Decatur News Persons Include Local Officials and Visits
Ferris visits relatives in Nipps. J. D. Hardy of Decatur Water Works completes Athens trip. Master Miller awards a class degree at Hartselle. Attendees from Decatur include Drs. Rickles McGlathery and Patterson. Shackelford ill on Ferry Street. Asbury Malone of Spartanburg visits relatives. Chas Atlee of Philadelphia visits aunt Mrs. Hoff. Wilmer Hall returns from Augusta with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
Hartselle
Decaturs
Drs
A. Rickles
R. M. McGlathery
A.G. Patterson
Wilmer Hall
Augburn
Carpenters Work On YMCA Porch Today
Carpenters repair the long porch at the Y M C A continuing work on the building.
Margaret Clinton Shelton Social News Item
Margaret Clinton Shelton appears in local society notes as she attends events in New Decatur with Y JRE GL. details of her activities are summarized in the social news roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Clinton Shelton
New Decatur
Card Party Postponed and Local Recitals Across Town
The death of Mrs. John L. Brock in Denver postpones Mrs. W. E. Crawford’s card party at Hotel Lyons honoring Miss Blanche Lide. A recital for the Decatur Methodist church alongside numerous social visits and travels by local residents are noted, with multiple guests and transfers between Decatur and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Moulton
Methodist C
Miss Clarkson
A. J. Harris
Miss Johnson
Hotel
Lyons
Lide
W. E. Crawford
City begins anti weed crusade with municipal mower
New Decatur starts weed cutting on vacant lots and along sidewalks. Mayor Hardage urges citizen cooperation to clear skipped areas on their property to improve appearance and reduce weed seed spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Decatur
Hardage
Court adjourns after light civil docket in equity court
The Law and Equity court adjourned for the week following a light docket of civil cases. All suits involved small amounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law and Eqitinty Court
Paul Crawford Returns from Atlanta Buick Inspection Trip
Paul Crawford traveled from Atlanta Georgia to purchase new automobiles. He completed a 267 mile drive in a 1916 light six Buick in 10 hours and 1 minute without stopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Crawford
Atlanta
Georgia
Buick
Mr. Crawford
Spade
White Boy Bound Over After Freight Car Break-in
Doil Crispain was bound over to the grand jury after a preliminary hearing before Justice Irons for breaking into a freight car near the L and N depot. Bond set at 100 dollars, Crispain failed to meet it and was remanded to jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doil Crispain
Grand Jury
TS Nagel
Rats and Riggsbey
Givens
Justice of the Peace Irons
Hispain
First Presbyterian Sunday School Picnics at Oak Park
Nearly fifty young members with teachers and chaperones enjoyed an all day picnic at Oak Park yesterday. A sumptuous dinner in the pavilion and old fashioned games followed by quarry cave excursions for wildflowers made the day unusually pleasant. They returned to the city around six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Sunday School
Oak Park
Balboa Succeeds Ballin as New Dance Adoption
The National Dancing Masters association adopts Balboa as the new dance replacing the trot and tangos. Created by Frank Norman of Montreal the dance aims to erase ragging and vulgarism in social dancing.
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International News Service
San Francisco
National Dancing Masters Association
Frank Norman
Montreal
Wise urges拒 war refusal and world peace
Rabbi Steven Wise of New York told the Young Men's Hebrew Association in Kansas City that he would refuse to fight even if his country called him to slay his brother beyond the frontier. He urged the United States to lead the world toward peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Kansas City
Steven 8. Wise
New York
Young Men’s Hebrew Association
Wise
United States
Frances Hall Returns for Gas Range Demonstration
Miss Frances Hall, renowned for her demonstration for the Alabama Power Company, has come back to the city and will conduct a house to house canvas. She will call on all gas range purchasers and instruct them in operating the ranges and using gas economically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Frances Hall
Alabama Power Company
Boy Arrested for Robbery Handed to Industrial School
Harvey Lee, a small boy, was arrested for the robbery at Mrs. Mary B. Sheppard’s home and this morning was taken by Deputy Sheriff Beasely to the Boys Industrial School at East Lake.
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Harvey Lee
Mary B. Sheppard
Beasely
East Lake
Red Cross Degree Tonight for Chas Eyster
De Molay Commandery No. 14 will meet tonight to confer the Red Cross degree upon Chas. Eyster. Members are to assemble at the lodge hall for the ceremony and related ritual duties.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Trey
Ferris
Nipps
J. D. Hardy
Decatur Water Works
Athens
W. B. Shackelford
Ferry Street
Asbury Malone
Spartanburg, Ss. C
Gutstrof
Chas. Atlee
Philadelphia
Geo. A. Hoff
É& Star Theatre Today
Waddy
Arty
Matilda
Mae Hotely
Lubin
Golden Locks
The
Three Bears
Delite Theatre
Fred Burns
Catherine Henry
Doctor Jim
Majestic
Sam
Scrivens
Wlswain S
Iggest
America
Kant
W. I. Swain
Shepherd Ott Hills
Lena Rivers
Charles Henry Brent
Albert E. Ene
Emile Benson Welsh
Sarah Adcock
Mark
Tom
Harris
Mrs. Jack Drake
Montgomery
Mrs
Marion Hamlin
Country
Kitty Bibb
Selma
Law Lamar, Jr
Nannie Tate Ashford
Joe Starkey
Kathleen Almon
Nashville
T. H. Alexander
Timi
Hazel Hamlin
Mrs. Reeves
Cullooka, Tenn
W. N. Hall
Auburn
Sigma Nu
Mattie Jones
W. W. Callahan
Westminster Presbyterian Training
Bettie Miller
D. C. Almon
Lulu
Novie Almon
Mouly
T. F. Almon and
Trinity
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
B. Cross
W. P. Garter
Tyler, Tex
Geo. L. Yates
Wdworth and Children
Reetsdicei
Bem Price
Birmingham
P. S. Malone
B. L. Malone Jr
Austin
Texas
Roswell
N M
A. C. Callicott
Jesse Townsend
Gladys Callicott
Memphis, Tenn
Marguerite Feyforth
Oscar Yeatman
Edmund Monroe
Huntsville
Ira F. Hawkins
Moss Chappel
P. G. Kimbrough
Pat
A. Polytinsky
Mr. Polytinsky
Mrs. Polytinsky
Gity
Hegorg Thip
Pichie
Balboa
Ballin
Jage
Buick Motor Co
Norris
Preuit-Dillehay Drug Co
Theresa Wallen
East Vine
Decatur, Ala
New York Divine
J.E. Privett
Second Avenue
M. L. Schulman
Moulton Street
Warren
Side Hardware Co
MI36
Franges
Alabama Power CO
RED Cross
Bell System
Bell
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Tennessee
Bank St
Decatur Navigation CO
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