Church Circles Report Busy May Meetings Across Groups
Circles met at multiple homes with twenty or more members present. Sessions covered devotions from The Upper Room Bible lessons, round table discussions, and missions reports on Cuba. Hostesses included Mrs. I M Eubanks, Mrs. A Z Bailey, and Mrs. R H Wolcott with plans for Spring socials and a community week banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bo Ceing
I. .M. Eubanks
C. D. Patterson
Patterson
W. A. Brittain
Luke Johnson
A. Z. Bailey
Bailey
N. L. Kelley
T. B. Middlebrooks
Cuba
W. F. Rauschenberg
D. E Warren
Circle Three
R. H Wolcott
East Gordon Drive
J. W. Owens
D. W. Speake
R. L. Archibald
Kings
H. L. Spence
Virginia Graham
Heavy frost blankets Dakotas and parts of Nebraska
The Associated Press reports heavy frost across the Dakotas and southern Nebraska as rain and showers move through the northern states from the Mississippi Valley to New York and Georgia. Forecasters call the frost unusual for this time of year with cooler conditions spreading from the Mississippi Valley into Indiana Ohio and Kentucky. Overnight lows varied from 29 in Bismarck to 64 in Washington with many cities posting milder readings elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Dakotas
Nebraska
Mississippi Valley
New York
Georgia
Alabama
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Bismack
N. C
Pierre
Washington
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
Miami
New Orleans
Denver
San Francisco
Seattle
Shreveport
Tampa
Chicago
Detroit
Kansas City
Des Moines
Memorial Service Planned At Cheatham Graveyard
Cheatham graveyard in Lawrence County to hold memorial services on Sunday May 19. A cleanup day is scheduled for Saturday May 18 when families and friends are invited to tidy the sacred ground before the service.
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Cheatham
Lawrence County
Cheatham Graveyard
Personal News From Pittsview and Nearby Towns
Mrs. Andrew Pitts of Pittsview Ala arrived Wednesday to spend a week with Mrs. Leroy McEntire. Mrs T W Coffee has returned home after a visit to Opelika Ala accompanied by Mr and Mrs Lee James. Mrs Fanny Roger of Eleventh Avenue West returned home Tuesday after two days with her son John Royer in Columbia Tenn
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Andrew Pitts
Pittsview
Ala
Leroy McEntire
T. W. Coffee
Opelika, Ala
Lee James
Fanny Roger
Eleventh Avenue West
John Royer
Columbia Tonn
DAILY CROSSWORD ACROSS AND DOWN CLUES
A word puzzle list with across and down clues covering common terms. Includes hints for Friars title lofty mountai n flow copiously trials mans na slice of bacon fright frozen water grab negative reply exclamation ferryman abrading instrument malt kiln slides strike rodent long necked bird US citizen Jewish month Norse gods portly uncle Scots finishes compass points bend lethargic astringent fruit oe one slang Greek vowel Make fun of Down clues include A moat feminine Si arms store houses A bow plant part Wan A fruit basest set of three author of Jane Eyre To value exist That which wipes is mee Rome principal discharge cuts closely deplores swaddling wound mark whether a pantry most excellent alms chimney dirt vegetable
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U.S
Rome
Gamelin's Quiet Tactics Shape Battle of the Marne Echoes
The piece highlights Maurice Gamelin as the pivotal Allied commander guiding countermeasures against German advances. It recalls his decisive 1914 Marne action and contrasts current threats to Britain from Dutch coast occupation and looming airpower, praising his unemotional, methodical leadership.
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Een
Zeeland
Antwerp
Britain
England
Harwich
London
France
Holland
Europe
Gamelin
Meuse
Paris
Joffre
Secret study silent thought in human affairs
A short, reflective maxim noting that quiet study and silent contemplation are powerful forces shaping human actions and outcomes in life and learning.
Missionary Society Meeting and Friends Attend Shower in Athens
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist met at the Athens church with Circle One in charge led by Mrs W W Malone. Miss Elizabeth Malone hosted a bridge shower for Sara Tillman whose June wedding to Wallace Jeffrey of Decatur was announced. Also noted was a small fire at the church and a planned district dinner hosted by the state highway patrol for district officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
Annie L. Morris
Susie Rains
Peggy Byars
Morris
Vine Street
J. E. Blair
Lan Phelps
Matthew
T. M. Harvey
Circle Two
W. R. Johnson
Gil Crane
John
Circle Three
T. B. Rogers
A. M. Roan
Rufus—Peerson
Beulah Kilgore
T. E. Baker
Huntsville
Peerson
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Methodist Church
Circle Number One
W. W. Malone
Baylis Hightower
The
Missionary Society
Esther Long
Athens College
Luke Johnson
R. L. Malone
Elizabeth Malone
Sara Tillman
Wallace Jeffrey
Decatur
Miss Tillman
Mesdames Baylis Hightower
John W. Wilson
David Patton
David L. Rosenal, Jr
William C. Armstrong
Ben F. Smith
D. J. Wilson
Harold Lovvorn
Winston Legg
Marvin Coffman
Robert Chestnutt
John Henry Bitting
Eugene Morrow
John Sibley
Birmingham
Frances Hightower
Joyce Lerman
Ruth Crutcher
Jeffrey
Eva Tillman
Frank H. Armstrong
Bridge
Bitting
Rosenau
First Methodist Church
Athens Fire Department
State Highway Patrol
Four candidates in two runoffs for county offices
Hon Fred Wall's health update from Washington is encouraging and he hopes to return to Athens improved. The Athens race features four candidates in two runoffs for probate judge and county superintendent of education. Non jury circuit court sessions begin May 27 with light civil criminal and equity docket. Circuit Judge W W Callahan will preside. Decatur visitors and local residents enjoyed Sunday afternoon gatherings in Athens.
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Athens
Fred Wall
Washington, D. C
A. M. McConnell
John R. Caine
Amos C. Clanton
W. A. Owens
West Limestone High School
Circuit Court
W. W. Callahan
Decatur
James Gilbert
FP. G. Hertzler
J. J. Hertzler
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J. D. Ligon
Robert Sittason
Nallie Bobbitt
Bessemer
J. H. Branuim
Womans Department of Christian Service
Clio Levin
Westminster Presbyterian
Westminster Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary
R. D. Kemp
Circle One
W. 8. Hunter
Har
Apes Club
Decature
Masonic Temple
Penick
E. N. Penick
East Walnut Street
J. R. Daniel
J. F. Graham
B. A. Turner
H. R. Davis
Memphis, Tenn
Charles Allen Lacy, Sr
Memphis Cotton Exchange
Altho
Mary Baker Eddy
Jordan
T. F E. Baker
James H. Johnson
W. J. Coleman
A. B. Markham
Mary Robertson
Rufus Warren
Peersod
Joel McCrea
Nancy Kelly
Capitol
Gherrow’s
Friendly Store
Second Ave
Moulton Street
Dy. Darnell
John Payne
Roland Youngharlotte
Greenwood William Gargan
Mary Beth Hughes
Mary Healy
Donald Meek
Hoagy Carmichael
Porky
Daily Crossword
Lofty Mountain
King Features Syndicate
Ina
Netherlands
Maurice Gamelin
Channing
Sally
City Park
Danville Road
Selby
Speake, Warren
Ratliff
Carter
Catalina
Hollywood
Speake, Warren & Ratliff
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