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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1929

Page

2

Corinth Defeats West Point 32 to 14 on Spey Field

Corinth baseball team thrashed West Point 32 to 14 on the opponent’s field in a weekend victory. The lineup featured Blevins Braswell Buckelew Bryant Jennings Rigsby Price Blair Walker Blair Edmundson J F Jennings captain and F O Blair manager.

Corinth Spey West Point Blevns Braswell Buckelew Bryant Jennings Rigsby Price Blair Walker Blair Sardis

Woodland Mills News The singing given at this place

Community notices report vocal event held at Woodland Mills with local residents and attendees enjoying performances. No further details provided about participants or date.

Community greetings and visits across Somerville

Miss Ruth Hartselle hosted by Miss Nan Hender ernes. Blanche Winton shopped in Decatur. Mrs. Mary Gilchrist and children from Athens visited Mrs. N. E. Winton. Mrs. Levert Russell from Montgomery stayed with Mrs. Kattie Johnston. Pettus Dunaway of Athens and Gordon Grover of Hartselle visited J. W. Dunaway and Mrs. Robert Summerford.

Ruth Hartselle Hartselle Nan Henderernes Iss Blanche Winton Decatur Mary Gilchrist Athens N. E. Winton Levert Russell Monttgomery Kittie Johnston Pettus Dunaway Gordon Grover J. W Dunaway Robert Summerford Roscoe Russell Floyd Pence Floyd Johnson Wilma A. M.dunaway J. W. Dunaway M. F. Swift Scottsboro Dallas Baker Guyer Bob Perry Clebourne Texas Mr. Mayhall

Local social visits across Eva Union Grove and vicinity

Miss Carrie Wilson of Eva visits Miss Loretta Edwards in Union Grove this week. Miss Ethel Davis Gamble of Lacey's Spring visits Guntersville and Birmingham with friends. Miss Cora Wilson of Eva visits her aunt Mrs. Frank Walter in Venice. Mrs. J. P. Lipscomb of Lacey's Spring visits Mrs. J. C. Edwards in Union Grove. Cecil Cobb and Truman Ryan of Eva visit Union Grove Tuesday.

Carrie Wilson Eva Loretta Edwards Union Grove Ethel Davis Gamble Lacey’s Guntersville Birmingham Cora Wilson Frank Walter Venice J. P. Lipscomb J. C. Edwards Cecil Cobb Truman Ryan

Harvest News notes Harvest residents and events

Lee Sanderson is very ill at home in Harvest. Lola Pitts summers here. Mrs. Lamon Smith and Miss Clarice Steelman visited Huntsville. Cecil Sanderson returns from Ellisville. J W Tuck visits daughter in Huntsville. Babe Bentley makes a Harvest business visit. PTA closes the term with a program and refreshments. Graduates include Clarice Steelman and five others. R W Tuck attends a Madison County Alumni banquet in Gurley. Carl Stoval completes another teaching year in Sturgis. Jordan Baker prize fight draws W D Tuck to Huntsville fairgrounds.

Lee Sanderson Harvest Lola Pitts Ellisville Miss Lamon Smith Clarice Steelman Huntsville Cecil Sanderson J. W. Tuck W. B. Allen Babe Bentley Harvest P. T. A W. D. Tuck Bridges Monrovia Madison County High School J. R. Powers Jim Presnell Carl Stoval Sturgis R. W. Tuck Huntsville Fair Grounds

Farmers Move to Leverage Community Favor

In a small town farmers organize to capitalize on local goodwill after a drought relief push. Community leaders say cooperative efforts will expand seed sharing and market access while preserving traditional farming practices.

Project To Beautify Capitol Underway

The capital’s restoration moves toward L Enfant’s original plan with a $75 million authorization and a projected total of $200 million. The triangle by Pennsylvania Avenue, Fifteenth Street, and B Street will clear private buildings for executive offices and new structures including archives, labor and justice buildings, and a new Agriculture Department site. A national art gallery, Washington memorial, improved gardens, and a Capitol Hill parkway linking Mount Vernon to Arlington cemetery complete the plan, extending toward Rock Creek Park and the Maryland line.

Herbert C. Plummer Associated Press Washington United States Pierre Charles L’enfant Washington and Jefferson Potomac Pennsylvania Avenue Mall Potomac Parkway L’enfant Hoover Congress Triangle Suth Fifteenth Street B Street National Museum National Art Gallery Washington Memorial Lincoln Memorial Rock Creek Park Mount Vernon Arlington Cemetery Washington Cathedral Mt. St. Albans Maryland State Line National Capital Mellon Inset Great Plaza Triangle Development

Local social notes from Wheeler area gatherings

Mrs Bevil hosted guests from Copeland while Dr and Mrs Crawford and daughter Lena visited Miss Hayes. Mrs Luke Bonds shared time with Tennessee friends and Miss Martha Gray stayed with Miss Irene Bevil. Mrs Turner spent a week with daughters, and Mrs Hayes with Bevil attended a Wheeler club. Irene Bevil stayed with Elizabeth Simmons. House family and children visited Luke Bond’s household.

Bevil Copeland Crawford Lena Bertha Ausley Athens Miss Hayes Luke Bonds Tennessee Martha Gray Irene Bevil Turner Layman Hayes Mrs. Bevil Wheeler

Arms reduction is plea of militarists from four nations

Berlin May 28. Twenty five active or retired high ranking military and naval officers from Germany France Great Britain call for arms reductions. They urge progress toward disarmament and warn of rising military budgets and tensions. The group plans to present their views to governments and international bodies.

Berlin Germany France Great Britain

European appeal calls for drastic armament cuts across nations

Poland, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland publish an appeal urging immediate and broad armament reductions. Signers include Brigadier General Frank P. Crozier and Vice Admirals Sidney Robert Drury Lowe and Mark Kerr of Britain, General Laurel of France, German generals, and General Eugene Kotkowski of Poland. The appeal warns Europe faces either rising armaments or a war‑prevention policy, insisting on immediate disarmament.

Poland Finland Denmark Norway Sweden Switzerland Europe Frank P. Crozier Sidney Robert Drury- Lowe Mark Kerr Great Britain Laurel France Berthold von Deimling D. von Saint Ange von Bresler Germany Eugene Kotkowski

Women In Washington by Sue McNamara

Madame Whitney-Hofts of Paris helps women of 40 nationalities achieve health education and independence. She runs restaurants for affordable meals in Paris and built an international student hotel in the Latin Quarter to support working students. Her work spreads from Paris to Africa and beyond, aided by a vast network of correspondence.

Sue McNamara Associated Press Washington Madame Whitney-Hofts Paris America Placid Madame Madame Hoff David Whitney Massachusetts Madam Hoff Marriag John Jacob Hoff Latin Quarter Africa

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Corinth News Frank Blair Barto Blair Dora Buckelew Surel J. A. Jennings Hettie Jennings Falkville Jesse Moore Lawrenceburg Tenn Cora Moore Wiley Powell Sarah Powell Po Heard Nell Alma Falkville High School Roy Hampton Vivian Piney Grove Polly Heard Frasier Willie Pear Near Cullman Fannie Heard Tommie Hubert Buckelew Jay Maddox H. N. Thomas Travis Gordin Grantland and Son R. B Annie—Dalton Mt.Tabor Roy Otto Roberts Otto Williams Mosses Chapel John McCutcheon Luther Cooper Six Mile J. W. Day Horace Chunn Walermoso Springs Sallie McCutcheon A. S. Hough Lacey's Spring Monroe Cryer Bernice Ruth Waldermose Springs Howard Fields Lacey’s Spring Derwood Maxwell James Johnson Mark Grubbs Helen Wilma Johnson Marvin Bethea Steadman G. W. McCutcheon Aleen Madleen Fowler Avis Lemley Union Clyde Miller Avis Benson McCutcheon George Turney Bear Turney Ernest Gree Jodie Collins Nan Henderson Somerville Cemetery Woodland Mills News Somerville News Dodge Brothers Rysler Motors Eicut Bopy Struz Dersorr Convenien Decatur Motors Inc A. J. Wade Moulton Union Grove News Harvest News Proctor News Dodge Brothers Corporss Capitol Capitol Hill Union Station Plaza United States Supreme Court Congressional Library State Alabama Decatur Daily Hay Watson Smith Meet Second Presbyterian Church Little Rock Ark General Assembly of the Church Mr. Smith Women In Stewart-Warner A.C D.C Dempsey Stewart-Warner Radio Nee Precision Crane's Clothes Shop
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