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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1940

Page

5

Church Society Notes and Bridge Club Gatherings

The Ninth Street Methodist Service Class meeting was postponed due to illness and bad weather. At Mrs. Sartor’s Sherman Street luncheon, Mrs. Charles Harvey won the club trophy and Mrs. George Harvey took the visitor’s memento as the Thursday Bridge Club dined and played. Berean Clubsters met at Mrs. Guy Drake’s Johnston Street home with current events, Christmas boxes report, and a loss lament for member Mrs. T. J. Cottingham.

Ninth Street Methodist Church Raphael Sartor Bridge Club Sherman Street John A. Caddell George Harvey Charles Harvey Marge Boggess Harry Carpenter Frank Palmer H. H. May R. R. Banks Guy Drake Berean Johnston Street D. D. McGehee T. J. Cottingham Berean Club

Personal notices reveal families facing flu and travel

Mrs. Sanders Cortner suffers a flu relapse at home this week. Miss Helen Ross of Tuscaloosa will visit her parents in town. Mr and Mrs J R Thomas in Miami with a severe cold. Mrs E L Morrow of Grenada attends her mother in Hartselle at the Baugh Infirmary. Mrs F S Hunt Sr leaves for Birmingham for church meetings. The Morrises and Morrows travel en route to New Orleans with friends. Jackie Davis recovers from a two week illness at home. Mrs Malcolm Link recovers at home after an operation. Mrs Julian Harris improves after a flu attack. Eugene Morrow ill at home on East Lafayette. Mrs Horatio Forbes improving from a week of cold. Mrs B J Nelson confined at home on Sixth Avenue West. Friends grieve over Mrs J L Echols’s condition.

E. L. Morrow Grenada E. H. Sharpley Hartselle Walter L.* Morris Springfield Annie L. Morris New Orleans Charles Morrow Indianapolis Ind Jackie Davis John Davis B. J. Nelson Sixth Avenue West Tennessee Valley Scout Council Decatur W. R. Mixon R. L." Carlson Tom Crittenden Birmingham W. V. Pattillo H. L. Spencer Fred Terry Jimmy Anniston W. T. Stewart Walter Rountree J. L. Rountree George Butler Jackson Atlanta G. K. McChegor G. H. Phillips Edwin Watson Pell City E. R. Currier South Highlands A. Waldman Buford Bentley Leon Sharpley Tallidega EF. H. Sharpley Baugh C. F. Orr Huntsville E. Gibson, Jr Cullman E. Gibson R. B. Moyers John Roberts Quest Club J. H. Chambers B. T. Coffman Mississippi Lyle Saxon A. G. White Athens Nashville Firat Methodist Church A. 8. Pitta

Community News and Social Notes from Limestone County

A series of brief social updates from Limestone County recount visits and gatherings. Mrs. Leon Allen and Mrs. Lester Evans visited. Nannie Grubbs stayed with her daughter in Ardmore. several locals, including Frank McClung, Kyle Hoole, Bibb Wallace, Wilburn Evans, and John Evans, hosted or attended nearby gatherings. Also noted are church services by Rev. George Brown and health updates for Grant Street resident unimproved and E. L. Jones's foot infection improvement.

Leon Allen Lester Evans Nannie Grubbs Herman Coffman Ardmore Frank McClung Kyle Hoole Bibb Wallace Wilburn Evans John Evans Leon Spain Charles Gledon Frank Baugh Ess Evans George’ Brown Round Island Baptist Church Blackburh ‘Club Neely Webb Richard Grubbs

Community notices from Morgan County and Rocky Ford

Local residents and relatives are listed visiting and staying with families in Morgan County and Rocky Ford including Mrs Cecil Belue Lezell Shirley Wallace and Joe Wallace with mentions of Emmett Bennett Etta Wallace and Claud Pearson. Thirrel Wallace suffered an eye injury while barn work near Rock Springs.

Cecil Belue Lezell Emmett Bennett Elbert and Mirs Claud Pearson Rock Springs Addie Wallaee Etta Wallace Shirley Wallace Joe Wallace George McNutt Gaines McNutt Floyd Self Therril Wallace Parks McDonald Grace Taylor Emma Wallace

Local Health and Family Updates Across Lawrence and Caddo Counties

Mr and Mrs L M Bayne visit with daughter Mrs Dee Johnson as her family, while Mr Johnson remains ill. Mrs Lockwood hosts close family as her daughter Mrs Rupert Segars stays by her bedside near Tanner. Dottie Lamon visits her mother Mrs Fannie Sims who is ill, and Mr and Mrs J D Lamon see grandmother Mrs Fannie Sims. Mrs Otto Carrel is ill with flu. Quinten Lentz spends Thursday night with Elbert Hayes and family as Frank Fuller suffers a severe cold at home.

Dee Johnson Mr. Johnson Lockwood Rupert Segars Tanner Dottie Lamon Fannie Sims Sims J. D. Lamon Otto Carrel Quinten — Lentz Elbert Hayes Frank Fuller

Brushing Away Your Hair It Is By Helen Follett

Hair thinning at the temples may stem from vigorous brushing. Advise brushing from the crown forward and along the sides to suit natural fall. Recommend a high grade brush, a three minute scalp friction, and frequent brushing for a healthy crown. Include skin notes linking digestive health to complexion and a local home treatment with peroxide and lemon juice.

Helen Follett

Make This Model at Home A Trim Button Front Dress

Pattern 4287 by Anne Adams offers a button front dress with a swing neckline and bias cut panels. Sizes 14 to 42. size 16 uses 4 3/4 yards of 39 inch fabric. Fifteen cents for pattern and fifteen more for the book when ordered together twenty five cents.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department W. 17Th St New York N. Y

Rotary visit and club events mark Hartselle social calendar

Hartselle Rotary Club hosted Frank L. Grove governor of district 146 at First Methodist in a fellowship talk. Brotherhood Council formed at First Christian with twenty two charter members and officers elected. Community groups held dinners and bridge games with local leaders named.

Hartselle First Methodist Church Frank L. Grove Rotary International Grove J. Floyd Stalings Cullman First Christian Church T. Powell Sharp R. L. Hammond Ernest Greer

Athens Briefs Highlight Lectures and Local News

Eddie Lyons of the Birmingham FBI lectured local sheriff and police on ballistics at the courthouse. The Athens club hosted talks and book reviews with fifteen attendees. Other items note A. G. White’s slow recovery, church suppers resuming, and county officials preparing for 1940 elections.

Eddie Lyons Birmingham FBI Office Lyons FBI Atandarda

Community notes highlight weddings illnesses and visits

Jim Dons improves after weeks with influenza as community reports many flu cases. Nora Hogan and Bobbie Heard wed Saturday night amid local interest. Miss Lela Eddy visited Batelle Doss. Alvis Stovall visited Zeman Crowe. Hal and Buren Hogan stayed with grandparents W. C. Kirkpatrick. Families Emmit Ho and children visited Murt Holladay and Howard Millsap. Friends miss services due to cold snow sleet. Friendship Sunday canceled.

Jim Dons Danville Friendship Emmit Ho Murt Holladay Howard Millsap Nora Hogan Bobbie Heard Alvis Stovall Zeman Crowe Lela Eddy Batelle Doss Hal Buren Hogan W. C. Kirkpatrick Coy Crowe Wilma Dosa Christine Crowe Iiva Dutton

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Mrs. Drake Lambuth Archibald W. H. Ritter Schubert Toselli Helen Russell Pitts Helen Ross Uscaloosa Mrs Barnes R. Ross J. R. ‘Thomas Miami, Florida East Vine Street F. 8. Hunt Womans Auxiliary The Presbyterian Church U. S. of Alabama Malcolm Link Benevolent Society Hospital Grand?Street Julian Harris Eugene S. Morrow East Lafayette Street Horatio Forbes J. L. Echols Limestone County Blackburn Grant Street E. L. Jones Elbert Seibert City Park Flower Shop Princess Theatre Franklin Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Goidel’s Morgan County Rocky Ford Lawrence County the Ladies OF Orfords Sigrid Gurie Joel E. Wright Fred Bennett J. E. Peck Bennett Home S. A. Waldman R. T. Puckett J. F. Stewart, Jr W. L. Groover W. J. Terry Euclid Johnson Cecil Johnson Coy’ Summerford A. M. White Luther Roberts John Cooper J. E. Stone, Jr M. G. West S. ‘B. Lackey M. Nelson H. E. Orr W. E. Gibson E. A.” Elliott John F. T. Brown A. D. Sample J. EB. Stone, Jr W. H. Block W. B. Allen Cavendish Bridge Club P. Thornhill R. C. Brown S. B. Lackey Vicks Buttrey Vanity Fair COATS Fred Martin Mra Malone Athenian Club Mary Lillian Feigley Martin Whitt Montgomery County Board of Review W. S. Robbins F. G. Bates Luther Blakely County Board of Registrars Miac-C Sacree Elizabeth Crawford Walter McWilliams J. M. Holt Jimmie Madison Street Hollon Penn’s Ian Dave Remares Oge American Institute of Laundering Capitol Tommy John Trent Marjorie Reynolds Charley Chase Prewdiz Miss Jane Bryan Flora Robson Raymond Severn Una O'Connor Paramount Novelty
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