McGehee Wins Northwestern Part Scholarship Award
Betty McGehee selected from many to receive a partial scholarship to Northwestern University in Chicago for outstanding records and character. She is one of ten students honored with The Challenge and received autographed copy of Lincoln Steffens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wee Oetey Lapaehees
Betty McGehee
United States
Northwestern University At
Chicago
Phorase
Northwestern
Miss McGehee
Floyd Arpan
School of Journalism
Lincoln Steffens
America
Personal notices of friends and family travel and visits
Mrs J W Clapton improves at Dr Hamil Clinic. Mrs Charles Kortrecht from Memphis arrives Monday to visit her mother Mrs H A Skeggs. Mrs John Sandlin and Rubye visit in Birmingham. Mrs Mattie Simpson visits Birmingham with her daughter Mrs E P George. Mrs W L Waterhouse and others expected home Saturday from Ridgecrest NC. Mr and Mrs Donald Humphrey plan a Florida vacation. Mrs Norwood to Gilbertville KY to work. Mr Norwood to join later. Mrs James Ferguson recovering from tonsil surgery. The Rev and Mrs B B Comer vine of Cleveland Ohio to visit Cornelian Court Hotel Tuesday. James L Reading and son Jimmy visit Birmingham parents. Frances Ann Green visiting Birmingham as guest of C G Hearin. Lorinda and Bette Thornton visit Madison. J R Hule Jr to spend Sunday with parents. Barrett Shelton family and friends plan Ft Walton Florida visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Comervine
Cleveland
Ohio
FE. H. Barnett
Cornelian Court Hotel
New Orleans
Florida
Gulf Coast
Charles Uptain Suffers Broken Leg at Trinity Mountain
Charles Uptain, of 224 Sixth Avenue West, has a broken left leg after a fall on bermarya at Trinity Mountain last night. He was treated at Hamil Clinic and then transported home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Uptain
Sixth Avenue
West
Bermarya
Trinity Mountain
Mr. Uptain
Hamil Clinic
Oime
Anne Adams Pattern 4191 for Junior and Misses Sizes
Pattern 4191 features a scalloped collar and cuffs in White pique or cat’s whiskers plaid. Available in junior and misses sizes 19 to 18 with busts 28 to 36. size 14 requires fabric yardage and a small multiday order. Send 15 cents to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department for pattern and mail order details plus Summer Pattern Book option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
W. 17Th St
New York
First Aid Class Begins Monday for Local Workers
A first aid class for employees of the American Oak Leather Company and Decatur Ice and Coal Company will begin Monday night. Red Cross instructors Roland Langley and W A Dorsey will lead the sessions. the class location had not yet been selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Oak Leather Company
Decatur Ice and Coal Company
Roland Langley
W. A. Dorsey
Red Cross
Alice Marble Wins Irish Title Over Susan Noel in Dublin
In Dublin on July 15, Alice Marble of San Francisco defeated England's Susan Noel 6-2 6-4 to claim the Irish championship following her All-English Wimbledon victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Alice Marble
San Francisco
Susan Noel
England
Staving Off Wrinkles and Skincare Routines Mentioned
The piece advises aging gracefully with cosmetics, skin care, and a balanced lifestyle. It notes cleansing, protective powder, gentle water temps, and patience with nail care to prevent splits. It emphasizes calm, sleep, diet, and avoiding worry to reduce wrinkles and maintain youthful appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Follett
Red Cross Water Safety Instructor To Teach At Seneca Springs Pool
Ellis D. Fysal safety first aid and life saving representative arrives Monday to begin a water safety instructors course at Seneca Springs pool. Classes start 7 30 each night for a week as Fysal brings decades of Red Cross experience from North Carolina to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis D. Fysal
American Red Cross
Seneca Springs Pool
Fysal
North Carolina
Gridhron Oe
Red Cross
Fusal
Camip Leach
Washington
University of North Carolina
Orange County
Red Cross National Aquatic School
Brevard
Eloy College
Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
Elon College
Wake Forest College
Ion
High Life Allegations At Governors Conference
Michigan Governor Loren D. Dickinson described alleged excesses at a governors conference in Albany and Saratoga New York claiming liquor flowed at official dinners and that young women attended, urging vigilance by mothers and daughters to prevent such temptations. He cited a large hotel dinner and warned of possible access by underworld figures while praising the girls who returned home unsullied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Loren D. Dickinson
Michigan
Moers
Dickinson
Albany
Saratoga
N. Y
Roosevelt
Two Birmingham residents die by hanging in separate cases
In Birmingham on July 16 two residents were found dead by hanging. Coroner Gip Evans ruled both deaths as self-inflicted. Louis W. Palmer, 35, a bookkeeper, was found at the wholesale grocery where he worked. Mrs. C. L. Thompson, 38, a Jefferson County almshouse patient since July 8, was found there. Palmer left a note to his wife and two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Gip Evans
Louis W. Palmer
C. L. Thompson
Jefferson County
Palmer
Evans
Jack Dempsey Leaves Hospital for Home
Former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey is convalescing from an appendectomy and went home by car today. He had planned to leave tomorrow for his wife’s birthday, but doctors said he was well enough to travel already.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Fire forces evacuation at Huntsville hospital patients sent to Athens
Flames swept between attic and roof of Huntsville hospital forcing evacuations. Water leakage reached the operating room and three patients were sent to Athens for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Huntsville Hospital
Athens
Stage Star Weds New York Social Leader
Dorothy Ludington Whitney announced her marriage to Raymond Mansey, the stage star who has played the title role in Abe Lincoln in Illinois. They wed quietly last Monday in the New York apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Garside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dorothy Ludington Whitney
Raymond Mansey
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Charles Garside
Rhode Island Finishes 96-Minute Special Session
Rhode Island legislators ended a 96 minute special session noting fixes to the unemployment relief and emergency public works acts. The changes allow continued relief borrowing by cities and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. 1
Rhode Island
Farmer by Law Washington July 15 Naval Stores Case
The naval stores operator apparently won the right today in Washington to status or claim related to a legal matter. The fragment suggests a ruling or decision occurred on July 15 with formal legal significance.
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Washington
Naval Stores
Farmer Wins Agricultural Exemption Dispute in Federal Courts
A man who has been called a farmer by both the state and his house has secured an agricultural exemption under the Social Security Act ending a lengthy dispute that escalated to the federal courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aate
House
Also Mentioned on This Page
Secatar Federation of Women's Clubs
Carnegie Library
Horace Griffin
Cotaco Literary Club
Progressive Culture Club
Decatur Mothers Club
la Club Entre Meres
Woman’s Music Study
Questers Club
W.A. Burt
Frank H. Kirby
The
Southside Baptist W. M
Spinsters Club
Bessie Peach
Jackson Street
Central Baptist W. M
Reid Sherard Sr
Westminster Presbyterian Auxiliary
Aileen West
Z. P. Watkitts
J. D. Jervis
First Presbyterian Woman’s Auxiliary
Thomas Hendrix
Mesdaines J. O. Baites and
Drake
L. L. Frazier
First Baptist Missionary Program
First Baptist W. M
Fransee Dix
J. W. Clapton
Charles Kortrecht
Memphis, Tenn
H. A. Skeggs
John Sandlin
Rubye
Donald Humphrey
Bobby
Sarah Louise
Panama City
Pensacola
J. O. Goode
Ophelia
Geneva
Danville
Malad
Charles Norwood
Gilbertville
Mrs. Norwood
James Ferguson
James L. Reading
Jimmy
Mrs
Dent F. Green
Frances Ann Green
C. G. Hearin
Lorinda
Bette Thornton
Madison
Nency
Betty Crane
J. R. Hule Jr
J. R. Hule Sr
Barrett Shelton
Barrett Jr
Suzanne
J. H. Jones
Billy Wyker
Ft. Walton, Florida
Moye
Moye’s
Beauty Shop
Goidel’s
Warren
Ratliff
Wales
Oxfords
Speake, Warren
Roy Fins
Alice
Vero
Jane Froman
Capitol
Ken Maynard
Buck Rogers
Leon Errol
Frieda Inescort
Otto Kruger
Adrienne Ames
Alexander
ST. Louis
Robert Wilcox
Helen Mack
Mentone
Strand Theatre
Hartselle
Alabama
Dorothy Lamour
Jon Hall
Mary Astorin
Maple Leaf
the Kid From
Texas
Dennis O'Keefe
Florence’rice
Robert Benchley
Salt Lake
Alexander Graham Bell
Don Ameche
Loretta Young
Henry Fonda
BIG
Tony Martin
Gloria Stuart
Allens Beauty
Grant St
H. J. Wenzel
Lone Grey
Rue
George Saunders
Sally Gray
Burns
Gordon Mei
RKO
Donald Woods
Erelyn Venable
Russel Hayden
Dick Tracy
Carole Lombard
Boone
Sam Houston
Tennessee
Pictu
Claudette
Guy Kibbef
Nat Pendleton
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