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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1929

Page

5

Reverend Honeycut to Preach in Hartselle

Reverend Chester Honeycut of David Lipscomb College Nashville will preach at the Church of Christ Rockstreet Hartselle on Sunday December 8 with Bible school at 10 preaching at 11 and evening service at 7. A social and get acquainted meeting is set for Saturday at 7 and the public is invited.

Chester Honeycut David Lipscomb College Nashville Tenn Church of Christ Rockstreet Hartselle Add Brother Honeycut

Senior Tourney Dates Corrected in County Rules

Miss Pauline Pressly, secretary of the Morgan County Athletics Association, notes a typographical error in the published rules. The Senior High tournament should be held the first week in March while the Junior tournament is set for the last week in February.

Pauline Pressly Morgan County Athletics Association Miss Pressly

Woodland Mills Triumph In Union Cage Scrap

Woodland Mills defeats Union Cage 11 to 7 in a well attended match. Woodland’s seven eleven combination proved decisive while Union Cage struggled despite moments of effort in Morgan County.

Woodland Woodland Mills Morgan County Woodland Mills Eteers Union

A Woman of Affairs Delivers Glamour and Drama at Princess

John Gilbert and Greta Garbo headline a strong MGM cast in A Woman of Affairs. Clarence Brown directs a dramatic, emotionally intense story with Lewis Stone Hobart Bosworth Dorothy Sebastian John Mack Brown and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Playing here for the last time today.

John Gilbert Greta Garbo Michael Arlen Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Princess Theatre Gilbert Arlen Lewis Stone Hobart Bosworth Dorothy Sebastian John Mack Brown Uglas Fairbanks, Jr Clarence

Boys Club Plans Toy Distribution for Decatur Children

Members of the Boys Club of St. John's Episcopal church seek discarded or broken toys to repair and paint. They will distribute the toys to Decatur children at Christmas, calling 24 to donate or arrange transport.

Boys Club St. John’s Episcopal Church Decatur

A Man’s Watch a Business Necessity and Social Asset

Stinson Bros offers a fine selection highlighting wristwear as essential for work and social life. The wording markets watches as practical and stylish status symbols.

Stinson Bros

Art Exhibits At Central High Draw Large Crowds

The Central high school gym hosts art exhibits of old masters drawing unusually large crowds from students and adults. The show runs each afternoon from 3:00 to 5:30, attracting broad public interest during the week.

Central High School Gymnasium

Kiwanis Club Sets Election of Officers at YMCA

Kiwanis members were reminded of the annual election to be held at 6 30 PM at the YMCA. Attendance committees aim to have every Kiwanian present. J C White was unanimously chosen for the presidency among two nominated tickets.

Kiwanis Club J. C. White

Drive on Your Half of the Night Way

A fragment notes guidance about lane use on a night road. The unreadable text hints at traffic or safety instruction without clear names, dates, or places.

The First Auto and Early Cinema Notes

Writings on early film and vaudeville humor mention The First Auto on its debut trip and horse reactions. Notes reference The Price of Success and Singin’ In the Bathtub in Show of Shows, with Joan Bennett joining Warner Bros. and other studio remarks.

Joan Bennett Richard Bennett

Improving the Slanguage in So Long Letty

The dialogue from So Long Letty features a line urging readers to “consider yourself a package and come in by the back door” as a clever slanguage moment. The quip reflects period humor and social nuance within the show.

Honor Roll Recital At Eva High School Highlights Perfect Attendance

Eva High School principal H F Sherod announced a scholastic record featuring students with perfect attendance and top grades. The list includes students from first through twelfth grade such as Evzell Ryan Vida Cobb Olivia Ryan Sarah Ford Aston Cobb Aubrey Keller Esther Lee Sherrod Ida Bryant Ruby Cobb Irene Cobb Pearl McDearmont Bertie Merrell Fay Self Margie Keller Opie Kelley Irene Patterson Bernice Bryant Winifred Morrell Florence Murphree Ruby Dukes and Aubra Moses.

H. F. Sherod Eva High School Evzell Ryan Vida Cobb Eunice Oden J. D. Ford Ferne Cosper Wilder Giles Tom Keller Elton

Attendance Honors At Eva School For Perfect Record

Sixty five Eva school students achieved perfect attendance from October 28 to November 22 and received certificates. Recipients include Oval Childers, Van Hipps, A V Keller, Harold McClung, Vida Cobb, Barleen Giles, Jane Keller, Eunice Oden, Ezell Ryan, Aston Gobb, Esther Lee Sherrod, Ward Puryear, Sarah Ford, Malvin Wilson, Aubrey Keller, Jack Wilson, Johnnie Woodruff, Luther Woodruff, Garvis Ford, Laverne Drinkard, Howard Millwood, Rufus Murphree, Winifred Merrell, Florence Murphree, Ruby Dukes, Aubra Moses, Ralph Oden, Tom Keller, J D Ford, Elton Frost, Wilder Giles, Ferne Cosper, Jewell Burnett, Floy Woodard, Olivia Ryan, Dolphus Arrington, Adolphus Keller, Delone Keller, Mitchell Hipps, Mavis Murphree, Irene Cobb, Ruby Cobb, Reba Daniel, Pearl McDermont, Bertie Merrell, Nelta Oden, Fay Self, Martha Wilson, Josie Bowen, Ida Bryant, Ellean Childers, Iona Holmes, Verner Murphree, Dewey Bates, Cecil Hipps, Curtis Wright, Marlin Braswell, Eyra Childes, Buran Braswell, Marcus Dukes, Buena Cobb, Marge Keller, Opie Kelley, Puryear, Bernice Bryant.

Oval Childers van Hipps A. V. Keller Harold McClung Vida Cobb Barleen Giles Jane Keller Eunice Oden Ezell Ryan Aston Gobb Esther Lee Sherrod Ward Puryear Sarah Ford Malvin Wilson Aubrey Keller Jack Wilson Johnnie Woodruff Luther Woodruff Garvis Ford Laverne Drinkard Howard Millwood Rufus Murphree Winifred Merrell Florence Murphree Ruby Dukes Aubra Moses

Certificates To Thirty Six Pupils At Somerville School

Thirty six students at Somerville school earned perfect attendance for the month ending November 22. Recipients include Truman Ryan Madie Lyle Vivian Wenton Esther Smith Eunice Swan Bessie Swan Melvin BlankenShip Imogene Garrison Edith Crow William Billings Nell Gilchrist Lillie Waugh Tasker Ryan Dwight Smith Ollie Mae Waugh Gertrude Shadwick Ellis Shadwick Vera Swan Jim Keys Hilda Pruett James Thomas Brown Howard Loyd Key Waren McGee Beatrice Key Kyle Gilchrist Winfred McGee Herbert Key Creola McGee Catherine Ryan Laverne Johnson Wade Jr Harold Waugh Hermoind Gilchrist Hary Gilchrist Jack Ransom Jessie Ryan.

Somerville School Truman Ryan Madie Lyle Vivian Wenton Esther Smith Eunice Swan Bessie Swan Melvin Blankenship Imogene Garrison Edith Crow William Billings Nell Gilchrist Lillie Waugh Tasker Ryan Dwight Smith Ollie Mae Waugh Gertrude Shadwick Ellis Shadwick Vera Swan Jim Keys Hilda Pruett James Thomas Brown Howard Loyd Key Waren McGee Beatrice Key Kyle Gilchrist Winfred McGee Herbert Key Creola McGee Catherine Ryan Laverne Johnson To Wade, Jr Harold Waugh Hermoind Gilchrist Hary Gilchrist Jack Ransom Jessie Ryan

Perfect Attendance Award Laureates From Maple Grove

Two Maple Grove students earned perfect attendance honors for the third month of the school year. Their steady presence and punctual participation were recognized by the Maple Grove faculty.

Maple Grove

Perfect attendance at Union School names eleven students

Eleven pupils at Union School maintained perfect attendance for the month ending November 29. Recipients of certificates were Molly Joe Johnson Hilda Wayne Grantland Dewel James V. Max Gilbert Dean sie Kimble Ottis Grantland Compton Evile Compton Olivia Fowler.

Union School Molly Joe Johnson Hilda Wayne “Grantland Dewel James V. Max Gilbert Dean Sie Kimble Ottis Grantland Compton Evile Compton Olivia Fowler

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