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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1930

Page

5

Modern Women Free to Be Friends Not Cats

Winifred Black argues that women have changed with cocktails and careers, using Mabel and Jessica as examples. Mabel flirts but stays loyal to friends’ marriages, while Jessica stabilizes Marie at work, showing women’s evolving independence and loyalty within friendships.

Winifred Black Mabel Helen Jessica Marie

Personal notices of visitors and family gatherings

Miss Elsie Leigh of Mt Hope Ala visits Mr and Mrs W M Chenault on Grant street. Mr and Mrs R E Britnell of Guntersville Ala visit sisters Mrs R E Wardlow and Mrs W M Chenault. Britnell family reunion attended by many relatives at B F Britnell's home in Russellville on August 20. Louis Bussemener and son Louis Jr of Birmingham visit Herman Schnur on Canal Street. Lauristine Cox and Ruby Srygley of Tuscumbia stay with T E Baker. Sam Coleman family of Louisville Ky visits Mrs H L Baker. Ruby Murphy suffers malaria on Line street. Wardlow and Mary Gargus camp on Short Creek Falls near Guntersville for several days. Dr H F McGehee of Birmingham guests of Miss Fanny Brown Collier. B F P Gray and John Blackburn of Birmingham visit Mrs Frank Lide. Louise Collier of Washington DC spends weeks with E W Collier. Cynthia Davis returns from Washington DC after sister Mrs Jack Spratt Ill. Mrs Spratt recuperating at a Chesapeake Bay summer resort. Mary Jeff Davis of Washington DC visits aunt Mrs W E Steed at Trinity Vaughn.

Mrs. Jones T. M. Jones, Jr East Vine Street H. H. May Mr. May T. C. Chandler Jones John Cooper Adams Mabel Nesbit E. N. Penick Emmie Frances Polhill Cox W. M. Chenault R. E. Wardlow Mary Gargus Russellville B. F. Britnell Mr. Britnell Cynthia Davis Washington, D. C Jack Spratt

The Marry-Go-Round by Helen Rowland

A 1930 column discusses ideal wives and husbands through a witty dialogue about requirements for lasting marriage. The piece contrasts a humorous youth seeking a perfect partner with a damsel's simple demand for eternal love, ending with social notes about local visitors and travel plans.

Social guests and travels of Montgomery residents

A list of visitors and travelers to the town includes James Nicholson of Montgomery staying with his parents, relatives visiting from Chattanooga and Selma, and many others from Birmingham, Des Moines, Middlesboro, Athens, and Nashville. Several residents plan trips to Montreal, Georgia, and Florida, while university student Harriett Irwin prepares to start at the University of Alabama and others attend social events and conventions.

Carol Humphrey Des Moines Iowa Hilda Carpenter Humphrey Alpha Chi Omega University of Alabama

False Pretense Case Reversed by Alabama Court of Appeals

The Alabama Court of Appeals reversed the Morgan Circuit Court and ordered a new trial for Jesse Robinson who was convicted this term of obtaining money under false pretenses. The case will be placed on the docket to await orderly trial.

Alabama Court of Appeals Circuit Court of Morgan New Trial S Oe Aon Jesse Robinson

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Mrs. Smith Fred Stutz Coral Gables Fla Fort Sill Okla B. B. Pickens Tampa W. R. Smith Pickens Adams Stutz John W. Jones Frank Lide R. T. Sheppard M. R. Rankin William Kimbrough B. A. Turner Maury Shipper H. R. Davis James Johnson Smith Elsie Leigh Mt. Hope, Ala Mrs. W. M. Chenault Grant Street R. E. Britnell Guntersville, Ala Louis. Bussemener and Son Louis, Jr Birmingham Herman Schnur Canal Street Lauristine Cox Ruby Srygley Tuscumbia, Ala T. E. Baker Sam Coleman Louisville, Ky Ruby Murphy Line Street Short Creek Guntersville H.F. McGehee Fanny Brown Collier B. F P. Gray John Blackburn Louise Collier Mrs. E. W. Collier Mary Jeff Davis Washington, DC W. E. Steed Trinity Vaughn Helen Rowland Mrs. Solomon Helen. Rowland SELAH King Features Syndicate, Inc John Goode Mary Bell Chicago, Ill Florida JR. Nicholson Mildred Mrs Jack Lee James Nicholson Montgomery J. R. Nicholson E. M. Odom Town Creek E. W. Kennedy Harvey Pride Selma Paul P. A. Teague Chattanooga, Tenn Paul Vaughn W. B. Markstein South Alabama Pensacola T. G. Morrow Montreal N. C Ellen Julia Wert Hildreth Rob Carl Gus Harriett Irwin Mrs. Harley Georgia New York City William Moseley, Sr Madeline Dix Eugene Coyle Athens Mrs. J. R. Grey F. L. Kirby Oak Street Johnston Street Boyd Wells 8. M. Burns Evelyn McMillian Harry Higdon Etowah Tenn Thora Handley Fampa Lula Neal Christine George Shelon Frank Liles Columbia, Tenn Elizabeth Thomas Lerr John McGehee Betty McGehee Victor Dealers Jesse McGougin Dorothy June Shreveport, la H. L. Baker Dick Moseley Little Rock, Ark George Carter Tuscumbia W. P. Carter Hearthaven Andrew Jones Tillery, N. C W. J. Nesbitt Mary Clapton Apgar Memphis Red Rogers Apgar Scottsboro Aye Edwin East Bess Elsie Corinth W. W. Callahan R. H. Wyatt J. G. Martin R. E. Wright Roland Neeley Master Wright St. Vincent’s Hospital R. B. Elliott Nashville R. N. Harris Frank Booth and Son J. ¥. Hamil Evon Buchanan Little Rock Vitaphone Age Constance Bennett Rex Beach Morgan County National Bank The Dixie Market Dixie Specia Campbell's Tomato Tender Shappy Camay Soap Hart Stokely Ferre Eagle Brand New Orleans Turnip Greens del Monte No
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