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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1931

Page

5

Beautiful post wedding party for Mrs. John Darwin Davis

Mrs. Ick B. Hunt hosted a refined reception for Mrs. John Darwin Davis nee Ber nice Himes at her home. Guests wore elegant afternoon gowns as roses and sweet peas brightened the sun room and garden. White crepe and pink lace outfits complemented the event with corsages and silver tea service enhancing the garden setting.

Walter D. Sanders Newnan Hunt Mesmés T. A. Bowles A. A. Es E. J. Polhill Ferrow Himes A. W. Hill Brentz Previtt Foster Pointer Wilbur Bailey

Social notes recount a June bridge party and church gathering

A society column details a silver bowl centerpiece and blue linen dress at a ladies’ reception with about 150 guests. It notes upcoming entertainments for Mr. and Mrs. John Darwin Davis and a Thursday bridge party at Miss Malone’s home. W M V U at First Baptist and Mrs Belew’s gift to improve Sunday rooms are mentioned. Mrs Gilbert White hosts a barbecue for sisters Nettie Lou Witt and Beg ins at her Mooreville home.

Davis Elizabeth J Jenemia Miss Malone John Darwin Davis W. M. VU First Baptist Church A. T. Hanson Jesus Hanson Railly B. P. Cartwright Matthew Gilbert White Nettie Lou Witt Atlanta Mrs. Begins Mooresville

Miss Mary Grimes Heads Home After Visit

Personal notices list Miss Mary Grimes leaving for Sheffield after visiting her brother W L Grimes and Mrs Grimes. Others include Carl Préderick heading to Anderson Indiana for an arch of God convention and Miss Elizabeth Davis visiting Huntsville.

Mary Grimes Sheffield W. L. Grimes Carl Préderick Ae Oe Anderson Ind The Arch of God Mary Louise Argend J. R. Simpson Florence

Cupid Spans 20 Years To Bring Fifi Romance

Long Island love tale traces Anne A. Stillman and Fowler McCormick as they wed, after Stillman divorce from James A. Stillman. McCormick, heir to the harvester fortune, and Stillman ally Bud Stillman’s world intersect as they pursue happiness amid society eyes.

Cupid Bud Srnimass James A Sthaman James A. Stillman New York Anne A. Stillman Fowler McCormick Harvester Millions McCormick Bud Princeton Lena Wilson Stillman East Hampton L. I Long Island Anne’ A. ,Stillman McCormicks Milwaukee

Honeymoon Fashion Hint From Lisbeth Contemplating Travel

The piece notes MME Lisbeth contemplating a honeymoon and travel plans within the month. Ina Claire-Jack Gilbert's wife appears in a stylish beige wool crepe coat paired with natural fox fur, worn over a blond flat crepe frock with a jaunty beret showing a bold side view.

Paris London Ina Claire Jack Gilbert

Insect Wing Beats Compared by Speed

A fly can execute about 320 wing strokes per second while a honeybee averages 240. The fact highlights the rapid wing movement differences between common flying insects.

Youthful Pattern Suggests Cape Collar Skirt Set

Decatur Daily Pattern Department offers a spring catalog with a dainty young girl outfit featuring a cape collar and a belted waist. Patterns in voile georgette lawn and crepe require experience and sizes 10 to 16, with yardage guidance and a 15 cent pattern price.

Decatur Daily Pattern Department West 17Th Street New York City

Singer to Be the Guest of Relatives

Miss Marty Cortner of Greenwood Mississippi will be the weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. R G Cortner and Mr. and Mrs. T A Bowles. She is en route home from Kentucky where she heads the music department at Centre College. Cortner won the Southern tests in the Atwater Kent radio audition and finished second in the national audition in New York City.

Marty Cortner Greenwood R. G. Cortner T. A. Bowles Cortner

Two Tomes of Rose Leaves Needed for Attar of Roses

Two toms of rose leaves are required to extract one ounce of attar of roses. The note specifies the amount of plant material needed per ounce of perfume extract.

Woman Leans On Gloves While Trimming Rosé Crop

A terse note describes wives using old kid gloves for rosé trimming, claiming the thorny stems do not cling to canvas gloves. The line contrasts cotton and glove materials in pruning work.

Also Mentioned on This Page

John William Wyker W. M. Voorhies Loudie Moore Pointer Julia Leigh Lynne Frances Mason Lucille Giles W. L. Grimés First Baptist Mrs. Gilbert White C. B. Elliot Russell Humphrey Dothan Ala Mrs A. E. Humphrey Elizabeth Davis Huntsville Helen Kingsbury Mrs. Sprott Nashville Edward Park Will Wyker Billie Voorhies Mattie Lee Sapp Amanda Lee Jack High Point, 8. C Wm. H. Bohnsack Birmingham Billie Wyker Selma Roy Wilson Mrs. W. M. Moseley Chattanooga Ee Bergen Mrs. Fowler God Mammon Ouste Harold F. McCormick Edith Rockefeller John D Fifi Guy Stillman Fred Beauvais Henry Helfich Reyaygient Hospital H. B. Mangrum Ardmore, Ala R. l Parsons Alabama Lumber and Building Material Association W. M. Richardson Parsons Mobile W. B. Edmundson Hot Springs Marcelle Collier Eugene’ Collier Kate Lile Sadie Rolfe How Sam Alexander Cecilia Harry Olshine Dean Royer Points Florida Jane Abercrombie Charles Thigpen Montgomery Sewanee Mrs. Ware J. R. Smiley Jack Knight Washington, D. C Seybourne Lynn i Strumental Bank St. Decatur Wohl’s Princess $1,000 Free Gold Group OF Merchants Chic By Mme. Lisbeth Decatur Daily Anne Adams Speake, Warren & Ratliff Second Avenue Silk Kayser Free Gold Group of Merchants
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