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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1936
Page
9
In Athens Alabama on December 24 the town reports unprecedented and elaborate electrical Christmas decorations. The Progress Club, a local civic group, will award two prizes to the best decorated residences.
Gladys Glad presents a historical look at cosmetics and introduces a new lipstick pencil outliner. It explains outlining lips to define edges, then filling with lipstick, with tips for varying lip size and shape and maintaining lip mobility.
The Rev. C. L. Cobb of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist church announced a Christmas morning service at 10 o clock at Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Flint. Cobb will conduct the service with a Christmas theme.
With 99 percent attendance the Cooper We finishing department held its annual Christmas party. Old Santa attended and distributed gifts, making it one of the best events in the plant's history.
The Goodyear Clan's Christmas edition is being distributed today in Decatur to hundreds of Goodyear employees. It features best wishes from Goodyear officials and Goodyear organizations worldwide in multiple colors.
The article notes stamps bearing Jesus Christ appeared from various countries including Italy Portugal Liechtenstein and the Saar with Portugal issuing the first such stamp in 1895. It commemorated St Anthony of Padua's seventh centenary and depicted a vision of a Child in light seen by St Anthony's host.
Budget saving Anne Adams pattern 4252 offers a versatile frock with bracelet to full wrist sleeves and distinctive yokes. The design uses silk crepe or similar fabrics and includes step by step instructions with fabric and size details and ordering info from The Decatur Daily Pat Department, New York.
The city logged fifteen fires in December with most grass fires causing little damage. The negro Methodist church on McCartney street was destroyed. five fire companies responded as crews fought the blaze and fire chief Floyd Elkins urged residents to clear dry leaves from lawns and gutters.
The last trade day of Athens merchants occurred Wednesday afternoon in Athens Alabama. The event helped stimulate business in a county hit hard by drought and brought town and county closer together.
Washington December 24 The dual aims of prodding the traction industry and providing homes for low income groups are the focus of proposed laws for a new housing program charted by administration officials. The plan seeks to bolster construction while expanding affordable housing options for broader segments of the population.
A. F. Roberson of Town Creek transacted business here Saturday. The F C Pearson mercantile building nears completion and should be ready for occupancy in a few weeks. Several local hunters took part in a Black Warrior forest deer hunt. none bagged a deer though O L Harris of Morris Chapel did. Misses Susie Lee Ward Loraine Cribbs and Robert Henderson attended a Christmas service at Central Baptist Church in Decatur. Neal Jackson Jr a Auburn student will spend holidays in Mt Hope after passing through Moulton Monday. Local business and social visits include L W Houston of Town Creek on Monday and a balloon ascent drawing hundreds. The First Baptist church will hold an earlier prayer service at 6 PM. Mrs Paul Jones and Paula of Missouri visit Moulton. Lawrence County teachers plan to leave for holidays. C H Hurst and J E Counts transact business from Mt Hope. Mr and Mrs Aldridge Lowder Reaves and Dr Fisher plan Christmas out of town. A B Young of Landersville was a Monday caller. Jane Bragg of Lipscomb College is home for Christmas.
Two Alabama youths perished in hunting accidents in separate communities. Virgil Sellers, 14, died after his shotgun discharged while crossing a creek near Ashford, with the blast injuring his abdomen. Earl Billingsley, 14, was killed near Goodwater when his gun discharged as he returned from a hunt. The Sellers boy died in a Dothan hospital.
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