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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1938

Page

5

Society Women Musical Study Club Meeting Recap

The Woman's Music Study Club gathered at Mrs. Bob Harris's home with hostesses Mrs. Roy Poteet and Miss Eva Love Wyatt. President Mrs. Paul Eubanks opened at 3:15 pm as plans for the Robert Jonas concert were announced and members discussed a Silver Tea and future programs and membership.

Womans Music Study Club Woman's Music Study Club Bob Harris Roy Poteet Eva Love Wyatt Paul Eubanks Robert Jonas Athens Florence Sheffield Hartselle Riverside Auditorium Rubenks Leila Cantwell Seton Hall Marie Ballas Music Club L. P. Troup Fritg Schubert W. R. Norton Chopin W. P. Baugh Reid Sherard T. Rollo Thomas A. Wilson Rutledge Thomas C. D. Faber Thomas Norton Paganini Lisst L. O. Cox Columbia R. H. Moore Kansas Claudia Moss

Local Social Calendar Highlights Various Visits and Travels

Miss Charlotte Garber of Birmingham arrives Friday to spend the weekend with Miss Caroline Barfield. Dr and Mrs Simrell Wyatt and daughter Angela of Lexington Kentucky visit Mr and Mrs L B Wyatt. Master Tommy Royer ill with severe cold at Sherman street home. Mrs Ezell Tavel leaves Monday for Scottsboro on T V A transfer. Mrs Frank Emens and others motor to Birmingham for a few days. Imogene Burleson returns from Birmingham to stay with her parents. Mrs F L Aldridge of Athens guests of Mrs L L McCulloch. John Baker of Colorado Springs visiting sisters in town. Helen Rauschenbergh to Florence State Teachers College student sister Frances Rauschenberg.

Helen Rauschenbergh Frances Rauschenberg State Teachers College Florence

Body of Farmer Found in Woods near Highway

The battered body of Robert Bozeman a 50 year old farmer was found in a wooded section near the Mobile Selma highway. Authorities said death resulted from a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a blow and a suspect has confessed to leaving him unconscious after a fight.

Robert Bozeman Stephens Ala Mobile-Selma Lyons Bozeman Mobile H.S. J. Walker

Sermon Series to Begin at First Methodist Sunday

Dr L D Patterson pastor of First Methodist will start a series on Reality in Religion this Sunday at eleven in the morning. The opening topic is Prophetic Consciousness. He will also lead the five o clock vesper service.

L. D. Patterson First Methodist Church Patterson

Golf Course Still Popular In Decatur Weather

Favorable weather has kept the Decatur golf course busy with about 40 players on Sunday afternoon and daily play throughout the week.

Decatur

Do Not Neglect Hands You Winter Sports Fans

Gladys Glad argues that women now embrace winter sports as skiers appear wherever there is snow and a hill. She endorses female participation and urges careful preparation before taking up skiing.

Gladys Glad America

Pattern 4697 at home wardrobe prize for spring

Pattern 4697-a offers a versatile twosome coat frock and box jacket suited for parties teas and club meetings. Illustrations show youthful lines and easy sewing with step by step instructions. Available sizes 34 to 48 with material details and 15 cent pattern order option.

Anne Adams Decatur Pattern’ Department New York

Final Scene Ends Actor Fales Dead in Studio

Culver City Calif Jan 20 The wiper removes grease paint from the pallid face of Robert McWade as Dr Susan Jones says he is dead of a heart attack On the studio set of Benefits Forgot director Clarence Brown calls out that it is his final scene McWade 56 was a beloved character actor known for wheezy stubborn roles He pitched forward and died instantly after the shot

Culver City Calif Robert McWade Susan Jones M-G-M Bob McWade Bob Clarence Brown McWade

Three TN Valley Districts to Meet in City Conference

The three Tennesse Valley Methodist districts will hold a Friday afternoon conference at First Methodist Church to plan two summer camps at Athens College. One assembly targets young people and the other intermediates, with representatives expected from Decatur, Montgomery and Florence districts.

Tennesse Valley Methodist Church First Methodist Church Athena College Decatur Muntaville Florence

Protect Your Eyes and Hands From Winter Skiing Dangers

The article advises shielding eyes from glare on snow with dark goggles and side vents. It suggests skin care around the eyes, cooling compresses after skiing, and palm treatments or cold water soaks for hands to prevent chapping and stiffness during winter.

Aki Faun

Five University of Georgia students begin 100 hour sleep deprivation

Five UGA students enter a 100 hour no sleep study under psychology head Dr. A B Edwards to test effects on mind and body. Observers in three shifts monitor the group to prevent sleep. Subjects include Ruth Jimmerson Unadilla Ga Robert W Schantz Rye NY Mary Wallace Douglas Ga Saidee Hodgson and Paul Newman Athens.

Athens University Georgia Studenta Edwards

Bill Curtis Aims for Open Entry From Birmingham Qualifier

Golf pro Bill Curtis of Valley Country Club seeks to enter the national open. He plans to qualify in Birmingham in May and, if successful, proceed to Denver later in the summer where the event will be held.

Bill Curtis the Valley Country Club Denver Col Curtis Birmingham

Meeting to Launch Alderagate Commemoration Program

A congregational meeting is set for next Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the First Methodist Church to start the Alderagate commemoration. Dr M HE Lazenby and Julian Harris will speak and lead tasks. The program ends May 24 with the 200th anniversary of John Wesley's conversion.

First Methodist Church Alderagate HE Lazenby Julian Harria John Weasley

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