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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1935
Page
6
A Monday Night Set Back Club event at Wheeler Dam welcomed Mrs. Brown of Columbus Mississippi as she prepares to depart after a home visit with Mrs. R L Stephenson. Members and guests toured the dam then enjoyed a steak supper.
Mrs. M. A. Dinsmore and John David Dinsmore left Wednesday for Chattanooga Tennessee after visiting relatives. Mrs. Mert Morrow and Til are expected to join them later this month for the return trip.
The column lists numerous local residents traveling visiting relatives and friends across states. Mentions include Jack Price Morrow accompanying someone home, Miss Helen Fischer returning from Gallatin, Tenn, and Miss Clarice Clay visiting Dawson, Ala. Others travel to or from Hackleburg, Columbus, Knoxville, Montgomery, Trinty, Nashville, and Memphis with house guests and aunts, wives, and cousins noted throughout.
A renewed offer from Edwin Bergdoll asks the United States to accept surrender and let his family live permanently in the United States. He cites his children's education in September and says he expected a pardon from Roosevelt, but urges a quick decision. He proposes surrender in Philadelphia and notes leaving on the first boat to America.
The treasury's daily statement shows total expenditures for the year reaching 1,002,196,741 dollars as of the close of business August 13. The figure marks another major fiscal outlay for the U.S. government in the current year.
Brief readable fragment hints at a tee time schedule on an upcoming Thursday afternoon. The text mentions a golf setting with unspecified players and a focus on post noon sessions. Further specifics are not provided in the fragment.
Slim tailored shirtwaist dress with front buttoning and notch collar details. Describes collar revers, saddle shoulders, full sleeves, belt options, and fabric ideas from nubby cottons to synthetics. Pattern 2475 offered in sizes 14 through 42 with yardage and order instructions from Annie Adams Fashion Pattern Book.
President Roosevelt will leave the White House late tonight for Hyde Park where a family party is planned on Saturday to celebrate Franklin Jr. 21st birthday. The trip follows progress in the Senate on his tax bill and he expects to return early next week.
Athens social column lists Miss Tillman hosting a bridge party with a large guest list, plus visits from Miss Tillman, Miss Georgiana Jones, and Miss Memory Holt. Guests include Miss Pat O'Rear, Miss Iris Joyner, Miss Martha Hightower, Miss Delight Potts, and Mrs. Sykes among others, with multiple bridge events and a luncheon.
A historic instruction extols carrot and lettuce salad as a complete meal. It suggests adding tomatoes cucumbers and dressings with lemon juice oil or vinaigrette and warns against overeating rich foods while claiming skin benefits from the vegetables.
Mrs Walker Richardson of Memphis attends a cordial reception hosted by R H Richardson Sr and friends in Athens. James Martin of Chattanooga visits family, while Delight Potts of Elkmont hosts a guest. Mrs Van Arsdale of Chattanooga visits Hatfields in Athens as Mrs Steele Partin entertains at home with a bridge party and a salad course.
Public notice areas within the city limits of Decatur Alabama along Harteecile Pike outline jurisdictional boundaries and any upcoming hearings or actions affecting property access zoning and municipal oversight.
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