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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1934

Page

4

Society notes from Crowley bridge party and visitors

Local society page lists Miss Lillian Prancisz of Crowley visiting here and multiple families from Pulaski and Birmingham sharing visits. Several residents travel to and from Birmingham Nashville Washington New York and Trinity mountain for summers and weekends.

Lillian Prancisz Crowley Vissing Mildred Moebes Birmingham Otto Moebes Miss Moebes New York City Washington, D. C

Japanese Set Excellent Example For Travelers In Care Of Teeth

Gladys Glad notes Japan’s cleanliness impresses travelers and describes dental hygiene customs. She shares home remedies including salt as a dentifrice and a mouth wash recipe, plus gum massage for circulation. Editorial note invites reader requests for beauty questions and pamphlets.

Gladys Glad America Japan Seth Glad Colin

Local residents note health, travel and retirements across region

Mrs Bol Harris shows marked improvement after surgery at Benevolent Society Hospital. Several residents plan moves and visits including Miss Charlotte Broadus and Mrs J G McGehee to Birmingham. Others travel to Chicago for the World's Fair while E B Howard departs Savannah Tennessee for TVA work. Families announce relocations to East Cain Street and Asheville trips, with Charles W Malone taking a GM position in Birmingham.

Cordele Couple Visiting Dan McKenna Household

Dr and Mrs Charles E Mcarthur of Cordele Georgia visit Mr and Mrs Dan McKenna for a social call.

Charles E. Mcarthur Cordele, Ga Dan McKenna

Complexion tips and color suggestions from readers

Madeline promises a detailed skin clearing method in her Beauty Culture booklet. Maxine recommends shades including tan blue brown gray dark red dark green and black as most becoming.

Madeline Maxine

Marked Improvement Shown in State Business in 1934

Industrial production in Alabama for the first six months of 1934 rose vs 1933 and 1932 but varied month to month. Output in coal and coke faced April curtailments, May recovery, June dip. cotton textile activity rose through May then fell in June. Iron and steel continued rising, July indices hint at declines. Employment rose to April, then leveled and declined in June. Bank debits dipped in April, edged up in May and June. Overall six month index averaged 73.1, well below trend but above national measures. 5,087,000 tons of production, 30 percent higher than similar prior periods, yet 50 percent below 1926–1930 five-year average. Cotton mills used 307,010 running bales in six months, reflecting textiles’ shift upward.

University Ala Alabama United States

Make this model at home chic skirt blouse and jacket ensemble

Practical summer sewing idea features a black satin three piece outfit with skirt blouse and jacket. Describes fabric, sizes 12 to 20, pattern 1943, step by step instructions, and ordering details from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York City.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department West Ith Street New York City

Religious Revival Ends with Fervent Final Service

Crowds filled the service as hundreds of Christians attended the revival closing. Churches expect many more additions in coming weeks with one city church already reporting around 100 new members. Dr. F N Hart chaired the evangelistic committee and read resolutions praising local pastors. Rodgers thanked church forces, businesses, and volunteers for their support during the campaign.

F. N. Hart Pastors’ Union Evangelistic Party Rodgers

Woman Held on Harboring Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow Ally

Mary O'Dave of Wichita Falls Texas is in federal custody accused of harboring Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow as the pair hunted in Texas. She is alleged to be the sweetheart of Raymond Hamilton a surviving Dillinger gang member.

Bonnie Parker Clyde Barrow Texas Louisiana Mary O’dave Wichita Falls Tex Raymond Hamilton Dillinger

Economic gains and church campaign wrap in Alabama report

The six month 1934 data show pig iron output up 68.8 percent from 1932 and 1933, nonfarm energy use rising modestly. Payrolls jumped 26.3 percent from 1933 with wages up 66.8 percent. manufacturing and wholesale trade lead employment gains. The document notes a religious revival campaign in Decatur with strong offerings and tent removal, as evangelist Rodgers plans Pine Bluff Ark next, Cowell and Dr. James Wallace traveling from Ridgecrest to Fayetteville.

Decatur Rodgers Decatur Christian Forces Pine Bluff Ark Arkansas City

Speakes Plan Short Business Trip to St. Louis

Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Speake departed today for a several days business trip to St. Louis.

T. C. Chandler St. Louis H. R. Speake

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George Homer Smith Pulaski, Tenn Guy Parson Han Homer Mith Jim Owen Pulaski Joan Avants Jewell Harwell Jackson Street Maude Jones Nashville, ‘Tenn H. R. Summer B. G. Cunningham Birig Bob Harris Burs J. B. Casselis Charlotte Mrs. Is Blackwood Wack Moebes W. E. Todd California Ashland W. F. Clarkson T. V. Harrison Roy Poteet George Samson Lillian Francis Redding Emens Mrs. M. B. Thornton and Son Selma Mrs Hart Holt Rev Ira F. Hawkins C. D. Patterson Elbert Patterson Poiints West Mrs. C. B. Elliott Nashville Tenn Lewis Hardage Big Summer Camp Melvin Hutson Trinity Mountain Medeleine Carroll Goidel Wohl’s Department Store Wohff's Department Store Isles Wohl’s Bol Harris Benevolent Society Hospital Charlotte Broadus J. G. McGehee J.K. Bughes J. R. Daniell Felix Horn Carolyn Laverne, Ala Nancy Hackworth Scottsboro Robert T. Sheppard E. B. Howard TVA Savannah W. P. Dozier East Cain Street F. J. Tabacott Hariselle W. H. Day T. M. Jones, Jr Willian Kimbrough Panama City Gulf Coast J.B. Duke Gadsden Ralph Breeden Charles W. Malone General Motors Co L. W Crenshaw Miami Fla Asheville Points North Carolina Chicago Hendrix Mary Charles Melbourne J. B. Harlow Martha Vines Dadeville Albany, Ga Cordele Visitors By Wendell M. Adamson University of Alabama Bureau of Business Research The Associated Press Hamilton Strand Theatre Jack Oakie, Ben Bernie Singer Electric Sewing Machine CO Second Ave Will Rogers NEWS
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