Judge Nathan Named Delegate From Eighth District
Judge Jos H Nathan of Sheffield was chosen on May 9 as a delegate from the Eighth congressional district to the St Louis national convention. He spent last night in the Decatur stopping at the Hotel Lyons. Tehnia Tidwell and D C Almon returned from Montgomery where they attended the supreme court. W T Seamons returned from Birmingham after attending the Reunion. A St McCutchens also returned from Birmingham.
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Jos. H. Nathan
Sheffield
Eighth Congressional District
St. Louis
Decature
Lyons
Tehnia Tidwell
D. C. Almon
Montgomery
Supreme Court
The Sweetest Eyes Are Womanly Eyes
A reflective poem from L. H. Hammond praising the depth and warmth of woman eyes over a baby's eyes. It contrasts baby eyes with attentive, knowing adult eyes that convey trust, comprehension, and tenderness, celebrating mature perception and affection.
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L. H. Hammond
Weekend Bridge Club Notices and Social Visits
Friday events include Auction Bridge Club Mrs William Wyker and Needle Club Mrs W T Lowe. Saturday hosts are Saturday Bridge Club with 9 30 am start. Residents and visitors such as Mine Rhea Lide Mrs John Staples and daughters Florence and Pearl Staples Vernon Ind visit Mr and Mrs John Staples Jr. Travel updates mention Fred Wallis and daughter Mrs Stacy Capers heading to Savannah and Rev Stacy Capers plus eldest child to Princeton. Socials note Mrs H B Beard back from Birmingham reunion and Miss Glen Lile staying with Miss Vivian Tilman. Vivian Tilman hosts a bridge gathering for Miss Lile with Mrs R G Ceftner and Miss Bynum remaining in Birmingham for a Country Club dance. Y M C A plans a measuring party with a pleasing program.
Wilson Protests British Haste In Lynch Case
Authorities defend court punishment while public pressure mounts on Great Britain to slow in Lynch's case. Indignation in the United States grows after executions of Irish revolutionary leaders with resolutions in Congress expressing horror and fear of a crisis if an American is executed.
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Great Britain
Lynch
United Tates
Congress
Birthday party honors mother of Elder Hawkins in Hattiesburg
A surprise "grandmother's party" celebrated Mrs. M E Hawkins eightieth birthday in Hattiesburg Mississippi. The event at the Heidelberg home featured flowers and blackberry cordial with Mrs. Heidelberg and her daughter serving. Mrs Hawkins has two sons who are Methodist ministers and two daughters married to ministers.
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Ira Hawkins
Hattiesburg
Ra Hawkins
Decatur
M. E. Church
Hawkins
Miss
Seth Heidelberg
M. E. Hawkins
Grandma Hawkins
Heidelberg Cne
Main Street
Heidelberg
Bessie Heidelberg
Decatur Daily urges early ad copy for daily mail trains
The Decatur Daily announces all mail trains depart in the afternoon and advertisers must submit copy by 10 a.m. to appear in the same day. The notice emphasizes timely submission and warns it cannot wait for late copy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decaturs
Swatzell Entertains for Miss May Pitts in Decatur
Mrs. C. T. Swatzell hosted a charming lawn party on the Somerville road in tribute to Miss May Pitts of Payettesville Tennessee visiting her cousin Miss Ora Rowe of Fairview. About one hundred guests from Decatur Flint Fairview and Trinity attended with lanterns lighting the lawn and late refreshments served.
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C. T. Swatzell
Somerville Road
May Pitts
Sorry He Spoke and the Porch Wave Debates
A lighthearted exchange features a husband and wife arguing playfully about waving a scepter and a rug beater from the back porch. The humorous scene contrasts imagined royal duties with household chores.
Women vote debate veers from talk to action
A witty exchange about suffrage and domestic life notes a New Jersey woman using the same rolling pin for forty years. The husband humorously asks if it was for one or many, highlighting the era’s gender roles.
Dean's Kidney Pills Publicized in Decatur Ad
Blockaded households urged kidney relief with Dean's Kidney Pills. Mrs. R. M. Purcell of Decatur cites five years of kidney trouble with swelling and back pain, saying the pills eased her symptoms. Ad from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N.Y. price 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
New Decatur
Deans
R. M. Purcell
W. Church St
Dean
Mme
Matt and Jeff to headline Measuring Party at YMCA
The May 19 Measuring Party at the YMCA will be hosted by the ladies with Matt and Jeff as the featured duo. Refreshments and music are provided, inviting all to attend Friday evening.
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Gwen
Wesley Bible Class
Central M. E
Matt
Jeff
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Viease
Francis
Auction Bridge Club
William
Needle Club
W. T. Lowe
Rhea
John Staples
Florence and
Pearl Staples
Vernon, Ind
John Staples, Jr
Fred Wallis
Stacy Capers
Savannah
Princeton
N. J
H. B. Beard
Allene Adams
Mary Penick
The
Red Union
Glen Lile
Vivian Tilman
Henry Kennedy
Luke Henry
W. M. Murray
R. G.céftner
Misa. Bynum
Wilson
White Palace
WRS
Swatzell
Miss May Pitts
Louise Jamar
Miintsville
W. L. Wade
D. S. Echols
John K. Knight
Jane
Knight's Island
Tennessee River
Katie Marion
Cullman 4
J. T. Ewing
Tuscon, Ariz
G. M. J. Thomas
Gertrude Burns
Cincinnati
Nashville
Tenn
Harbin Miller
Liza Lee
Atlanta
Buttrey’s
Frolaset Corset
O. K
Kayser
Chautauqua
Ide Hardware Co
J.D. Wyker I
Magnolia Drug Store
Twin City Phanney Decatur Drug Co
R. i Cartner
L. W. Barton
F. A. Bloodworth
B. L. Malone
Lamar Penney Crash Bassett Lawson
Sykes
Beckett Value Co
Jet
Beckett-Value Co
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