Charity Ball Planned by Vets Benefits Relief Efforts
The United Spanish War Veterans Camp No. 10 of Decatur announce their first annual benefit ball and entertainment on Tuesday May 19 at the Junior Chamber of Commerce hall. Proceeds aid relief work with Commander J N Hughes seeking a popular hotel orchestra for music. The reception committee features prominent society and business leaders including Mrs J D Garren Mrs E S Mrs Lillian Odom Mrs L Mrs W P Baugh Miss Frances Mason Miss Loudie Moore Pointer Mass Ductile Patterson Miss Anne Tillery Miss Marjorie Fussell Miss Margaret Patterson Miss Mabel Pointer J C White W W Fussell Inc E Wilkes Marvin Rankin Garner Pride and Barrett Shelton.
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United
Decatur
Epworth League Assembly Draws 500 Youths to Athens
About 500 young people from Epworth Leagues Sunday schools and missionary societies in North Alabama gather at Athens for the fourteenth annual Epworth League assembly May 2 to June 4. Renowned educators from Birmingham and Nashville lead credit courses and recreation while daily papers, news screens, and union exhibits highlight the program at Athens College.
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Epworth Leagues Sunday Schools
Methodist Churches
North Alabama
Athens
Epworth League
Edwin Branscomb
Young People’s Work of the Christian. Board. of .Education
E. O. Harbin
Nashville
Tenn
Talladega
Morning Watch
W. G. Echols
J. M. Plant
Birmingham
Margarita Wakely
First Methodist Church
J. B. Hill
Gadsden Methodist Church
D. R. Price
Birmingham Guests Attend Stamps Home Visit
Mr and Mrs W E Stagg Mrs Sidney Crabtree and son Mrs Victor Sullivan and daughter all of Birmingham were guests over the week end of Mr and Mrs R E Stamps.
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W. E. Stagg
Sidney Crabtree
Victor Sullivan
Birmingham
R. E. Stamps
Foley Pills Diuretic Promises Big Change
A testimonial advertises Foley Pills diuretic from Thompson Drug Co. It claims kidney relief and better sleep. Mr J W Jones of Ashville Alabama endorses the product after using it and recommends others to try it.
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J. W. Jones
Ashville
Ala
Foley
Thompson Drug Co
Adv
Reno Divorce Mill Runs on 100 cases a day on Mondays
Reno Nevada May 12 a New York cartoonist compares Reno to a filling station ordering a divorce a gallon of gin and blue chips divorces are handled at Washoe county district court with a schedule using a non contested decree every ten minutes per department a 5 day workweek aims to clear the week’s business. Judges Curler Moran county clerk Beemer say about 3000 divorces this year plus over 5000 marriage licenses contribute to county revenue.
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Central Press
Reno
Nev
New York City
Washoe County
Benjamin F. Curler
Thomas F. Moran
Elwood H. Beemer
Beemer
New York
E. E. Roberts
Walter Johnson
Washington
New Council to Study Dry Laws Formed in Washington
A new group to study the eighteenth amendment from sociological and economic perspectives was announced in Washington. Prohibition Director Woodcock said it will conduct research in graduate schools and universities. Henry Curren, president of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, called it another commission to investigate national prohibition. The body will be titled the Prohibition Advisory Research Council.
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Washington
Prohibition
Woodcock
Henry Curren
Association Against the Prohibition Amendment
Classified Page Delivers Ad Requests by Phone
Readers are urged to phone an ad to 46 of 100 to place a personal notice on the classified page. The prompt encourages direct action for readers seeking a tailored advertisement.
Moorsville and Decatur Social Notes and Visits
Local residents attended Farm Bureau in Athens on Friday. Many guests visited Decatur and Huntsville over the weekend, including Miss Hattie Hundley and Miss Fran cis Hundley, and Mr. and Mrs. Brad Bibb. Several Bibb family members traveled between Mooresville Huntsville and Athens with visits to Belle Mina Payetteville and the Princess Theatre in Decatur.
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Brad Bibb
Edmond Garrett
Withers Peebles
Fred
Farm Bureau
Athens
James Tolley
Payetteville
Tenn
Hattie Hundley
Francis Hundley
Don Sugg
Decatur
Ernest Stockton
Ernest Riddle
Mooresville
James Samuel Smith
Ben Lee Bibb
Emily Ann Peebles
Marjorie Lee
Robert McClary
Huntsville
W. F. Dukes
Julia Dukes
W. H. Rice
Roy Griffin
Alex McClary
Wcarcertile
Mary Nethery
Tarrant City
Sid Nethery
Mary Augusta Bibb
Alice Lee Terry
R. C
Zeno Bailey
Joe Pettus
A. K. Bartlett
Little Anne Hatch
Carolyn Zeitler
John H. Peebles
John Peebles, Jr
Henderson Peebles and Withers, Jr
Mary Gusta Bibb
Ben Bibb
W. H. Hayes
Dodd and Cadets Attend Nashville Double Header
Mr and Mrs A B Dodd drove to Nashville Sunday to watch a twin bill. They were joined in Columbia Tennessee by Douglas Dodd and Louis Hardcaste, Cadets of CMA.
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A. B. Dodd
Nashville
Columbia, Tenn
Douglas Dodd
Louis Hardcaste
Autos for Sale Guide Real Values in Used Cars
A daily autos for sale column guides readers to realistic pricing across a range of used cars. It highlights common makes and models, notes condition hints, and helps buyers identify fair offers based on market trends.
It Pays to Advertise Tally When You Use
A brief note reflects a slogan driven tally on ad usage showing how advertising reaches audiences and boosts results. The line emphasizes the value of placing notices in print to attract customers and drive engagement.
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across Clues Fragment
Crossword list reads many scattered clues from across the grid. Entries include geography anatomy and language topics with partial phrases and misaligned numbers. The text is a fragmented collection of hints for a daily puzzle showing entries like capital of British Honduras and various generic crossword prompts.
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British Honduras
Central America
German Republic
All Quiet Over the Weekend for Sheriff Bud Davis
Decatur front reported a quiet weekend with nothing special occurring in sheriff's activities for the past 48 hours according to Sheriff Bud Davis. No incidents or notable events were listed by the sheriff this morning.
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Decatur
Bud” Davis
Regular Classifieds Promise Steady Reader Profits
A brief note notes that regular classified advertisements offer steady profits to readers and advertisers alike as a local market feature.
The twin brother of Good Portune is a Classified Ad
A fragmentary note hints at a twin of Good Portune connected to a classified advertisement. The exact relation and identity remain unclear in the accessible text.
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Good Portune
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