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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1930
Page
5
Eddie Landre sits in a tree for over a hundred hours defying crowd curiosity and a mother’s insistence to quit. The piece explores the lure of records, the societal obsession with who is “the est,” and the hollow fame of extreme challenges.
Personal news notes Mary Love has returned from Birmingham after an operation to remove a goitre. Friends report she is much improved. Several families traveled to Nashville for a visit. Others plan trips to New York City Montgomery and Gadsden for duties and studies.
Advice on marriage and relationships emphasizes tact, restraint, and timely conversation. It discusses the balance of affection, duty, and avoiding overtalk, noting how stable habits and shared routines sustain marriage and how new attractions often fail as partners become both alibi and anchor.
Miss Lottie Roverts of Houlka Miss is guest of Miss Rubye Milam and Mrs Brenton S Root has been visiting relatives in Memphis this week Miss Pattie Messer who has stayed two weeks with her aunt Mrs Wear on Sixth Avenue West will return home in Hattiesburg Saturday
Judge W. W. Callahan and Circuit Court Clerk John H. Green plan a meeting to set a lengthy docket for the approaching session. Many civil and criminal cases are listed and officials aim to dispose of them as scheduled.
Since the first of the month the fire department has been called out fourteen times. Only two fires caused appreciable damage while the rest reported no loss. The firemen have made a fine record for the year, with losses light when water connections were available.
Broadway star Marilyn Miller headlines the screen adaptation of Sally at the Princess Theatre. The all Technicolor, Vitaphone musical features Joe E. Brown and Ford Sterling with a strong cast and exquisite Albertina Rasch dance numbers.
Miss Lois Hopper spends two weeks with friends in St. Louis. Mrs Leslie Doss and others visit Hartselle. L L Frazier removes tonsils on Church Street. Martha Ruth Woodard visits Pu laski. Clara Hill and Billy Half acre visit relatives. Jane Irwin rests after tonsil removal. Master Robert Jones visits grandparents on Sixth Avenue. Paul Flowers returns from a Southern trip. Mrs Pryor travels from Kentucky for visits here and in Tangier. Brenton Root and grandmother Milam visit Atlanta before returning home.
The city's tax assessment for 1930 is in preparation and records will be ready to begin tax collection at the regular time December 1.
Rev. J. E. Berkstresser, local pastor, plans to begin work in Decatur next week after completing a lengthy vacation from Oak Orchard, Delaware.
Mrs Susan Hawkins of Tennessee hails Konjola as miraculous after five bottles eased years of indigestion gas and irregular bowels and strengthened kidneys. Advertised claim notes seven million bottles used in two years and lists Thompson's Drug Store Decatur Alabama and Albany Drug Co as local sellers in this section.
The piece describes a washable smock suited for home or office work replacing a frock. It highlights fullness under the yoke, back and front, two pockets, and sufficient length to conceal a dress. No dressmaking experience is needed. yardage per size and exact instructions are provided.
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