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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1934

Page

4

Society Stradivarius Club to Hold Important Meeting

The Stradivarius Club convenes Friday at the home of Mrs. C. W. Abel on Memorial Drive for a significant year end gathering. Rose Marie Looney, daughter of WL, is mentioned in relation to the event. The Wednesday Eight meeting was postponed to next week with Mrs. T. C. as hostess.

Stradivarius Club C. W. Abel Memorial Drive Mise Rose Marie Looney daughtLef T. c Community Welfare Board W. H. Ritter R.H. Wolcott Franklin Birmingham E. N. Pénick Pranklin Ruth Googins

Roosevelt Mother Hosts Summer Card Party Notes

A Roosevelt mother hosted a social afternoon featuring larkgour roses and fern centerpiece. Guests enjoyed bridge with top score to Mrs. Jones and a souvenir rock to Mrs. Hendrix, with out of town guest Mrs. Oullilane receiving a keepsake.

Johnston Street Jones Hendrix Oullilane Clyde Hendrix EB. J. Polhill W. C. Batley J. H. McMath William Kimbrough T. M. Jones, Jr M. Link Tom Oullilane St. Louis Elizabeth Malone Sam Stephenson James E. King T. C. Chandler Ben Bloodworth

Luncheon Given by Mrs Williams at Cardinal Grill

Mrs Jake Williams hosted a Wednesday luncheon at the Cardinal Grill. A small group of friends gathered for a one o'clock three course meal in a pleasant afternoon gathering.

Jake Williams Cardinal Grill

Personal Notices From Decatur Area Bent by Travel and Visits

Local society page lists Mr and Mrs Wade Wright returning from a Washington D C motor trip. Miss Olivia Athey returns to Athens College faculty after a Washing ton trip. Elizabeth McMillan visiting Congressman McMillan in Washington expected home Sunday. Various guests and visitors include Mabel Arin Hanson, E W Kennedy, Henry Sigman, W H Anderson, C B Bartee, W O Watson, Mrs Clarke of Jasper, Mrs Andrew Tucker of Atlanta at W T Taylor ill, Robertson family hosts, Tom Cullilane of St Louis, Owen Wise visiting Paint Rock, Keiths at Nashville, Marjory Davis and Louise Walker from Florence, F Franklin of Birmingham, Reginald Goree and Decatur guests to Guy Lombardo dance in Birmingham.

Olivia Athey Athens Athens College Washington Dy Co Wade Wright Wright

Anne Adams Pattern 1869 Dress Pattern Offer

The notice promotes pattern 1869 by Anne Adams with sizes 12 to 40 and fabric estimates. It describes a frock with a front panel waist treatment and sleeves, suggests no print required, and offers the pattern and book for fifteen cents each or together for 256 cents. Orders go to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department, 243 West 17th Street, New York City.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department West 17Th Street New York City

Private museum in Decatur houses vast historic art and arms collection

Decatur notes globetrotter Bassett keeps a private Jackson Street museum displaying a Moorish trumpet, ancient guns from Spain and Arabia, South American blow guns, Oberammergau wood carvings, North American wampum, a Paris chandelier, and a five foot isphere trumpet for Ramadan calls. The items span Rome to Fez, with mosaic fragments and Moorish brasswork illustrating centuries of history.

Bassett Toledo Eame-Machine Italica Seville Hadrian Trajan Theodosius Decatur Globe Trotter Jackson Street South America Oberammergau Spain Morocco Arabia Plains North America Paris British Guiana Fez Birming Mm He France Chase

Strong cast announced for The Women in His Life at Princess

Otto Kruger stars as a rise-and-fall trial lawyer in a New York life story drawn from front page sensationalism. Ben Lyon, Isabell Jewell, Irene Hervey and a supporting ensemble, including C Henry Gordon and Samuel Hinds, round out the Mercury-Goldwyn-Mayer picture.

Priday Princess Theatre New York Otto Kruger Kruger Simmie Ben Lyon Roger McKane Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Isabell Jewell Bale Irene Hervey Pranchot Tone Isabel Jewell

Britain proposes arms embargo on Paraguay Bolivia

Geneva May 17 AP Captain Anthony Eden urged the League of Nations to back an embargo on all armaments and war materials for Paraguay and Bolivia ending their Gran Chaco war. He asked councils to wire 17 governments and neighbors to halt shipments through their territories.

Geneva Great Britain Paraguay Bolivia Gran Chaco League of Nations Council Anthony Eden Council Eden

Improved After Illness Graties Mrs Cecil Timberlake

The many friends of Mrs. Cecil Timberlake will be gratified to learn she is improved after a recent illness.

Cecil Timberlake

Fire prevention urged in forest use article

William E. Black from Camp F-2 Alabama National Forest writes on conserving forests and fire prevention. He notes 1931 forest fires burned over fifty million acres at a cost of 108000 dollars daily and urges education, signs, speeches, school programs, and media use to reduce fires and protect forests and industry.

William E. Black F-2 Alabama National Forest

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Roosevelt Hundreth Club Charles Harvey Raphael Sartor Mrs Elliott Roosevelt Be. F.S. Graves Spencer Corsetiere Johnston St Second Ave Hunter Furniture Co Mrs. Wade Wright Washington, D. C Elizabeth McMillan Congressman McMillan Mrs. McMillan Rence Marion, Als Mabel Arin Hanson Miss Hanson Judson College E. W. Kennedy Henry Sigman W. H. Anderson C. B. Bartee W .O. Watson Mrs. Clarke Jasper, Ala Edgar Fennell Andrew Tucker Atlanta, Ga W. T. Taylor W. B. Robertson East Moulton Street Tom Cullilane St. Louis, Mo Owen Wise Paint. Rock, Ala Irs McNeill Tenements Marjory Davis Louise Walker Florenc F. Franklin E. R. Wolfe Reginald Goree Municipal Auditorium General Electric Ala G. E. Monitor John D. Wickeer & Son Congress Alex Capitol Deceplion Pil H Leo Carrillo I ‘Dickie Moore Princess Goidel Westinghouse Thomas Furniture CO Marmot Mgr Aran Ce Green Guardsman Gladys Hasty Carroll Mickey Mouse Cuba Pal Desert
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