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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1940

Page

8

Social notes and clubs mark New Year in Rock

The society page highlights New Year gatherings in Rock, with Mrs Mary Dryden and Miss Bluette Wallace hosting an aperitif for guests including Mr and Mrs Roger Grim of Columbus and Mr and Mrs Sim Love of Rochester. The Womans Music Study Club postponed. many meetings and gatherings listed. Includes Aycock ONeal marriage at Scottsboro and local church and club events.

Ben F. Martin Mary Dryden Bluette Wallace Roger Grim Columbus Ohio Sim Lovelady Rochester Minnesota Mrs. Dryden Miss Wallace Womans Music Study Club Lelia Cantwell

Personal notices of local residents travel illness and schooling

Miss Marie Mitchell returns from Montgomery as guest of Miss Patton. Mrs Mamie Kirby improves at home. Joe Calvin resumes studies at Harvard Law after holidays. Mrs Julian Schwarz returns from New Year's Ball in Birmingham. Mrs Jr Patterson ill with flu on Ferry street. Hodson family returns to Louisville after vacation with Eubanks family. Hoyt Bonner of Birmingham visits and returns home. Mrs Es Morrow ill with flu on East Lafayette. Mrs S A Lynne recovers from flu. Hart family and sister Theda Mae Handley return to Arlington Texas. Handley attends NTAC. Robert Wilson resumes NTAC Arlington after holidays. Miss Rebecca Pettoy leaves for Auburn API. Miss Flo Pickens not yet recovered from flu. Cranston Gray resumes MIT after holidays. Paul Griffin family visiting relatives in Florida. Mrs Otto Sand and Joan visit from Elizabethtown. Miss Sarah Aycock travels to Benton after holidays. Mrs W C Mainard critically ill, reported unimproved. Mr and Mrs W T Burns winter in St Petersburg Florida. Ira Dews and daughters spend weeks in St Petersburg and Winter Haven. Mrs Clyde McEntire returns to Washington DC after holidays. Miss Carolyn Wood returns home after visiting Miss Wanda Del Mitchell. Marvin Eubanks leaves for unspecified destination.

How to Look Taller and Handle Beauty Woes

Helen Follett advises short girls on fashion tricks to appear taller through carriage, dress lines, hats, and accessories while condemning excess weight. It also covers dandruff care with scalp treatments and hygiene, urging readers to send beauty questions to the Beauty Box editor.

Law School Senior Earns Degree at Semester End

The University of Alabama where he is a senior in the law school, Mrss. Meg will receive his degree at law there at the end of the first semester.

University of Alabama Mrss Meg

Town Creek Woman Accident Victim

Mrs. Harvey Houstop of Town Creek, a Courtland school teacher, is in Colbert county hospital after injuries from a Sunday night collision on the Wheeler Memorial highway near Tuscumbia five miles away.

Harvey Houstop

Dr J H Ryland Reappointed To State Vet Board

Governor Dixon renames Dr J H Ryland of Selma to the Alabama state board of veterinary medical examiners for a term ending April 1 1944. The appointment was announced in Montgomery on January 2.

Ryland Ontgomery Ala Dixon J. H. Ryland Selma State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners

Etowah Man Farms Well Years Ago in Gaston Community

R. L. Golightly of Route 3 Etowah expanded a poorly developed Gaston farm by terracing land and implementing crop rotation. Over the past decade he averaged more than a bale of cotton per acre and about 40 bushels of corn. in 1920 he harvested 41 bales from 28 1 2 acres. He runs a 400 hen flock with egg sales and hatching, plus an orchard and vegetables for home and market. He funds his children's college education from the farm.

Golightly Route 3 Gadaedeh Gaston

2 Clubbers Make Money from Three Acres

Florence Alabama January reports the H Club of Central Community Lauderdale county led by Cheaswa Malea and Plova Biasingame ages 14 and 10. They could not plant corn due to heavy rains but in July started a winter garden on three acres growing cabbage carrots rutabagas radishes turnips onions and more. They fed their family and a tenant family, gave away produce to neighbors, and expect about 200 in cash from the garden. Nolen has a Poland China gift and plans to buy a registered boar.

Florence Ala the & H Club Lauderdale County Cheaswa Malea Plova Biasingame Nolen Poland

Meeting Called by Sunday School Superintendent

Albert Clapton, named superintendent of the First Presbyterian Sunday school, has called a meeting tonight at 7 30 of the officers and teachers to discuss the current year’s plans.

Albert Clapton First Presbyterian

Poll List Purge Under Morgan County Board

Morgan County board of registrars met at the courthouse to purge ineligible voters from the poll lists. The 10 day session will start January 20 to receive new voter registrations.

Morgan County Board of Registrars

Home of Rev. Edward V. Ramage to host event

An event is to be held at the residence of Reverend Edward V. Ramage. Details remain sparse with the location confirmed and timing to be announced.

Edward V. Ramage

Also Mentioned on This Page

Rock Decatur State Highway Department Aye East Moulton Street W. M First Baptist Annex J. E. Roberts Silk Stocking Club H. D. Greer Benevolent Society The Benevolent Society Hospital Central Methodist Womans Missionary Society C. D. Patterson W. A. Brittain Mra H O. ‘Troup R. GC. Berry W.G. Ransom Mra. I. M Light Julian Schwarz Louis Light New York City W. K. McNeill E. Lyons Marie Mitchell Montgomery Patton Mamie Kirby Joe Calvin Harvard Law School Birmingham Earl Hodson Earl, Jr Tommy Louis Vile, Ky Mrs. I. M. Eubanks Morrow East Lafayette Street Arthur Hart Theda Mae Handley Arlington Texas A. L. Handley Miss Handley Robert Wilson Rebecca Pettoy Auburn Flo Pickens Cranston Gray Mass Mrs Roland Gray Paul Griffin Points Florida Otto Sand Joan Elizabethtown Sarah’ Aycock Benton, Ky W.H. Aycock W. C. Mainard W.T. Burns St. Petersburg Fla Ira. Dews St Petersburg Winterhaven, Fla Clyde McEntire Washington, D. C Carolyn Wood Fayette Wanda del Mitchel Marvin Eubanks California Goidel Mary Martin Deddy Allan Jones Mary Tatmal Nary Lee Bowman Capitol Tom Sawyer Tommy Kelly Stooges Anu Sale Helen Follett Beauty Box Ann Rutherford Town Creek Etowah Thrift Wash Ibs Anne Adams Attern Charm Shop Theane Decatur Daily Pattern Department W. 17Th St New York N. Y Ruf Vicks Vicks VapoRub Noes Self
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