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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1936

Page

3

Judith and Steve face a tangled engagement

Judith Howard and Stephen Fowler debate marriage and keeping jobs as Toby Lynch arrives with friends for a late night visit. Virginia Bent and Bob discuss married life and work while Toby advocates shared living to save money. The scene ends with a sudden confrontation.

Judith Howard Stephen Fowler Steve Judith Virginia Bob Bent Virginia Bent Bob Stephen Toby Lynch Toby Steve Fowler Kitchener Bents Ant Dan Cupid Fowler

Gains Seen in Business and Agriculture

Government and private reports show record cash gains across commerce and farming. July and August boosts include carloadings, industrial production, employment, electric use, construction, and tax receipts, with mutual savings banks up 300,000 to a July total of 14 340 000. Building activity rises 12.2 percent from June and new-home costs up 13.7 percent. For the first seven months of 1936 home permits rise 101.3 percent vs 1935.

William 8. Ardery Associated Press Washington Chamber of Commerce of United States Chamber Labor Department

Woman Beaten at Party Dies in Charity Hospital

New Orleans dispatch reports Mrs. Amy Dees, 43, died at Charity Hospital after a beating at a drinking party. Three men Degos Tlous Wheat and Thomas Foster of Bogalusa were arrested at Poplarville Mississippi. Dees said the men attacked her and her escort at Cross Roads on August 9 over a refused date.

New Orleans Amy Dees Charity Hospital Degos Tlous Wheat Thomas Foster Bogalusa Poplarville Miss

Double Slaying on New York’s Lower East Side

Police probe a double shooting on Rutgers Place in the lower East Side. Jacob Avnet died at once from a chest wound while Morris Fri was mortally wounded in the abdomen and died shortly after at Gouverneur Hospital. Detectives questioned a man named James Mulligan as a person of interest.

New York Lower East Side Jacob Avnet Morris (Mush) Fri Avnet Fried Gouverneur Hospital Polite Samuel Avnet Rutgers Place Edward A. Bracken Francis J. Kear James Mulligan

Mississippi River Nears Normal Navigation After Drought

Davenport Iowa August 29 Army engineers report the Mississippi River deepened to at least six feet at all points restoring navigable depth after a drought induced sinking. Barge traffic, stalled for a month, should resume at a normal pace as rains replenish upper river levels.

Davenport Iowa Old Man River Mississippi

Peas a la Francaise and Zabaglione Recipes Promised

Frugal cooking tips from NEA Service share two dishes to stretch a small vegetable supply. Peas a la Francaise uses fresh peas lettuce onions butter and a little water to simmer 35 minutes for four servings. Zabaglione for four uses egg yolks sugar and sherry whisked then heated to thicken, served with fruit or on its own.

NEA

Daily Menus Include Breakfast Lunch and Dinner Items

The menu lists breakfast such as orange and grapefruit juice cereal cream French toast with strawberry jam broiled bacon coffee. Luncheon features cream of tomato soup pear and cottage cheese salad hot rolls custard milk tea. Dinner includes sardines tomatoes onion parsley French dressing rice ring lamb ragout peas a Francaise and Zabaglione over fruit.

Black Legion Trial Set After Delays in Detroit

Detroit twelve men will face circuit court for the Black Legion linked case involving Charles Poole a WPA worker killed after alleged hooded gang threats. Dayton Dean described as executioner will testify along with other witnesses as jury service shifts to Tuesday due to a Monday start being scrapped.

Detroit Aug Charles Poole WPA Chester P. O'Hara Thay Dayton Dean Poole Dean Stocky Street Railway Common Pleas Execu

Whitton Sister Ada Killinghast Dies in Bedford Mass

E. R. Whitton of this city received word today of his sister Ada W. Killinghast death early this morning in Bedford Massachusetts after a year long illness. He will leave this afternoon for New ford for interment.

E. R. Whitton Tor Bedford Mass Ada W. Killinghast Mr. Whitton Newford

Harcourt wedding invitations set the elegant standard

The text promotes Harcourt invitations and announcements as faultlessly appropriate for weddings. It invites readers to consult the company’s sample book to ensure every detail is perfect for the big day.

Harcourt Company

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Nard Jones NEA Service, Inc Lynch Garrison’s Garrison BY Willlan Trwkkinne AEG U NEA Service ING Mississippi River BY William Ferguson Denver Colorado Judas NEA Servine, Inc Siberia Sister Mary's Henice Black Legion The Decatur Daily Ture the Daily
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