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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1933

Page

4

Birthday for Miss Hodges Highlights Sher man Street Party

Miss Frances Hodges celebrated her ninth birthday at her parents home on Sherman Street with outdoor games and contests won by Marjorie Hannigan and Ann Johnson. Ice cream cake and lollipops were served by Mildred Hannigan and Hazel Hodges as gifts poured in for the honored guest.

Frances Hodges Davis Hodges Sherman Street Marjorie Hannigan Ann Johnson Mildred Hannigan Hazel Hodges Miss Hodges Martha Dinsmore Margaret Billings Géraldine Masterson Mariana Mason Virginia Lewis Jonnie Mary Virginia Bingham Constance Peerson Ann Jacquéline Johnson Carolyn Joiner Bobby Lou Nelson Geraldine Teague Betty Jean Gasaway Jean Ellen Polytinsky Jane Hester Cook Genie Beverly Hodges Ann Speake Virginia Clare Bailey Hartselle Masters Darren Peebles

Table and Blue Line Report On Women’s Benefit

A line about table and blue and percent out of 106 women report benefit. The note suggests extra energy and renewed vitality as a result of the product claim.

Local society notes and travels fill week in town and beyond

Miss Marcyle Buchanan spends this week at a camp with friends near Mouton. Miss Ann Frances Harris of New Orleans visits grandparents in Courtland and will visit Miss Margaret Ann Rogers. Mrs. M. L. Rogers of Pulaski arrives Friday to visit her son and daughter. Numerous cousins, house guests, and trips are listed including visits to Birmingham, Atlanta, and Rock Hill.

W. W. Fussell Wallace Clyde Hendrix O. King J. L. Griffin Miami Fla New Orleans Fussell Miss Hendrix Frances Mason Elizabeth Malone Skeggs Crawford Barrett Shelton Sam Stephenson Gene Collier John Davis Bluette Wallace Murray King Charlotte Broadus Mary Wallace Smiley Jackson Calvin Leonard Traywick Cecil Carey Hendrix Betty McGehee Ann Tyler Talladega Ala Rock Ann Frances Harris H. D. Bynum Courtland Margaret Ann Rogers M. L. Rogers Pulaski, Tenn W. R. Rogers R. T. Sheppard Mary Dell J. Y. Hamil Birmingham Tommy Carson Rhea Lide Carson Atlanta

Paris fashion pattern 1514 pattern sale details

Pattern 1514 offered in sizes 12 through 40 with 4 yards 39 inch fabric for size 16. Includes illustrated sewing instructions and back sash. Send 15 cents for pattern, 15 cents for catalog, or 25 cents for both to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York City.

Paris Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department West Seventeenth Street New York City

Mrs Wear visit prompts service day on Wednesday

Mrs Wear hosts a day on business mission with attendees noting plans to meet on Wednesday. Mrs Elliott Harr is and Nell Bond have returned from a visit to friends in New Orleans. Mr Bitting Jr. moved to Athens Alabama for a new home. Carey Brickell departs for Yazoo City after visiting Joe Duncan. Mrs Watson recovering after illness. Miss Abigail Crawford winters with her mother Mrs Crawford. Mrs Beason has returned.

Mesdames C. B. Elliott R. N. Harris Nell Bond New Orleans N. K. Bitting, Jr Athens Ala Carey Brickell Yazoo City Miss Joe Duncan

Kruschen Salts Claim Cure for Neuritis in Newark Man

C K Murray of Newark New Jersey says he used Kruschen Salts for one year of neuritis in his left shoulder and arm. After three months he reports the pain entirely disappeared and weight loss of about ten pounds, with no other medical treatment. He recommends taking half a teaspoon in hot water each morning and notes the jar lasts four weeks at a low cost.

C. K. Murray Newark N. J

Funeral Attendance From Birmingham And Mt Pleasant

From Birmingham last week came Mrs. H L Martin after the death of her sister and Mrs A T Hanson with Bernard Benson to attend the funeral. Mrs J E Chappell and daughter Elizabeth Ann returned from a visit to relatives in Mt Pleasant Tennessee. A group from this city attended the funeral of Dave Ledbetter in Mt Pleasant Tennessee, including Mr and Mrs Alan Harvell A C McKnight Johnny Harvey Charles Charles and Otis Harrison.

Birmingham H. L. Martin A. T. Hanson Bernard Benson Mrs. Martin J. E. Chappell Elizabeth Ann Mt. Pleasant Tenn Dave Ledbetter Mt. Pleasant, Tenn Alan Harvell A. C. McKnight Johnny Harvey Charles Charles Otis Harrison

Alabama Begins Diphtheria Toxoid Study in Butler County

In August, Butler county hosts Alabama’s new diphtheria control study directed by Dr. O L Chason with Rockefeller Foundation funding. The project, run by the state health department, tests individual and population immunity using a toxoid developed by Dr. Leon Havens and announced by State Health Officer Dr J N Baker.

Montgomery Als Alabama Butler County O. L. Chason State Health Department Rockefeller Foundation J. N. Baker

Poison Victim Nancy Worth Jones Improves at Hospital

Friends report Miss Nancy Worth Jones continues to improve at Benevolent hospital after swallowing bichloride of mercury by mistake while intending a headache tablet. She read the antidote and prepared a dose before informing her parents.

Nancy Worth Jones Benevolent Hospital Miss Jones

Athens Police Chief and friends celebrate 55th birthday

Athens Alabama July 27 Chief of Police Carl T Wilson hosted fifty friends at the plantation of L Gray on Wednesday. The annual affair drew city officials and intimate friends to mark his fifty fifth birthday.

Athens Ala Carl T. Wilson L. Gray

Farmer Dies in Germantown After Months of Illness

Fred Weesler, 43, a Germantown area farmer north of Athens, died from a paralytic stroke after months of illness. Survived by his widow and five sons. Interment was in Germantown cemetery.

Athens Ala Fred Weesler Germantown

Capone and Aides Indicted in Chicago Racketeering Case

A Cook county grand jury returned a blanket indictment charging Al Capone Dr Benjamin Squires Aaron Sapiro and 21 others with bombings window smashing and restraint of trade as the states first frontal attack on racketeering and violence. The 23 counts against each of 24 defendants mark a major step in combating organized crime in Illinois.

Chiccago Ill al Capone Benjamin Squires Aaron Sapiro Cook County Squires Pennsylvania Sepiro United States

Car Sales Signal Prosperity Return in Athens

In Athens Alabama a new Chevrolet agency opened June 1 and sold 23 cars in June and July, likely more than the county sold in the prior year, suggesting a revival in local prosperity and higher consumer activity.

Epworth League Enjoys Picnic And Chicken Fry

Epworth League members and friends gathered at the Hogan home in Route Two Danville for a July picnic. They built camp fires near the spring camp site and fried twenty chickens, sharing a supper and games. Attendees included the Stephen sons and Parker daughters among many others with T. K. Hogan and James Ho assisting.

Danville Route Two Lebanon Epworth League T. K. Hogan

Wanted to Rent Two or Three Unfurnished Rooms

Classified notice seeks two or three unfurnished rooms near a school building. The Daily requests contact for rental inquiry AB TM care.

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Mary Battle Hendrix James FE. King Miss McGehee W. O. Watson East Vine Street Caddell Drug CO Kresge Ruth Kresge Millions Henry W. N. Head New Castle Ireland Europe New York Marcyle Buchanan i Mouton Virginia Stewart Athens, Ga C. C. Johnson Miami, Fla W. W. Pussell Huntsville Marguerite Jernigan Mrs Howard Jernigan J. R. Thomas Asheville, N. C Clara Boatwright Sandersville, Ga A.S. Darnell W. J. Jenkins Sandersville Tyler Texas Memphis John Wyker George O’brien J. D. Buchanan East Walnut Street J. H. Carpenter Pensacola Marie Anderson Rock Hill 8. C Mary Jessie Finnell Tuscaloosa Woolsey Finnell Maury Shipper Florence W. B. Smith Chicago Mars Cooper Adams Clinton, Mich Captain Adams Adams E. N. Penick Rufus Peerson T. C. Chandler McNeill Apartments James A. Nelson THE Decatur Daily Eula Wear William Watson Abigail Crawford Mrs. B. Crawford F. R. Beason Speake, Warren & Ratliff Goidel Princess Oeylk Man Thriller Farmer Capone Epworth League Elma Ethel Stephenson Elsie Vera Parker Lurevene Speake Laverne Dorothy Eredere Owens Grace Jewell Mildred Hogan Wilma Marie Hampton Beulah Velma Young Willodene Hensley Edmund McKay Ahodie Sandlin Nemie Kelsace Misses Johnson Messrs Clifford Speake John McKay Eugene Hensely Ennis Sandlin Chastin Lewis West J. S Pearce Jack Young Chester Owens Allan Way Junior Hensely Albert Brown Lawrence Kelsce Robert Clemons T. EK. Hogan James Hogan Pam Ea Pale Farmers! Feeders Pune
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