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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1938

Page

6

Supper Honors Russellville Seniors at Chenault Home

W M Chenault entertained a buffet supper at her home Wednesday night in honor of Vaughn and Miss Elizabeth Vaughn from Russellville High School. decorations featured green and white with flowers and a floral centerpiece. Prize was won by Miss Bowen in the later games and Nancy Miller Beasley sang with her mother. Several Russellville seniors and local guests attended including Mrs Lillian Vaughn, Messrs Ray and W H Alexander, and many members of the Close of ’38. Huntsville Convocation of Episcopal Womans Auxiliaries met at Sheffield with attendees from St Johns.

W. M. Chenault Vaughn Elizabeth Vaughn Russellville High School Ing Miss Bowen Nancy Miller Beasley J. M. Beasley Chenault Lillian B. Vaughn Rungellville School Messrs Ray and W. H. Alexander Russellville Russellville Senior High School C. C. Arnold Mina Mary Nettie Bendall Evelyn Bowen Jewell Britton George Cagle Stellan Dempsey Mary Gantt Thelma Glass Johnnie Graham Harvey Hamilton Della Hendrix Evelyn Hester Jessie Gray Hooker Kitty Jordan Marshall Lane Daynal Mayfield Marjorie McCulloch Eliis Huntsville Huntaville Episcopal Womans Auxiliaries Sheffield St. John's Episcopal Church W. B. Edmundson Sarah Jeffries BE. BE. Graves Rus

Silk Stocking Club Ends Year With Bridge Party

The Silk Stocking Club met at Mrs. Julian Bibb's Jackson Street home for a year end gathering with refreshments and bridge. Mrs. Alan Wallace won high score and the prize. The Pioneers of the First Presbyterian plan a Friday picnic to Trinity Mountain, chaperoned by the Rev. Ramage, Mr. and Mrs. B. W. McLeod, and Miss Harriett Irwin.

Silk Stocking Julian Bibb Jackson Street Alan Wallace Pioneer The First Presbyterian Church Trinity Mountain Ramage B. W. McLeod Harriett Irwin

Beasleys Move to City. Cassells Visit Birmingham

Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Beasley and three children Nancy Miller Terry Neill and Barbara Jane formerly of Nashville arrived here to make their home. Mrs. J. B. Cassells has gone to Birmingham to spend about three weeks with her sister Miss Maud Clary. Frank Stone is ill with a severe cold at his Oak street home. Dr. and Mrs. M. E. Edwards were in Birmingham for an Optometrist Study Group while Mrs. J. M. Smith will return home from Corpus Christi and Memphis.

J. M. Beasley Nancy Miller Terry Neill Barbara Jane Nashville Mr. Beasley The Jewel Tea Co J. B. Cassells Birmingham Maud Clary Frank Stone Oak Street M. E. Edwards Dr. Edwards

Waxy Nail Base Guards Brittle Nails Best

A new waxy base for nails promises to prevent splitting and cracking, forming a hard coating that supports growth. Easy to apply at home or in a shop, it dries quickly, improves polish wear, and can stay on indefinitely with regular remover for a lasting manicure boost.

Juliet Shelby Central Press Hollywood

Mrs Helen Moseley Remains Sidelined at Daughter’s Home

Mrs Helen Moseley, visiting relatives and friends, continues gravely at her daughter Mrs Rayburn Neville’s home in Trinity. Evelyn Hefner of Florence visits Mrs M E Edwards here. Hazel Murphree and Ernest Young attend Derby in Louisville. Fanny J Holland visits New Albany relatives. Maryleen Duncan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Duncan, shows fever improvement amid pneumonia.

Helen Moseley Rayburn Neville Trinity Ernest Young Hazel Murphree Louisville, Ky Fanny J. Holland John Holland New Albany Ind Maryleen Duncan Joe Duncan

Decatur to Host Morgan County 4-H Rally May 14

Morgan county 4-H club boys and girls, 1600 strong, will gather in Decatur on Saturday May 14 for the annual rally. Twenty seven boys clubs and 13 girls units will attend, with entertainment planned by Decatur Chamber of Commerce led by A A Jones and Joe Duncan. Visitors meet at Benson Field for lunch and games, plus tours of local industries and historic sites and a big parade is planned.

Morgan County Decatur Erien Rowe L. T. Wagnon Decatur Chamber of Commerce A. A. Jones Chamber of Commerce Committee Joe Duncan T. F. Adams Albert Clapton J. W. Darrah H. E. Kloppfer Wallace Meadows

Official Ballot for Morgan County Eighth District Race

The document lists candidates and vote counts for many offices including United States Senator Lister Hill Governor D Hardy Riddle Chauncey Sparks James H Arnold M Dixon R J Goode Lieutenant Governor Reuben F Hamner Homer Brooks A A Carmichael Attorney General T S Lawson H G Camp Howell Turner Jack Howater Gus Thompson Dave Birmingham John Braddon George W Cameron State Treasurer Charles B McCall Superintendent of Education A H Collins Commissioner of Agriculture B P Livingston Haygood Paterson Everett S Haynes Tariitete Member of Public Service Commission Cecil G Brown Fitzhugh Lee Associate Member Arthur Heustess Walter C Givhan W C Harrison Associate Justice William H Thomas Joel B Brown in the 76th Congress from Eighth District John J Sparkman Circuit Solicitor Melvin Hutson Thos Woodroof Norman W Harris Morgan County Pancreas E P Collier J W Sivie John M Maxwell W E B Curry Chas G Hardwick Sim Howell R L Parsons Joe Pettey J Lyle Roberts H R Sumner Irwin J Quinn George T Woodruff J Briscoe W O Clark Dr Redding Emens J H Sanders Judson Hutson W H Meadows J H Grow Jr FredanS Hunt Newton B Powell

Reuben F. Hamner E. Homer Brooks A. A. Carmichael T. S. (Buster) Lawson H. G. Camp Howell Turner Jack Howater H. A Gus) Thompson Dave Birmingham John Braddon George W. Cameron Charles B. McCall A. H. Collins Agriculture and Industries B. P. Livingston Haygood Paterson Everett S. Haynes M. C. Hughes Public Service Commission Cecil G. Brown Fitzhugh Lee Arthur Heustess Walter C. Givhan W. C. Harrison The Supreme Court William H. Thomas Supreme Joel B. Brown Eighth John J. Sparkman Eighth Judicial Circuit Melvin Hutson Thos Tobe) Woodroof Norman W. Harris House of Morgan County E. G. Hamilton Rutledger Thomas Irwin J. Quinn George T. Woodruff County Board of Education V. J. Briscoe W. O. Clark Dr. Redding Emens J. H. Sanders Board of Revenue Judson Hutson W. H. Meadows J. H. Grow, Jr Fredans. Hunt, Jr Newton B. Powell

Morgan County approves two constitutional amendments

Amendments allowing sheriffs to succeed themselves and authorizing Limestone County to vote a malaria tax passed in Morgan county. Amendment 1 drew 2788 for and 1183 against while Amendment 2 had 2420 for and 1944 against.

Limestone County Morgan County

Ford Motor Co Order Vacated

The National Labor Relations Board announced it vacated an order that Ford Motor Co violated the Wagner Act and directed the reinstatement of 29 Ford employees in Michigan plants. The United States Circuit Court.

Washington National Labor Relations Board Ford Motor Co Ford Michigan United States Circuit Court

Black’s Story Not Romantic Revealed by Reporter Ray Sprigle

Pittsburgh May 6 The Klan tale of Justice Hugo Black was just another assignment for Ray Sprigle who won a 1937 Pulitzer. He describes traveling to Birmingham to query records and locals offering insight, noting Alabama Klan leaders bred resentment while Black aided Klan members who helped elect him.

Pittsburgh Ku Klux Klan Hugo Black Supreme Court of the United States Ray Sprigle Sprigle Birmingham Alabama

Labor Board Vacates Ford Violation Order in Covington

In Covington Kentucky the labor board unanimously withdrew the case vowing to reopen the matter. The action vacates the violation order and allows the board to perfect its findings and records.

Covington Ford

Thanks for courtesies during the first primary

A message of appreciation expresses gratitude for courtesies and favors shown during the first primary. Paid political advertising by Chas G Hardwick of Danville Alabama.

Newton B. Powell Decatur Ala Chas. G. Hardwick Danville J. W. Sivley Falkville Alabama

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