Sub Debs Dance in Candy Land at Valley Country Club
Society notes cover Miss Caroline Barfield leading the Sub Deb Lead Out at the Christmas Ball, with guests and escorts in candy land decor. The event featured the Northey Cox orchestra, red and white lighting, and many debutantes in elaborate gowns followed by dances and parties.
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Caroline Barfield
Stanley Jones
The
Valley Country Club
Barfield
Hugh
Northey Cox
Miss Barfield
Constance Peerson
Harold Sweet
Mary Virginia Bingham
Jimmy Bloodworth
Anne Kimbrough
Leroy McEntire Jr
Betty Pointer
Charles Green
Caroline Jones
Sidney Blackwell
Jane Harris
Charles Wade
Helen Mae Brewer
Tommy Carson
Virginia Prince Calvin
Personal notices and visits fill local social scene
Mrs. M. M. McCulloch remains ill and coma-bound. Otto and wife announce the birth of a seven pound daughter Etheline on December 24. C. O. King will visit Fort Worth and Dallas for about a week. Luke Pryor and Eyster brothers attended a Florence Cotillion. Faye Stapleton visits Marjorie Hannigan in Jackson street. Christine Simms, AP I student, stays with Vivian Hannigan. Dorothy McClure to Tuscumbia for a dance. Dot Ireland visits Miss Wilder in Memphis. Mrs. Arthur Stephenson and Zem Sanders return from Hartselle after visiting Dr. and Mrs. McGlathery. Joe Petty family return from Jackson, Tennessee. A. E. Darrah and C. W. Bailey return to Nesuville after Christmas visits.
Christmas Visits and Illness Across Lawrence County Families
Roy Terry and wife spent Christmas with her father William Nesmith. James Ray's baby is seriously ill with flu. Wilmer Gayes from Decatur spent Christmas with her father King Sherrill. Lucile Ray traveled to Decatur on business. Grady Bradford spent Christmas with his father Huston Bradford. Maggie Terry and son W. J. spent Christmas with her father Lucien Sandlin near Athens. Margret and Louise Terry celebrated Christmas in Wheeler. Archie Ray's baby...
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Roy Terry
William Nesmith
James Ray
Wilmer Gayes
Decatur
King Sherrill
Lucile Ray
Grady Bradford
Huston Bradford
Maggie Terry
W. J
Lucien Sandlin
Athens
Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book promotes new designs
The Decatur Daily Pattern Department announces Anne Adams new Spring Pattern Book with frocks, bolero ensembles, gowns for bride and bridesmaid, party wear, lingerie, kids outfits, and men’s wear. Order incentives include book and pattern prices. available at 243 West 17th Street New York.
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Anne Adams
Fifth Avenue
Decatur Daily
West 17Th Steet
New York
N. Y
Balance Turned Over From County Court Funds
Athens Alabama December 28 Special D L Rosenau Jr judge of the Municipal Court of Limestone County turned over 2517.29 the net balance on hand in the court treasury for 1928 after expenses. It compares with 1610.19 turned over a year ago. It does not include 4546 fine for drunken and reckless driving remitted during the state and used to maintain the state highway patrol. This court a special state court replaces the former county court and has limited civil jurisdiction. A total of 476 civil and criminal cases were handled during the year and only 15 appealed.
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Athens
Ala
D. L. Rosenau, Jr
Limes County
Ished
Davis B. Smith Dies. Pneumonia Victim in Local Home
Davis B. Smith aged, died at his home on Some route three this morning at one o clock. He is survived by nieces Mrs Mary Cunningham Hartselle Mrs B H Dillon of Iingham Miss Leah Sample Birmingham Mrs A J Crosthwait of Moulton Mrs Frank Howell Moulton Miss Martha Sample of Washington Miss Lillian Sample of Washington two nephews A Sample of Hartselle and A y Sample of Somerville. Funeral services will be held at Antioch church Thursday afternoon at two o'clock by McDonald with interment there Peck directing. Pallbearers named as C Sample A C Sample R C We Johnson flaw Neo Olin.
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Davis B. Smith
Mary Cunningham Hartselle
B. H. Dillon
Iingham
Leah Sample
Birmingham
A. J. Crosthwait
Moulton
Frank Howell
Martha Sample
Washington
Lillian Sample
A. Sample
Hartselle
A. @y Sample
Somerville
Antioch Church
McDonald
Peck
Sample
A. C. Sample
R. C We
Johnson
Neo Olin
Alabama agency to receive federal funds for aid program
The Alabama Department of Public Welfare was informed by the Social Security Board that $352,262 in federal funds were approved to match state and local funds for public assistance in the first quarter of 1939.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Department of Public Welfare
Social Security Board
Pitts Names Boozer Executive Officer in Alabama Guard
Pitts of Auburn was named executive officer on the staff of the 117th field artillery, Alabama National Guard. Major A A Carmichael announced the appointment sharing duties as attorney general and lieutenant governor elect.
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Pitts
Montgomery
Ala
John E.boozer
Auburn
117Th Field Artillery
Alabama National Guard
A. A. Carmichael
Carmichael
Chrysler Improves, Walter P. Chrysler, Sr. Described as Sick
New York Dec. 28 Walter P Chrysler Sr automobile magnate remains very sick but slowly improving after seven months of illness diagnosed as a circulatory attack. Associates report his condition as hopeful yet serious.
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Chrysler
New York
Walter P. Chrysler, Sr
Automobile
Associates Today
Lynn Tow nigh Move In: Local Social Roundup
A flurry of moving and visits marks recent days in Lynn Town. Residents list neighbors moving away and new faces arriving while social ties expand with gatherings at Hartsel and nearby homes. The report notes several small visits among families including Miss Bernice, Miss Ruth Cryer, Lola Ralph, Lucille Quem, and Miss Dortha Wigginton, along with W H Mason and family.
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Jack Thompson
J. W. Lynn
Hartselle
Miss Quem
Bernice
Ruth Cryer
Lola
Ralph
Luciille Quem
yMiss Maryini Ralph
Gon
W.H .Mason
Rock
W. Lynn
Daisy
Lucille Quem
Liph
Erline Robertson
Dortha Mae Wiggaton
Lorine Gordon
Lola Ralph Glenn Ralph
Roe
Dortha Mee Wigginton
Lucile
W. HL
Mason Garden
Mason
Gilbert
Vis
Marvin Ralph
Lendon
West
Jack Thomso S
Jack Thomison
Jarsh - West
Jarsh - West Dagli Suna ~~ Misses "A.P. Robertson
F. . Chapman
Second Chattanooga power board nominee declines
In Chattanooga Tennessee on December 28 P W Sherman Beck became the second man in a month to refuse appointment to the electric power board. Beck and B Hunt were named December 16 to fill vacancies caused by resignations. Hunt refused immediately and Beck said he could not accept.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Des
Sherman Beck
Chattanooga Electric Power Board
Beck
Hunt
Funeral for Major Jemison Held at Fort Myer Chapel
War department announced funeral services for Major John K. Jemison who died Christmas Day at Mt. Carmel Pennsylvania. Services were held at Fort Myer Chapel with burial in Arlington Cemetery.
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Washington
War Department
John K. Jemison
Mt. Carmel
Fort Myer Chapel
Arlington Cemetery
Postal deficit reported for 1938 year by Farley
Postmaster General Farley said free services caused a post office deficit of 43.8 million dollars for the 1938 fiscal year. Without free services, the department would have shown a profit of 4.41 million dollars, the annual report states.
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Washington
Farley
Post Office
Make This Model At Home For Anne Adams Patterns
Advertisement for Anne Adams pattern 4025 detailing slim reading lines and paneling. Describes fabric options wool silk or synthetic and short or long sleeves. Includes size 34 to 48 with fabric yardage for size 36. Prices pattern fifteen cents book fifteen cents pattern and book twenty five cents. Orders go to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York.
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Anne Adams
Cruise
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
17Th St
New York
N. Y
Best to Use Oil or Cream on Face First
Advice on facial care from an era guide emphasizes cleansing, massage, and nightly cream use to improve skin tone. It describes rinsing, muscle strapping, upward outward facial strokes, and nightly cream application, plus full-body bathing, undergarment care, and simple diet tips to reduce perspiration.
Beauty Box Editor Seeks Reader Beauty Inquiries
Readers with beauty questions are directed to contact the Beauty Box Editor via this newspaper. Include an addressed stamped envelope for a reply.
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Beauty Box
Morgan County Penns Holiday Visit Notes
Mr and Mrs Paul Alverson of Gadsden spend the holidays with his parents near Penns. Lorene Penn entertained friends Monday night. Mr and Mrs Barto Blair of Cor ith spent Monday with D M Duttons. Jim Hunter and family visited his mother Ada Dutton. Nina Faye Kirkpatrick visited Sunday night with Ov Pitman. Evelyn Morris visits Olene Morris in Decatur. Dana Crowe and family at Evie Holiday's home. Jack Garnett and Irene Dutton visits in Fayette. Odie Hunter and children from Decatur on business Monday.
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Paul Alverson
Nina Faye Kirkpatrick
Ov Pitman
Falkville
Iss
KICKERS CHRISTMAS KITTY FUND RAISES 25 CENTS A BICKER
Evanston reports a lively Christmas fund auction where magistrate Willis Bright initiated a coin box drive to cover bicker fees. Lawyers clashed in court as the plan faced acrimony and raised interest in a festive charity effort. Brenda Diana Duff Frazier headlines New York society as guests danced late into one lavish debutante party.
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New York
Brenda Diana Duff Frazier
Actor Jeffrey Williams Dies in Los Angeles Home
Jeffrey Williams, 78, longtime member of the old time melodrama The Drunkard now in its sixth year in Los Angeles, was found dead in his residence last night. He was a close friend of W. C. Fields.
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Los Angeles
Jeffrey Williams
W. C. Fields
Borah Backing Amendment Aims at Imperial Tribunal
Idaho Senator Borah indicated he would back a reasonable amendment to the Wagner labor act to create an imperial tribunal for resolving business labor disputes. He spoke from Washington on December 28.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Imperial Tribunal
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Elizabeth Anderson
Billy Jones
Martha Frances Kilgore
Paul Brown Jr
Marjorie Wilder
Sam Camp
Anne Johnson
Billy Duncan
Kathryn Boswell
Jack McLaughlin
Betty McGehee
Warren Sherrow
Faye Lewis
Bob Baugh
Margaret Louise Nash
Charles Darrow
Carolyn Horn
Laverne, Ala
Byron Carrell
Dot Ireland
Memphis, Tenn
Bob Wilson
Roy Poteet
Jan
Bob Harris
D. Hls
Decatur High School
Luke Pryor
Bee Line Highway
Pegey Brown
Ferry Street
Frances Sivley
Sherman Street
Mr. Pryor
Miss McClure
Mary McClure
Zelma Payne
Beverly Barclay
Betty
Houghston
Tuscumbia
R. C. McClure
Miss Payne
Betty Hughston
Miss Harris
M. M. McCulloch
Otto Smith
Etheline
Charles
William Eyster
Florence
Faye Stapleton
Raphne, Ala
Marjorie Hannigan
Jackson Street
Christine Simms
A. P. I. Auburn
Vivian Hannigan
Dorothy McClure
Eleanor Hughston
Marcorie Wilder
Arthur Stephenson
Zem Sanders
R. M. McGlathery
Joe Petty
Martha Frances
Rebeces
Robert
Jackson
A. E. Darrah
W. Bailey
Nesuville, Tén
J. W. Darrah
Darrah
Caddell Drug CO
Madam Elwood
Faithon
Rohit Hare
Johnston ST
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New Spring
Howard
Dorothyalockett
Howard College
Dorothy Lockett
Jappie Bryant
Robbie’ Owings
Ralph Field
Ralphafield
Lynn
Annabella
Steig
Capitol
Errol Flynn
Joan Bondell
Hugh Herbert
Everett Horton
Morgan County
Penn’s
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Borah Willing
Goidel
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MOVE
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Fridar
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