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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1934
Page
4
The P T A honored three teachers Mrs A C Coyle Frances Burt and Miss Evelyn with a lovely handkerchief shower as they expressed appreciation for the past year. An iced drink was served.
Born May 26 at Baughs Infirmary to Mr and Mrs R C Bibb of Belle Mina a daughter. Born May 25 to Mr and Mrs Thomas H Woodroof of Athens a son.
Henry R. Davis, president of the Decatur Iron and Steel Company, is in Washington on a business trip.
H. G. Drake of Knoxville Tennessee spent the weekend with relatives in Decatur. He paused to visit friends and took returning trains after the brief family gathering.
Dick Dobbins, noted grid star at Alabama, has come back to his hometown for the summer holidays.
Wallace Beery stars in Viva Villa a lavish biographical epic about Pancho Villa. The film features Fay Wray Katherine De Mille Henry B Walthall and Stuart Erwin in a dramatic tale of romance battle and revolution with spectacular Mexican battlefield sequences and a focus on Villa's human side.
Graduating seniors from Decatur High School completed a road trip through Nashville in autos visiting the state capitol penitentiary Centennial Park and landmarks such as the Parthenon replica Vanderbilt Ward Belmont Hermitage and The Daily Herald noted the influx of students into its office. The 52 seniors chaperoned by W T Jordan Mrs W J Brown and Mrs H K Tankersley included many named students.
Miss Dorothy Pragier has returned from Alabama College at Montevallo. She completed studies and is greeted by family.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Meadows are guests of friends and relatives in Bethel Tennessee during a short visit.
Miss Mary Robertson and Mrs. Joe Pettey performed as soloists at St. John's Episcopal church. Mrs. E. E. Graves presided at the organ.
Grover Drew is ill at his home on Jackson Street suffering an attack of measles.
Three heavily armed prisoners who escaped in Sherman Texas on Sunday tackled a jailer and sped across Oklahoma taking two men hostage. They named George E. Droddy Adrian Petty and Roy Batts hijacked a car from Robert Jones of Dallas then abducted another motorist and his vehicle between Ardmore and Turner Falls.
News reaches Decatur of the marriage in Santa Monica California of Miss Georgia Mary Honey McDougall formerly of Decatur to Frank Spottiswood Aitkin Jr a young aviator and moving picture star. The bride is the daughter of John B McDougall a former Decatur resident now in Salt Lake City Utah.
Memorial services at Central Baptist Church paid tribute to deceased veterans. Hon. W. Goodrich delivered the memorial address tracing U S history from 1776 to 1918. The program included tributes to 1776 veterans Confederate soldiers Spanish-American veterans World War I vets and musical selections.
Mrs Walter Euell returned from Nashville where she was the guest of friends over the week end keeping with social duties and local courtesy during her travels.
Prominent Decatur planter Ben Poole of route two was in Decatur today on a business mission.
Make this frock in cotton and enjoy a chic trim look with shoulder capes and smart yoke. Pattern 1666 available in sizes 14 to 42, with sewing instructions. Anne Adams pattern book offers seasonal styles. order by mailing name, address, size, and pattern number.
Miss Allene Pope will leave Saturday for her Wilsonville Alabama home to spend the summer after teaching at the Senior high school here this year.
Miss Elizabeth Eich, a teacher at the local senior high school, will return to her duties after a period away. The announcement notes her previous service and signals her readiness to resume classroom responsibilities.
A person leaves this week end to return to her Fort Davis home after spending the winter season in Decatur. The note records a seasonal move with a planning emphasis on returning to a familiar residence.
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