Personal notices of visits and arrivals in town
Mr and Mrs David Burpee and Joseph F Simpson of Philadelphia arrive Tuesday or Wednesday to dine with Mr and Mrs A H Hoff. Louis Hoff of Anniston recovering from flu plans to return to work. Several locals attend trips and events including organ purchases for Central Methodist Church and a wedding in Louisville. George Lawrence McCrary announces birth of George Lawrence Jr in Rockwood Tennessee. Bowles recuperates at home after appendectomy in New Orleans. Huntsville wedding anniversary party planned for Morton Hutchens. David Hershfield returns to New York after visiting Mrs Pattreson.
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Nell Gray Johnston
Benjamin B. Johnston
J. Cranston Gray
Roland Gray
Westminster Presbyterian Church
R. L Sturgis
St. John’s Episcopal Church
William Johnston
William Patton
William Walker
Pennsylvania
Ruth Banks
Eugene EB. Graves
Louis Hoff
Boston
Mr. Gray
Barnes Textile Associates
David Burpee
Joseph F., Simpson
Philadelphia
A. H. Hoff
Burpee
Burpee Seed Company
Mr. Simpson
Anniston
S. T. Rollo
H.O. Troup
W. A. Brittain
Jane Brittain
Louisville
Central Methodist
Nash
George Lawrence McCrary
George Lawrence, Jr
Chamberlain Memorial Hospital
Rockwood
Tennessee
Loyd Lively
Thomas J. Hendrix
Skeggs Crawford
W. E. Crawford
E. W. McLeod
Huntsville
Morton Hutchens
Gly-Cas Relieves Chronic Ills Says South Carolina Man
Mr. L. J. Harling of Columbia credits Gly-Cas with transforming his health after months of inability to work. He cites improved elimination, relief from gas and bloating, fewer headaches and dizzy spells, and better sleep. Loyd's Drug Store and other local pharmacists advertise the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Harling
Church 81
Columbia
South Carolina
Mr. Harling
Riverside to host two puppet shows this afternoon and night
The Marionette Guild of New York City presents Huck Finn at 2:30 and The Count of Monte Cristo at 8:00 at Riverside auditorium. Sponsored by Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club and the Girls' Hig Club, the shows feature life sized puppets and dramatic effects for pupils and adults alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Auditorium
Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club
Girls’ Hig Club
Monte Cristo
Marionette Guild of
New York City
Huck Finn
Douglas
Mississippi
Big Jim
King
France
Natchez Pilgrimage Draws Thousands In Spring Tour
Natchez Miss March 3 crowds fill the Pilgrimage as the Pilgrimage Garden Club runs tours to old mansions and gardens through March 23. The Natchez Garden Club holds a similar event March 22 to April 6 with azaleas and antique collections on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchez
Miss
Old South
Pilgrimage Garden Club
New Styles Not for the Curvy Gals
A spirited exhortation on fitness and foundation garments urges curvier women to exercise to slim the figure and rely on professional corset advice. The piece mocks heavyweights, praises trained corsetières, and promotes ten minutes of daily exercise to improve flexibility and reduce midsection measurements.
Military camp notes on guard, illness, and visits
Company attending an officers engineering school. Captain Hunt will be away four weeks. Major Carl Jones praised Company B s guard detail as the best seen. Six men from Co B in hospital with non serious illness. six names listed. Field events include Mardi Gras trip to New Orleans and visitors from home, with wives visiting at Camp Shelby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Officers Engineering
Capt. Hunt
Carl Jones
Murray House
Cecil Chandler
Jones
151St
Bngrs
Co. B
Sargt
Robert Campbell
Ira Murphree
William Lancaster
Floyd Sharpe
Kyle Frazier
Jesse Kitchens
Fred Hunt, Jr
Virginia
House
Harold Redman
Fort Benning
Edward Thompson
Camp Shelby
New Orleans
Jelly Rolls and Camp Claiborne Hospital Life
Soldiers describe a weekend trip to Decatur for George Washingtons birthday and a near future move to Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Ray Sargt Robertay earns praise for Jelly Rolls as nurses and doctors staff a one floor eight block hospital with 2000 beds, 100 nurses, 50 doctors, and 200 ward hoya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertay
Ray
Cross Topic Sermon Observed at Central Methodist Church
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper was observed yesterday morning at Central Methodist with Rev. R. Lambuth Archibald and Rev. W. R. Duncan assisting. A free-will offering of 119 dollars supported Methodism's Day of Compassion. Dr. A. S. Pitts preached on David's Gifts to the Temple, praising temple building as a nation’s blessing and noting noble gifts to God's service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
R. Lambuth Archibald
W. R. Duncan
Jesus
Christ
A. &. Pitts
Decatur
David
Pitts
St. Peter's
Rome
Milan
St. Paul’s
London
Hospital Fire Safety and Segregation at Camp Shelby
A wartime hospital at Camp Shelby is described as a multi building complex connected by corridors with a fire safety plan allowing one building to burn without spreading. The text notes racial separation in wards but states no discord among Northern soldiers and mentions long walks for meals and services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Shelby
Meas Hall
Notice of Sale in Morgan County Mortgage
Default on the January 2 1926 mortgage by G H Helms and A D Helms to the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, recorded Mortgage Book 324 in Morgan County probate office. The notice sets forth the sale action under Alabama law to satisfy the mortgage conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Learels
Decatur
Alabama
Morgan County
New Orleans
Gagere
County OF Morgan
G. H. Helms
Huseton Helms
A. D. Helms
Federal Land Bank of
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Carnegie Library
Ance
Tennis Tidwell
Jackson Street
Natchez Trail
T. G. Morrow
J. E. Roberts
Irwin Stone
Tidwell
Fred Tidwell
Cotaco Literary Club
Gil Crane
Decatur Mothers Club
L. A. Nash
W. W. Dinsmore
Lafayette Street Grammar School
A. T. Hanson
Madame Curie
Harry Wiggins
Loyd Pettey
R. C. Cleere
D. K. Wiggins
J. B. Cole
Okley Austin
Cc. V. McCollumn
Sara Wiggins
L. L
J. A. Garner
Jake Wiggins
Mary Lou Atkins
Richard Rogers
Irene Aldridge
R. A. Rodgers
Mildred Rogers
Adelle Sims
Lucille Wiggins
Truman Aldridge
Mamie
Ruby Rogers
Mable Aldridge
Mable Prince
Edith Moore
Dorothy Rogers
Dorothy White
Dinsmore Bros. Furn, Co
Goidel’s
Joss Gray
Univer
Sity
Gray-Johnston
Mrs
Gaines Stuart
Atlanta, Ga
Mr. Stuart
William P. Stewart
Birmingham
Pearl Stewart
W. T. Jordan
Nashville
Tenn
John L. Hill
Beverly Hodges
Peggy Dowdy
Harry Pearce
Hudson Sandlin
Moulton
W. T. Jordan, Jr
Columbia, Tenn
Thomas A. Bowles, Sr
R. T. Sheppard
Mary Dell
Blessed
W. E. McNeill
Billy McNeill
David Hershfield
New York
J. 8. Pattreson
MR. L. J. Harling
Riverside
Mary Howard
Helen Follett
Margaret Tallicket
Carole Lombard
Peter Lorre
Capitol
George Washington
Camp Claiborne
Louisiana
Hoya
Gregation
God
John H. Prach
Pact
Lydia
West Side
Curtis Tucker
5Th Ave
Lie
Decatur's New Theatre
Gagney Dihavioland
Rita Ratworte
Alan Hale
Jack Carson
George Tobias
Emie
HARPO
Svooe
John Carroll
Diana Lewis
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
Slim” Wilson
Moye’s
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