Hammond Brothers and Sisters Reunion At Blountsville
A large Hammond family reunion took place at the home of Mr and Mrs Ben Hammond in Blountsville with five brothers and three sisters and many children and grandchildren attending. Two brothers reunited after twenty two years. A bountiful noon dinner was served and the day featured picture taking and singing with reminiscences. Attendees included numerous Hammonds from Oklahoma City Pine Bluff Heflin Birmingham Arab Cullman Decatur and other Alabama towns along with friends and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammond
Ben
Blountsville
Ben Hammond
Homer Hammond
Billy Joe
Oklahoma City
Okla
W. P. Hammond
Pine Bluff
Ark
E.T. Hammond
Douglas and Wayne
Heflin
Ala
N. L. Shockley
O. G
Douglas
Sybil Herrington
Kenneth
All Bran Relief Promises Constipation Freedom
Unsigned testimonial endorses Kellogg's All-Bran as a daily laxative free remedy. Letter cites improved digestion after five years of daily All-Bran use and urges readers to try Kellogg's product for ten days with a money back guarantee. Kellogg's positions All-Bran as a wholesome wheat cereal, not a purgative, made in Battle Creek and Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iteara
Mra. W. D. Hall
R.F.D
Augusta
Kellogg
Kellogg Company
Battle Creek
Michigan
Kellogg’s
Omaha
Waitress Wanted at American Cafe
Help wanted notice seeking a waitress for the American Cafe. Applicants should contact the cafe for details on hours and wages. This brief employment listing invites inquiries from potential staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cafe
Laughton Lowers Guard on Stage Return to Galileo
Hollywood gossip notes Charles Laughton plans to return to Broadway this season in Galileo after last appearing on stage in 1936 with the Old Vic. He says stage life will be tough after film work and he must adjust to early mornings and night rehearsals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Heyn
Hollywood
Charles Laughton
Broadway
Old Vic
Galileo
Charlie
Laughton
Miss South Hosts Bridge Shower For Miss Gasaway
Miss Marguerite South entertained in her Johnston Street home on Monday night for Miss Betty Jean Gasaway, soon to wed Mr. Jack Thomason on August 10. Guests included Miss Mimi Jones, Miss Earl Joyce Lee, and Miss Nancy Thomason. Gifts featured a silver pattern. refreshments were ice cream, mints, and white cakes with pink roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite South
Betty Jean Gasaway
Jack Thomason
Johnston Street
Miss Gasaway
Mimi Jones
Earl Joyce Lee
Nancy Thomason
Mary Jean Sittason
Betty Ware Wyatt
Cheri Chandler
Dorothy Fitzpatrick
Betty Simmons
Bonnie Parks
Beverly Hodges
Lilian Houser
Virginia Gilliam
Sue Emens
Out of Town Attendees at Funeral Gather in Region
A lengthy list records mourners from multiple states and cities who attended a funeral. Named individuals hail from Athens Alabama, Elkmont Alabama, Russellville Alabama, Moulton Alabama, Montgomery Alabama, Florence Alabama, Huntsville Alabama, Pulaski Tennessee, Bethel Tennessee, Iowa City Iowa, New York New York, Washington DC, and Prospect Tennessee, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Chenault
E. J. Chenault
W. E. Maples
Athens
Joe Maples
Sneed Christopher
Mack Maples
Billy and
Anne Maples
Elkmont
Ala
William Dozier, Jr
Iowa City
Iowa
J. O. Dorroh
Birmingham
Gladstone Jackson
New York
N. Y
Dave Maples
Bethel
Tennessee
Ruth Maples
C. M. Hightower
Tanner
Joe Hightower
J. M. McDonald
M. M. Eley
Union
Mae Foster
Russellville
Mary Louise Chenault
Washington, D. C
Lucy Downing
Moulton
Holt Hardin
Roy Hatchett
Glen Holland
Eugenia__ Chenault
Anniston
W. L. Robinson
Mary Lowry
Montgomery
Priscilla Johnson
Tom McGee
Florence
Julia Esslinger
B. R. Buck
Charlie Gilbert
Pulaski
Tenn
John Gilbert
Mary Frances Gilbert
Elmer L. S. Hawkins
Huntsville
Billie Mack
Charles Hawkins
Harry B. Sugg
B. W. Dyer
Grayden Johnston
The Proper Shoe and You
Advice for family health stresses footwear. Notes that feet travel about fifteen miles daily for children and seven for housewives, stressing properly fitted shoes with flexible shape, adequate support, and foot development across 18 to 20 years. Warns spiked heels harm posture and may strain relationships.
Out-of-town Friends Visit Athens and Hartselle Area
A list of Athens and Hartselle residents plus relatives and friends traveling to Washington D C New York and the East for visits. Mentions Mr George Rogers Miss Martha Reid Jones Dr Isham V Legg and several local couples. Other readers plan trips by rail or car to see relatives and attend events this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ala
George Rogers
Athens
Sidney Peppers
Earl Bowers
C. O. McEntry
Martha Reid Jones
Isham V. Legg
Bonnie Rogers
Juanita R. Krentzman
Milton
Florida
Spencer Garnett
Nashville
Tenn
William Block
Hartselle
C. H. Eyster
Law Lamar
Selma
Washington, D. C
New York City
Charles H. Eyster
Decatur
New York
N. Y
Hughes Improves as Doctors Drain Chest in Recovery
Steady improvement attends Howard Hughes, airplane manufacturer and pilot, recovering from injuries from a July 7 air crash. Doctors drained his chest for the fourth time last night. his temperature and pulse were about normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Howard Hughes
Revival Meeting Invites Community in Lawrence County
The Lawrence County Friendship area invites all to a revival beginning Sunday with services at 11 am and 8 pm led by Rev. Dolphas Price of Decatur. A large crowd attended a Penn Saturday singing. Local families visited relatives Sunday and a church ground project near Lebanon progressed for the new Church building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolphas Price
Decatur
Penn
Bevie West
Delbert
Raymond West
Mary Long
Evergreen
Coy Crow
Will Smith
Walker Steele
Louis
Robert Reed
Travis Legg
Vera
Fine Asherbranner
Olan Hill
Lebanon
Miami girl honored by Hollywood namesake
Brenda Joyce Knowles of Decatur, now living in Miami, received a red leather shoulder bag and a letter from actress Brenda Joyce. The gift, a family milestone, followed Knowles’ mother admiring Joyce in a film and naming Brenda after the star. The bag and note arrived Monday, with the message To my little namesake, with love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Brenda Joyce Knowles
Miami
M. Fulton Sr
Virginia Goforth
Brenda Joyce
Hollywood
Brenda
J.dgoforth
Robert
Broadway
Ardmore
Cleveland Knowles, Jr
S. W. Ninth Street
Miss Joyce
Underwater Canyon Off Lower Mississippi Deep and Wide
A canyon lies beneath the lower Mississippi River measuring about five miles across and about 600 feet deep, indicating a substantial submerged feature in the river valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi River
Forrest Chapel Hosts W S C S Meeting At Five Visitors
The W. S. C. S. met Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Bevis Ward presiding. Mrs. Jess Smith led prayer, roll call and minutes were read, devotion given by Mrs. Ward. Guests included five visitors. various locals visited over the weekend with families in Morgan County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevis Ward
Ward
Jess Smith
M. G. Whitten
W. E. Ward
J. L. West
Whitten
A. N. Crow
Newt Bailey
Hugh Wright
Barbara Wright
Ervin Story
Robert McCleskey
Junior Ryan
Macedonia
W. D. Bullard
Ann Bullard
Doris
Willodene Roberts
Wilburn Praytor
Tuscumbia
Homer Montgomery
Annual tuna pack tops U.S. fisheries value at fifty million
The annual tuna pack is highlighted as America's most valuable fishery with a reported value of 50 million dollars. The figure underscores tuna's leading role in U.S. seafood industries and market significance within the sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
The Good Old Summertime Morals And Mischief
Dorothy Di. presents a lighthearted social critique of summer behavior. The piece jokes about clothing, flirtations, gossip, and etiquette loosening in hot months, noting increased sociability and temptations from couples, coworkers, and neighbors. It ends with a tongue in cheek celebration of summer as a yearly, fraught ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Tom
Harry
Stangers
Bob
Susie
Grandma
Grandpa
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Central Baptist Sunday School
Harry Higdon
Lonnie Pettey
John Green
George Morris
Henderson
H. L. Vann
Alma Butler
Mason Crow
Higdon
Charles Norwood
Raymond Whitt
Allen
W. T. Allen
Talladega
Alabama
F. S. Hunt Sr
E. Penick
FE. J. Polhill
Mary Frances Nelson
Carl H. Edwards
E. H. Leem
Jasper Kelly
New Friendship Baptist Church
Velma Bracken
James W. Thompson
West Moulton Street
State Highway Department
Miss Cassell
Scales W.H. Verner
Lula Mae Cassell
Carl E. Scales
Georgia
A. M. McConnell
Mrs. W. T. Simpson
Points
Bava
Sowers—Berry
F. E. Sowers
Austinville
Dottie Marie
Woodrow Howard Berry
R. A. Berry
Goidel’s Drug Store
Moye
E. M. Morrow Construction CO
Morrow
Davis St
Wiley Hardwick
Massey
Farmers & Livestock Dealers
Hartselle Livestock CO
Hartselle, Alabama
Payne Brothers Barn
West Main ST
Payne Brothers
Star
Cecil B. DeMille
Johnston
Paulette Goddard
Miss Goddard
DeMiller
Goddard
C. B
DeMille
Miss South
Attic
Goodyear Tires
Pride Motor Co
2Ng Ave
Helen Follett
Little Cheryl Archer
Martha Stewart
Bill and
Sammy Stone
Luke Pryor
James N. Bloodworth
University of Alabama
Mrs. Walters
Betty Lile
Trinity
Hughes
Lawrence County
Vera Asherbhkanner
Morgan County Forrest Chapel
W P Roberts
Field & Stream Reader
Dugger’s Book Store
Johnston Phone
Dorothy DI
Geli Syndicate
Dorothy
BOSS
Rie Owe . le
Superior Cleaners
Lee ST
Lyons Electric Co
2Nd Ave
J. R. Daniels Insurance and Financing
W. Walnut St
Decatur Transit
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