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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1931

Page

2

Danville Route Two Social Roundup Highlights Visits

Mr and Mrs Tayloe Black visited in the community Saturday. Miss Laverne Owens stayed with Miss Mildred Hogan Saturday night. Dixie Hodges and Ray Bailey from Falkville were here Sunday afternoon. Mrs Wallace Hogan of Decatur was a Saturday guest of relatives. Wilma Hampton hosted Epworth League at her home with games ice cream and cake. attendees included Laverne Speake Laverne Owens Willodene Hensley Alzada Sandlin Sarace Jewel Mildred Hogan Pannie McKay Ermine McKay and others.

Tayloe Black Laverne Owens Mildred Hogan Dixie Hodges Ray Bailey Falkville Wallace Hogan Decatur Herman Holliday Wilma Hampton Epworth League of Lebanon Lurvene Speake Willodene Hensley Alzada Sandlin Sarace Jewel Pannie Ermine McKay Wilma Marie Hampton Clifford Speake Braxton Sapp John McKay John Sam Maplés Phil Wason Cance Albert Brown Hollis West Jim Wiley John McKay Hendrix Clemons Horace Clemons Wiley Law- Tern Jack Young Tuscaloosa Ala E Points C. C. McKay Annie Smith Enon Rich- Hampton T. K. Hogan Bell Mina J. E. Hogan Mer J. A. Garri Louise “McCutcheon Ona Peck Huntsville Mary

Local Social and Harvest News from College Grove

COLLEGE GROVE social notes show Rost and Moore families visiting Sim Howell and B H McBride. Marian Moore of Decatur visited Friday. Roy E Boley of Russellville preached Sunday. John C Darmer and William Darmer helped Charlie McBride harvest. Seldon Slaton of Decatur spent weekend with G P Collins. Bible study Sundays at 10. Everyone invited.

Rost John Moore Marian Decatur Sim Howell Marian Moore B. H. McBride Roy E. Boley Russellville J. D. Wallace Decature Sim Lowell John C. Darmer William Darmer Florence Charlie McBride John Darmer Central High Seldon Slaton G. P. Collins

Holland's Gin Farm Folks Pick Cotton and Visit

Farmers in the Holland area stay busy picking cotton and making hay. Miss Juanita Wales of Athens visited friends at Holland's Gin. Sonny Boy Moore celebrated his third birthday with family and friends. Families from Athens joined in a Sunday ball outing with the Moores. Various locals and guests took Sunday trips to Ardmore Bethel and German Town. The community school bus has run light as harvest continues.

Juanita Wales Athens Holland Sonny Boy Moore Bruce Holland Georgie Evans John Wesley Francis Sarah Kathryn Moore Misses Ozell Maud Moore Lucy Holland Lillie Mae Vickers Hubert Johnson Howard Hasting Ardmore Bethel German Town Aileen Barnes Ollie Crawbaugh Jewel Barnes

Westerville Sees 8 Million New Voters in 1932 Election

A late 1930s dispatch notes Westerville as dry capital and reports the Anti Saloon League of America predicting 8,000,000 new voters in the 1932 election may tilt power. The brief mentions efforts to modify prohibition and local mentions of Athens visitors and community updates.

Westerville Anti- Saloon League of America Anti Saloon League

Social Notes From Flint and Nearby Arrivals

Spencer Layman of Birmingham visits his parents in Flint while Hazel Harvel stays with her aunt in Danville. Numerous locals attend a baptism in Hartselle. Little Mable Frances Newell visits aunt Mrs Norris. Nettie McClellan visits daughter Mrs Neville. Mrs Mary Wise hosts daughter in Flint. Mrs Ruby Bussey visits sister Mrs Norris.

Mable Frances Newell Dave Norris Nettie McClellan Elmer Neville Matt Kennedy Jackson Miss Mary Wise Ruby Bussey

Local notes and temperance history in one piece

Willingham area notes cover weekend guests and moves, choir practice, and visits. The piece shifts to a historical recount of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union origins, Mother Stewart's early speeches, and vivid 19th century temperance actions in Ohio, including posters, marches, and saloon closures.

Osborn Greene County Ohio Mother Stewart Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Frances Willard Cleveland

Thatch organizes thirteenth Limestone County Home Club

A new Home Demonstration Club was formed at Thatch, the county’s thirteenth. Seventeen women joined, electing Mrs. Ella Bowers president and outlining monthly meetings with foods and nutrition unit 1. The expansion brings total county membership to 372 women, with focus on hot dish lunches in schools and the individual jar method for serving meals.

Ella A. Boole Dio Lewis Washington Court House Leslie Thatch Humber Ella Bowers Nina Vining Esther Hold Gladys Holt

Westerville Dispatch on Women Crusaders Against Saloons

An account from Westerville Ohio chronicles 19th century crusades by women against saloons, highlighting how laughter faded as people moved toward prayer and the forerunner of the dry era is described in a continuing series from the Anti-Saloon League.

Ohio Indiana Westerville Anti-Saloon League of América

Pearl of the Antilles island and Iraq clues

The quiz asks which island is nicknamed the Pearl of the Antilles, identifies Mesopotamia as another name for Iraq, and asks whether Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was delivered before or after the Civil War ended, with answers: Qouba, Mesopotamia, Before.

Pearl of Che Antilles Iraq Lincoln

Correct Terms for Local Jails in Public Speech

Guidance to use precise neutral language when referring to correctional facilities. Avoid archaic or pejorative terms and choose plain descriptors such as city jail or municipal lockup to maintain non sensational reporting and respectful tone. Use consistent terminology across articles and captions.

Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Relief and Healing

When skin itches and eczema torment the body Peterson's Ointment offers instant relief and fast healing. It never disappoints, priced at 35 cents a big box at any drug store.

Peterson

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