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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1936
Page
8
Elsie Janis, famed stage star and War era sweetheart of the A E F, plans to auction her mansion and heirlooms to fund charities and war veterans hospitals. Proceeds would go to local causes such as a museum or school, with the house kept for public use.
Former residents of Clay Coosa and Tallapoosa counties plan the fifteenth annual tri-counties association picnic at Avondale Park on July 17. Senator Hugo Black, a Clay County native, has been invited to speak.
Gladys GLAD advises夏 on summer eye care urging sensible use of dark glasses and wide hats to shield the eyes from glare. She notes under eye heat damage and wrinkle formation and suggests cream, powder, and umbrellas for protection.
Readers are invited to write to Miss Glad in care of the paper with self addressed stamped envelopes. For articles on Care of the Hands and Nails and Care of the Feet and Legs two cents per piece is requested. Personal beauty questions will be answered through Miss Glad's daily column.
John Robert Kelley fourteen and six other Alabamians faced accidental deaths during the Independence Day holiday. Kelley vanished while swimming in the Mooneyham mill pond near Clio and was found after fifteen minutes. Despite four hours of first aid, resuscitation failed.
The 50 year old daughter of the late William Jennings Bryan, Mrs. Owen, rumored to wed Danes captain Boerce Rohoe of King Christian's bodyguard. Rohoe arrives in New York soon. Mrs. Owen recently returned from Copenhagen where she has served as United States minister to Denmark since 1933.
Robert V. Early a 53 year old Springville farmer died in a Gadsden hospital after being shot during an attempted holdup at a filling station seven miles south of Gadsden Sunday night. Early resisted a search by two masked men and one fired a sawed off shotgun shattering his hip. The gunmen fled with no money and no clues were found.
Sandflies swarmed Evanston streets forcing motorcycle patrols off the road as surfaces turned slick with the insects’ bodies. Riders reported streets were dangerously slippery and unable to stay upright.
Hight sellers on the Decatur curb today netted about forty dollars as buyers praised the improved quality of vegetables. Curb sellers hope Kiwanis club acts soon to build quarters for the market.
Decatur Pilot Club held a regular meeting at Woodall's where Miss Ruby Jones reported on the International Convention held in Birmingham last week. Mrs. Nella Bailey of Meridian was elected president, with the next convention set for El Paso Texas. The club will meet again on the third Monday with Leathe at the same location.
A meeting of the Business Women's Circle of Central Baptist Church is set for 6:30 tonight at the church. Officers urged full attendance.
Local postoffice will observe a half holiday every Saturday afternoon. Postmaster Frank Howell says the Postoffice Department in Washington instructed closing each Saturday at noon.
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