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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1931

Page

4

Rock Club Hosts Mrs Fleming and Christmas Party

The Canal Street Rock Club met Friday with hostess Mrs J B Fleming and one guest Mrs Hartwell Davis. Prizes went to Mrs Fleming and Mrs Will Wyker. The Central Baptist W M S hosted a Christmas party with music, gifts, and a charity basket. About twenty five members attended. A vocal solo by Mrs George Perrine was a highlight.

Fleming Canal Street J. B. Fieming Hartwell Davis Pieming Will Wyker Central Baptist W. M S Arthur Nebrig Carl George Perrine H. Carlisle Betty Marie Johnston Street Miss Carlisle Marjorie Morrow Dorothy Morrow Elaine South Nelmadean Sheats Jane Hester Cook Mary Arvidson Shirley Alabama W. W. Dinsmore Augusta Stewart Albert Alexander E. D. Bailey, Jr

Pola's Fame Guest List For Holidays In Danville

Long holiday guest list from Danville notes visitors from Birmingham Evansville Memphis and Chattanooga. Families including Miss Cynthia Davis Mrs George Rogo and J T Whyte host relatives while university students Reneau Carrell and Billy Wyker return home for Christmas. Local club W M A of Moulton Heights Baptist hosts a quilting gathering with eight members and a luncheon.

Alabama Evelyn Price Birmingham School W. F. Price Birmingham Cynthia Davis Miss Davis Mrs. Steed J. M. Elam Harry Elam Springfield, Tenn Roy Billings Mr. Elam Mrs. Elam Katherine Hardwick Oklahoma City Okla Charles Hardwick Danville Moulton Heights Baptist Church T. C. Prosser R. Collier Roberson J. R. Mooney W. D. Tanner BecIntire E. W. Schrader M. W. Stedham

Weather report of today’s temperatures

Weather Bureau records a maximum 67 and minimum 52 for the 24 hour period ending at seven this morning.

the Weather Bureau Today

Christmas Party Charms Kindergarten Program at YMCA

The Christmas tree party hosted by Mrs. Cliff Penney and Mrs. Roy Wyatt at the YMCA showcased a pageant by kindergarten pupils. Children played angels and wise men, sang carols, and heard readings from Jessie Hill to Patty Green. Santa distributed gifts, and the organizers were thanked for their patient work.

Cliff Penney Roy Wyatt Y.M.C.A God's Angels Mary Arvidson Ruth Lee Morrow Betty Ware Wyatt Gilbert Crane, Jr Father Jesus Patty Lou Green Mary Warren Ray, Jr Jack Stewart L. W. Johnson Shepherds J. B. Hill Ralph Gilmore Willard Young Roy Wyatt, Jr Santa Claus Santa

Oak Ridge Plans January Sing at Morgan County Convention

Oak Ridge residents organize for the Morgan County singing convention set for the second Saturday and Sunday in January 1932. The winter session is expected to attract a large crowd as farmers idle for good weather. Sing leaders plan an excellent program to engage thousands of regular attendees.

Oak Ridge Morgan County Sing

Christmas Pageant at Central Baptist Church Cast Revealed

A large cast will perform the Christmas pageant at Central Baptist Church Sunday evening. Lead roles include John-Aubrey Fuller and Mary Sadie R. Smith with numerous angels, shepherds, wise men, and villagers listed among the participants. Additional names appear for various supporting roles and angelic hosts.

Central Baptist Church John—Aubrey Fuller Gabriel—O Hagerman Luke L. B. Knox Matthew Eugene Speer Zacharias Max Hodges Charles Malone Filbert Patterson Harold Watkins Burkes Huie

Who's Who in Washington by Charles P. Stewart

Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota rose from a poor country boy in 1925 to national prominence. His progressive zeal clashed with powerful interests in Washington, turning him from a perceived ally into a target as he exposed scandals that influenced multiple senatorial campaigns.

Gerald P. Nye North Dakota Washington Nye Senate

Slack Announces Reelection Bid by Hugo Black

Washington dispatches report Hugo Black of Birmingham Alabama will seek reelection on his record. The filing marks the first formal declaration since Birmingham executive committee adjourned and set candidacy qualifications for the May primary. Black supported Democratic nominees in 1930 and spoke for Bankhead Miller and Merrill in various stops. He appeared before a Decatur crowd and may face Heflin in the general election if Heflin loses Bankhead contest.

Hugo Black Birmingham Alabama Washington Executive Committee Black State Committee John H. Bankhead Senate B. M. Miller Hugh Merrill Decatur Heflin Senator Bankhead

Elder Hauk to Fill Local Pulpit at 11 A M

Elder Harvey Hauk will fill the pulpit of the Primitive Baptist church on Jackson Street Sunday morning at eleven o’clock. The public is invited to attend.

Harvey Hauk Primitive Baptist Church Jackson Street

Pirates Sign 16-Year-Old Hurler Kirbe Highlee

The Pirates sign 16-year-old Kirbe Highlee, a Columbia Legion junior hurler, who played in last summer’s elimination finals in Houston. His contract pays $200 monthly plus expenses during the season.

Pirates Kirbe Highlee Columbia S. C Legion Houston Texas

Union to Meet at Austinville Baptist Church

The City B. P. U. will hold its regular monthly session Sunday at the Austinville Baptist church with representatives from all city churches expected to attend.

Austinville Baptist Church

Decatur Invites Morgan Singers for April Convention

The Decatur Chamber of Commerce invites the Morgan County Singing Convention to visit next April the second Saturday and Sunday. If they accept, every possible entertainment will be offered. The formal invitation will be issued at the singers next session in January at Oak Ridge. Ample quarters will be sought if they come.

Chamber of Commerce Morgan County Oak Ridge

Rose City Proposed as Birmingham's South Name

Birmingham campaigner Dr. J. S. Harden launches effort to rename the city the Rose City of the South by planting 10,000 climbing rose bushes along highways entering Birmingham. The plan targets the Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs as sponsors.

Birmingham Ala J. S. Harden South Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs

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Carlisle Juvenile Music Study Club Madelyn McKnight Music Makers Lula Mae Boggs Marjorie Irwin Mary Katherine Nungester Edith Ann Hobbs Nancy Kate Thornton Harriett Irwin T. C. Chandler Nashville, Tenn Eleanor Ramage Atlanta, Ga L. J. Ramage R. T. Tyler Ida Bell Price Beth Tyler Miss Tyler Miss Price Wesleyan College Georgia Mary Robertson Guntersville, Ala Rev Mrs. Robertson Robert Stinson Robert Irwin Mrs A. J. Perolio Evelyn Irwin Mooresville-Belie Mina School D. W. Irwin Fanny Brown Collier E W. Collier Miss Collier Faculty of Birmingham Schools Mrs. Lamar Penney and Sons Chattanooga Yarnell Margaret Harrison Oxford T. V. Harrison Ethel Harrison Scottsville, Ky John Henry Bitting Oglethorpe Colege N. K. Bitting Douglas Dodd Dick Harris, Jr Columbia, Tenn Pola B. E. Dupont Evansville, Ind George Rogo Loudie Moore Pointer C. B. Sanders Charlie, Jr R. C. Gunter Chattanooga, Tenn G. D. Rox A. H. Giles Lou Giles Phyllis Giles University of Alabama Mrs W. T. Giles Magmie Davis Helen and Wheatley Memphis, Tenn J. T. Whyte Sherman Street Reneau Carrell James Nabors William Bitting Sweetwater Tenn Jean Liston Florala R. T. Liston Line Street Bernice McClure Mrs. R. G. McClure Mahlon Long E. R. Sumpter Pulaski, Tenn Billy Wyker Otis Jeffries Sarah Jeffries Sewanee University Walton Hill and Billy Steed, Jr Quilting Pola Negri Santa Monica Cal Hollywood Princess Hoot Gibson Buffalo Bill Tom Tyler Rex Bell Lucille Browne William Desmond Howard Thomas Bancroft George Bancroft THE Sally O’neil Frank Albertson June Collyer Virginia Cherrill Greta Garbo Clark Gable Hardy Ken Maynard In the Two-Gun Man Central Baptist Joseph O. G. Hardwick James’ .Gosline Baron Nance Ralph Fields Caswell Mahaffey Wise Men Howard Weaver W. E. Siviey, Jr Howard McCullouch John Green, Jr Eugene Caudill Simeon—Leon Moody Rank Speer the Babe In the Manger John Spurgeon Speer, Jr Sadie R. Smith Elizabeth Louise Nelson Annie Lila Mae Jolly Angel of Time Frankie Smith Angel of Peace Sarah Ruth Wilson Angel of Prophecy Frances Watkins Sadie Garnett Evelyn Sivley Virginia Speer Myrtle Martin Ann Pearson Viola Speer Katherine Leeman Frances Garnett Evelyn Thomason Martha Jane Vassar Alice Clark Elizabeth Jolly Gertrude Hacker Nell Johnson Ruth Johnson Dorothea Simpson Doris Richardson Virginia Oampbell Annie Laurie Speer Estell Russell Majorie Russell Hattie Louis Speer Geraldine Masterson Betty Jean Galway Silva Green Sarah Peck Weaver Julia Weaver Jean Huie Betty Carlisle Esther Morris Alda Goidel Who's Who In Charles P. Stewart Slack Hauk Morgan Rose City Magic City H. H. Hauk Selmer New York Palace Palace Cafe Second Ave Alabama Water Service Division of Federal Water Service Corporation
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