Christmas News From Meridian and Florence Society
Mrs. Gordon celebrates marriage of Lela Eugenia Motes to Jerome Gordon in Meridian Mississippi. Misses Dugger and Clift guests in Pulaski. Christmas dances and weddings noted at several local churches and homes. Families travel between Tuscaloosa Florence Huntsville and Birmingham for holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Dugger
Mary Thy
Pulaski, Tenn
Mary and
Ada Deane Clift
J. David Gordon
Tuscaloosa
Mr. and
H. C. Motes
Personal notes of holiday travel and guests
Mrs. Margaret C. Shelton returns Sunday from Columbia Tennessee after visiting Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Sheddan. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Boucher travel back to Mississippi after visiting his sister Mrs. E. S. Morrow. Mrs. Robert Peerson of Florence plans to visit her son and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Peerson over New Year. Mr. and Mrs. Breuner Smith and son Lester of Florence were guests of Mrs. Fanny Godfrey this week.
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Athens Schools
Florence
Mrs. Rosa Bell
Birmingham
Mrs. Daniels
H. E. Chandler
Pittsburg Penn
New York City
Baby
H. W. Bernardi
Margaret C. Shelton
Columbia, Tenn
W. K. Sheddan
Mrs. J. B. Boucher
Mississippi
Mrs. E. 8. Morrow
Robert Peerson
Rufus Peerson
Colorful West romance begins in Daily next Monday
The Decatur Daily will publish the serial A Question of Honor starting Monday December 30. Anne Wilmott travels to the Sierra mountains where rival suitors Scott Glenn and Leon Morse clash over wealth and love. Author Miss Cross sought authenticity via books and trips before writing the tale presented in daily installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mne Wilmot
Sierra
Anne
Decatur
Wilmotta
Leon Morse
Scott Glenn
Morse
Glenn
Sierras
Miss Cross
Pullman
Decatur Daily
Langley Medal Honors Early Aviators and Byrd
Smithsonian awards posthumous Langley Medal to Charles M. Manly for Langley aerodrome engine and to Admiral Richard E. Byrd for polar, trans Atlantic, and scientific flights. Medal is three inches gold designed by M. Chauulain. Presentation planned on Byrd’s return from Little America next summer.
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Washington
Langley
Charles M. Manly
Com
Richard FE. Byrd
Smithsonian Institution
Wilbur
Orville Wright
Glenn Curtiss
Gustave Eiffel
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Byrd
Little America
Manly
Smithsonian
Potomac River
Poles
M. J. Co. Chauulain
Richard E. Byrd
Samuel Pierpont Langley
Dearing Family Reunion Attended by Neill and Clarkson
Mrs. W. F. Clarkson visits with Dr. and Mrs. L. T. Reager in Nashville Tennessee during Christmas week. Miss Louise Neill accompanies her mother as they attend a Dearing family reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis A. Neill
Louise Neill
L. T. Reager
Nashville
Tenn
Dearing
Rhinelander Divorce Complication Reaches New York Family
Leonard Kip Rhinelander, heir to a wealthy New York lineage, has secured a divorce from Alice Jones Rhinelander in Las Vegas. The proceeding, described as a noncontested matter filed yesterday, marks a high profile split amid renewed scrutiny of the couple’s obligations and public image.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Leonard Kip Rhinelander
New York
Alice Jones Rhinelander
Marriage Licenses Issued by Probate Judge Wiggins
Howard Oswald Summerford of Falkville and Ruth Marie Davis of Cullman wed in license issued by Probate Judge M D Wiggins. Elton Brown and Ruth Bridges of Talucah also received licenses to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Wiggins
Howard Oswald Summerford
Falkville
Ruth Marie Davis
Cullman
Elton Brown
Ruth Bridges
Talucah
Old Confederates to Receive Warrants for Pensions
Probate Judge M. D. Wiggins will distribute warrants for the quarter to old soldiers and their widows in the county within the next few days. Death regularly removes names from the list of recipients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Wiggins
Waldrop Leads Decatur Curb Market Sale
L. J. Waldrop of Falkville headed the Decatur curb market as the top seller today. Mr. Cree earned 24.11 dollars for farm produce offered during the morning sale hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Waldrop
Falkville
Decatur
Cree
Lacy Day Visits Birmingham During Holiday Season
Alabama Utilities Service officer Lacy Day is in Birmingham amid the holiday season, based in the company offices here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacy Day
Alabama Utilities Service Company
Birmingham
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Lee-Miller
R. A. Lee
Inez Miller
Frank T. Smith
Theth Avenue Baptist Church
Harriet Irwin
Carpenter
Hilda Carpenter
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O. T. Club Christmas
Pirie Fink
Grant Street
Jeanne Draper
George Lawrence
John Henry Bidding
Kelley Bidding
Oak Street
Martha Harris Owen
Pulaski
Robert Earl Smith
George Boyd
Nashville,Tenn
S. S. Club
Silk Stocking Club
R. T. Sheppard
Burton Bartee
Irene
Lougene Clem
Huntsville
Ellis Ruane
Helena
Ark
Nell Birdson
Fourth Avenue
W. L. Byars
Annie
Josephine
Moulton
C. A. Edwards
Owen Smith
Leon
James Nicholson
Montgomery
Mrs
J. R. Nicholson
W. W. Hunt
Columbus, Ga
W. F. Woolridge
Bufaule
Ala
Lahleen Kinney
Opelika
Jenny Davidson
Mrs. Houston
Hamburg
A. F. Houston
Roy Buchanan
R. M. Buchanan
Virginia Lou Waggoner
Lexington, Ky
Ma Phe Aed Siean
Clem
Mrs. Norman
Hazelhurst
Miss
William Davis
Mr. Davis
Mabel Eubanks
C. E. Abel, Sr
The
Benevolent Hospital
C. E. Abel, Jr
J. L. Gunter
Columbus Hos
Pital
Columbus
Harry L. Holmes
Athens
W. F. Clarkson
A. E. Stone
Guy F. Ponder
Scottsboro
Moebes
Wilmo
Rhinelander
Waldrop
Stagmaier & Company
Chattanooga, Tenn
Twin City Electric Co
North Alabama
Universal
Laura la Plante
Joseph Schildkranz
Otis Karlan
Edna Ferber
Carl Laemmle
Stepin Fetchit
Nya
William Fox Presences
Maw Y Ora Eal
Soran von Patricola
David Percy
Dave So Geette
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Mary Brown
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Robert Armstrong
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