Society Notes Highlight Guest Day and Local Club Events
Mrs J W Clapton Mrs W E Steed and Mrs Rufus Peerson hosted Saturday Club Guest Day at Lelia Cantwell Seton Hall with spring flowers and a music program including readings vocal selections original poems and piano solos. The hosting group offered refreshments at a decorated dining court after the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Clapton
W. E. Steed
Rufus Peerson
Lelia Cantwell Seton Hall
Mary Louise Garretts
Saint-Saens
Jeannie
Stephen
No. 1 Hostess in Newtown Remembered Figure in Alabama History
A retrospective notes the life of Miss Lindsey a native of Tuscumbia and kin of a Scottish-born governor of Alabama. It highlights her late motherly influence on Helen Kellar and other children, plus social duties at church gatherings with hostesses and detailed decorations. The piece lists many neighbors and relatives attending Mother’s Day visits and church events, and mentions ongoing W P A projects and upcoming meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse College
Syracuse
N. Y
FE. D. Bailey, Jr
Maude Lindsey
Tuscumbia
Miss Maude
Miss Lindsey
Florence
United States
Scotland
Alabama
Helen Kellar
Helen
Elizabeth Houston
Miss Houston
Raymond Brittain
John Sewell
William Wilder
Cecil Timberlake
A. G. Danforth
Ben Bloodworth
W. P. A. Professional and Service Department
Berean Club Meeting At Tess's Home On Highth Avenue
A Berean Club gathering is scheduled at Tess's residence on Highth Avenue East this week. The meeting will start in the afternoon at an unspecified hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berean Club
H. F. Sherrod
Hos
Tess
Highth Avenue
German offensive at Liege Maasfront threatens Allied line
The report describes a German effort at the Liege Maasfront on the Dutch Belgian German frontier aiming to break the Allied left wing. If successful, it could push the Allied army southward toward the channel ports and revive fears of a British invasion. The Liege fortifications are cited as the strongest point in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liege-Maastricht
England
Britain
Berlin
Liege
Citadel Taken Signals Nazi Fifth Column Reach Across Europe
The piece notes the Belgian Citadel and Liege fortress as key defenses, cites German claims of capturing the Citadel, and argues Nazi organizations act as agents of the fatherland across Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Danzig, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Romania, with plans long prepared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liege
Norway
Hitler
Holland
Austria
Checho-Slovakia
Poland
Danzig
Denmark
Netherlands
Belgium
Romania
Connservation chief bars Pea River lake from 1940 fishing
Ben C. Morgan head of the game and fish division of the Conservation Department announced that the 800 acre Pea River lake in Dale and Coffee counties will not be opened for fishing in 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Ben C. Morgan
Game and Fish Division
The
Conservation Department
Pea River
Dale
Coffee Counties
Keller on Perseverance and Doing Anything
The quote attributed to Helen Keller emphasizes the power of persistence. It asserts that dedication and sustained effort enable achievement beyond initial limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Keller
Juniors present Bashful Mr. Bobbs at Riverside Auditorium
The Senior Class of Decatur Junior High screens a three act comedy Bashful Mr Bobbs on Wednesday May 15 at 8 00 pm. Miss Lucile Chenault directs a large cast including Katherine Stevens Martha Scales Frederick Stevens Robert Jones Avery Hawkins and Nell Dickert as a bustling senior event. Also advertised is Anne Adams pattern 4324 a cotton dress pattern available by mail for 15 cents with book and pattern options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Decatur Junnior High School
Mr. Bobbs
Riverside Auditorium
Lucile Chenault
Katherine Stevens
Martha Scales
Frederick Stevens
Perry Goforth
Muscle Work for Beauty
Health and vitality form beauty through air, exercise, and good digestion. Proper posture and active abdominal muscles prevent slackness and digestive issues, while a well-developed chest and midsection create a natural corset and graceful silhouette. Remove makeup with a light oil or cream at bedtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Follett
Beauty Box Advice And Gentle Skin Care Notes
The excerpt discusses using cream after soapy cleansing when skin is rough or sensitive and applying a heavy emollient overnight to prevent line formation. It dismisses the superstition about facial fuzz and invites readers to send beauty questions to the Beauty Box Editor with a stamped return envelope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauty Box
Right act shapes the universe and touches God
A fragment quotes Binney: a right act strikes a chord through the whole universe, influencing moral intellect and reaching every world and even the bosom of God. The remark emphasizes the universal reach of righteous deeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binney
Hannah Topic of Archibald Hannah Topic of Archibald Preaching
Rev R Lambuth pastor of the Central Mi dist church used Hannahs prayer from I Samuel as text. He described the era of moral decay and the hope in prayer. The sermon linked Hannah to Samuel and Israel, ending with The Brand of Jesus as the evening topic and songs by First Ward and Joe Wheeler schoolchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Lambuthbald
Midist
Hannah
Bil
Shiloh
Peninnah
Heaven
Samuel
Terael
Israel
Jesus
First Ward
Joe Wheeler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Central Methodist Buse R
Business Women's Circle
Gentral Methodist Church
Annie L. Morris
East Vine Street
Susie Rains
Peggy Byars
Newtown
Cotaco Literary Club
Woodall
George Carter
W. H. Carter
F. A. Bloodworth, Jr
Anne
Gadsden
C. H. Chunn
W.F. Hockenemith
Bill, Jr
Florida
Nallie Bobbitt
Bessemer
Maureen Walsh
Margaret Larkin
Nashville, Tenn
Mildred Nicholson
J.R. Nicholson
Charlotte, N.C
Leroy McEntire
Cullman
F. D. Peebles
W. B. Carroll
Albertville, Ala
J. M. Leeman
Columbus, Ga
J. N. Freeman
East Cain Street
Mrs. Reeder Banks
Betty
Hunteville
J. J. Patterson
T. B Rogers, Jr
John Chenault
Vanderbilt University
Billy Patterson
Birmingham
Mrs. Wynne
Ora Lazenby
M. E. Lazenby
Tommie Woods
F. A. Woods
J. W. Darrah, Jr
John Walker III
Fort Knox
Louisville, Ky
J. W. Darrah
Bessie Dougherty
Tupelo, Miss
Charles H. Eyster
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sally Milgrim
Dinsmore Bros. Furniture Co
Second Ave
Curi
Allen’s Beauty Shoppe
Grant St
City Park
Danville Road
FHA
Lafayette
Rose Marie Namie
Prank Namie
William Edward Waterhouse, Jr
W. E. Waterhouse
Martha
Porter Bailey
B. D. Bailey, Jr
Joe Oakley Rogers
Brunet
W. R. Rogers
Marian Bloodworth
Helen Parrish
Capitol
Richard DIX
Chester Morris
Lucille Ball
Green Hornet
Chap. 8
Universal News
Archibald
Goidel’s Drug Store
David O. Selznick
Selznick International ‘Presents
Rebecca
Laurence Olivier
Joan Fontaine
George Sanders
Judith Anderson
Hal LeRoy
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