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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1937

Page

6

Sardis Spring Community Notes Highlight Local Visits

The Athens quartet performed Sunday night to a large crowd. Local residents hosted guests including Mr. and Mrs. Riley Cable and daughters Mary and Elizabeth. Several families planned winter stays in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Athens Riley Cable Mary Elizabeth Clara Browning Fred McGuire Farmer Eugene Bailey Crutcher Bailey and . M. Blackburn Brown

Peacock Feathers Chapter 2 And Olga’s Money Plan

In a tense chapter, Olga offers Mimi a portion of her grandfather’s money to marry Jerry, hoping Mimi will accept to free Jerry from a doomed engagement. Jerry frets over Pride and freedom, while Lionel and his sister Bernice complicate loyalties as Jerry awaits a life changing ball.

Olga Mimi Jerry Mrs. le Brun Lionel Bernice Stephen

Moment at the crowning ball and a fateful farewell

The narrator recalls a lavish ballroom scene with Mimi and Olga as Mrs. Le Brun notes a thaw in tension. He contemplates Christmas time, knowing he soon must leave this world of luxury, while a forbidden exchange hints at an unresolved romantic risk.

Rose Ballroom Olga Mimi

Make This Model At Home Pattern 4622 Ad

Anne Adams offers pattern 4622 for women sizes 34 through 50 with built-up shoulders and pleated side seams. The set includes a slip and briefs with French legs and side button fastenings, plus illustrated instructions and a fall winter pattern book. Send 15 cents for pattern and include size name address and style number.

Anne Adams Colms

Beauty and weight loss myths in a daily column

Advice warns against drastic weight loss methods that hollow the face. It promotes a sensible reducing plan with daily water, a facial cream, and astringent for firmer skin, plus tips from Miss Glad on care of teeth and wrinkles and how to obtain her beauty pamphlets.

Sae Uae Miss Glad Mat Colin

Evening at the ballroom with Mimi and society guests

The narrator recalls a night among high society figures including Mimi, Andy, Mrs. Barry, Bernice, Lionel, Katherine Merrill, Stiles Sanderson, and others. He watches Mimi from the balcony, notes Bernice’s dance, and recalls the sunroom with Italian marble and turquoise silk sky. The scene blends allure with a sense of artificial glamour.

Mimi Andy Mis Barry Bernice Lionel Katherine Merrill Stiles Sanderson Ammidon Olga Mia le Brun Regal

Moon surface shown to be porous pumice like rock

Astronomers report tests indicate the lunar surface consists mainly of porous pumice or a similar stone. The finding points to a rough, vesicular composition consistent with rocky lunar soil.

Moon

Chinese Pottery Craft Mixes Bones With Clay For Finest Ware

Classical Chinese pottery relies on a mixture of powdered animal bones with clay to achieve superior strength and sheen. Artisans select bone ash and clay proportions to shape unique white surfaces and delicate textures noted in historic kilns.

Local Notices: Social Visits Reported in Holland

Mrs Hubert Wales and Mrs R O Moore called on Mrs Howard Wales Thursday. Miss Mable Magnusson visited relatives in Decatur last week. Miss Muzzie Wales hosted a gathering of youths Wednesday night. Mrs George Gowen from Pontiac Michigan visits her uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs D T Roberts.

Hubert Wales R. O. Moore Howard Wales Mable Magnusson Decatur Muzzie Wales George Gowen Pontiac Michigan D. T. Roberts

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