Society prayer groups meet at Central Methodist church
Society notices describe ether prayer groups in Decatur meeting at Central Methodist church Thursday at 3 00 p m to plan a new study. The Decatur Mothers Club will entertain the Entre Meres Club Friday afternoon at 3 00 p m in the home of Mrs E M Chenault with Mrs W W Dinsmore as co host. Geraldine Camp entertained Miss Cortner with a farewell party at the Camp home on Fifth Avenue West featuring dancing games and refreshments. Mrs A M Richards hosted the ten Club meeting Tuesday at noon with plants and a club collect and prayer follow up by Mrs J H Branum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
Mothers Club
Entre Meres
Decatur Mothers Club
E. M. Chenault
Grant Street
W. W. Dinsmore
Miss Camp
Cortner
Geraldine Camp
J. O. Camp
Fifth Avenue West
Sarah Cortner
Bell Buckle
Tenn
A. M. Richards
J. H. Branum
E. N. Penick
Bridge Club
H. R. Davis
W. B. Markstein
H. D. Barnum
Ferry Street
Josph Woods
Medal Remark Sparks Lesson Study Across Chapters
Ellen Groenendyke led an afternoon lesson study focusing on Revelations chapters 21 and 22 titled The Seven New Things. A social half hour followed with guests including Mrs Ben Hill and Mrs Amanda McCarty of Memphis. Wives of T V A employees plan a February luncheon at Westside Presbyterian church, register by Saturday noon. Central Methodist Circle met with Mrs Lethel Smith. L P Troup led and delivered the mission study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Groenendyke
C. BD. Patterson
Ben Hill
Lether Smith
Walter Durham
Guy Blackwell
T. Rollo
Roy Hendrix
Amanda McCarty
Memphis
Tenn
Central Methodist Circle
Lethel Smith
L. P. Troup
Canal advocates press for Tennessee-Tombigbee link at meetings
Flor ence lawyer Judge J Fred Johnston Ralph M Saliba J G Baker of Sheffield W C McClure of Tuscaloosa and H C Murnan of Mobile led canal backers in Decatur and toured Tishomingo Tupelo and Tuka Miss to rally support and photograph landscape for a Bear creek cut off joining Tennessee and Tombigbee rivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Johnston
Florence
Ralph M. Saliba
J. G. Baker
Sheffield
W. C. McClure
Tuscaloosa
Tennessee-Tombigbee Canal
Bear Creek
H. C. Murnan
Mobile
Tennessee Valley and Tombigbee River Association
Decatur
Gilpert G. White
Personal News From Local Residents
Mrs. Joe Duncan and Mrs. Jack Wiliamson drove to Birmingham for a Tuesday visit. Dr. E. E. Beard and daughter Eddie stay home sick with flu at 1324 Sixth Avenue South. A P Evans of Birmingham hosted overnight at the Bailey home. Mrs. Lee James of Hartselie visits sister Mrs. Tandy Mitchell. Mrs. Will Wyker at Mayo Bros Infirmary Rochester MN recovers well after an operation. Mrs. Henry Zeitler of Mooresville seeks medical care in Birmingham. Mrs. R. G. Cortner plans a trip to New Orleans for the March. Miss Susan Bibb, student at Alabama College Montevallo, continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. E. Beard
Eddie
Sixth Avenue, South
Will Wyker
Mayo Bros. Infirmary
Rochester, Minn
Pajama-clad escapee flees Marine hospital in Memphis
John H. Jones, 45, once a Birmingham OWA worker, escaped from the U S Marine hospital wearing pajamas and a bath robe. Dr M B Lombard said the man is not dangerous and likely headed for Birmingham after reportedly taking a butcher knife from the kitchen. no sighting since he left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Lombard
John H. Jones
OWA
Birmingham
U. S. Marine Hospital
Jurist McMorris Dies in Wetumpka At 62
Judge Rolling K. McMorris aged 62, noted for a career spanning naval military and other professions, died in Wetumpka Alabama after a brief illness. He was visiting his brother J S McMorris from St Louis when he fell ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wetumpea
Ala
Rolling K. McMorris
J. S. McMorris
St. Louis
Local Health Notices and Visits in Selma Community
Mrs Cecil Timberlake returns to teaching at Mooresville Belle Mina schools after illness. Mrs James Stewart and daughter visit D C Almon and Mrs Leroy Mc Entire in Selma. Mrs Irvin Mitchell remains ill at Sherman street home. Mrs J R Huie shows slight improvement on East Moulton. Mrs R E Oliver of West Palm Beach Florida visits sister J T Jones. Miss Caroline Oliver of Tallahassee spends mid term with aunt J T Jones. Mrs N L Kelley confined with flu. Mr and Mrs W H Day visit relatives in Russellville. Evelyn Munt Sanders, after two weeks with pneumonia at Benevolent hospital, now at grandparents F S Hunt home and improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Timberlake
Mooresville
Belle Mina
J. R. Huie
East Moulton Street
Caroline Oliver
Woman's College At
Tallahassee, Fla
J. T. Jones
Little Evelyn Munt Sanders
Benevolent Hospital
F. 8. Hunt
Roosevelt thanks supporters after World Court setback
President Roosevelt expressed appreciation for Senate administration supporters who aided the effort for American adherence to the world court, though the move failed. He sent a letter to Senator Robinson and planned to submit aviation committee reports to Congress the next day. The president wore a gray suit and a white rose on his birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Administration
Roosevelt
Robinson
Senate
Congress
Union Meeting Held at Falkville
The Cullman Young People's Union met at Falkville Methodist church last night with a program by Athens College students. Miss Sara Tomlinson, president, presided. The Cullman union includes members from Cullman, Falkville, Hartselle, Somerville and Danville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cullman Young People’s Union
Falkville Methodist Church
Athens College
Sara Tomlinson
Cullman Union
City
Falkville
Hartselle
Somerville
Danville
Mississippi towns hush over murder probe and legs found
Laurel and Jones County officials push a grand jury case in the Daisy Keeton murder. Daughter Ian Keeton's confession anchors the inquiry while grand jury targets W. M. Carter. Major body parts remain missing as investigators seek motive and corroboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Dale
Associated Press
Laurel
Minssissippi
Jones County
Daisy Keeton
Ian Oulda Keeton
Miss Keeton
W. M. Carter
Jackson
Jack Deavours
Deavours
Tenant Farmer Plot Charged in Arkansas Union Rally
Memphis dispatch reports a united front of socialists and communists aimed at stirring agitation among Southern tenant farmers. Ward H. Rodgers, 24, Vanderbilt and Boston University divinity graduate, was arrested at Marked Tree Ark on anarchy charges after a speech at a Southern tenant farmers union meeting led to a riot incitement conviction and a six month sentence with a $500 fine. Rodgers is free on a $1,000 appeal bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
East Arkansas
Commercial Appeal
Ward H. Rodgers
Vanderbilt
Boston University Divinity School
Marked Tree
Ark
Rodgers
Liberty
Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union
Joe Guyton Wins Knockout Over UT Opponent
Decatur boxer Joe Guyton, a 149 pounder from Mississippi State, scored an impressive knockout in Knoxville Monday night as Mississippi State met the University of Tennessee. He sent his opponent to the mat in the third round and will fight in Tuscaloosa February 6 when Alabama and Mississippi meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Joe Guyton
Mississippi State College
Knoxville
Mississippi State
University of Tennessee
Guyton
Tuscaloosa
University of Alabama
Mississippi
Birth of Alma Jean Haddock at 7 12 pounds
Birth notice from 1508 Sixth Avenue South announces a daughter born January 28 to Mr and Mrs W E Haddock. Alma Jean weighs seven and a half pounds and joins the family roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Haddock
Sixth Avenue
South
Alma Jean
Final Rites Held For Towe Child
Funeral rites were held at 4 30 Tuesday afternoon at Cambridge Limestone county for Audrey Mae one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Towe of 1006 River view avenue who died Monday. Brown was in charge of Interment. The child is survived by the parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Limestone County
Audrey Mae
Charles Towe
Riverview Avenue
Brown
Farmers Paid by AAA for Crop Reductions Across States
The AAA announced that over 1,500 corn and hog producers in 36 states have received about $90 each in compensation for crop reductions made last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
AAA
Klutch Comfort Cushion Holds Teeth Tight
Klutch forms a cushion to keep false teeth snug so they won’t rack, tap, or chafe. You can eat and speak as well as with real teeth. 25c and 10c box at drug stores.
Princess Theatre Show Features Rogers Astaire
Beauty rhythm and romance headline a big musical at the Princess Theatre. The film drew 238 New York performances and six months in London before returning to screen. Today and Thursday the feature continues at the Princess Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Princess Theatre
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C. of C
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McNeill Apartments
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Thos E. Knight, Sr
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Maur
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Joe Duncan
Jack Wiliamson
A. P. Evans
Mrs. T. Z. Bailey
Mrs. Lee James
Hartselie
Mrs
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Henry Zeitler
R. G. Cortner
New Orleans
Susan Bibb
Alabama College
Montevallo
Knox
Marine
Miss Lamar
Selma
James Stewart
Hopkinsville, Ky
D. C. Almon
Leroy McEntire
Irvin Mitchell
Sherman Street
R. E. Oliver
West Palm Beach
Fila
W. H. Day
Russellville
Kirby’s Studio
Jordan’s Dry Cleaning CO
Bar Baby
Hauptmann
Mannfried Hauptmann
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Babi
Lape Omefort Daily
Goidel
Huey
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Baton Rouge
L. F. Guerre
Towe
Second Ave
Thomas
Theatre
W. C. Fields
Baby Leroy
Cleve
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