Summer Cotillion Dance Celebrates at Valley Country Club
The Cotillion Club hosted the 1936 Summer Dance at Valley Country Club on June 16. Couples from Decatur and nearby areas attended, with Miss Mary Jervis and Russell Humphrey among many pairs. The venue featured a summer garden theme with tropical vines, roses, palms, and lanterns, and music by Harrison Cooper and his orchestra in a Lombardo style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charm
Valley Country Club
Decatur
Mary Jervis
Russell Humphrey
Bluette Wallace
Clifton Ferrell
Mary Broadus
J. H. Jones
Susan Bibb
Louise Hoff
Elkins Himes
W. F P. Prazier
Estelle
Sam White
Barrett Skelton
James E. King
Skeggs Crawford
Ben Bloodworth
John W. Jones
Leo Wright
Herard, Jr
Garner Pride
Julian
Harrison Cooper
Guy Lombardo
Lombardo
Mizpah chapter elects officers in O E S meeting
Members listed include Mrs T D Brooks as worthy matron and J R Gibson as worthy patron. Other officers named are Mrs Lola McKnight associate matron G H Wiggins associate patron and Mrs Let tie W Warner secretary. Readings of names tie to Nashville Moulton Gadsden Tuscumbia Selma Florence Knoxville.
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Caloosa
Elizabeth Pride
Nashville
Tenn
Jane Bragg
Moulton
Mabel Pointer
Gadsden
Edith Morrow Hyde
Tuscumbia
Kitty Lamar
Selma
Virginia Simpson
Florence
Lucille Reagan
Knoxville
Mizpah
O. E
T. D. Brooks
J. R. Gibson
Lola McKnight
G. H. Wiggins
Lettie W. Warner
Gussie Bell
Carl Gibson
J. 8. Thrasher
Nuptials in Huntsville Bond Two Families in Double Ceremony
The ceremony joined the bride and groom in a double wedding conducted by Rev. E. E. Weaver. Family members Sarah Peck Weaver and Julia Weaver lighted candles as lilies and ferns framed the altar. Guests included C C Byers, Florence Byers, Jack Phillips and others from Tennessee and Georgia, while others attended the Decatur Cotillion Club summer dance at Valley Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Peck Weaver
Julia Weaver
Seneca Burr
B. L. Malone
E. E. Weaver
Tuscaloosa
Anantie
Huntsville
C. C. Byers
Florence Byers
Chase
Jack Phillips
Lupton City
Tenn
P.G. Compton
Caroline
Ann
J. F. Compton
Allenville
J. C.tidwell
Lucy McCormack
Falkville
J. J. Hayes
Atlanta, Ga
W. T. Holdridge
Fingers Grow Bigger Yet Nail Biting Hurts Aesthetic Hope
Gladys Glad reports that jewelry experts say women's fingers have grown larger over 30 years, with rings two sizes bigger. Yet nails remain a flaw if nails are bitten, so the remedy centers on manicure, perseverance, and simple aides like tincture of aloes or a home formula to deter biting.
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Gladys Glad
America
Personal notes from Decatur area social scene
Phil Baugh attends Vanderbilt engineering camp in Bon Air Tennessee for about a month. Lola Jane Maloney of Maplewood New Jersey visits Miss Stuart Peebles. Mrs L P Troup attends summer school at the University of Alabama. Mrs Joseph Woods and Mrs Louis A Neill travel to Leighton and Courtland on business. Fred Durham Wheeler Fred Redman and Joe Agee Courtland attend the Decatur pice Club dance. Don Curry leaves for Georgia Tech to study engineering this summer.
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Decatur Cotillion Club
The
Valley Country Club
Lola Jane Maloney
Maplewood
N. J
Frances Craig
Florence
George Wallace
Houston
Texas
Diana Deason
Tus
Phil Baugh
Vanderbilt Engineering
Bon Air
Tenn
Joseph Woods
Louis A. Neill
Leighton and Courtland
Fred Durham
Wheeler
Fred Redman
Joe Agee
Courtland
Beauty Advice Columns From Miss Glad Paywall Pamphlets
Editor notes that Miss Glad cannot answer beauty questions by mail but will send pamphlets on The New Figure Beauty Culture and Care of Hands and Nails if readers mail self addressed stamped envelopes with required coins. The exchange promotes her articles and beauty pamphlets through the paper.
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Glad
How to Make Good Coffee and Gravy in the Kitchen
The article explains coffee basics from measuring water to percolator timing and fresh grounds. It also outlines two simple methods for making smooth gravy by mixing flour with fat and adding cold water, then boiling to thick, seasoned perfection.
Local Social Guests Visit Huntsville and Gurley
Mrs E A Edwards and daughter N Katherine visited Huntsville with Mr and Mrs J D Henry and Mr and Mrs James P Edwards. Bertha Sue Edwards returned to Rome after a visit to Gurley and Huntsville. Mrs B D Bassham of Lewisburg Tennessee and her son George Puller were also mentioned as visitors.
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E. A. Edwards
N Katherine
Huntsville
J. D. Henry
James P. Edwards
Bertha Sue Edwards
Rome
Gurley
B. D. Bassham
Lewisburg, Tenn
George Puller
Menu fragment shows daily meals and items
Breakfast includes chilled melon cereal with raisins and milk. Luncheon features spinach soup toast sticks potato and sardine salad with sour cream cookies and grape juice. Dinner offers broiled lamb chops on toast with creamed peas endive salad French dressing chilled custard fruit milk and coffee.
Duce's Daughter Aids Count's Rise Portrait Highlights
Elevation of Galeazzo Ciano to Minister of Foreign Affairs in Mussolini's cabinet brings attention to his wife Countess Edda, daughter of the Duce. Since marrying, Ciano has gained rapid trust within Italy's Fascist leadership.
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Galeazzo Ciano
Mussolini
Edda
TJ Duce
Ciano
Italy
Walker From Montgomery Leaves for Lewisburg After Visit
Walker of Montgomery departed for Lewisburg this week following a visit with friends and relatives in the area.
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Walker
Montgomery
Lewisburg
Celebration ends in New Orleans death after fall into mud
Police report say a man celebrating last night was found dead in a shallow water filled ditch at an abandoned powder plant site. Investigating officers John Barrett and Milton Bouchereau believe the intoxicated man fell in and suffocated.
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New Orleans
John Barrett
Milton Bouchereau
Boutain
Stay Granted in Herndon Appeoal Case in Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Supreme Court grants 60 day stay to Angelo Herndon to pursue an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. Herndon, a Black defendant described as a negro communist, faces a chain gang sentence on an Insurrection law upheld last week. The stay allows time for filing and brief preparation.
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Atlanta
Georgia Supreme Court
Angelo Herndon
Herndon
United States Supreme Court
Alternate Recipe for Smooth Lump-Free Gravy
The method uses water on fat to boil then a flour paste mixed with cold water to thicken gravy. Add enough water for pourable consistency and simmer until boiling. Two tablespoons flour per two cups gravy yields a thickened result.
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Eason
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Eugene A. Graves
Kemners Layman
E. Hockensmith
Lamar Max
Woolsey Finnell
Mr. Loyd
Miss Weaver
MR. Byers
Katherine Weaver
Elbert Weaver
Marcus David Byars
C. C. Byars
Chase, Ala
Country Baptist Church
Pres
Max Factor
Dillehay Bros
Evelyn’s Beauty Shop
Over Speake, Warren
Joe
Joan
Joee. Bisons
D’ “Blondell
Joans
Beverly Roberts
Eric Blore
Winifred Shaw
Craig Reynolds
Joseph King
Robert Barrat
Lloyd Sacon
Warren & Dubin
Eden
Margaret Lindsay
Helen Wood
Maplewood, N. J
Stuart Peebles
L. P. Troup
University of Alabama
Don Curry
Georgia Tech
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Martha
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Mary E. Daguenea
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Duce
Count
Goidel’s Store
Hartselle
Joe Penner
Jack Oakie
Ned Sparks
Francis Langford
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CITT
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