Book Arrivals At Carnegie Public Library Featuring Five Novels
Carnegie library announces new arrivals including How Green Was My Valley by Richard Llewellyn a vivid mining family saga set in South Wales Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan a tender imaginative tale that inspires artistic fame Verdun by Jules Romain a stark portrait of war and human endurance The Bird In The Tree by Elisabeth Goudge praised as well written if light weight Kings Row by Henry Bellamann a sprawling novel of a Midwestern town seen through Parris Mitchell a physician and observer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie Ary
Green
Valley
Richard Llewellyn
South Wales
Jennie
Robert Nathan
Verdun
Jules Romain
Eliabeth
Miss Goudge
Kings Row
Henry Bellamann
Parris Mitchell
Community Notes from Morgan County Residents
Zemon Crowe returns to Nashville after visiting his mother. Revival at Penns school led by Mrs Pearl Stanford draws large crowds. Numerous locals attend singing at Corinth and plan to attend Andrews Chapel event. Ed Hunter ill with pneumonia. Several residents visiting relatives in Georgia Birmingham Athens Addison Danville Decatur Speake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zemon Crowe
Nashville
Penn's School
Pearl Stanford
Decatur
Corinth
Andrews Chapel
Druid Garrett
Mississippi
Edward Hunter
Lee Nell Looney
Dora Crowe
Mildred Angle
Addison
Otto Hill
Carolyn
Danville
Hubert Kirkpatrick
Gurtis Hogan
Birmingham
Molly Moody
All Day Picnic Set At Long Bottom
An all day picnic will be held at Long Bottom on Saturday August 31. Several ball games are planned with cold drinks and lunch available. Teams attending include Austinville Macedonia Union Neel Winton Cedar Creek and Long Bottom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Bottom
Austinville
Macedonia
Union
Neel
Winton
Cedar Creek
Rain Covers Athens County Boosting Local Crops
The first heavy rain in weeks fell Wednesday afternoon in Athens Alabama and is believed to have added thousands of dollars in crop value. Late corn was drying and cotton bolls were small from moisture shortage, with rain reported county wide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Local church circles hosted study amid community notices
E A Elliott and Mrs Arthur Holder Jr outlined work under the new Christian Service organization. An all day meeting was planned at Mrs BE A Elliott’s home on September 11 with Dutch luncheon. Miss Aline Orr of Athens visited and attended a swimming party at Hatfield Lake. Various church circles met at the First Methodist to study Uprooted Americans and discuss migration, with members serving refreshments to groups of fifteen, thirteen, and thirteen respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Women's Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
J. 8.McDonald
R. L. Lance
R. L. Malone
H. A. Darby
Christian Advocate
God
Henry Hitt Crane
E. A. Elliott
Arthur Holder, Jr
New Christian Service Organization
BE. A. Elliott
Aline Orr
Hatfiel Lake
J. W. Montgomery
Rachel Praytor
Mary Frances Bean
Margaret Montgomery
John Montgomery
Truman Praytor
Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
Brown
Borwn
Perry Orr
Milton Speake
R. Currier
Roy Newman
A. C. Summerford
B. A. Elliott
Howard Brown
Prank McDaniel
Elliott
Hoyt Groover
America
W. L. Groover
John Cooper
J. T. Tarver
William Stewart
Cleo Larkin
Hartselle Socials Include Baptist Class Meeting and Bridge
The Young Women’s Class of the Baptist Sunday School held a monthly social at Mrs. Van B Glasscock’s home with Mrs Grady Long leading devotion. A bridge gathering followed hosted by Mrs A D Sample featured guests Mrs Edwin Green and Mrs J E Stone Jr. A missionary society formed under the Woman’s Society of Christian Service elected officers at the home of Mrs William Cost with Mrs Oliver Blizzard as vice president and Mrs Carl Williams secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Sunday School
Woodall’s
The
Baptist Sunday School
van B. Glasscock
Grady Long
Sam Heath
Hilda Terry
W. M. Anderson
Hugh Penn
Leslie Gordon
Mary Lewis
Lauderdale
Gwendolyn Payne
Virginia Smith
Jeannie Lind Gatlin
A. D. Sample
Edwin Green
J. E. Stone, Jr
Arthur White, Jr
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Wiilam Cost
William Cost
Oliver Blizzard
Carl Williams
Buford Bentley
Arthur Holder, Jr
R. L. Carlson
James Lindsey
Healthy vanity cures shy girls self-consciousness
SHY LITTLE girls trapped by overbearing motherhood grow into self conscious adults causing social and business woes. A little healthy vanity boosts self regard and eases nerves. Beauty shop techniques like blueing and proper shampooing help maintain brighter, whiter hair and reduce yellow stains.
Anne Adams pattern 4545 and 4546 for children and women
The advertisement promotes Anne Adams dress patterns 4545 and 4546 with bias fronts and plaid fabric options. It highlights a two piece brief skirt, back ties, rounded collar, and optional vestee effect with self or contrast fabric. Includes bloomers or panties and sizing for children. The Fall and Winter Pattern Book costs 15 cents with pattern book and pattern set at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Anne Ama
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
Morgan County High to Open Football Practice
The Morgan County High School football squad will start training on Monday with the first practice at 3 oclock. Coach Grady Long will field 25 to 30 candidates for positions after losing eight key players from the 1939 championship team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Long
Glasscock
Rollins
Walters
Stephenson
White
Mason
H. Ryan
A. Ryan
Morgan
Long
Also Mentioned on This Page
Athens Mission Group
Miss Rogers
Miss Green
Elinor Green
C. Green
Edith Kleopher
Ruth Johnston
Louisa Barnett
Susan Bibb
Marjorie Phinizy
Earle Calvin, Jr
Miami, Fla
Gerald Neher
Nell Johnston
Island Central Methodist Circle
Quince Eddens
Finley’s Island
J. H. Branum
L.S. Stansell
W. ‘A. Brittain
C.D. Patterson
Raymond Brittain
I. M. Eubanks
Labor Day
Mrs
Roy Wyatt
Thomas Peach
John Peach
Iss Katherine Lee
Bessemer
Mildred Nicholson
Arré
R.cy Weatherford
Bobby
G. P. Hamilton
Herman Schnur, Jr
Miami
Gulf Coast
Mrs. Lanning
T. J. Cottingham
Mrs. C. Cottingham
Foley, Alabama
Dolly Farley
Sands Point Bath Club
Long Island
Francis J. Farleys
Forest Hills
C. Miller
Chicago
Money Back Guarantee
AYDS
Caddell Drug Co
Cloptons
Tru
Hne
J. S. Wyatt
H. L. Peterson
Greenville
Asbury Malone
Chenille
Morgan County
Penn’s
Daily Crossword
India
Sicily
Nova Scotia
Bashan
Noah
Fiz
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Hartselle
Emmett Bridges
Tom Crittenden
Jack Doss
Emmett Bennett
Helen Follett
Dell
Auv
Collier’s
Johnston
Carnegie Library
Sarah Jones
Pearl Ot Mp
Newry
Gibson
Tennessee
New Orleans
John Houston
Birmingham Hospital
L. Martin
Louisville
William McCutcheon
Jean
Ploriece
Huey Miller
Claure Bennett
Jacksonville
Jesse Halbrooks
Louise McCutcheon
Columbia,Tenn
Anne Elizabeth McCutcheon
W. L. McCutcheon
Harvey Coleman
Putaw
Coleman
M. H. Donaldson
Morgan Couty High School
Errolflyna
Jl Ang
Allen’s
Grant Street
Goidel’s Drug Store
Brenda Marshall
Claude Rains
Donald Crisp
Flora Robson
Alan Hale
Joe E. BrOwn
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