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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1932

Page

3

Tangled Night at the Hoyt Estate Ends With Quiet Resolve

Camilla endures a chaotic veranda party as a game of chance and flirtation swirl around the lake. Peter, wary of Avis Werth’s flirtations, contemplates escape via a promised distraction while Bates watches over Camilla’s fragile situation and the hidden truth of her bond with Mrs. Hoyt.

Avis Terry Jon Camilla Peter Bruce Cathie Dan Mason Avis Werth

Impersonator at a Moonlit Party Delights Guests

Edna Webster and Camilla host a party where an amateur performer disguised as various figures imitates acts from vaudeville. Peter dies into shuffles and impressions of Amos, Andy, Arliss, Will Rogers, Gracie Allen, and Walter Winchell. The audience cheers while plans unfold for a continued act.

Camilla Avis Peter Amos Andy Arliss Will Rogers Gracie Allen Walter Winchell

Milwaukee Matron Elects Jail Over Fine

Mrs. Clem W. Seely, matr on elect of Milwaukee, refused to pay a $25 fine after being found guilty of driving 86 miles an hour. She has served a $0 day jail sentence in the house of correction, saying she was innocent and denied a chance to tell her story in court.

Clem W. Seely Milwaukee Wis House of Correction

Reverend Price Speaks at Ninth Street Church

Ninth Street Methodist Church hosts Dr. W F Price pastor of Decatur First Methodist in place of the absent local pastor. The evening includes a vocal solo by Miss Lou Gene Clem and a morning sermon titled A Good Man by Rev C M Tyndal. Promotion work for the new church year begins in August.

Ninth Street Methodist Church W. F. Price First Methodist Church Price Decatur Birmingham Lou Gene Clem C. M. Tyndal A. G. Jones J. W. McCluskey Board of Religious Education

Fort Worth women honored at Swan Lake picnic

A Friday Swan lake picnic honored Miss Lula Cooper Jennings and Miss Daisy Brundidge of Fort Worth Texas. Attendants included Mrs W T Hatchett of Athens and the Jacks family with daughter Margaret Mrs W L Hatchett Tom Collier of Decatur Miss Elizabeth Lewter of Little Rock and the two Fort Worth guests.

Swan Lake Lula Cooper Jennings Daisy Brundidge Fort Worth Texas W. T. Hatchett Athens L. R. Jacks Margaret W. L. Hatchett Tom Collier Decatur Elizabeth Lewter Little Rock Ark Miss Jennings Miss Brundidge

Is My Face Red to Be Shown at Pearl Vaughan Theatre Hartselle

Hollywood satire drama Is My Face Red? stars Ricardo Cortez Helen Twelvetrees Jill Esmond and Arline Judge in a tale of a sensational New York tabloid columnist who uncovers lurid secrets. The film directed by William Seiter screens Sunday and Monday at Pearl Vaughan Theatre in Hartselle.

Hollywood Pearl Vaughan Theatre Hartselle RKO Radio Helen Twelvetrees Ricardo Cortez Jill Esmond Robert Armstrong Arline Judge Cortez New York Miss Twelvetrees Miss Esmond Armstrong Miss Judge William Seiter

Fort Worth Ladies Visit Relatives in Decatur and Athens

Miss Lula Cooper Jennings and Miss Daisy Brundridge of Fort Worth Texas are the guests of relatives and friends in Decatur and Athens. Miss Jennings is a niece of W L Hatchett and has visited here on several occasions.

Lula Cooper Jennings Daisy Brundridge Fort Worth Texas Decatur Athens Miss Jennings W. L. Hatchett

Birmingham Market Prices and Shipments Listed

Receipts in carlots include wheat corn flour watermelons and hay. Johnson hay prices range U S No 1 120 new crop and U S No 2 9 10, Timothy No 1 15 50 16 00, alfalfa No 1 17 00 18 50. Cotton spot unchanged as noon quotations show middling 51 2.

Birmingham Johnson U. 8 Timothy U. S Birmingham

Forestry Receipts Down Forty Percent in 1932

National forest receipts fell 50 percent for the year ended June 30 1932 totaling 2 294 247 with timber sales dropping by 1 491 275. Income sources include timber sales grazing fees water power rentals turpentine sales and trespass settlements.

Washington, D. C America National Forest

Eugene Viollet le Duc a Gothic Revival Master in France

Eugene Emmanuel Viollet le Duc stood as France’s leading Gothic Revival architect and a prolific writer on architectural subjects. His work shaped restoration theory and practice and influenced later generations of architects.

Eugene Emmanuel Viollet-le-duc France

Farm Notes on Poultry Diseases and Pasture Care

The article explains that chicken pox or sorehead is an infectious disease needing prompt action. It outlines treatments and vaccination for prevention, plus a tobacco dust and iodine vermicide method for intestinal parasites. It urges pasture cleanup, mowing, stump removal, and participation in August pasture demonstrations for better livestock production.

J. Ry Waldrop Judge Morton Phil Gilbert Athena Demonstration Farm

French outpost Vincennes declares allegiance to United States

On this day in 1778 Father Gibault urged Vincennes in Indiana to claim loyalty to the United States marking a key step in the Revolutionary War era alliance. The event ties to the French priest and the Vincennes outpost as the settlement aligned with American independence.

Father Gibault Vincernnes Vincennes, Ind United States

Del Col Definition as a Mountain Pass Term

Del Col is defined as a marked term in geography indicating a pass or notch within a mountain range. The concept identifies a route through higher terrain and has historical usage in navigation and topography.

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