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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
5
Society notes state Rev Powell presided at a ceremony with only attendants Mr. Ernest Maddox and Miss Sally Jones. Mr and Mrs Roberts will establish their home in Neel. The Dance Club plans an August picnic at Seneca Springs on Wednesday August 2.
Mrs J Y Hamil and Miss Ann Kimbrough return from Gatlinburg with Miss Carolyn Horn remaining. Several families travel to Paris Tenn Birmingham and Birmingham areas for visits. Voyages include World’s Fair plans in New York, Huntsville guests and farewells with many names and places. The column lists visitors from Jasper Alabama Anniston Nashville Montgomery and Camden with multiple relocations and hospital news.
Anne Adams pattern 4199 promises a simple soft dress with shirred shoulders short or three quarter sleeves a wide waist girdle and four piece flared skirt. pattern sizes range 12 to 40 with fabric 39 inches requires 312 yards size 16. send 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for book and pattern together to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department.
Miss Elsie Linton of Athens spent a week with cousin Miss Evelyn Zehner and others from Tennessee called on the Grubbs family Friday night. Rev George Brown announces the birth of a daughter born July 17. Marion Butner and family visited, Edith Butner of Tennessee also seen at meals. Mrs Mamie Ward of Athens was a dinner guest of Mrs Mary Meadows and daughter. Miss Ford of Cullman county visits relatives here. Mrs John Evans and daughter Sarah were dinner guests of Mrs Jennie Evans. Bonnie Romine and daughter visit Coxey and Mt Carmel meeting. Redus Baugh spent Monday with Mary Meadows and daughter. Mary Meadows and daughter visited Maude West and daughter. Albert to Butner returned to Lynnville Tennessee after summer with Wilburn Evans and daughter. Marion Butner and sons and Edith Butner of Tennessee visited Jess Hagood and family for Tuesday dinner. W M A Society met at the home of Mrs Lester Evans Sunday after Little Allen Evans spent two days with his aunt at Ripley.
A decree published in Moscow on July 27 stripped seventy nine prominent Russians including several high Soviet army officers of their decorations. The list signals arrests or political purges as is typical in the USSR when such notices appear.
Morgan county health officials announce large scale smallpox immunization for school children to ensure arms are ready before school starts. Dr. L R Murphree notes last year 4000 vaccinations in county with 2800 in Decatur and lists office hours Thursday all day and Saturday 8 am to noon.
Preliminary plans were drawn at Auburn for a statewide farm forestry program to serve farmers with fuel fence posts and building materials from farm woodlands. The program aims to improve woodlot quality and quantity, promote better woodland management, and enhance marketing facilities for higher returns from surplus products.
Huntsville Alabama July 27 More than 100 horses from Alabama Tennessee Georgia and Mississippi have entered for the Huntsville Horse Show Association event. Twenty one classes will be judged by Robert D Moore of Field Tennessee with prizes totaling 300 dollars plus ribbons and cups to be awarded.
Selma Alabama July 27 development of a city park system is under study by the municipal council. Councilman Chris Heinz proposed the plan and urged use of the city's credit if needed to acquire park land. Heinz said the council had overlooked the recreational side of the city's life.
A Pittsburgh store robbery ended when the burglar, who had stalked the shelves and appeared calculating, fled the scene after a mistaken move. Police say the suspect exited through a back door, leaving behind a trail for investigators.
Joy Hodges offers tips on fitness and breast care including gym workouts and rowing to reduce breast size, arm toning with chinning, and daily ice water treatment. Home methods like massage are advised against. medical guidance recommended for boils and inflammatory issues.
Police and the store owner searched the premises for about an hour when they spotted the suspect still clutching $65 taken from a cash register, ending their pursuit.
London observers report Mars will reach its closest approach in 15 years at 36 million miles from Earth tonight. Dr Blipher notes possible plant life while Dr Steavenson dismisses canals as wishful. neither finds evidence of intelligent inhabitants amid extreme temperatures and arid conditions.
A 16 year old from New York, after failing to be selected Miss World's Fair, was found in a Philadelphia hotel lobby. She had sold lingerie door to door and worked in a dance hall two nights before, then magazines and lingerie. Police hold her as a missing person for return to Brooklyn.
Scientists warn that pears may become scarce as polar ice melt accelerates, impacting global temperatures and harvest patterns. Researchers urge proactive farming and trade adjustments to mitigate supply disruptions.
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