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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1930
Page
5
A quirky slice shows Mary Ellen swapping city manners for country mischief. She abandons delicate pretensions to join kids in tree climbing robber games while wearing her mother’s fur coat and wielding a toy pistol in a playful mock showdown.
In a domestic aside a narrator notes Mary Ellen’s mother laughing again while Mary Ellen longs for clarity. The exchange implies distance between country living and expectations, with a quotable dig at not truly knowing Mary Ellen.
Mrs. Hiram Lodge Spencer announces the engagement of her daughter Marjorie Elizabeth to Fred Glen Terry of Gorgas Alabama with a wedding planned in early fall. Mizpah Chapter No 19 will meet Tuesday at 730 p.m. at the Masonic Temple on Johnson Street. Auxiliary Circle meetings and social events follow, including a First Presbyterian Auxiliary circle schedule and a May party hosted by Mrs Early Phinizy featuring bridge and out of town guests.
Ellen Gilbert hosts a bridge luncheon at her Pulaski home with Decatur guests among a Night Out Club visit. Chandler hosts a color themed gathering on East Vine Street with Timberlakes Snodgrasses and Mrs Keith as souvenirs. High score goes to John Snodgrass. gifts awarded to Cecil Timberlake and Tom Snodgrass. Missionary Society circles meet at Swan Lake and various homes at 4 p.m. with carriages arranged.
A 1930 column argues wives seek shared finances and business talk. It divides husbands into three types based on money handling, describing dynamics of control, longing for partnership, and rising divorce trends, with Helen Rowland quoted.
A long list of visits and weekend trips highlights the social scene. families travel between Birmingham Huntsville Florence and Nashville and visit relatives in Hartselle Pulaski Anniston Memphis and Montgomery. The notices name numerous individuals and their hosts across Alabama Tennessee and nearby areas.
The Decatur Pilot club will hold its regular meeting Monday evening at the Decatur Baptist church. The program is set to be interesting and full attendance is anticipated.
After weeks of political drama culminating in Tuesday's primary Morgan County moves back toward normalcy. Politics is now a casual topic and daily life resumes its regular pace.
Mr and Mrs John D Wyker and Mr and Mrs F S Hunt motored Saturday to visit granddaughter and daughter Mrs Walter D Sanders in Newman Ga Sam Malone Jr returned Friday from Florence where he studied summer term Miss Kimball Jones and daughter Mary and Miss Sarah Bloodworth are expected next week from the University of Alabama for summer school Mrs Jones will visit relatives for a week then go to Gadsden to resume duties as Etowah county schools supervisor Mrs H L Thornton and child ren returned home after visiting her mother Mrs H G Farey in Madison Misses Frances and Nancy Kate Thornton had weekend guest Miss Jean Steele spending the summer with her grandfather S C Gillespie in Madison Mrs A C Stott of Chattanooga Tenn will arrive next week to visit her parents Mr and Mrs S D Brock Mr and Mrs S D Brock are visiting relatives in Birmingham by motor Mrs Lester Ryan after an operation earlier this week at Baughs infirmary is resting as well as could be expected
Salinas California reports a notice of intention to marry between a New York stage actress engaged to actor Mary Mulhern and Jack Pickford brother of Mary Pickford. The couple filed the intent to wed in Salinas.
A full day menu lists breakfast lunch and dinner items including cantaloupe cereal sardine stuffed eggs ham relish sandwiches pickles cookies coffee iced tea and a pear and cheese salad. A detailed recipe fills 12 hard boiled eggs with sardine relish stuffing.
Local residents congratulated Tuscaloosa as the government chose a site near the University of Alabama for a new United States veterans hospital. The government will purchase land and start construction as soon as possible.
Morgan county voters and residents statewide rejected Attorney General Char lie McCall's recent ruling. He stated that Democratic primary entrants were not to supply the nominees, and the opinion drew sharp public rebuke from a well known citizen.
Subpoenas are being served on Morgan county residents to appear as witnesses in cases to be tried in the Limestone court at Athens on Monday.
Two young readers 15 and 16 seek guidance after losing popularity and attention from two popular boys. The advice urges resilience, encouraging them to socialize broadly, keep schooling, and restore self respect rather than chasing former romantic interests.
The feature highlights a late Summer to early Fall lingerie collar and cuff finish with a square neckline frock. Pattern 1998 can be made from silk or cotton fabrics and includes options in voile dimity pique flat crepe canton crepe or rayon with trims in organdy pique batiste or lawn. Sizes 14 through 40 available. yardage and exact instructions provided. pattern costs 15 cents or 10 cents if ordered with a pattern book from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department, 243 West 17th St New York City.
The piece discusses how children imagine being adopted by wealthy loving parents when real parental love is lacking. It links persistent adoption fantasies to disappointment in daily life and yearning for more happiness, urging balanced contact with both parents if separation is not hostile.
Miss Ruth Lipscomb of Tuscaloosa visits here while Mrs. D. Davis and cadren depart for Gordo after a relatives visit. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Shoup leave for Chicago following a visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Brown. Mrs. Dewey Clarke of Tuscumbia visits J. H. Eddleman. The Puckett party returns from Texas. Wille Mae Lawrence Cullooke Tenn and Frances Schnable linked as anal archite. Little Tootsie Elkins of Decatur visits Aunt J. Te Schnable. Bernice Wilder spends Saturday in Birmingham.
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