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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1934

Page

4

Dorothy Wyker and Bruce Grady marry in Bristol ceremony

Mrs Will Wyker hosts guests at Wilson lodge this week. Dorothy Wyker, daughter of Mrs. and Mrs. Mahlon Long of Decatur and Mrs. Malcolm A. Leopard catur announces her marriage to Grady Bruce of Bristol Tennessee. The August ceremony at the Layman home featured delphiniums and zinnias as a floral setting. Bruce Bruce formerly of Decatur, now travels with his bride to Texas before returning to live in Bristol.

Will Wyker Wyker Lodge Wilson Mesdames F Malcolm A. Leopard Catur Ala Dorothy Bir Grady Bruce Bristol Tenn Bris C. Layman Taylor Street H. Havens State Street Methodist Church Delphi

Personal notices of illness travel and visits in town

Local society notices list residents ill with malaria fever at home on Line Street Fourth Avenue and Jackson Street. Visitors include E C Hannah and relatives from Tanner Florence South Carolina. Several families travel to Knoxville Chicago Memphis and Birmingham for visits and health updates.

Horace Frank Kethery Keton Line Street E. C. Hannah Tanner Florence 8. C W. 8. Stevens Fourth Avenue West Jewell Harwell Jackson Street

Sidney's Smile and Marlene Dietrich Rival Smiles Noted

Gladys Glad discusses how smiles from Sidney Fox Marlene Dietrich Dorothy Lee and stars like Bette Davis Kay Francis illuminate charm. She traces lip and mouth appeal from historic piercing to modern sincerity and promises tips in a forthcoming article.

Sidney Fox Marlene Dietrich Dorothy Lee Bette Davis Kay Frantis

Brown Spots and Skin Remedies from Reader Tips

A series of reader tips offers home remedies for brown spots sunburn warts and cracked lips. Suggestions include hyposulfite solution for spots a linseed oil and Minewater lotion for sunburn a caution against self removal of facial warts and camphor ice or lanolin before bed to ease cracking.

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Beauty pamphlets offered by Miss Glad through the paper

The editor notes Miss Glad cannot answer mail beauty questions but will send pamphlets on The New Figure and Beauty Culture if readers mail to the paper with a self addressed stamped envelope and ten cents for each pamphlet. Additional care topics require two cents per item and a self addressed envelope.

Glad Miss Grady

Lilienthal and Evans to Study Grid System in England

Tennessee Valley Authority officials Lilienthal and Evans will travel to Ireland and Great Britain to study the Shannon River scheme and the British Grid. They will inspect the Shannon district, Dublin, and London before reporting findings to TVA directors and the National Power Policy Committee.

Ces Lilienthal Evans Andrew R. Dunan Central Electricity T John Snell GC. Bz Electricity Son of London TVA Treland Shannon River Shannon Dublin Rishworth Riles A London National Power Policy Committee

Registrars Meet Here Through Friday

The Morgan county board of registrars is in sessions at the courthouse inviting all would be voters to call between 8 and 4. Periodic sessions are provided by law. The board is chaired by W. P. Carter with T. C. Almon and Claude P Johnston.

Morgan County Board of Registrars W. P. Carter T. C. Almon Claude P Johnston

Lightning Sets Fire To a Sawdust Pile

A bolt of lightning struck Parson's Lumber and Manufacturing igniting a sawdust pile. The fire department controlled the blaze quickly with no damage reported.

Parson's Lumber and Manufac

Pastor Price to Visit East for Several Weeks

Dr William F Price beloved pastor at the First Methodist church and his family will motor to Boston and other points in the East to visit relatives. He will be gone several weeks.

William F. Price First Methodist Church Boston Price

Notable Midwest Trip From Texas to Oklahoma City and Evansville

A nine day West tour included visits to Mr and Mrs Emory Lott in Childress Texas and stopovers with relatives in Oklahoma City. On return Mrs P H McBride of St Louis and her two sons stayed with aunt Mrs T A Caddell. Mr and Mrs Pat Steen were visiting relatives in Evansville Indiana for a couple of weeks.

Nel Bond Oklahoma City Okla West Emory Lott Childress Texas Ark P. H. McBride St. Louis, Mo Pat Steen Evansville Ind

Make This Model At Home A Becoming Frill On A Simple Frock

This 1937 Anne Adams pattern notes a simple tub fabric frock suitable for printed lawn or linen. It promises a crish look, quick to sew for inexpensive wash fabrics, with illustrated instructions and sizes 14 through 42. Order details include 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for book and pattern together.

Eve Adam Anne Adams Decatur Daily West Site Street New York City

Lions riots flare and toll of dead and wounded

It is estimated 100 are dead and 900 wounded over three days of killings as Moslems raid the Jewish quarter. Eighty arrests have been made and troops pour into the city where Jews make up about half of 100000 residents.

Realty Sale Activity Rebounds in Decatur Area

Reports from Decatur indicate a renewal in real estate activity as homes go on sale and parcels change hands after years of quiet. Multiple properties have recently sold, signaling a market upswing.

Decatur

Visits Huntsville guest of Miss Eleanor Hutchins

Miss Mary White leaves tonight for Huntsville to be the guest of Miss Eleanor Hutchins.

Mary White Huntsville Eleanor Hutchins

Miss Dorothy Buttrey Recovers From Appendicitis

Dorothy Buttrey underwent an appendicitis operation at Baugh's Infirmary on Monday and is reported resting well today.

Dorothy Buttrey Baugh’s Infirmary

Mrs Morris and Child Repatriated by Ambulance

Mrs Charles Morris and her young daughter K Francis were transported this morning from Baugh's Infirmary to their home on Davis Street in Brown's ambulance.

Charles Morris K-Francis Brown's Ambulance Baugh’s Infirmary Davis Street

Lincoln Mills Picket Blasts Roosevelts Action At Gate

Workers at Lincoln Mills denounce presidential intervention as they stand at the gate. Pickets voice anger, claim the town’s woes stem from mismanagement, and refuse sun protection shelter when a photo is attempted.

Lincoln Mills Roosevelt Lincoln Gate

Harry Higdon Leads J Cc Managerial Session

Harry Higdon manages a mid afternoon business meeting, directing colleagues through planning and strategy. The session focuses on operational tasks and upcoming decisions affecting the organization.

Woman's Missionary Society of Central Methodist Church A. Z. Bailey W. A. Brittain L. G. Sturdivant Harry Higdon J. Cc Aan

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