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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 30, 1932

Page

4

Luncheons and Showers Mark Central High Graduates

Mrs. Henry Norton hosted a luncheon for Central High School graduates including Elizabeth Lamon and Theora Rasch. Mizpah Chapter No 19 O E S honored Mrs. George Botkin with a handkerchief shower before her move to Birmingham. Dorothy Holmes will receive a miscellaneous bridal shower from First Presbyterian class members. A Friday picnic marks church youth activities and a spin on the membership race ends with Miss Mary Thompson hosting the winners. T. M. Jones Sr. hosts a spend the day birthday party. First Presbyterian classes plan an all day Bee Line highway outing Wednesday.

Barnes Ross Mizpah George Botkin Birmingham Ross Dorothy Holmes First Presbyterian Sunday School Harriett Irwin Ann McRee Mary Thompson First Presbyterian Church E. C. Shaw Burton Bartees Wedneday Shaw Bee Line Highway

Personal notices of visitors and summer travels

Among out of town friends and relatives paying respects to Mrs. Josephine Colemen are Mrs. Claude King and Mrs. Emmett King of Leighton, Mrs. Alice Ferguson of Florence, Mr. and Mrs. Stevie Penn of Hartselle, and others. Sam White returns from the University of Alabama to spend summer with his parents J. C. White. Miss Lucille Russell leaves for Woodland Mills to stay with her parents. Miss Elizabeth Henry of Huntsville visits the Steeds. T. C. Chandler motor to Nashville for several days with relatives. Miss Mary Robertson in Guntersville for summer after Riverside high. Miss Florence Smith travels from Riverside junior high to Danville then Birmingham for vacation. Neal Speake returns from visit to relatives. Laura Davis of Athens faculty will visit her brother Hartwell Davis in Tuscaloosa.

Josephine Colemen Claude King Emmett King Leighton Alice Ferguson Florence Stevie Penn Hartselle Mattie L. Moore Jasper Dick Fennell W. R. Coleman Birmingham Sam White University of Ala Tuscaloosa Mrs J. C. White Lucille Russell Woodland Mills Mrs. Russell Florence Smith Riverside Junior High Danville Laura Davis Athens Hartwell Davis

Local residents and relatives listed in Memorial Day notices

Memorial Day notice lists residents visiting relatives in Birmingham Tenn Pulaski and Tuscaloosa. Names include Neal Speake Mattie Moore Diana Deason Mary Ford Tillery and Dorothy Virginia Holmes with Harwell engagement and June fifth wedding planned at First Presbyterian church.

Benjamin Holmes Dorothy Virginia James Fulmore Harwell First Presbyterian Church

Spring Fashion Catalog Promotes Annie Adams children's dresses

A Decatur Daily advertisement invites readers to order the Spring Fashion Catalog by Annie Adams. It highlights pattern 2246 for youth dresses in sizes 38 to 50 with fabric and lace yardage, plus a 32 page catalog of adult and children styles, lingerie, and house dresses. Catalog and patterns priced 25 cents. Send orders to Decatur Daily Pattern Department, New York City.

Annie Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department West 17Th Street New York City

Lost Saturday pocketbook found reward offered

Lost brown pocketbook last Saturday evening with bills and change. Reward offered. Call 610 to identify and claim.

Excitement of The Wet Parade At Princess Today

The Wet Parade opens today at the Princess for two days. Based on Upton Sinclair, the drama follows a Southern family from before World War I through Prohibition and bootlegging with a rising climax. Dorothy Jordan leads with Robert Young and Lewis Stone among a large cast. Victor Fleming directs.

Dorothy Jordan Robert Young Lewis Stone Walter Huston Jimmy Durante Princess Theatre Upton Sinclair Madelon Claudel Walter Hutson Neil Hamilton Jimmy “Schnozzle" Durante Wallace Ford Myrna Loy John Miljan Joan Marsh Clara Blandick Emma Dunn Victor Fleming

Birth Announcement for Tommy Lee Billings

Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Billings announce the birth of a ten pound son named Tommy Lee on May 26. Both mother and baby are reported to be doing well at their home on Seventh Avenue West.

H. Wilds The Benevolent Hospital Wilds James Ferrell H. L. Billings Tommy Lee

Drunkenness leads to jail for two men

Two Negro men were placed in the county jail on Saturday afternoon charged with drunkenness.

Assault and Battery Charges Against Local Suspect

A man was charged with assault and battery and placed in Morgan County Jail this morning. He is identified by description in the report.

Morgan County

Also Mentioned on This Page

Central High School Elizabeth Lamon Dorothea Rasch Katie Marvin Thompson Elsie Roper Aphelia Norton Mrs. Botkin T. M. Jones T. M. Jones, Jr East Walnut Street Bible Madison Ala Elizabeth Henry Huntsville William Steed T. C. Chandler Nashville Mary Robertson Guntersville Riverside High School Neal Mrs. Neal Speake East Gordon Drive W.R. Coleman Josephine Coleman Alabama Birmingham Southern Mr. Fennell Woods Hole Mass E. A. Fennell J. R. Mullin Mullin Dr. A. M. Roan O. W. Watson E. N. Watson Pulaski, Tenn Earle Calvin Bessemer Minnie Baker Billy Boswell University of Virginia Diana Deason Tuscaloosa, Ala Ann Tillery Mary Ford Tillery Walter Todd East Church Street Arline Cardin Forrest Woods Travis Woods and Son Mrs. E. Woods Herman Kyle J. H. Alexander Jimmy Edwards Mattie Kyle Oliver Wade Baugh Infirmary Ben Britnell Ferry Street A. H. Kelley F. D. Peebles Leroy McEntire Cullman Sadie Smith Marion L. Robinson Fort Payne, Als H. E. Dryden, Jr Horace III Payetteville Tenn Mrs. J. R. Daniell John. Burke Scheer Auburn Charles Matthews, Jr Charles Matthews Maggie Littlejohn R. N. Harris Jesse Taylor Cargill Moye Eugene Move’s Beauty Parlor Decatur Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Upton Decatur Daily Anne Adams New York Wilson Fisk Jubilee Singers Heaven Bound Alabama Drug Co Decatur Drug Co Nungester Drug Co Thompson Drug Co Caddell Drug Co Goidel Drug Co Tsack Commercial Printing Department the Decatur .Daily
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