Closing Meeting of Junior High PTA
The Junior High School PTA held its year end meeting in the school library at 3 30 p m on Thursday May 18. Rev L H Knight opened with devotional and a brief business session followed. The librarian reported 171 86 spent on 196 books and 14 magazines. Incoming president Mrs C A Moore was authorized to approve expenses for the first meeting a social to welcome seventh graders mothers. Carlton Kelly civics teacher spoke on Education for Civic Responsibility quoted Clarence A Dykstra. Summer plans and continued instruction were outlined by Mr Hennessy urging mothers to involve their children in the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Knight
Tennis Tidwell
Carlton Kelly
Clarence A. Dykstra
Hennessy
Community groups report and upcoming events roundup
Tren stresses band readiness for fall activities including uniforms and fund raising. Mrs. Earl Calvin Sr reviews the state PTA convention in Montgomery April 23 to 25. Officers for the coming year installed. DAR luncheon at Cornelian Court hotel on Saturday at 1. UDC chapter to meet tonight at Mrs Edwards home. Judge Lowe's class hosts a class picnic at Hatfield's. German Club bi monthly dance set for June 16 at Valley Country Club.
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Tren
Earl Calvin
P.T.A
Montgomery
Stephens Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
Cornelian Court Hotel
Barnes
E. A. Richey
the Valley Country Club
Personal notes move through illness and travel
Mrs. Elizabeth Renegar improves at home after illness on the westside. Bert F Peet Dora and Louise Peet Guin Terry with Miss Marie Westmoreland of Athens leave for a month in New York to visit the world’s fair, then Canada and Washington DC. Mr and Mrs J F Graham and Mrs J A McDonald spent Thursday in Birmingham. Mrs Charles L Sherman arrives Saturday from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Renegar
Westside
Bert F. Peet
Dora
Louise Peet
Guin Terry
Marie Westmoreland
Athens
New York
Canada
Washington, D. C
J. F. Graham
J. A. McDonald
Birmingham
Slacks and Mantilla Mark Polo S Wife in Westbury Practice
Mrs. Michael Phipps wife of a noted polo player watches Anglo American teams train at Westbury amid a shift toward slack fashion. The scene reflects a broader move from elaborate dresses to practical attire in social circles.
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Michael Phipps
Westbury
Lb. L
Canal urged by Starnes in Birmingham on inland waterway plan
In Birmingham on May 19, Representative Starnes urged backing for a Warrior Tennessee river inland waterway, arguing it could spur major industrial growth. He noted freight tonnage from the Birmingham area would influence Congress while contrasting with Tombigbee route estimates of 66 million dollars and stressing wartime transport needs.
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Birmingham
Ala
Starnes
Congress
Gulf of Mexico
Tennessee
House
Washington
Alabama
Ohio
Monongahela
Steel City
Middle West
Delegates To State Meet From Decatur Club
The five Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club delegates left for Huntsville to attend the state convention which opens this evening at Russell Erskine Hotel and runs through Sunday morning. Delegates include Miss Winifred Sentiff president elect and Miss Clio Levin retiring president plus Mrs. O B Smith Mrs E G Hamilton and Miss Mary Kinter with many additional members following tonight. At last night’s meeting Mrs E F G Hamilton spoke on My Future and Yours in an engaging presentation.
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Decatur Business and Professional Women's Club
Huntsvile
Russell Erskine Hotel
Decatur
Winifred Sentiff
Clio Levin
O.B. Smith
E. G. Hamilton
Mary Kinter
Emmie Frances Polhill
Lila Pritchet
Bruce Pettey
Carlton Kelley
Foster Chandler
Alma Schauber
Flora Boyd
J. F. Levin
Carrie Alexander
Butler P. A. Hine
Farr Williams
Edna Holland
Wanda Harris
Wallace Meadows
Mary Wright
Johnnie Hodges
Lola Moody
FE. G. Hamilton
Hamilton
Local Social Notes Highlight Nearby Visits and Travel
Mrs. Hartwell Davis hosts C and family for a two week stay while Isabel Buckingham of Washington plans a Saturday visit. Mrs. W. K. Littlefield and Billy Winn take a three day trip to Nashville to see Mrs. BE. L. Winn. Mrs. A. J. Collins from Birmingham arrives for a weekend with Mrs. C. C. Ferrell. L. M. Huff and M. Riley of Florence were business visitors Thursday. Mrs. C. H. Chunn visits Lacon and relatives. Mrs. Hugh Curry returns from Birmingham. Mrs. W. A. Pettey remains ill at Sixth Avenue home.
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Isabel Buckingham
Washington
Mrs. Hartwell Davis
W. K. Littlefield
Billy Winn
BE. L. Winn
Nashville
Tenn
Dixon to Attend Southern Governor Conference at Memphis
Governor Frank M. Dixon said the Southern Governor's Conference near Memphis will discuss amendments to wages and hours bills and freight rates.
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Dixon
Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Memphis
Moss Chapel Decoration and Singing Event This Sunday
Moss Chapel plans a decoration program and an all day singing event Sunday. The program begins at 9 30 and 11 00 with Birmingham Four and other prominent quartets expected to perform.
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Moss Chaple
Amons
Birmingham Four
Birmingham
Williamsing Pioneer Resident Dies in Pell City
Pell City Alabama May 19 G KR Willingham aged 64 longtime resident and brother of Alabama educator Dree Willingham died at home after a brief illness.
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Pell City
Ala
G. KR. Willingham
Ee Willingham
Alabama
Monkey imposters spotted in Alabama banana bunch
Twelve tiny creatures emerged from bananas at W. D. Dunn Grocery in Grove Hill Alabama prompting museum experts to hypothesize they are opossums of the marmosa family rather than monkeys. The animals about thumb size clung to sticks and survived as locals debated their identity.
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New York
Alabama
American Museum of Natural History
Grove Hill
Ala
W. D. Dunn
Lionel McDonald
Dunn
Amateur Boners to Meet Tonight Card Promises Ten Bouts
The American Legion hosts an amateur boxing show tonight with ten bouts starting at 7:30 under Amateur Association rules. Plans are announced for Decatur boxers to face Florence on June 2.
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American Legion
Decatur
Florence
Death of Anne Elizabeth Kirtley Cites Judson College Fame
Miss Anne Elizabeth Kirtley known as the greatest personality at Judson college dies at her brother's Erlanger Kentucky home. The report notes naturalists doubt the Dunn animal identity and debates whether the animals were monkeys or a low type with central American origins. Observers trace the fruit source to Honduras via Mobile.
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Marion
Ala
Anne Elizabeth Kirtley
Judson College
Erlanger
Tion
Dunn
Honduras
Mobile
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Lacon
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