Sub Debs Dance in Candy Land at Valley Club
Miss Caroline Barfield led the Sub Deb Club in a Christmas Ball at Valley Country Club transformed into Candy Land with red and white lights. Escorts wore boutonnieres, and the room featured peppermint sticks, white trees, and a Nora Cox orchestra providing tunes.
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Caroline Barfield
Stanley Jones
The
Valley Country Club
Candy- Land
Barfield
Hugh
Northey Cox Orchestra
Miss Barfield
Constance Peerson
Harold Sweet
Mary Virginia Bingham
Jimmy Bloodworth
Anne Kimbrough
Leroy McEntire Jr
Betty Pointer
Charles Green
Caroline Jones
Sidney Blackwell
Jane Harris
Charles Wade
Helen Mae Brewer
Tommy Carson
Virginia Prince Calvin
Personal notes and visits fill local social pages
Mrs M M McCulloch remains ill and coma feared. Otto Smith and C O King update births and travels. Florence Cotillion guests Luke Pryor and Eyster brothers. several guests from Alabama and Tennessee attend dances and visits in Florence and nearby towns.
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Luke Pryor
Charles
William Eyster
Florence
Lawrence County Christmas Notices and Family Visits
Roy Terry and wife spent Christmas with her father William Nesmith. James Ray's baby is seriously ill with the flu. Wilmer Gayes from Decatur spent Christmas with her father King Sherrill. Lucile Ray was in Decatur on business. Grady Bradford spent Christmas with his father Huston Bradford. Maggie Terry and son W. J spent Christmas with her father Lucien Sandlin near Athens. Margret and Louise Terry spent Christmas in Wheeler. Archie Ray's baby...
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Roy Terry
William Nesmith
James Ray
Wilmer Gayes
Decatur
King Sherrill
Lucile Ray
Grady Bradford
Huston Bradford
Maggie Terry
W. J
Lucien Sandlin
Athens
Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book Promotes New Wardrobe
Anne Adams offers a new spring pattern book featuring Frocks with Gay Nineties charm Bolero Ensembles Dirndls prints gowns for Bride and Bridesmaid party life cruise modes essentials for basic wardrobes slenderizing styles lingerie housefrocks items for children and men on Fifth Avenue pattern and book pricing and ordering details from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York.
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Anne Adams
Fifth Avenue
Decatur Daily
West 17Th Steet
New York
N. Y
Balance Put In County Funds By Municipal Court
Athens Ala Dec 28 Judge D L Rosenau Jr of Limeast County Municipal Court turned over 3517.29 to county funds representing net balance after expenses for 1938 operations. Added 1610.19 earlier, with 45.88 fine for drunken driving remitted for state highway patrol maintenance. The court handles 276 civil and criminal cases yearly with limited civil jurisdiction and few appeals.
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Athens
Ala
D. L. Rosenau, Jr
Limeast County
Coust
Ished
Davis B. Smith Dies of Pneumonia at Home
Davis B. Smith aged died at his Som route three home this morning. Survived by nieces Mrs. Mary Cunningham of Hartselle Mrs. B H Dillon of Iingham Miss Leah Sautplegey Birmingham Mrs A J Crosbi of Moulton Mrs Frank Howell of Moulton Miss Martha Samp of Washington Miss Lillian Samp of Washington and two nephews A Sample of Hartselle and A Sample of Somerville. Funeral services will be conducted at Antioch church this afternoon at two by McDonald with interment at Antioch. Pallbearers named as A Sample R c W G Johnson Sau Ne On.
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Davis B. Smith
Mary Cunningham Hartselle
B. H. Dillon
Iingham
Leah Sautplegey
Birmingham
A. J. Crosbi
Moulton
Frank Howell
Martha Samp
Washington
Lillian Samp
Sample
Hartselle
Somerville
Antioch Church
McDonald
Peck
A. C. Sample
R. c. W. G. Johnson
Alabama welfare department gets 352652 federal funds
The Alabama Department of Public Welfare was notified by the Social Security Board of approval for $352,262 in federal funds to match state and local funds for public assistance in the first quarter of 1939.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Department of Public Welfare
Social Security Board
Pitts Named Exec Officer Of Alabama National Guard
Pitts of Auburn is appointed executive officer on the staff of the 117th field artillery, Alabama National Guard. Announcement comes from Major A. A. Carmichael, attorney general and lieutenant governor-elect.
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Pitts
Montgomery
Ala
John E
Boozer) Pitts
Auburn
117Th Field Artillery
Alabama National Guard
A. A. Carmichael
Carmichael
Chrysler Improves Slowly After Circulatory Attack
Dec 28 reports Walter P. Chrysler Sr ailing but improving after seven months of illness diagnosed as a circulatory attack. Associates describe him as still very sick yet showing gradual recovery.
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New York
Walter P. Chrysler
Associates Today
Chrysler
Fragmented Lynn Tow notice reveals social notes and visits
Local fragmentary write up lists names such as Lynn Tow, Mrs J W Lynn and Jack Thompson among others. It mentions gatherings at Hart-Selle and Rock County and visits by Bernice Ruth, Ralph, and many unnamed relatives. The text mixes partial names and scattered events with no clear narrative.
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Jack . Thompson
J. W
Lynn
Hart- Selle
Uem
Bernice Ruth
Mason
Lilie Quem
Dortha Mae Wig- Ory
Lorine Goredon
Apes
Glenn Ralph
Eae - Nsen
Ty S Dacen
Gilbert
Marvin Wap
Aes Seusa
iZans
Pica
Charman Wipe Bent
FEC. Ov
Ang
Becktill Becomes Second to Decline Chattanooga Power Board
Chattanooga Tennessee December 28 P W Sherman Beck declined appointment to the city electric power board becoming the second man to refuse a post within a month. Earlier B H Hunt rejected the offer after being named December 16 to fill vacancies caused by resignations.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
P W. Sherman Beck
Chattanooga Electric Power Board
Beck
B. HB. Hunt
Hunt
Funeral for Major Jemison Held at Fort Myer Chapel
Major John K. Jemison died Christmas Day at Mt. Carmel Pennsylvania. Funeral services were held today at Fort Myer Chapel with burial at Arlington Cemetery.
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Washington
War Department
John K. Jemison
Mt. Carmel
Fort Myer Chapel
Arlington Cemetery
Postal deficit hits 1938 fiscal year total
Postmaster General Farley reported a postal deficit of 43.8 million dollars for the 1938 year, noting that without free services the department would have shown a profit of about 4.41 million. The figures reflect the impact of free delivery and other policy costs on agency finances.
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Washington
Farley
Make This Pattern at Home Slenderizing Style
Anne Adams pattern 4025 promises a slim silhouette through paneled lines from hem to shoulder with flattering bodice gathers. Choose sleeve length and fabrics. pattern sizes 34 to 48, yardage listed for size 36. Send 15 cents for pattern, 15 for book, or 25 cents for both to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department.
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Anne Adams
Cruise
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
Worth Bt
New York
N. Y
Facial Fashion Tip and Skin Care for Sweating Relief
A dated guide suggests applying oil or cream to the face after cleansing then massaging neck and face, with upward outward motions. It advises overnight cream, full-body washing, daily underwear hygiene, and light diets to curb excessive sweating, noting fragrances and dry cleaning for wardrobe care.
Beauty Box Editor Opens Beauty Inquiries Page
Readers are invited to address beauty questions to the Beauty Box Editor. Send inquiries to the care of this newspaper and enclose a stamped reply envelope for responses.
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Beauty Box
Community Holiday Visits and Gatherings in Morgan County
Morgan County residents share Christmas and holiday visits with family and friends. Many households report relatives from Decatur Falkville Coratch and Fayette visiting grandparents and hosting gatherings.
Christmas Kitten Spark Sparks Courtroom Fracas
Magistrate Willis Bright opened a 1939 Christmas Court session amid acrimony as lawyers traded jabs and a 25 cent fine for bickering was threatened. A coin labeled not to be spent was kept as a quirky reminder of the dispute. Brenda Debuts in New York as society’s glamor darling Brenda Diana Duff Frazier hosted a star studded party lasting until daylight, delighting guests and marking her ascent in society.
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Kitty
Brenda
New York
Brenda Diana Duff Frazier
Actor Jeffrey Williams Dies in Los Angeles Home
Jeffrey Williams, 78, longtime actor from the melodrama The Drunkard now in its sixth year in Los Angeles, was found dead at his home last night. He was a close friend of W. C. Fields.
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Los Angeles
Jeffrey Williams
W. C. Fields
Borah Signals Support for Labor Act Amicable Tribunal
Senator Borah of Idaho said he would back any reasonable amendment to the Wagner act creating an amicable tribunal to settle business labor disputes.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
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