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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1933
Page
4
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Hardwick Sr of Danville announce the marriage of their daughter Kath to a city in Oklahoma on September 23. The groom is a successful businessman and the couple reside in Oklahoma City where many friends wish them happiness.
Local residents and guests are mentioned in brief notices. Names include Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Parham at Ballas apartments on Canal street, Mrs. J. H. Calvin and Mrs. J. W. Cunningham heading to Fairhope, and Miss Doris Turner visiting Trinity. Trips involve Montgomery, Nashville, Chicago, and Florence with several attending gatherings or staying with relatives.
The Daily reports Malone leading in four of seven counties with 800 and 1,000 votes noted as figures. Five of the six boxes still unreported lie in Colbert and Lauderdale counties. The paper notes large party activity in Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties and says hundreds of calls were answered at The Daily office.
Red Cross representatives from several North Alabama counties met today at St. John’s Episcopal parish house in Decatur for their annual group meeting. W T Price of Priceville Morgan county chaired the sessions. Judge O Kyle welcomed delegates for the city. Rev Kirby gave the invocation. Lawrence county led with 16 delegates. Thad Holt sent telegraph greetings due to absence.
Prof. George T. Woodruff county superintendent of education is in Montgomery to obtain federal funds for a Morgan County training school building at Hartselle and for repairs to county school buildings. A county board resolution requests national funds to be used as a building fund, to be presented at the conference.
The Culture Club of Moulton Alabama met at Miss Bettie Lou Windham’s home with Mrs. A J Crossthwaite elected president. Plans were announced to sponsor county culture activities and to support a full time home demonstration agent. The Century of Progress was the program theme with remarks by several members and a social hour following.
The Teague children hosted a birthday dinner at his Falkville home for Mr. Teague as he marked his fifty sixth birthday. Nine children and their families attended except E L Teague who was serving as an official in the Iraq Petroleum Company in Asia.
Announcement states green fees at Valley Country Club golf course will be materially lowered for the next few days. Courses are in great shape and a large rise in players is expected due to lower prices.
Little Bobby Ray Walton aged 3 son of Mr and Mrs Aaron Walton shows improvement after several days of illness.
Former Valley Country Club pro George Curtis now working at Jasper is in town staying with his brother for a few days. He is noted as a guest of family and plans to enjoy the visit during his stay.
Samuel W Gumpertz, born in Washington, D C, rose from child acrobat to managing director of Dreamland Park at Coney Island and later general manager of Ringling Bros Barnum Bailey Combined Circus. His career span includes stints with Buffalo Bill, Hopkins theatres, Suburban Gardens and Dreamland Park, culminating in his appointment as Ringling’s successor after John Ringling’s illness.
In Ambridge Pennsylvania a clash between three workers and four hundred pickets at the Spang Chalfant Seamless Tube Company left one worker in serious condition after being clubbed. A picket Luke Startenko of McKee’s Rock was shot in the side as a deputy fired the fatal shot and other pickets and workers endured a violent confrontation.
The Central P T A will hold its first meeting of the year at Bible school Thursday afternoon at 3 15 o clock. Officers will be elected for the term. All parents are urged to attend.
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