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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1930
Page
5
A columnist discusses thieves by behavior not detection, contrasting reputations and integrity with money motives. The piece shifts to church life noting a three part Bible study format and a postponed Presbyterian picnic due to Labor Day travel.
Mr and Mrs James Stewart will return Thursday after visiting Birmingham relatives. Mrs T G Morrow expects home Wednesday from Montreal and North Carolina. Barr family returned from Dixon Tennessee weekend. Maud Wright of Boaz stayed with the Dobbs and visits El lison in Hartselle. Elsie Leigh Mt Hope had tonsils removed and rests at Chenault home. F D Peebles will motor to Birmingham Thursday. E J Davis and family arrive from St Petersburg Florida to visit H R Davis. Alma Wilkes leaves for Cullooka Tennessee to stay with Murray Mitchell. James Phillip Cardin returns from Nashville visiting G Y Allison. Seldon and Dorothy Powell visit aunt Chaney in Huntsville. J Lee Barnes of St Petersburg Florida visits sister W H Johnson and Mrs Charles Hamlet. Sam Nichols of Tuscumbia returns from weekend visit to Charles Hamlet. C D Porter of Chattanooga expected to visit Charles Hamlet. Owen Daniel recovering from tonsil operation at home. George Dupont of Evansville Indiana visits grandmother Roop in Trinity. Mr and Mrs Butler Hogan and daughters visit Waco Georgia relatives in city. T M Jones Sr and daughters leave for Sapphire North Carolina with granddaughter Ann Kimbrough. two Misses to join from Camp Merriwood at Sapphire.
An England made remedy named Radox promises to remove corns in a few days with nightly foot baths for three to four nights and then lifting out the corns. The ad urges asking Decatur Drug Company or any drugstore to buy Radox for hard and soft corns, callouses, and rough skin for stronger feet in a week.
An advertisement and local notices describe Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound praised by Mas. Berren Rivers of St. Myers for improving health and energy. The piece also lists several residents visiting, traveling, or returning from trips, including Mrs. G. A. Berry and Pearl Mae Rollo, Mrs. Olin Wright, T. C. Chandler, C. H. Timberlake, Charles Alexander, Cliff Blake, F. S. Hunt and son, and Labor Day plans in Lowdon Tennessee.
Virginia politics and society note Miss Susanne Pollard, daughter of Governor John Garland Pollard, returns Sept 15 to serve as official hostess at the Governor's mansion in Richmond. The piece highlights her prior duties entertaining officials and the mansion's social calendar for the autumn season.
Aids for small fashionables describe a dainty frock with shoulder capelets and square neckline in pastel shades. Pattern 1946 uses dimity lawn batiste and gingham with trimming options in checks and flowers. Available in sizes 6 8 and 10. yardage listed and simple instructions provided for home sewing. Send fifteen cents and write name address and style number to The Daily Pattern Department New York.
A 1930 King Features Syndicate column explains wandering husbands fall into three types and argues there is no cure. Time, luck, death, or divorce may end the wandering, while wives are advised to keep the home fires burning and wait. The piece by Helen Rowland notes only patience as a remedy.
Mrs. George Lawrence and daughter Sue Bitting will return home next week after spending several weeks with relatives in Georgia. Cecil Stallings of Eufaula Alabama is vacationing with friends in the city. Mrs. W. W. Knox and family visit relatives and friends in Stevenson Alabama.
Two teen twins seek guidance on love and dating. One girl doubts her boyfriend’s love after few letters while he remains faithful. the other refuses a persistent suitor and is urged to end the acquaintance. The column urges clear boundaries and steady communication.
A Metro Pictures all talking mystery drama based on Ben Hechts Doomed Regiment opens Wednesday at the Princess Theatre. Lionel Barrymore directs a cast led by Roland Young Ernest Torrence Dorothy Sebastian with a London set plot about officers menaced by a ghostly plot and eerie sound effects.
Mayor pro tem Roy Billings presided over the municipal court in Mayor Malone's absence. Officers testified the defendant was a first offender, and Billings imposed a minimal fine, balancing justice with mercy.
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