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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1930
Page
5
A portrait of the modern working mother, the Business Woman, who balances early mornings at home with a full day in the office to support her family. The piece praises her devotion, resilience, and the unspoken honor she earns through hard work and sacrifice.
The second in a series of late summer parties will be hosted Tuesday by Mrs. T. M. Jones Jr. and Mrs. E. N. Penick at Mrs. Penick’s Johnson Street home. A quiet wedding united Miss Louie Hames and Mr. Aubrey Hargitt at the Hames residence on Memorial Drive with close friends in attendance. The newlyweds plan to reside with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Hames. The Ninth Street Methodist Woman's Missionary Society met at the church with prayers and a cottage prayer gathering afterward at Mrs. Nick Peppers’s home. In Steel, Miss Julia Totherow and Mr. James M. Clarke Jr. wed at her father’s home and will soon live here, with Miss Totherow returning to Central High as a faculty member and Mr. Clarke a local businessman. First Presbyterian Circles hosted by Mrs. W. W. Hunt attended circle one.
Miss Bobby Lou Nelson recovers from tonsil surgery at home with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bob Nelson. Mrs. Steve Nelson returns from Montgomery after visiting relatives. Birmingham guest Roy Martin to visit his parents. Mrs. C. M. Riggsbee bedridden at 119 Eighth Avenue West. St. Petersburg visitors Bagerly family hosted by local relatives. Dorothy Leopard to return from Atlanta. Montgomery trio of Farley children visiting A. J. Houser. Evelyn Murphree improves after Benevolent Hospital operation. Eleanor Murphree returns from Florence normal term. Mary Elizabeth Moore visits Greenville cousins Harriet and Rebecca Lide. Ann Miller McEntire tonsils removed. recovering at Leroy and wife’s home. F. M. Sittason from Cincinnati visiting relatives. his wife undergoes tonsil removal. Mrs. W. M. Voorhies and Mrs. Will Wyker to Pulaski for luncheon by Mahlon Long. C. A. Wilmore recuperating at home after Birmingham operation. improving slowly. Mrs. Jimmy Taylor gravely ill at Benevolent Hospital.
A New York woman says she lost 14 pounds using Kruschen Salts and feels less tired after work. She notes a four week bottle costs 85 cents at Decatur Drug Co. and other drug stores and advises morning use with hot water, plus walking and reducing starches.
Louisville resident Buddy Redding visits Trinity, while Mrs. Yarbrough recovers from a hospital stay in Birmingham. A broad cast of relatives and friends travel between Birmingham, Decatur, Huntsville, Jackson, and Chicago for illnesses, visits, and business.
A satirical piece traces fashion changes from colonial knee breeches and periwigs to modern shorts and casual wear. It questions whether past elegance offered true comfort and suggests fashion cycles push men toward continual self-reinvention.
Monday reports show slight improvement in conditions. Miss Elizabeth Wallace travels to Mt. Pleasant Tennessee to visit aunt Mrs Ernest Harlan for several weeks. Several families in Decatur host visitors from Tennessee and Alabama including Chattanooga callers and Crawford County guests. Local residents attend golf events in Tullahoma and continue visits with relatives in Cloudland Anniston Inverness and Bridgeport.
Dr. A. M. Roan, a well known local physician, has returned from Chicago after attending a ten day Chicago surgical clinic.
Deputy Sheriff Bud Davis, who has endured a bone felon on his thumb for several days, was able to be at the office today.
The Decatur Daily Pattern Department advertises Pattern 1884 for a youth dress with a flared skirt and diagonal bodice in gingham or cotton materials. The Bunny pattern 04 features a stuffed dog and rabbit. Both priced at fifteen cents, with yardage details and instructions, order form, and address in New York City.
An evangelist delivered a passionate sermon on God's plan to save the world. He cited creation acts and the birth of Jesus, stressing that the word "Who soever" includes all. The message closed with a parable about an audience in a theater failing to evacuate a fire.
William Brention, a juvenile lead in a Chicago theater production, is identified as the son of the dean of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York.
Birth announcements report a son for Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Kilgore on August 12 possibly named Hubert Russell. A daughter Esther Joyce named for Mr. and Mrs. Sydney L. Russell on August Mother and baby are fine at the home of her parents and Mrs. W. C. Laxson.
Mr and Mrs J D Ligon return from a very delightful visit to various points in South Carolina.
On fishing trip Lawson Sykes of the Sykes and Banks firm travels to the Gulf coast with a contingent from his practice. He reports calm waters and successful angling during a brief leisure visit.
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