Young Peoples Conference Draws Regional Leaders
A large crowd of youths and delegates from Florence Huntsville Athens Tuscumbia Decatur Courtland and other cities gathered Monday at the First Presbyterian Church for a Young People's Conference. Rev J D Wallace led devotionals with Rev Patterson and Dr Fairley among the speakers outlining plans to advance church youth work. The Ninth Street Methodist Woman's Missionary Society also met featuring readings on missions and a talk on tithing by Mrs J B Collum and a letter from a French girl, with Mrs A G Jones presiding.
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Florence
Huntsville
Bne
Athens
Tuscumbia
Deev. Dendy
Courtland
J. D. Wallace
First Presbyterian Church
Patterson
West Huntsville
Limestone
Miss Dubose
Birmingham
Synod of Alabama
Fairley
Richmond
Assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Jesus
A. G. Jones
Frank Poole
Puckett
C. O. Sandusky
J. B. Collum
Woman’s Missionary Society
West Decatur Methodist Church
M. W. Holland
P. C. Parker
Jeanette Miller
Belgian Congo
Oscar Hames
Idlene
Central Methodist Woman’s Missionary Society
Robert Gray
Johnston Street
Prentiss Clarke
Woman's Missionary Society
Joseph
Circle One
R. T. Tyler
N. R. Carrell
Circle Two
Padgett
R. E. Hewlett
G. E. Boyd
Circle Three
S. A. Lynne
Duncan
W. T. Lowe
Dendy
Hollingsworth
Plorence
Gardner
E. P. Kingsbury
Mamie Todd
Lawson Sykes
Lelia Sykes
Hotchkiss
G Thompson
H. C. McRee
Stay Young Through the Years Says Monte Blue
Industry gossip from Hollywood features Monte Blue praising enduring youth and a famous beauty soap. The piece hawks Lux soap as a preferred brand for radiant skin among actresses, noting price points and widespread use across studios and fashion venues.
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Monte Blue
Hollywood
Rogers to Travel West After Accepting New Position
Mr and Mrs R E Rogers plan a Thursday departure as he begins a traveling role with territory spanning Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico Mrs Rogers will accompany him. Several local residents visit Birmingham Oneonta Tuscaloosa Nashville and Little Rock while others host and travel for weekends and family gatherings.
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R. E. Rogers
Clyde Nichols
Barbara
Ann
J. A. Warden
Little Rock
Ark
Model at Home in Texas Territory Headquarters
The note lists a series of social notices from Pulaski and nearby towns. It mentions plans, visits, illnesses, and travel among residents such as Mrs Leon Reeves improving at home, Logen Morrell visiting Pulaski relatives, and Mrs J L McCormick visiting in Pulaski. Also recorded are preparations for winter visits, medical recoveries, and attendance at the Young People’s Conference in Birmingham along with pattern 2187 for a youth dress.
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Dimity
Voile
Lawn
Batiste
Crepe de Chine
Druggists Find New Headache Relief Blend
Realizing no single drug cures all headaches two North Carolina druggists devised a combination of several ingredients that work together to provide three minute relief for headaches neuralgic or rheumatic pain. The blend quiets the nerves leaves the user buoyant with no after effects or tension. Sold as B C 10¢ and 38¢ at drug stores and advertised as harmless and effective.
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North Carolina
Decatur Daily Pattern Department Catalog Notice
Advertises patterns for dresses lingerie pajamas and kids clothing with a price of fifteen cents per pattern and twenty five cents for the catalog. Requests name address style number size and payment in coins or stamps. Mail to 243 West 17th Street New York City.
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Decatur Daily Pattern Department
West 17Th Street
New York City
Dr Fairley Ends Alabama Conferences Returns Home
Dr Fairley departed on Tuesday to return to Richmond Virginia after about two weeks in Alabama where he conducted Young People's Conferences.
District Parley at Falkville Methodist Church
A district conference of pastors and laymen from the Decatur district will convene at Falkville Methodist Church on Friday starting at 9 30 a m and continuing through the day. Churches from the entire district are expected to be represented by pastors and laymen. The Decatur district comprises 82 churches.
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Decatur
Falkville Methodist Church
Youth’s Condition About Same Today
Melvin Chambless who was injured Saturday afternoon when struck by an automobile driven by W R Taylor of Florence, just after the youth had alighted from a truck on the Courtland pike, continued in a critical condition at the Benevolent hospital this afternoon. His condition was described as about the same, though he appeared to be resting a little easier.
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Melvin Chambless
W. R Taylor
Florence
Courtland Pike
Benevolent Hospital
Presiding Elder Tyler to Visit Limestone County
Rev. R. T. Tyler, presiding elder of the Decatur district, will visit Limestone county this weekend. He will preach at 11 o clock Sunday morning, hold a conference at 3:30, and fill the pulpit at Tanner at 7:30 that evening.
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R. T. Tyler
Decatur
Limestone County
Tanner
Westminster Church Panel to Review Fall Winter Program
A special committee with representatives from each church department will meet at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 7 15 this evening to discuss the fall and winter program of work. All committee members were urged to attend.
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
Veterans Hospital Progress Report Near Opening
Butler P. A. Hine reports from Tuscaloosa that construction of the government veterans hospital is advancing well with five buildings underway. Substantial work remains and opening is expected about nine months away.
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Veterans Hospital
Butler P. A. Hine
Tuscaloosa
Veteran's Hospital
Baptist Revival Ends In Hartselle After Two Weeks
In Hartselle on September 29 a two week Baptist revival concluded with Rev Hamilton Reid of Avondale Baptist church Birmingham leading. Several converts joined the church and baptism was performed at Sunday evening service by Pastor Rev Sam.
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Central Baptist W. M
A. P. Johnson
Flint
E. T. Cunningham
C. E. Malone
Birth of Morris Dowlin to Mr and Mrs Roy Poff
A son weighing 11 1 4 pounds was born September 28 to Mr Roy Poff and wife Mrs Poff. The infant is named Morris Dowlin.
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James Roy
Hilma Faye Dobbs
M. J. Cooper
Hartselle
Route 3
Roy Poff
Morris Dowlin
Jones-Baugh Go Plant Still Open After Fire Loss
The Jones-Baugh cotton company suffered a major blaze at its Huntsville warehouse and office early Monday. About 200 bales of cotton were destroyed and damage extended to a second building, but the largest warehouse and main offices remained intact. Estimated losses range from 50 000 to 75 000 dollars as investigators seek the fire’s origin, thought to be in bagging materials. The firm continued operations and began receiving cotton again before nine o’clock that morning.
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Jones-Baugh Cotton Company
Huntsville
Jones Cotton Company
Huntsville Station
Strawberry Session In Athens Saturday
Attention is called to a strawberry meeting in Athens next Saturday. Limestone farm agent J T Belue urges all interested in growing strawberries to attend at the courthouse Saturday October 3. He asks farmers to grow more food and reduce cotton.
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Athens
J.T. Belue
Limestone Farm
Make Their Money By Picking Cotton
The Tanner Athletic Club members plan earning cash this year by picking cotton at the Limestone county experiment station to buy athletic equipment.
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Tanner Athletic Club
Limestone County
Colbert Ginning Falls Behind For Season
In Colbert County like other Valley counties, ginning totals are down from 1930. The latest report shows 904 fewer bales ginned this year, with Colbert totaling 1089 to date versus 1993 at the same point in 1930.
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Colbert
Valley
Pearl Vaughn Theatre Opens in Hartselle with Just Imagine
The Pearl Vaughn theatre in Hartselle opened Monday evening showing Just Imagine with Ed Brendal. Owned by Dr. W. M Booth the picture house debuted with a complete new Vitaphone. Improvements were made to the building and Mrs. A E Jackson is introduced as the new manager.
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Hartselle
Pearl Vaughn Theatre
Just Imagine
Ed Brendal
W. M Booth
A E. Jackson
River Falling as Gauge Reaches 1.9 Feet
The Tennessee river levels were reported to be falling with a gauge reading of 1.9 feet this morning. The update notes lower flows and possible continued drop as conditions vary along the river.
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Tennessee
Mrs. W. R. Gilbert Returns Home to Tuscaloosa
Mrs. W. R. Gilbert has returned to her Tuscaloosa home after spending a week visiting relatives here.
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Elizabeth Huddleston
Sheffield
Mrs. E. H. Reeves
Pizzy Headache Warns of Constipation Citing Thedford's Black-Draught
A reader notes a sickening headache as a warning sign of constipation and asserts that poisons build up in the intestines. She credits Thedford's Black-Draught with relief after using it for biliousness and constipation, claiming headaches and dizziness disappeared.
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Thedford
Alonzo Rothrock
Silmo
Dressler Comedy Features Campaign to Clean Up Town
At the Princess theatre a new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer comedy presents a housewife who sparks a political uprising against corruption. With Polly Moran as campaign manager, her campaign climaxes in a mayoral victory amid laughs and dramatic bursts. Cast includes William Bakewell Karen Morley Miljan Rosco Ates Joan Marsh Kane Richmond Mary Alden.
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Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
Princess Theatre
Polly Moran
Polly
Miss Dressler
Anna Christie
Min
Bill
Charles F. Riesner
William Bakewell
Karen Morley
J Miljan
Te McGuire
Desperate Need Of Clothing Is Found
Many children aged six to eighteen are in desperate need of clothing, according to the Decatur Charity Council. The organization asks Decatur residents to donate garments to meet this need. It notes many children are out of school due to lack of attire. Call numbers 24 or 94 or 579 to contribute. Births on farms in 1929 numbered 631000 and deaths were 281000.
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Decatur Charity Council
Decatur
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Monte Bue
Columbus
Winnie Light
Warner Bros.’ Star
Broadway
Europe
Bennett
Star
O. N. Peppers
Society
West Decatur Church
Central Baptist Circle One
Bob Huie
Moulton Street
Gene Sivley
Siviey
John Green
Albert Alexander
Jean Huie
Earl Daniel
Freeman
Silk Stocking Club
F. D. Peebles
Cullman
Leroy McEntire
JOE Wheeler P. T. A
Memorial Drive
Mrs. Johnson
Central Methodist Young Matron
Joe Henderson
Gray
W. H. Turner
Augusta Katz
Arthur Hagermier
Self Ridge Field
Detroit
Mich
Hagermier
Central High School
Athens College
Helen Lovvorn
A. D. Watterson
Phyllis Giles
University of Alabama
Mrs
W. T. Giles
R. M. McGlathery
D. R. Garrett
Third Avenue, West
GM. Brumbelow
Wichita Falls, Texas
D. J. Garrett
W. L Hatchett
Nashville, Tenn
Louise Nelson
T. E. McCaddon
Carl Jones
Mr. Jones
Ida Elliott
Mrs. L. B. Smith
A. H. Nabors
First Methodist
Harry Carpenter
Oneonta
Ala
O. W. Pettey
Betty Jean
A. H. Pettey
J. N. Manly
E. H. Reeves
Wilson Lake
St. Louis, Mo
Mr. Rogers
Texas
Western States
Leon Reeves
Logen Morrell
Pulaski, Tenn
R. R. Rowe
Mrs. J. L. McCormick
Mrs. J. M. Patterson, Sr
Pulacki, Teron
Fred Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
Dallas
H. E. Dryden, Jr
Horace, III
Fayetteville, Tenn
J. R. Daniels
Lamar Penney
Flournoy Patterson
Mrs. Freeman Nivens
Montgomery
Jimmy Dobbs
John Cooper
Jim Dobbs
Dobbs
J. M. Minor
T. C. Chandler
Nashville
Tenn
Bunn Hackworth
Stevenson
Cecil Timberlake
Frank Dulaney
B. M. Bloodworth
Fohl
Falkville
Jones-Baugh GO
Blaze
A. E. Jackson
W. B. Caldwell
Princess
Mest Films
Billie
Douglas
Fairbanks
Susies
The
Merchants Silver Loving Cup
Sam Frank & Moore
Bank St
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