Hundredth Club and Society Notes Dance Night
The Hundredth Club held a social with Reginald Goree and Mrs Goree providing refreshments as Mrs A B Humphrey won the first prize and Mrs Parly won the second. The Dance Club met with Mrs J Y Hamill and Mrs R T Sheppard hosting at Valley Country Club with Huntsville Merrimakers providing music from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. A Cotillion Club business meeting planned arrangements for a large monthly dance. Mrs E Patterson hosted bridge and invited guests. A family reunion honored Wm Aldridge on his 95th birthday with a large gathering and a high birthday cake bearing 96 candles. Numerous Aldridge relatives and friends attended from across several states. The Four Hundred Club gathered on Wednesday with sewing and fancy work and light refreshments served. A shower honored Mrs Forrest Plant, with gifts and decorations. The Boys and Girls World Club of West Decatur Methodist Church will meet Friday at 3:40 p.m. with leader Mrs Oscar Hames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Y. Hamil
R. T. Sheppard
Valley Country
Huntsville Merrimakers
Aldridge
Trinity
Ut Nemah-Ah Bia
James H. Aldridge
Akron
Ohio
Joe
Joe Aldridge
Decatur
Fred Aldridge
Little Rock
Ark
Couch
Tuscumbia
Lois and
Lola Lassiter
Gadsden
Forrest Plant
Ethel Plant
Second Avenue
Plant
Local Society Notes Highlight Summer Visits and Travel
Personal notices list Cumberland University student Jack Moebes and Henry LaRay from Englewood New Jersey visiting during summer. Other items mention Mrs B R Ross in Birmingham, Miss Mary Owen Holland heading to Montevallo, Frank Duffey in Tallahassee, and multiple family visits in Cullman Double Springs and Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Moebes
Cumberland University
Lebanon, Tenn
Henry LaRay
Englewood, N. J
Mary Owen Holland
Montevallo
Alabama College
Charming Jean in Film of the Old South at the Princess
The new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer drama Lazy River opens Friday at the Princess Theatre in Louisiana. Jean Parker and Robert Young star as lovers in a fishing village with a Chinese smuggler villain played by C Henry Gordon. Irene Franklin also features in a comic role as a French cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charming Jean Eee
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Princess Theatre
Jean Parker
Robert Young
Young
Carolina
Miss Parker
Revival Campaign At Grant Street Church Of Christ
The revival at Grant Street Church of Christ continues with daily services at 3 p.m. and 7 45 p m this week and next. Sunday afternoon features a 3 p m service focused on youth, while Thursday at 7 45 p m speaker Mr Pittman uses the text Behold the Lamb of God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Street Church of Christ
Pittman
Hehold
Lamb of God
Pilate
Jesus
John the Baptist
Graduates Form Plans to Attend Ten Colleges
Fifty-two members of the December high speed class at Decatur high sped will attend college this fall, announced by Principal W. T. i today. Only one, Miss Gwendon Reams, has chosen an institution Florence State Teachers College. The list includes many students yet to select a school among Annabelle Minor Marjorie Aday Mary Edith Doss Alice Kendal Elizabeth Samuels Beatrice Sivley Eleanor Harley Clessie Horton Dorothy Daniel Clara Mahaffey Sarah Buck Evie Matthe Katherine Harvey Lois Powers Flora Durham Juanita Phillips Speer Mary K Woodall Estelle Hendrix Madelyn Burleson Gwendolyn Reams Mary Collier Abilyne Draper Annie L. Speer and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur High Sped
Gwendolyn Reams
Miss Reams
Florence State Teachers College
Annabelle Minor
Marjorie Aday
Mary Edith Doss
Alice Kendall
Elizabeth Samuels
Beatrice Sivley
Eleanor Harley
Clessie Horton
Dorothy Daniel
Clara Mahaffey
Sarah Buck
Evie Matthe Katherine
Harvey
Lois Powers
Flora Durham
Juanita Phillips
Speer
Mary K Woodall
Estelle Hendrix
Madelyn Burleson
Mary Collier
Abilyne Draper
Annie L. Speer
Messrs
Robert Jones
Billy Dukes
R. B. Masterson
Harold Weigand
VFW Honors Captain Raymond Brown Tonight
Veterans of Foreign Wars meeting at Martin Arena begins at 7 30 tonight to honor Captain Raymond R Brown a company commander and longtime member with service in the armed forces.
Gridsters Keep Fit from Decatur On Summer Work
Two Alabama gridsters from Decatur Dick Dobbins and Lamar Moye are keeping fit by taking summer jobs with the state department. They work on construction crews on the Wheeler project and stay in shape for gridiron duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Alabama
Decatur
Dick Dobbins
Lamar Moye
State Department
Wheeler
Veterans benefits phases to be discussed at meeting
Captain Brown's company will discuss phases of veterans benefits during the business session. Leaders urge all members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Brown
Calvary Lesson in Dark’s Sunday School Address
W N Dark presents a Calvary lesson tracing Jesus trial before Caiaphas and Pilate, the crowd’s mockery, and the crucifixion. The piece emphasizes Jesus bearing sin, the darkness at noon, and the centurion declaring Jesus righteous, urging faith in His finished work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. N. Dark
Creek
Ala
Calvary
Matt
Seok
Judas
Caiaphas
Jesus
Palse Witesses
Peter
Christ
Pilate
Monod
Herod
King Family En Route to Reunion Near Muscle Shoals
Mr and Mrs Vernon L King and children Mahlon and Mary Reese were in Decatur Tuesday and Wednesday en route to TVA work at Muscle Shoals and then to attend a reunion in Chattanooga He is now located at Ashboro North Carolina and saw only a few friends during the brief trip
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon L. King
Mahlon
Mary Reese
Decatur
TVA
Muscle Shoals
Chattanooga
Commencement Exercises At Negro High School
Four students received diplomas at the negro high school graduation led by principal J E Pickett. City board of education member R Nungester delivered the keynote, urging negro leaders to guide their race to higher levels amid ongoing changes in education and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro High School
J E Pickett
R. ©.Nungester
City Board of Education
A. A. Jones
C. W. Matthews
A. H. Hoff
Nungester
Make This Model At Home Even Without The Cape Pattern 1907
Anne Adams presents a versatile summer frock pattern suitable for active wear with a cape detail that buttons at the shoulders. Sizes range to 42 with fabric requirements listed. The feature also promotes the new Anne Adams Pattern Book for Summer and offers pattern and book sets for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
Miss Woodruff Dies at Hillsboro Nebulous Obituary
Miss Lucy Woodruff aged 79 died at her Hillsboro area residence after a three year illness. Services set for Friday at Smyrna church at 3 p.m. with Rev. L. P. Roger. Burial Smyrna cemetery. Brown of Decatur directs. Survived by four nieces including Mrs A C and Mrs O B Harris. Also notes a summer school enrollment notice for June 13 at Central High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Woodruff
Hillsboro
Smyrna Church
L. P. Roger
Smyrna Cemetery
Brown
Decatur
A. C
O. B. Harris
Jas
Central High School
J. Ruth Briscoe
Teddy Wins Police Dog Show at Capitol Theatre
Teddy won the police dog show sponsored by the Capitol Theatre yesterday, earning the owner a month’s theatre pass. Skippy owned by Samuel Bam ble took second place, Duke owned by Roy Oden finished third, and R. T. Clem’s dog placed fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Theatre
Skippy
Samuel Bamble
Duke
Roy Oden
R. T. Clem
Lawrence County Resident Croos and Mrs Rhodes Remembered
Croos and Mrs Rhodes along with a nephew, E. M. Miss Woodruff, are remembered as lifelong respected residents of Lawrence County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croos
Also Mentioned on This Page
Reginald Goree
Ed Hathcoat
A. EB. Humphrey
Parly
Cotillion Club
Lyons
Chile
Kitty, Prewett
Betty Burleson
Four Hundred Club
W. G. Pride
BM. Lee
L. D. Whitt
M Mrs. Alexander
Margaret Alexander
H. E. Jef
B. R. Ross
Birmingham
G. H. Lawhorn
Deane Arte
Frank Duffey
Tallahassee, Fla
Joe Hing
Cullman
Will Evers
Rutledge Thomas
Double Springs
Marion Russell
Greenville
8. C
Sire
W. P. Russell
E T. Rushing
Binningham
A. E. Humphrey
Julia Lewis
Springfield
McEn Ae Ce
Clarksville, Tenn
W. R. Nelson
H. H. McConnell
J. R. Nicholson
Bill Houston, Jr
A. F. Houston
Elizabeth Houston
Rufus Peer
J. B. Striplin
Non
J. B. Jr
Ballinger, Texas
E. H. Nelson
R. N. Nelson
Nelson
Hart
Oklahoma City
Okla
Elizabeth
Wyker’s
Haddock
Hargrove
Murdock
God
Noah
Abraham
Moses
David
VFW
Raymond Brown
Capitol
Rin-Tin-Tin, Jr
Victor Jory
Sally Blane
Golgotha
Jerusalem
King Fam'ly
Reunion
Washington
Roosevelt
John N. Garner
Ps West
Garners
Pgent
The
Central Prese
Goidel
Ater
al Water
Boo Prva
Lawrence
Teddy
Police
Britnell
General Auto
Bank St
Sigma Chi
Mary Carlisle
Buster Crabbe
Charles Starrett
Florence Lake
Walt Disney
Ted Healy
Nat Pendleton
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Radio-Land
Alabama
WAPI
WBRO
Uncle Bud
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