From the files of Jan. 17, 1935
CULLMAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
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The Debating Club
The officers of the debating club are: President, Ruth Kaple; vice-president, Leldon Singleton; secretary-treasurer, Doris Turner. The roll includes the names of: Welton Bailey, Spright Baker, Helen Bright, Erma Burns, Ova Calvert, Melvin Eddleman, Earl Howse, Pauline Howard, Woodrow James, Ruth Kaple, Lee Kilgo, Alice Marie Loyd, Esther Meyer, Edsel Monroe, Ezma Nixon, Lois Osborne, Sarah Robinson, Leldon Singleton, Harold Singleton, Edderd Smith, Marlin Styles, Doris Turner, John Weigand, Gilbert Yeager, J. C. Yeager. Faculty advisors: Misses Robertson and Atkins.
The following members were recently elected in the “try-out” to represent the local organization in the state debate at the University of Alabama in March: Helen Bright, Melvin Eddleman, Ruth Kaple, Doris Turner, Alice Marie Loyd, Esther Meyer, Marlin Styles and Welton Bailey. A faculty committee served as judges.
Basketball
The returns from the basketball games played during the past week are as follows: Saturday night, here, boys: Hanceville 26, Cullman, 29. Girls: Garden City, 9, Cullman, 12. Monday afternoon, there. Girls: S. H. A., 45; Cullman, 30.
The boys go to Morris, Ala., on Wednesday to play Mortimer Jordan high. On Friday night at the local opera house, a double-header is scheduled with Hartselle.
Assembly
On Wednesday two local ministers visited the school. Rev. Theo. Mehl, pastor of the St. John’s Lutheran church, addressed the student body on the subject, “The Old and the New.” Rev. T. M. Bailey, pastor of the West Cullman Methodist church, also a member of the local board of trustees, visited the school at this time, added his word of greeting to the assembly.
Vivian Gibbs, president of the senior class, spoke a few words in recognition of Mr. Killingsworth’s excellent services as principal of the school for the past six and one-half years and presented him with a Gladstone traveling bag as a token of remembrance from the student body and faculty.
Science Club
Officers of the science club are: President, George Stiefelmeyer; secretary, Freda Crow; faculty advisor, Mr. Wilkes. The club members are: Chester Berry, Gilbert Burks, Freida Crow, Vivian Gibbs, Willis Hancock, Luther Hinds, Margaret Heitmueller, Esther Meyer, Lola Mae Ivan, Edna Speegle, George Stiefelmeyer and Edward Weeks.
NEW HARMONY NEWS
Arab, Jan. 8.—Miss Ethel Harper spent part of the holidays with Miss Gladys Noles.
Lillian and Glenn Chambers of Joppa, were in this community Sunday afternoon.
Misses Geraldine Watson and Sybil Warren spent Tuesday night as the guests of Miss Nora Mae Plunkett.
Willie Preston spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Preston.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Thomas of Oleander, spent last week with her mother, Mrs. E. A. Austin.
Elvis Gober spent Saturday night with Lloyd Cox.
Mr. and Mrs. Butler Copeland have moved to their new home at Eddie.
Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Kelsoe and family have moved into this community. We welcome them.
Quite a few from here attended league at Union Hill Sunday night.
Misses Rosa Willis and Vester Plunkett visited Miss Ima Fleming Saturday night.
Emmett Tipton, who is employed in Gadsden, spent part of the Christmas holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Tipton.
Howard Tipton is recovering from an appendicitis operation.
Wilbert Noles made a trip to Birmingham recently.
BEECH GROVE NEWS
Hanceville R. 2, Jan. 10.—Mrs. Aurelia McCabe, who has been at the city infirmary in Cullman, is much improved. It is believed that she will be able to return to teaching soon.
Miss Rubye Hinkle is teaching in Mrs. McCabe’s place, while she is away from school due to illness.
Mrs. Custer Mitchell and Mrs. Tolbert of Cullman, were Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs. Walter Godfrey.
Mr. and Mrs. Custer Mitchell will move to this place in the near future. Mr. Mitchell has charge of the heading mill here.
Mrs. Green Hicks, who has been ill at her home, is now able to be out again.
Mrs. Douglas Wisener and two children visited Mrs. Joe Ryan Sunday.
Walter Ray has returned from Birmingham, where he visited his sister, Mrs. Hosea Lowery.
Mrs. Henry Weathers and children visited Mrs. Joe Ryan Sunday.
Mrs. Bessie Ray, who has been ill with a severe cold, was able to attend prayer meeting Sunday afternoon.
Miss Rachel Headrick of Arkadelphia, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Ruth White, this week.
Walter Godfrey made a business trip to Jasper Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Moss and their guest, Miss Moss of East Point, called on Mr. and Mrs. Walter Godfrey Saturday night.
All members of the adult school are invited to a candy pulling Monday night from 6 to 7 o’clock.
ETHA NEWS
Cullman R. 2, Jan. 14.—Prayer meeting was not so well attended last Wednesday night on account of so much flu.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Veal and children are confined to their beds with flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Jeston Holloway spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Williams, who are confined to their rooms with flu.
Mrs. D. H. Phillips and son, Troy are ill at this writing.
Rev. E. M. White of Addison, spent Saturday night here.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Johnston spent Sunday evening with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Kelley.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Panter are suffering with the flu.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Eddleman have moved on Glen Johnston’s place.
Mrs. Coye Johnston, Mrs. Cober Thompson and children, Mrs. J. B. Williams and Miss Jewel Eddleman spent Thursday evening with Mrs. Leslie Williams.
Remember next Saturday and Sunday are regular meeting days at Cross Roads.
BEES AND BUTTERFLIES
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lee spent Monday in Birmingham.
Attorney F. E. St. John spent Tuesday in Birmingham.
Attorney F. E. St. John, Jr., spent Tuesday in Birmingham.
Mayor Dunlap was in Montgomery over the week end on business.
M. J. Schlosser of Nashville, Tenn., was a visitor to the city Tuesday.
Mrs. W. O. Dunlap and Mrs. W. A. Trimble will spend Saturday in Birmingham.
Mayor J. A. Dunlap attended the inauguration of Col. Graves in Montgomery last Monday.
Chief of Police Jack Tucker was in Montgomery to see Col. Graves inaugurated last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Pounds of Birmingham, spent Sunday with their mother, Mrs. C. R. Watson.
Mrs. Elise Kinney of Birmingham, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. Kinney the past week end.
Judge Homer F. Mitchell was in Montgomery Monday attending the inauguration of Col. Bibb Graves.
Mrs. Wooten of Wichita, Kansas, is spending a few days in Cullman as the guest of his sister, Miss Wooten.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmadge Kinney attended the inauguration of Col. Bibb Graves in Montgomery last Monday.
Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Burgstahler of Des Moines, Iowa, were the week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Kinney.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rainey have returned from Montgomery where they attended the inauguration festivities.
C. S. Biggers and Judge J. M. Kilpatrick returned home first of the week from a business and pleasure trip to Texas.
Shorty Ogle underwent an appendicitis operation at the Decatur hospital last Friday and is reported to be recovering nicely.
G. M. Andrews, a splendid citizen and farmer of Vinemont route three, was a business visitor to the city Monday and honored us with a visit.
L. C. Patterson of Liberty, Blount county, formerly of Cullman county, was a business visitor to the city Monday and honored us with a visit.
C. C. Davis, a good citizen and farmer of Vinemont route one, was in the city Saturday, honored us with a visit and left the cash for his name to be added to our list.
R. E. Smith, a good farmer and citizen of route seven, was a business visitor to the city Saturday, honored us with a visit and left the cash for his name to be added to our list.
C. E. Lindsey, a good citizen and farmer of route seven, was a business visitor to the city Wednesday, honored us with a visit and left the cash for his name to be added to our list.
W. E. Wallace, an excellent farmer and good citizen of route four, was a visitor to the city on Monday, honored us with a visit and continued to visit his home.
M. F. Ford, an excellent young citizen and farmer of Baileyton, was a business visitor to the city Monday, honored us with a visit and left the cash for his name to be added to our list of readers.
Herman Merz, a fine young citizen of route five, while in the city Saturday, honored us with a visit and handed us one for the renewal of his mother, Mrs. Ed Merz’s subscription.
T. J. McWhorter, a fine citizen and prosperous farmer of Arab route two, was a business visitor to the city Monday, honored us with a visit and left the cash for his name to be added to our subscription list.
Judge J. M. Kilpatrick, Misses Helen Kilpatrick and Theolene Robertson are spending a few days in Atlanta, Ga., this week, where Judge Kilpatrick is receiving special treatment on his crippled arm.
J. S. Hyatt spent first of the week in New Orleans.
C. N. Hendrix, a fine citizen and one of Cullman county’s prosperous farmers, was a business visitor to the city Saturday, honored our office with a visit and left on fifty for a renewal of his subscription another year.
Mrs. J. J. Davis and daughter, Mrs. Maude Bailey of Tarrant City, were business visitors to the city Monday and honored our office with a highly appreciated visit. Mrs. Davis had her name added to our subscription list.
W. A. Parker, an excellent citizen and good farmer of Vinemont route one, was a business visitor to the city Wednesday, called in to see us and left the cash for the Tribune to become a weekly visitor to his home.
Rev. J. E. Marion attended the meeting of the Board of Trustees of Marion college last Monday. Marion is a trustee of that college. He was accompanied on the trip by Herman Lee, Mrs. Carl Grob and Miss Lucy Guthery.
A. I. Earl of route three, one of Cullman county’s splendid citizens and prosperous farmers, was a visitor to the city Friday, honored us with a visit, and left one fifty for the Tribune to visit his home for another twelve months.
That grand old man, J. S. Brown, of the Walter community, now Cullman route three, was a business visitor to the city Saturday, honored our office with a highly appreciated visit and left one fifty for the Tribune to go to his address another year.
Mrs. C. Uschman of route three, who is now over 81 years old, yet active and as cheerful as the average person at 40, honored our office with a pleasant visit Saturday and left one fifty for the Tribune to pay her home a weekly visit for another year.
Mesdames J. A. Dunlap, Walter Herrel, Euel Bain, Esther Lewis, S. J. Griffin, B. M. Nash, Bonnie Allison, John Fowler and Miss Florence McNab attended the Sadie Deere Conference, O. E. S., in Decatur Wednesday and reported a very enjoyable day.
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Bent Alvis, an excellent citizen and one of Cullman county’s prosperous good old time farmers, of Cullman route five, was a business visitor to the city Saturday, honored our office with a highly appreciated visit and left one fifty for the renewal of his subscription another twelve months.
