Alathean Class Supper and Club Socials Noted
The Alathean Class of Central Baptist Sunday School plans a covered dish social Friday at 7 PM at Mrs Elton Reeves home. The Spinsters Club held August meeting at Miss Bebe Stone s Grant Street home naming new members Ann McEntire Sarah Coleman Martha Scales Martha Nash and Shirley Bragg. Central Methodist W S C S Circles One Two Three met for business then World Outlook program with Mrs A Z Bailey presiding. Circle Four met at Mrs Paul Milam s home with prayers and devotional Losts Of Israel and a China talk by visitor Mrs Pride ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Baptist Sunday School
Elton -Reeves
N Spinsters’ Club
Spinsters Club
Bebe Stone
Grant Street
Miss Stone
Ann McEntire
Sarah Coleman
Martha Scales
Martha Nash
Shirley Bragg
Central Methodist
A. Z. Bailey
Bailey
J. W. Lovelace Jr
Warren
Wright
Circle Four
Paul’ Milam
John McBride
Mack Livina
Israel
Pridervan
China
Personal travel notices fill local society pages
Mrs. John W. Jones leaves for a Birmingham visit with relatives. Mrs. R. L. Hugus of Greenwood Miss. visits her parents in town. Miss Martha Scales attends a Tuscaloosa house party. Annie Orr returns from Birmingham after her sister Mildred Martin’s death. The travel list continues with visits to Little Rock Newark Montgomery and more, including Monteagle and North Carolina trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Jones
Birmingham
Frank P. Lide
Mrs. R. L. Hugus
Greenwood, Miss
Mrs
A. O. Blankenship
Martha Scales
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
Annie Orr
Mildred Martin
Crochet beanie pattern offers fall color and bag drawstring
Pattern details for a worsted weight beanie with a drawstring bag and decorative motifs appear in Today’s Needlecraft. Send fifteen cents to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept for the pattern and a 32 page catalog with embroidery and crochet designs, plus 133 illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Delano Park Daily Doings Highlights Park Visitors
Sheriff Wail loughby praises Delano Park as a tool against juvenile crime and promoting wholesome recreation. A steady stream of visitors from Pittsburgh to Bristow drop by for games, story hour, and doll shows. A sobering note follows: a young soldier learns of a brother’s death while seeking solace at dawn near the golf course.
Banana Plant Yields Fruit 15 Months After Planting
Banana plants produce fruit within fifteen months of planting the root stock, indicating a predictable growth timeline for cultivation. The note emphasizes timing from root stock insertion to harvest.
The Bathing Suit Test Advice On Slimming Dieting
A 1920s style fitness piece urges readers to avoid extreme dieting and exercise. It promotes a balanced daily routine, emphasizes lean meat vegetables and fruit, cuts back on starches fats and sweets, and suggests simple meals and beverages to improve the figure without starvation. It references tea coffee lemonade and daily meals including eggs salad rye bread and buttermilk.
Letters From Dorothy Dix on furloughs and memory slips
Dear Miss Dix laments relatives pressuring returning soldiers on furloughs and urges restraint so men can rest with family. A second letter from a wife complains her husband forgets anniversaries and births, with Dix advising practical aids to avoid marital strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Planning Board Studies Postwar Problems in Alabama
State planning board examined postwar issues in a full day session with Governor Sparks. It endorsed seven regional tuberculosis hospital projects costing 3 702 000 and directed W O Dobbins to gather statistics on employment and future needs. A technician will assist Jefferson county planning groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Alabama
State Health Department
Chauncey Sparks
W. O. Dobbins
Ageedksisal
Effield
Tuscumbia
Deester
Florence
Talladega
Roanoke
Opelika
Guntersville
Maconcouner
Jefferson County
Revival to Begin at Blue Springs
The Blue Springs Baptist church revival will begin Sunday August 20 with morning and afternoon services and noon dinner on the grounds. Rev D C Price the pastor invites the public to attend all services running through the week with 11 AM and 8 PM gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Springs
D. C. Price
P M Nominations Sent to Senate by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt sent several postmaster nominations to the Senate including Susie R. White of Baileyton Auvin C Byrd of Holly Pond and Bernice R Rob erts of Joppa among others for consideration today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Roosevelt
Susie R. White
Baileyton
Auvin C. Byrd
Holly Pond
Bernice R. Roberts
Joppa
Handicap figures from house subcommittee survey
A house labor subcommittee reports one in six Americans is physically handicapped. Chairman Kelley says the study also shows 3,000,000 peopleare confined to bed or wheel chairs. The Aug 16 release highlights the need for an aid program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Kelley
D.-Pa
Dear Dorothy Dix on a 20 year old in the home
A 20 year old woman who works and pays board is legally adult and may have her own pocket book and independence. However, at home she is still treated as a child despite her age, and privileges must be earned within good taste and decency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh
Gettysburg
Mama
Missionary Society
Dad
Rotary Club
Guadalcanal
Dorothy DIX
M. M
Junior Miss Pattern by Anne Adams
Anne Adams presents Pattern 4621 for junior miss sizes 11 to 18 featuring a scalloped bodice frock with a petal bag. Includes fabric yardage for size 13 and price details with order method from Pattern Dept., 243 West 17th St., New York. A larger 32 page pattern book is available for fifteen cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Carpet gift for banquet hall at Mount Vernon tied to Louis XVI
A carpet in the Mount Vernon banquet hall was supplied as a gift woven by order of Louis XVI, reflecting royal patronage and early American history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Louis XVI
Ickes Proposes Land Disposal Reform to Curb Speculators
Interior Secretary Ickes urged Congress to reform surplus property disposal to prevent a repetition of a speculative market after World War I. He proposed giving the department control over handling government land transactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Interior
Secretar Ickes
Bald eagle protection extends nationwide against hunting
A broad federal measure shields the bald eagle from hunting across all states. The statute prohibits pursuit, capture, and any harm to the national emblem, reflecting heightened conservation priorities and enforcement mechanisms.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Aid Natural Digestion
An advertisement urges relief from headache and upset digestion by boosting Nature's digestive juice. It claims Carter's Little Liver Pills can increase digestion within about 30 minutes and encourages buying them at the drugstore for 10 or 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
Carter
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B. M. Bloodworth
Lydia E. Pinkham
Moye
Grant’s
Morrow
Clifford Roberts
Clifford Edwards
Chattanooga
Tenn
W. E. Hebner
Eugene L. Fair
New York City
Jane Pirtle
Franklin N. Crowell Sr
Barrington
Rhode Island
Newark
N. J
University of Pennsylvania
Sarah Elsner
George Devine
Tom
Edgil
Mary-Jean
A. Coats
Eueeg Sceggle
Tom Edgil
Monteagle
North Carolina
Bob Green
Robin
Maud Thrasher
Helen Kitchens
Rockfield, Ky
B. F. Collier
Eason Shumake
Gerry
Mr. Shumake
Oliver Dix
Joan
Suzanne
Mobile
Ala
Paul F. Dix
Nell Beach Dix
Laura Wheeler
Delano Park
J. W. Stokes
Pittsburgh
Margaret White
Ramona
Athens
Mrs. White
Mary Anne Wiswell
Reynoldsburg
Ohio
Lula Barber
Ray
Columbus
J. C. Wolfe
Alice Earnestine Abel
Dorothy Anne Abel
Bristow
the Ark
Cherie and
Jer White
Huntsville
Dean Garnett
Nashville
Bill Scott
Billy Kay
Mack Harper
Birmingham Southern College of Birmingham
O. K. Hackley
O. K. Jr
Renee
Goidel’s
All Drug
Goidel
Helen Follett
Marie McDonald
Dorothy OL
Planning Board
The
Bell Syndicate
Evelyn’s Beauty Shop
Over Speake
al Tan el
ICKES
United
Taamyd
Pettey’s Cleaners
BELK
Saucer
Coca-Cola Company
Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Coca-Cola
Coca Cola
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