Interesting meeting of the Decatur Garden Club and allied groups
The Decatur Garden Club met at Mrs. R T Sheppards home on East Street with reports from committees. Christmas bridge lighting was discussed with some cables broken by waters under the bridge and remaining lights to be addressed later. Judges will view decorations on Thursday December 23 between 7 and 9 for awards across Riverside Southside Westside and Eastside with several prize categories including interior exterior and best business display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Garden Club
R. T. Sheppard
East Street
John W. Jones
Riverside
Bouthside
Westside
Eastside
Louk A. Neill
J. W. Darrah
A. A. Parker
Mary Ethlyn Cox
L. H. Kilgore
Kilgore
Auburn
Kathryn Timberlake
Rebecca Pettey
Misa Flo Pickens
Margaret Scarborough
Elizabeth Ann Drake
Bloixe Thompson
Parker
Miss Johnnie Bronaugh to Visit in Madison
Miss Johnnie Bronaugh of Madison arrives this afternoon to spend the weekend with her sisters Mrs. J. B. Bradford and Mrs. Gordon Sherard. Several residents plan Birmingham trips and Florida winter visits, including Burleson Orr heading to Florida with family in Jacksonville. Z. K. Goode is home ill with a severe cold. The Hunts plan a Newman visit to see their daughter Mrs. Walter D. Sanders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Bradford
Gordon Sherard
H. Reid Sherard Jr
Kitty
Johnnie Bronaugh
Madison
Birmingham
Burleson Orr
Points
Florida
Eugene Orr
Jacksonville
Fla
Photographic Finish Mrs Mars and Col Howard Race for Honor
In a close field the 1937 money winner title aims to two leading figures Mrs Mars and Col Howard. Both vie for the top honor in a dramatic finish captured by local photographers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Mars
Col. Howard
Mars and Howard Stable Duel for Money Leading 1937
Chicago's Ethel Mars and Col Charles Howard of San Francisco rival for top money winner in American turf. Mars has $208,135 with two year olds like Skylarking and Tiger while Howard’s Seabiscuit leads with key wins. Santa Anita Christmas stake offers $5,000 and could crown the season’s leading owner. Samuel D. Riddle ranks third with War Admiral contributing to $181,820.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars and
Howard
Ethel V. Mars
Chicago
Charles 8. Howard
San Francisco
Mrs. Mars
Howard Stable
Great Seabiscuit
Santa Anita
Skylarking
Tiger
Seabiscuit
Colonel Howard
Fair Knightener
Samuel D. Riddle
Mr. Riddle
Christmas holiday visits noted for local families
Mrs. Sanders and daughter Evelyn Hunt will visit home for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Hendrix Jr. arrive Saturday for Christmastide with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hendrix Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Billi Alexander are at East Walnut Street with their mother Mrs. W. R. Alexander. Vernon Jessup of Fayetteville N C is to visit Yuletide with D. L. Blackwell family. Mrs. T F Wear expects home this weekend from Huntaville after ten days with her mother. Lile has returned from an extended visit to son Dr Lewis M Hammond and daughter Mrs. Hammond at University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. 8. Hunt, Sr
Newman, Ga
Walter D. Sanders
Mrs. Sanders
Evelyn Hunt
Clyde Hendrix, Jr
Clyde Hendrix
Billi Alexander
East Walnut Street
W. R. Alexander
Vernon Jessup
Fayetteville, N. C
T. F. Wear
Huntaville
Polk County Possum Club Heads Win by Elder Statesman
Mena Arkansas reports English Baker, a veteran hunter, reelected leader of the Polk County Possum Club at its annual banquet. A ballot fraud was exposed as the rival Aunt Persimmon U. Packer was revealed as a female impersonator, clearing Baker to retain control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mena
Ark
Polk County
District Chief to Attend Rotary Ladies' Night
George B. Klimes district governor of Rotary will attend Decatur Rotary’s annual Ladies' Night gathering on Monday evening. He will be the guest as the club observes its traditional event with local members and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Klimes
Rotary
Decatur Rotary Club
Honor Roll List From Gordon Bibb School
The third month honor roll includes Marion Lee Counts Celia Moyers Thomas Fitzpatrick Ralph Sharp in Junior First Grade. Other named students across Junior to Senior Sixth Grades are listed with teachers Mrs Black Charles Baxt Howell Paul Pubanks Miss Beard Miss Maner Edna Earl Owens and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon-Bibb School
An- Marion Lee Counts
Celia Moyers
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Ralph Sharp
Black
Charles Baxt
Howell
Forrest Pate
Robert Séilers
Alfred Thomason
Jo Ann Frahn
Mary Jean Grantland
Miss Beard
Paul Pubanks
Allen Jones
Charles Jones
Dick Still
Martha Bryan Abbott
Willodyne Campbell
Bonnie Rae Cantrell
Joan Harrison
Marjorie
Two More Enlist Here for Hawaiian Islands Service
The regional army recruiting station in the Decatur Post Office Building reports Jewel R. Hamilton of Route 2 Moulton and Edgar R. Foster of Route 3 Decatur have been tentatively accepted for service in the Hawaiian Islands and sent to Fort McClellan Alabama for final exams. After swearing in at Fort McClellan they will travel by transport via Charleston Panama Canal and Pacific to Honolulu. A limited number of vacancies remain in Regular Army units in Hawaii and in Fort Benning Fort McClellan Fort Oglethorpe and the Panama Canal for men aged 13 to 35, unmarried and of good character. Interested individuals should contact the U S Army Recruiting Station in Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Jewel R. Hamilton
Moulton
Edgar R. Foster
Hawaiian Islands
Fort McClellan
Ala
Charleston
D. C
United States Army
Honolulu
South Atlantic Ocean
Carrbbean Sea
Panama
Panama Canal
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Calif
Paradise
Pacific
Fort Benning
Fort Oglethorpe
U.S. Army
Also Mentioned on This Page
Leila
Louis A. Neill
E. 8. Morrow
Ben Broadworth
J. H. Cajvin
Aube H. Hoff
Junior
American Legion
American Legion Auxilary
Frederick 8. Hunt, Jr
Carl Handley
Bill Alexander
Stinson Bros
Sycamore Street
Vine Street
Joe Duncan
A. C. Bailey
BE. W. Kennedy
W. P. Doster
Jack Williamson
Mrs. Wilson
Z. K. Goode
Sterling
Optometrists
W. T. Grant CO
Second Avenue
Bill Braucher
Central Press
Mia
Mars
Col
Charles Howard
Man
CLUB
Zane Grey
Gilbert Roland
Marcia Hunt
Charles Bickford
Princess
Warren & Ratliff
Kayser and
MOJUD
Barbizon
Laros Lingerie
Kaylon
Tommies
Kayser
Daniel Green
Manhattan
Phoenix and
Cheney
Rabber and
Courtleigh
Bes
Decatur Cleaners
Johnston St
Optometrics
Broilers
Turner Coal & Grain Co
Checkerboard Store
Moulton At
Swank Jewelry
Meeker
Bill Folds
Warren & Ratiirr
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