Presbyterian Circles Meet in Decatur and Club Plans
First Presbyterian Circles One Two and Three met Monday afternoon with Mrs J A McDonald and Mrs H F Graham hosting Circle One East Vine Street. Bible study led by Mrs E W McLeod and round table discussions followed with prayers and a social hour. Circle Two hostess Mrs Horatio Forbes with Mrs M D Link leading devotional and Mrs Estelle Baker guiding Christ or Caesar round table. Circle Three led by Mrs Phil Pointer with Mrs M Rogers Jacobs, survey article Christ or Caesar, and a social hour ending with desserts. Decatur Mothers Club to hold annual open meeting Friday at 3 pm hosted by Mrs Earle Calvin Sr and Mrs L R Nash at Mrs Nash on East Walnut Street, National Music Week program planned. Junior High PTA to hold final meeting of the year Thursday at 3:15 pm in the school library with installation of officers and invitation to mothers of incoming seventh graders. Mrs Eugene Collier hosted Monday night event for sister Miss Margaret King and Mr Donald Branum whose marriage is to be on April 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Circles
First Presbyterian Circles
J. A. McDonald
H. F. Graham
East Vine Street
Ben Bloodworth
E. W. McLeod
D. C. Shaw
Horatio Forbes
Circle Two
M. D. Link
Estelle Baker
Lester Edwards
Forbes
Circle Three
Phil Pointer
M. Rogers Jacobs
Condi
Christ
Caesar
Ben Madson
Stowers
Decatur Mothers Club
Mesdames Earle Calvin Sr
L. R. Nash
Eugene Collier
Margaret King
Donald Branum
Westminster Presbyterian Auxiliary
Cir Harvey
J. EB. Wilder
Ray Thomas
Mra
Harlan Phelps
China
Korea
Milton Harvey
Cil Crane
Henry Hartung
J. D. Jervis
W. P. Eddins
J. O. Coleard
R. L. Handley
Memorial Drive
Methodist
C. P. Parker
Moulton Heights
R. P. Thompson
R. D. Cook
Roy Best
Thompson
France
Grace Garrison
Novia Scotia
Parker
Peru
Cook
Miss Garrison
When Shoes Are A Headache First Methodist Church
Rehearsal crowds include bridal party and immediate family at Mrs Collier’s home. Rooms feature bright floral and green white décor with a lace centerpiece wedding cake and silverware. A social hour follows with refreshments and light conversation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Personal notices of visits and travels across towns
Mrs. W K McNeill and others accompany Mrs Hamil to Birmingham for her sister Mrs Powers of Gadsden. Several readers visit relatives in Birmingham and Knoxville while others plan trips to Tulsa New Orleans and New York for events and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. McNeill
C. B. Elliott
J. Y. Hamil
Birmingham
Killing the Fatted Calves Fitness Miss Lang
A humorous column extols slim calf fitness for June Lang. It urges daily exercises to shape legs, promote a slender silhouette, and stay active before beach season. Practical tips include skipping rope jumps and high knee lifts, with drills to tighten leg muscles and posture.
Huntsville Convocation Meets in Decatur May 17
The Huntsville Convocation of the Women's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Alabama will meet at St. John's Church in Decatur on Wednesday May 17. The gathering includes all northern Alabama Episcopal churches and opens at 10 a.m. with Holy Communion followed by business sessions and lunch at the Parish house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Women's Auxiliary of
The
Episcopal Church
Diocese of
Alabama
St. John’s Church
Decatur
St. John's Church
Vario
More Time Given for Tax Protests
Montgomery May 16 Taxpayers may file written objections to the assessed valuation of their property with the county secretary of the equalization board on or before the last Monday The April date applies in all counties including Jefferson, according to Attorney General Thomas B Lawson in an opinion for tax assessor Roy Johnson of Jefferson County The old deadline of the third Monday in March had been superseded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Equalization Board
Alabama
Thomas
Lawson
Roy Johnson
Jefferson County
Jefferson
Seneca Springs Revived as New Resort Point
Clyde McRae of the local auto firm develops Seneca Springs with a cemented pool and improving facilities. Over the weekend hundreds of visitors toured the site and expressed approval signaling a likely popular summer resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Mountain
Seneca Springs
Clyde McRae
Alabama county commissioners to meet in Montgomery
The Association of County Commissioners in Alabama will hold its 1939 convention in Montgomery from June 14 to 16. Secretary Jimmie Heusteces said more than 400 county commissioners counsels and officials are expected to attend. Clarke County’s Joe C. McCorquodale serves as association president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Association of County Commissioners In
Alabama
Jimmie Heusteces
Joe C. McCorquodale
Clarke County
Poppy Day Observed Across Morgan County
Morgan County unit of the American Legion Auxiliary announces Poppy Day on Saturday May 27. Ten volunteers will distribute memorial poppies on the streets to raise funds for welfare and relief for disabled veterans and families. More than eleven million poppies are made by disabled World War veterans at government hospitals and workrooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Butler P. A. Hine
Morgan County
American Legion Auxiliary
Mra. Hine
Morgan County Auxiliary
A. H. Parker
Legion
Veterans Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Alabama Supreme Court declares school loan plan unconstitutional
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that county and city boards cannot borrow 20 percent of anticipated revenues to lengthen school terms. The 1929 act allowing such borrowing was void, as it violated article 19 of the state constitution restricting use of school taxes for current costs. Governor Dixon had sought the opinion at the request of State Superintendent A H Colling and with Senator Hayse Tucker sponsorship noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Supreme Court
High Court
Frank Dixon
Hayse Tucker
Tuscaloosa
J. Miller Bonner
A. H. Colling
Land Sold to Britt Davis Near Bee Line Highway
Lamar Penney and B. L. Malone announce the sale of 119 acres on Bee Line Highway three miles south of here to Britt Davis of Columbia Tennessee. Davis plans to subdivide the land into small tracts for homes after purchasing from the Paisley heirs of Arizona and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Penney
B. L. Malone
Bee Line Highway
Here
Britt Davis
Columbia, Tenn
Mr. Davis
Paisley
Arizona
California
Governor Dixon travels to Alabama to attend trustees meeting
Alabama Governor Frank Dixon arrived in Talladega to attend a trustees meeting for the state school for the deaf and blind. He will travel to Memphis on Saturday for the Southern Governors Freight Rate Conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Frank Dixon
Talladega
Alabama School For Deaf and Blind
Memphis
Southern Governors
Make This Pattern at Home 0 0 0 L Summer Dress
Anne Adams presents pattern 4077 for a feminine summer dress in misses and women sizes. Includes a front yoke blouse, swing skirt, scalloped neck and sleeves with lace edging, and optional flower or bow accents. Order and pricing details listed with mailing to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department, 243 W. 17th St New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Mae Trona
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
17Th St
New York
Delightful Mother's Day Picnic Dinner for Immel Family
Mr and Mrs Charlies Immel hosted a Mother's Day picnic dinner at their home on Sunday. Tables in the yard featured cut flowers while Mrs R C Moore led a Mother's Day prayer. Guests included relatives and friends from Decherd Winchester Birmingham Gadsden and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Bloodworth, Jr
F. A. Bloodworth, Sr
Gadsden
Joe Sneed
Charlies Immel
R. C. Moore
Immel
Mra
B. Fpf. Knight
Marion Moore
A. C. Petty, Jr
Little
Benny
Morris Moore
Marvolin
Frank Moore
Billy Knight
Decherd
Tenn
G. Weddington
Thomas
Mabel
Sam Weddington
Allen
Allen, Jr
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Rehersal Party
H. T. Gill
Berean Study Club
Trinity
W. A. Burt
Clara Cortner
Westminister Presbyterian Sunday School
Charles Harvey
Charles
Debprox
Mary Jane Cudahy
Harry Nair Smith
Louise Calmes
Me E. Catlett
S. A. Lynne
Seybourn Lynne
Henry Brandeau
Knoxville
Knoxville, Tenn
F. A. Hunt, Sr
Walter D. Sanders
Evelyn Hunt
F. S. Hunt, Sr
Newnan
M. C. Goforth
Murray King
Guy H. Orr
Annie Orr
Charles Hamlet
Tulsa
Okla
John Evans
George Wiggins
Comner Ezell
Bluette Wallace
Points East
P. H. Clarke
New Orleans
Pascagoula, Miss
E. J. Norwood
J. N. Gibson
Memphis, Tenn
Eugene Gibson
Texas
W. B. Markstein
Greenville, Ala
A. Steinhart
George Weber
Opelika, Ala
Lahleen Kinney
W. P. Russell
Gil Crane
B. A. Turner
Elizabeth Eich
Wilsonville
W. H. Pope
Aileen Pope
E. C. McDaniel
Trinity Schools
D. O. Simpson
Kingan Packing Co
Atlanta
Eagee
H. O. Barton
Cordova
Megha
8S. J. Anderson
Tommy Smith
Nola Gamble
P. L. Braden
Tuscumbia, Ala
A. M. Roan
Nellie Clarke Roan
Sheffield
Colbert County Federated Clubs
Capitol
CTI Gayees
Certaintech Universal
Wyker’s
Alabama Business Institute
Minor’s
Bob and
Barbara
Mr. and
Mrs. New
Robert Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
San Diego
Calif
June Lang
Helen Follett
Deatur
Dixon
Danville Road
Tuhe Daily
Ruth Murphree
Tom Roberts
Ruth Jones
Fulton Diary
Glydwaine Rush
Bruce Dodd
Claude Karwood
Dortha Immel
Andy Stolks
Wanda
Helen Newsome
Penthouse
Park Avenue
Goidel’s Drug Store
Moye
Moye’s
Beauty Shop
Walter Pidgeon
Virginia Bruce
Leo Carrillo
Eduardo Ciannelli
Lee Bowman
Orrin Tucker
Orchestra
Elathe
Walter Wanger
John Ford
Claire Trevor
John Wayne
Andy Devine
John Conrradine
Thomas Mitchell
Louise, Pict
George Bancroft
Donald Meek
Berton Churchill
Tim Holt
Thry United Artiaty
Walt Disney
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