Local Guests and Illnesses Reported in Decatur Area
In Other Communities Mr and Mrs A Kitchen of Decatur hosted guests Sunday. Several residents including Miss Audrey Gordon and Miss Evelyn Wallace are ill with flu or pneumonia. Families visit and host in Decatur Battle Ground and nearby areas mention guests from Birmingham and Falkville. A December 8 birth is noted for Robert Gordon's family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Gordon
Chester King
J. B. Austin
Decatur
Robert Gordon
Luther Glascow
Otto
Eulan Linderman
Katherine Austin
Birmingham
Blackwood and Quattlebum Families Host Sunday Guests
Mr and Mrs I E Blackwood were Sunday guests of J C Blackwood. Mr and Mrs C W Quattlebum and family visited the Souths on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. E. Blackwood
J. C. Blackwood
C. W. Quattlebum
Bob South
Infant Jean Albert Yancey dies in Union Grove
Six month old Jean Albert Yancey son of Mr and Mrs Jack Yancey passes after short illness in Union Grove Morgan County. Survived by parents and one sister. Funeral services held at Union Grove church with interment in Union Grove cemetery.
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Union Grove
Morgan County
Jean Albert Yancey
Jack Yancey
Union Grove Church
Union Grove Cemetery
Local Social Notes Highlight Decatur Visits and Guests
In Flint news Mrs. Jim Howard and Mrs. Sherman Allen of Decatur visited their mother Mrs. Anhie Howard on Tuesday. The Bradleys and Stella visited Sunday with sister Nettie McClellan. Miss Babl Hughes stays in Decatur this week with friends. Robert Grant ill with flu at parents home Sherman and Mrs. Grant. Norris women shopped in Decatur on Wednesday. Anniebelle Jones of Moulton Heights spent the weekend with Mrs. Dave Norris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Howard
Sherman Allen
Decatur
Anhie Howard
Jr Bradley
Stella, Ter
Zana Dean
Nettie McClellan
Babl Hughes
Robert Grant
Sherman Grant
William .Norris
Annie Lou Norris
Anniebelle Jones
Moulton Heights
Dave Norris
Poor Roads Delay Harvest in Monrovia Area
From road and weather indications farmers near Monrovia Madison County must wait until next year to harvest. Weather and road conditions are unsatisfactory and planters have been unable to complete the harvesting of crops.
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Monrovia
Madison County
Resolutions Of Respect For Mrs J T Porter
Hillsboro citizens publish resolutions on the death of Mrs Nora Porter who died November 27 1929. The statements express sympathy to the family praise her life of usefulness and invite comfort from God while noting future understanding of afflictions. The resolutions urge moral improvement inspired by her example and ask publication in The Decatur Daily and forwarding to the family.
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Hillsboro
J. T. Porter
Nora Porter
Lamb of God
Decatur Daily
Jim Whisenant Dies At Home Of San
Speck Jim Whisenant, 77, long known resident, died Saturday at his son J D Whisenant's home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at Union Grove church with burial in Union Grove cemetery. Survivors include several children.
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Union Grove
Morgan County
Jim Whisenant
J.D. Whisenant
Battle Over Boyd Name At The Princess In The Locked Door
Hollywood and New York actors dispute the William Boyd name over The Locked Door at the Princess theatre. New York stage star William Boyd argues he acquired the name first and refuses to change it. The Hollywood Boyd is noted actor appearing in the same film with Rod La Rocque Barbara Stanwyck and Betty Bronson in a tale of action crime and romance.
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Boyd
Hollywood
William Boyds
William Boyd
New York
Princess Theatre
George Pitzmaurice
United Artists
Williams
Broadway
Sergeant Quirt
Louis Wolheim
United Artistic
Captain Flagg
Rod la Rocque
Barbara Stanwyck
New York Stage
Betty Bronson
bSng
Miss Lena Whisenant Obituary Notice
Miss Lena Whisenant 17 of Farley Alabama died Saturday. Funeral services were held at Saints church. She is survived by her father, a step mother, a sister Sedama, and several half-sisters and half-brothers.
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Union Grove
Morgan County
Lena Whisenant
Farley
Ala
Saints Church
Sedama
P T A Members Drive At Riverside High and Grammar School
The Riverside High and Lafayette Street Grammar School P T A launches a week long membership drive from Tuesday December 10 to Friday December 13 led by Mrs J D Garren Membership prize offers a $5000 picture for the top grade or section by percent of members Total potential members include 335 with 315 parents and 20 teachers Current membership stands at 7 percent for parents and 35 percent for teachers The plan uses student prompted asks to parents and class teachers to follow up then A P T A members will call on families to urge joining Funds are being raised to equip science history maps and library books.
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Riverside High
Lafayette Street Grammar School
Parent- Teachers Association
J. D. Garren
Half of the Highway Drive Cited in Local Post
A brief road note urges drivers to keep to their lane on the highway as authorities remind motorists to share the road and travel safely.
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Rive
Santa explains his dream workshop and gift plan
Santa tells his dog Great Boy he will remember every child on Christmas Day and has built a workshop. He plans to deliver gifts with reindeer help, make bags for the presents, and shop for additional items as the list grows.
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Santa Claus
State Cops Leave Limestone Section at Athens
State traffic officers quit Athens after creating alarm among motorists. On their first evening they made 27 arrests for light violations and failing to stop at railroad crossings, with more fines ensuing as additional arrests followed.
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Athens
Ala
Little Black Clock Guides Children to Santa’s Mail
The clock speaks of time turning forward. It leads children to Santa's shop where dolls, tracks, and boats are made. They plan to stay longer as Santa prepares to open his first mail tomorrow, signaling an upcoming event.
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Ter
Santa
The Baby's Memory
Aliee Judson Peale explains methods to cultivate a baby's memory through naming objects and narrating daily happenings. It emphasizes age appropriate practice, reading signals from the child, and building storytelling from mother led daily events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aliee Judson Peale
Mother
Bobby
How To Relieve Sick Headaches In 3 Minutes
A vintage ad copy touts a soda fountain remedy called B-C claiming it relieves headaches sciatic neuralgic and female pain in minutes. It advertises a five ingredient formula marketed as safe with no after effects and urges readers to obtain B-C at stores or soda fountains.
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Willie Parker
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W. L. Hardwick
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H. F. Arthur Schoenfeld
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Costa Rica
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Ethel Landers
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Edison
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N. J
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Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
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Hoover
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Mary Graham Bonner
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Peggy
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Theodore Gary
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National Republican Senatorial Committee
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