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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1927

Page

7

The Laundry Queen and Lily France

Lily France confronts marital strain after a wedding gift washing machine arrives from her in laws. She resents labor in her marriage while Pat's life stays simple and dull. Staley Drummond resurfaces with a romantic pull, and Lily faces a choice between love and domestic duty.

Staley Lily Pat France Neem Staley Drummond

Dear Santa Letters Tell of Christmas Wish Lists Across Alabama

A long OCR letter batch from Decatur and Trinity Alabama characters young girls and boys write Santa Claus with Christmas wishes. They request toys dolls bicycle fire truck gun drums ukulele dishes and candy, with notes about family sickness and poverty.

Trinity Ala Santa Claus Frances Irene Mooney Santa 6Th Ave S. Decatur Troup Odell Cason

Doom Draws Nearer for Ruth and Judd

Ruth Snyder and Judd Gray, condemned in the Jamaica murder case, face the electric chair at Sing Sing during the week of January 9. Both show little hope, with Mrs Snyder clinging to a possible reprieve and Gray accepting his fate as a harsh alternative to life in prison.

Staley Boyle Street Pat Hedotie Lily Sue Ruth Snyder Judd Gray Albert Snyder Jamaica N. Ys Sing’ Sing Gray

Rheumatism Relief Claim Ad from Johnson Tenn

An old advertisement touts 100 years of relief for rheumatism and pains. It cites unsolicited letters of satisfaction and urges readers to try a root-based remedy said to address the root cause and be economical.

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SAULY Renee Tuthor Patrick France Sle Stgley Lily L. France Reliable Pharmacy Reliable Gene Tunney Staley Jond Jane Bussey 8Th Dear Santa 9Th Ave Lewis Marsh Trinity, Ala Thomas Mooney Jackson St Oscar M. Marsh Richard Marsh Sanita Decatur, Ala Daddy Mother Grandma Grandpa Natalie Thomas Speck Kenneth Rice Hodges Crow, Jr Frances Allen Portwood Decatur Penney’s Joe Weatherly Dee, Q Doll Ruth Judd Ter Margaret Powell Howell Powell, Jr Dogwood Montevallo Coleanor Red Ash Cahaba Jellico Lipsey Turner West Main Street Johnson Tenn Iittem Swift Swift & Company
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