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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1936

Page

5

Engagement of Dorothy Blasingame to Benjamin F Martin Jr

Society notes announce the engagement of Dorothy Blasingame daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas White Blasingame Sr of Sheffield to Benjamin Franklin Martin Jr of Decatur with wedding set for September 11 1936. Other items include church auxiliary meetings and a farewell party for Mrs Ellen Tarpley by the Southern Bell Traffic Department with a, floral decor and gifts.

Blasingame.martin Thomas White Blasingame Sheffield Dorothy Benjamin Franklin Martin, Jr Decatur Farwell Tarpley The Southern Bell Telephone Company Ellen Tarpley

Personal Notices Across Town As Residents Plan Visits

Mrs J B Schimmel and daughters Marion Ann and Edith Mae will visit Memphis Tennessee for several weeks visiting her sister Mrs Harry Reitmeyer. Miss Giles guests Mrs Davis Rex then home tonight. Percy Norton and baby return to Miami Florida after visiting his mother in Hillsboro. John McBride and wife at home with parents after their June marriage. E D Whitman returns from Red Boiling Springs. Campbell and Thompson to return from Memphis and Nashville. Frances Nungester at Peabody College Nashville will spend weekend with her father Cliff Nungester and guest Mrs Archie Sears. Campbell returns from St Louis stock purchase. Dinsmore and Brock return from Washington and Staunton. Fennell and Rolfe back from Washington and Baltimore. Huie family to Lake Wales Florida. W O Watson visiting Mobile. Conleys and relatives in Shades Mountain Birmingham. Ben Johnston Jr and Louis Hoff fishing trip in Florence. Paul Conley visit. Ted Greenhouse visiting in Birmingham. T A Caddell ill but resting. Raymond Conley returns from visit. Burleson and Gray motor to Tri Cities. Abigail Crawford visiting brother Claude Crawford. Several Birmingham visits. Bartees in Gatlinburg and Asheville. Dennis family in Ohio. Windrow Brownsville visiting sister. Leanne and Eloise Sparkman head to Birmingham. Paul Dix family in Panama City over weekend. Enloe transfer to Gadsden. Roberta McLaurine visiting aunt Mrs J B Fleming. Wyatt Barnes in Birmingham. A M Fishburn visiting sister in Gulfport. J W Lanier weekend with mother Mrs W M Lanier.

Christian Science and Local Church Announcements

Local church notices announce sermons on Spirit and Health with service times. The Christian Science Society in Decatur invites the public to attend with minister Ira F Hawkins and notes other church activities led by Geo T Wootruff and Julia Dent Woodard with Epworth League leaders Henry Day and Miss Woodard.

Central Methodist Ira F. Hawkins Geo.t. Wootruff Epworth Julia Dent Woodard Henry Day

Clergy to Preach at 11 A.M. Service Sunday

Jackson Street and Eighth Avenue announce regular services kept at usual hours. Rev. John J. Younger of Nashville will fill the pulpit at 11 o'clock.

WESTMINSTER _ PRESBYTERIAN Jackson St Eighth Ave John J. Younger Nashville

West Decatur Methodist Church Services Schedule

T H Wilson pastor leads church school 9 45 a m with C F Watterson superintendent. Preaching at 11 a m and again at 7 30 p m. Leagues meet 6 45 p m Stewards meet 6 46 p m All members urged to attend.

West Decatur T. H. Wilson F. Watterson Stewards

Southside Baptist Church Service Schedule

Southside Baptist under Pastor I W Myers lists 9 45 Sunday school for all departments led by Bryan Abbott, 11 00 morning worship with sermon by the pastor, 6 15 Training Union directed by Miss Pauline Johnson, 7 30 evening worship with sermon by the pastor. The church notes it has only missed three worship hours and urges attendees to bring a neighbor or friend.

Southside Baptist I. W. Myers Bryan’ Abbott Training Union Pauline Johnson

First Methodist Church Resumes Regular Services Sunday

Pastor L. D. Patterson leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m with J C White as superintendent. Preaching at regular hours. All church departments resume services and officers and teachers urged to return to regular posts. Public invited to worship.

First Methodist L. D. Patterson J. C. White

Church Services at Grant Street Church

R D Underwood, minister, schedules Bible classes at 9 45 a m and preaching with communion at 10 45 a m. Evening worship at 7 30 p m. Thursday ladies class at 3 p m. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7 30 p m. Everyone invited to all services.

Church OF Christ Grant Street R. D. Underwood

Church Schedule and Gatherings Emphasize Return to Pulpit

The notice lists 9:30 a.m. Men’s Bible Class led by Teacher C L Buck and a 6:15 p.m. B T U, with no 11 a.m. preaching due to the pastor’s absence. Evening events include a 7:30 p.m. song service, a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday WMA meeting, a Wednesday cottage prayer with Mrs. Banks, and a midweek service urging full participation. pastor returns to fill pulpit August 16.

C L. Buck B. T. U. Departments Co. L. Buck Youll

Ninth Street Methodist Church Schedule Announces Meetings

Pastor J. M. Holland leads Sunday School at 9 45 a m with Guy Jones as superintendent Evening service with sermon at 6 30 p m Youth group meets Mondays at 3 p m Woman's Missionary Society chaired by Mrs J M Holland holds Monday 3 p m church meeting Board of Stewards meets at 7 30 p m with L R Yarbrough as chairman Come let us worship together.

Ninth Street Methodist J. M. Holland Guy Jones Young People’s Eee Marvin Yarbrough Woman's Missionary Society

First Baptist Church Reopens After Health Board Lift

The Board of Health has lifted all restrictions and the First Baptist Church on Oak and LaFayette Streets resumes regular services. Rev J F Ray will preach at 11 a m and 7 30 p m with Sunday school at 9 30 a m B T U at 6 30 p m and mid week prayer at 7 30 p m Wednesday. Members urged to attend.

First Baptist LaFayette Sts Jesse F. Ray Board of Health J. F. Ray T. U

Worship Services At First Presbyterian Church

The First Presbyterian Church invites all for Sunday with J. D. Wallace as pastor. Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship at 11 a m the sermon titled Worship God. Evening service at 7 45 p m follows a 6 30 p m Young People meeting. Profound gratitude is expressed for God s goodness.

Christian Science Society Decatur Byster First Presbyterian J. D. Wallace

Central Baptist Church Service Schedule

The Central Baptist Church on North Ave EB and Grant St lists Sunday services with Sunday school at 9 30 a m and morning worship at 10 45 a m B T U at 6 30 p m and evening service at 7 30 p m Judge Seybourn Lynne will speak at both services in the pastor's absence.

Central Baptist Nor Tth Ave. EB Grant James Allen Smith B. T. U. Union Seybourn Lynne

Moulton Churches Invite All Faithful to Sunday Services

Churches in Moulton call families and individuals to Bible Study at 9 45 a m Worship Service at 11 a m and Sermon Night service at 7 o'clock with emphasis on children’s attendance.

Census Enumerators Receive City Payments

Fifteen enumerators for the city school census were paid a total of 237.05 from the city treasury for their work. The final tabulation shows a school population of 4741, up 264 from two years ago.

Make-Up for Eyes Adds Charm and Depth

A vintage beauty column discusses eye shadow use to enhance eye color and shape. It covers shades by hair and eye color, daytime versus evening wear, proper application on upper lids, and cautions against under-eye use and overexposure to exotic hues. It also includes reader questions on skin bleach and weight guidance.

Gladys Glade America

Miss Glad Answers Beauty Questions by Mail

Readers may send beauty questions to Miss Glad care of this paper. She offers her personal notes on The New Figure Beauty Culture and Care of the Hands and Nails for two cents plus a self-addressed stamped envelope.

Miss Glad

Also Mentioned on This Page

Central Baptist W. M Ida M. Stallworth Westminster Presbyterian Auxiliary Woman's Auxiliary Westminster Presbyterian Church J. D. Jervis Central Methodist Woman's Missionary Society Sixteenth Avenue Baptist W. M. A W. M Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church V. Cobb Sixth Avenue Baptist Church Maple Hill Madison County Muncie Indiana Edd Garrett East Moulton Street Garrett W. D. Alston Charlies H. Johnson Thomas Pitkens T. G. Counts Li¢y Byars Evelyn Thompson Doris Berry Louvian Ann Wade Bernice Berry Pearl Brooks Helen Coffee Rachael Ford Roland Langley C. T. Edwards City Goidel Joe E. Brown June Travis and Guy Kibbee Dick Foran James Oliver Curwood Rochelle ‘Hudson Buck Palm Springs Frances Langford Sir Guy and Smith Ballew Epic of America Edward Arnold Lee Tracy Binnie Barnes Geo. O’brien J. B. Schimmel Marion Ann Edith Mae Memphis Tenn Ham Harry Reitmeyer Percy Norton Baby Miami, Fla Lawrence W. Norton Hillsboro John McBride J. B. McBride Moulton Street E. D. Whitman Red Boiling Springs Frank Murray Campbell Frank Thompson Frances Nungester Peabody College Nashville, Tenn Cliff Nungester Archie Sears Pvt. Payne Charles A. Campbell St. Louis Ryan Dinsmore D. Brock A. G. Patterson Mack Dinsmore Washington, D. C Eldon Jonés Staunton Old Point Com Fort and Hampton, Va Brock R. Irwin Veterans Hospital Edgar E. Fennell Sadie Rolfe Baltimore, Md J. R. Huie Ted Jean Lake Wales, Fla L. E. Huie W.O. Watson Mobile Mrs R. L. Smith J.C. Conley Carl Frederick Shades Mountain Birmingham Raymond Conley Ben Johnston, Jr Louis Hoff Florence Paul Conley Scottsboro Mrs. Conley Ted Greenhouse D. D. Burleson T. A. Caddell J. C. Conley Imogene Burleson Jean Gray Joe Burleson Tri-Cities Mrs. Palmer Lumbia Miss Abigail Crawford Brother Claude Crawford Aileen West R. E. Rogers J. R.nicholson Jennie Davidson Wilma Jane Patterson Mrs. C. B. Bartee Gatlinburg, Tenn Asheville, N.C Peter M. Dennis William Ohio Mrs. J. L. Windrow Brownsville, Tenn Leanne Mrs. Alton Eloise Sparkman Paul Dix Nell Panama City Florida L. H. Enloe Gadsden Mr. Enloe Sinclair Refining Co Roberta McLaurine Dallas Texas J. B. Fleming Mrs. Wyatt Barnes A M. Fishburn Gulfport, Miss J. W. Lanier Chattanooga, Tenn W. M. Lanier Capitol Bob Steele Bunker Bean Harry Leon Wilson Owen Davis, Jr Orld Humphrey Bogart Beverly Roberts Petrified Forest Rogers Kentucky Dorothy Wilson Russell Hardie Charles Sellon Louise Henry Alan Dinehart Bill Robinson Kay Katherine Gibbs Mielziner Kay —Francis Los Angeles Kenneth McKenna Mielziner Katherine G. Francis Oeshon Christian Science Moulton Julia Dottie Barbara Blane the Daily
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