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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1933

Page

4

Society Notes Highlight Church Activities and Social Events

The Ninth Street Methodist Service Class plans a Friday picnic meeting at 5 30 at the church before driving to Green Gables. Miss Margaret Ann Rogers hosts a spend the night party with friends from East Church Street including Nancy Worth Jones and Kathryn Edwards from Atlanta. Reed Rogers and others return from Hot Springs after two weeks. Alpha Bible Class holds a 4 pm Friday meeting at Central Baptist. Rebecca Harvey and Dorothy Cherry attend a Tuesday Bird Springs picnic with other guests and chaperones Mr. and Mrs. James Arnold. Westminster church women host a picnic for the local baseball team at Woodall s on the Moulton Pike.

Ninth Street Methodist Church C. M. Tyndall Green Gables Margaret Ann Rogers East Church Street Nancy Worth Jones Jane Harris Marge Penick Jones Kathryn Edwards Atlanta, Ga Bird Springs Rebecca Harvey Nashville Dorothy Cherry Ludlow Edith Doas Mabel Wear Elizabeth Berry Carolyn Lentz Katherine Harvey Alice Kendall Messers Eddie Stolts R. W. Mullin Dudley Byars al Harvey Jewel Smith Henry Kendall George Nunn Carl Doss R. B. Masterson James Arnold Westminster Presbyterian Church Woodall’s Moulton Pike

Washington visit and local personals gossip from Athens

Mrs. William Steed and son Billy Jr. return from Washington visit. Numerous local residents and out of town guests are noted visiting or staying with relatives in Athens and surrounding areas, including Birmingham Nashville and Valdosta with a mix of illnesses travels and social activities.

William Steed Billy, Jr Jack Spratt Washington Charles Crow Charles, Jr Nashville, Tenn

Quivering nerves relief with Lydia E Pinkham Remedy

Advert shows women under stress urged to use Lydia E Pinkham remedy. Claims 98 of 100 women report benefit. Text presents feeling of burden and irritability and life improvement promise.

Lydia E. Pinkprwenima

Morgan County to Plant More Winter Cover Crops

Farm agent H. Gibbons declares Morgan County will plant more winter cover crops this fall than ever before. He notes cotton money arriving soon will fund vetch and peas, improving soil, enriching fields, and boosting farmer prosperity in the region.

H. Gibbons Morgan County Mr. Gibbons

New Roof Installed At Albany Grain Co

Workmen from Southern Sheet Metal Works complete finishing touches on a new roof for the Albany Grain and Coal Company warehouse on East Davis Street. A six man crew toiled a week for over 100 squares of metal, with a paint contract to be let soon.

Southern Sheet Metal Works Abany Grain and Coal Cmpany East Davis Street Grain Company

Curtis Again Ties Golf Course Record at Valley County

Bill Curtis matched the Valley County Club course record with a 34. The mark is shared with George Curtis and A. C. Bailey.

Bill Curtis Valley County Club George Curtis A. C. Bailey

Local residents head to Chicago Century of Progress Exposition

Bia plans an early departure for Chicago to attend the Century of Progress Exposition and will be away about a week. Miss Mary Frances Smith of Pulaski Tennessee visits cousin Miss Mary Allen Smith on East Vine Street. George Homer Smith spends the week with relatives in Pulaski. Rob Hildreth of Tuscaloosa visits here this week. Al Jones visits his aunt Mrs C M Kortchet in Memphis Tennessee.

Bia Chicago Til Mary Frances Smith Pulaski, Tenn Mary Allen Smith East Vine Street George Homer Smith al Jones Mrs. C. M. Kortchet Memphis, Tenn

Working Man Arliss Story Opens at Princess

George Arliss stars in The Working Man a Warner Bros. feature opening Friday at the Princess. As Reeves the grumpy head of a great manufacturing firm he faces a fierce battle within his own company amid humor and drama with a cast of all star calibre.

George Arliss Warner Bros Millonaire Arliss Reeves Hollywood

Ray Accepts Post at Ligon's Store in Belle Mina

R. J. Ray of Belle Mina accepts a position at Ligon's store as an experienced dry goods and ready-to-wear salesman.

R. J. Ray Belle Mina Ligon’s Mr. Ray

Pattern 1579 by Anne Adams for Junior Dress

The Decatur Daily Pattern Department offers pattern 1579 by Anne Adams for sizes 12 to 20 with a chic yoke bodice and puff sleeves. Includes illustrated step by step instructions and costs 15 cents for pattern, 15 cents for the catalog, or 25 cents for catalog and pattern. Mail orders to New York City address.

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

Changes Adopted on Barber and Beauty Shop Working Hours

Deputy administrator announces substitutions to blanket hours for barbers and beauticians under the President's Re employment Agreement. The code sets 48 hour weeks for staff, 40 hour caps for clerical workers, and prohibits under 16 employment with conditions for managers. Firms may sign the agreement after complying with substituted provisions.

NRA Reorganization Under PRA Cuts Red Tape

The PRA or President’s Re-employment Agreement streamlines war recovery by placing NRA planning under a five member youth led board including Rob ert Stevens and Lieutenant Johnston. The system moves proposals quickly to General Johnson for final orders and ends

PRA General Johnson Kilbourne Johnson Army Robert T. Stevens W. M Leiserson E. R. Stettinus R. K. Straus Johnston

Fellowship Class Will Enjoy Picnic

The Fellowship Bible class of Central Baptist church will hold a picnic this evening at Woodall's at 6 30. The Bonanza quartet will perform several vocal selections as part of the entertainment program.

Fellowship Bible Class Central Baptist Church Woodall’s Bonanza Quartette

Urban centers seek clarity after confusing food warning

Citizens from urban and industrial centers sent writings and wires demanding explanations as a warning caused bewilderment. Peek has kept busy drafting explanatory letters since.

Peek United Feature Syndicate, Inc

Stairs Lift Breath As Woman Drops Seven Pounds

A 53 year old woman 5 ft tall weighed 154 lbs last year and reports losing 7 lbs to 147. Dressing weight. She can now run up stairs without gasping and looks fitter according to observers. The ad promotes Kruschen Salts claiming she gained energy and health during weight reduction.

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