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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1934
Page
5
A wide array of events unfolds in Decatur including devotional talks at the Austinville Missionary Society and life membership presentations. The Saturday Culture Club and other groups honor Alabama authors and figures with readings, music, and Christmas plans, while the Delta clubs arrange holiday activities and notices announce future meetings.
The county board of revenue holds its final session of the year before new members take office in January. The meeting featured a piano selection by Mrs. Rutledge Thomas. Visitors included Mrs. Rayburn Neville Trinity Mrs. Robert Layton Leighton Mrs. Carl Jones and others. Tea was served by Mrs. Trowp. The Young Musicians Club plans a Tuesday meeting at Miss St Irwin’s Canal Street home hosted by Alfred Hodgins and Miss Christine Jones.
Mrs. Robert Layton of Leighton Alabama hosted at Trinity with Mr Layton and two children joining Sunday. W J Brown resumes at home after a serious illness. Jane Chenault sick with whooping cough. Mrs W M Bean of Hartselle visited her son Harry Malone. Mrs W P Dozier to visit Opelika relatives for holidays. Mrs W E Hockensmith to Birmingham for holidays. Billy Boswell of Virginia Law School to visit father W F Boswell. Elizabeth Houston visited Birmingham. Mr and Mrs James E King in Birmingham on business. Mrs Rufus Porter of Tuscumbia visited daughter Mrs E D Bailey Jr. Mary Broadus from Northwestern Evanston Illinois will holiday with her mother Marjorie Broadus. Mrs Redding Emens and baby returned from Crowley Louisiana. Born Dec 6 to Hubert Gambel and wife Fifth Avenue West a daughter Katherine Delano.
Modern equipment and skilled operators ensure spotless white and light colored garments with no dinginess smuts streaks or spots. Superior service costs no more than ordinary cleaning.
Dense OCR reads list of crossword clues with across and down numbering plus a garbled answer grid. It includes entries like Distinguished service cross abbr, German abbr, war god, tree trunk in a river, railroad abbr, township abbr, and many others with mixed errors and nonsensical sequences, ending in a jumble of letters and stray fragments. The puzzle appears damaged with partial phrases and inconsistent capitalization, suggesting an OCR scan of a newspaper puzzle page with incomplete or corrupted data.
Princess asks for good condition toys for a Christmas charity drive. Broken items will not be accepted. A program of comedies and juvenile pictures has been arranged by the Princess management for the matinees, previously successful in aiding underprivileged children at Christmas.
Sunshine Cleaners, Decatur's newest firm, opened for business today at 406 Bank Street. The plant features modern equipment and is managed by A. C. Jordan who brings 14 years of local cleaning and pressing experience.
A reader asks which dentifrice is best powder or paste. Gladys Glad notes both are fine if well known brands used and rinsed with mouthwash after brushing. She also explains rouge placement to widen a long face and outlines steam waving steps for curly hair with oil treatment shampoo drying and steam cap technique.
Afternoon and evening services feature Rev. Loose describing Mohammed worshippers in French West Africa with on screen scenes. Rev. D S Clark discusses head hunting tribes along the Amazon headwaters showing progress of the Christian and Missionary Alliance and tribal customs, urging attendance at the Tabernacle tonight and tomorrow night.
Ailing five year old Donna awaits a Santa visit described as coming soon real soon. Doctors diagnose a malignant growth linked to a dog injury from infancy. Surgeons removed her eye but the operation only extended life briefly.
W. L. Lee General Auto offers service and satisfaction with a nearby location at 1716 9th Ave South and phone number 975J for customers seeking car care savings.
The piece advertises pattern 1058 with options in wool, black jersey, and contrasting white pique details. It lists sizes 12 through 40, fabric needs for size 16, and step by step instructions. Readers are urged to mail 15 cents for the pattern and book plus 25 cents for the two together to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department, New York City.
The coldest night of the year was logged Sunday with a low of 24 degrees and a high of 49 degrees. The weather snapshot notes a frigid period affecting residents and daily routines.
Friends of former local resident Mrs. C. R. Jacobs report her recovery at Washington hospital following an appendectomy performed last week.
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