Christmas social notes from the Valley County Club
The German Club annual Christmas Dance lit with silver and blue decor at the Valley Country Club, featuring Tom Henegley’s Murfreesboro orchestra from 10 p m to 2 a m. Harvey Pride led the German with Miss Carolyn Zeitler and her escort Miss Louisa Barnett. A Christmas pageant, J O G Club party, and various church and family gatherings fill the season with visitors from Birmingham, Nashville, and beyond.
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the Valley Country Club
Tom Henegley
Murfreesboro
Tenn
Harvey Pride
Carolyn Zeitler
Zeitler
Louisa Barnett
Early Phinizy, Jr
Hoff to Spend Holiday Season with Parents
Louis Hoff arrives Friday to spend the holiday season with his parents. He is a student at the University of Ohio. Francia Kellerman of South Pittsburgh Tennessee is a guest of Atlee Henkel Hoff for Christmas dances. Mrs James Crow Jr. has gone to Graceville Florida to spend holidays with her mother Mrs P
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Leroy McEntire, Jr
University of Alabama
Dorothy Grace Finley
Phillip P. Gilchrist TI
Tulane Medical School
New Orleans
Phillip P. Gilchrist
Hoyt Bonner
Birmingham
Earl Hodson
Earl Jr
Tommy
Louisville
I. M. Furbanks
J. D. Bush, Jr
Hillman Hospital
Sherman Street
Smitly Ramage
Atlanta, Ga
Elizabeth V. Ramage
Louis Hoff
University of Ohio
Eeeres
Francia Kellerman
South
Pittsburgh, Tenn
Atlee Henkel Hoff
James Crow? Jr
Graceville
Flotida
MAKE THIS MODEL AT HOME MATRON S DAY PATTERN 4003
Anne Adams Pattern 4003 offers a slim youthful frock for day or party wear with shirred bodice fronts and distinct sleeve options. It lists sizes 34 to 48 requiring fabric and lace amounts, with a 15 cent pattern price and a spring pattern book available for 15 cents.
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Anne Adams
Cruise
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
W. 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Harold Smith to Captain Athens High 1939 Football Team
Harold Smith will captain the 1939 Athens High School football team with Robert Coggins as alternate. Letters were awarded to multiple players and to Miss Mary Dean French and Claude Kelly. A banquet honoring recipients drew eighty five attendees.
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Athens
Ala
Harold Smith
Athens High School
Robert Coggins
Nick Flood
Tom Bullington
Woodrow Pugh
John Hector French
Lifford French
Earl Cook
Willis Overstreet
James White
Frank Crouch
John Nelson
Morris Vasser
Marvin Richter
J. W. Reece
Hubert Aycock
Mary Dean French
Claude Kelly
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars in U S Funds for Alabama
Federal agencies lent or spent 500 million dollars in Alabama since 1933. The state’s share in the Roosevelt era averaged about seven dollars monthly, roughly 245 thousand per day, with allocations from relief totaling 17,710,522 from July 1 to November 1.
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Washington
Alabama
National Emergency Council
Aged Handy Man Gets His Diploma at OSU
Charles M. Hicks 81, a longtime University of Ohio State's handy man, finally received a diploma at fall quarter exercises after 38 years of attendance. Acting President William McPherson praised his "duty well performed" before Hicks plans to retire Jan. 1 and frame the award diploma.
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Columbus
Ohio State University
Charles M. Hicks
William McPherson
Outlook Bright for New Year Construction in Decatur Area
Charles Rountree stated the outlook remains bright for continued construction in Decatur and neighboring areas. He cited inquiries indicating the construction program is likely to extend at least into the new year.
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Decatur
Charles Rountree
Mr. Rountree
Willits Granted Interlocutory Divorce in Seattle
Mrs Alma Willits, 29, secured an interlocutory decree from Judge James B Kinne in Seattle. She testified her husband collected 72 traffic tags last year and she had to bear the cost.
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Seattle
Alma Willits
James B. Kinne
Burglars Target Campbell Elementary for Mock Cafe Funds
Burglars broke into Campbell Elementary School in San Jose and gained access to the cafeteria funds by smashing a door sawed wall a locked box. They obtained only a dime and a quarter both counterfeit.
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San Jose
Calif
Campbell
Rules To Improve Appearance By Helen Follett
Instructional piece advising tall thin women on dress and grooming to look shapelier. Recommends hat shapes and coifs to alter perceived height and neck length, warns against scrawny look, suggests draped arms, long skirts, and three quarter length coats. Proposes a beauty routine with milk, cream, oil massages, talcum powder, and an overnight beauty pack using Menpanel oil and eau de cologne.
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Helen Follett
Beauty Box Editor Prompt Question
The user asks about beauty problems and offers to act as the Beauty Box Editor. The prompt seeks guidance on common beauty issues and editorial tips for a beauty column. The text implies an invitation to discuss solutions and share cosmetic advice.
Limestone elects cotton officials in Limestone County
Elections for county and precinct committeemen for the 1939 AAA program were held across Limestone County on Wednesday. Any person who grew cotton in 1938 was eligible to vote, regardless of legal voter status, and there is no requirement to re-elect an old committeeman from each precinct.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
Approximately $100,000 WPA PWA projects near completion
Construction work totaling about $100,000 in WPA and PWA projects for the county courthouse and city school system is set to finish by February. The school additions are expected to be completed much earlier, with the courthouse work winding down toward month end.
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Athens
Ala
WPA
PWA
County Agent Office to Close for Christmas Holidays
B. G. Hall announced the county agent's office in Hartselle will close Saturday December 24 and Monday December 26 for Christmas. The office reopens Tuesday December 27 at 8 00 a m.
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B. G. Hall
Hartselle
Sing Called Off at Austinvill e
The community sing at Austinville scheduled for Sunday has been cancelled because of Christmas. Leaders announced the event is off and a later date for resuming the weekly sings will be announced.
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C. P. Aday
Austinville
Beauty Inquiries Handled by Editor Of Beauty Box
Readers are directed to send beauty questions to the Editor of the Beauty Box at this newspaper. Include a self addressed stamped envelope for a reply and address all inquiries to the newspaper office.
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Beauty Box
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