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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1936
Page
5
The wedding of Miss Lillie Mae Hogan and Roy S. Robinson of Nashville was held at 9 p.m. at the First Baptist church with Rev. W. S. Powell officiating. Hogan, a Benevolent Society graduate, worked as a supervisor at Protestant hospital. Robinson manages Maxwell House Smoke Shop. They reside at 1130 McChesney Ave Nashville.
The column lists numerous September arrivals and departures in Alabama including a freshman from Alabama, Horace Levin family moving to 650 Grant Street, and social visits by Miss Patsy Swift, Miss Cornelia Rose Otte, Miss Ruth Kaple, Mrs. C. E. Swanson, Mrs. Sim Otte, and many other relatives and travelers to Chattanooga, Gadsden, Birmingham, Daytona Beach, and Florida.
An article explains using liquid or dry powder to hide mismatched tan lines after sun exposure. It notes a new multi-use preparation blends astringent foundation and powder, originally for the face, now for the body to even skin tone on the back and shoulders. The piece also mentions social-season fashions and various local visits.
The page promotes buttermilk as non-fattening and invites readers to enjoy two quarts daily. It features manicure guidance and references a column by Miss Glad offering beauty answers by mail with small fees for pamphlets and care articles, including requests for self addressed stamped envelopes.
Durham golfer Marvin Browning scored a 167 yard ace on the No 7 hole at Chapel Mill in Chapel Hill. He followed with another on No 9 the next day, securing consecutive holes in one.
In Memphis on August 17, three elderly men celebrated regained sight after cataract removal. James L Hughes the 71 year old declared they can so make dolls see at this tee while the other Memphis men J Mahon 60 and T J Hamm 41 thanked the surgeons for successful operations in the hospital room.
In Maryville Tennessee on August 11 a neighbor saved Bernie Tipton by pushing him into a mud hole to extinguish flames after his gasoline bucket ignited from a lantern. Tipton suffered severe burns but survived with aid from Leonard Hatcher who helped fetch fuel and evacuate him to safety.
Birmingham August 17. Operations will resume Wednesday in the Red Ore mines of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company as announced today.
United States on behalf of Tennessee Valley Authority seeks publication against multiple McClellan heirs and spouses in a district court order of publication. The filing lists trustees executors and respondents to the McClellan estate with proceedings under No 2484 and states John McClellan and Eunice McClellan are among those served.
United States seeks to condemn 194 acres in Morgan County Alabama under Tract WR-911. Heirs of A McClellan, John McClellan Eunice McClellan Ethel Tapscott and Reece Tapscott must answer by September 5 1936 in the Northern District of Alabama Huntville division or lose rights. Notice to publish in Decatur Daily for three weeks August 1936 with clerk W Lovell on file.
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