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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1931
Page
3
A local column notes contagious diseases surge in winter due to close indoor contact and reduced mixing. Vaccination against smallpox is urged as a crucial preventive, recalling a Montreal outbreak in 1885 where unscreened exposure led to thousands of deaths.
Mrs E M Chenault spoke on The Young Wife as a Housekeeper and the Mother at Home at a Ferry Street Woman's Club gathering in the afternoon. Members voted to assist in the Health Crusade Stamp Movement and enjoyed social refreshments after routine business. The Rook Club postponed its meeting to next Friday with Mrs Clyde Hendrix as hostess.
Dr H G McRee visited Woodland Mills Friday to see the ailing Dr Russell. Mrs Thomas Hodson returned from Montgomery. Miss Dorothy Whaley returned from a week in Birmingham. Frank Gaines heads to Atlanta for a weekend with relatives. Mr and Mrs D C Adams travel to Huntsville for Lawrence Cooper funeral. The Kyle family of Hamilton Ala will visit relatives here. The Baileys and Wolcott plan Huntsville Sunday trip. The Hargrove family will spend Sunday with kin in Birmingham. Miss Margaret King visits Huntsville with Anne Kingsbury. Herman Russell of Woodland Mills was here briefly. Elizabeth Davis visits Birmingham for the weekend. Mrs John W Jones and daughters Nancy and Caroline join Mrs Edon Jones, Mrs R T Sheppard, and Mrs C K Lide for a Birmingham motor trip.
Six pamphlets by Dr Clendening can be obtained for 10 cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Send to Dr Logan Clendening care of this paper or Central Press Association, 1435 East Twelfth Street Cleveland Ohio. The titles include Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.
Rev. A. H. Nabors pastor of Central Methodist church today opposed Sunday movie showings even if proceeds aid charity. He said there are better ways to support charity and that churches would back the Charity Council plea to fund its work.
A daughter named Betty Jane was born to Mr and Mrs E B Mainard on November 29. Both mother and baby are reported to be doing fine at the Baugh infirmary. Miss Alice Roberson of Mt Hope visits Decatur as guest of her sisters Mrs R D Clark and Mrs C E McRight.
Rev E N Hart of Westminster Presbyterian continues Revelations series with a Sunday evening sermon titled War in Heaven starting at 5:00 pm. Large congregations attend vesper services following the ongoing study.
The women of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church will conduct Sunday evening services at 7:00 PM. The public is invited to attend and join in the program.
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