Spinsters Meet Tonight at 538 Grant Street
The Spinsters will meet tonight at seven thirty in the home of Miss Earl Joyce Lee, 538 Grant Street. A society note records multiple social gatherings including a linen shower for Miss Willodyne Campbell and an upcoming barbeque chicken supper hosted by the Conquerors class of Central Baptist church.
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Earl Joyce Lee
Grant Street
Central Baptist Church
William Flynn
Fourth Avenue West
Tom Willingham
Personal Notes Shine Through in Decatur Social News
Birmingham couple the Davidson family hosts and visits across Alabama and Georgia with relatives in Decatur Hartselle Auburn and Wilson Dam. Readers catch multiple trips visits and weekend stays with families including Evans Morris Grooms Fleming Tillery and Jones among others in Decatur Mentone Birmingham and Pensacola Florida.
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Burton Davidson
Decatur and
Hartselle
Watson Named New Chief of State AMVETS Leader
Carl E. Watson of Montgomery was elected president of the AMVETS at the Alabama state convention ending yesterday. Other officers named include Evelyn Hardin as vice commander at large Jack Higgins judge advocate Tom Sawaba pro vost marshal J B Martin state delegate and Jack Bolling national executive committeeman. District commanders elected were Collins Cameron Montgomery E H Allen Cullman E L Murrow Mobile Ralph Cox Birmingham and George Mathews Andalusia.
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Montgomery
Ala
Carl E. Watson
Amvets
Evelyn Hardin
Jack Higgins
Mobile
Tom Sawaba
Semmes
J. B. Martin
Jack Bolling
Collins Cameron
E. H. Allen
Cullman
E. L. Murrow
Ralph Cox
Birmingham
George Mathews
Andalusia
Hands Need Applications of A Good Lotion All Year Long
Cleanliness is essential for beauty and hands show habits. Regular use of hand lotion removes oil, while weekly oiling and careful nail care keep skin smooth and nails rosy. Gentle cuticle care, hangnail prevention, and nightly cream aid recovery. Simple finger stretches ease fatigue and maintain graceful hand movement.
Man faces wife tyranny and seeks resolve
A 30 year old husband, five years married, describes constant care for his in laws and a meek home life. Dorothy Dix urges him to assert independence, read the Riot Act, and pursue night school without his wife’s consent. A reader questions jealousy. Dix condemns jealousy as love’s enemy and warns against possessive control. Another reader asks about telling a boyfriend the truth on divorce, and Dix advises honesty to avoid mysterious harm.
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Miss Dix
Constanly
Dorothy Dix
Darling Duet Anne Adams Pattern Ad
Advertisement for Anne Adams sewing pattern 4506 in several child sizes with materials list and pricing. Promotes ease of use and fit, instructs on sending thirty cents to The Decatur Daily pattern department in New York, and hints at a summer pattern book and travel wardrobe ideas.
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Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
7Th St
New York
Marriage Climax Of This Romance Lasting 31 Years
Fort Smith Arkansas July 31 Winnie Mae Parker of near Keota Oklahoma became engaged to William A Scoggins but arthritis forced a breakup 31 years ago He later moved to Merced California and Parker now runs a business from a wheelchair and leads the Fort Smith Shut In club They resumed correspondence Scoggins visited 14 years ago He returned last week and they wed Friday now Mr and Mrs Scoggins
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Fort Smith
Ark
Winnie Mae Parker
Keota
Okla
William A. Scoggins
Miss Parker
Scoggins
Merced
Calif
East Limestone Barbecue Scheduled for Athens on Thursday
East Limestone school in Athens announces its annual barbecue on Thursday August 4. The event features barbecue stew drinks cakes and pies with ball games as entertainment.
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East Limestone School
Athens
Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Pattern Offer Opens Summer Knit
A Decatur Daily item promotes Laura Wheeler Needlecraft patterns with easy two needle knitting for beach days. It explains pattern 791 in small to large sizes, includes charts and photos, and asks readers to send twenty cents with name address and zone to a Brooklyn P O Box. Also mentions a Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book priced with fifteen cents extra for a volume of 104 illustrations and beginner to expert designs, plus a free pattern in the book.
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Laura Wheelers
Decatur Daily
Dept. PO
Flatbush Station
Brooklyn
Laura Wheeler
Moulton Courthouse Lawn Gets Fresh Look
The courthouse lawn in Moulton has a new appearance after a crop of hay damaged by rain was removed. Sheriff G. D. Byars noted the lawn was mowed twice last week. Improvements include reseeded clover and grass covering worn bare in places, enhancing the courtyard’s attractiveness.
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G. D. Byars
Sheriff Byars
Street guttering progress on College Street
Friday night brought partial curving on College Street with 150 feet laid on the north side and 150 feet on the south side completed. Ea Burgreen says another 400 feet will be laid early this week before shifting to Owlman Street, with all curving and guttering to be finished before other streets are torn up. Engineer J. O'Loide notes work is slow but will speed up, and all Burgreen street work should complete in August barring hindrances.
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College Street
Ea Burgreen
Owlan Street
Ima
J. &. O'looie
Jeep
Final Rites for Mrs. Peoples in Moulton
Funeral services for Mrs Wiarie Peoples 41 held at Landersville church with Rev James Hood officiating. She died Tuesday night in a local hospital after a period as a patient since last Saturday. Survived by husband Willie Peoples two daughters Opal and Lorene four sons Hansel Harley Julian and Billy all of Moulton a sister Geneva McDougal and a brother Ed Grissom of Moulton. Interment in Landersville cemetery with Highsmith directing.
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Wiarie Peoples
Landersville
James Hood
Peoples
Moulton 1
Willie Peoples
Opal
Lorene Peoples
Moulton
Hansel
Harley
Julian
Billy Pepples
Geneva McDou
Tough on Two Stills In Lawrence County Reported
Lawrence county officers said they destroyed two illegal stills this week and burned 1500 gallons of mash. One 1500 gallon unit near Ridge Road Bankhead Forest had not run. two men fled before identification. A smaller outfit north of Hillsboro and Courtland near Foxes Creek had been run but was empty. Sheriff Byars noted his men have destroyed 253 stills in 31 months of his second term.
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Lawrence County
Bankhead Forest
Ridge Road
Hillsboro
Courtland
Foxes Creek
G. D. Byars
Lions Asked to Sponsor Mosquito Insect Campaign
At a town meeting residents urged the local Lions Club to back a campaign against flies and insects, aiming to curb mosquitos later in summer. Health officials say treating all homes within corporate limits could cost over 600 dollars, while outside-only treatment sits around 400 dollars. Lion Clyde Kimbrough was tasked to present the proposal at the Lions Club meeting.
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Lions Club
Elvie Terry
Clyde Kimbrough
Lion
Extermination plan may prompt town meeting and club outreach
Deputy Sheriff Neal Fretne claimed Friday that sheriff's forces seized three sacks of sugar at a raid on a still Wednesday. A bystander wondered if officers could claim the sugar. Fretwell replied yes unless someone later asserts ownership. He noted no one ever does.
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Kimbrough
Lions
Neal Fretne
Fretwell
Farm Bureau Rally to Draw Large Local Crowd
Between 2000 and 3000 people are expected for the Lawrence County Farm Bureau annual meeting in the Lawrence County High School auditorium. L G Arnold director of organization will speak at 3 30 PM. The program includes vocal and instrumental music and a business session to elect directors for the new year.
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Lawrence County Farm Bureau
Lawrence County High School
L- G. Arnold
Ballinger Rites To Be Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs. Lawl Ballinger 73 who died at her Somerville home Saturday at 4 pm will be conducted at Center Springs Church at 2 30 pm today by Rev F Mc Toed with interment at adjange ing neues Peck directing Surviving are her husband Harris Ballinger and son Johnny Ballinger and one sister Mrs Carrie Oliver all of Somerville Also listed are Lee Ballinger and several others from the area
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Lawl Ballinger
Somerville
Center Springs
F. Mc
Adjangeing Neues Peck
Harris Ballinger
Johnny Ballinger
Carrie Oliver
Lee Ballinger
Winten Taan der Allen
Robert Hardy
Sterling Blankenship
Hase Wilhot
Principals Open Four Day Alabama Conference Here
Alabama high school principals begin a four day conference here with speakers including Dr. Houston Cole president of Jackson State Teachers College Dr J T Caldwell president of Alabama College Montevallo State Supt A R Meadows David W Mullins of Alabama Education Association and other leaders.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Houston Cole
Jackson Vie State Teachers College
J. T. Caldwell
Alabama College
Montevallo
State
Meadows
Devid W. Mullins
Alspasae
Prehitte
Mogere
Cullman
Alabamia Education Association
County Farm Bureau Meeting Opened by Aivie Wade
The secretary treasurer report will be presented after the business session. Cream will be served following the session. Aivie Wade, president of the County Farm Bureau, will preside over the meeting.
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Aivie Wade
County Farm Bureau
Gardeners Work After Thursday Shower
Moulton gardeners were busy Friday tending beans and vegetables after a fine shower Thursday afternoon. A smaller Wednesday shower aided late growth. A gardener described beetles attacking new shoots as they emerge, tiring of the summer foliage.
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Moulton Gardners
Local notes report discharge after ptomaine poisoning scare
Howard Zills of Wheeler was discharged from Irwin and Dyar Infirmary Friday afternoon after being treated for ptomaine poisoning contracted from potted meat eaten that Wednesday. Several local visits and family events are noted, including out-of-town trips by Ed Farley and Weatherwax families, a former state senator Vernor St John from Opp visiting, and a birth announced by Robert Hood in Moulton. The Kroells plan a new home near the county high school on Wren.
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Howard Zills
Wheeler Farmer
Irwin and Dyar Infirmary
Zills
Ed Farley
J. CC. Weatherwax Jr
Birmingham
Kelley Littrell
Evie Heflin
Florida
Vernor St John
Opp
Nancy Moody
Jane
Wade
Crossville
Sadie Simms
Forrest Simms
William Tomlinson
Barbara Jo
Elizabeth
J. Ll. Weatherwax
Robert Hood
William Kroell
Wren Road
U S Steel Plants Spanning 250 Cities and Towns
The United States operates more than 400 steel plants across about 250 cities and towns, reflecting broad industrial spread. Major facilities serve diverse regions, underpinning national steel output and regional employment.
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United States
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Decatur
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Somerville Road
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Daytona Beach
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Hamil Clinic
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Nashville
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