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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1938
Page
5
Friday meetings feature the Falkville Cotaco club with Frances Carpenter hosting, and a reported wedding of Virginia Chandler to Larry Allen in Rome Georgia. Circles meet at First Methodist, YWCA events, and multiple church groups plan programs and missions for 1937, plus Leila Cantwell Seton Hall board plans January session.
Dr W L Pettingill led the first week night service at Central Baptist Church attended by a good crowd. He taught from Scripture on the Jews in God's plan, regathering before Christ's saints, and his planned soul winning tour through Central America to Europe. Services run 7 pm nightly this week.
Mrs. Mattie Young remains critically ill at her Line Street home with Mrs. Mollie Watson of Iuka visiting. Ben Britnell and wife returned from a westward trip including Balboa Island Pasadena and San Diego. Various families traveled to Birmingham Pulaski Milky Way Farm and Nashville for illness, funerals, family visits, and study trips.
Senator Copeland of New York says conservative Democrats cannot join Republicans to form a coalition in future elections. He calls the idea impossible and favors a new party if opposition forces unite, noting unlikely crossovers like Carter Glass voting Republican. He is part of a bipartisan group in the Senate that issued a statement of principles.
Dr. L. D. Patterson pastor of First Methodist church continues to improve at home after several days of illness. He is able to be up at home but has not yet gone out and it is believed he will be well enough to fill his pulpit Sunday.
Doctors at Birmingham report the condition of Dr L O Dawson pastor of Edgewater Baptist Church and Bible head at Howard College remains unchanged. He has long served as pastor at First Baptist Tuscaloosa and is now critically ill with pneumonia.
In a beauty column, G YS Glad discusses milk baths and the new milk mitts for tub and shower use. The mitt dissolves milk powder to refresh skin, with perfumed options and DIY bag instructions. Editor offers pamphlets on beauty topics upon request.
The local unit of the state nurses association met last night to discuss routine business. Dr Frank Chenault delivered an address on syphilis and shared details of special venereal disease work he studied last summer at Hot Springs.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Grady of Somerville route 3 died Monday morning at the family home. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 PM at Waldermosa with interment to follow under the direction of Drinkard and Howell.
A 40 passenger airplane with 140 foot wing span is nearing completion at the Douglas Company plant in Santa Monica California. The DC-4 twin motor craft runs 193 miles an hour and will cost about 250000 on production basis. First test flight planned for late April or early May.
Senor the white goat escaped restraints while posing as a mural model at a liquor firm space on the Empire State Building 36th floor. He wandered corridors to the 34th floor as men and clerks pursued the animal, knocking over paint and turpentine before artist Antonio Gattorno recaptured him.
Prominent local attorney John H. Peach will speak at 6 30 tonight at the University Center forum in Riverside high school on Prison Administration Pardon and Parole. He will draw on four years as legal advisor to Governor B M Miller handling parole applications.
King Carol hosts dedication for Elizabeth in Bucharest as ex Queen Elizabeth of Greece and Queen Marie of Yugoslavia attend. The palace gift comes amid rising anti Semitic sentiment and pressure from Britain and France to protect minority interests, with Jews facing continued restrictions.
Advertisement for Anne Adams patterns 4493 and 4403 shows a kiddie style jumper frock with front buttons, Peter Pan collar, puff sleeves and trim shoulder bands. Includes sizes 2 to 10, yardage details, illustrated sewing instructions, and price offers for patterns and the spring book. Payment via coins or stamps.
President Roosevelt will host five industrial leaders at 5 o clock in the White House study. Alfred P. Sloan of General Motors Ernest P. Weir of National Steel Lewis Brown of Johns Manville M. W. Clement of Pennsylvania Railroad Colby Chester of General Foods will join to discuss the economic slump and ways to curb the recession with business, agriculture, and labor cooperation.
During this week appointments will be made to the Chamber of Commerce committees for 1938. The chamber operates with a number of committees whose duties extend throughout the year.
Arnold Brown Jr an eight month old son of Mr and Mrs J A Brown of Lacon route 1 died Monday night at home Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 30 at Behrnezer church by Rev W C Brown Interment followed Drinkard Howell directing He is survived by his parents one brother Joseph and two sisters Thelma and Helen
Default on mortgage dated July 19 1928 by Mrs Aldai Boone Thompson and M H Thompson. Dora C Wolcott will sell at public auction in front of Morgan County Courthouse Alabama on February 11 1938 for cash to highest bidder Lots 32 and 34 in Black 8 Addition 3 Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Co to Decatur Alabama to pay mortgage debt and foreclosure costs. McAfee Entrekin, attorneys for mortgagee. Jan 4-11-18-25
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