W.T.M.S. program at First Baptist Church
The Worgan's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church held its regular January meeting. The Centennial Circle led an afternoon program on Playing Fair With Others with Mrs. Jack Fite giving the devotional. Attendees included Mrs. Donald Thomas and others.
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Centennial Circle
First Baptist
Worgan’s Fionary Society
First Baptist Church
Herman Free
Woman's Missionary Society
Trinity Baptist Church
Jack Fite
Donald Thomas
Paul Draper
T. E. Petty
Johnny Wallace
Claude McMurtrie
Evelyn Nélson
Decatur Mother's Club
Erskine Chenault
Sherman Street
John Traxler
Bertha Timberlake
Personal News Briefs Reflect Family Movements
Mr and Mrs Leonard Robinson and daughter Mary Sue return to Anderson Indiana after visits to New Orleans Pensacola Birmingham and Decatur. John Eyster Leslie Doss Jr and Billy Hunter leave Tuesday to resume studies at the University of the South Sewanee Tennessee after Christmas holidays with homefolks Mr and Mrs A O Bruce have
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryleen Duncan
Nashville
Tennessee
Ward-Belmont
Mrs. W.J. Duncan, Jr
Leonard Robinson
Mary Sue
Anderson
Indiana
New Orléans
Louisiana
Pensacola
Florida
Birmingham
Decatur
John Eyster
Leslie Doss Jr
Billy Hunter
University of the South
Sewanee, Tenmeéssée
Flying Professor Champaign Makes Quick State Tours
Earl Strong, head of Illinois University Business Management Service, travels by one of 34 university airplanes for talks in Champaign Chicago and Springfield, with aviation staff saying the air service substitutes for three men. Illinois liquor retailers must hold local licenses before state licensing.
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Champaign
Earl Strong
Business Management Service
University of Illinois
Chicago
Springfield
State Capitol
Institute of Aviation
Illinois
Georgia
No Powder Right for All Year
The article notes seasonal skin tones vary and recommends multiple powders to fit year round. It traces historical use in Egypt India China and Japan, lists ingredients from rice starch to bismuth, and explains how blending oils with powders creates foundations for dry skin. It warns perfumed powders can be costly.
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India
China
Japan
Community Notes From Bes semer and Nearby
Reverend William Tanner led a regular Mt View service with good attendance. Local families shared Sunday meals and visits including McDonald and Jones households, Lindsey, Clark, Turney, and Stinson families. Ruby Lindsy and Nellie Stinson sought rest and meals with doctors and kin. Local social calls and visits pepper the weekend.
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William Tanner
Bessemer
Mt. View
Thomas Lee McDonald
Roger Lee
Silas Jones
Ley Drinkard
Oden Ridge
W. QO. Lindsey
Bobby and
Lewis
James Turney
Gandy'’s Cove
Ruby Lindsy
Doctor Brock
Hartselle
Dr. Wallace
Degcatur
Mary F.lindsey
Newman Turner
Lurlene
Gadsden
Mary F. Lindsey
Nellie
Bud
Jeanette Stinson
Gandy’s Cove
Salla Nesmith
Lanchette Sullivan
Jim McNutt
Myrtle Jones
Mandy McNutt
Rita Mae
W. O
Lindsey
Haie Oden
Cedric Beaver
Bobby Ray
E. L. Evans
DeSoto Show Preparations Open in Decatur
Rowzee Motors Inc at 243 Grant Street Decatur prepares a big DeSoto display launch set for January 10 Announce Day dealers decorate showroom install lighting banners pennants and move equipment to welcome a large crowd H B Bowzee president says doors open at 8 A M and stay open until all have seen the car Rowzee invites all in Decatur and Morgan County to visit the showroom
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Rowzee Motors Inc
DeSoto-Plymouth
Grant Street
Decatur
Rowzee Motors
H. B. Bowzee
Morgan County
Rowzee
Charlemagne allegedly used asbestos tablecloths for guests
An old claim suggests Charlemagne owned an asbestos table cloth and astonished guests by an unusual display. It notes asbestos usage centuries ago but says no asbestos mines operated until about a century ago.
Hartselle Watch Party and Church Society Meeting Report
New Years Eve watch party hosted by Mr and Mrs Marvin Pettit at their home featured a contest won by Mrs Earnest Greer and prizes for Cootie won by Mr and Mrs Oliver Blizzard. Followed by a social plate, guests included Mr and Mrs Sam Minor and others. Regular W C S meeting at Methodist church basement discussed membership drives, Japan study, projects with fund aims, devotional themes, reports from committees, and plans for luncheons, tacky party, chilli supper, and a birthday party.
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Pettit Home
Marvin Pettit
Earnest Greer
Oliver Blizzard
Sam Minor
E. D. Ray
Euclid Johnson
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
W. L. Groover
E. Proctor
J. C. Draper
L. H. Houston
Robert Perry
Arwin Draper
Othello Rodgers
Wesleyan Guild
J. E. Peck
Circle Number Two
Circle Number One
Circle Number Three
Re Houston
Grammar School PTA Meets in School Auditorium
The grammar school Parent Teacher Association held a meeting on Tuesday afternoon in the school auditorium with Mrs. Guy Roberts presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Grammar School
Guy Roberts
Christmas Holiday Guests and College Students Return Home
Residents from Birmingham Nashville and Auburn area return home or resume studies after holidays. Students and families reconnect with Auburn Alabama Polytechnic Institute Montevallo Tennessee Knoxville and Bryant prep. several relatives visit or travel. Rev Frank T. Smith discharged from Hartselle hospital and able to be out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotty Stone
Marion
Stone Joe
Fues
A. C. McClanahan
Mt. Ope
Annie C. Harris
Memphis
Tenn
W. E. Proctor
Proctor
Joe. Betterton
Oliver Bone
Oscar Chunn
George Howell
Floyd Gullion
Florence
State Teachers’ College
J. A. Hartselle
Ruth Hartselle
C. S. Lee
Jessie Nelle Lee
Haleyville
Paul Barcliff
Doris Hammond
Fredmond
Rodney Hagans
Tuscaloosa
H C. McClanahan
Susan
Molly
Birmingham
Albert Earl McClanahan
Nashville
Leila Drake
Theron Lee Drake
Stella Hodges
Auburn
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Harold McClanahan Jr
Robbie Quinn
Lib Peck
Nancy Roberts
Robert Stephenson
David
Bill Kelley
Charles Johnson
Joe’ Hall
Jackie Summerford
Whitey Sharpe
Horace Broom
Harry Puckett
Chicago
Robert Raye
Will Mayness
Mary
Cecil Johnson
Montevallo
Bobby Speegle
Clay Speegle
Jimmy Long
Knoxville
Baylor Prep
Frank T. Smith
Hartselle Hospital
Mobile offers 25 acre site for state trade school plan
The City of Mobile proposes donating a 25 acre plot near Brookley Air Force Base to the state Department of Education if a state trade school is built there. Nearby large industries and the site location are noted as advantages for the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
State Department of Education
Brookley Air Force Base
Unsuccessful gas well effort in Marién county Alabama
In Tuscaloosa Walter B. Jones reports a failed attempt to bring Henry L. Cullet No 1-A near Hamilton Northwest Alabama into production. Water cementing failed as sand blew from the hole. a new run using special tubing will be tried to start gas production.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Marién County
Alabama
Walter B. Jones
Henry L. Cullet
No. 1-A
Hamilton
Jones
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