Auto-bus makes trial run between Decaturs and Austinville
A new auto-bus purchased by North Alabama Traction Company completed a 26 minute round trip from the Decaturs court house to Second Avenue and Austinville and back. The 12 passenger vehicle, capable of 16, will soon run regular service linking the streetcar line with Austinville with a 5 cent fare. city growth noted as Austinville adds electric lights and paving, and road repairs are sought before service begins. Supt. W R Speer led the trial, car driven by a company employee.
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North Alabama Traction Company
Decaturs
Austinville
Court House
Second Avenue
Decatur
Muunicipality
Austingville
New Decatur
Commissioners’ Court
Supt
W. R. Speer
The
Traction Company
Social column notices call in to New Decatur numbers
The social editor requests all social news be telephoned to New Decatur 172 or 46 while the editor Mrs. W A Curry handles the column in Mrs. Ahel ton's absence.
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New Decatur
W. A. Curry
Mre.ahelton
Mammoth Cave
Way Stations
Local concert delights at Y M C A program
Mrs Higdon’s class recital drew a full auditorium with performances from beginner to advanced pupils. Ruth Banks Phyllis Perkins and Rosalie Walston received praise. Community notices include engagements, club meetings, and travel plans across Decatur and Florence Alabama.
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Higdon
Plano
Ruth Banks
Phyllis Perkins
Phinizy
Rosalie Walston
Dances and Delights Mark Colonial Club Social
A bustling Colonial club gathering drew many out of town guests with the Varnelle orchestra providing music. Local and visiting attendees included Misses Wallace Gibson Ide Penick Miller Williams Russell Alexander Tibbs Adams Cardwell and Brookes. Messrs. Gardner Kortrecht Jervis Jones Martin Markreader Kortrecht Lipscombe Hughes Kim brough Wallace Crawford Gover and others. Chaperones and relatives were named and several locals planned visits and trips to Birmingham Florence and Tuscaloosa.
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Colonial Club
Varnelle Orchestra
Helen Wallace
Brooxie Gibson
Rhea Iade
Margaret Penick
Mary Penick
Marjorie Miller
Mary Williams
Pansy Russell
Lyllian Alexander
Josephine Tibb
Aileen Adams
Lucile Cardwell
Tom Gardner
Charles Kortrecht
Bob Jervis
T. M. Jones
Haywod Martin
H. D. Markreader
Gus Kortrecht
Milton Lipscomt
Jack Hughes
Zeno Bailey
Roy Billings
Frank Lefils
Lamar Eyster
Albert Roberta
Carlisle Blackwell
Will Kimbrough
George Wallace
Claud Crawford
Curtis Gover
Leslie Doss
Cecil Royer
Wallace Gover
Mensers
Adams
Adams, Payne
Barclay
Kelley
Terry
Petrie
Clarence Frost
Edwin Garrett
Miss Adams
Penick
HU. H. Hitt
Herbert Odom
John W. Jones
Phil Pointer
Hog Cholera Epidemic Affects Lawrence County Farm and Local Death
In Moulton Alabama on June 6 a hog cholera outbreak killed several hundred dollars worth of hogs owned by Fred Smith of the Allison farm. A Decatur veterinarian arrived too late as all animals were affected. some appeared healthy yet tested positive.
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Moulton
Ala
Fred Smith
Big Allison Farm
Here
Decaturs
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Internal Remedy
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment for catarrh, asserting local applications cannot reach the disease. It describes the product as a combination of tonics and blood purifiers with testimonials offered free and notes Hall's Pills for constipation.
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Hall
WY. J, Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Family avoids serious sickness with Black-Draught aid
Mrs J B Whittaker reports her family stays healthy using Thedford's Black-Draught. She says it relieves headaches and stomach trouble, aids digestion, and prevents long illnesses, keeping the remedy on hand at all times.
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J. B. Whittaker
Thedford
Local Notes From West Shede News
Harold Grey visited relatives in Memphis on Sunday. Miss Florrie Smith visits her sixte Mooney of Pulaski Tenn. Mrs Garnett avenue. Miss Beula Stuart returns from Town Creek after time with Mrs Fred Lynderman.
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E. Hardin of
Tuscaloosa
R. G. Bagarley
West Shede
Harold Grey
Memphis
Florrie Smith
Sixte Mooney
Pulaski, Tenn
Beula Stuart
Town Creek
Fred Lynderman
New Baby Arrival Announced in Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily reports the arrival of a newborn with decorative engraved announcement cards noted as a cute keepsake. Local family celebrates the birth with pride and joy.
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Decaturs
Up-to-Date Calling Cards Highlight Decatur Daily Notes
Decatur Daily reports on calling cards, printed or engraved, emphasizing current styles, etiquette reminders, and social uses. The brief notes evolving with fashion and professional practices reflect local norms in personal branding.
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The
Decaturs Daily
Loss of Lord Kitchener and Hampshire Shocks England
Washington reports the British admiralty confirms HMS Hampshire with Lord Kitchener and staff sunk near the Orkneys. The tragedy follows a voyage described as a special mission to Petrograd amid active European fronts. Survivors are uncertain as heavy seas hinder rescue efforts.
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England
Lord Kitchener
Ballylongford
County Kerry
Ireland
Paris
Petrograd
East Front
Teutons
Verdun
David Lloyd George
Admiralty
Hampsh
John Jellicoe
Grand Fleet
International News Service
Washington
Edward Grey
H. M.S. Hamsphire
Russia
Orkneys
British cruiser Hampshire Sunk While En Route to Russia
The Hampshire, a 450 foot Elswick cruiser with a 655 man crew plus distinguished passengers, sank while traveling from England to Russia. Uncertainty remains whether a mine or torpedo caused the loss. The ship, capable of 22 knots, had a 4 ton displacement and a mission tied to Captain F.
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Hampshire
England
Russia
Lord Kitchener
Elswick
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BorLour
Walter
Brock & Lighto
Morgan County National Bank
New Decatur, Ala
U. S
Alabama
Fed. Res. Bank
Fire Insurance Co
Jess
the Mutual Benefit, Life Insurance “Company of
Newark,n. J
W. A. Bibb & Son, Agts
E. C. Payne Lumber Company
W. H. Pilkinton
Decatur, Ala
Southern Hide & Tallow Co
Phillips Barnard
J. L. Barnard
Trinity
Benna
BE. H. Phillips
Florence
Book Club
Harry Gill
Donald
Mary Lee
Missionary Society of the Central Methodist Church
Alec Humphrey
J. A. Hurst
Vashti
Mesdames Hughes
Troup
Schimmeral
Harvey
Humphrey
Young People’s Missionary Society of the
Central Methodist Church
William Watson
Harry Parker of
Cullman
Mesdames
HH. H. Hitt and
A. J. Miller
R. C. Workman
Greenville, S
Trinity Mountain
Patti Pointer
John Pointer
Mississippi
Birmingham
R. H. Wolcott
Josephine Bibb
R. G. Cortner
Kathleen Almon
H. O. Pickard
Mt. Pleasant
Tenn
Mamie O’brien
Montgomery
Austine O’brien
Sherman Street
Henry Zeitler
Mooresville
Annie Anglin
Huntsville
H. H. Hitt
Frank Horton
Nell Keyes
Athens
Lou Ella Harvey
Hartselle
John Keyes
Pittsburg
R. P. Keyes
Blytheville, Ark
Keyes-Petty
T. M. Collier
Collier
University
B. J. Smith
Priscillas
Will Cowden
Lawrence County
Jake Alexander
Stewart
Edgar Lyle
York Adams
Lee
Lyle
Nadine Shelton
Lucy Pitt
James Berryhill
Paul Witt
Lela Green
Susie Norwood
Ethel Black
Buttrey’s
Frolaset Corset
Ramie Linen
Pongee Linen
J. H. Settle
Ville
Nash
Louisville & Nashville
R. R
Idol
Kitchener
Hugh James O'Byrne
Bulgaria
A. Fitzgerald
Ellershaw
R. D. Mc
Pherson
F. R. Robertson
Frederick Donaldson
MacLaughlin
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