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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1934

Page

4

Society Notes Highlight Local Club Gatherings

Society pages recount Postess refreshment at afternoon close and Legion Auxiliary visit on Grant street. Meets and teas mark Berean Study Club, library gathering, and Garden Club Flower Show invitation with dates and venues. Attendees include Mrs Hockensmith, Mrs Gurley, Mrs Hodgins and many others.

Berean Study Club W. E. Hockensmith East Moulton Street Henry Gurley Garden Club Carnegie Library

Personal notices of visitors and travels in Demopolis

A local page lists visitors and departures including Mrs. George Perrine visiting Atlanta, Mrs. Maynard Layman heading to Tyron New York, the King couple from Florida visiting Mrs. C. O. King, and various relatives in Demopolis. Other entries note illness concerns for J T Whyte and funeral attendees for Dr W A Rickles with friends from Memphis Birmingham and Blountsville.

Willis Hitzing Memphis, Tenn Whitehead Chas. Nation Zeno Littleton Luther Copeland Blountsville Oneonta Ala E. C. Yielding Jeff Yielding M. J. Lee Birmingham

May Robson Heads Steller Cast in New Princess Release

May Robson leads a stellar cast in a New York set production shown at Princess theater. Lewis Stone plays a decisive role alongside Henmha Bell with Mary Forbes as Kate Farley and Tad Alexander portraying a young Ovzarevitch. The film, based on a Dudley Nichols and Lamar Trotti story, is directed by Charles F. Riesner with Reginald Mason Walter Walker and Claude Gillingwater in supporting turns.

Lewis Stone Bitz Bell Stone Greta Garbo Queen Christina Henmha Bell Henneh Mary Forbes Kate Farley América Tad Alexander Ovzarevitch Ragputin and the Empress Donny Reginald Mason Dr. Lorimer Walter Walker Reginald Barlow Claude Gillingwater Dudley Nichols Lamar Trotti Charles F. Riesner

Voice of the People in Moulton reflecting on Decatur school crowd

A reader praises editorial sentiment on hundreds of students in Decatur and expresses admiration for their future potential. Earl M Hodson, Lawrence County Superintendent of Education, thanks Hobby Fair organizers and laments limited local participation.

Moulton Ala Ieeees Procotar Desy Weney Tae Decatur Lawrence County Decatur Haseen Earl M. Hodson County Superintendent of Education

Philathea Class Weiner Roast Dinner Set in Central

The Philathea class of Central will meet at 7 30 P M at the home of Mrs E Malone on Jackson Street for a weiner roast.

Philathea Philathee Central E Malone Jackson

Business Indicators In State Reflect Big Gains

Alabama's March indicators show gains in industry trade and general activity vs 1933. First-quarter 1934 totals exceed those of the two prior years. cotton textiles and consumption reach notable highs. New passenger car sales surge, payrolls rise, and average earnings per worker increase, while coal output lags February levels.

W. M. Addison University of Alabama Bureau of Business Research Associated Press University Ala Alabama

Cullman businessman visits Decatur today

EE Bright of Cullman, part of the G. W. Ponder firm, was a business visitor in Decatur today.

EE. Bright Cullman G. W. Ponder Decatur

Soviet Hero Otto Schmidt Convalesces in Nome Alaska

In Nome Alaska, Soviet Hero Professor Otto Schmidt rests while recovering from pneumonia, credited with aiding Soviet party resilience.

Otto Schmidt Ofrsons Eirelyuski Nome Alaska

Birth of Betty Murl Nixon in Somerville

Born April 27 to Mr and Mrs Arthur Nixon on Somerville route 3. A daughter weighing eight pounds named Betty Murl Nixon.

Arthur Nixon Somerville Betty Murl

Make This Model At Home Pattern Ad 1898

Advertisement outlines an Anne Adams pattern for a chic 1898 style ladies frock. It highlights fabric options two materials or single, describes yoke lines and shoulder caps, and notes sizes with fabric yardage. Includes order details for the pattern book and combined book and pattern set priced 25 cents.

Anne Adams

Weekend Visit For Mrs Buchanan on Walnut Street

The text notes a guest plan for the weekend with Mrs J D Buchanan at her Walnut Street home, indicating family hospitality and the unnamed narrator’s travel arrangements. The short item emphasizes the social detail without broader context.

J. D. Buchanan Walnut Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

Postess Auxiliary Colvard Legion Auxiliary Grant Street Holy Ace Club D. C. Shaw Kate Lile Inez Thombs Mary Vernon Dix Z. Trimble al Blackwell Hartwell Davis H. 8. Green Corinth Dyal Hogston Tuscumbia W. 8. Russell A. M. Roan W. F. Price T. G. Morrow W. H. Ritter Lewis C. Brown George Perrine Elizabeth Malone Alfred Hodgins Loyd Douglas Old New York Thomas Ten Atlanta Murray King State Florida City C. O. King John Edward Prichard Waco, Texas W. J. Bronaugh Sam Bitting Harbin China Will Hicks Fort Worth Texas A. W. Hill Mr. Hill Peter M. Dennis St. John’s Episcopal Church Demopolis Episcopal Col W. B. Edmundson Irvin Mitchell J. R. Hunter W. O. Talley Asheville, N. C Mrs Otto Owen 8. D. Johnson Wallace Wilder Har Dyal Hughston Tuscumbie, Ala Mrs. H. 8. Green Corinth, Miss Walker Dorothy Daniel Carol Minor Hugh Curry Louisville J. T. Whyte Julian Blackwell Goidel Deug Store Tennessee Valley Greenhouse Will Rogers Ter David Harum Louise Dresser Kent Taylor Evelyn Venable Capitol Colleen Moore Social Register Wigg Cms Hargrove & Murdock May Robson Steller Princess America Rasputin Tad Alexander and Voice OF THE People Cullman Visitor Strand Theatre Hartselle Dolores Rio Rio League Forth Worth, Tex Decatur Daily Pattern Department West 17Th Street New York City Montgomery Guest Ned Buchanan Montgomery Kling Second Avenue Russell
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