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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1927

Page

5

Dance for Miss Jacobs and visiting guests noted

Mrs. A. E. Humphrey hosted a Thursday evening dance on Kath Street to honor Miss Katherine Jacobs, a charming guest of Mrs. R. T. Sheppard. Several visitors and extended family are mentioned in a string of social notes and travel plans.

Jacobs A. E. Humphrey Kath Street Erine Jacobs R. T. Sheppard Et Mina Katherine Jacobs Gadaden Mrs. Roppard

Social Roundup of Local Residents Travel and Visits

Miss Mildred Ferris of Birmingham sails north for a lengthy tour visiting Great Lakes states and Canada. Miss Rowena Baker plans a trip to Jacksonville and then New York to pursue opera with the Russell Janney Co. Mrs A Polutinsky improves at St Vincent’s infirmary after surgery. Mrs Helen Holmes visits Huntsville for a weekend with Mr and Mrs E B Garner. Mr and Mrs Henry Heine of Atlanta arrive to stay overnight with local hosts.

Mildred Ferris Birmingham Great Lake States Canada A. Polutinsky St. Vincent's Infirmary Helen Holmes Huntsville E. B. Garner Henry Heine Atlanta, Ga

Final Reductions Before Going to Market Dresses

Catalog ad lists Tub Silke Georgette Sport Dresses at 10.95 and Flat Crepes Georgettes at 16.75 with others at 19.75 and 22.50. Describes the sale as the best bargains of the season.

The Balloon Dive and Local Visitor Notes

Local column lists relatives and visitors arriving or departing. Names include Marion Bingham and Mrs. Bingham en route to North Carolina mountains, Ruby Hodges of Birmingham visiting with Hodges family, Sybil Loosier from Hatton visiting brother Carl Loosier, and several families moving homes or traveling to Birmingham Akron Nashville or Thomasville.

Marion Bingham Mrs. Bingham North Carolina Sybil Loosier Hatton Carl Loosier Mrs. Loosier

Famous French Recipes From Paris to the Table

In southern France fish soup favorites include basa mullet turbot or barbet. Make a good court bouillon with onions thyme laurel garlic and shallots, but no vinegar. Cook the fish until clean in this and pass the bouillon through a sieve. Chop lettuce heart sweet cicely celery and sorrel into the bouillon.

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Mechanical cow draws crowds at Decatur Ice Company lot

A life size mechanical cow housed in a tent on Bank street near the Decatur Ice Company draws much interest. The device appears very lifelike as crowds gather to view the contraption while a local river gauge reads 3 to 5 feet.

Decatur Ice Company Bank Street

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