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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1940

Page

5

Central Baptist W M S Circles Meet In Homes This Week

Society notes list Circle One with Mrs H Reid Sherard Sr Circle Two with Mrs R B Freeman Circle Three with Mrs E M Lee Circle Four with Mrs Irwin Quinn Circle Five with Mrs Beulah Bradford Circle Six with Mrs Dolores Keith at Mrs Grady Hunter home Circle Seven with Mesdames David Gibson and Charles Worthington Circle Eight with Mrs Frank Price plus Friday Thirteen hosted by Mrs J E Roberts with guests and prizes Zetomen Club meets Tuesday at 2 pm Lafayette P T A executive board meets Tuesday at 2 15 pm American Legion Auxiliary January social Monday night at Hotel Lyons Club rooms

Central Baptist W. M Central Baptist W. M. S H. Reid Sherard R. B. Freeman Sherman Street E. M. Lee Irwin Quinn Johnston Street Beulah Bradford Dolores Keith Grady Hunter Mesdames David Gibson Charles Worthington Circle Eight Frank Price American Legion Auxiliary Hotel Lyons Club

Local Club Meetings Planned This Week Across Town

Community groups schedule meetings at homes and churches. Lafayette street P T A plans a 3 PM January session at the school with Dr Frank Chenault as speaker. St John's Woman's Auxiliary hosts 3 PM at Mrs. A H Hoff's home with Mrs J R Hunter assisting.

ST. John's Episcopal St John's Episcopal Church A. H. Hoff J. R. Hunter

Personal notes from Decatur area residents

Mrs. Brooks Walker of Corinth Mississippi left for home after visiting Dr. and Mrs. T G Morrow. Mayor T R Harrison recovers at home from flu. Mr. and Mrs. Murray Dodd return from New Orleans. Frank Justice expected from Louisville. Mr and Mrs H E Harbin relocate to Decatur Cornelian Court Hotel. De Forrest Bowman of Chicago en route to Florida hospitalized after a heart attack at Wilder Place. Marquis Bowman visits his father at Hamil Clinic. Mr and Mrs Charles E Kirk at 140 Fifth Avenue West. Mrs T Y Vaughn called to Moulton for ill son J L Vaughn. Mrs Louis A Neill taken ...

H. E. Harbin Russellville Decatur Cornelian Court Hotel Harbin Sa We State National Bank de Forrest Bowman Chicago Marquis Bowman Chicago, Il Hamil Charles E. Kirk Fifth Avenue, West

Athens social notes show bridge party and local movements

Mrs Walter Bailey hosted Athens bridge club with guests including Mrs Speaks who won high score and Mrs Parks with low score. Local residents Ace White Shuere Lougeno Barter Fletcher Porter Sherard Nash family updates, a fishing party at Bayou La Bate, and notices of Everett Murphy's death. County registrars announce ten day registration at courthouse January 22 and Democratic primary qualifications set by county committee.

Walter Bailey Mesdames Mel+vin Vines Sanders Fusch Louis Speaks W. H. Keeble Jack Parks H. E. Breedlove Joe Gentry Speaks Nashville Claud Jones Mr. White Bayou la Bate Gulf of Mexico Bruce Nelson A._B. McWilliams D. Feigley R. B Democratic Executive Committee

Auxillary groups plan January legislative month activities

Mrs Jack Collidge chairs the legislation committee as January is observed nationwide in auxiliary activities. Central Circles meet Monday at 3 p m with Mrs Quince Eddens at her Watkins Apartments home. Circle Two meets with Mrs A Z Bailey in the same area.

Jack Collidge Legislation Committee United States Central Circles Central Methodist Circle One Quince Eddens Watkins Apartments Circle Two A. Z. Bailey

An Eye for Line and Color in Fashion Advice

Helen Follett advises readers on flattering color choices for different hair and skin tones, warning about color fear and over bleaching. She promotes navy blue as versatile and urges consulting a specialist for hair bleaching to avoid uneven color and damage. Readers are invited to send beauty questions to the Beauty Box Editor with a stamped envelope.

Cerise Beauty Box

Tribute Paid South's Hero Assembly Honors Lee Birthday

Americans who met last night honored General Robert E Lee. The South urged perpetuation of humanitarian ideals at the Robert E Lee birthday assembly sponsored by 41 southern societies. President Robert Calvin Grier of Erskine College urged perpetual ideals.

Red White and Blue Silk Resort Dress Delights South

One of the day dresses for southern resorts features a red white and blue silk model cut on modified princess lines. A wide navy panel runs from throat to hemline edged with a red band accented by a beret white pique and navy dotted pattern, finished with a red grosgrain bow.

Tribute to Lee Sparks National Celebration in New York

Hundreds from professions arts military and civic life join in a tribute to General Robert E Lee as a symbol of rights and individual liberty. George Gordon Battle commander of the Sons of Confederate Veterans for New York notes Lee's enduring stature while Dr Thomas M Terry of New Orleans receives the honorary cross of military service.

Lee North South George Gordon Battle Sons of Confederate Veterans For New York Grier Thomas M.terry New Orleans Louisiana Cavalry

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J. E. Roberts East Lafayette Street E. N. Penick B. Bartee J. W. Clapton Penick John Peach Bartee FE. S. Morrow Lewis C. Brown Zetomen Club J. D. Ligon O. H. Sandlin Lafayette P. T. A Lafayette Street Grammar School R. HH Walcott Circle Three Rufus Warren Jam Serer Progressive Culture Club Frank Emens Trinity Methodist First Methodist R. B. Bagry Leo Wright M. E. Lazenby Mattie Jones Memorial Drive Albert Kiz-ziah Somerville Road Louis Turney Jeane Dixon Chicago Demonstra Invention T. R. Harrison Mrs. Murray Dodd Frank Justice Louisville Ky T.y.vaughn Moulton J. L. Vaughn Louis A. Neill Athens Benevolent Society Hospital Mrs. L. E. Shuere Cornelian Court Mr. Shuere United Rubber Company Frank Lougeno The Salvation Army Cornelian Court Apartments Ralph Barter Louisville H. K. Fletcher Dallas Texas E. T. Rushing C. D. Porter Tuscumbia Charles Hamlet Gordon Sherard Thomas Apartments Ryden Emens Clinic L. R. Nash Margaret Louise Martha Nashville, Tenn Capitol Theatre THURS Barton McClane Tom Brown Janet Gaynor Fredric March Adolph Menjou Andy Devine Bing Bing Crosby Louise Campbell Linda Ware Kermit. Maynard i Phantom Patrol Andy Clyde Lloyd's Drug Store Helen Follett Anne Shirley Anne Adams Goidel’s Drug. Store Hartselle, Ala Deanna Durbin Helen Parrish Robert Stack Eugene Pallette Lewis Howard Sherlock Holmes Basil Rathbone James Cagney Priscilla Lane Charlie Chase Comedy—News Roy Rogers Frontier Pony Express Jean Rogers Red Barry George Gabby” Hayes and Raymond Hatton Dick Tracy the Lion Hunter Tmirgtnet sourAdz ER Ry William Henry Joel Nancy Nig Ta Gane Son Uae Roland Young Mary Roland Cesar Romero Mary Healy Lyle Talbot Elisha Cook, Jr Barnett Parker Rey del Buh Otmen Darrell Worn Lyn Seating Bebe Derry Lemuel Makers of Andy Devi Sneexer Preston Foster Ellen Drew Ralph Morgan Gene Lockhart Marjorie Gateson Kitty Kelly Monte Blue Paul H. Sloen Paramount Eraentes Hollywood
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