Social and Personal Highlights Include Royal Pink Green Theme
A society event featured peach taffeta and rose pink outfits, with Miss Ber nice Himes winning the high score girls prize and Walter Morris the boys trophy. The piece notes a marriage of Helen Hendrix to Alpheus Roan, and lists attendees from Decatur at a dance in Athens with music by Washington and Lee Collegians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Himes
Robin Thomas
Bernice Himes
Walter Morris
Mr. Calvin
Eleanor Harrison
Lawson Draper
Liza Lee Miller
Jackson Calvin
Julian Harris
Norman Harris
Bluette Wallace
Asbury Malone
Clara Berry Hunt
Decatur
Armory Hall
Athens
Washington and Lee Collegians
Local Social Notes Bring Many Visitors to the City
Miss Louise Neill visits Harvard finals then plans Washington appear. families including Dr. and Mrs. Louis A. Neill host and travel. Numerous acquaintances from Birmingham Memphis New York Chattanooga and Nashville are listed as visitors and travelers stopping by the city during the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Neill
Wellesley College
Boston
Mass
Harvard University
Washington, D. C
Louis A. Neill
Thought and Poetry TO A HUSBAND Poem by Marcy Davies
The speaker addresses her husband about their rival in their shared child. She notes their son resembles him with blue eyes and familiar features while also containing a piece of her, which deepens her affection for the child. She affirms love for both husband and son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcy Carolyn Davies
Bridge Party For Mr Calvin Hosted By Mr and Mrs Himes
Mrs Himes and Mr Himes hosted a bridge party on Tuesday evening with guest of honor Jackson Calvin of New York visiting his mother Mrs J H Calvin. Gardenias and sweet peas scented the Oak Street home with a head table centerpiece of gladiolas and lace covered pink satin dining table. After games, refreshments were served and Mrs Himes received guests graciously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge
Calvin
Ferrow
Himes
Jackson Calvin
New York
J. H. Calvin
Trade Day Efforts Prompt Broad Merchant Response
The Decatur Kiwanis club trade day campaign shows strong response with about 125 merchants reported participating in 1928 and expected to be similar this year. A final report was awaited this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis Club
50 Guests Hike To Camp Ki Y Dinner Event
Foster H Pointer Kiwanian in charge expects 50 guests at Camp Ki Y three miles north of Cullman Alabama for an old fashioned country chicken dinner. The group from Decatur Kiwanis will assemble at six o clock Thursday afternoon with posters on the Bee Line highway guiding the main route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Ki-Y
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Foster H. Pointer
Cullman
Ala
Bee Line
Woman Convicted of Rum Running Denied Parole
Montgomery Ala June 19 A woman Beulah Nichols convicted in Jefferson county January 3 of carrying more than five gallons of liquor in an automobile was denied parole by Governor Graves who said appealing for sympathy due to sex is useless she faces one year in the state penitentiary for women at Wetumpka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Graves
Beulah Nichols
Jefferson County
Wetumpka
Elkton Visitor Brought to Benevolent Hospital
From Elkton Tennessee J T McCormick of Houston Texas visiting relatives there was taken ill and brought to Benevolent hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Tenn
J. T. McCormick
Houston
Ten
Benevolent Hospital
Priest couple to return early in July from western tour
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Priest are touring the western states and expect to return about the first of July, according to letters to friends. They say they are enjoying the trip thoroughly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Priest
Mrs Dinsmores Move to Benevolent Hospital
Mrs Dinsmore of 13314 Fourth Avenue South has been removed to Benevolent Hospital. The brief notice notes her relocation for care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinsmore
Fourth Avenue
South
Benevolent Hospital
Still in Gadsden Truett Sewell on business visit
Still in Gadsden on business for Decatur Iron and Steel Co. for a two week stay. Miss Sara Ruth Wilson accepted a position with Rountree Lumber Co. Miss Anna Eckwurzle of Pell City is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Lacey Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Walton Hill
Birmingham
Mrs
Ben Hill
City
Trinity
Margaret Burrows
Guntersville
Margaret Buchanan
Mrs. L. T. Nelson
Athens
Kathrene Wilson
Town Creek
Frances Hogue
Gadsden
Josephine Ford
Truett Sewell
Decatur Iron & Steel Co
Sara Ruth Wilson
The
Rountree Lumber Company
Anna Eckwurzle
Pell City, Ala
Lacey Day
Union Ice Cream Co
First Woman Nominated for New York Mayor by Socialist Labor
Mrs Olive Johnson seeks the New York mayoralty as the Socialist Labor party nominee becoming the first woman to receive a party nomination for the office. The Associated Press notes her historic candidacy and campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mra
Olive Johnson
New York
Socialist-Labor Party
Local Pastor End To Tent Meeting Returns Home
Reverend Earnest Hart pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church is to return home the latter part of the week to resume his pulpit duties here Sunday morning after a successful tent meeting in Sheffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Hart
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sheffield
Injured Huntsville Hospitalized Negro Remains Unimproved
A. Z. Reedus of Limestone County, injured weeks ago on the Bee Line highway near Tanner, remains confined in a Huntsville hospital. Advices from Tanner report the patient as unimproved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Z. Reedus
Limestone County
Bee Line
Tanner Area
Huntsville Hospital
Tanner
Woodmen Picnic Set for July Fourth at Chalybeate Springs
The Modern Woodmen announce a July Fourth picnic at Chalybeate Springs schoolhouse with a baseball game, speeches, and ample food. Visitors may bring baskets and enjoy a free stew. Refreshments will be sold to support the order’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalybeate Springs
Ex-Coach Kerby Takes Haleyville Principal Post
T L Kerby, former Central and Riverside coach, accepts Haleyville High School principalship and says he does not plan to coach this fall though resisting the gridiron lure will be difficult.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. L. Kerby
Central
Riverside
Haleyville High School
John G McGehee To Report On Rotary Convention
John G McGehee who represented the Decatur Rotary Club at the Dallas Rotary International meeting will deliver a report on the convention at the upcoming Monday local club gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGehee
John G. McGehee
Decatur Rotary Club
Dallas
Rotary International
Athens Adopts New Traffic Rules Blocking Parking
Athens Alabama city council enacted new parking and traffic ordinances effective this week. Police are issuing dwarfings to first offenders. The rule bans parking for any time on South Clinton East Pryor and West Madison streets, three narrow streets in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Clinton
East Pryor
West Madison
S. D. Brock III Stricken, Taken for Birmingham Treatment
The many friends of S. D. Brock III, a well known local citizen, regret to learn he is ill and has been taken to Birmingham for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Brock III
S. D. Brock
Birmingham
Is Improved Charles Rountree Improves After Nail Injury
IS IMPROVED Charles Rountree a well known local lumberman who stepped on a nail several days ago is now considerably improved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rountree
Funeral Today for W C Mainard in Decatur
Funeral services are held this afternoon at 2 30 at the Moulton street residence for W C Mainard a longtime Decatur resident who died after several days illness Rev John R Turner of the Central Methodist church conducts the rites with interment at Roselawn Cemetery the Junior Order United American Mechanics oversee the graveside service
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Street
W. C. Mainard
Decatur
John R. Turner
Central Methodist Church
Roselawn Cemetery
United American Mechanics
Moore Stores Receive Curious Hosiery Order
Moore Stores received an order from Tanner Limestone County for hosiery described as the never-to-be-seen. The customer sent a clipped advertisement photo of the hosiery with the order, noting it was intended for a fashion of young ladies. The anecdote highlights the secrecy and novelty of this garment request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Tanner
Limestone County
Daily
Dollar Day Event Yields Fine Tuesday Wednesday Results
Fine results from the Dollar Day events were reported by John P. Matlock proprietor of Matlock's Cash Stores No 1 and 2. The unusually good outcomes were noted as attractive newspaper display ads informed the public about the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Matlock
Matlock’s
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Helen Hendrix
Alpheus Roan
Fairfield
Thomas A. Ryan
Sixth Avenue
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Jewell Howard
First Christian Church
Roan
Tennessee Coal & Iron Co
Hendrix
Eastern Star Meeting
Potzpan
J. O. Colvard
E. B. Wright
Sally McKain
B. R. Ross
L. W. Warner
Lola McKnight
Charles Uptain
Warner
Lucile Giles
Julia Leigh Lynne
Mary Bronaugh
Peggy Davis
Lady Bluette Wallace
Eliza Lee Miller
Myrtle Graves
Sarah Blackwell
Barbara Davis
Messrs
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Otis Jeffries
Emmett Phillips
Lamar Lee
Leonard Lively
Marion Russell
Joe Cottrell
Howard Lanier
Russell Covey
Jesse Lanier
Clyde Johnston
Phillip Roberts
Elliot Simrell
Harry Stinson
Percy Norton
Bob Jervis
James Wade
Jack Calvin
Dennis Allison
George Clem
W. J. Duncan
A. C. Bailey
Ferrow Himes
Ellis Ruane
V. A. Brewer
G. C. Brewer
Memphis
Union Church of Christ of
That City
Olive Hough
Lacey Spring
Cliff Penney
T. Z. Bailey and Sons
Belle Mina
Brad Bibb
Marie Parkham
A. Z. Bailey
Brox
Media
Pete and
John
Newark
Ohio
Douffos
Baby
John Prondos
New York City
Poolous
Alex Skondas
Pinnakondas
Chris and
Arris
Ellen Ballas
W. M. Voorhies
R. M. Rawls
Dorothy Langhorn Kaufman
Lucille
Huntsville
Walter Yarbrough
Mrs. W. D. Moore
Mr. Moore
Chattanooga, Tenn
Carl Handley
Little Rock
Ark
W. P. Reeves
Central Baptist Church
Jackson, Tenn
W. P. Baugh
Nashville
H. L. Barr
Lola Mae Burrows
Raymond Farrar
W. T. Barnes
Robert Stuart Banks
Chattanooga
Marie
Eliftherios
Ruth Banks
Signal Mountain
G. D. Williamson
Alfred Clements
Carlton Kelley
N. L. Kelley
Ree
J. L. McCormick
Bill Nelson
A. T- Coke
Clarksville
William Holly
Joan
Jasper, Ala
Miss Penn Roger
Angus McGwier
M. S. Workman
Early Phinizy, Jr
F. A. Glover
J. C. Conley
Mr. Brock
Maud R. Brown
Little Rock, Ark
B. A. Turner
Brown
Legislature of
Arkansas
J. N. Turney
Louise
Mike Breeding
Claude Breeding
Martha Elizabeth Turney
Somerville
H. E. Chandler
Naomi Wiegand
Edward Norwood
Mrs. Wiggins
Grady Wiggins
West
Tom Moore
Moulton
P. J. Blizzard
W. F. Blizzard
Lawrence County
Lindsay Cemetery
Ben McDermott
Hot Springs
Ed McDermott
Benny Silverman
Henry R. Davis
Elisabeth Dunlap
J. H. Alexander
Tom Guyton
Auburn
Martha Stanaland
Thomasville, Ga
R. Stanaland
Princess
the Donovan
Jack Holt
Agnes Ayres
Buster Collier
Filan Ty Peete
Morton, Ed
Owney
Broadways Golden
Organ
Miss Beth Tyler
First Methodist Church
Lougene Clem
W. E. Curry
Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Anna Lovupersack
Front Street
Phila., Pa
Pathe RF
Speake, Warren & Ratliff’s
Speake, Warren & Ratliff
Second Avenue
Lucie Dejardin
Women's Socialist League of Belgium
C. L. Saunders
Thompson's
Urug Store
Sonny Boy
Decatur Drug Company
Braden
Sam
Ben
Decatur, Ala
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