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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1936

Page

3

Runaway Bride in Paris Weds Plans and Lovers

Marcia Cunningham flees a wedding as fiancé Bob Haskell confesses love for another. In Paris she meets engineer Phillip Kirkby and Camilla Howe, while Bob pursues reunion and Camilla weighs a noble suitor Count Von Wormstedt. Romance entangles with money and social ambition.

Marcia Cunningham Bob Haskell Sylvia Marcia Phillip Kirkby Phil Paris Camilla Howe Camilla Bob Pierre Rosita Wenda Versailles Petite Trianon Marie Antinette Pampas Petit Trianon Palace Jimmy Count von Wormstedt Danube Polo Fonies New York Monopoly Marcia’s Kirky Jimmy von Wormstedt Atlantic Plymouth Rock

Alabama Optometrists Elect New State President

Alabama Optometrists Association elected Dr. W. Wyatt Barnes of Decatur as state president and picked Anniston for the 1937 convention. Dr. Barnes succeeds Dr. L. G. Baum of Birmingham. new vice presidents are Dr. J. Kelly Robinson and Dr. A. O. Yee. Dr. J. H. Marrill is secretary treasurer. Over 100 optometrists attended. the gathering will close with a barbecue.

Montgomery Ala

Farm profits and TVA water plans announced for fall

Farmers may plant vetch and crimson clover with soil building funds from the AAA. Triple superphosphate available subject to TVA approval, with limited supply and orders filled in sequence. Estimated 15 to 20 cents daily freight cost. TVA will regulate Norris Dam releases to keep a constant lower river level, aiding navigation and storage. Norris began storing water March 4, 1936, with about 1.5 million acre feet stored, while power-house units finish this summer.

AAA TVA Florence Norris Dam Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee River Norris+ Dam Clinch River Norris

Directors Meet Opens Tenth Annual Alabama Funeral Directors Convention

The Alabama Funeral Directors Association opened its tenth annual convention with M. B. Brislin of Selma presiding and City Commissioner W. P. Screws giving a welcoming address. A fiction excerpt follows with Camilla resisting a count’s suit amid entangled relationships.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Funeral Directors’ Association M. 8. Brislin Selma W. P. Screws

Norris Dam holds flood back. Chattanooga crest eyed at 40 feet

The Tennessee river flood crest at Chattanooga peaked 37.1 feet on Sunday night March 29 with 232 000 sec ft. Norris Dam held back 40 000 sec ft. Regulators opened Norris gates June 19 to release spring floods aiding navigation amid drought. The moving story cites Engineering News Record and Chattanooga News estimates of impacts.

Tennessee River Chattanooga Norris Tennessee Valley Authority Clinch River Tennessee Chattanooga News Engineering News Norris Dam Carl A. Bock

Story of Naaman’s cure sermon at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist

Rev C D Boozer preached last night on the Naaman leprosy story, drawing lessons for the lost and believers. He praised the faith and courage of the Jewish servant and warned against clinging to personal terms for God’s blessings. He urged that God’s cure brings all sinners to faith.

Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church C. D. Boozer Naaman Boozer

Farmers Exchange Classifieds with Livestock and Farm for Sale

For sale or trade an organ in good condition for a milk cow. Cordie D Roberts on Hartselle Route 2 advertises an 80 acre farm five miles east of Hartselle near Shoal Creek church, water, 40 acres cultivated, 26 pasture, timber, orchard, 3 room house, outbuildings, sale reasonable. Mrs J Whaley Somerville Route 2 seeks—one second hand cultipacker. N J Hough Lacey's Spring Ala.

Cordie D Roberts Hartselle Shoal Creek New Highway Whaley Somerville East Hartselle Pike L. L. Lyle, Ie

Women’s Home Demonstration Rally in Morgan County

The annual women’s home demonstration club rally will be held Tuesday June 30 at Morgan County High School Hartselle starting at 9:00 a.m. Speakers will attend and a program is planned. Vegetables handicrafts will be judged with prizes for top displays. about 500 women expected. Hostesses Edna Mae Lipacomb and Mrs Georgian Lyn Dunn hosted guests June 20 at Mrs Dunn’s home with a decorated reception and a tour of the display room. Canning recipes for string beans tomatoes and peaches included with processing times and canning methods.

Morgan County High School Hartselle Edna Mae Lipacomb Georgian Lyn Dunn Lacey's Lille Mae Edwards Daisy Wilson Kay Mary Sue Terrell Dorothy Edgemond Ruby Winfrey

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By Helen Welshimer Montmarte Marcia Darling Robert Champs Elysees Pat Kimbrough Hartselle, Ala LOCAL Farmers Exchange Pope Robert Long Danville BE. H. Nethery Harteelle Neal Palkville Bee Line Highway Spiegel Falkville L. L. Lyle Arthur Owen N. J. Hough Lacey's Spring A. H. Jeffers Lacon R H. D. Gillespie Hillsboro FDR Barton Barrow Alvin Bell Hartselle R Melvin Peek Decatur R J-2 Henry Picard Victor Hugo Los Angeles World of Fashion Hugo George Reiss Wm.1. Hollingsworth, JR London P. H. Davis Tinsley’s Shirt Shop Detroit Tennessee Valley Company General Insurance—Bonds J. R. Daniell Sec-Treas Claire Huntington
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