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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1931

Page

5

Society Movie Party and Dinner Dance Noted in Dallas Visit

Mrs. B. M. Bloodworth hosted an eight party for Harriett and Rebecca Lide of Dallas with Will Rogers The Connecticut Yankee entertaining a group of youths including Nancy Jones Jane Malone Marge Penick Jones and Bobby Bloodworth Ice cream followed the performance A dinner dance at Valley Country Club honored Betty Crawford and Martha Fussell with guests Edith Fussell Dorothy Patterson Dolly Greer and others enjoying floral decor formal dining and ballroom dancing

B. M. Bloodworth Harriett Rebecca Lide Dallas Texas Will Rogers Misses Harriett Nancy Caroline Jones Jane Malone Marge Penick Jones Jean Gray Masters Foster Bailey Bobby Wilds Leroy McEntire, Jr Bill Nelson Jimmy Bloodworth Miss Crawford Sam Malone, Jr Dolly Greer William Bitting Dorothy Patterson Mack Dinsmore Edith Fussell Howard Gillam Jacklyn Smiley Newt Wiggins Sara Sue Hughes William Landers

Social and Civic Activities Noted in Huntville Circle

Social and club scenes highlight gatherings for women and guests in Huntville. Visitors from Columbus and Birmingham attend bridge parties, receptions, and outings at homes and clubs with noted hostesses and scores.

Personal notices of visits and family travel in Birmingham area

Misses Inez Hunter and Gladys Compton spent Monday in Birmingham with friends. Miss Mary Lou Tarpley returned from an extended visit to her sister in Birmingham. Miss Adelaide Hughes of Los Angeles visits her uncle J. K. Hughes at Hotel Lyons. Miss Mabel Pointer spending this week there. Mrs. C. A. Edwards, Miss Ellen Edwards and Cecil Edwards return from Birmingham. Miss Eleanor Ramage of Atlanta is here for two weeks to visit her mother. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes of Los Angeles visit their brother J. K. Hughes. Master Sydney Chenault had tonsils removed and rests at home. Miss Martha Henderson of Huntsville returned home after visiting Miss Edith Pussell. Mrs. J. B. Harlow and others motor to Cullman for Kiwanis meeting and a movie. R. E. Hewlett at home for medical treatment. Mrs. E P. Kingsbury and others in Birmingham on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Harlow will visit Ohio and Indiana, joined by relatives from Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Goodrich and Bobby visit Mrs. Jesse Johnson on Danville road with Miss Mildred Byars. The Julians of Birmingham spend days with Miss Mildred Byars. Miss Frances Cowden ill on East Vine. Edwards and Mrs. W. E. Orton will visit Moulton. Miss Helen Kingsbury returns to Huntsville after visiting Miss Elizabeth Davis. Frank Thompson of Corinth, Miss. is guest of Johnny Caddell. Miss Penelope Allen of Chattanooga visits Miss Ann Zaitler.

Wilmore Margaret Ann Wilmore A. Wilmore Birmingham Mary Louise Garrett Fourth Avenue West Stella Meadows Adelaide Hughes Los Angeles Cal J. K. Hughes Lyons Mabel Pointer C. A. Edwards Ellen Edwards Cecil Edwards Eleanor Ramage Atlanta Ga L. J. Ramage Oklahoma Royer

Identification As Mary Roger Now Sought In Probe

Ben Cassety and Cordell Goad were arrested after a Memphis to Nashville trucking trip during which a girl named Mary jumped from the vehicle and was killed near the Tennessee river bridge. Cassety claimed no involvement and recounted events from Memphis to Nashville and back to Murfreesboro.

Mary Roger

Murder Case Rumors Swirl Over Tennessee Death

Nashville officers pursue two alleged passengers linked to a fatal Tennessee girl’s death. McEwen cites two knife wounds and doubts an auto accident caused facial injuries. Cassety mentions a bloody hammer, a washed truck, and timber shipment as possible clues while Goad disputes Cassety’s statements. Dr. Sugg is referenced in the evolving report.

Cassety Tennessee

Film star Constance Gravely III recovering after operation

Constance Gravely III a famous $10 000 a week film star and daughter of Richard Bennett is recovering in Santa Monica California after emergency surgery for intestinal adhesions. Her sister is Joan Bennett and reports say she has been ill for weeks while family members pressed investigators into a death probe extended across Tennessee and northern Alabama.

Constance Bennett Santa Monica Cal Richard Bennett Joan Bennett

Also Mentioned on This Page

Betty Crawford Martha Fussel Clearwater Fla W. W. Fussell Valley Country Club Patterson and Pussell Martha Fussell Mar Garet Henderson Huntaville Mabel Ann Hanson Doris Peden Hazel Hodges Jean Giles Mary Woodrow Wilson Julii Wert Hildreth Elizabeth Gamble Jean Draper Mrs. Jacob C. H. Jacob Columbus Frank Dulaney Robin Thomas Pryor McRee Jacob Dulaney E. T. Rushing Joe Duncan A. C. Bailey E. W. Kennedy W. H. Anderson Eugene Polytinsky C. H. Timberlake Tommy Grubis Henry Si Robert T. Harris Hammond Wood S. E. Patterson Lucille Patterson George Clem Rushing Wood Haring H. D. Greer Princess Theatre Circle Two Central Baptist Church Central Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Claude McMillan Third Avenue West P. H. Sandlin C. E. Malone W. M Woman's Missionary Society Monnday D. W. Irwin J. T. Jones 8. A. Lynne J.G. Finley Duncan W. L. Grimes James H. Johnson BIBLE First Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary John W. Jones Country Club the Valley Country Club Woman's Missionary Society of the Central Methodist Church Danville Road Sixth Avenue Mother Price First Baptist Church Miss Wilmore Jane Wade Alice Kendall Nell Beach Dix Elizabeth Samuels Ann Jo McRee Inez Hunter Gladys Compton Mary Lou Tarpley John R. Hargrove Mrs. Hughes Sydney Chenault Erskine Chenault Martha Henderson Huntsville Edith Pussell J. B. Harlow Edith Swavely J. R. Daniell W. E. Curry Lougenema Cullman Wonians Kiwanis R. E. Hewlett E P. Kingsbury W. E. Roper H. R. Speake Points Ohio Indiana Dallas Davenport Claude Richardson D. Davenport Richmond R. H. Goodrich Bobby Mildred Byars Jesse Johnson Julian Thomas Frances Cowden East Vine Street Cecil. Edwards W. E. Orton Moulton Helen Kingsbury Elizabeth Davis Frank Thompson Corinth Miss Johnny Caddell Penelope Allen Chatta Nooga, Tenn Ann Zaitler Washville Ben Cassety Murfreesboro Cordell Goad Memphis West Tennessee Motor Trucking Company, Inc Atlanta Mary Goad Nashville Jackson Inter-City Truck Company Jarman Shoe Factory Ted Brown Bruceton Tenn Camden Tennessee River Bridge McEwen Dickson Hoover Johnny Goodman Omaha Neb Lester Bolstad St. Paul Minn Minneapolis Nashville Tennessean Sugg Constance Gravely III Ang Sohy Claudette Colbert Fredric March Ann Speake, Warren & Ratliff Second Avenue Sterchi Sterchi’s Sterchi Bros. Stores, Inc Decatur Second Bank St
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