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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1929

Page

5

Entertaining Bridges and Socials Highlight Trinity Week

Miss Imogene Nungester hosts a Thursday bridge luncheon at her East Vine Street home with 20 plus guests from Athens and Atlanta. Adelle Polytinsky wins first prize. Elizabeth Malone takes the consolation. The day includes florals, a luncheon course, and spirited games.

Miss Nungester Imogene Nungester East Vine Street Adelle Polytinsky Elizabeth Malone Nanthester Margaret Wilson Russellville Julia Leigh Lynne Carolyn Fussell Frances Mason Elizabeth Davis Vivien Fleming Louise Fleming Frances Knott Atlanta Bernice Himes Mary Bronaugh Louise Neill S. E. Patterson Harold Asher A. ©. Bailey George Clem Herman Kyle Clara Berry Hunt Margaret Harrison Suzanne Jones Lucille Giles Mary Battle Herfitrix Lucy Haywood Binford Athens Martha Tillman Armstrong Thelma Hatfield Sarah Blackwell Allene Draper Ernestine Kinsolving Lougene Clem J. G. McGehee Maureen Bobbitt Nungester Bridge Tom Harvey Earl Lee Bill Hunt John Bragg B. M. Blood

B C Headache Remedy Promises Quick Relief

A North Carolina druggist touts B C as a five ingredient headache fighter claiming immediate relief for headaches neuralgic sciatic or rheumatic pains. The preparation is sold by druggists in 10c and 25c packages and is guaranteed harmless by the maker.

North Carolina

Personal notices from region residents many travel visits

Mrs J M Minor returned from Leighton Alabama after visiting Mrs Claude King. Several others travel or visit relatives in Huntsville Paducah Fort Worth Houston Culooka Muscle Shoals Louisville and Athens with several staying in Birmingham and Auburn briefly. Local residents such as Miss Lila Pritchett and Miss Bee Dickerson are noted visiting and staying with relatives.

J. M. Minor Claude. King Leighton Ala

Boll Weevil Threatens Morgan County Cotton

E H McCarley of Somerville Route 2 warns that boll weevils are menacing 45 acres of cotton in Morgan County. He found nine grubs in every ten squares, signaling widespread damage. He plans to consult with Belle Mina experiment station officials on the danger.

Morgan County E. H. McCarley Somerville

Singers Head South After Decatur School Return

W. O. Fossett and E. T. Burgess finish a two week singing school in Decatur and plan to move to Arkansas for another program or to conduct a new school. The pair report a very successful session in Decatur.

W. O. Fossett E. T. Burgess Decatur Arkansas

Child dies after appendix operation

Isabel Franklin two and a half year old daughter of Mr and Mrs John Franklin Route 3 died at 5 15 yesterday at Benevolent hospital following an operation for removal of her appendix The body was removed to the home.

Isabel Franklin John Franklin Route 3 Benevolent Hospital

Pythian Charity Aid to America's Children Revealed

A report to the local Knights of Pythias lodge details extensive welfare work for underprivileged children. More than 10 000 orphans aided last year, with 5 000 in Pythian homes across 20 states and Canadian provinces, costing over 15 million dollars in setup and 350 000 annually.

America Order Knights of Pythias Ferrow H. Hime Supreme Domain Order Union Canada Pythian Sisters Knights of Khorassan Arthur L. Dix Insurance Department Pythian Order Supreme Lodge Pythian

Funeral Services Held at Johnson's Chapel

Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at Johnson's Chapel with interment to follow. Brown directed the ceremonies as the town mourns the loss of a local resident.

Johnson’s Chapel Brown

Miss Mary Keenan and Mrs Gorman in the Adams apartment

Miss Mary Keenan and Mrs Gorman occupy the Adams apartment in a small city housing note. The item records two residents sharing the unit and mentions the address in connection with a local rental listing.

Mary Keenan W. C. Gorman Adams

Herman Bussey Called To Reward

Widespread sorrow followed the death of Herman Bussey, 35, a Morgan county resident who died after an appendix operation in Yadkin hospital Albermaine North Carolina. He worked for the Austin Bridge company for about twenty years. He is survived by his mother wife two children and five brothers and two sisters. The body will be brought here for interment with funeral arrangements to be announced.

Spencer Layman Decatur Birmingham Birmingham Post B. J. East P. F. Watkins J. W. Collier McClusky Martha Waller Birch Vivian Nix Mabel Anderson Morgan County Yadkin Hospital Albermaine N. C Herman Bussey Mr. Bussey The Austin Bridge Company E. W. Bussey Bessie Bussell L. Z. Rogers

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