First Presbyterian Circles Meet Monday Amid News of Meetings
Community groups from First Presbyterian and Westminster Presbyterian hold meetings this week including auxiliary sessions on Monday and Friday. Members plan open talks, bridge games, and horticultural show preparations with local leaders and guest speakers from the board of foreign missions.
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First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Auxiliary
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Andrew Todd Taylor
Board of Foreign Missions
Westeritater Presbyterian Church
Personal notices from Somerville to Troy and Huntsville
Mrs. Lucille Cobb and Clyde visited Somerville route three this week. Neal Speake returns from Denver to tend ill wife at H. M. Graber’s home. Miss Josephine Sudduth of Tupelo to visit Aunt E. D. Whitman. Roy and B. M. Bloodworth attend Huntsville wrestling. Tom Knight of Montgomery in Decatur briefly. Mrs. Glenn Marshall visiting relatives in Oklahoma. Barrett Shelton Jr ill at home in Renue. Mrs. M. Nash to Corinth after weeks with her daughter Mrs. H. Tankersley. Mrs. H. K. Tankersley improving after operation. Mrs. J. Y. Hamill in Troy and south Alabama visiting relatives.
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Lucille Cobb
Clyde
Somerville
Neal Speake
Denver
Col
Mrs. Speake
H. M. Graber
Josephine Sudduth
Tupelo, Miss
E. D. Whitman
Glenn Marshall
Oklahoma
Miss
Barrett Shelton, Jr
Renue, SH
Moening
Mrs. M. ©. Nash
Corinth
H. Tankersley
The Narrow Corner at Princess Promises Excitement
Warner Bros. presents The Narrow Corner at the Princess with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Patricia Ellis in a exotic tale from Sydney to the Malay Archipelago. Dudley Digges Reginald Owen and Ralph Bellamy deliver strong supporting turns in a brisk, adventurous drama directed by Alfred E Green.
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Doug. Fairbanks
Patricia Ellis
Ralph Bellamy
Dudley Digges
Somerset Maugham
Warner Bros
Princess Theatre
Sidney
Australia
Malay Archipelago
Seven Seas
Allstar
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Dr. Saunders
Reginald Owen
William V. Mong
Local residents report illness and recoveries in region
Confined to bed at his parents' home with an abscessed ear and malaria attack. Mrs. John Ballas remains ill at Canal street. Mrs. Mattie Young visits Molly Watson in Iuka. Mrs. Odo Smith and Misses Myrtle and Esther Nelson spend Thursday in Huntsville. Miss Lois Barnes returned from Birmingham after a serious operation and is gradually improving.
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John Ballas
Canal Street
Mattie Young
Molly Watson
Iuka
Lois Barnes
Birmingham
Dues Solicited In Benevolent Society
The Benevolent Society requests all members to pay their dues this year. Dues are to be paid to Mrs. D. D. McGehee, Mrs. J. H. Calvin, Mrs. F. F. Tidwell, or Mrs. H. T. Gill.
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The
Benevolent Society
D. D. McGehee
J. H. Calvin
F. F. Tidwell
H. T. Gill
Fire damages car at residence on Wilson Avenue
A Chevrolet owned by Dr. Darden, a local physician, caught fire while parked at a residence on Wilson Avenue Wednesday night. Firefighters responded and extinguished the blaze after a seat was slightly burned. The cause remains undetermined.
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Darden
Wilson Avenue
Josephine Sable Featured in Princess Picture
Josephine Sable appears in Broadway to Hollywood at the Princess Theatre adding appeal for local theatregoers. She previously toured with the Billy Purl stage show and sings Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight in the March of Time scene both on stage and in the film.
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Hollywood
Princess Theatre
Josephine Sable
Miss Sable
Billy Purl
Princess
Purl
Nation studying egg purchases for relief program
Washington reports the Federal Relief Corporation may buy millions of eggs from storage to aid the unemployed. Officials say high chicken prices hinder new purchases while large stocks of pork, butter, beef, and wheat flour are planned for distribution to hungry families.
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Washington
Federal Relief Corporation
Relief Corporation
Liquor Control Board Sought by Rockefeller Survey
The Rockefeller Liquor Survey urges creation of a single state wide board controlling beverage and industrial alcohol with permanent tenure, nonpartisan appointments, and power to grant or revoke licenses. It calls for restrictions on outlet locations and tied houses and classifies licenses by beer wine and spirits.
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New York
Rockefller Liquor Survey
Dick Kennedy Ill At Home In Silvertown
Dick Kennedy manager of Goodrich Silvertown is reported ill at his home today, prompting a note of concern from the club and fans.
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Dick Kennedy
Goodrich Silvertown
Alabama NRA Board Urges Public Buy Now Support
The Alabama state NRA board calls for full backing of the program and urges public opinion and sentiment to support businesses living up to the NRA agreement. It asks merchants to participate in the Buy Now campaign and praises press support while urging citizens to aid in making the movement a success. The statement is signed by Henry L. White and the State Board of Alabama members.
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NRA
State Board
Jury Session Opens Monday in Athens Circuit Court
The first circuit court jury session in over a year will begin Monday in Athens with Judge W W Callahan of Decatur presiding. The three week session will hear civil and criminal cases, following an economy measure that halted juries due to the high cost of jurors.
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Athens
Ala
Circuit Court
W. W. Callahan
Decatur
Church Observes Childhood Week in Community Outreach
The church marks Childhood Week starting with a sermon on Making Our Homes Christian. All week teachers visit homes to strengthen church home ties, culminating next Sunday at 11 a m when the Sunday school hosts the church with pew hosts and invitations for all members.
Aged Negro Dies At His Home Here
Moses Shaw known in Hillsboro and Decatur communities died yesterday afternoon at his home in Decatur. He had lived much of his life in Hillsboro and Decatur and in recent years resided with Benson Bryant, prominent Decatur merchant, and T OC Easter of Florence. Interment likely in Hillsboro.
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Moses
Dock) Shaw
Hillsboro
Decatur
Benson Bryant
T. OC. Easter
Florence
Liver Pills and Health Claims Cited in Early 20th Century Ad
A 1933 advertising snippet promotes Liver Pills as a cure for conditions like constipation and bad breath, with sales language suggesting a detoxifying effect and claims of improved digestion. The ad references a product possibly linked to Carter’s and emphasizes “free flow” of bile and decay poisons as benefits.
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Rand
Dolson
Carter's
M.go
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