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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1932

Page

4

Society Women Meet Across Several Local Clubs

Forty women attended the Woman's Auxiliary Inspiration meeting at First Pres with Mrs McRee and Mrs Davis presiding. Devotions led by Mrs Ford. Miss Mary Louise Garrett spoke on Young People's Conference. varied reports from Woman's Missionary and Young People's groups followed. A separate note: St John’s Martha and Mary Guild organized and held summer meetings, with social hour and forthcoming venue planned. The Society Circus at Wilder Place featured dances by Mrs Ines Jones and other acts, with local families visiting and several community notices.

Woman's Auxiliary Inspiration H. ©. McRee John Davis Circle One Christobal Ford T. G. Morrow Mary Louise Garrett Young People’s Society of the Church Young People’s Shocco Springs John W. Jones West Decatur Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Methodist Woman’s Missionary Society A. J. Harris China Hartwell Davis St. John's Episcopal Church Martha and Mary Guild Robert Johnson Canal Street Society Circus Ines Jones Huntsville St. John’s Episcopal Guild Wilder Place

4 H Club Camp Set For Next Week In Lawrence County

The annual encampment for 4-H club members in Lawrence County will be held next week at Kenlock, a favored resort for campers. Leaders are busy making preparations for the event.

Lawrence County Kenlock

Tragic boating accident claims Motes and youth

Mrs. E M Motes was taken to Benevolent Hospital after a breakdown on Bank Street. Emmett Motes died July Fourth when the boat he rode in capsized while attempting to save Clarence Rose Terry. both he and Terry drowned.

E. M. Motes Bank Street Benevolent Hospital Priest’s Ambulance Emmett Motes Motes Clarence Rose Terry Young Terry

Personal notes from Decatur area visitors and travels

Miss Dorothy Turley and Miss Lucille Turley of Pine Bluff Arkansas visit relatives in Decatur. Miss Mary Turley plans a Fayetteville Tennessee trip. Dorothy Carey and Norma Carey of New Orleans visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Frank Rowden. Marceille Sherwood of Tuscaloosa visits aunt Mrs A M Roan. Mrs E R Wolfe travels to Nashville to see a missionary niece. Betsy Jane Elam to Nashville for weekend visit to her grandmother Mrs Bridges. Arba Mae Huckaby of Guntersville visits Mrs James Wade. Susie Pearl Parker of Wedowee Alabama visits Mr and Mrs A A Parker. Hilda Carpenter in Tuscaloosa visiting Fran ces Greenwood and Geanetta Thompson. T W Wert travels to Mississippi on business. Jack Young family of Attalla visits Decatur. Charles Crow and son of Birmingham guest in Decatur. F A Grimsley and son motored to Gadsden. Kirby Adams and children spend Sunday at Muscle Shoals.

Cecelia Alexander Enid Young Washington, D. C H. D. Greer Harriett Rosenzweig Indianapolis Ind L. Lesser Eva Love Wyatt Young Rosenzweig Eleanor Green Evelyn Green Marjory Phinizy Margaret King Estelle Hendrix Jane Neville Trinity Stuart Peebles Mooresville Sarah Corbet

Jennings Child Dies After Brief Illness

Celia C. Jennings aged 3 of Moulton route 2 died Sunday afternoon at 2 15 following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 pm at Belleview with interment there. Survived by her father C C Jennings two brothers and two sisters.

Celia C. Jennings C. C. Jennings Moulton Route 2 Belleview

River Gauge Readings Show Tennessee River Falling

The Tennessee river continued to fall today with a gauge reading eight feet this morning per the government observer.

Tennessee

Weather Report Records No Rainfall Today

The weather observer noted no rainfall during the past two hours and continued efforts by the meteorologist to maintain accurate readings.

Mrs Otto Owens Returns From Vacation

Mrs Otto Owens of the Tennessee Valley Bank has returned from a two week vacation spent in North Carolina.

Otto Owens The Tennessee Valley Bank North Carolina

Falkville Woman Rushed to Birmingham Hospital

Grandma Drinkard of Falkville was taken to a Birmingham hospital Saturday after a serious illness. She was transported in Priest's ambulance.

Birmingham Grandma” Drinkard Falkville Mrs. Drinkard Priest's Ambulance

Miss Viola Ward Shows Slow Improvement at Ward Home

Miss Viola Ward, ill for three weeks, is slowly improving at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs J C Ward. She will remain there for several weeks.

Viola Ward J.-C.- Ward Miss Ward

Quiet romance sparks at Camilla Hoyts art class

Camilla Hoyt, a gifted art student, is humiliated in class when Peter Anson critiques her sketch of his head. After a park encounter she agrees to a first date, while Peter wrestles with finances and the risk of chasing a costly romance.

Camilla Hoyt Ageonor Camil Peter Anson Camilla Limehouse St. Louis Drake Peter the Majestic Maddox Club Camille Professor Drake Hoyt Art School

Libby Holman Trial Details and Aftermath

Libby Holman testifies about personal turmoil after a fatal shooting at Reynolds home. Witnesses describe heavy drinking at a party and Libby's emotional, sobbing account of unhappy marriage and Reynolds urging an affair. Jurors order Libby and Walker held under guard as inquest continues.

Lave Ha Neal Libby Walker C. G. Hill Winston-Salem Reynolds McGinnis Bill Vaught Greensboro Albert Holman Cincinnati Mtg Long Island Smith

Hayes Honored by Morgan County Education Board

Morgan county board members publicly commend Supt. Hayes for progressive work in education. The note cites a $50,000 investment in heating and lighting, a Rosenwald Vocational High School in Hartselle costing $15,000 serving 300 colored students, and 30 rural school buildings funded by bonds to be paid by 1937.

Decatur Hartselle County Board of Education Rosenwald Pund Coll Negroes Hays Board of Education Morgan County Supt Hayes

Mrs. W. P. Reeves Dies After Paralysis Illness

News arrives that Mrs. W. P. Reeves wife of Rev. W. P. Reeves former pastor of the Central Baptist church died Monday afternoon at her Tuskegee Alabama home after a year of paralysis. Funeral services set for five this afternoon with interment in Tuskegee.

W H. Thopson Katie Marvin Charles Truett Mitchell J. D. Pickens Southside Baptist Church Mitchell Sixth Avenue West Central High School W. P. Reeves Central Artist Church

Merrily We Go To Hell on Screen Starring Fredric March

Fredric March stars as Jerry in a drama adapted from Cleo Lucas with Sylvia Sidney as Joan. Edwin Justus Mayer wrote the script for Paramount. The Princess presents the show on Wednesday and Thursday, portraying a stylish social world and the rise of a reporter amid Prohibition era temptations.

Cleo Lucas Jerry Joan Sylvia Sidney Fredric March Hollywood Paramount Edwin Justus Mayer Miss Lucas Hell Mayer March Miss Sidney

Dramatic Life of Sylvia and March in a Complex Romance

A woman marries March despite objections, contends with his drinking and later his playhouse success. After troubles, she leaves him for Chicago. A later reconciliation fails when March is seen kissing his former love Adrianne Allen. Sylvia, heartbreak, seeks forgetfulness by swimming with a friend. The film ends with a dramatic climax.

Jerry March Chicago Sylvia Adrianne Allen Charlie

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Central Methodist Society A. Z. Bailey T. Z. Bailey Miss King Sarah Cortner Marjorie Phinizy First Christian Woman's Missionary Society Mack Brown South Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church S. M. Thompson Jesus Meéesdames Brown Erin Walker B. D. Wright Christine Sims Euell Murphy Johnny Hodges Nell Safley Our Missionary Society Boys and Girls World Club First Methodist Church Frances Cowden Mack Elam W. B. Edmundson Douglas L. Cannon Joe Montgomery Milton McRee Akron Ohio H. C. McRee W. B. Tatum New Orleans Kelley Bitting, Jr Eisle Skipworth William Moran Fred Sittason, Jr A. H. Kelley Vivien Louise Berry Earl Kelley Mrs. Kelley Ada Young Jack Young Mrs. Young Attalla Loyal Biggs Cuba Royce Powell and Son Miami, Fla R. L. Parsons Johnny Caddell Tuscaloosa Patsy McMurphy Atmore Ala Murphy Points W. E. Shackelford and Son Georgia Lackay Eleanor Nashville, Tenn Henry Bivens Eleanor Lackay Roy Billings Springfield Tenn Elam Kate Elam Billings Mitchell-Thompson Garamount Dorothy Lucille Turley Pine Bluff, Ark Mary Turley Fayetteville Norma Carey New Orleans, la Frank Rowden Marceille Sherwood Tuscumbia A. M. Roan E. R. Wolfe Nierce Nashville Cape Heron Betsy Jane Bridges Arba Mae Huckaby Guntersville James Wade Susie Pearl Parker Wedowee, Ala A. A. Parker Hilda Carpenter Tuscaloosa, Ala Frances Greenwood Geanetta Thompson T. W. Wert Mississippi Charles Crow and Son F. A. Grimsley and Son Gadsden Kirby Adams Musclesnoala Jennings NA Robe Webster Author Joretta Libby Holman Pal J. H. Crow H. T. Lile Frank Emens W. T. Crawford Leonard Heflin Frederic March Star OF Drama Sylvia ‘Sidney Tennessee Valley Business College Grant Lydia E. Pinkham
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