Local Society Notes Highlight Weddings and Recitals
Miss Sara Frances Smith and Mr Edward of Decatur Alabama and Louisville quietly wed June 2 1941 at the groom's mother Mrs Mary R Thompson's home Rev W P Reeves officiated Few relatives attend After a brief trip the couple will reside in Louisville Cleo Grantland and James Rogers wed May 30 at 1601 Sixth Avenue South Louisiana Miss Anne Gray hosts a shower for Anne Gray before her June move to Louisville Ky Lelia Cantwell Seton Hall opens welcome visitors Mizpah Bible Class meets on Trinity Mountain Athens Alabama hosts a bridge luncheon for twelve Mrs Winston and guests attend Mrs Beasley wins high score Mrs Beasley leads piano recital Mrs Rollo presents pupils at Senior High School auditorium with multiple performances in two-part program featuring piano ensembles and solo works
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Frances Smith
Louisville
Exward
Decatur
Ala
Mary R. Thompson
W. P. Reeves
First Baptist Church
Sheffield
Thompson
Louieville
Rogers Grantland
R.M. Grantland
Trinity
Cleo
James Rogers
Sixth Avenue South
Anne Gray
Mike Thomas
Rutlebee
Miss Thomas
Jean Gray
Martha Nash
Esther Morris
Nelle Frank Moore
Shirley Bragg
Marjorie Lang
Marguerite Jernigan
Ida Hal Hil
Clyta Gray Pitts
Sarah Coleman
Mary Stuart Terrell
Ann McEntire
Earle Joyce Lee
Rosemary McKeh~na
Anne Hughes
An~nelle McRae
Edith Wilson
Betty Foster Pointer
Peggy Wilds
Louise Fitzpatrick
Sallye Barnum
Virginia Prince Calvin
Wallace Meadows
Central Baptists
Trinity Mountain
Meadows
Mae Davis
New York Polyclinic
New York City
Athens
Winston
Birmingham
Colonial Hills
Mesdames Ben F. Smith
Harold Lovehorn
David A. Patton
John W. Wilson
David L. Rosenall, Jr
Baylis Hightower
D. J. Wilson
W. B. Booth
Marvin Littrell
James Beasley
R. B. Patton, Jr
George ©. Johnson
Beasley
Daid Patton
Local Personal Notices Highlight Mrs Hamil and Guests
Mrs J Y Hamil leaves Saturday for Troy to visit her sister Mrs H M Jernigan. Dr and Mrs Karl Stingily of Meridian Miss will spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs Skeggs Crawford. Emory Teague leaves Monday to make his home in Birmingham pursuing work with a local firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Stingily
Meridian, Miss
Skeggs Crawford
Emory Teague
Birmingham
Boy
Thoughtful Guests and Social Crimes in Housekeeping Rules
A humorous social column warns guests to maintain order and avoid stains and thefts when visiting. It contrasts careful hosts with troublesome guests who spill powder, smudge satin, hide lipstick, or forget essentials, ending with a jab at guests who leave slippers behind for return dispatch.
Scout executive work and society notes in brief
Scout executive Mr. Tea returned from New Jersey after training in Boy Scout work. A parade of residents, visitors, and travelers are noted including Mrs. A. S. Major returning to Birmingham, families visiting Huntsville Shreveport Montgomery and Indiana, and several moves and trips among local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tea
New Jersey
Barbara Bennett to wed Western star in Mexico
Barbara Bennett travels to Mexico to wed Addison Jack Randall in a quick ceremony three days after release from Morton Downey. She and Cowboy Jack plan marriage "as soon as we reach Mexico" but did not reveal the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Barbara Bennett
Richard Bennett
Mexico
Addison
Jack) Randall
Morton Downey
Miss Bennett
Cowboy Jack
Dutch Japanese oil talks stretch into perilous stalemate
The Dutch and Japanese negotiators tangled from May 1940 as Tokyo pressed for control of East Indies wealth while Van Mook and the Dutch resisted shipping any oil to Germany. Queen Wilhelmina’s government, and figures like Van Kleffens, maneuver amid warnings of a potential fourth party involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melmuth Wohlthat
Japan
Henri Gerard Winkelman
Netherlands
Dutch East Indies
Ich
Kobayashi
Yoshizawa
Batavia
Tokyo
Pmigre
London
Eelco N. van Kleffens
Washington
Manila
Fast Indies
Malaya
Australia
United States
East Indies
van Mook
Sleeveless dress with cape pattern by Anne Adams
Summer fashion features the sleeveless mariner with a cape pattern 4784 by Anne Adams. The design includes a bloused bodice, deep V neckline, optional collar or revers, slim skirt, and a coordinating cape. patterns available in multiple sizes with quantities and price details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Shumake Stores Host Joint Barbecue at Wheeler Dam
A joint barbecue and picnic by Sumake Furniture Co of Decatur and Eason Shumake Furniture Co of Florence was held Thursday afternoon at Wheeler Dam. About 100 people attended including employees, families, and guests. A feast and entertainment program followed with the Shumake quartet performing during the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumake Furniture Co
Decatur
Eason Shumake Furniture Co
Florence
Wheeler Dam
Shumake
Coosa County Board Sells $30000 in Warrants
The Coosa County Board of Education floated $30,000 in capital outlay warrants for steel-bodied school buses and new buildings and additions. The warrants were marketed for the percent interest and brought 99.90 of par.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford
Ala
Coosa County
Want Ads Sell Efficiently for Buyers and Sellers
Buyers and sellers know that the most economical turnover can be had through use of Want Ads. These small classified notices connect people with goods services and opportunities quickly and affordably in the local market.
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Thompson -Smith
Lelia Cantwell
Seton Hall
Estelle Baker
Musem
Morrow
Ben Broadworth
Part
the Woodpecker
Alice Mayfield
Mary Ann Qatt
Carolyn Finney
Paper Ships
Williams Marjorie Claire Cain
the Wigwam
Wiliams
Sammy Pruett
Cherry Time
Rose Gaynor Paeth
Alvah Margaret Richards
Haydn
Ted Powers Griffin
Juggler
Williams
Blue Bells of
Scotland
Betty Ruth Gallien
Little Jack Horner
Eiliot
Jay Randall Griffin
Rosa
Margie Ellen Harrison
Sarah Davis
Dorothy Elizabeth Calvin Ll. the Scissors Grinder
Leota Stilwell
Mary Ann Catlett
Anna Margaret Givens
Aschaikow
Martha Porter Bailey
Pixie Parade
Sr. M. Plaine
Marjorie Scroggins
Minuette
Boccherist
Jeanne Tyler Coleman
Cascade—Guriitt
Mary Allen Spencer
Cradle Song
Tryinsky
Kathryn Ann Wiley
Petite Valse
Karganoff
Bartha Bryan Abott
MacDowell
Mary Blankenship
David Allen Gibson
Valclk
John Moores
Elizabeth Ann Campbell
Levine
Edith Murphree
Benjamin Godard
Schubert
Mary Kate Gillespie
Brahms
Rachel Pattillo
Pader- Wale
Carl Conley
J’etaise Rol
L Ure
Ward
Crim
Trinidad
U.S
Marguerite Huckeby
Dorothy Lamour
Extreme
Extreme Right
Singapore
Zanzibar
Atlelony Theatre
Nna Wall
Rox Yi
Tyrone
Zane Grey
Geo. Hayes Carel Hughes
Thrilling New Serial
Paramount Present
Decatur's New Theatre
Siaa
Meurt
Crosby
Una Merkel
Eric Blore
Victor Schertz
Helen Follett
Rita Hayworth
Robert Nabors
Baby
J. J. Humphrey
Ruby Stanaland
Montgomery
H. R. Davis
Tom Burch
Reginald Goree
Shreveport
Jane Davis
Linden
Roy Horton
Peoria
Ohio
W. B. Edmundson
Wilder Place
Pred Robinson
K. S. Spoon
Gulf Coast
Elswood Tarpley
Muncie, Ind
Mrs. Tarpley
Ellen Edwards
C. A. Edwards
Jennie Wiley
Atlanta, Ga
J. B. Wiley
Mrs
Philip Pointer
Wheeler Highway
J. Y. Robb
Pointer
Canal and
Vine Streets
W. E. Crawford
Marjorie Irwin
Doc Francis
Hartselle
Raymond Gordon
Indianapolis
Ind
Jacqueline Johnson
Marianna Mason
Methodist Young People
Montevallo
Barbara
Harry Powell
Helen Zervos
Madison Square Garden
Slumberland
Quality
Shumake Stores
Louis Bethany
Kenneth Strother
Goidel
Batiste
Herrow's
Second Avenue
Moulton Street
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