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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1935

Page

5

Social notes honor Ruth Sivley and Miss Hetty Aycock

On Tuesday night the Business Women's Circle of Central Baptist Church hosted Ruth Sivley bride of the week and Miss Hetty Aycock who will move to Nashville July 1. Sivley received kitchen articles while Aycock received dainty handkerchiefs plus shoulder corsages. Tempting refreshments followed the activities. Also honored was Miss Elizabeth Moebes at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. A. A. Parker with pink and green decorations and gifts for the bride elect. About thirty friends attended.

Oder Ruth Sivley Hetty Aycock Business Women Central Baptist Church Ross Dublin Peebles Sivley Miss Aycock Nashville Elizabeth Moebes A. A. Parker East Church Street Carl Herndon Travis Callahan

Blue Star Ointment for Itch and Ringworm Relief

To relieve itch rash and eczema apply Blue Star Ointment known for quick absorption and antimicrobial action. Money back if the first jar fails.

Home Demonstration Rally Set for Hartselle June 19

Home demonstration women plan a rally at Morgan County High School in Hartselle on June 19 featuring ibits from clubs, talks, a picture show, and other activities. Leadership certificates will be awarded. H Club Girls from Auburn short course report an entertaining educational trip with Emma Sue Lynn Hattie Maude Hames Pam Littrell Mary Alice Plemons Louise Siey Eugenia Price Katherine McClellan Cynthia Glenn taking varied courses such as music appreciation biology swimming recreation charm and poultry.

Morgan County High School Hartselle Auburn Emma Sue Lynn Hattie Maude Hames Pam Littrell Mary Alice Plemons Louise Siey Eugenia Price Katherine McClellan Cynthia Glenn

Walden Family Fetes Jack on Seventh Birthday

Jack Walden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Walden, celebrated his seventh birthday with a Saturday party at home. Eva Mae Roper won a contest memento, then guests enjoyed ice cream and cake while singing. The celebration was assisted by Sarah Walden and Mrs Karl Emens.

Jack Walden Dan Walden Eva Mae Roper Nell Johnson Wilda King Ramona Turner Ola Mae Roberts Ray Mitchell Every Roberts, Jr Hazel Looney Mary Ruth Church Charles Looney Bil Me Joe Gillian Richard Jack Mitchell Willard Burt Charles Ed Lewis Walden Wanda Ruth Walden Katie Sue Emens Harold Edward Emens John Walter Bailey Johnnie French Christine Goode Mary Emens Wilodine Monadele Owens

Personal notes of Roy Odom and local residents travel

Roy Odom leaves for El Dorado Arkansas with Lion Oil Sales Co. celebration including refinery tour. Mrs W K McNeill in Birmingham for Thursday. George Wells heads Friday to St. Joseph Michigan to start his new life after transfer by Cooper Wells Co. Dr and Mrs W P Reeves of Tuskegee visit relatives here. Mr and Mrs C H Handley of Raleigh North Carolina visit Mrs W D Moore and Mr Moore. Louis Argend and daughters Louise and Marie depart Thursday for a week in Anderson Indiana by car. Mrs E M Chenault and two children Sydney and Jane visit relatives in Nashville Tennessee. mother Mrs W J Blair joins later for a week. Ernest Hart Jr ill with measles at E N Hart home. Leroy McEntire and daughter Annie Miller travel to Birmingham for weekend. Mrs C C Johnson motor to Birmingham for short visit. Misses Jean Humphrey and Jessie Mae Montgomery leave for University of Alabama summer term. Edward Sivley operated for appendectomy at Benevolent Society Hospital and is improving. Mrs Skeggs Crawford, Mrs Barrett Shelton and Mrs W E Hockensmith visit Birmingham. Mrs George Bryant Jr returns home after Glenn Sivley wedding.

Local Notes Mention Names and Moves Among Town Residents

Ant will be pleasantly remembered here as Miss Ruth Crawford. Miss Mary Webster has returned from a short stay with Miss Con stance McElroy in Birmingham. Mr and Mrs Carl Gallaher and daughter Martha Jane of Birmingham are here to spend their vacation with their mother Mrs Pearl Stewart. Mrs John McCullough and son John William left for Gadsden after visiting L R Barron on Grant Street. Miss Hetty Aycock will leave soon to live in Nashville, transferred by Brothers Stores Company.

Ant Miss Ruth Crawford Mary Webster Constance McElroy Birmingham Carl Gallaher Martha Jane Pearl Stewart John McCullough John William Gadsden L. R. Barron Grant Street Hetty Aycock Nashville Brothers Stores Company

How to use perfume by Gladys Glad

A reader asks for perfume application tips for a sixteen year old. Gladys advises moderation, direct skin application with a fine atomizer, spraying lightly on the body and wrists, arms, neck and behind the ears to use warmth of skin for better scent release.

Gladys Glad America Miss Glad Lola

Alabama Supreme Court Decisions List Dated June 13

The Alabama Supreme Court issued several rulings. Cases include Garrison vs. First National Bank of Birmingham reversed and remanded. Taylor vs Hoff man affirmed in equity. Van Antwerp Realty vs Cooke affirmed in equity. Head vs Carroll affirmed. State vs Merchants National Bank Mobile corrected and affirmed. writs denied in three ex parte matters to Court of Appeals.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Supreme Court Anderson D. J Robert C. Garrison First National Bank of Birmingham Jefferson Circuit Court Thomas W. T. Taylor, Jr Walter Hoffman Shelby Circuit Court Equity Foster O. J. Head John A. Carroll Marshall Circuit Court Knight State of Alabama Merchants National Bank of Mobile Montgomery Circuit Court Billie Moore State Court of Appeals Joe Hingle Court. of Appeals J. H. Williams T. of Banks

Better Housing Under the Modernization Credit Plan

The FHA offers home owners up to 2000 dollars at five percent to build or improve. Loans are repayable in equal monthly installments over one to five years and can be included in the regular budget. Borrowers may choose any contractor and source for the work with monthly income at least five times the payment.

Federal Housing Administration

Dreaming Through The Night Of Hope And Quiet Wit

A collage of quips and reflections on belief, aspiration, and daily life. Scenes range from urging continued effort and praise to humorous exchanges about luck, work, and aging, ending with a medical gag about an animal bite.

Break-in Suspected In Allerton Amid Chain Letter Loss

Mrs. Pffie Thayer reported a home intrusion in Allerton this June 13. A thief allegedly took $50 from $53 received via chain letters, a loss she described as likely tied to a fugitive from a chain gang.

Allerton Pffie Thayer

Leaking Gas Plant Exposes Man To Blast Injuries

Lewis Fosha, 70, a former banker, was severely burned by an explosion and fire at a Freeport gas plant after lighting a match during repairs. The incident occurred yesterday and details indicate a dangerous leak caused the blast.

Freeport. I Lewis Fosha

McMineman longtime Morgan county merchant dies at 172

John T. McMineman, a leading Hartselle merchant and longtime Morgan county Sunday School president, died this morning at his daughter's home in Vinemont after a three day illness. He leaves a wife, two daughters, a brother, and five grandchildren. Funeral services set for Friday at 2:30 in Hartselle conducted by Rev. J. H. Chitwood and Rev. D. W. Burson.

John T. McMineman Morgan County G. C. Banks Vinemont Peck Funeral Home Burks R. M. Winton Hartselle Will Moulton McMineman Methodist Church Morgan County Sunday School Association J. H. Chitwood D. W. Burson

Camp Will Open For Scouts July 8

Camp Westmoreland for the Boy Scouts of the Tennessee Valley Council will open on July 8. Located four miles from the Lee highway beside Shoal Creek, the camp runs five weeks with option for one or five weeks. Capacity is 60 campers. early tron forms urged. B. Norris, scout executive, will direct the camp with an experienced staff.

Westmoreland Boy Scouts of the Tennessee Valley Council Lee Highway Shoal Creek Possiblb B. Norris

American Legion Will Meet Tonight

The local Post of the American Legion will hold a regular meeting at 5 30 PM tonight. Members are urged to attend.

American Legion The

Canvasser Tries Patience at Private Door Sign

A brief scene shows a canvasser seeking a policy sale, challenged by a busy business man who reads the private sign as a barrier, while a lady questions a dog and a passerby wonders what it is. The exchange captures tension between interruption and door-to-door selling.

Members urged to attend meeting at Martin's Arena

Post members were urged to attend a meeting to be held in Martin's Arena, inviting participation and engagement in the upcoming event.

Martin’ Arena

Insecticide Ad Promises Roach Annihilation

An advertisement touts Rigo's KILL-KO as a powerful insecticide. It claims rapid elimination of roaches flies mosquitoes and other pests with low expense and effort.

Rigo

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Cotillion Club Cotton Ball Decatur Glenn Ruth Elizabeth Sivley Paul Howell Glenn W. E. Sivey Athens College Decatur Schools C. C. Glenn Glenn Dairies Cullman Leroy McEntire George Bledsoe Theatre Mary Astor Roger Pryor Baby Jane Shoe Box Booterie Ason H. J. Heinz Heinz E. M. Lee & Son Roy Odom Lion Oil Sales Co el Dorado, Ark Lion Co W. K. McNeill George Wells St. Joseph, Mich Cooper Wells Co W. P. Reeves Tuskegee Mrs. C. H. Handley Raleigh, N. C W. D. Moore Mr. Moore Louis Argend Louise Marie Ind E. M. Chenault Sydney Jane Tenn W. J. Blair Ernest Hart, Jr E. N. Hart Annie Miller Camp Winnataska C. C. Johnson Jean Humphrey Jessie Mae Montgomery University of Alabama Edward Sivley Benevolent Society Hospital Skeggs Crawford Barrett Shelton W. E. Hockensmith George Bryant, Jr Glenn-Sivley Bry Woodall Moulton Highway Sheba Jones Ruby Gladys Supreme Court Janine Me Thers Junior John D. Rockefeller, Jr Asher Franklin Nap Santo Melotone Vocalion Rigo Manufacturing Co Nashville, Tennessee Goidel Capitol John Wayne Arizona Clyde Beatty Tail Spin Tommy Maurice Murphey Noah Beery, Jr Flyers Move’s Beauty Parlor Alice Faye James
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