Elizabeth Blair Crowned Miss Hart’s of 1924 Beauty Winner
Elizabeth Blair, daughter of Mrs. 8. A., won the Miss Hart’s of 1924 pageant by a popular audience vote. Gladys Speake, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Speake, earned second place. The event drew thirty contestants from Hartselle and was hosted by the Hartselle Literary Club with Miss Minna Lee S of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, judging.
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Harts
Tr Blair
Gladys Speake
F. M. Speake
Hartselle
Re Literary Club
Minna Lees
Mt. Pleasant, Tenn
Miss Freeman Buys Eats Drinks for 360 Men in Athens
Athens merchants raised 40 to provide a sand supper and drinks for 360 men awaiting jobs. Applicants lined up since morning as Friday dawned, with payments collected to aid the effort. TVA involvement noted in the special report from Athens.
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Miss Freeman
Wits
Ais
Athens
TVA
Ome
Geter
Sittours
Rev Dennis presides at alumni meeting
The Rev Peter M Dennis will preside at a meeting of the Alumni of a divinity school on Monday. The event concerns alumni activities and church affairs at the institution.
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Dennis
Peter M. Dennis
DuiBows Divinity School
Mon
Miss McDowra Shows at Today Event
Two brothers of Miss McDowra who were also injured in the accident have been discharged from the hospital. No further details are provided about their condition.
Virginia Speer Visits Atlanta For Relatives’ Day
Virginia Speer spends oral days in Atlanta as the guest of relatives, with family activities and local visits described in the fragment.
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Virginia Speer
Atlanta
Trinity Community Member Visits Decatur on Business
A member of the Trinity community was in Decatur on Saturday for business.
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Trinity
Decatur
Luke Er
Massey
Troop Four Before The Court of Honor
Boy Scouts Troop Four held its Friday 7:90 meeting with scouts attempting merit badges including personal health reading public health swimming and life saving. Several scouts were successful and Raymond Parks and Billy Steed passed for first and second class requirements. Main features included first aid signaling and observation tests.
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Boy Scouts
Court of Honor
Raymond Parks
Billy Steed
Summer School enrollment rises at University of Alabama
A total of 2,044 individuals enrolled in the 1984 University of Alabama summer session with 1,756 in term one and 1,263 in term two, marking a 51.3 percent increase over last year. The second term ends August 17.
Stephenson May Return Home This Sunday
George Stephenson, longtime Hartselle resident, who has been in Belevolent Society Hospital after an appendicitis operation, may return to his home on Sunday. He has recovered rapidly and has received visits from friends in Hartselle and Decatur.
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George Stephenson
Hartselle
Belevolent Society
Stephenson
Decatur
Freeman Named Private Secretary to TVA Official
Miss Merle Freeman of Hartselle has been appointed private secretary to Ashford Todd Jr of the lands acquisition department at the Tennessee Valley Authority and will leave her post with the First National Bank liquidating staff. Friends of Freeman expressed pleasure at the promotion.
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Merle Freeman
Hartselle
First National Bank
Ashford Todd, Jr
Lands Acquisition Department
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mus Freeman
Gravel Ridge Plans School Opening Preparations
People of Gravel Ridge show strong interest in developing the school for fall opening. Once a large county school, enrollment has declined, but patrons now push for improvements and new equipment.
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Gravel Ridge
Gravel
Newt
Miss Pearl Southern Dies at 21
Funeral services were held at Johnson Chapel this afternoon for Miss Betty Pearl Southern 21 of 1106 White Street East after several days illness of pneumonia. Interment followed at Johnson Chapel with Priest of Decatur directing. She is survived by her parents Mr. and Mrs H A Southern four sisters and two brothers.
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W. W. Aldridge
Johnson Chapel
Betty
Pearl Southern
White Street
East
Decatur
Miss Southern
H. A. Southern
Buford Jones Dies After An Emergency Operation
Funeral services were held in Ardmore for Buford Jones a 17 year old who died Friday following an emergency appendicitis operation at Baughs Infirmary Interment took place at Blanche Tennessee near Ardmore He was the nephew of Mr and Mrs J T Rainey of Decatur and survived by his parents Mr and Mrs J A Jones and other relatives
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Ardmore
Buford Jones
Baugh’s Infirmary
Blanche
Tenn
J. T. Rainey
Decatur
J. A. Jones
Mays Returns Home After Operation
C. F. Mays was discharged Friday from Baugh's Infirmary to his home in Somerville following recent surgery.
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C. F. Mays
Somerville
Baugh’s Infirmary
Chinese Coolie Hat Inspires Modern Millinery by Betty Furness
The feature notes designers drawing inspiration from the Orient for new hats. Betty Furness models several looks including a blue linen coolie style, a baby like sunbonnet replica, and a navy linen leghorn with a blue band. A barefoot boy fishing hints at the designer’s model source.
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Orient
Betty Furness
Betty
Hart Returns for One Service at Westminster Church
Rev. Ernest N. Hart returns from Mount Hope where he led evangelistic meetings. He will preach at Westminster Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 am with no evening service. Afterward he heads back to Mount Hope for a week of services and a noon dinner on the grounds if weather permits.
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Ernest N. Hart
Mount Hope
Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Westminster
Mt. Hope
Haleyville
Russellville
Christ
Mary V. Dix Ill After Appendicitis Operation
Mary Vernon Dix underwent an appendicitis operation in Raleigh North Carolina on Friday and was reported well today. She traveled from Decatur with Harriett Irwin Margaret Cole Jes Sle Mae Montgomery and Beulah Caudill en route to friends in North Carolina then on to Pennsylvania and Canada with plans to attend the World Fair via Chicago.
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Mies
Mary Vernon Dix
Raleigh
N. C
Carolina
Miss Dix
Harriett Irwin
Margaret Cole
Jes Sle
Mae Montgomery
Beulah Caudill
Decatur
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Canada
Chicago
Miss Dixon
Paul Dix
Madeline Dix
Huntsville Warden Visits Decatur on Official Business
C M Harwell district warden from Huntsville traveled to Decatur on Friday for official duties and inspections.
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C. M. Harwell
Huntsville
Decatur
Double Wedding Held in Greenville Episcopal Church
A double wedding for Myrtle Williamson and Billie Beeland to James Williamson and Howard Cheatham occurred Friday at the Greenville Episcopal church with Reverend Justine Jones officiating. Afterward, the newlyweds will reside in Decatur and Greenville respectively, while attending friends hosted events in Decatur.
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Billie Beeland
Howard Edward Cheatham
Greenville
Alabama
Decatur
Episcopal Church
Justine Jones
Williamson
Mr. Williamson
Southern Cotton Oil Company
Personal Notes Mention Local Family Visits
Mrs Claude McMillan has returned home after surgery at Benevolent hospital. Little Miss Louise Hocking travels to Dayton Ohio to visit grandparents. Mr and Mrs Cecil McMillan of Johnson City Tennessee plan a Sunday visit with their parents, Mr and Mrs Claude McMillan. Mr and Mrs Woolsey Finnell Jr of Knoxville Tennessee are visiting their parents.
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Everet Mitchell
Chicago, Il
Claude. McMillan
Benevolent Hospital
Louise Hocking
Dayton
Ohio
Cecil McMillan
Johnson City, Tenn
Claude McMillan
Woolsey Finnell, Jr
Knoxville, Tenn
Shadow-Proof Slip Pattern 1897 by Anne Adams
A vintage sewing pattern advertisement for a shadow-proof slip pattern 1897 by Anne Adams. Includes sizing 34 to 46, yardage for 39 inch fabric, step by step instructions, and price details with ordering and address for The Decatur pattern house.
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Anne Adams
Vacation Flee Sparks Knoxville Family Flight
Mrs. Gillespie and her children have fled Knoxville after spending a vacation with Gillespie's parents, triggering a local investigation.
Morgan County Bank official on annual vacation
Eugene Graves of the Morgan County National Bank is on his yearly vacation, pausing his banking duties while away.
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Eugene Graves
The
Morgan County National Bank
Birmingham visitors in Decatur Friday
Seamnane from Birmingham were in Decatur Friday as visitors.
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Ies
Birmingham
Decatur
Walter Parks Taken by Ambulance to Benevolent Society Hospital
Walter Parks was removed Friday night in a priest's ambulance from his home on Moulton Highway to Benevolent Society hospital for sentiment.
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Walter Parks
Priest's Ambulance
Moulton Highway
Benevolent Society Hospital
Forentiment
Specially Divided Services Feature Cowell Addresses
Evangelist Cowell spoke at Austinville Methodist and a city tent, urging dogmatic truth in spiritual matters. Seven decisions for Christ were recorded Friday afternoon and many prayer requests were noted after extension services across the city.
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Hell
Jesus Christ
Christ
Austinville Methodist Church
Mr. Cowell
Cow
Largest Balloon Starts Tourney In Rapid City Flight
The world's largest balloon with three airmen in a massive gondola lifted off in Rapid City South Dakota marking a bold stratospheric test. Major William Kepner rode top while Captains Albert Stevens and Orvil Anderson planned to join soon. The craft aims to reach about 700000 feet.
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Rapid City
South Dakota
William Kepner
Albert Stevens
Orvil
Anderson
Miss Humphrey Visits Florence State Teachers College
Miss Margaret Humphrey spends the week end in Florence as a guest of Miss Loue Walker at Florence state Teachers College. She is noted amid cucumber and tomato listings in local market briefs.
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Margaret Humphrey
Florence
Loue Walker
Florence State Teachers College
Andrew Griffith Called by Death
Andrew J. Griffith, 64, of Hartselle Route 1, died Friday noon after pneumonia days. He had suffered a malarial illness for a year. Funeral services were held at Bethel Church at 11 this morning with Rev. J. D. McClanahan. Interment at Bethel. He was a Baptist and is survived by one son M. R. Griffith of Hartselle Route 2.
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Andrew J. Griffith
Harteelle
Griffith
Eece Ser
Bethel Church
J. D. McClanahan
The
Baptist Church
Bethel
Peck
Hartache
M. R. Griffith
Hartselle
Austrian Troops Gain Ground in Styrian Battles
Loyal Heimwehrmen and soldiers reportedly regained Feldkirchen as fighting raged late at night. Nazis retained Berg and Selzsee positions while government forces made gains in Styria but held incomplete control, with aid appeals from BOS and continuing clashes across sectors.
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Heimwehrmen
Feldkirchen
Nasig
Bieiberg
Seldamsee
Styria
Carinthia
Court disposes thirty four cases in county term
Thirty four cases were disposed of in the week's term of county court that closed Friday. The report notes a mix of criminal matters.
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A. V. Nave Leaves Hotel Lyons for Tapley Shop Vacation
A. V. Nave night auditor at Hotel Lyons will depart next week for Tapley Shop Tennessee to spend his vacation.
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A. V. Nave
Hotel Lyons
Tapley Shop
Tenn
Layman Maynard to Teach Bible Class at St John’s
Layman Maynard will teach the Bible class at St. John’s Church on Sunday morning. All were cordially invited to attend.
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Maynard Layman
St. John’s Church
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