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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1940
Page
5
Local society notes report Mizpah Chapter No. 19 O E S will hold a regular session at 7 30 Tuesday night in Masonic Hall. Auxiliary and circle meetings across churches are listed with times and hosts.
Mr and Mrs Ned Buchanan and Mrs Paul Buchanan traveled to Washington DC to visit their sister and daughter Mrs Ira Bain then to New York for the World's Fair Miss Mary Turley spent a day in Birmingham on Wednesday Mr and Mrs Steve Dawkins vacationing in Georgia Mia John Scott and daughter returned to Huntsville after visiting friends and relatives Mrs M G Goidel returned from Louisville Ky Crowder is able to be out after illness at McEntire Apartments Oak Street Henry Zeitler McCrary of Rockwood Tenn visits his grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Zeitler at Mooresville He will be accompanied home next week by Mrs Annie K Hatch Mrs W B Smith of Birmingham will visit next week and stay with her mother Mrs R G Cortner Miss Mary McClure leaves Monday for a visit to Aunt Mrs L P Milam in Oklahoma City Okla She will be away about two weeks Leo Wright of Chattanooga Tenn arrives today as the over
Born to Mr and Mrs Howard Kerby a daughter named Mattie Fay. Birmingham guests Rev and Mrs W H Haddock and relatives. Hatton picnic postponed to August 1 due to heavy rains. Local gatherings include a fish fry with Haddock Taylor Foster and Skeltons. Hospitalization news, funerals and travels of local families.
Le Petit Dauphinois dispatch from Vichy reports the Petain government will detach the franc from the pound and peg it to the American dollar. The rate was not announced, but the franc could move from 17 5 8 per pound to about 43 30 per dollar.
Anne McDonnell the niece of 13 siblings and 100 cousins married Henry Ford II in a noon ceremony at Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary church Southampton attended by 700 guests. Notables included William Knudsen James Farrell Kathleen Kennedy and Edsel Ford. Police managed crowds as organist Pietro Yon led liturgical music.
Willkie Democrats form to back Wendell L. Willkie for president at the Democratic national convention. Guy Warren of Corpus Christi, Texas, chairs the group and says it seeks national unity and to urge delegates to heed the party’s mandate.
Betty Moon 69 died at 9 this morning at her son J H Wood's Decatur Route 1 home after a long illness. Funeral at 10 Sunday at the Wood home with Rev W Brooks of Trinity officiating. Burial in Morris cemetery. Survived by four sons T H Wood L A Wood F B Wood J N Wood and a sister Mrs Ola Sanderson.
A guide to posture and beauty routines warns that high heels disrupt balance and posture and should be reserved for evening wear. It urges proper heel care, straight spine alignment, and avoiding eye irritants from cosmetics while emphasizing eye health and regular glasses when vision is not normal.
Analysis discusses whether Hitler may abandon invasion for a starvation blockade of Britain, noting Germany could lose thousands of aircraft yet seek a quick end to war. It warns of Europe heading toward famine, the toll on civilians, and the risk of prolonged suffering before any settlement.
Dr John C ell presents at Central Baptist Church on the morning program titled Should a Christian go to war. The sermon explores the Christian attitude during wartime and conduct in conflict. An evening service will observe the Lord's Supper after a brief message by the assistant pastor.
Columbus police halt a WPA negro band concert after Patrolman John Terrell orders 25 musicians to move from Municipal Playground to avoid stray baseballs. incident centers on Traffic and Tuba clash with police backing Traffic.
Anne Adams Pattern 4458 offers a panelled bodice skirt without snaps or buttons and adjustable drawstrings for comfort. A yoked smock top in double breasted style with extra lap-over prevents gaping, with options for a collarless version. Pattern available in misses and women's sizes, with fabric and notions details and ordering instructions.
July 13 two villagers armed with a hayfork and a toy pistol were credited with capturing the crew of a German bomber after it crashed in a southern England field. The innkeeper and a local painter hid the wounded crew, swapped a revolver for the toy pistol, and held the Germans at gunpoint until a passing motorist secured military aid.
Mr and Mrs H H Higdon and daughters Martha Jean and Harriet Lee returned from Foley where they attended a Higdon family reunion hosted by Colonel E L Higdon at Higdon Heights Others present included N C Higdon Billy and Betty Rose Lilliland of Reliance Tenn Mr and Mrs Ed Higdon and son Ralph of Blue Ridge Ga and Mr and Mrs Frank Higdon and daughter Betty Jean of Knoxville
At 9 this morning at Canal and Walnut streets two cars collided. One vehicle carried Charles G. Hardwick Jr and Joe Curry. the other was driven by Mr Garrett. The Hardwick car overturned and both cars suffered heavy damage. no injuries were reported.
Dr. L. R. Murphree announced July clinic sites across the county for typhoid diphtheria smallpox and tuberculin testing with examinations for young children when possible. In 1938 over four thousand residents received inoculations in the county.
A statement asserts that vending newspapers and periodicals on public streets infringes constitutional protections for free speech and free press, challenging municipal regulation as unconstitutional.
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled today on an Atlantic City ordinance that imposes a 25 cent fee on persons. The decision clarifies the legality of municipal revenue measures and the court’s stance on local governance authority.
A sale of delinquent properties is scheduled for July 15 at 11 o'clock at the courthouse. Bids will be taken on the Ferry Street side. The current delinquent list is smaller than in a number of years.
The Works Progress Administration said three officials will transition duties outside the main election campaign from July to September 1. An acting administrator will be assigned for that period.
Late classified notice offers a six room house for rent at 308 Ferry Street. Phone contact is 1409 for details.
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