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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1927

Page

5

Canal Street Hostesses Honor Mrs Morrow in Munford Event

Mrs John D Wyker hosted a morning luncheon on Canal Street to compliment June bride Mrs T G Morrow. Guests included out of town visitors Miss Mary Brown Mrs Jackson Edwards and many locals. Prizes awarded to Mrs J T Jones and souvenirs given to Mrs Jackson Edwards.

Morrow John D. Wyker Canal Street T. G. Morrow J. T. Jones Jackson Edwards Wyker Will Wyker W. Voorhies Mary Brown de Funiak Fila

New Mello-Glo Face Powder Gains Quick Popularity

An advertisement touts a new French process face powder named Mello-Glo that promises shine control, longer wear, smooth spread, pore purity, and fine texture. Sold by Thompson Drug Co. and Albany Drug Co. in Albany.

Thompson Drug. Co Albany Drag Co Adv

Notable by MARIE MUNNEUX Fashion Portrait of Aileen Pringle

International Illustrated News highlights Aileen Pringle as a chic Hollywood icon. The feature notes her aristocratic background and refined taste, showcasing a new lounging robe by Rene Huber with black crepe fabric, a draped overskirt, tulle collar and cuffs, and a pink flower embellishment.

Marie Munneux International Illustrated News Hollywood Aileen Pringle Miss Pringle Britain Joseph Hergesheimer Carl van Vechten Rene Huber

Meeting Called to Organize Courthouse Women

Second avenue on Saturday at 3 30. The meeting is called to organize the women in courthouse interests and all other interested women are invited to attend.

Decatur Central Albany Eastside Westside Southside Malone Hall Second Avenue

Personal notes on illness travel and visits

Mrs. Sara Cooley recovers from a serious illness and can go out again. Mike Namie reports business in Dothan Alabama. Misses Fannie Hardwick and Eva Slaten return to Florence to study at the State Normal school. Miss Katheryn Hardwick travels with them for a week. Almeda Crenshaw of Memphis visits Athens and attends a Valley Country Club Fourth of July dance. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Hunt and Clara Berry enjoy Wonderland Park in the Great Smoky Mountains and plan to return next Tuesday. Mrs. F. H. Hodges and Adelaide Bolles of Davenport Iowa ride from Memphis after the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bradley, Dorothy Baker of Birmingham, and Mrs. J. F. Henry return from Nashville. Hazel Edwards returns to Nashville after visiting Mrs. J. F. Henry. Murfreesboro Tenn. guest Rhoda Bryant visits a cousin in the city. W. H. Hancock, ill at home on Wilson Avenue, remains unwell.

Fannie Hardwick Eva Slaten Florence State’ Normal School Katheryn Hardwick Almeda Crenshaw Memphis Athens Will Wyker The Valley Country Club F. S. Hunt Clara Berry Wonderland Park Great Smoky Mountains

Local residents begin social visits across cities

The passage lists numerous residents traveling to Akron Chattanooga Norfolk Huntsville Birmingham Memphis Sheffield and other places for family visits, vacations, and military assignments. It notes naval enlistees Ernest Abel Howard Garnett and William Sims heading to Norfolk for the U S Navy and Major Gordon Catts headed to Fort Sam Houston for a year.

Ernest Abel Howard Garnett William Sims Norfolk, Va U. S. Navy

Visiting relatives and social guests in Decatur

W R Hunter a traveling salesman with a New York firm is the expected guest of his sister Mrs Charles Wade for the weekend. Miss Louise Ligon from Nashville has returned to Decatur from Birmingham where she visited her brother W C Ligon and is staying with Mesdames O P Stinson and Spencer Garnett.

W. R. Hunter New York Charles Wade Louise Ligon Nashville Decatur Birmingham W. C. Ligon Miss Ligon Mesdames O. P. Stinson Spencer Garnett

Paris style hints for practical chic outdoor dresses

Utility belts hold compactes and lipsticks as part of new sporty frocks. Designers emphasize simple youthful designs with belts as the sole ornament for outdoor practicality. French dressmakers tease travel wear with built in first aid gear and compact packing. Feather boas debut at the races with mannequins swathed in plumes.

Paris

Road 18 good to Chattanooga route via Huntsville

Carl Gibson reported the Decatur to Chattanooga road is in excellent condition. He and his wife with Mr and Mrs J R Gibson just returned from a trip to Chattanooga traveling through Huntsville Scottsboro and South Pittsburgh Tennessee.

Decatur Chattanooga Carl Gibson Gibson J. R. Gibson Huntsville Scottsboro Pittsburgh Tenn

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Margaret CC Shelton Atlanta Stickney L. J. Tent Joseph Woods J. W. Cunningham Nona Morrow Garner ‘Pride Eugene Morrow W. C. Bailey Foster Pointer Clyde Hendrix Sarah Liston Neal Speake Earl Proctor E. J. Polhill J. H. McMath E. R. Wolfe B. M. Bloodworth S. W. Irwin Canal Street Club Andrew Perilio Canal Street Bock Louise Argend Louise Helen Helfich Ruth Juanita Bridwell Dorothy Conrad Ted Flannigan Leona Jackson Bevelle King Pauline Carpenter A. C. Roberts Carl Frederick Conley Ned Frazier Thomas O'Bryan Argend P. L. O'Bryan A. T. Hanson Ann Kimrough Hartselle Princess Wallace Beery Casey Mitchell Rainey’s Fashion Parlor Jackson St Georgettes Solomon’s Corner Second Avenue and Moulton St Sara Cooley Mike Namie Dothan, Ala F. H. Hodges Adelaide Bolles Davenport Iowa Elmer Bradley Dorothy Baker J. F. Henry George Edwards Hazel Edwards Murfreesboro, Tenn Rhoda Bryant W. H. Hancock Wilson Avenue Con Fanny Darrell Dean Dodd Akron, C Henry Thompson Little Miriam Hunter Mrs J. D. Hunter Ville Grayce Dowell Hamilton Kitty Prewett Betty Burleson Mrs. Pratt South Abama Margaret West Sheffield Ruby Jackson Ira Sneed Lois and Katherine Howell Mt. Hope, Ala Gertrude Wear Susie Smith Owen Watson James Simpson Floyd F. R. Ling DeFuniak Springs, Fla J. D. McCready Hilda Naugher Hunts Gordon R. Catts Gordon, Jr Washington, D. C E. D. Bailey Verbena San Antonio Texas Major Catts Fort Sam Houston J. E. Hulme Cincinnati, O Mary Magdalene A. J. Holtmann E. D. Berry Edith McKnight Madelyn J. I. Armfield Bir Mingham Reel Star Remee Adoree William S. Gill Los Angeles Tom Moore Film Playa Alice Langelier International News Service India Celine Fairview Bee Line Highway Rainbow Market Good Western Roast Kaynee Speake & Roper Alabama
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