Society Notes Highlight Various Marriages and Meetings
Miss Mary Frances Sullivan wed John L. Gingrich in Jacksonville at St Anne's church with only two attendants. Reba Webb tied to Drew Gibson in Athens at the home of Pastor Rollings. The Central Methodist Woman's Missionary Society held a July session under Mrs Speake focusing on Burdens. The Decatur Federation of Women's Clubs planned a regular meeting at the Carnegie Library. Social events included gatherings hosted by Mrs F H Pointer for visiting friends and luncheon bridges hosted by Mrs John A Caddell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Frances Sullivan
John L. Gingrich
Jacksonville
Fla
St. Anne's Catholic Church
Father Buckley
Ollie EB. Nelson
Newark
N. J
William McGuire
Decatur
J. W. Webb
Athens
Reba
Drew Gibson
Franklin, Ky
A. J. Rollings
Decatur Federation ‘of Women’s Club
Carnegie Library
Personal news notes of visitors and travels
Local residents report guests and trips including Mrs. Frank Sanford leaving for New York City, Miss Mary Ethlyn Knight visiting the World's Fair and meeting royalty, and families returning from motor tours through Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky. Additional updates cover recoveries, surgeries, and nuptial trips of area residents.
Division of money eyed in Alabama budget talks
July 12 Montgomery Alabama reports the finance and taxation committee studies the 1939 general appropriation bill. Hearings begin for the University of Alabama Alabama Polytechnic Institute and Alabama College to apportion about 250 000 in extra revenue this year. Senator Hayse Tucker and Rep Earl McGowin conferred with Governor Dixon on budget plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
University of Alabama
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Alabama College
Hayse Tucker
Earl McGowin
House
Ways and Means Committee
Dixon
Keep in step with beauty and stay youthful advice
A vintage style advisory urges women to maintain youth through routines like regular dental visits and exercise. It extols simple diets, relaxed living, and balancing work with play while warning against stiffness and excessive time in the sun. It also suggests grooming tips and how to manage facial blemishes with cosmetics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Follett
Pattern 4104 and 4194 Frock Design Promotes Anne Adams Style
An Anne Adams summer pattern feature highlights Pattern 4104 for crisp collar frocks and Pattern 4194 with a frilled white collar and sailor shape. It notes fabric ideas, sizes 14 to 42, yardage needs, and ordering details from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department with references to local residents and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne
Adams
Anne Adams
Annie Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
17Th St
New York
Woman's Missionary Society meeting notes and local news
Athens The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist church met in a program titled Beyond National Horizons with Mrs Malone leading Circle Three. The session featured readings and hymns then business reports. Laura Davis dismissed. Also, Danny Fry recovered from a lightning jolt. Athens softball under lights at the high school field continues amid rain delays. WPA work continues on local farms with mixed reviews. Limestone County Conservation Association to hold an annual meeting and fish fry at Dupree and Dawson's Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Branum
de “Spencer
Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Methodist Church
Circle Number Three
W. W. Malone
Jesus
H. D. Looney
R. L. Malone
Garth
Laura Davis
Danny Fry
Fry
Athens
WPA
Limestone County Conservation Association
Dupree
Dawson's Spring
Parley Set on Forestry Hearings In Mobile
The Joint Congressional Committee on Forestry chaired by Senator John H. Bankhead will hold hearings in Mobile next fall to study the United States forest land problem. Alabama’s strong forestry base includes many active saw mills and high lumber production, with significant wage and mill product values. The committee aims to explore forest restoration and management to sustain timber and farming interests across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional Committee On
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Mobile
Congress
United States
Bankhead
North Carolina
Congressional
Sunday Evening Gatherings Continue Traditional Customs
The community continues the longstanding practice of holding gatherings each Sunday evening reflecting the customs established in previous years. The events emphasize continuity and shared cultural rhythms within the town.
Woman seeks lie detector test to learn if in love
In Cincinnati a young woman requested a lie detector test to determine if she is in love. Detective Norman Diehl said she called to ask if the pot department had a lie detector. she declined to give her name and left.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Norman Diehl
Diehl
Funeral Held for James Monroe Hamilton in Alabama
James Monroe Hamilton of Thomasville and Birmingham died from injuries in a Sunday traffic accident. He passed away at Selma hospital with his fiancé Miss Oceola Green of Dixonson and his parents at his side. His engagement had been announced the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Ala
James Monroe Hamilton
Birmingham
Q Selma Hospital
Hamilton
Miss Oceola
Green
Eof Dixonson
Convention Flops as Doodlebuggers Drop Treasure Quest
Weatherford Oklahoma July 12. Directors failed to choose a dig site and diggers deserted for wild plums, turning a planned $250,000 treasure hunt into a flop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weatherford
Okla
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gingrich-Sullivan
Gibson- Webb
F. H. Pointer
E. B. Garner
Edward James
Marion
Mrs. Pruett
American Institute of Laundering
Goidel’s
Lewis E. Lawes
Fas
Humphrey Bogart
Wth
Gale Page
Billy Halop
John Litel
Robert Benchley
Frank Sanford
Saturn
New York City
L. H. Knight
Mary Ethlyn Knight
Draser
Mascoutah
St. Louis
Miss Knight
DuPont
Longworth Gardens
Pennsylvania
Ferris Wells
Miss Gray
Willis Gray
Weslaco
Texas
T. C. Shandler
J. W. Flowers
Ruby
Pauline Johnson
Mississippi
Tennessee
Kentucky
Sigs Ee
Mrs. Pinckney Pruett
Charlotte, N. C
W. T. Barnes
Red Boiling Springs
Tenn
High Point, N. C
H. D. Greer
John C. Bragg
Sylacauga, Ala
Dr. Greer
Charles Greer
Dan Ewing
Dorothy Daniel
Ruth Frazier
W. D. Odom
Hillsboro
McRae, Ga
Fred Whalley
Gene Brown
Lewis C. Brown
Betty McGehee
Chicago
Northwestern University
Robert Tweedy
Courtland
Mrs. Tweedy
Mary Battle King
J. W. Clapton
Ed Hicks
Alton Leathers
Ninth Street
South
CCO
W. R. McClusky
H. G. McClusky
Wilburn McClusky
Fila
Phil Pointer
Benevolent Society Hospital
W. J. Keith
Nashville,Tenn
T. .C. Chandler
H. J. Wenzel
Moye
Mayeh
Beauty Shop
Universal
Ellen
Nald B. Isom
Jeannette Magill
State National Bank
Martin F. Whitt
Virginia Whitt
Sheriff Whitt
American Legion
Harry EB. Parker
Miami
Albert Jervis
Tae
Victor
D. L. Rosenall, Jr
Callie Mae Hatchett
W. T. McDaniel
Our Wertime Etv
Walgreen
Caddell Drug Co
Walgreen Agency
Bauer & Black
Parley
Grant St
Allen’s Beauty
James Freeman
Market St
Chattanooga
Southern Railway System
Capitol
Toda
Missouri
Arkansaw
Pride and Joy
Bob Burns
Speake, Warren & Ratliff
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