Society Night Club Meetings and Local Club Notices
The Thursday Night Club hosted by Mr and Mrs C Brown at their East Lafayette home featured decorations and social chatter. Various church and civic groups announce upcoming meetings with time and host details, plus a Miss Decatur 1934 beauty contest dance scheduled at Valley Country Club with Neal Wells Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Brown
East Lafayette
W. O. Watson
Frank Crowe
Nell Johnson
Decatur
Princess Theater
Valley Country Club
Neal Wells
Personal Notices From Town Natives Visit Friends And Relatives
Mrs. A C Bailey spends Saturday in Birmingham. Miss Hilda Carpenter and Miss Elizabeth Houston travel to Birmingham for visits. Master Billy Houston accompanies Miss Houston home. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Guess plan a South Carolina Georgia vacation. Mrs. H E Dryden Jr and Mrs Hank Crowe travel home after visiting J R Daniels. Horace Dryden III visits grandparents. Jesse Hall remains gravely ill in Fort Meade Fla. Lewis C Brown visits Birmingham on business. Mrs. T M Jones Jr suffers a severe cold at Walnut Street home. Mrs T C Chandler returns from Nashville visit and shows improvement. Mrs George Payne remains ill at her daughter’s home. Braxton Cosper of Birmingham visits. Mahlon Long Jr of Pulaski returns home after time with cousin J D Wyker. Mrs H L Kirby and daughter visit Harisel Route 3 and grandmother A A McCollum. J H Pritchett and family travel via Eufaula en route to Washington and Annapolis with sister Lila Pritchett. Dora Wade and Lethe Mitchell visit C L Irick in Houston and Galveston. A A Farrar visits sister in Huntingdon Ind. Mrs W W Dinsmore may need further operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Wade
Lethe Mitchell
C. L. Irick
Houston
Texas
Galveston
Tex
Dodge Announces Truck Reduction Across Dodge One and a Half Ton Models
Dodge trims prices on one and a half ton trucks with cuts up to 70 dollars. The panel model drops to 150 dollars, a record low for this Dodge line. J. D. Burke cites strong sales growth from January to June, up 364.5 percent year over year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodge
Rose Sara See
J. D. Burke
Skeggs Takes Command At Fort McPherson Reserve Camp
Major Frank B. Skeggs of Decatur Alabama reported to Fort McPherson for a two week training period to lead the Second Battalion of the Reserve Corps. Among 129 officers in camp he commands 47. His wartime and postwar service mark him as an outstanding reserve officer in the corps area. The camp ends June 23 with officers returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Mcpherson
Frank B. Skeggs
Decatur
Ala
Reserve Corps
Skeggs
Athens Personal Notes Highlight Local Social Gatherings
Miss Marian Rankin hosted a dance at her parents’ home with guests Paul Wright and Charles Lowing from Mobile. Various bridge and social club events are listed with high scores and hostesses including Mrs. L. W. Donnell, Mrs. H. N. Binford, Lieutenant Adams, and Mrs. P. W. Hendricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wright
Charles Lowing
Mobile
Marian Rankin
J. G. Rankin
Carlos Wood
L. W. Donnell
H. N. Binford
Mal- Lacy Heywood Binford
Lieutenant Adams
United States Navy
J. N. Howard
Alpacas Come Back As Silk Fashion For Summer
The new alpaca fabric replaces stiff traditional garments with a soft silk feel. It appears in daytime and evening outfits, including a navy blue alpaca dress with white top and jacket and matching flowers. Three quarter length sleeves and long gloves accompany the look for weddings and afternoon affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Housekeeping
Meeting at the Church of Christ Ends Sunday Evening
The Church of Christ will close its meeting with a 7 45 p m service Sunday evening with no Saturday services. Friday night Pittman spoke on Sign Posts and warned against drifting in morals and religion while tracing church history from purity to reformers who pointed toward Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mal Methodist Woman's Mismary Society
The
Central Baptist
W. M
Church of Christ
Pittman
Christ
Luther
Melanchton
Zwingle
Jerusalem
Mrs Vernon Hanks Returns From Nashville Visit
Mrs Vernon Hanks has returned from a two days visit in Nashville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Hanks
Nashville
Tenn
Returns from Athens
Louis Friedman a well known local businessman has returned from a business mission to Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Friedman
Athens
Publican convention and political wagering in 1934 era notes
A roundup recalls discord at a publican convention and name related disputes in Oklahoma and Maine. It also mentions ambassadorial housing issues in Havana, Cuban trade preferences, and political shifts including Liberal gains, with references to Darrow McGugin and munitions tax inquiries.
NRA Birthday Review Highlights Five Achievements
On its first anniversary June 16 officials led by General Hugh S. Johnson defend the NRA. They cite voluntary codes in industry, payroll and employment growth, 3,000,000 rehired, and the elimination of child labor as key gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Recovery Administration
Hugh 8. Johnson
NRA
Make This Pattern At Home From Anne Adams Sketch
The ad promotes a sewing pattern for a stylish garment with a sash and easy fit. It lists sizes 14 to 46, fabric yardage for size 16, and step by step instructions. Orders are sent to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department in New York City for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eoer
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
Mr Hollis Sheats Accepts Position in Berea Kentucky
Mr Hollis Sheats left the latter part of last week for Berea Kentucky where he has accepted a position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis Sheats
Berea
Kentucky
Visitors from town travel to Trinity to see Evans couple
Miss June Bryant Janey Moore Mrs W E Boutwell Mrs 8 T Adkins and Maxie Harris motored to Trinity to visit Mr and Mrs George Evans in a brief local social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
June Bryant
Janey Moore
W. E. Boutwell
8. T. Adkins
Maxie Harris
George Evans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Decatur Garden Club
J. W. Cunningham
Rook Club
John D. Wyker
Canal Street
R. R.banks
Will Wyker
Lab
Lampkin
First Presbyterian Circles
Central Methodist
St. John’s Guild
Jervis Jones
Duncan
J. R. Thomas
L. G. ‘Sturdivant
Community Welfare Board of June
W. H. Riter
J. H. Bran
East Walnut Street
A. Z. Bailey
Rotary Club
Federation
West Market Street
Pointer
Betty Foster Pointer
Gadsheh
Ann Kimbrough
Caroline Jones
Ferry Street
Mizpah
Masonic Temple
Eastern Star
Mary Lou Dancy
A. C. Bailey
Birmingham
Hilda Carpenter
Elizabeth Houston
W. M. Houston
Billy Houston
Joe Guess
South Carolina
Georgia
H. E. Dryden, Jr
Hank Crowe
Mriday
J. R. Daniels
Horace Dryden III
Mrs. J. R. Daniell
Jesse Hall
Fort, Meade, Fla
Lewis C. Brown
T. M. Jones, Jr
Fast, Walnut Street
T. C. Chandler
W. J. Keith
George Payne
Homer Jones
Eighth Ave
South
Mrs. Braxton Cosper
Mahlon Long, Jr
Pulaski, Tenn
H. L. Kirby
C. H. Burke
Hariseli
Route 3
A. A. McCollum
J. H. Pritchett
Eufaula
W. W. Dinsmore
Washington, D. C
Annapolis
Lila Pritchett
A. A. Farrar
Mrs. H. K. Schaffer
Huntingdon, Ind
Pan-Am Service
Bee Line
Walnut
Princess Theatre
Hudnut
Goidel
Fort McPherson, Ga
Wykers
Jesus
Daily Washington Merry
Subh
Haranguer
Oklahoma
Will Rogers
Rogers
Tunning
State Supreme Court
Maine
Louis A. Jask
Beeve Jack
Machado
Ambassador Caffey
Havana
Caffery
State Department
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Shanghai
London
Clarence Darrow
Washington
Hugh
Harold McGugin
Yle
Kansas
McGugin
Department of Interior
East Texas
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Jim Watson
Indiana
Artie” Robinson
Jim
Deets Pickett
Methodist Board of Temperance
Prohibition and Public Morals
Senate Munitions Investigating Committee
Treasury
Charley McNary
Astate
McNary
Republican Party
Congress
District of Columbia
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Aes Ee As
Hugh $. Johnson
Anne Mela
Malone’s Park
Penney’s
Pique Sport
Seersuckers
I.C. Penney
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