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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1927

Page

5

Surprise Party Honoring Dona Mae Callahan on Moulton Highway

Miss Ruth Nelson and Miss Annie Lee Thompson surprised Dona Mae Callahan with a Wednesday night party at her home on the Moulton Highway. Guests included Viva Taylor as guest of honor, plus Eunice Verna rrett, Tracine Ima Thompson, Maurie Cagle, Ruby Irene Callahan and several others. Musical numbers and games followed until 10:30 p.m.

Ruth Nelson Annie Lee Thompson Dona Mae Callahan Moulton Highway

Six Hundred Club Meeting With Mrs Poin ter

The Six Hundred club will meet on Saturday with Mrs. F. H. Poin ter.

SIX Hundred Club F. H. Pointer

Fishermen Return From Lock A and Lock B Trip

Messrs. Charlie Sheats Douglas Sheats Horace Plant Floyd Aycock and Richard Aycock have returned from a fishing trip to Lock A and Lock B.

Charlie Sheats Douglas Sheats Horace Plant Floyd Aycock Richard Aycock

Get-together Social at Westside Presbyterian Church

Everyone is cordially invited to attend the Get-together social on Thursday evening on the church lawns. Attendees are requested to bring specified items for the gathering.

Westside Presbyterian Church

Local Social Notes and Travel Plans Across Town

A note from Mrs H. 8 Roberts mentions a musical program and refreshments for the evening. Mr and Mrs Milton Hurston and two children and Miss Madelyn Troup plan a trip to Sylacauga and Atlanta visiting relatives after attending the funeral of Judge Lovick P. Troup. Miss Eva Curry of Brownsville Tenn visits Mrs J D Wallace on Oak Street. Mrs Frank Duffey plans a visit to Gurley. Mrs J M Minor expects home from Leighton due to illness and death in the family. Mrs Charles Nash Jr and daughters of Memphis visit local hosts. Paul Crawford departs for West Palm Beach Fla after a week's stay.

Milton Hurston Madelyn Troup Sylacauga Ala Jwige L. P. Troup Eva Curry Brownsville, Tenn J. D. Wallace Oak Street Paul Crawford Weat Palm Beach Fla B. Crawford Crawford

Local residents visit and travel notes from De Kalb area news

A stream of visits and trips frames this week in De Kalb with Mrs. Harriman’s stylish portico model. Jane and Paul Jr. join her at home. many locals, including Misses Sheats and Turner, travel to Athens, Huntsville, Russellville, Dallas, and Knoxville for dances, training, and family visits.

Kiddies Clinic Set for Cullman

Announcement of a children’s clinic to be held Friday August 5 in Cullman for crippled children of Mr and Mrs Melvin Tucker of Winchester Tenn. They will visit with their daughter Mrs W C Holland and will be guests in Winston Lawrence and organ counties. Crippled adults may also be examined. Contact health department to arrange attendance before physicians.

Cullman Melvin Tucker Winchester, Tenn Winston Lawrence Organ Health Department

Reading the Want Columns Opens Hidden Job Opportunities

Readers are urged to scan the want columns for unseen employment openings and classifieds. The note highlights that many opportunities appear in plain sight within ordinary listings.

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Protect Little Children With Fly Tox

Public health advertisement urges killing every fly using Fly Tox from Mellon Institute research. Claims flies spread over thirty diseases and that the product is fragrant and harmless to humans while lethal to household insects. Follow blue label instructions and insist on Fly Tox from retailers.

Mellon Institute of Industrial Reesearch Rex Fellowship Ady

Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs ER D Walker

A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs ER D Walker on July 27 weighing seven pounds and a half.

ER. D. Walker

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