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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1939

Page

5

Christmas Activities Highlight Lafayette School Society

Christmas programs filled rooms at the Lafayette School with tree gift exchanges and student performances while parents provided fruits and candies. A Riverside High School Christmas Play fundraiser netted $44.65 for the senior class as Girl Scouts hosted a party at the Moulton home of the Culture Club in festive décor.

Riverside High School County High School Moulton Girl Scouts Community Culture Club Girl Scout Losene Coffee Dotsy Richardson Mary Elizabeth Almon God Bless America Jeanette ‘Cammack Marjorie Simms Sara Jane Coffee Ann Smith South

Miss Martha Frances Kilgore Ill With Flu At Home

Personal items note Miss Martha Frances Kilgore is very ill with flu at her East Church Street home. Mrs Martha Lou Sanders returned from Huntsville after a weekend visit. Mr and Mrs W R Rogers and son Oakley spent the weekend in Birmingham with friends and relatives. Mrs Hugh Curry Miss Helen Bynum Mrs Thomas Hendrix and B P Wallace attend the funeral of the late Mrs T J Cottingham in Birmingham. J N Gibson and Eugene Gibson plan several days in Atlanta with Mr and Mrs

A. A. Jones East Walnut Street Mary Lee Martha Frances’ Kilgore East Church Street W. R. Rogers Oakley Birmingham Hugh Curry Helen Bynum Thomas Hendrix B. P.wallace T. J. Cottingham

An Eye For Glamor Mascara Tips and Beauty Care

A detailed guide on mascara use to enhance eye appeal. It covers applying technique for upper and lower lashes, removing mascara with gentle products, using vaseline before application, and achieving dewy, sparkly eyes. It also notes hard water soap risks and tips for rinsing hair with strong water flow.

Local residents to spend holidays visiting kin and returning home

Jackson Edwards and family plan holiday visits with relatives in Georgia and nearby states. Mrs. Eugene Gibson joins later, George Wallace family to visit J N Gibson, Miss Margaret Ann Rogers to return from Texas with relatives Zeke and Mrs. Rogers. Several students and families head to Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi for Christmas.

L. P. Troup J. E. Roberts 8. E. Alverson Paul Bryan H. F. Sherrod L. B. Wyatt Orr Hartselle W. H. Day Claudia Moss Alabama B. L.’ Malone Lamar Dodd F. S. Hunt, Jr Bankhead Ible Ing . Org Troup Second Ward Jackson Edwards Eugene Gibson Georgia

Christmas Visitors And Holiday Travel Across Tennessee

Montgomery hosts visitors and relatives arriving from Knoxville New York Lexington and Huntsville for Christmas. Alabama and Georgia residents travel to Nashville Pulaski and Montevallo for holiday gatherings. Local families note sick relatives and students returning from colleges for the season.

Weighed and Found Wanting at Central Baptist Service

Rev Homer Britton assistant pastor preached morning on weighing and finding wanting comparing earthly revelry to judgment and urging acceptance of Jesus Christ for forgiveness. Evening sermon titled Why Halt Ye Between Two Opinions urged immediate stand for Christ. several responders at invitation.

Central Baptist Church Homer Britton Lord Jesus Christ Christ

Birmingham man dies after car strike in city toll

Birmingham police reported the death of John W. Thompson a 27 year old man after being struck by an automobile Saturday night. Authorities sought the driver of the machine as the city toll rose to 46.

Birmingham Ala John W. Thompson

Tax distribution totals in Morgan County readings

Morgan county tax collector Charles G. Hardwick announced a December 7 to 14 tax collection of 20 485 74 dollars. The distribution allocated 5 302 68 to the State of Alabama 8 446 96 to Morgan county 4 405 27 to county schools 1 882 78 to Decatur schools 323 53 to the City of Hartselle 52 09 to the City of Falkville 13 31 to the City of Trinity and 59 12 to the City of Austinville.

Charles G. Hardwick Morgan County State of Alabama Morgan “County Decature City of Hartselle Falkville Trinity Austinville

Robbins Tire Plant Damaged by Fire in Tuscumbia

A blaze destroyed the main building of Robbins Tire & Rubber Co in Tuscumbia Alabama causing about 200000 dollars in damage. The plant, producing roughly one million tubes, faced a jammed sprinkler valve found by night watchman Joe Allen after flames were spotted around 8 p m.

Tuscumbia Ala Robbins Tire & Rubber Co Joe Allen Night Ware

Yugoslav Official Killed in Pistol Duel During Raids

Dr. Edo Markovitch, director general of the Yugoslav State Export Society, died in a pistol duel with police during raids on his Belgrade apartment. Police sought evidence of foreign sponsorship of Communist demonstrations.

Belgrade Edo Markovitch

British Officer Captain Shoots Self After Collision

Captain Robert H. Goswell of the British oil tanker British Officer killed himself in the cabin after a collision with a barge tow near Baton Rouge last week.

Baton Rouge Robert H. Goswell

Day Visit Noted for Mr and Mrs W E Steed in Birmingham

Mr and Mrs W E Steed spent the day in Birmingham on Saturday during a day visit with J N Gibson. The trip highlights a social outing noted in local society circles.

Mrs. W. E. Steed Birmingham

Anne Adams Pattern 4278 for Home Apron Pair

Anne Adams Pattern 4278 offers two apron versions with slimming high waist and secure sash through hem. Size options small to large with fabric yardage noted for views A and B. Send 15 cents for pattern and 15 cents more with pattern to total 25 cents. Order to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department 243 W New York NY.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department St. New York

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Lafayette Moulton Culture Club Questers Wallace Meadows Trinity Mountain Questers Club J. M. Pearce Bob Murdock J. BE. Blair Wilson Elliott Toyland Mrs. Troup Evergreen Xmas City Park Flower Shop Princess Theatre Goidel’s Drug Store Whitman's C Cosmetics Schick Waterman’s and Parker Martha Lou Sanders Huntsville J. N. Gibson Atlanta,Ga Speake, Warren & Ratliff Randolph Scott Wyatt-Earp Tombstone Arizona Binnie Barnes Cesar Romero Scott Nancy Kelly the Princess Jacqueline Wells George Wallace J.n.gibson Margaret Ann Rogers Texas Dallas Zeke Rogers Campbell” Clemmons Hamil Clinic T. B. Rogers, Jr Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tenn Harry Carpenter The University of Alabama Bessie Speake Boyles, Ala D. W. Speake Ferry Street W. M. Voorhies Baugh, Tenn M. L. Patterson W. P. Dozier Montgomery Opelika Mr. Dozier Lahleen Kinney G. Weber W. P. Knoblock and Gulfport, Miss W. P. Adams I. D. Carlisle Canal Street Am Clas Noel ‘Carpenter J. T. Goree Yuletide Gaines Stuart Knoxville, Tenn St . Bered College Berea, Ky W. A. Sullivan John McGehee Betty McGehee E. M. Chenault D. D. McGehee Henry B. Murphree Washington, D. C Lucien Sellier Lexington, Ky Thiece Frank Yaney Richard Yaney BE. W. McLeod Webster Mr. Hodgson Stockton Shelby White Eva Love Wyatt Katherine Boswell Geraldine Camp Alabama College Monntevallo Gilbert White Rochester,Minn Mr. White Webster McLeod Apg Wh Wyker Billy Wyker Pulaski Tenn H. W. Vogler Falkville, Ala James Adams Kate Powers Dolores Adams Rufus Adams Adams Bettie Martin Aileen Myrtle Nashville Jimmy Harrison Gadsden, Ala Jesse Stallings Cates Bidet A. C. Scott Chattanooga, Tenn Brock Estherlee Sherrod University of Alabama At Tuscaloosa Mrs H.F. Sherrod William Eyster University of the South Sewanee, Tenn Kathryn Edwards Atlanta, Ga Central Robbins China SAM Frank & Moore Capitool Richard Arlen Virginia Bruce, Alice Brady Bruce Cabot Universal News Yardley London Caddell Drug CO Walgreen Agency RITZ Ginger Fifth Avenue Walter Connolly Verree Teasdale James Ellison Tim Holt Kathryn Adams Franklin Pangborn Neha Union Pacific Dodge City Pollart John Carradine
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