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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1939
Page
7
Hartselle City contest invites homes to display street visible decorations by December 20 with judges from the Hartselle Garden Club. First and second prizes will be awarded on December 22.
A beauty note suggests wearing sturdy footwear with sensible heels and performing ankle strengthening exercises. It recommends walking on the heels, keeping toes high, and two minutes at a time, plus seated toe lifts and massage with cocoa butter to improve circulation. It also highlights carnations cyclamen violet and jonquil as popular fragrance trends.
Mrs Lina Nesmith and two daughters visited in the Nesmith home. Hatton High's senior class will present the play Redy Made Family Thursday in the high school auditorium. Helen Ellis of Florence State Teachers College spent the weekend with the Landers family. Haddock hosted Hatton Senior III class with a party Tuesday night. Attendees included Scoggins Beck and others with refreshments. Stokes plan to move to Five Points. Glover family from Mulga to visit during Christmas showdays. Jeffreys hosted Sunday school officers and teachers. attendees listed. Warren suffers an influenza attack. Walker visited her parents and attended church.
Anne Adams presents pattern 4364 a light hearted frock with a high round neckline and wide skirt in colorful fabrics. Options include bright back bodice contrast scalloped sleeves trim waist pockets and colored buttons with long tailored sleeves possible. Pattern available in misses and women sizes 12 through 40 with yardage 35-8 yards for size 16. Send 15 cents for pattern and order spring pattern book at 15 cents.
Rev. George Brown will fill his regular appointment at Round Island Baptist Church Sunday. The Blackburn P T A plans a Christmas program at its Friday meeting. Miss Beatrice Harrison has been ill but returned home. Leroy Howard died Monday. he was son of Felix and Mrs. Howard. Alfred Grubbs and Betty Lane Coffman visited Nan Grubbs’ grandmother Friday night. Others listed: Mrs. Smut Zehner, Tom Baker, Qudley Smith.
The notice mentions Mrs. Wilburn Evans and daughter visiting Huntaville and Lester Evans family. A Christmas playlet Such As I Have is scheduled at Roundland Baptist Church on Sunday night December 24 at 7 00 PM. Mrs Jester Evans and her son stopped to visit Mrs Redus Baugh on Friday afternoon.
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