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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1937
Page
3
Sandy Knight, a radio announcer, leaves town after a prank and meets Marcia Madden, a commercial artist, at a sunny beach. Their flirtation grows as they swim and talk advertising ethics, futures, and possible romance while Grandma watches.
A Daily notice states submissions to Voice of the People are accepted but limited to 900 words per communication. It reserves the right to reject any contribution at its discretion.
Fragmentary line notes diminished interests in a business path as a character contemplates continuing a career, hinting at a stalled plot point and upcoming continuation.
Mrs William Clem hosted a Thursday bridge luncheon with a decorated room and a three course menu. Guests included Mrs B J McCrory Mrs F M Hall Mrs C J Hayden and others. Mr and Mrs W C Chambers hosted a large al fresco dinner with bridge prizes and traveling prize winners. Billy Malone returns from the University of Alabama after a year’s study.
No pay will be issued until the service is renewed or resolved. J. Patterson at 334 Jackson Street notes the condition and references lithal pull.
Readable fragments show across and down clues with several misspellings. Entries reference pronouns, geography, and common crossword terms, including Oxford and Nor way hints. The page appears to contain a jumble of clue numbers and partial words, typical of an OCR’d puzzle segment.
W L Blaisdell a 91 year old Civil War veteran from Fair Haven arrived by train for Memorial Day exercises at a nearby cemetery in Auburn New York. No one met him and he walked the mile and a half to the cemetery saying he knew the way after finding no one to greet him.
Misses Wylodine and Idelle Brooks arrived from Athens College to spend the summer with parents Rev. and Mrs. Brooks and others. Mrs Myrtle Miller remained in Nashville with her ill daughter Mrs Gilbert Allen while relatives returned home. Mrs Herbert Miller and son Jim mie visited family in Cullman and Miss Novel Miller. Mesdames Johnston Mikell and Tyler shopped in Decatur. Mollie Brindley of Cullman visited daughter Mrs Wade. Edward Lyle is employed in
Nashville Tennessee was the weekend guest of homefolks. Mrs. Joe Winton spent the weekend on Route 1 with Joe Winton.
Mr and Mrs Joe Livingston Tenn visit paren and Mrs 8 O Hardin Kathylean Odom to spend two weeks in McRae. Mr and Mrs L A Ryan visit Decatur. Geneva Paraham leaves for Trinity. Rev R L Franklin Town Creek preaches here. Alice Cross recovering from mumps at home. Several locals travel to Florence Sheffield Moulton and Town Creek areas.
In March 1937 US domestic airlines carried 74,972 passengers and flew 5,485,569 miles. The figures reflect total domestic air travel activity for the month across the industry.
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