Society Banquet for Mothers At Cornelian Court Hotel
The Girls' Hit Club of the Senior High School hosted mothers at a Saturday banquet at the Cornelian Court Hotel. Miss Imogene Halbrooks presided, toasts to mothers given, floral centerpieces featured larkspur and roses, and performances included a song and a reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clubsters of Friends
Cornelian Court
Imogene Halbrooks
Mothers
My Mother
Mary Katherine Nungester
Clark
Jane Harris
R. T. Harris
Rebecca Pettey
Joseph Pettey
Peggy Brown
Frank Brown
W. J. Brown
Virginia Murdock
Marjorie Wilder
Charles Harvey
Constance Peerson
Rufus Peerson
Flo Pickens
A. B. Pickens
Mary Kathryn Nungester
H. A. Nungester
Kathryn Boswell
Kate Lile
Anne Johnson
James H. Johnson
Judy Jacks
L. R. Jacks
Frances Sivley
Sarah Peck Weaver
Elbert Weaver
Argie Carolyn Boggess
Viola Boggess
Lois Greenhill
Flora Dinsmore
Personal notes of residents and visitors in town
Mrs. W. E. Curry spent Monday in Hartselle with friends. Jate Mrs. A. T. Hanson is recuperating after a week's illness at her home. Mrs. I. V. Jolly is sick at her home here. Mrs. John Broderick, ill for several weeks, is reported improved. Mrs. George Weber of Opelika is visiting her daughter. J. N. Gibson is in St. Louis on a business mission. Ruth Namie is very ill at home on Severith Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Thomas returned Monday night from Hot Springs. Hardy Nash of Corinth is visiting his sister. Miss Louise Schilling of Marietta is spending the week with her sister. En route here Miss Schilling visited Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Dodd have as house guest Mrs. Mack Horton of Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Martha and Mary
Rufus Adams
Wells Street
Louise Schilling
Adams
China
Ruth
Louis Namie
Severith Avenue
J. R. Thomas
Hot Springs
Ark
Marietta, Ga
Florida
Miss Schilling
Birmingham
Mrs. Murray Dodd
Mack Horton
J. W. Lentz
Moulton
J. A. Bogle
Price C
Decatur
Sue Prence
Town Creek
Louise Bogle
Athens
Louise Turner
Bell
Roy Holland
C. C. CG
Campat
Walker Clark Marvin Morris
Ray Morris
Grady Tury
Rev
Mia
Millard, Price, Jink
Thomas Irwin
Delough Bogle
Fula Roberts
Lettie Ready
Alma Lewis
Evelyn
Decatur High School Prepares 112 Seniors for Graduation
Principal Prof W T Jordan announces events leading to graduation week at Riverside auditorium and Decatur High School. Class night Friday May 27, Bachalau rate sermon Sunday May 29 by Rev Lewis H Knight, commencement Monday May 30 with Dr Benjamin Baldwin as speaker. Diploma presentations by four board of education members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur High School
W. T Jordan
Lewis H. Knight
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Riverside Auditorium
Benjamin Baldwin
Florence State Teachers College
Board of Education
Troop Eleven Holds Regular Meeting
Troop Eleven met last night in the meeting room. William Britnell acted as senior leader and Billy Robertson led the Scout oath. Norman ley led the pledge with Greer Black in prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Britnell
Billy Robertson
Normanley
Greer Black
Westmoreland
Senior Sixth Grade to Present Comrades Courageous Play
Lafayette Grammar school's Senior Sixth Grade plans a two act comedy at Riverside auditorium Tuesday night at 8. Directed by Miss Eleanor Harley the show features fifteen chorus girls and ten cast members. Each student serves as usher committee member or tickets staff and the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette Grammar School
Riverside Auditorium
Eleanor Harley
Center Point Home Demonstration Club tour of remodeled homes
On May 3 the Center Point club visited members’ homes in Somerville area to view old versus modern homes. Stops included Miss Maggie England's 150 year old furnishings, Mrs Pattie Lyle's landscaped grounds and kitchen upgrades, Mrs Hendrix's newly painted house and modern kitchen, Mrs Ira Dobbs' planned rooms, Mrs Dewitt Humphrey's electrical upgrades, and a shower for Mrs Will Pence at Mrs Ellis Mason's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Center Point
Miss England
Pattie Lyle
Somerville Road
Dewey Hendrix
Hendrix
Ira Dobbs
Dewitt Humphrey
Ellis Mason
Will Pence
Mesdames
Dewitt
Humphrey
Mike Breeding
Tia Dobbs
Earl Gurley
Willis Morrow
Herman Windsor
Mamie Sharpe
Erien Rowe
Agatha McAnally
Coy Green
Morgan Baptists to Attend Southern Convention
A group from Morgan County Baptist churches departs by motor to Richmond Virginia for the Southern Baptist convention sessions. The travelers include Mr and Mrs Hubert Mitchell Rev Frank T Smith Charley Quinn of Hartselle and Rev I W Myers of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
Hope Hull Citizens Form Committee Over Primary Irregularities
More than 50 residents named a seven member committee at a mass meeting in Hope Hull to appear before the Montgomery grand jury and present charges of election irregularities stemming from Tuesday's Democratic primary ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Hope Hull
Montgomery” Gratia
Make this Pattern 4805 Anne Adams Summer Frock Bolero
Anne Adams Pattern 4805 offers a sleeveless f rock with a matching bolero jacket in a versatile two piece set. Sized 12 through 40 with fabric needs listed for size 16. illustrated step by step sewing instructions included. Order by sending 15 cents for pattern or 25 cents for book and pattern to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department.
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Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
17Th St
New York
N. Y
Explains Old Age System Under Social Security Board
W. W. Foster of the local Social Security Board discusses the old age insurance. Workers who started before January 1, 1937 and reach age 65 may receive a lump sum of 3 12 percent of wages paid. A similar payment applies to the estate of workers who died since 1937. Office at 1012 Ferry Street in the Malone Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Foster
Social Security Board
United States Treasury
Foster
Ferry Street
Malone Building
New Girl Scout Troop Formed in City
Troop 13 is the citys newest Girl Scout unit, organized with Mary Louise Reed as Scout captain. It has two patrols Lily of the Valley led by Edith Mae Schimmel and Yellow Moon led by Mildred Chitwood, meeting Mondays at Kathleen McGlaugherys home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Reed
Lily of the Valley Patrol
Edith Mae Schimmel
Yellow Moon Patrol
Mildred Chitwood
Kathleen McChathery
Edith Mae Schimmil
Charlotte Reaves
Rebecca Pettey
Saidle Caudill
Ann Gray
Warrior River Bridge to Be Replaced in Alabama
Bids to pave the final unpaved section of the Florida short route between Birmingham and Columbus will be opened May 20 by the state highway department. The project includes a steel and coal Warrior River bridge on the Bee Line highway near Kimberly to replace an aging structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Florida
Birmingham
Columbus
State Highway Department
Warrior River
Talladega
Clay
Sylacauga
Goodwater
Alexander City
Kimberly
Iowa Works Progress Admin Finds Active Market for Headdress Replicas
In May the Iowa Works Progress Administration drew interest for six authentic reproductions of Chief Black Hawk’s headdress. Demand came by mail and telegraph with tall from distant donors arriving by parcel post including from Easton Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa Works Progress Administration
Black Hawk
Parcel Post
Easton
Penn
Slim fashion tips for thin readers this season
Central Press fashion writer Juliet Shelby notes summer styles flatter slim figures with vivid color, bright tones, and structured silhouettes. Advice includes straight posture, wide belts, big sleeves, draping coats avoided, and emphasis on curves at the bust to avoid a beanpole look.
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Juliet Shelby
Central Press
Green
Fashion tips to flatter figures and bold outfits
The text advises neckline choices to alter perceived neck size, suggests bright colors and daring prints, and promises a chic look to feel confident. It notes Virginia Lee Howard, daughter of the Assistant Treasury attaché in London, as one of seven American women to be presented at Buckingham Palace by Ambassador Kennedy, with Kenya’s decree on official families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Lee Howard
Treasury
London
Kennedy
Royal Court
Buckingham Palace
Keny
Central Press
Antioch Community Notes On Local Social Activity
Farmers enjoyed pleasant weather while residents traveled for business and shopping. Several local residents visited relatives in Moulton Athens Decatur Town Creek Bell and Athens over the weekend and hosted guests at home with family and friends.
Measles Fatal to Child Nellie McDaniel
Nellie Gray McDaniel six and a half year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J J McDaniel died Monday at noon at the family home from measles. She is survived by a brother John Clay. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 1 PM at Johnson's Chapel near Interment followed at Drinkard and Howell directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Gray
McDaniel
J. J. McDaniel
John Clay
Johnson's Chapel
Drinkard and
Howell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joe Wheeler
U. D.C
Kate Hine
Central Methodist Society
Central Methodist Womans Missionary Society
J. J. Rose
H. O. Troup
Girl Scouts of America
Marion Vickrey
Evange
Missionary Society
A. Z. Bailey
Rebecca Minter
J. L., Gunter
F. 8. Hunt
First Presbyterian Church
June O'Dea
Vernon
Lefty” Gomez
New York Yankees
Supreme Court
Lefty
June
Gomez
Dorothy Perkins
Earle Calon
Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Fort Stephens Decatur
American Legion Auxiliary
J. O. Colvard
E. D. Gregory
Veterans Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Clifford Vaughan
W. E. Curry
Hartselle
Jate
A. T. Hanson
John Broderick
George Weber
Opelika, Ala
Lahleen Kinney
J. N. Gibson
St.Louis
Are
Hardy Nash
Corinth
Miss
H. K. Tankersley
Danville Road
American Cleaners
Troop 11
Frank H. Kirby
Vita-Var
John D. Wyker & Son
Helen Virginia Fischer
Otto Fischer
Lorena Dow Patterson
ITI
Morgan
Loretta Young
Goidel’s Store
First Avenue
McNeese
East Moulton Street
Almon’s
Antioch
Gary
Claudette
Adolph Zukor
Claudette Colbert
Gary Cooper
Bluebeard
Paramount Picture
Edward Everett Horton
David Niven
Luis Alberni
Elizabeth Patterson
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