Catava and literary society notes from area clubs
A society round up from Catava and Cotaco clubs records meetings at Miss McCullough and Mrs. Belwhere with officers listed for Catava Annee McCullough Sue Reeves Gann Mary Corley Charlotte Reeves Sara McCullough and several hostesses March 14 at Miss Marjorie Hanigan. Cotaco discusses Library Extension Bill support and Africa with Livingston exploration plans, plus officer slate for 1938 40 and a roundtable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCullough
Anne McCulloch
Am Gent
Sue Reeves Gann
Mary Corley
Secre
Charlotte Reeves
Saran McCulloush
Marjorie Hanigan
Jackson Street
Dorothea Love-lace
ACO Literary Club
Hasing
Cotaco Literary Club
Bera
Louis Belwhere
Mesdames
T. 8
Barnum
C. S. Hagerman
W. B. Crutcher
W. J. Coleman
FE. B. Burgess
Ernest Wilson
T. G. Crane
Personal notices from Gadsden and nearby towns
Mrs Raphael Sartor and Mrs Robin Thomas visit Gadsden for a few days with friends. P P wil he Rielter en Tira D W Speakerw returns to his Second Avenue store after eye operation in Memphis. Mrs D C Almon remains bedridden at East Gordon Drive. Mrs J W Darrah reportedly improved but still ill with influenza at Sherman Street home. Mrs Harold Hildreth improving in Tuscaloosa, likely to stay in bed weeks longer. Mr and Mrs Leroy McEntire plan a Birmingham trip. Mrs W F Richie of Birmingham visiting Corneal Court Hotel guest of daughter Mrs R W Terry. Carolyn McClellan leaves Friday for weekend with Kathryn McClellan at A P I Auburn. Lottie Wienmann of Priceville visits Auburn with Claudia Wienmann, an A P I student. Mrs Arwin Draper spends Thursday in Hartselle, attends Thursday Afternoon Club, to read on program. Braden Fleming of Florence to spend weekend with J B Fleming family. Mrs John Davis visits Shelbyville, Tennessee, Thursday. Jimmy Bloodworth ill at home East Vine Street. Mrs C E Vassar moved home from Benevolent Society Hospital after weeks of treatment, still quite ill.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A vintage text touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a time tested remedy from wholesome herbs. It claims to build resistance, calm nerves, and lessen stress from disorders, citing over 60 years and more than a million women reporting benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cotaco Ladies Club Holds Regular Meeting
The Cotaco Ladies Club met on a Wednesday at Cotaco High School for its regular session. Members answered roll call with personal appearance suggestions, sang Massa's in De Cold, Cold Ground, and heard talks on The Well Groomed Person and Appropriate Dress. A cosmetics and make up demonstration followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cotaco Ladies Club
Cotaco High School
Massa
Avis McCutcheon
Bud Murphy
Herschel Dean
Miss Old
Cora Day
Thirty Three Marriage Licenses Issued in County
February saw thirty three marriage licenses issued in this county. Of these, twenty four were to white couples and nine to Negro couples. The first license of the month went to a white man aged 77, who planned to marry a 66 year old woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Shoes Harm Foot Health And Beauty Standards
An editorial warning against wearing shoes that are too small or narrow and against high heels. It notes deformities from improper footwear, urges older women to adopt properly fitted shoes, and praises new front build styles for better support. Readers urged to send beauty questions to the Beauty Box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Louis XV
Beauty Box
Morgan County Lynn Town Gossip and Visits
Mrs Roe Roberson and daughter hosted Sunday dinner. Peggie Sue Putman and Daisy Kay visited Emma Sue Lynn Friday. Local attendees went to Hartsville basketball tournament Friday and Saturday. Pete Briscoe stayed with Almon Roberson Saturday. Jarish West dined with Marvin Ralph family. Earline Roberson visits sister-in-law in Decatur. Glenn Ralph visited Willard Naper. Earl Oldacre and family in the community. Mrs Marvin Ralph Lola and W. C. Ralph with Mrs Jack Thompson called on Mrs C F Maze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roe Roberson
Dock Napper
Peggie Sue Putman
Daisy Kay
Emma Sue Lynn
Hartselle
Henry Knoblock
Pete Briscoe
Almon Roberson
Jarish West
Marvin Ralph
Earline Roberson
Decatur
Glenn Ralph
Willard Naper
Earl Oldacre
Lola
W. C. Ralph
Jack Thompson
C. F.maze
Hughes Elected Commander of Local VFW Post
J. N. Hughes was elected commander of the newly organized post of Veterans of Foreign Wars in the county, with Charles Barker chosen as quartermaster. O. M. Barron of Bessemer, state quartermaster, recently visited and gave an engaging address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
J. N. Hughes
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Charles Barker
O. M. Barron
Bessemer
Dome nearing completion at Palomar Observatory in California
Pasadena report says the 200 inch telescope dome is essentially complete and a 48 inch scouting telescope will be installed this year. The large mirror won’t be ready before 1940, according to Dr A Anderson executive officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
Palomar Mountain Observatory
A. Anderson
Anne Adams Pattern 4062 For Spring Wardrobe
Anne Adams Pattern 4062 offers a princess style dress with front fulness and twin-point panel detail suited to sizes 14 through 42. Two-color or single bright shade options create spring charm and slenderness. pattern piece yardages note 16 options and fabric needs. order from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department for 15 cent pattern or 25 cent book and pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
11Th St
New York
Majority of civilized
Helene Follett reports on the prevailing norms and social behavior of a compressed urban society, noting tensions between traditional values and modern restlessness. The piece contrasts aging institutions with emerging trends, hinting at shifting loyalties and evolving civic life.
BPW Club Hosts Meeting in Decatur Home
Decatur BPW members gathered at Mrs Johnie Hodges home 521 Johnston street for a social night after a brief business session. The group added Miss Emma Frances Polhill as a new member and appointed a committee to plan the district BPW meeting at Lyons Hotel parlors Sunday at 1 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club
Johnie Hodges
Johnston Street
St. Patrick
Bruce Pettey
Ola
Emma Frances Polhill
BPW
Lyons Hotel
O. B. Smith
Winnie Sentiff
Earl Williams
Lila Pritchett
Small docket eyed for Circuit Court in Athens
Athens Alabama March 3 The circuit court opens March 27 with the smallest docket in years twenty three civil cases and forty two criminal cases on the docket Most are old cases showing low litigation and few law violations in Limestone county Most misdemeanors go to Limestone county Municipal Court about three hundred civil and criminal cases are handled there annually Circuit Judge A A Griffith of Cullman will preside for a two week session likely to end sooner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Limestone County
A. A. Griffith
Cullman
Visiting ministers to exchange pulpits Sunday services
Dr. Neill G. Stevens of Huntsville will preach at First Presbyterian Church Huntsville Sunday at 11 o'clock. Rev Edward V Ramage will speak at the First Presbyterian Church in Huntsville at 11 o'clock as the two churches exchange pulpits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neill G. Stevens
First Presbyterian Church of
Huntsville
First Presbyterian Church
Edward V. Ramage
First Presbyterian Church In
Manahan Earns Tryout With Birmingham Barons
Local youngster John Manahan, a standout hurler for the Decatur Blue Devils, has been signed for a try-out by the Birmingham Barons and will report to Rickwood Field Monday with the battery men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Manahan
Decatur Blue Devils
Manahan
Birmingham Barons
Rickwood Field
Engineer E J Rust Dies in Birmingham Office
Industrial engineer E J Rust died of a heart attack at his Birmingham office yesterday. He headed Rust Engineering Co, with offices in New York and Pittsburgh. The firm has promoted and planned numerous Southern industrial projects in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
E. J. Lee Rust
New York
Pittsburgh
Rust Engineering Co
South
Dr Maddry to Speak at Central Baptist Church
Dr Chas E Maddry of Richmond Va will deliver a sermon and missionary message at 10 45 a m Sunday at Central Baptist Church He recently returned from the India held inter of Dec 12 30 1938 as the sole Southern Baptist representative Workers from 464 delegates representing 70 nations spoke 117 languages in Madras He urged all Baptists in the Tennessee Valley to hear his talk noting its informing and inspiring nature
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
E. Maddry
Richmond
Central Baptist Church
Maddry
Inter
Madras
India
Southern Baptists
Italy
Tennessee Valley
Cars Collide on Narrow Trinty Road No Injuries Reported
Last night about eight o'clock on the old Trinity road two cars driven by B A Harmon and Otis Knapps collided at the crest of a hill on a narrow stretch. No one was injured though both vehicles suffered heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.A. Harmon
Otis Knapps
Trinity Road
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Mooresville
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Tuscaloosa
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Mra. W. F. Richie
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Cornelian Court Hotel
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Kathryn McClellan
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Lottie Wienmann
Priceville
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C. E. Vassar
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