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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1940

Page

5

Delightful Outing at Seneca Springs Abounds With Guests

Mrs. Floyd Harris and Mrs. E. L. Drinkard Jr hosted a multigenerational gathering at The Cabin at Seneca Springs. Attendees included Misses Helen Wright Anne Blackwell Johnnie Hannigan Charicie Patterson Johnnie Westmoreland and Margaret Perry along with other young friends.

Floyd Harris E. L. Drinkard, Jr Seneca Springs Mesdames Drinkard Harris Helen Wright Anne Blackwell Johnnie Hannigan Charicie Patterson Johnnie Westmoreland Margaret Perry

Local Society Items Note Visitors and Guests

James H. Cade of Paducah and Mrs. Cade visit with their baby here. Mrs. Cade and child stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Ross. James M. Gilbert and wife return from Florida wedding trip and reside at Adams Apartments. Robert Knox of Huntsville visits family friend W. A. Hoppers while attending summer school. Earle Calvins of Miami visit parents Mr. and Mrs. Rayburn Neville at Trinity for a month. Mrs. Henry Hurst ill at Ninth Avenue West. Clayton Dunn of Murfreesboro visits J. W. Darrah household and stays over Monday. Dorothy Hooper of Memphis, Beta Sigma Phi representative, at Cornelian Court hotel. Lila Pritchett moves into Sherman Street home. Annie Lee Pritchett to join later from summer school. Mrs. A. M. Richards and Mrs. A. Z. Bailey to Lake Junaluska, N C. Dr. R. M. McClathery in Birmingham for a few days. E. S. Morrow, Jr. and spouse return to At.

James M. Gilbert Points Florida Adams Apartments Earle Calvin, Jr Miami, Fla Rayburn Neville Trinity Dorothy, Hooper Memphis, Tenn Beta Sigma Phi International Cultural and Social Sorority Cornelian Court Hotel Lila Pritchett Sherman Street Annie Lee Pritchett

Nice Eyes And Manners For Women

A nostalgic article extols the beauty of eyes and urges good manners and posture. It blends advice on eye care with lifestyle tips. Readers are advised to nourish healthful habits, maintain proper posture, and avoid poor lighting while reading.

Kentucky Votes Open in August Primary Contests

Kentuckians began ten hours of primary voting at 6 a.m. to decide nominees for one U.S. Senate seat and nine U.S. House posts as families travel between Shelbyville and other towns. The page also notes social visits, travels, and society notices in nearby communities.

Louisville United States Senate House of Representatives

Hulls Removed From Child Lungs After Three Years

Six year old Bunnie Jean Morrow was freed of cottonseed hulls lodged in her right lung for three years. Surgeons at Ponce De Leon Clinic described the bronchoscopic removal as highly unusual. Doctors expect relief from asthma symptoms though lung damage may remain. The hulls were likely inhaled when the child watched her mother feeding cattle near Heflin Alabama.

Atlanta Bunnie Jean Morrow Bunnie Jean L. R. Morrow Heflin Ala Ponce de Leon Clinic Mra. Morrow

City BTU Meeting Set for Sunday

The regular monthly meeting of the city B. T. U. will be held at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church Sunday at 2 30 pm. The program will feature Davis Wooley from Montgomery as the new state B. T. U. secretary joining the lineup.

Central Baptist W. M Central Baptist W. M. S Bryan Abbott Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Davis Wooley Montgomery

Also Mentioned on This Page

Central Methodist Women’s Department Woman’s Department of Christian Service of Central Methodist Church First Presbyterian First Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary U. S First Christian Woman's Missionary Society Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church First Baptist W. M. S Miss Morris Esther Morris East Moulton Street Virginia Owens Roanoke Jean Nash Corinth Misses Nel Frank Moore Clyta Gray Pitts Earle Joyce Lee Muriel Thomas Anne Gray Martha Nash Jacqueline Johnson Martha Scales Mary Jeff Spratt Washington, D. C Sallye Barnum Ida Hall Hill Mooresville Marjorie Lang Marguerite Jernigan Southside Baptist Southside Baptist Church Allen Grant Street American Cleaners Goidel’s Drug Store Capitol Theatre Tex Texas Tex Ritter Flash Gordon Gene Autry Jane Withers America Edward G. Robinson Roger Pryor Lucille Fairbanks James H. Cade Paducah, Ky Robert Knox Huntsville University of Alabama W. A. Hoppers Henry Hurst Ninth Avenue West Clayton Dunn Murfreesboro, Tenn J. W. Darrah A. M. Richards A. Z. Bailey Lake Junaluska, N. C R. M. McClathery Birmingham Mrs. E. S. Morrow, Jr Speake Warren & Ratliff Daniel Green House Manhattan Florsheim Odds and Ends of Florsheim Shoes Speake, Warren & Ratliff Loretta Young Thomas H. Lewis Church of St. Paul Hollywood Kentucky Shelbyville,Ky Walter Nicholson Etowah, Tenn J. R. Nicholson Mrs. Nicholson Santa, Ga E.S. Morrow, Sr Alfred Clements Edna Earle George Williamson R. Rambeau Fayetteville Tenn W. H. Lumsden J. R. Daniels Hatfield's Bobby McDougald, ‘Schuyler Pry N. W. Sutton Newton, Ga H. M. Jernigan J. R. Smiley Camden, Tenn Gilbert Key Charlies Abel Corinne Long Griffin Robert Blackwell Sammy Paul Memphis Mrs. C Steadham McNeill Lafayette Street B. A. Turner Louise Turner W. L. White Rebecca Arkansas Martha Pryor J. H. Tolley New Orleans Mississippi H. Richeson Little Son Richeson Waverly Mary Sam) Dowell New York Benny Welles Sumner Welles Welles Sam 8. M. Coley Alabama State Highway Department 8. FE. Patterson Patsy H.M. Poss Chattanooga Olin Sanders F. L. Weaver Jacksonville St. Augustine Daytona Beach Fla Marguerite Rochester Minn Mayo’s John Wilson A. J. Coleman Katharine Hoppers The Mrs. W. A. Hoppers Zane Grey Russell Hayden Victor Jory Pevarromas Pieters Gras Aronictye Gene Autry Serta Nashville Princess Theatre Billy Joe Vernon Mildred Hardwick Theatre Hartselle Nancy Kelly Robert Cummings the Biscuit Eater Billy Lee Dorothy Lamour Robert Preston George O’brien London Robertson Hare Oregon Trail Decatur Tennessee King Perdue Mill Boillari Georges Met Ei Orne Directed By Aleranda Wall Paul Baron Orchestra Yvette Apes Oes Eek Datei Ruggles Richard Denning Willia Nec Oe Orn i Wayne Morris Rosemary Lane Roccoe Earns George Bevbalesh Warnes Retert Ment Sten Janaiese
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