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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1935

Page

7

Personal notices share health trips and visits around town

Betty Jean Gasaway suffers malaria at home on 10th Avenue. Mrs. O Campbell improves after hospital operation. Families travel to New Orleans after two weeks visiting in Birmingham. Clifford Vaughn recovers from appendectomy at Baugh Infirmary. Elisabeth Houston returns from Pensacola visit. Visitors attend dances in Huntsville and Birmingham. Local residents return from Rome, Dalton, and Atlanta travels. Several relatives visit and guests stay on East Vine Street and Johnston Street.

Betty Jean Gasaway 10Th Avenue East W. G. Gardner Roger Gardner Doris Mary Woodward New Orleans Birmingham Elisabeth Houston Bill Foster Pensacola

Hartselle Social Notes Feature Local Visitors

Richmond Virginia clergyman Rev Comer Lile visits his Hartselle parents Prof and Mrs H T Lie. Miss Ethel Hough of Lacy's Spring stays with Marynelle and Dolly Walters. Walters visit to Decatur. Snuggs family back from two months away including master’s degree work at the University of Alabama. Several friends and relatives from Birmingham Memphis Nashville and Decatur noted with travel plans and visits. Lieut Frank H Ellis leaving the CCC camp is mentioned among community residents.

Comer Lile Richmond Virginia H. T. Lie Ethel Hough Lacy Marynelle Dolly Walters Marynelle Walters Decatur W. P. Snuggs Birmingham H. A. Milner Janette Hamilton Dape Illinois Pat Duncan St. Louis Raymond Duncan J. P. @impeon Florida Walter Sechriest Birm Ellea Brindley Lineville T. B. Brindley C. R. Walker B. T. Howell Bert McClanahan J. R Hartselle BE. B. Soper Frank H. Ellis CCC

Local Residents Visit, Illness Updates and Travel News

Community members return from visits in Tennessee and Georgia and report on illnesses. Louise Hewlett remains bed bound on Ferry Street, A B Humphrey ill on Jackson Street, Mia John Martin visits from Birmingham with family, and Robin Thomas recovers from a Monteagle trip.

Sullen Farmers Halt Foreclosure Sale in Missouri

In Plattsburg Missouri on August 16, angry farmers halted a $16,000 foreclosure sale by delaying federal officers. The crowd, led by a Farmers Protective Association spokesman, clashed with bailiff George Colbern and officers erasing the sale of a Bam Devilbliss 820 acre farm, while protests spread to Maysville over the Moratorium law and lending practices.

Kenneth HH CLARK Associated Press Plattsburg, Mo Plattsburg Maysville A. S Henry Dillingham Dillingham Bam Newark N J Mutual Life George Colbern Wo Er BE. E. Fisher Pulliam Farmers Protective Association Middlewest America Supreme Court Devilbliss Federal Land Bank New Jersey C. Allen Mae Ve Association Iowa Merrill Otis Kansas City Guy B. Park

Beloved Humorist Rogers Dies After Long Career

The piece recounts the life of a famed humorist known for rural drawl and screen to stage success. It notes early vaudeville prominence with Ziegfeld Follies, transition to talking pictures boosting fame, a 1929 acting role for Fred Stone, and massive charitable giving while sustaining earnings around 2 500 per week in later years.

Rogers Hammerstein Ziegfeld Fred Stone New York Fred Uiet

Pattern Book Ad and Will Rogers Biography

An OCR mosaic combines Anne Adams dress pattern details with a Will Rogers biographical sketch. The ad outlines Pattern 2377 sizing and fabric needs, while the text traces Rogers family polo fame, career highlights, marriages, and quotes.

Anne Adams Annie Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department West 17Th Street New York City

Hartselle Pastor Returns From Revival Efforts

Hartselle church pastor comes back from a revival noting a very successful pulpit effort and plans to fill the morning service with continued preaching and outreach. The report highlights strong attendance and renewed community impact.

Hartselle

American to Fly 1101 Mile Wake Island Trail

Clipper Midway Island flight by American Airways aims for Wake Island in about nine hours. The voyage would set a record as no airplane has raided the route before.

Midway Island American Airways American Wake Island

Madam Elsie May Palm ist Returns for Short Stay

Local notice indicates Madam Elsie May, a palmist, has returned to the area for a brief stay at an unspecified location near Dewi. The fragment mentions a temporary visit with no solid dates or venue given.

Elsie May Dewi

Also Mentioned on This Page

Clifford Vaughn the Baugh Infirmary Donnie Blackwell Huntsville Phil Pointer Rome Dalton T. G. Pappas Atlanta, Ga E. C. Powell West Moulton Street Mary Dunbar Lillian Weese Miss McEntire Mrs. B. A. Turner Johnston Street Hugh Curry Louisville W. A. Gulledge Cordelia Reedy Buford Verbena, Ala E. D. Bailey East Vine Street Gulledge Bailey Buford Frank C. Brown Roger Carlisle Wheeler Dam W. L. Powell Clanton Ala Cc. Powell Georgia J. R. Thomas Monteagle Tenn Virginia Hewlett Miami, Fla Mrs Louise Hewlett Wesley Holland Mattie Jones East Lafayette Street Rutledge Thomas DeWitt Shaw Bessie Fast Corinth Piggies Jimmy Todd Alabama Jack Gartman Meridian Miss H. A. Meinhardt Gene Sawyer Joan Citronelle H. L. Kirby Penney’s J. C. Penney CO Tennessee Oakdale Loyston Great Lake Norris Dam Thane Vouneatera Ingham George Randolph Emmett Bridges Charline Calloway Cullman Ferry Street Robin Thomas Monteagle, Tenn Jackson Street Baby Lu Ed Meinhardt Mobile Mia John Martin Mrs. J. R. Smiley Joel Coates Harold Doss and Son Oklahoma City Okla Imma Wolfe Memphis, Tenn Dolores Hardage J. B. Bradford Cornelian Court Apartments Memphis May Bradford Dr. Campbell Sara Mullin Mrs. Lile Trinity Stanley Jervis Atlanta A. D. Jervis Jones His Mr. and Lewis Hardage Nashville, Tenn Mrs. C. B. Elliott Ben Craig Florence Decature Ruby Sandlin J. W. Sandlin Roosevelt Treasury Department Caddell Drug Company Second Ave Sullen Farmers Missouri Betty Blake Oolagah Tood South America Australia Will, Jr Mary Jimmy Will Daily Box Clem Rogers Oklahoma Claremore Will Rogers Buckingham Palace General Grant Jesse James Mark Twain Virginia City Nev Twain Bern Herve Glassic Goshen Anabranth Eer Wesson Borden’s St. Charles Rosedale Sacramento California Circle “H’ Tea Martin College Pulaski Sargrove & Murdock
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