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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1935

Page

6

Entertain Circles Meet in Separate Methodist Mission Units

Members of the circles attend separate units of the Tral Methodist Woman's Missionary Society Monday afternoon with strong attendance. Mrs. J J Ross hosted circle one meeting at her home.

Tral Methodist Woman's Missionary Society J. J. Ross Circle First Methodist Missionary Society George Williamson Ferry Street C. FE. Timberlake Ritter World Outlook W. T. Lowe W. L. Grimes W. B. Markham Callie Lipscomb Simmons Paul L. G. Sturdivant L. W. Lee Sussanna Lesley

Circle Meetings Highlight Baptist and Methodist Women Work

Reports from home circles on West Moulton and Fourth Avenue detail Bible lessons prayers devotionals and social moments led by Mrs. Nash Mrs. Graham Mrs. Baugh and others. Engagements announced Ruth Elizabeth Sivley to Paul Howell Glenn with wedding at Central Baptist church.

Hodges Crow Cora Getchell W. H. Winton J. B West Moulton Street Circle Two Mechames Carter C. D. Lamon N. L. Kelley Mra L. R. Nash Virginia Graham Circle Three Wood W. P. Baugh Edgar Fennell H. L. Spencer God Abraham Spencer Mra. Leopard Charles Malone Fourth Avenue J. L. Gunter Arthur Hart Arthur Hddgins Sivley-Glenn W. E. Sivley Ruth Elizabeth Paul Howell Glenn Central Baptist Church

McGee's Baby Elixir Promises Restful Sleep

Advertisement touts McGee's Baby Elixir as a remedy for infant sour stomach indigestion gas cramps and colic. It claims to soothe pain help baby sleep and lists two sizes with reassuring notes on purity and prompt relief.

McGee

Cleansing Cream Use Advice Troubles Pimples and Hair Care

Dear Miss Glad advises against leaving cleansing cream on troubled skin overnight due to infection risk. She recommends cleansing, thorough soap and water, then a mild astringent, plus dietary changes. Laura asks about hot oil for oily hair. answer supports using hot oil shampoos on most hair types, noting benefits for oily hair as a prewash treatment.

Glad Miss Glad Laura

Personal notices and visits fill a summer social page

Mrs. Arthur Hart and baby of Texas visit her parents Mr and Mrs A L Handley. Phil Pointer and Mrs T G Morrow drive to Mississippi on business. Mrs R A Sparkman recovers from ten weeks illness. Frank Cobb family move to Sheffield. Rayburn Neville and daughters travel to Okemah for ten days with Dr Neville. Emma Sue Morris of Trinity enters Benevolent hospital. Myrtle Horton returns from Alabama College for summer with sister Mrs Andy Stoltz. Ruth and Nell Johnston attend Sewanee dances. Kay Kyser orchestra serves music for events. A H Hoff returns from Sewanee board duties. Louis Henkel visits Hoff in Birmingham. Mary Broadus to spend summer with mother after Northwestern. Noble Russell visits Annapolis. Mrs A E Humphrey and Russell plan Washington and New York trip with relatives. Sadie Gustin and Freddie stop in Birmingham for medical care. Eliza beth Ware, daughter of Clifford Kilgore, born June 8. Weekenders and visitors listed including Miss Aileen Cross and Misses Hopper Allen. George Wells recovers from malaria. Hargrove family hosts visitors in Falkville. Rufus Campbell at Benevolent for exam. Ben Bloodworth Jr ill with malaria. Mrs Minter of Birmingham visits sisters. Starkeville guests with Stephenson family. Sewanee visitors Atlee Henkel Hoff and friends return from university dances. Joyce Lerman Joe Sarver and Miss Garth join Sewanee dances party.

Cow Rescued From Ledge on a Bluff

Word reached here today of the rescue of a cow belonging to W. E. Garrison of Lacey’s Spring from a ledge on a bluff. Rescue workers retrieved the animal after a tense effort near the steep escarpment.

W. E. Garrison Lacey's Spring

Mrs Annie Jones Dies At 80 In Hartselle

Mrs Annie Bradley Jones of Hartselle died Monday afternoon at age 80 in her home. She was a longtime Methodist church member and is survived by two brothers D W Thompson of Hart selle route three and Joe Thompson of Hartselle. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Wednesday at the Methodist church with Rev J H Chitwood officiating and interment in Hartselle.

Annie Bradley Jones Hartselle Nice Roy Whittén Jones Methodist Church D. W. Thompson Joe Thompson Methodist J. H. Chitwood Drinkard and Howell John Cooper Warren Puckett A. Y. Glasscock Fred Speake Albert Jones A. Jones J. A. Day Pimbrough van Pattillo A. Iite

Illness Sparks Mistrial in Zimmerly Trial

A mistrial was declared in the H C Zimmerly case after a woman juror collapsed upon seeing garments believed to have been worn by missing Gladys Lawson. The tumor concerned alleged illegal operations on two women led by Dr. H. C. Zimmerly in Lancaster.

Lancaster Gladys Lawson H. C. Zimmerly

Cupid Must Wait For Prison Term

New Orleans report says Jesse Beene, serving a term for auto theft in Many, Louisiana, will be delayed in marrying Ada Marie Dumas of Arlington California as the state board of pardons postponed clemency until October to review the marriage. Evidence showed Dumas sent funds to California officials to aid Beene. The couple were sweethearts in North Louisiana before separation in their teens.

New Orleans Jesse Beene Many Ada Marie Dumas Arlington Cal State Board of Pardons Beene

Cow on Bluff Ledge Rescued by Ten Men

A cow slipped from a bluff and wedged on a four foot square ledge after a ten foot drop. It held its footing as ten men struggled to rescue it. The ledge sits 57 feet above a sheer drop.

Non-Political Pardons Board Urged by Jefferson County Grand Jury

Birmingham reporters note a recommendation for a non political pardons and paroles board. The jury urges reform after findings that pardons and paroles influence new offenses. The report, to Judge Smith, cites ex convicts and parolees as factors in crime commission concerns.

Birmingham Ala Board of Pardons and Paroles Jefferson County Grand Jury J. Q. Smith

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