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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1934
Page
2
A fragmentary collection of aphorisms and quips on manners, politics, love, and society. Loose lines touch on honesty in commerce, gossip, vanity, and the pace of life, with wry observations about aging and public life.
A 1934 Decatur Alabama page compiles numerous Santa Claus letters from children. Each note lists desired toys and gifts such as dolls, trains, bicycles, wagons, clothing, and fruit, with family mentions and school notes, reflecting holiday innocence and local tone.
A bold note envisions Prattville rising to fame beyond the Southern cotton belt, destined to become a renowned hub in every cotton growing country and the world.
The Chaminad Music Club met Saturday with Misses Ruth and Frances Petty for an engaging program. Doris Nunn gave a two minute talk on The Life and Work of McDowell, a violin solo by William Reed, piano by Ruth Pettey, and a closing song. Mrs. R A Nunn accompanied the violin. Refreshments were served by the hostesses.
A terse shopper requests a delivery including a sheep lined coat some over alls rubber ball oranges apples candy nutes and fireworks with a mention of NOBLE BLACK in the note. The fragmentary message reads as a miscellaneous demand list.
G C Sheats an employee of the Happy Feed Store is in Birmingham on a business trip to handle company affairs and meet with local suppliers.
E O Wiley of Falkville was a business visitor in Decatur on Tuesday.
A Welfare club of Cooper Wells sponsored a dance Saturday evening. A large crowd attended the enjoyable event.
Read like a quirky column of pronouncements and family quips. Recollections touch on cautious birth years and child attitudes toward chores and appetite while a husband’s eating habits affect a wife’s happiness and digestion.
A letter from Mary Nell Winton of Marteelle Alabama requests gifts for herself and Floyd a seven year old boy. She asks for clothes a big doll a Mickey Mouse story book and for Floyd a tricycle skates and story books addressed to their mother gaddy brothers and Miss Cornelius their junior fourth grade teacher.
Local musicians from Morgan and nearby counties gather at Eve High School Auditorium for a music contest awarding prizes in violin and string band divisions. Attendees are welcomed by the Eva Post of the American Legion, with proceeds supporting welfare work by the Post.
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