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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1938
Page
5
Mr and Mrs J M Standridge announce the marriage of their daughter Mamie Lee to Frank S Johnson on December 10 1938 at Rev R B Conner s home. The bride wore blue velvet and grey wool with navy accessories. They will honeymoon in Tennessee and reside on Moulton Street.
Roland Gray and daughter Anne spent Tuesday in Birmingham. Several families plan Christmas visits including Mrs. E B Garner and Ann Blair, Mr. and Mrs. Foster H Pointer, Miss Jean Gray returning from Stephens College, and many relatives traveling from Nashville Mobile and New York to visit kin for the holidays.
Puzzle grid lists across and down clues from 1938 King Features Syndicate edition. Clues include form of to be Anglo Irish term of endearment fraud unconcerned largest continent seaport city in France diminutive of saluation silent quickly coarse hominy a light boat devoured cut down naut cor refused cut down etc. Includes multiple clue numbers and partial phrases with a final copyright notice.
Pattern 4827 offers a suspender dress and shirtwaist style with five variations. Includes necklines, waist options, and long or short sleeves in junior and misses sizes 10 through 18. Send 15 cents to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department for the pattern and winter booklet.
Washington December 14 reports indicate the House committee on un American activities began drafting a report to Congress. It will include specific suggestions for eliminating subversive influences in the United States.
Jim Baggs, sick, can work again. Dorothy Newman of Hartselle visits Josephine Peck. Lurline Frazier released from hospital after burn. Coleman Morrow from Louisville visits. Russell Peck visits grandmother Mrs. Charlie Lipscomb. Jack Leath, Casper and Edna Leeth on town business. Henry Dyer on sick list. Herman Puckett of Hartselle visits Ben Russell. Tom Fowler has blood poisoning in foot. Henry Fowler children have whooping cough and flu. Dennis and Roscoe Maze visit town.
Hollywood reports Clark Gable, 41, seeks divorce from Maria Langham Gable, 30, after a strained marriage begun in 1931. They have been estranged since 1985 with plans not yet settled, as Lombard widow Carole Lombard is cited as his future partner.
A December wedding drew local interest as Fras er West married Lulleen Wallace daughter of Danville resident Free man Wallace. The couple hail from Oak Ridge and many friends sent best wishes for a long happy life. The community also notes visits and social events including a league social, Sunday gatherings, and a Basham singing event with attendees from this area.
This column urges timely action on vision and weight issues. It warns that delaying eye exams weakens appearance and may trigger headaches, while postponing dieting or exercise allows fat to accumulate. Readers are invited to seek help from the Beauty Box Editor with a stamped self-addressed envelope.
Preaching services held Sunday and Sunday night at Piney Grove. Miss Alma Price and Elmer Price birthday dinner. Klare Wilburn and Roy Smith wed in Ardmore. Families visiting and Sunday dinners with residents from Harvest Athens Carter Grove and nearby farms. Multiple local visits listed with ciudadanos and neighbors.
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