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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1933
Page
5
Social notes list numerous visits and travels among residents, including Miss Nelle Rowe recovering from a serious illness, and many friends and relatives visiting Birmingham, Atlanta, Nashville, and other places during the period.
Following the ceremony a guest list including relatives intimate friends and out of town guests gathered. Pre ceremony entertainments featured a luncheon at Gloria Tea Room by Mrs. R. H. Walker, a groomsmen dinner at Russel Erskin Hotel in Huntsville, and an after rehearsal party at the Malones.
The many friends of Oscar Mc Culloch regret to learn he is quite ill at his father John McCulloch’s home in Moulton. Mrs. C A Edwards and son Cecil return from a visit to Fort Smith Arkansas with Willie Mae and Artie Mae Orton. Attendants at the Adams Binford wedding in Athens Thursday night include Mrs D W Speake and daughter Margaret plus several Mrs Seneca Burr and others.
NEA Service notes a variety of slacks outfits worn by celebrities. Lorena Layson displays a double-breasted unlined jacket with white cotton mesh shirts. Constance Bennett models blue slacks with a white silk blouse and blue striped beret. Janet Gaynor wears navy toweling pajamas at her Malibu home. Claire Trevor swims with George O'Brien in gingham two piece and later wears gingham slacks. Adrienne Ames poses in South Sea Island printed cotton with a large straw beach hat.
Social items and family notices from the area include the Adams Binford wedding in Athens with several attendees, visits by Miss Emmie Frances Polhill and Bryan McAfee, and travel plans for Miss Betty Foster Pointer. Also mentioned are Mrs. Fay Bond visiting in Decatur, Mr. and Mrs. Chandler returning from a Alabama road trip, and CBD Setliffe of W T Grant in town along with multiple household guests and relatives.
Pattern 2660 offers a child frock with sleeve flares pleats and ribbon accents in sizes 2 4 6 8 and 10. Directions include fabric yardage for size 4 and price 15 cents per pattern plus catalog. Order from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department 243 Wes Seventeenth Street New York City.
Work on the Decatur Tuscumbia highway advances with shoulder dressing on the new concrete strip at the west end toward Decatur. Officials expect curing complete by Thursday enabling traffic onto Church street outlet and marking the first paved link from Decatur to Tuscumbia.
The Woman's Auxiliary held its regular monthly gathering at Wilders Place with large attendance. Rev. Comer Lile from Richmond gave an inspiring mission talk, introduced by Rector Rev. Peter M. Dennis. Officers are Mrs. J. G. Beeler president and Mrs. S. C. Thompson secretary. They recently made 65 garments for Red Cross Morgan County and five quilts for the Mobile church home for orphans plus one quilt for the House of Happiness in Jackson County.
Little Alton Dean Eady ten months old died at 4 00 pm Sunday at the home of Dr J F Huey in Hillsboro He was a nephew of Annie Parker a missionary in Africa Funeral services were held Monday at Morris Chapel Rev Barbour of Courtland officiating Interment followed He is survived by his parents a brother Billy two and a half a year old and grandparents Mr and Mrs Geo Eady and George Parker of Morris Chapel
Mayor James A. Nelson and James Nelson spend Friday in Birmingham. Charles Eyster is ill at his parents’ home. Miss Inez Hunter rests well at her Fourth Avenue South home after a minor operation earlier in the week.
Carole Lombard stars as an heiress in Columbia’s No More Orchids at the Princess theatre today. She wears a $3,000 wardrobe designed by Robert Kalloch including gowns wraps and a gray satin frock with a mink coat and an immense white fox cape. The article notes the outfits rival New Port society fashion and emphasizes the trans Atlantic styling and high waistline.
Police investigate theft of a long of oil from an Alabama company plant. The machine was parked in the yard and officers have meager clues but are pursuing leads for tangible evidence.
A lobster pageant style scene aboard a ship shows Miss Lombard in orchid jade trousers with an emerald chiffon velvet jacket trimmed in silver fox fur while Lyle Talbot leads as her co star in the gymnasium set.
Capt. Dick Burleson of Hartselle was in Decatur today on a short visit and met local officials and residents.
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