Society Dance Echoes Christmas Cheer at Miss Taylor's Home
Miss Mary Webster Mrs Virginia Hardin and Miss Charlotte Taylor hosted a Friday evening Christmas themed dance at Miss Taylor's house with guests including Miss Stuart Peebles Miss Gwennie Puckett Miss Maryne Harding and many others. Saturday afternoon Miss Bobbie Self celebrated her niece Edith Parishs twelfth birthday with games refreshments and a large white birthday cake. A Saturday night dance at the Valley Country Club hosted by Mr and Mrs Joe Duncan for their son Billy followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary, Webster
Virginia Hardin
Charlotte Taylor
Miss Taylor
Mrs. Taylor
Parline Taylor
Prerence Adams
Stuart Peebles
Gwennie Puckett
Mary
Ne Harding
Smith Trimble
Jewell Harwell
Parascho Ballas
Dorothy Wiggins
Charles Landers
Woleanor Green
Phillip Irwin
Madelyn McKnight
Harold Wiegend
Eva Love Wyatt
Edwin McCulloch
Frank Ragin King
E. Ballas
Evelyn Green
John Felix White
Lallie Mae Sewell
Edward Meadows
Jack Morrow
Red Kimbrel
Alfred Wilson
Harry Bailey
Ralph Vines
Bobby Anderson
Bobby Banks
Richard Watkins
Ny Giles
Benny Sittason
Bobbie Self
Edith Parish
Miss Self
Margaret Self
Ruth Sullivan
Edith
Magenta
Frances Hodges
Marjorie Wilder
Winfred Hart
Edith Mae Schimmel
Fanny Mae Street
Dorothy Ann Parks
Ruby
Elizabeth Best
Rosemary Morgan
Marjorie Lovelace
Mary Frances Jones
Joe Duncan
Billy
Valley Country Club
Personal Notes From Troy Guests and Travel Plans
Mrs. Frank Jones and Mrs. Mary Henderson of Troy Alabama were dinner and overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. A A Jones on Sunday. Mrs. Hugh Curry will leave midweek for Louisville Kentucky where she will remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Jones
Mary Henderson
Troy, Ala
A. A. Jones
Hugh . Curry
Louisville
Tennessee River Stays Stationary At Two Feet
The Tennessee river remained unchanged today with a guage reading of two feet near River Stationary. No flooding expected as water levels hold steady through the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Wallace outlines 1934 35 cotton control programs in South
Henry Wallace secretary of agriculture addressed about 300 farmers and business men in Birmingham at the city auditorium detailing the 1934 and 1935 cotton control plans. County agent W H Gregory organized Morgan county turnout. nearby counties Lawrence Limestone Cullman sent large delegations while Wallace was introduced by Senator Bankhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Henry Wallace
United States Department of Agriculture
South
Pally
City Auditorium
Morgan County
W. H. Gregory
Morgan
Lawrence
Limestone
Cullman
Wallace
Bankhead
Big Purchases Drive East Coast Railroad Equipment Plan
The Van Sweringen lines seek a $25 million rolling stock order, the largest in years, for Chesapeake and Ohio New York Chicago and St Louis and Erie. Financing comes from Public Works Administration through 4 percent 15 year equipment trust certificates. PWA loans total $34.96 million with allocations across railroads and states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
van Sweringen
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago and St. Louis
Erie
Public Works Administration
RFC
Woman shot by unknown assailant identified as Hattie Sims
Hattie Sims, a negro woman, told police she was wounded by two shots Friday night. She said the assailant was a man but she did not know his name. She was improving and expected to recover. One bullet hit her arm and the other lodged behind an ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Sims
Musical Program Set at Central Baptist Sunday
A Sunday evening program at 7 o clock in Central Baptist church features a choir of 125 to 150 members. A 45 minute program will be presented and Pastor Dr James Allen Smith will speak on Christmas Bells. After the service the choir will sing carols at the hospital and other shut in locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Church
James Allen Smith
Beloved Resident Bettie Hayes Dies After Long Illness
Bettie E Chandler Hayes known as Aunt Bettie dies at her daughter’s home in Decatur after a year long bed illness. She was born June 15 1863 in Lawrence county and was a longtime member of the Grant Street Church of Christ. Survivors include husband three sons a daughter and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday at 3 00 p m with Rev J H Hill officiating and interment at city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Hayes
T. D. Hallmark
10Th Avenue
Mrs. Hayes
Lawrence County
Bettie E. Chandler
William and Hanah Chandler
Grant Street
Bettie
Fred Smith
Bascom H. Hayes
Decatur
W. A. Hames
Evansville
Indiana
R. H. Chandler
Moulton
Edward Chandler
Flint
Bethel Chandler
Will’s Point
Texas
J. C. Chandler
Arch Clardy
Hillsboro
J. D. Hayes
J. H. Hill
City Cemetery
Church of Christ
Work Progresses In Many Morgan County Centers
With full CWA quotas, men and women are now employed in 29 centers in Morgan county. Work includes beautification cleaning of public buildings premises and road and drainage work. Adjustments of workers to projects near their homes are underway to safeguard the county quota and time limit. Citizens are urged to tender care for shrubs bulbs and trees along highways and in parks and to protect buildings repaired with CWA funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Morgan County
Murray King Accepts Post With Imperial Tailoring Co
Murray King, with years in retail clothing here at Russell Speake and J. C. Penney Co, will join Imperial Tailoring Co of Baltimore Md. He starts January 8 and will travel Georgia and Florida. Friends here wish him success and regret the extended city absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murrray King
Russell Speake
J. C. Penney Co
Imperial Tailoring Co
Baltimore
King
Georgia
Florida
B Y P U Volunteers to Play Santa for Lonely Child
The B Y P U of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church led by secretary William A Durham agreed to play Santa for a lonely child on Christmas Eve. The first Lonely x sal coupon was returned to the family office today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ily
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
William A. Durham
Santa
Cantata Enjoyed at Westminster Church
The Music Study Club presented a Christmas cantata at Westminster Presbyterian Church to a crowded congregation. The church featured decorative silhouettes of the nativity scene with lit trees and a cradle scene, while a later program on Christmas Eve at five offered carols by a young people's choir with decorations remaining for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Ann Schimmel
Elizabeth Malone
Weber
Doris Nunn
Angel
Louis Mann
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Music Study Club
W. C. Watson
Westminster
Scottsboro defendants moved to Kilby death house
Haywood Patterson and Clarence Norris, convicted in a Scottsboro case, were transferred to Kilby prison’s death house by order of Circuit Court Judge W. W. Callahan. Sheriff A. W. Davis and Deputies Ed Britnell and Aaron Walton carried out the transfer in Birmingham. Norris and Patterson faced execution on February 2 before an automatic stay due to an appeal. Five other defendants remain jailed in Birmingham awaiting hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haywood Patterson
Clarence Norris
Scottsboro
Birmingham
Decatur Schools Open After Christmas Holiday Break
Children in Decatur schools begin Christmas holidays and will return Tuesday January 2. Officials say schools will stay closed at least five more weeks after the holiday period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Walther League Meets at Mrs Adams Home
The Walther League of St Pauls Lutheran held its December meeting at Mrs W P Adams home. Attendance was good and interest high with E H Buettner presiding. Louise Holtman read minutes and Katherine Schneider rendered the treasurer report. A Birmingham district board letter praised the league. The Christmas display was arranged for Central National Bank window. Mrs I D Carlisle led Exploring the Map of Missions discussion. The meeting closed with songs and Christmas hymns as refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walther League of
Birmingham
League
Central National Bank
Secretary Woodin Is Ordered to Bed in Arizona
William H. Woodin secretary of the treasury is confined to bed at the home of his son in Tucson and denied visitors on orders of his physician. His illness is a recurrence of a throat ailment that caused a leave of absence. His temperature has been above normal for two days as son William H. Woodin Jr. resides there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Ariz
William H. Woodin
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
William H. Woodin, Jr
Eubanks Here Eddie Eubanks Former Star Returns
Eddie Eubanks, once a Central High School football standout, is back in the spotlight as he resumes a significant role in local sports and community events. He gained recognition as a top player at Central High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Eubanks
Central High
Evans Released From Jail Today Not Man Wanted
Evans a soldier from Falkville released from jail after authorities noted he was not the man sought in connection with the Bilbo killing. He offered fingerprints to compare with prints on the revolver and said prints could be obtained from Fort Sam Houston or Washington. Habeas corpus actions were dropped. Evans left for Falkville to begin leave, which expires January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Falkville
Evans
Bilbo
Russ
Pearl River County
Miss
Fort Sam Houston
Washington
San Antonio
Norman Harris
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Misses Hardin
Webster
Taylor
Edith Farish
Lyons
Mr. Curry
William Connor
Florence
Mrs
T. G. Morrow
H. 8. Green
Fanny Wallace
Estelle Baker
Nona Morrow
Jackson Edwards
Kathryn
Atlanta, Ga
J. N. Gibson
Rhea Lide Carson
C. K. Lide
John W. Jones
C. M. Kortrecht
Memphis, Tenn
H. A. Skegegs
Fanny Brown Collier
Cynthia Davis
Trinity
Edward Neville
Birmingham Southern College
W. E. Steed
Ellen B. Stone
Arlington School
Washington, D. C
H. A. Skeggs
Steed
Billy, Jr
W. G. Henry
Norwood
Walton Hill
Tuscaloosa
Wheeler Highway
H. D. Barnum and
Florence Smith
Decatur High School
Taylor Henry
Mobile
Paul Conley
J. G. Conley
Sam Malone, Jr
University of Alabama
Sarah Bloodworth
Mary Jones
Frederick S. Hunt, Jr
The
F. S. Hunt, Sr
J. W. Hughes
Chicago, Ill
A. F. Hughes
Martha Pryor
Ward-Belmont College
Nashville, Tenn
E. C. Shaw
Flower Hill Farm
Eee
Colgate’s Ribbon
Goidel
Wohl’s
Velvet
Wohl
SAM Frank & Moore
Bank Street
Morgan, Limestone
BIG Purchases Railroad Plan
van Sweringens
PWA
Chesapeake & Ohio
Nickel Plate
Daisy Cakes
Twin City
John Hayes
Murray King
Imperial
Kilby
Patterson
Norris
Davis
Walther League
Group
Executive Board
I. D. Carlisle
Missions
Woodin
Eubanks
Daniel Bros
Alexander
Mae Ee
Howard's
Fresh Eleven
Radio World Travel
RCA Victor
Globe Trotter
RADIO
RCA Vet
RCA
Idrotrese
Thomas
Furniture
Sta
TON
Belmont Theatre
Nashville
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