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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1940
Page
3
Native Marylanders wonder if the WPA Maryland Guide insults or flatters as it catalogues state traits. The 5611 pages praise some civic pride while noting Baltimore’s contradictions, calling its metropolis both respectable and worldly, and predicting lively debate over its portrait.
Mr and Mrs John Legg of Massey visited with B F Turrentine Brooks Lindler and families. Pat terson stayed with Will Chance and family of Fairview. Mrs A H Walden spent the weekend with her ill mother at Nixon Chapel. Mrs R M Holmes visited Leslee Holmes in midweek. Morris Pope Doss Knighten and families attended a birthday party at J W West home.
Linda Avery, a New York model agency receptionist, reconnects with childhood sweetheart Ronald Stafford while engineered entanglements unfold among Linda Robert Barton and publicity figure Terry Adams. Mina Nevins, a famed actress, pursues Robert. Linda discovers Ronnie's心 love for her as a yacht mystery deepens with a romance on a ship at sea.
Madison County resident John R. Fanning reports Gly-Cas capsules cured his digestive problems and restored regular bowel action. He cites improved sleep, reduced headaches, calmer nerves, and regained vitality after using Gly-Cas, praising it as a wise investment in health. Adv.
A Kansas City report notes Robert Pruett's steer calf reaching 750 pounds, highlighting economic relevance for cattle markets. The event underscores growing demand and producer contest in regional beef trade.
In a rural accident a young 4 H member named Robert was killed when his vehicle collided with a large truck. Friends gathered as Wayne Shier proposed off site salvage. Neighbors used knives and tools to skin and butcher the carcass for a neighborhood barbecue.
Denver dispatch notes street car operators have standing orders to go easy past the South Denver awaiting plant as a mourning dove builds a nest. The baby birds are expected to hatch any day, according to a street car herder.
Crossword clues list featuring 54 across and 53 down entries with topics on parrot ships motto Hebrew prophets and more. includes Greek letters breeds, professions, and various nouns and verbs. Readers solve by filling numbered positions with matching word answers from general knowledge and vocabulary.
The fifth biennial Southeast Region conference of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs will open August 30 in Bristol with Minnie L. Maffett delivering the main address. Attendees include national officials and leaders from ten states, plus Miss Dorothy Crook and Miss Irene Armes from New York national headquarters.
Mrs. Ora Hogan and Mrs. Charlie Tiechmiller host visitors from Round Top and East Point. Virginia Dotson visits her sister in Blair. Numerous local residents share weekend and Sunday gatherings with family at Round Top and nearby towns including Blair East Point Andrew and Corinth.
In Grand Island Nebraska August Harry Paulsen reported three days of ghostly rapping in his basement. He finally traced the sounds to a woodpecker fluttering inside the chimney, mistaken for a hollow tree.
A crowded Sunday in Decatur and nearby towns as residents attend boat races and visit relatives. Ill Betty Joyce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vaughn, remains at home under care. Rev O B Lansbury and Mrs Lansbury recently returned from revivals in Arkadelphia. Families from Tuscaloosa Ga Point and Moss Chapel are reported visiting or hosting gatherings with friends and relatives.
Lian Jochum and Mrs. Fred Buford were reported as patients Monday afternoon. The notice provides no further details on their conditions or the medical facility involved.
Decatur resident Robert Sharp joined Edward Orson and James Lynn Jr in Harteelle on Saturday night. Mrs. Mattie Oldacre visited Louise Lawrence Tuesday. R L Roberson plans a short Decatur visit as Mr. and Mrs. Willie Maze traveled Sunday. Floyd Quinn and others were in the community Sunday. Eddie B Jackson visited Ferythe Peck Friday. The Tennessee visitors, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Richards, called on their sister Sunday evening, while Hoover Gatlin recovered from a car accident.
Horace Laymon remains at the T. B. Sanatorium this week as friends express hope he may be out again soon.
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