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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 30, 1929

Page

5

Bridge Party in Ville Tenn Delights Guests

Social event in Ville Tennessee hosted by Mrs H D Burnum featured a pink and lavender floral setting. Guests included Miss Brubaker Mrs Joseph Woods Mrs Leroy McEntire and others as bridge games yielded high score to Mrs Woods and consolation to Mrs Kennedy. A plate luncheon followed and gifts were exchanged. Also announced Felis L Lambert and Gladys Lee Lambert married Garnett Young August 26 in Birmingham with residence to Decatur after a short trip.

Burnum Miss Brubaker Joseph A. Woods Leroy McEntire Louise Neill E. W. Kennedy F. D. Peebles H. H. May Will Wyker J. W. Cunningham A. W. Hill S. Robert R. Banks E. A. Tillery Young-Lambert Felix L. Lambert Gladys Lee Garnett Young Louis Graham Birmingham

Thought and Poetry: A Partnership with God

A collection of aphorisms on motherhood prayer and inner strength. The quotes praise maternal nurture devotion and self restraint while noting the link between prayer and finding guidance in trouble. Selected excerpts emphasize life’s breadth over length and the divine shaping of the soul.

Mrs Sittason's Bridge Party Honors Sittason Sister

Mrs Ed Berry entertains on Friday evening with a bridge gathering to honor her sister Mrs F M Sittason who departs soon to make her home in Cincinnati Ohio. Miss Brubaker is guest of Mrs Joseph A Woods in Panama City Florida en route home after summer school at Peabody College in Nashville.

Sittason Ed Berry Bridge F. M. Sittason Cincinnati Ohio Brubaker Fanny Brubaker Panama City Fla Joseph A. Woods Peabody College Nash Ann Blackwell East Moulton Street A. J. Harris J. H. Calvin Joseph Woods Woods Norman Harris Hartsele

Women Only W C T U Meeting to Hear Prison Evangelist

The W C T U schedules a Friday night talk by a former convict turned prison evangelist. Entitled Little Foxes or the Beginnings of Crime, the address targets women and draws interest from the town and nearby areas. A large attendance is expected.

W.C.T. U Cook Little Foxes

Social notes include many visits and trips

A long roundup lists Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Humphrey and others attending house parties in Springfield Tennessee, trips to Hartselle to view On With the Show, and numerous visits with relatives in Birmingham Memphis Florence and Columbus. Readers learn who traveled where for weekends and social events, plus health updates and local engagements.

A. E. Humphrey Messrs Russell Humphrey Henry Derrick Ponsonby Kyle Springfield Tenn O. E. Bomar Hartselle Phillip Humphrey E. T. Rushing A. A. Hardage H. M. Mbe Katie McMilton J. L. Echols E. C. Price T. A. Caddell Sabine Dupont L. J. Ramage

Topic For Revival Sermon Announced

The revival in a Seventh Avenue West tent draws large crowds for Rev. John Hazlewood sermons. Tonight's evangelist topic is Chickens Come Home to Roost and the public is urged to attend.

Seventh Avenue, West John Hazlewood

Freight officials visit to renew old acquaintances

L. J. Faist former traveling freight representative of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad now commercial agent based in Birmingham renews old ties in town. He is accompanied by T. O. Jackson the current traveling representative.

L. J. Faist Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company Birmingham T. O. Jackson

Cottrell Heads to Howard Football Camp

Joe Cottrell, Central backfield star last season, left today for Birmingham and then Howard University for the football camp. He will enter Howard for the fall term and is expected to be among the freshmen dependents on the grid season.

Joe Cottrell Birmingham Howard Joe

Decatur Rotary Club Postpones Meeting to Wednesday

Attention of members is called to the fact that there will be no meeting of the Decatur Rotary Club on Monday due to Labor Day. The meeting will be convened on Wednesday of next week.

Decatur Rotary Club

Decatur POI Pictures Ordered by Alabama Utilities

Alabama Utilities Service Corporation orders Sullivan's Studio to complete pictures of points of interest in Decatur. Use includes principal industries schools churches and business streets for advertising purposes.

Alabama Utilities Service Corporation Decatur Sullivan’s Studio

Cole resigns from Connecticut Mills to move to Los Angeles

L. A. Cole of the office personnel at Connecticut Mills has resigned his job and will leave in about a week for Los Angeles to make his future home. He leaves behind many friends here who regret his departure and wish him luck.

L. A. Cole Connecticut Mills Los Angeles Calif Mr. Cole

Ships Collide And One Goes Down Rapidly

The article reports a collision between vessels of the Angeles and San Francisco Navigation Company. An officer describes the San Juan sinking as lifeboats were launched. Coastguard cutters Shawnee and Tahoe raced to the scene from San Francisco as preparations began to treat injuries aboard the oil tanker.

Ralph Hillsman San Juan Dodd San Francisco

Revival Services To Begin Sunday At First Baptist

Revival services at First Baptist Church in Hartselle begin next Sunday morning with Rev. Louis Entsminger of Birmingham preaching both morning and evening. Entsminger assists Rev. Sam Heath in the revival efforts.

First Baptist Church Hartselle Louis Entsminger Birmingham Entsminger Sam Heath

Rev Klein to Speak at Westminster Sunday Morning

Rev William F Klein DC of New York City will fill the Westminster Presbyterian church pulpit Sunday at 11 o clock in the morning. He directs the evangelism division of the Presbyterian church U S A. The public is invited to hear him.

William F. Klein New York City Westminster Presbyterian Church Klein Division of Evangelism The Presbyterian Church

Rev Hart Returns From Sullivan's Island Vacation

FE N Hart concludes a several weeks vacation trip to Sullivan's Island off the South Carolina coast. He reported the trip was most enjoyable.

FE. N. Hart Sullivan’s Island South Carolina Rev. Hart

Bowling Alleys To Open On Moulton Street

White Bowling Company arrived to supervise equipment installation for the new alleys on Moulton street. Gradly Dyer of Jackson Tennessee will manage the local alleys.

White ‘Bowling Company Moulton Street Gradly Dyer Jackson, Tenn

Hunt to Attend Regional Boy Scout Meeting

The Inter-town committee of the Tennessee Valley Council of Boy Scouts voted to send Executive E. C. Hunt to the regional conference in Fort Smith Arkansas from September 9 to 14. The biennial Region Five meeting will include more than fifty executives from six states and several national council officials will assist regional leaders.

Mrs Moody Improves After Car Fire Rescue

Mrs L D Moody of Nashville remains in improving condition after leaping from her husband’s car when it caught fire on the Bee Line highway north of here. She was taken to Nashville Thursday afternoon and the latest word reports continued improvement.

L. D. Moody Nashville Bee Line Highway Here

Hill Chevrolet head visits Birmingham in business tour

A. W. Hill, chief of the Hill Chevrolet Company, conducted a business visit to Birmingham yesterday, meeting local officials and discussing prospects for regional operations.

Birmingham A. W Hill Hill Chevrolet Company

Beer unpopular in Birmingham homes survey shows bootlegging shift

Alabama prohibition official W J Foster says beer is not a popular seller in Birmingham slums. Traffickers find it unprofitable as demand for respectable drinks fades and bootleg beer grows.

Birmingham Ala W. J. Foster

Freight Houses Observe Labor Day Holiday

Southern and Louisville freight houses will be closed all day Monday in observance of Labor Day, officials announced.

Southern Louisville &Ville

More Cotton Moves Toward Market In Morgane Area

Reports indicate increased picking as gins begin operations in Morgane with substantial progress over last year. Observers note the cotton season advancing, with notable activity in the fields and early market movement under way.

Morgane Tex

Mrs. Henry Stovall Dies In Anniston

Death reported in Anniston Alabama of Mrs. Henry W. Stovall mother of Mrs. W T Jordan after a short illness. Funeral services were held in Anniston today.

Henry Stovall Anniston Henry W W.T. Jordan Stovall

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