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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1936

Page

3

Rainy Friday Brings Woes in Chapter XLIII Wedding Tale

In Chapter XLIII Sarah endures rain and a rheumatic pain as she frets over missing Friday luck and a wedding plan. Lovella helps as Sarah battles weakness and laments missing preparations for Miss Dana and Mr. Ronnie.

Sarah Dana Lovella Lou Ronnie Mr. Ronnie

Are You a Slave Of Aches and Pain

A promotional ad claims a famous research chemist discovered Virdol to ease earache croup colds rheumatism neuralgia neuritis sciatica and stiff joints. It promotes rapid skin penetration, antiseptic relief, and a money-back guarantee with a 50 cent bottle at Goidel's Drug Store.

United States Goidel

Wedding Plans Stir Quiet Town and Old Loyalties

Mrs Cameron braces for a secret wedding as Dana and Ronnie Moore prepare to marry tonight. Scott Stanley, away at a medical convention, may be blindsided by the news when rumors flare, while Mrs Osborne frets over who should tell him.

Sarah Louella Lou Cameron Miss Dana Dr. Osborne Scott Haston Dana Mrs. Cameron Gran Nancy Scense Bureau Ronnie Lakeville Aunt Allen Scott Stanley Aunt Ellen Ellen Ronnie Moore Agatha

Grand jurors may get case in Hewitt sterilization suit

San Francisco January 3 A grand jury investigation looms in the case involving Grace Hewitt heiress to the Hewitt estate with a $500000 sterilization suit against her mother Maryon Hewitt and doctors. The district attorney said all phases of the alleged plot to gain the fortune will be presented to the grand jury.

San Francisco Cooper Hewitt Matthew Brady Sapiro New York Aaron Maryon Hewitt Boarter Russell P. Tyler Miss Hewitt Ann R. C. Ryan Lawrence Collins Morristown N. J Tilton B. Tillman Samuel B. Boyd

Estate dispute over inheritance denied by Sapiro

A court ruling held that all income from the estate would go to Mrs. McCarter, denying the claim by Sapiro. The decision clarifies the distribution when no children are involved and sets the allocation in favor of the widow.

Lightning injures girl as it rips shoe in home

An eight year old girl escaped serious harm when a lightning bolt struck inside a Montgomery room and ripped a shoe from her foot leaving only a slight scald like abrasion. The family was indoors at their home when the bolt struck. A nearby stone tablet commemorates orders to fire the first shot of the Civil War in Montgomery.

Jacob Dewalk New York Hast Gussie Friedman Hast River Horowits Anderson 8. C Walter Hughes Montgomery

Movie Stars Earn Big Sums in 1934

Salary figures released by Congress show top actresses earned substantial sums in 1934. Mae West received 339,166.65 dollars, with May Pickford 52,760, Claudette Colbert 86,000, Marlene Dietrich 145,000, Sylvia Sidney 110,583, Constance Bennett 176,188, Joan Bennett 36,976, Miriam Hopkins 71,145, and Gracie Allen with George Burns 88,791.

Washington Congress Mae West May Pickford Claudette Colbert Marlene Dietrich Sylvia Sidney Constance Bennett Joan Bennett Miriam Hopkins Gracie Allen Geo. Burns

Young People Meet Sunday Rally Plans Highlight

The Morgan County W M A annual rally includes prayer, devotion from Isaiah and John, business session, Girls' Auxiliary and Royal Ambassador allegiance, music, an officer installation, announcements, a banner award, and adjournment with the song Lead On O King Eternal.

Morgan County

Legal Tangle Is Finally Settled in Green Bay

In Green Bay Wisconsin on January 8 a municipal court judge relieved Ralph Davis of a case described as acute legal confusion. The proceeding involved juror qualification issues and a circuit court action linked to Case No 1 where a witness named Cavlin was deemed disqualified for jury duty. The circuit court reopened the matter and adjourned.

Green Bay, Wis Ralph Davis Little Rapids Cavil

How To Quickly Check A Cold

After every undue exposure and at the first sign of a cold take STANBACK. The Balanced Prescription nips colds before they start and eases pain and discomfort if already in progress. STANBACK reduces fever and a powder dissolved in water eases sore throat. At all drug stores trial size 100 economy size 25c Adv.

Black-Draught’s Good Reputation

A long standing user endorses Black-Draught with decades of use. Fred Richardson of Hertshorne Okla says his family has relied on it for fifty years and he uses it for sour stomach constipation and sluggishness. He predicts twenty-five more years of satisfaction and calls it the best medicine he knows.

Fred Richardson Hertshorne Oklo

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