Pettus Ashford Engaged to Thurman Ashford
Dr and Mrs Joseph J Pettus of Belle Mina Alabama announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Ruth Eliza to Thurman Carlisle Ashford of Decatur Alabama. Will Be Wed In June. Mrs Will Wyker hosts luncheon at Open Doors summer home on Wilson Lake to honor her mother Mrs FE R Sumpter of Polkasi Tenn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Pettus
Belle Mina
Alabama
Ruth Eliza
Thurman Carlisle Ashford
Decatur
Eva Lee Mitchell
James Phillip
Cardin
Miss Mitchell
J. M. Mitchell
Collinsville
Personal travel and social visits announced in weekly notices
A long list of residents and their plans appears with trips to Montgomery for the Ala ama Optometric Convention Florence for a Cotillion Club Dance Winnas taska camp in Florida and a stay in Montevallo and Birmingham Plus family visits to Trinity Verben a and Kosciuski with multiple house guests and summer gatherings among local residents including Fraser and Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Rauschenberg
Florence
Corlilion Club
Julienne Goyer
Clarence Huff
John Chambers
Gordon Smith
Round Island Notes of Family and Church Life in Limestone County
The report describes local farming weather with cotton and rain concerns. It notes visits by Mr and Mrs Bennie Glaze to Mrs Moore who is ill, Doris Baugh at D U B school in Athens, and Luther Glaze caring for a granddaughter while her mother attends a Florence normal. Several illness updates and church activities are recorded including an associational Sunday school meeting at Popular Creek and Round Island church workers tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennie Glaze
Moore
Doris Baugh
Athens
Luther Glaze
James Glaze
Florence
Ferrial
Moran
Ben
Brown
Frank Baugh
Popular Creek
Round Island Church
Hanceville
Sunshine Gospel Trio to Conduct Service at Pleasant Hill
The Sunshine Gospel Trio, Moody Bible Institute students, will lead a gospel service at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church on Saturday evening June 10 at 7 30 p m. Friends from Pleasant Hill and nearby countryside are invited to attend this inspiring event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Gospel Trio
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Moody Bible Institute
Pleasant Hill
Unit Awards Mark Alabama Auxiliary Conference
The second district conference of the Alabama Department met in Decatur at St John’s Guild House with units from Athens Cullman Decatur Huntsville and Oneonta attending. Mrs Earl Williams was elected district director with Miss Ruby S Jones district secretary treasurer and Mrs T A Rankin district vice director. The program featured introductions reports credentials rules and addresses by department officers and unit presidents, plus musical numbers and a luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Alabama
Decatur
Athens
Cullman
Hunteville
Oneonta
Earl Williams
Mra
T. A. Rankin
Monteville
Ruby &. Jones
Eall
Earl Willama
A. Parker
A. B. Markham
Louis Argend
Americaniam Ch
Ted
R. M. McGlathery
Betty McGehee
John Broadrick
Forrest Fleming
Huntsville
Clyde McEntire
J. H. Holt
Ch. Athens
J. B. Whitmire
Sidney Johnston
Henry Wood Cullman
J. D. Smith
Ensley
J. O. Colvard
Floyd Downing
Birmingham
Fred Black
Fidac
Jett Thomas, Jr
National Defense
Arvie Pierce
Ruby
Jones
Henry Wood
Butler Hine
L. D. Bent
Joyce Whitmire
Dare You FACE Old Father Time
Advice column urges women to combat aging with early care for skin. It links worry and poor habits to wrinkles, promotes plastic surgery as a cure, and offers beauty tips including facial massage, ice rubs, and rouge placement to preserve a youthful complexion.
Presentation of Citations and Awards Ceremony Highlights
Mrs. Forrest Fleming of Huntsville presided as Mrs. J. O. Colvard presented citations and awards. Awards noted for Rehabilitation Quota payments by January 15 in Cullman and Guntersville, 1938 membership totals for 1939 in Armistice 1938 with Guntersville and Oneonta meritorious service recognitions, and 1939 membership targets by December 31 1939 with a national citation to Cullman and Guntersville. Fidac address given by Mrs. Jett Thomas Jr of Birmingham. Election of District Officers and resolutions committee report plus courtesy resolutions and retirement of colors, adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest Fleming
Huntsville
J. O. Colvard
Cullman
Guntersville
Oneonta
Decatur
Cullihan
Fidac
Jett Thomas, Jr
Birmingham
Vacation Bible School at Westminister Presbyterian
The Daily Vacation Bible School at Westminister Presbyterian Church opens Monday at 9:00 for two weeks. Children aged six to sixteen are invited regardless of denomination. The following will be the daily schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Congress in session King George and Queen Elizabeth meet lawmakers
The Associated Press reports today that King George and Queen Elizabeth meet members of Congress at 11 a.m. EST. The House resumes discussions on Social Security at noon as part of ongoing congressional action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Congress
House
Senate approves large boost to slum clearance funding
The Senate passed a bill expanding the slum clearance program to 1.6 billion dollars for loans and a 73 million dollar annual subsidy. The House debated Social Security policy in the same session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Church School Schedule With Notable Leaders
A church school program lists a worship period from 9 00 to 9 30 and activities from 9 30 to 11 30 led by Rev L H Knight and Misses Margaret Elizabeth Ann Humphrey Eva Love Wyatt and Jane Davis The schedule includes study groups music crafts and worship with named leaders guiding each segment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogram
L. H. Knight
Margaret
Elizabeth
Ann Humphrey
Eva Love Wyatt
Jane Davis
Community Notes From Limestone County
The health of this community is not so good at this time. Miss Dorothy Vinson spent last Friday afternoon with Mrs. Zera Smith. Edward Reyer spent the weekend with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Smith of Athens spent Saturday night with their son and family. Bobbie Smith is ill. Mrs. George Griffin is improving. Dick Robertson is improving. J M Smith celebrated his 72nd birthday with a bountiful dinner for 125 attendees. Sunday School is urged for next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Vinson
Zera Smith
Edward Reyer
Bill Smith
Athens
Bernard Smith
Bobbie Smith
George Griffin
Dick Robertson
J M. Smith
Jimmy
Trucker Throws Man Fatally After Sharp Turn
Tom Watkins aged 58 died after being thrown from a truck while traveling with his wife to a physician in Fort Payne Alabama. He suffered a skull fracture when he hit the pavement as the vehicle turned a sharp corner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Payne
Ala
Tom Watkins
Watkins
Oglethorpe University to preserve Southern heritage
A letter to the editor from June 7 1939 informs that Oglethorpe University established a dedicated section to preserve literature art and history of the old South. It invites donations of books photographs and mementos to enrich the university collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oglethorpe University
Old South
W. Earl Hopper
Annual singing set at Lebanon in Lawrence county
The annual singing convention will be held Sunday at Lebanon Speake school house in Lawrence county five miles west of Danville. The Vaughan Daniel quartet of Boaz will be a highlight and remain over Monday night for a concert. The singing occurs the second Sunday in June each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Lawrence County
Danville
Vaughan-Daniel
Boaz
Parole Request Filed By Lum Terry
Legal notice states Lum Terry will apply to the Governor and Board of Pardons for permanent parole after a June term 1931 manslaughter conviction. Public record shows the applicant seeking clemency through the pardon process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lum Terry
Governor and Board of Pardons
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M. E. Edwarda
Montgomery
Mrs. Rayburn Neville
Trinity
E. D. Bailey, Sr
Verbena, Ala
Will Gulledge
Mr. Gulledge
E. D. Bailey, Jr
Martha Porter
Ed Pirie
J. T. Guyton
Kosciuski
Mrs. C. M. Scales
Jean Link
Anne Bingham
Mary Leigh Jones
Winnastaska
Fritz Schubert
Orange Beach
Joséphine Knox
Steven
Edward Timberlake
J. R. Hunter
Montevallo
A. J. Coleman
Anne
Mrs. Bailey
Kentucky
Elizabeth V. Ramage
Montreal, N. C
Sarah Coleman
Mary Frances Langley
Caroline Jones
Presbyterian
Shocco Springs
Kathryn Boswer
Mary Kathryn Nungester
Henry Day
Methodist Conference of
Donald Duck
Donald
Gus
Etre
Dick Tracy
Wa En Pein
Bobby Bedford
Golden
Juanita Crutcher
Limestone County
Round Island
Sunshine Trio
Martie Hazlett
New York
Helen Follett
Greer Garson
Institute
The
Associated Press
Goidel
Limestone County Rey
Liptons
Voice OF
People
Kuhn’s
Congoleum
Candy and Ice Cream
Eldridge Guire, Mer
Bank St
America
Lipton
Ceylon Gardens
Lipton’s Tea
Good Housekeeping Bureau
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