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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1941
Page
7
Decoration Day will be observed at Bishop cemetery on Sunday May 4 with Rev. W. B. Bentley delivering a sermon at 11 a m. All interested are urged to report Friday May 2 to help clear the grounds.
Pattern 2849 offers quick three piece brother and sister outfits in stockinette with garter contrast for sizes 2 4 and 6. Includes directions for 2 blouses 2 jackets skirt and shorts with illustrations and materials. Send ten cents in color for pattern from The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY.
Morgan County community updates include visitors and local visits in Addison Hogansville Piney Grove and West Point. News notes mention Rev Spurgeon Morgan’s Andrews Chapel sermon and upcoming UDC meeting at the University of Alabama May 6 to 8 with a 125 member delegation and federal ROTC inspection on May 7.
Ada residents are urged to consult the agents listed in today’s Want Ada for potential insurance savings. The notice highlights local brokers offering coverage options and price comparisons to help shoppers find affordable plans.
Morgan County Unit No. 18 of the American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. J. B. Whitmire home to review plans for Poppy Day on May 31 and finalize reports due by May 25. Attendance prizes were awarded and hostesses served refreshments.
Community members attended an all day singing at Wolfe Springs Baptist church. Mrs Glynice Beck returned to Bessemer after a stay with relatives here. Grady Butler and Ruby Lee Butler improve after an illness. Mrs Odus Sanderson fails at home. Road work on Wolfe Springs Hatton road praised. Quarterly conference at Sanderson Chapel with Dr A B Pitts. Benton Hagood moved into New Zion. Funeral for Mrs Cora Summers at Masterson cemetery. Rev Saint officiating. Leon Posey called to rolling mill near Wilson Dam. Mr and Mrs John Harris and daughter Marjorie Lee of C.
Pattern 4679 by Anne Adams offers a front panel for height and slimness with curved yokes and two-piece back. The design features scalloped neckline or straight edge, ric rac accents, and contrast front panel. Available in sizes 36 to 52 with fabric and pattern costs listed. order from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department.
A column advising women on stockings and foundation garments. It discusses selecting supportive hose suspenders, avoiding folds over the ribs, the use of elastic insets, and choosing dark or light hosiery to suit body shape. It warns against wrinkled home-washed socks and recommends ironing and aligning the back seam for a smooth appearance.
Mrs Roy Hatton nee Miss Yetta Butler received many attractive and useful gifts Saturday when she was honored with a miscellaneous bride shower at the home of her grandmother with two aunts as hostesses.
The Murray Lee Hardware Co. moves from Hanceville and Bessemer to Decatur and will open in about 10 days at 1M E. Moulton Street. The firm is owned by T. O. Murray and C. F. Lee, with Mr. Murray once a resident of Hartsville.
Birmingham hosts the 11th annual national air carnival at municipal airport on June 7 and 8, billed as the station's biggest free air show with public access and aerial demonstrations.
Rochester Indiana April scene on the Nickel Plate shows towerman O L Mosher spotting danger as a robin entangled in a telegraph wire by a string is hauled toward the rails. He sprinted with a ladder and sprang to free the bird and avert tragedy.
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