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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1935
Page
6
Local society notices list Mrs A S McElroy at home in Birmingham and visits by Blake Harper Montbocoain Rooney Baron and Miss Julia Dent Woodard. Family guests include Mack Elam Benny Kane Margaret King Dorothy Godfrey and Mrs W L Samuels with daughters Virginia Elizabeth Martha. tea and Camp Win dates noted in Birmingham area society roundup.
Royally welcomed Wright and his two children returned Saturday after visits in Indiana and Kentucky. Mrs E L Haley visits Birmingham. Mr and Mrs James Ratliff and Mr and Mrs Earl Lee hosted at Lawrenceburg Tennessee. Danville area relatives hosted Mr and Mrs Robert Long. Kyle family to Montgomery for new home. Reynolds couple to New York City. Mrs John Caldwell II visits Decatur. John David Chandler travels from Athens to Huntingdon and Nashville. Collins return to near Hills after visit with Maner. Ley and Mortense return from Chattanooga. Pingree family in Pro Weeks, R1 visiting relatives. E L Jones and Jay Taft travel west to Cincinnati Covington Knoxville. H L Gooch to manage printing operations for two weeks. Mrs J Hamil improving after malaria. Newt Bloodworth of Birmingham visits relatives. Jan Poteet and daughter return from Birmingham after week vacation. Mary Ruth and Ruby Flowers back from Pensacola and other Alabama cities.
The revival began yesterday at Moultel church with the theme The New Necessity. Rev. Gaines announced an open air service from 10 to 11 Tuesday morning at the courthouse. Week program lists Christian night Tuesday and Methodist church night Wednesday, with youth and Sunday school events. Daily services run 10 to 11 a. m. and 7:45 p. m.
Thad Holt Alabama WPA director declares loafing on WPA projects will not be tolerated and that workers will lose relief eligibility upon receiving their first pay checks in a statewide reading.
Gladys Glad advises Edith to buff nails regularly and avoid overreliance on liquid polish. Buffing provides healthful shine and stimulates circulation, while enamel application is aided by a firmer nail surface for a lasting luster.
The Associated Press notes cooling winds and rain relief most areas as deadly heat wanes. About two dozen fatalities linked to the heat include six drownings in Illinois. Wet conditions threaten rivers in upper New York and Western Illinois while the Southwest remains hot. Retailers see summer merchandise sales rise as crops begin to rebound. New York reports 82 degrees with one heat prostration and three drownings. Detroit drops from the 90s to the 60s. Chicago falls 21 degrees.
New York reports that six veterans and four youngsters will form the U S Ryder Cup team for the fifth renewal September 27 at Ridgewood New Jersey. Walter Hagen will captain the American team for the fifth time with George R Jacobus praising his deserved leadership after Oakmont and strong scoring for the past two years.
The Hartselle community will gather at Nazeren e church Tuesday night for a large sing. The program begins at 7:45 PM and includes several prominent local singers from the region.
The statement indicates workers are to report for duty under the National Reemployment Office plan. It notes the reading of the act and organizing for participation in the project work through the office.
Hollywood executives sourced Luise Rain er from Vienna last fall and forgot her after Myrna Loy exited a project. Lise was substituted but now her return is fast tracked for a new film, delighting the disappointed studio bosses.
Westside Presbyterian Church youths present a mock wedding at First Ward School on Seventh Avenue West with "Fashion Through the Ages" and musical numbers by the Murphey brothers. Proceeds fund travel costs for the young people's encampment at Camp Winnetaska July 16 to 25.
The Morgan County Singing Convention gathers at Camp Ground, one mile south of Hartselle, on Saturday and Sunday. The two day sing is billed as the largest yet, with loud speakers for all to hear. Singers from several counties and states, including publishers James D. Vaughn, Deacon Parris, Stamps Baxter, and Hartford, plan to attend. Officers for the coming year will be elected, and the public is invited.
In San Francisco on July 8 a quirky report describes Dr Frederic Pugsley seeking a single very old egg said to be laid by a tyl creature about 50,000,000 years ago. The eccentric scientist is frantically searching for the ancient egg after arriving from the Orient.
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