Clemons and St John wed in Somerville ceremony
Miss Sallie St John of Florette Ala and Mr Landie Clemons of Somerville Ala wed January 5 1928 at the Grizzard home Somerville with Rev Dewey Crowe officiating The bride is daughter of Hugh L St John and the groom son of Charlie Clemons Attendants were Mr and Mrs Newman Grizzard Also Miss Criner Russell wed Mearl Wiggington of Somerville at the Grizzard home with same officiant and attendants Coterie Club hosted by Miss Fanny Bess Crow with Dr Tyler speaker on Happiness in Science During the Past Year Thursday Club hostess Mrs W P Dozier with bridge prizes and protests afterwards Silk Stocking Club meeting with Mrs Peeples and guests
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Clemons
Somerville
Route 1
Newman Grizzard
Wiggington-Russell
Crnner Russell
Joppa
Ala
Mearl Wiggington
Dewey Crowe
Fanny Bess Crow
Sarah Bloodworth
Dr. Tyler
Athens College
Dr.Tyler
M. E. Edwards
Crippled Children’s Society
W. P. Dozier
Wilmer Hall
J. W
Tonesse
D. E. Hocken
A. C. Bailey
Grant Street
R. W. Terry
Bluette Wallace
Mitchell
Irvin Mitchell
Sherman Street
Carl Handley
Thelma Lee Mitchell
Immigrant Irene Propheta Excels at Hunter College
Irene Propheta arrived in the United States from Lemberg Pennsylvania as an 18 year old freshman at Hunter College New York. With limited English she quickly learned the language and achieved high honors in all subjects. She earned membership in an honor society and received a Latin medal. A patron supported her efforts. The Easy Ace Club met with Mrs J W Clapton. Sara Jeffries won the high score prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Propheta
Hunter College
New York
Pees States
Lemberg
Irene
J. W. Clapton
Sara Jeffries
Personal notices and club events in local society
Mr and Mrs Everett Pettey plan a Gainesville move while Birmingham visits and several club meetings are noted. Guests include Miss Bluette Wallace and Mrs R W Terry with refreshments. Birthdays, illnesses, and short travels fill the day by residents in Mooresville, Montgomery, Nashville, Hopkinsville and Courtland while families host gatherings and hostesses entertain.
Newspaper counts show declines across formats in 1937
The N. W. Ayer & Son director lists 2084 daily English language newspapers in the United States in 1937, down 23 from 1936. The study notes 176 fewer weekly papers and 359 fewer semi weekly papers, reflecting broad reductions in print runs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
N. W. Ayer & Son
United States
Taxation Cuts Backed by Officials in 1937 Meeting
County and city leaders urged ongoing tax relief to aid home and industrial growth. The gathering ended after James H. Johnson moved to thank Shelton for his 1937 service, with unanimous passage.
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James H. Johnson
Mr. Shelton
Gorman R. Jones Jr. Receives West Point Appointment
Gorman R. Jones Jr of Sheffield has been named an appointee to West Point. He is the son of local Postmaster Gorman Jones and a World War hero. The notice lists others from Alabama designated for the March 1 examination for admission to the military academy.
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Gorman R. Jones, Jr
Sheffield
West Point
Gorman Jones
Associated Press
Washington
Alabama
War Department
Military Academy
William Bruce Sherill
Athens
New Honor for Speaker Bankhead in Turkey Carvers Order
Speaker William B Bankhead received a new fraternal honor at a turkey luncheon. House member Lewis Deschler introduced a resolution appointing him master of the honorable order of turkey carvers and he was formally invested with a ribboned turkey bone and a wishbone lapel pin.
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Washington, Jan
William B. Bankhead
Resolut Titt
Lewis Deschler
Order of Turkey Carvers
Bankhead
Attacker Executed for Brooklyn Child Attack
Pudgy Salvatore Ossido was executed in Sing Sing Prison for the March fatal attack on nine year old Einer Sporrer in Brooklyn. The death sentence was carried out last night after years of legal proceedings.
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Ossining
N. Y
Salvatore Ossido
Sing Sing
Einer Sporrer
Brooklyn
Extras and Fire Scene Talk with Zanuck in Chicago
Darryl explains the extras system in a Chicago fire scene. He and Zanuck joke about building a town from asbestos and filming layers of scenes before burning it, noting cinema’s infancy and Hollywood magic.
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Darryl
Zanuck
Chicago
Keep Neck and Chin Lines Firm and Supple with Daily Exercise
Gladys Glad outlines daily neck and chin exercises to improve posture and firm the neck. She notes Jane Wyatt as a model and promotes a herbal lotion, chin strap, and tissue cream treatment, offering her pamphlets and answering questions through a daily beauty column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Glad
America
Jane Wyatt
Jane
Government and Business Debate At New York Town Hall
Robert H. Jackson and Wendell L. Willkie spoke on how government and big corporations can work together in a NBC broadcast from New York City. They urged high volume production low prices and high wages while urging cooperation to cure economic ills and avoid further government attacks on industry.
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New York
Robert H. Jackson
United States
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
New York Town Hall
NBC
Jackson
Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Utilities Corporation
America
Harold Ickes
Interior
Roosevelt
Congress
Dusiness
Willkin
Rail freight loadings fall in week ending Saturday
The Association of American Railroads reports 457 359 revenue freight cars loaded for the week ending last Saturday. This marks a 3 008 car drop from the prior week a 7 percent decrease. Year over year demand declines by 130 004 cars or 22 3 percent and a drop of 318 396 cars or 41 percent from 1930.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Republic Steel to rehabilitate coke oven plant in Youngstown
Republic Steel Corporation announced the coke oven plant in Youngstown Ohio will be rehabilitated at about 1 250 000 dollars. Work will begin immediately.
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Youngstown, O
Republic Steel Corporation Today
Make This Pattern 4688 at Home for Spring Fashions
The ad promotes pattern 4688 a cheery easy to sew wrap around frock with yokes pockets and simple lines in misses and women's sizes. It highlights flat ironing easy assembly and suggests gingham or percale fabrics with illustrated step by step instructions. Send 15 cents for the Anne Adams Spring Patterns book and pattern combined 25 cents to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York.
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Anne
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily Pattern Department
17Th St
New York
Robber Arrests Passionate Shopper Before Christmas
A crook robs a fashion shop two days before Christmas and taunts clerk Mabel Greiner about the detective bureau. He and a partner were arrested in Waverly Tennessee and are to be brought back for trial.
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Jan
Mabel Greiner
Detective Bureau
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Peebles
Silk Stocking Club
Arthur Jones
James T. Stewart
Hopkinsville, Ky
Georgia Miller
Mia
Clyde Kimberlin
Mrs
Everett Pettey
Gainesville, Fla
Julian Bibb
Julian Bibb, Jr
Birmingham
Garner Pride
John C
H. D. Barnum
Lloyd Lively
Thomas J. Hendrix
Elizabeth Leftwich
Mooresville
John C. Bragg
Herman _O. Troup
Nashville
Russell Brothers
W. N. Cowden
East Vine Street
J. D. Barron
Murdock Apartments
F. D. Peebles
Jackson Street
W. R. Johnson
Johnston Street
L. W
Seneca Burr
Cornelian Court Hotel
H. H. May
Mrs. Kessler
Montgomery
T.C. Chandler
A. T. Hanson
Bob Harris
D. C. Almon
East Gordon Drive
Early Phinizy
John W. Jones
Marjorie Phinizy
Marjory Workman
Nancy
D. C. ‘Almon
Richard Lile
New Orleans
EB. H. Barnett
B. B. Comer Lile
Richmond
Henry T. Lile
Dick Parker
Anniston
Courtland
R. M. Harris
Capitol
Tom Mix
Jack Randall
Tarzan
Saliee Eeg
Cooper Wells
Goodyear Mills
SAM & Abner
Garbo
Taylor
Greta Garbo
Rothenbu
Sweden
Svend Nielsen
Robert Taylor
Nielsen
Central Press
Gorman R. Jones
Goidel’s Store
A. H. Garnett Grocery
Moulton Street
Decatur-Maid
Palm Beach
Tennessee Valley Bank
Decatur
State of
County of Morgan
J. S. Wyatt
Lucile Murphey
D. F. Green
T. J. Cottingham
John D. Rather, Jr
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