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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1936
Page
5
Corrine Texas centennial nude dancing star faces a vote over trading her silver apple for a grapefruit amid Texas pride. The piece notes Corrine’s fame and the humorous proposal while other local notes cover church events, social visits, and summer travels across the region.
Walter McCulloch and M Garl ington spent the weekend at Auburn. McCulloch plans to resume studies at API in September. Many others travel or visit relatives in Corinth Birmingham Chattanooga Memphis Des Moines and Dallas. Notables include Miss Margaret Edward Clarksville Tenn Miss Christine Sims and Mrs C O Foote with family in Birmingham.
Dozens of young residents were invited to a Thursday picnic at White Springs in Mooresville. Attendees were asked to bring picnic baskets to share in the community gathering.
Newt Hagood aged 76 died Sunday night at his daughter's home in Athens route four. Funeral services were held Monday at three o clock at Anderson cemetery with Rogersville undertaker directing. He is survived by one son L. J. Hagood of Athens, five daughters including Mrs John Bar and Mrs Fred Casteel, ten grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
San Francisco August 26. A new transportation concept proposes single passenger street cars running on elevated runways. John B. Rickets Jr. submitted the idea, saying passengers would operate cars with push-buttons, while conceding he is not an engineer but a conceiver.
Passenger production in July declined by 1 percent from June, the seventh Federal Reserve Bank report shows. This is a milder drop than the ten-year average fall of 14 percent.
Mr and Mrs Sam Wheat announce the birth of a daughter Ann Brindley on August 24 at Benevolent Society Hospital. Mr and Mrs W E Hovis announce the birth of a son Donald Eugene weighing 8 pounds 12 ounces.
A colonial era tone piece on facial powder bases and skin types. It explains how ancient and modern beauty practices differ, stresses that powder must suit skin type, and suggests cleansing and astringent steps for oily or dry skin. The note advertises Miss Glad beauty columns and pamphlets for readers.
Irene Dunne and Allan Jones star in a dramatic Show Boat scene opening Wednesday at the Princess Theatre. The review notes romantic moonlight and springtime mood despite the absence of a Kern-Hammerstein team to provide the original score.
Violet Raley daughter of Mr and Mrs Otis A Raley formerly of Decatur and Montgomery died at 615 am Tuesday at the home of her aunt Mrs George Revella in Troy following complications from an appendicitis operation Funeral services will be held in Troy this afternoon and burial will be there The child had many friends in Decatur where she attended school and her death caused widespread sorrow
Secretary Dern, aged 64, remained in grave condition at Walter Reed Hospital with complications from influenza. The War Department chief’s family stayed by his bedside through the night as cabinet officials had warned his condition was alarming yesterday.
In Jefferson City Missouri three plumbers were repairing a basement pipe when a hammer strike blew apart a rusted iron rod which turned out to be a one pound souvenir shell from the Spanish American War. Tom Bryant and homeowner Truitt Woodson sustained minor injuries.
Susan Frawley Eisele is named best rural newspaper correspondent in a national contest. She remains content with kerosene lamps at her Blue Earth Minnesota farm home, despite traveling to New York with her infant son on contest sponsors’ funds.
Lieut. C. B. Trussell of Athens has assumed charge of the Roe Cock unit at Athens Alabama replacing Lieut. G. V. Betschick whose term of duty expired. Lieut. Albert W. Stoon of Knoxville arrived to become junior officers succeeding Lieut. Alfred G. Sage whose term expired.
Fort Payne Alabama August 26 a jury fixed life imprisonment for Griffin Evans after convicting him of murder in the shooting of his wife Janie Lee Evans and her brother Jack Crane in June 1935. The trial occurred in circuit court and followed evidence presentation.
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