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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1941
Page
8
An old advertisement promotes Ru-Ex Compound as a cheap two week cure for rheumatic and neuritis pain. It recommends mixing Ru-Ex with water and drinking two tablespoons daily, promising relief within 48 hours. The copy urges purchase of a one pound package and asserts broad effectiveness.
Room and board offered by Gene Ahern located at 1100 in good shape. Work available anywhere. Contact B. F. Nichols Route 1 Somerville one mile north of Mathews Store D-18.
Community life notes recount visits and travels in Morgan County. Willie Helms and son Oscar from Scottsboro stayed with W. E. Helms and relatives. Several families, including Edwards, Pettit, Helms, and Tyler, hosted or visited kin over the holidays.
Miss Edith Henry spent the weekend with her sister Mrs Josie Harding. Lee Roy Jackson and sons John and Harold visited from Decatur. Mrs John Harding spent holidays with her parents near Summit. The Intermediate class meets Monday night at Evelyn Hipps home. Local families host Xmas dinners and weekend visits across Huntsville Grassy and nearby towns.
A profile of William Rhodes Davis, a famed operator whose career spanned London Stockholm and Lima. Once allied with Joseph Trees and Michael Benedum, he moved from rail work to oil ventures in Peru and Mexico, engaging in high stake negotiations and barter schemes with Germany before World War II.
Vance and Kit face a crisis as a cargo fire halts engines and sparks fears of a panic at sea. Vance plans a live shipboard broadcast to steady passengers while awaiting the Georgian. Kit grapples with a difficult goodbye and a plea to stay hidden.
Mrs Richard Buckelew and family visited Rob Hudson near Sardis. Locals George Aaron move near Pleasant View. Wesley Cheatham and Lowell Via work in Tullahoma after holidays. Nell Hudson of Sardis wed James Hinson of Jones Chapel on Dec 21 to much fanfare.
Anne Adams Pattern 4515 offers a little girl bolero and dress with tipped waist seam and flaring panels. Includes ribbon tie buttons and back belt. pattern sizes 2 4 6 8 10. Send 15 cents with size name address to order. includes basic foundation pattern 4114 for sizes 14 to 20.
A Bear for Work named CULTI-VISION proves energetic and capable, described as a go-getter in every inch and ounce. The item highlights its practical, proactive attitude and usefulness as a working mascot.
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