Whist Club Hosts and Local Social Notes
Mrs. A Polytinsky hosted the Thursday Afternoon Whist club with top prize to Mrs. M. S Barnett and second to Mrs. A Olshine. Pink and white carnat ions decorated the room. The Y M C A party date moved to May 19 due to school commencements. Married Ladies Bridge club was hosted by Mrs. John Knight with Dyke Echols taking the club prize. A fish fry at Mooresville was announced for Saturday hosted by Mrs. R G Cortner and Mrs T A Bowles. Various visits and travels are listed, including Miss Sadie Rolf’s return, Miss Gladys Garrison’s return, and guests from Tus cumbia and Pulaski visiting local families.
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A. Polytinsky
Line Street
John Knight
Dyke Echols
R. G. Cortner
T. A. Bowles
Mooresville
H. B. Zeitler
Morris R Thomas Returns to Draughtsman Post in Shops
Morris R. Thomas, after a year at Berry Training School in Rome Georgia, has returned and will resume his former job as a draughtsman in the shops during the vacation period.
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Morris R. Thomas
Berry Training School
Rome
Saturday Bridge Club Notices
Saturday Bridge Club activity lists Mrs. John W. Jones and Mrs. J. Hi. Duncan as participating in club sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Jones
J. Hi. Duncan
Odds Defying Battles Throughout History
George Irwin recalls famed episodes where outnumbered forces triumphed. From Thermopylae to Marathon and Marsala, small contingents like 300 Spartans and 350 Irish at Athlone challenged vast armies, with notable clashes at Narva, Plassy, Meanee, Otumba, and Poitiers shaping the narrative of valor against overwhelming odds.
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Gideon
Samson
George Irwin
New York Evening Telegram
Marathon
Thermopylae
Greece
Xerxes
England
Robert Bruce
Crecy
Poitiers
France
Narva
Cortez
Otumba
Mexico City
Tenochtitlan
India
Robert Clive
Sarajah Dowlah
Plassy
Robert Napier
Meanee
Garibaldi
Marsala
Tomato and corn clubs origin in Aiken County tale
Aiken County South Carolina schoolteacher Marie Cromer started tomato clubs by asking pupils what they were doing to help man. She encouraged each child to grow tomatoes on a tenth of an acre with prizes for efficiency, sparking clubs nationwide and producing thousands of cans from Aiken County.
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Aiken County
South Carolina
Marie Cromer
Gunterence Ends and Moves After Mexican Bandit Resistance
General Scott plans departure for Washington at 2 PM via Rock Island while Gen Funston returns to San Antonio at 10 PM as the siege tightens. Secretary Baker sends a congratulatory telegram to General Scott.
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Gen. Scott
Washington
Rock Island
Funston
San Antonio
Baker
US tightens stance as Carranza framed for Mexico policy
Washington reports the United States will not grant further concessions to the Mexican de facto government. Gen Pershing may be ordered to resume operations if Carranza fails to cooperate. Officials warn intervention looms while seeking congressional army bill passage.
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Washington
Carranza
United States
Mexico
Scott
Obregon
Wilson
Gen. Pershing
Rodgers
Mexico City
House
Senate
Cabinet Reviews War Recruiting Plans
The cabinet discussed the situation again and planned to sign a directive directing the war department to begin recruiting up to the agreed limit as soon as the plan is ready.
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Ees
War Department
Punitive Expedition No 2 Faces Supply Delays
Washington reports Punitive Expedition No 2 short of supplies delaying pursuit into Mexico for bandits who raided Glen Springs. Col Sibley commands 250 cavalry on the American side of the Rio Grande awaiting more trucks and sustenance. Fate of Jesse Deemer and Monroe Payne abducted Saturday remains unknown.
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International News Service
Washington
Mexico
Glen Springs
Boquillas
Col. Sibley
Rio, Grande Ans
Field of Opera
Jesse Deemer
Monroe Payne
Cabinet meeting keeps Mexico policy steady says Baker
Secretary Baker after today's cabinet meeting stated there would be no immediate change in policy regarding the Mexican situation. The remark reinforces a cautious approach as authorities monitor regional developments and seek stability.
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International News Service
Washington
Baker
Hay Mower and Rake For Sale Cheap 12 tf
Portable farm equipment listing notes a hay mower and rake offered at a low price. The contact or location details are not clear from the readable text. This single item appears in a casual sales notice form.
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Williamson
Bank St
Nesses
Decaturs
Mrs. Edison
Williamson’s
Bank Street
Birmingham
U.c.v.reunion
Dca G
J. H. Settle
Ala
Morgan County National Bank
New Decatur, Ala
Alabama
Fed. Res. Bank Law
Eees
Rour
E. C. Payne Lumber Company
New Decatur
Decatur, A
W.L. Hacker Piano Co
Morgan Co
Nat’! Bank
God
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Y.M. C. A Association
Sadie Rolf
Valdermosa
Gladys Garrison
Florence
Mrs. A. M. Smith
Pulaski
Mrs. Russell
Texas
Mrs
H. B. McKelvey
William Driskill
Atlanta
Cleo Davis
William Steed
Trinity
Vera Austel
Malcolm
Winchester
Tenn
Pauline Lichtenstein
Rose Lichtenstein
J. C. Hamlett
Tuscumbia
W. #. Johnson
T. B .Woodard
Thomas B., Jr
Mr. Woodard
Corinth
Miss
H Mo Tucker
Pass of
Athione
Sree
Frolaset
Saternay Aride
ryMi
Gunterence
America
Sylvania Woods
Clifton Mills
Cullman, Ala
North Alabama Realty Company
Elliott & Wallace
Care General Delivery
R. B. Graves & Son
Bank Street Telephone
Decatur
Dillehay Drug Co
Drug Co
Decatur Drug Co
Lim
Lyle -Taylor Company
Court House
Decatur Decatur
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