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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1934
Page
10
F Davis and Mrs James F Davis visit their son G Davis in Woday. They plan a trip to Bir for Mr Daviss 75th birthday celebrated with six sons Fennell and James Davis attending.
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a seven–in–one remedy to prevent lingering coughs and colds. It urges quick weighing and seeks to assure fast relief if symptoms persist.
A grandmother's doughnut recipe from Monroe Louisiana uses Snowdrift shortening and Gold Medal Flour to yield about 40 doughnuts. The method notes rolling the dough to 1 to 2 inches thick and frying at a delicate brown.
C Alexander from Falkville route one traveled to Decatur on Thursday for business purposes.
The senior class play The Girl in the Fur Coat drew over 500 at Riverside auditorium. Myrtle Giard Elsey wrote the three act comedy directed by Mrs Willard J Brown. Madalyn Summer led a strong cast including Cecelia Alexander and Robert Gilbreath with lively supporting turns and opening music by John Caldwell.
John Louis Broadway Jr of Portland Oregon won second prize in a Portland youngsters contest with essays on Why My Dad is the Best Dad in the World He received a wrist watch and the family will hear the award news with interest from friends.
Judge Thomas W. Jones will leave the probate bench on January 14 and move to the office of register in chancery. Circuit Judge Paul Speake announced Jones’s appointment to replace Ronnie Cabaniss, who retires after long service.
Decatur will appear in the Rose Bowl book with pictures of the city and the TVA development. The city contributed 50 dollars toward distribution, joining state and other counties in funding. Governor Miller added 1000 dollars from his contingent fund.
The American Legion presses to fold the veterans' bonus into a general relief program. Senator Pat Harrison and Senator Joseph T. Robinson hint a compromise bonus bill may pass, shaping the proposal into a relief measure. President Roosevelt remains tight lipped about relief plans and policy details.
Mrs. L. A. Farbrough is ill with pneumonia at her home in Moulton Heights. Her friends will regret to learn the news.
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