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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1934

Page

6

Anniversary of Mr and Mrs Justice Celebrated in Georgia

An anniversary celebrates the marriage of Mr T Justice and his wife with relatives and friends in Georgia. They moved to Alabama in January 188 and have five living children and many grandchildren. The event included hospitality and a gathered crowd at nine.

Mmos T. Justice Justice Gelled Georgia Alabama D. B. Kane Little Ark Gullie Bell Decatur Albert Justice Fort Worth Texas

Holiday travel and visits noted across Alabama

Skelton from Scottsboro travels to Pasadena for the Alabama Stanford game on New Year’s Day. Ben Miller in Dothan for Yuletide with mother and sister. Miss Penn Royer in Birmingham with sister. Mrs. Tandy Mitchell recovers at home after illness. Mrs. Lee James of Marteselle visiting sister. Mrs. Harry Carpenter and Noel plan departure for California for Rose Bowl and AlabamaStanford game. Billy Stewart visiting Birmingham relatives. Miss Elizabeth Logue guests in Nashville. Miss Bobbie Malone returns to Nashville after holidays here. Odelle McBride from Benton visits with Rhinehart family. her father Dr. D. McBride of Trinity. Glenda Farrell notes Molly O Day wedding in Mexico to Jack Durant. Salley O Neill, sister of the bride, also in films. Glenn Gardner of New Orleans visiting T. W. Wert in Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Papenberg and son from Bessemer here for holidays. Martha McCormick Nelson and three children with A. R. Cocke in Clarkeville, Tenn. G. D. Rex and children of Birmingham visit relatives. Lucille Giles in Birmingham for the holiday season.

Glenda Farrell Molly O’day Miss O’day Tisuana Mexico Jack Durant Salley O'Neil

Phillip Gilchster and a Surprising Personal Note

Phillip Gilchster, a student, is described in a casual personal item. The readable fragment hints at academic focus in chemical engineering and a lighthearted relationship note.

Phillip Gilchster

Local families share holiday visits and travel plans

Members of the community announce Christmas and New Year travel and visits. Mr Phillip Gilchrist arrives to attend the Rose Bowl game while Miss Mary Dell Sheppard remains ill at home. The Sanders family travels to New Macon and El Dorado for holidays, with others visiting from Tuscaloosa and Montgomery. Families welcome guests from Chattanooga and Birmingham as holiday plans unfold.

Richberg threatens suit over Johnson yarn in Post

From a sickbed Donald Richberg warned The Saturday Evening Post it may face a libel suit if it prints Gen Hugh Johnson articles. He said he did not authorize the letter and questioned who did. Johnson called the letter a symptom of conscience in his pants.

Washington Donald Richberg Post Hugh Richberg National Emergency Council NRA Johnson Ocmulgee Okls

Beauty Advice From Gladys On Natural Hair Care

Constance Cummlings returns from England to share natural beauty tips. She rejects artificial lashes nails or heavy makeup and favors kid curlers for safe ringlets. Instructions describe curling with curlers, drying time, and finishing with finger styling. Readers may request pamphlets on beauty topics via mail.

Constance Cummlings England America Constance Gransiy

Three Drunks Appeared in Police Court Docket

A light session heard three arraignments for drunkenness with minimal further action. All defendants faced single drunkenness charges and were remanded for further court dates as needed.

Miss Green ILL at Cornelian Court Home

Mik Mickey Green is ill at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs D Green at Cornelian Court.

Mik Mickey Green Mrs D. ¥. Green Cornelian Court

Student Alice Kendall returns home for holidays

Mies Alice Kendall, a student at Alabama College in Montevallo, has arrived home to spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Meriden.

Mies Alice Kendall Alabama College, Montevailo Meriden

Plane crash ends missing flight mystery near Pilot Mountain

A search party near Camulos in Peru’s rugged mountains found the charred wreckage of an American Airlines Lockheed Orion monoplane and the burned body of pilot Russell Riggs of Fort Worth. The plane had departed Louisville for Nash, disappearing at 2 52 a m Saturday and crashing within 50 feet of Pilot Mountain's summit. Mail pouches and photo packages lay scattered unscathed nearby.

Sunbright Tenn American Airlines Russell Riggs Fort Worth Texas Big Pilot Mountain Here Louisville Nash Riggs

New Jury Panel Controversy in Jersey Case

Belle Spencer Chicago lawyer defends a 1932 pamphlet satire about the Lindbergh jury panel calling the allegations criminal libel and noting the work was fictional. Prosecutor Anthony Hauck accuses it of tampering with the panel. The pamphlet claimed to expose humibness of the legal system.

Belle Spencer Chicago Anthony H. Hauck, Jr New Jersey Bruno Richard Hauptmann Mrs. Spencer Spencer North Clark

Miracle surgery again restores sight in Christmas gift

In Green Bay Wisconsin Dr N M Puller performs his celebrated miracle operation restoring some sight to Walter Klatt a 30 year old man who had been stone blind. Klatt expressed gratitude and could recognize Dr Puller before leaving the surgeon's office. The yearly story recalls a prior beneficiary Mrs Thomas Naylor a 20 year old mother of two who had been blind since childhood.

Green Bay, Wis N. M. Puller Green Bay Walter Klatt Janeville Wis Thomas Naylor

Four Die in Nebraska Crash Toll Rising

Lincoln Nebraska December four AP report says four people died and five injured when a car crashed into the rear of a slow moving truck near Lincoln. The car was torn in half and left side passengers died, with Nadine Dunning nine and Merle June Dunning four months among the deceased. Mrs Clem M Dunning 26 of Kansas City Kansas among the victims. The Clayton truck, in intermediate gear, had traveled about 78 feet. officers were responding to the scene with a load of chickens.

Lincoln Neb Here Clem M. Dunning Kansas City Kan Nadine Dunning Merle June Dunning Clayton

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Mra. Jernigan Thomas June Clarepeon Peggy Wilds Dot Ruth Laubenthal Helen Brewer Jeanne Black Annie McEntiren Nell Frank Dorothy Pitt Marjorie Ag Mary Kate Gillespie Balite Skelton Scottsboro Ala Pasadena Cal Ben Miller Dothan Yuletide Mrs. B.R Miss Penn Royer Birmingham William Holly Tandy Mitchell Mrs. Lee James Marteselle Harry Carpenter Noel J. Y. Hamil California Alabama University Stanford University Billy Stewart Carl Gallaher Elizabeth Logue Nashville H. M. Jernigan Bobbie Malone Zuléne Malone Odelle McBride Benton, Ark Glenn Gardner New Orleans Bill Papenberg and Son Bessemer, Ala Martha McCormick Nelson A. R. Cocke Clarkeville Lucille Giles Fe Virginia’s Tea Ing Phillip Gilchrist Rose Bowl Gilchrist Auburn Mary Dell Sheppard Mrs. R. T. Sheppard Walter D. Sanders Evelyn Hunt New Macon, Ga F. 8. Hunt Frederick 8. Hunt, Jr Tuscaloosa el Dorado, Ark M.A. Dinsmore Jack Harris Montgomery J. C. Holesapapple Annie Gus Murphy Nancy Hackworth Hotel Lyons Cafe Hotel Lyons Co J. K, Hughes Mgr Barrett Gladys Gladys Glad Glad Constance Cummings Central Baptist Central Baptist Church James Allen Smith Commandry DeMolay Commandery Peter M. Dennis Miss Green Lucille Morris United States Mise Lucille Morris Camulos Peru Ed Rumsey Sausans H. H. Curtis Jersey Hunterdon Hunter Col. Lindbergh Col. Schwarzkopf Chris Ift Nebraska G. P. Banniza Goidel
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