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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1931

Page

3

Social schemes and a planned engagement of Bruce and Sybil

Eleanor Durand and Mrs. Morse plot a swift marriage for Bruce and Sybil to suit Durand’s cold business on a North Shore visit. They scheme to push an engagement through by newspaper announcement before Bruce and Sybil are told, risking fallout if plan is exposed.

Mrs. Morse Mrs. Durand North Shore Eleanor Dunard Charles Europe Eleanor Bruce Country Club Mrs. Hayes Lois Sybil Mrs. Durant Eleanor Durand Mr. Morse Brass

Talk Over Phone and Less Upon the Street

ATHENS, Ala Dec 7 Special The low mood is passing according to the Athens office of the Southern Bell Telephone Company People are talking more over the telephone and less on the streets During the low mood many had phones removed for economy now customers are returning to service and requesting phones be reactivated

Athens Ala Southern Bell Telephone Company

Cardus claims aid for weak women in Texas ad

An advertisement quotes Mrs G Burns of Kirbyville Texas praising Cardus for improving her health and strength after she began using the medicine. The text urges women in frail health or with monthly discomfort to try Cardus and notes pharmacists sell Cardus labeled PH-88.

Cardus

Farmers Busy Clearing Ground in Auburn Campaign

Auburn experts urge a winter land improvement drive to terrace stump and till, repair fences, remove rocks, and cut firewood while preserving timber. The aim is to keep tenants employed and boost next year's yields as harvests finish efficiently with little waste, especially cotton.

Alabama Auburn

Sixty Million Dollars Sought for River and Harbor Work

Washington reports congressional figures show river and harbor spending reduced to 60 million dollars for the next fiscal year, down from 75 million. Army engineers expect lower labor and material costs to cover about half the cut, while flood control funds are trimmed to 32 million.

Washington Congress Budget Bureau Army Engineers

Three Weeks Series at Athens by Jones Evangelist

Bob Jones, a well known evangelist, will hold a three weeks series of meetings at the courthouse soon after Christmas. The event is non denom inational and county wide, announced by his field agent who was in Athens this week.

Athens Ala Bob Jones Court House

Conference ends for HIV groups in Athens Alabama

The North Alabama Hi conference closed Sunday night after three days in session at the First Methodist church. Several hundred youths from across North Alabama attended or visited sessions marked by talks from Alabama leaders in boys' work, along with musical numbers and recreational activities.

Athens Ala North Alabama First Methodist Church J. W. Nelson Birmingham Y. M

Classified Ads Spotlight Community Events and Meals

Classified notices detail a church basement banquet Saturday evening and emphasize the role of ads in keeping industry moving. A nostalgic remark notes Americans eat a heartier breakfast than the English or French.

Hard Cough Relief Creomulsion Ad Fragment

An old advertisement promotes Creomulsion for difficult coughs and chest colds, claiming multiple ingredients work together to help various cough types. It argues safety for children, no narcotics, and a money back guarantee if relief isn’t achieved. The copy imitates period marketing with varied capitalization and garbled lines.

Lion Creomullion

Youth Must Pay Price After Fatal Joy Ride

Gelo Templeton, 14, of Kansas City Missouri, is sentenced to two years in prison for taking his father's car without consent. He drove into a crowd outside a church, striking and killing 41 year old Myron L. Swayze.

Gelo Templeton Kansas City Myron L. Swayze

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