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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1931

Page

2

Just Around Home Notes Across Tennessee Valley

A roundup of social visits and local headlines from five Tennessee Valley counties. Families travel for visits to Gulfport Decatur and Wheeler while neighbors like Mrs. Veitch and Ben Corum host gatherings. Names include Joyce, Garnett, Murray and Boggs amid small town events and outings at Lock A.

Tennessee Valley E. L. Hardin Gulfport Lonnie Sweat Joyce Bdall James Garnett Sadie Garnett Decatur Edgar Landers Lipscomb Fayetteville W.L. Fretwell E. M. Veitch Ben Corum BD. C. Walker D. C Louise Walker Ernest Walker Meat & Short Maul Dave McCullough Novia Suedame Terry Arnold

Local Social News Highlights Weekend Visits and Guests

Elizabeth's fiancé rumor surfaces as Miss Esma Broadway attended a luncheon hosted by Miss Mabel Johnson. Athens residents Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stevenson visited relatives over the weekend. Various locals, including Mrs. T. J. Faulkner and Miss Lucy Holland, hosted or visited friends. Cemetery decoration at Hastings noted. Pleasant Hill church members held prayer at the Methodist church Saturday night. Multiple families from Athens and nearby towns were seen visiting, hosting, and returning home through the weekend.

Esma Broadway Mabel Johnson Tom Stevenson Athens T. J. Faulkner Lucy Holland Carley Wales Rube Moore Juanita Wales Pauline Holland Ruby Rogers Viola Holland Hasting's Pleasant Hill Church Kirby Johnson Margaret Johnson

Somerville Social Notes Compiled From Local Visits

Rev and Mrs Burns and Mrs Garrison visited. many local families hosted relatives and friends from Hart Falkville Decatur and Birmingham over the weekend. Revival services began at Church of God in Austinville led by Rev M D Johnson. numerous residents visited relatives in Decatur and Hartsel.

A. N. Burns J. A. Garrison W. T. Watkins Margaret Susie Sum Palkville Roy Newman Hart Robert Summerford Mikell Warrior Oden Webster Sar Eva Robert Jo Anna Neil Antioch Mary Cunningham Macie Andrew Decatur Robert Sur Ida Rice Harry Rice

Community.

Sunday visits and weekend stays fill a small town social ledger. Residents including the Garners Hudsons Millsaps Kirkpatricks and Morrises host relatives and friends across multiple households in extended weekend gatherings.

Local Happenings and Births in Holland

Mrs Ban Brick remains at home with many friends expressing sympathy. A baby boy named Robert J born May 18 to Mr and Mrs John Robert Scoggins weighed ten pounds. Miss Aileene Barnes hosted a birthday gathering with lawn games. Lorene Thomas returned to Athens after visiting relatives here. Advertisement for Foley Pine Tar Cocoanut Oil Shampoo proclaims sparkling hair and healthy scalp, endorsed by Good Housekeeping. Sold at Thompson Drug Co.

Ban Brick John Robert Scoggins Robert Aileene Barnes Lorene Thomas Athens Foley Good Housekeeping Thompson Drug Co Adv P. W. Hendricks, Jr Evelyn Reed Gray H. J. Kittrell L. P. Cartwright Bessemer Ala H. N. Binford Paul Gish Allen Beasley Bridge Martha Walker Chas. Long Lucille Gleaves

Reno Divorce Keeps Dancer Busy on Golf Links

Reno Nevada hosts June Howard-Tripp a famed performer awaiting her divorce decree. She spends days taking daily golf lessons from a pro and rarely gambles as she fills time in the Nevada city.

Reno Nev Lady Inverclyde June Howard-Tripp

Athens Garden Club Forms Among Prominent Women

A Garden Club organized this week by Athens leading women aims to beautify homes with attractive gardens. The inaugural gathering at Mrs. H. N. Binford's home featured songs, readings, and talks by local ladies.

Athens H. N. Binford R. B. Patton F. H. Armstrong Grady Davis Edward Goodrich W. F. Johnson Geo Duncan Lucy Donnell Quest Club J. R. Waldrop A.L. Rodgers B. T. Coffman Louise Ryan Lee Bridge Fairview

Tviling social notes from Moorsville guest lists and returns

Mrs Moorsville Belle MIna Mrs Withers Peebles hosted a luncheon Tuesday with guests including Mrs James Hill Mrs Henry B Zeitler Mrs Emma Howell and others. Kathleen Rush Peebles returned from Montevallo Monday night Anne Zeitler heads home from Bristol Virginia Saturday morning.

Columbia, Tenn Richard Handley Decatur J. B. Hogan

Epworth Groups Meet in Athens Alabama Session Opens

Dr E R Naylor president of Athens College welcomed the North Alabama Conference Epworth League to Athens for a week long assembly. Ernest Mills secretary of East Tuscaloosa district and Rev Edwin Branscomb spoke as officers outlined schedules with nearly four hundred already attending and more than five hundred expected. Activities include prayer service, lectures by Southern Methodism leaders, camp fire, outdoor film, daily paper, and Sycamore Mills Band performances.

Athens Ala E. R. Naylor Athens College North Alabama Epworth League Ernest Mills East Tuscaloosa Edwin Branscomb The

Homebound for Summer Vacation

Fragmentary text notes someone returning to her home for the summer vacation period.

North Carolina druggist creates headache relief blend

A North Carolina druggist developed a multi-ingredient formula that acts together to provide quick and safe relief for headaches and neuralgic, sciatic, or rheumatic pains while calming nerves without mood changes. The composition claims long standing efficacy.

North Carolina

Malaria Decline Becomes a Triumph for Science

Dr Logan Clendening notes malaria's retreat from most of the United States to the gulf and southern states and cites Mosquito control as key. He discusses worldliness of the disease, vector biology, and preventive measures, including screened houses and removing standing water.

Logan Clendening United States New England Middle Western Daniel Drake Interior Valley North America Gulf States Osler Fruit Company Boston Paul de Kruit

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