Reception Highlights Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs
Mrs. W A Gresham and Alabama Federation officers hosted a reception at the Neill home on Jackson street for over two hundred delegates and local club women. Notables included Mrs. Louis A Neill and Mrs. James E Penney of Birmingham, with gowns described in blue lace and powder blue. The First District hosts welcomed guests in a lavish setting with flowers, lace cloths, silver bowls, and lime ice desserts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Gresham
Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs
A. F. W. C. Federation of Women's Clubs
W. P. Baugh
O. C. Carmichael
Louis A. Neill
James E. Penney
Birmingham
Neill
Jackson Street
Decatur
Gresham
H. O. Goidel
Rufus Warren
John W. Jo
Ben Bloodworth
J.T. Jones
L. G., Stivant
W. F. Price
H. O. Troup
Harry Wyatt
E. M. Chenault
Redding Emens
Reid Sherard
J. W. Cunningham
Kiwanis Noon Meeting and Local Social Highlights
The Decatur Kiwanis Club moves to a noon gathering at Hotel Lyons for a 12 10 assembly, open to all members with no set program. John C White to take secretary duties while J Walter Clapton departs after three and a half years. Celebrities include Della Reynolds and James Asey wedding reports and a Writers Banquet planned at Central Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons Hotel
Central Baptist Church
Harriett Irwin
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Lyons
J. Walter Clapton
Kiwanis Club
Clapton
John C. White
White
Hotel Lyons
Palming How To Rest Strained Eyes Says Gladys
Readers ask Miss Gladys about resting tired eyes with palming and cold pads. Advice covers cleansing hands, cooling palms over closed eyes, and soft lid stroking, plus ten minute cold-pad rests for eye health and beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Glad
Miss Glady
Miriam
Personal notices from A. F. W. C. convention attendees
Mrs. Arthur Stewart and many Alabama delegates attend the A F W C convention in Decatur and visit friends in Birmingham and Ozark. Guests include Mrs. J W Rushing and Mrs. Ralph Holeman from Montgomery and Ozark, with others hosting or visiting during the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Stewart
Greenville
Henry Witherington
Dothan
J. W. Rushing
Montgomery
Ralph Holeman
Ozark
Decatur
Emmett Haley
Comner Morrison
Haley
Sequoia at the Princess a nature drama spectacle
The Princess Theatre presents Sequoia starring Jean Parker and Russell Hardie. Filmed in Sequoia National Park the outdoor drama features wildlife including deer, a mountain lion, coyotes, bears and eagles with dramatic canyon backdrops and a tale of two young lovers amid giant trees.
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Sequoia
Jean Parker
Princess Theatre
Sequoia National Park
Russell Hardie
Sierra
Cast of Play Rehearsal Tonight at Local Church
The cast of Old- Fashioned Mother is asked to meet after prayer meeting at West Decatur Methodist Church tonight for rehearsal. The production is set to be presented at Wheeler Thursday night.
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West Decatur Methodist Church
Wheeler
Victoria Carr Kenan, 92, dies at antebellum Alabama home
Mrs. Victoria Carr Kenan, aged 92, died today at her antebellum home near Kenan's Mill in Selma after a long illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Ala
Victoria Carr Kenan
Kenan
Spook Show At Princess Theatre Leaves Girl Jittery
A local girl attends EL-WYN Spook Show at Princess Theatre with midnight screening. She grows nervous after the on screen screams and cat fight noise, insisting she will report her feelings only in daylight. The event features The Ghost Walks as a special picture at 11 30 p m Friday.
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El-Wyn
Princess Theatre
Priday
Local residents return home after illness and death in family
Families in Birmingham Cullman and Decatur report members traveling home due to the illness and death of John P. Julian. Oden remains ill at home. Community news notes visits by Opal Shelton Nettie Brown Ora Holmes and other Ryan area residents. Ryan Baptist church plans preaching on the first Sunday in May with Rev Myers officiating and inviting the public.
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Mra
Sidney William
Zete Lamon
Birmingham
Mra. King
Cullman
John P. Julian
C. Oden
Oden
Opal Shelton
Ryan School
W. J. Briscoe
Nettie Brown
Dock Ryan
White City
Ora Holmes
Near Gadsden
W. J . Briscoe
Randolph Ryan
Lawrence Cove
Carson Densmore
Center Grove
Snow Covers Walks in Malone on Cold May Day
Two inches of fresh snow blanketed walks and lawns in Malone New York as a cold May first persisted with a temperature around 28 degrees, one of the coldest on record for the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malone
N. Y
Edison EI reports power gain for week ending April 27
The Edison Electric Institute announced that electric power production for the week ended April 27 was 1,673,295,000 kilowatt hours, up 0.3 percent from the same week in 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edison Electric Institute
Local Student to Be Salutatorian at Columbia Military Academy
Joe Burleson of Decatur is named salutatorian of the Columbia Military Academy graduating class with the second highest scholastic average. He missed about three weeks due to illness, while the valedictorian posted one of the school’s highest marks and had no absences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Burleson
D. D. Burleson
Decatur
Columbia Military Academy
Burleson
Barnard Discharged After Broken Toe Incident
George 8 Barnard a field examiner of the U S Veterans Hospital in Tuscaloosa was discharged from Benevolent Society Hospital today after treatment for a broken toe suffered when he fell in his hotel room. He is expected to return to Tuscaloosa this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George 8. Barnard
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Benevolent Society Hospital
Br. Barnard
Hitchcock Held In Death of Brother
Luther Hitchcock of Perdido was jailed in Bay Minette on murder charges in the slaying of his brother Ertie Hitchcock. The sheriff said a purported confession claims Luther shot Ertie with a shotgun after Ertie, drunk, advanced with an axe. Ertie leaves a wife and three children.
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Bay Minett
Ala
Luther Hitchcock
Perdido
Ertie Hitchcock
M. H. Wilkins
Luther
Ertie
Pep-o-Lene Gasoline Bargain At People's Service Station
Sale notice for Pep-o-Lene gasoline at 20 cents a gallon today at People's Service Station corner Lee Street and First Avenue. 24c quality advertised as the perfect gasoline with value price.
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People’s
Lee St
First Ave
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