Notable Attendees at Tennessee River Improvement Convention
Ashley B. Sowell secretary and John T. Fry president of Fence Wagon Works attend the Tennessee River improvement convention. Tennessee capitalist Jonas de Amos and Congressman elect E. B. Almon visit the city with local figures Jos. West of Somerville also noted. The River Association is hosted by Mr and Mrs Onte Ober.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashley B. Sowell
John T. Fry
Fence Wagon Works
Jonas de Amos
Tennessee
Tennessee River
E. B. Almon
Pascumibia
Thomipson-or-the River Association
Onte Oberoe
Tracy Pratt
Hunts Ville
H. A.’ Skeges Durine
Tennessee River Association
Shoes for Baby Move Soldiers in French Hospital
Two tiny shoes found in the pockets of a mortally wounded Belgian soldier moved the horses in the French hospital where he was taken. A letter to his wife explained he sent shoes for their three year old child, bought with money earned as a debut in Wing Albert's army, the shoes remaining long above his deathbed.
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Goldier
Termonde
Margaret Shelton social news and mixed local notices
Social column requests phone tips by 1 o'clock to Margaret Shelton in New Decatur. The page includes Aunt Lizas meditations with comic dialect, a 1914 Birmingham Methodist wedding notice for Alice Forman and J J Peke, school notes, travel mentions, and a club calendar listing events and gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Clinton Shelton
CIETY
New Decatur
Lavinia Littlejohn and Richard Harris Wedding in Memphis
Miss Lavinia Littlejohn and Mr Richard Harris wed Wednesday at 4 30 PM at Memphis Tennessee. Rev Sharp officiated at the Methodist church with friends R G Cortner Helen Byndm T M Jones Jas Harris and Thos Jackson in attendance. After the ceremony the couple hosted a wedding dinner at the Gayoso and will be at home to friends at Courtland Friday.
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Lavinia Littlejohn
Richard Harris
Memphis Tonn
Sharp G
Methodist Church
R. G. Cortner
Helen Byndm
T. M. Jones
Decatur
Jas. Harris
Thos. Jackson
Memphis
Harris
Miss Vene
Mr. Harris
Gayoso
Local School Programs Listed for Decatur Event and Social
Tomorrow at 3 30 p m Dr Ledbetter of Birmingham will lecture to the School Improvement and its friends at New Decatur High School Auditorium This evening at 8 o clock the Glee Club will gather at Mrs Deans for a social meeting Ladies are asked to bring sandwiches
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Glee Club
Broadus hosts state leaders and Rivers Association official
Mr and Mrs S S Broadus entertain Gov Chas Henderson Lieut Gov Kilby and President Patron of the Rivers Association this afternoon at Godgock Mrs Wilburn. Smith returns to Birmingham today. Hartford Ala Friday to visit relatives briefly. Miss Mary Penick leaves Monday for Paris Tenn to visit Miss Ruth Landell.
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Mary Penick
Helen
Almon
W. A. McCalla
Mesdames
William McCalla
Wilburn Smith
Earle Phinizy
Marjorie - Workman
S. S. Broadus
Chas Henderson
Kilby
the Rivers Association
Godgock
Hartford
Ala
Paris
Tenn
Ruth Landell
Memorial tribute to Mrs Mary Parker founder of Willoughby
Memorial service at Willoughby Church honors Aunt Mary Parker credited with aiding the church's founding. Speakers including Herman L Turner and Rev W B Strons praise her Christian service, charity to orphans and the elderly, and her benediction God bless you. Attendees recall her early days at Mt Pisgah church and her lifelong devotion to helping others.
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Willoughby Church
Mary Parker
Herman L. Turner
W. R. McClusky
Aunt Marys
Sterling
Sallie Rose
Herman, Turner
Frank Lewis
E. M. Bilis
Edward English
J. J. Sawyer
H. B. Hawkinsmith
Eugenie Alexander
L. D. Garrett
W. B. Alexander
Soore
Phone 46 and Subscribe for the Decatur Daily
Local notice urges readers to phone 46 and subscribe to the Decatur Daily for ongoing updates and delivery options.
President Poincare and Joffre Meet King George
President Poincare with Premier Viviani and General Joffre met King George at British headquarters. The trio toured behind Allied lines in open cars, receiving a large ovation from troops and villagers along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Poincare
Gen. Joffre
King George
Paris
Poincare
Viviani
Joffre
Diamonds May Be Radio Active From Radium Exposure
London reports Sir William Crookes, president of the Royal Society, said diamonds exposed to radium remain highly radio active for years. He showed a diamond irradiated for months about 12 years ago that stayed active, even after boiling in strong acids and extensive handling.
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London
Royal Society
William Crookes
Sir William
Marriageable German Women Seek Husbands in U S
Chicago December 3 German women seek husbands in the United States with two letters arriving for Dr William Cutler. One applicant is 22 and the other 24 both claim to be good housekeepers economical and one is described as pretty. War reduces marriageable men at home.
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Chicago
Germany
U. S
William Cutlier
Turkish Troops Take Ar Domutsch Near Batoum
Constantinople dispatch reports Turkish forces captured Ar Domutsch, a town about 30 miles south of Batoum, in a breakthrough confirmed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kkarantiona News Service
Constantinople
Ardomutsch
Batoum
Troops to the Front London December Announcement
Austrian and New Zealand troops have been sent to Egypt to fight the Turks, a report announced today.
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International
London
Dec. S
New Zealand
Egypt
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Obi
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Big House
Fiel
Lawdy
Mandy
Marster
Black Joe
David Morton
Courier_Journal
First Methodist
Birmingham
Alice Forman
J. J. Péke
JW. Johnson
S.A
W. H. Winton
Peke
6Th Avenue
E. J. Fénn
Mit
Red Baird
Preston, Ohio
Able’ Sugar
Dalllas
Tex
A.’ A. Houser
Wonfer
Thos
Carl
Franklin, Tent
May Long
Denver
Dr. Long
H. W. Long
Priscilla’s Jr
Willie F. Price
Fred Hunt
Needle Club
Minnie Draper
Hen
P&e
Littlejohn-Harris
J. D. Bush
Cotaco Literary
India
Faust
Teader
Vivian Arthur McNamie
Ceralia Ann
Russell Albert Mosely
Charleston
S. C
Line Sts
Miss Penick
Dorothy Calatian
Pulaski, Tent
Fred Hutt
Will Emmons
Trinity
Decaturs
Don Hate
Clvic
Reginald DeKoven
Victor Herbert
Hardage
Miller
Milas Lneile
Jas. McNeal
McNeal
Willoughby
Alabama
Bank Street
Ivory
J. W. Thornton
New Decatur, Ala
United States
International News Service
Masonic Theatre
Harvey D. Orr
la Salle Theatre
Star Theatre
Mazda
Westinghouse
Jno
D-Wyker & Son
Board of Control
Dominion’ Railway Commission
Toronto Mail and Empire
Devite
Lillian Gish
New Majestic Stars
Marguerite Loveridge
James Durkin
Other Thanhouser
Thornton
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