Personal notes from Mount Hope and area
Dr. C. R. Whitman of Mount Hope is the subject of family notices. The sit of his brother E. D. man ter Earl and Stanley Turner are ill. A. Shropshire was a guest of relatives last week. Ely Poteet is improving from a recent illness. J. L. Heard is resting better today.
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C. R. Whitman
Mount Hope
E. D. Man
Ter Earl
Stanley Turner
A. Shropshire
Ely Poteet
J. L. Heard
Chief Clerk of Birmingham Southery Resigns
K Hubbard and family depart for Birmingham after years in New Orleans as chief clerk of the Birmingham Southern Railway. The move draws regrets from local officials and friends who praised Hubbard as capable and efficient. A report notes fraud accusations against Palmer and a Jewish committee appeal on hunger and destitution amid food supplies clearance disputes.
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K. Hubbard
Birmingham
Wil
Hubbard
Birming- Southern Railway
Ubbard
New Defeatur
Etm
Hannity
Hubbrd
Yail
Social news and community notices from New Decatur
The column lists Margaret Clinton Shelton contact info and social news deadlines, then details club calendar events for Thursday and Friday including Priscila's Jr Miss Willie F Price, School T Improvement at the High School Auditorium, an Auction Bridge session with Mrs. Fred Hunt, and Needle Club led by Mrs. Minnie Draper. It also includes a dialect meditation about family meals and social roles, then reports on the Westminster Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society meeting notes with officers, program committees, and articles on Korea and Mexico. next meeting set with Mrs. B H Allison.
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Priscila's Jr
Willie F. Price
T Improvement
Fred Hunt
Minnie Draper
Woman's Missionary Society
The
Westminster Presbyterian
A. D. Jervin
Mra
L. Gray
Birmingham
Ju. W. Barton
Korea
L. McNutt
Mexico
B. H. Allison
The Way of a Woman as God’s Own Creed
The poem portrays the way of a woman as God’s creed of patience and sweetness. It describes healing, courage, and growth through love and bearing sorrow, lifting men to holiness and strength, ending with the praise of the Benztown Bard.
School Improvement meeting set for Friday afternoon
Dr. Ledbetter will recross Friday afternoon to the School Improvement at 3 30 o clock. Members are urged to assemble at 3 o clock so business matters may be attended to before the lecture begins.
Brieux Urges Drama as Social Tool at American Arts Meeting
Eugene Brieux, visiting French dramatist and official of the French Academy, speaks to the American Academy of Arts and Letters on drama as a means of social betterment. He says playwrights carry a vast educational responsibility and the theatre can influence spiritual development more than traditional channels. He adds drama’s weekly reach strengthens its ethical impact when well crafted.
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Eugene Brieux
New York
French Academy
M. Brieux
Social News From Opelika and Nearby Areas
Miss Kate Smith of Opelika guests at Miss Bibbs and Mrs. Earle Phinizy with Miss Workman for bridge Tuesday afternoon. Blanche Lide wins at a table prize while a cross stitch gift honors the honoree. Mrs. Eula Morris visits from Birmingham. Mrs. William Smith to Birmingham after a Decatur stay. Local marriages and rumors noted. Miss Kate Hargé back out after rheumatism. Mrs. Wm H Thompson and children return to Shelbyville after visiting on Fifth Avenue. Katherine Roberts and family plan a trip to Colorado Springs. Mrs. J Poteet of Nashville visited last week. Mrs. R M McGlathery attends Hal Brown funeral in Hartselle. Mrs. Wm Steeed suffers malarial illness with improvement in health of her family. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Evans relocate to Nashville.
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Miss Bibbs
Kate. Smith
Opelika
Miss Bibb
Earle Phinizy
Wm. H. Thompson
Shelbyville
Erin
J.D. Roberts
Fifth Avenue
South
Local Social News and Estate Updates
Mrs. Kate Thornhill recently broke her shoulder and is slowly improving. Miss Irene Thornhill is ill. Mrs. Margaret Redding and Mrs. R. L. Sparkman with children have returned from a country visit. Mr. and Mrs. W. Poole moved into a new Decatur home. Mrs. E. H. Turner is convalescent after illness. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Hendrix and Georgia guests stay with relatives. Mrs. Elbert Weaver attended Hal Brown’s funeral in Hart selle. D. A. R. meeting for Thursday postponed to December 10 due to Mobile conference.
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Kate Thornhill
French statement claims Allies successes in varied fronts
A French statement reports Allied gains south of Ypres where enemy attacks on trenches were repulsed and three enemy artillery batteries at Vermilles were damaged. It notes artillery actions near Fay and Peronne, repulsed assaults in the Argonne with progress at Coureschauses and St Auburt, and no notable events on the Meuse and Vosges heights.
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Keepe News Service
Varia
Ypres
Ze ‘St
Peronne
Bendresse
Jaonne
Artille
Némy
Argonne
Ontaine
Coureschauses
St. Auburt
Meuse
Vosges
Vandals Blow Up Dothan Church Damaging First Baptist
Dothan Alabama December 2 damage to the colored First Baptist church is estimated around 600 dollars after vandals exploded dynamite under the floor early Monday. a portion of the basement wall was blown out and all rear windows were shattered.
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Dothan
Ala
First Baptist Church
World Sunday School Appeal for Nickels to Buy Testaments
The World's Sunday School Association requests nickels from Sunday schools to fund testaments for European soldiers in hospitals prisons and battlefields. Led by H J Heinz and John Wanamaker, donations cover production and shipping with no sender cost, each child receiving a souvenir bookmark as receipt and reminder. Remittances go to Arthur M Harris, treasurer.
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World's Sunday School Association
World’s Sunday School Association
United States
H. J. Heinz
John Wanamager
National Bible Societies
Metropolitan Tower
New York City
Arthur M. Harris
Finest Negro Church in Southeast Alabama Damaged
A brick veneer church in Southeast Alabama, not yet completed, suffered multiple cracks. Described as the finest African American church in the area, it cost $12,000, used first-class materials, and featured stained glass windows and a modern design.
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Alabama
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American Jewish Ré‘committee
J. W. Thornton
New Decatur, Ala
Margaret Clinton Shelton
CIETY
New Decatur
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Benztown
Trois Oe
B. F. Holmes
2Nd Ave
Eula Morris
J. Nichols
William Smith
Decaturs
Kate Hardagé
Katherine Roberts
Roberts
Colorado Springs
J. Poteet
Nashville
Wm. B. Strong
Walter Evans
R. M. McGlathery
Hartselle
Little Hal. Brown
Wm. Steeed
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Lee
Ford
Mary Decker
Decker
Tennessee
Smyrna
Washington
Irene Thornhill
Margaret Redding
R. L. Sparkman
Mrs. W. Poole
Decatur
E. H. Turner
Elbert Weaver
Hal Brown
Arthur Brown
T. O. Bowles
Mobile
Ivory
NEW
Star Theatre
Masonic Theatre
Fred Byers
Jollier
Ic Rede
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Harvey D. Orr
la Salle Theatre
Delite Theatre
Thanhouser
Star Theatre Today
King Baggot
Francella Billingtom
Sam de Grasse
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