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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1939

Page

5

McMillan Mooney Vows Held at Decatur Home

Miss Mary Lou Mooney daughter of Mr and Mrs J R Mooney wed Willis Alton McMillan June 17 at 6 20 pm in Decatur at Rev Homer Britton s home Bride wore blue lace accessories attendants Miss Gertrude Lamen and Mr Gorman Braswell reception at home near Moulton Attendants and guest list reflect the era and local church community tone

Mary Lou Mooney J. R. Mooney Willis Alton McMilLan Decatur Homer Britton Britton Gertrude Lamen Gorman Braswell Lamon Mrs. McMillan Moulton

Personal notices of region residents traveling and visiting

Leon Jones leaves Sunday for High Point North Carolina to attend the Furniture Mart with Mr. Weatherspoon of Gadsden and will join the Weatherspoon Furniture Company on return. Mrs Jones to join him in Gadsden soon. Mr and Mrs C A Malone return from a Gulf Coast fishing trip. Dent Green and wife return from a vacation visit. Mrs Green stayed two weeks with daughter in Cloudland Georgia. Frances Ann Green visits in Hanceville and Cullman. R B Bagley and family back from a southern vacation including Florida. Harriet Jane Sittason visiting cousins in Sheffield while Mrs J D Ligon returns to Greenville after funeral of her father La Boon. Mr and Mrs Thomas Kimbrough stop en route to Oxford Mississippi after attending the funeral. Mr and Mrs Earl Kelley spending vacation with Ed Berry. Pirtie and daughter Betty plan two-week Dayton Beach trip. Roger Grim of Columbus Ohio arrives to join Mrs Grim for Fourth of July visit with Comer Ezell. Mrs Floyd Harris and baby daughter travel to Columbus Georgia to be with sister Mrs Robert Anthony.

Leon Jones High Point N. C Furniture Mart Mr. Weatherspoon Gadsden Weatherspoon Furniture Company Mrs. Jones Mrs. Dent Green Mrs. Green Charles Hearin Cloudland Mr.Green

Make This Model At Home Frock Pattern 4027

Anne Adams designs a slimming no waistline seam dress pattern 4027. Cut on the bias with yokes and darts, options include puffed sleeves and trimming like ric rac. Availability spans sizes 36 to 50 with prices for book and pattern. mail orders to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department in New York.

Anne Adams Anne’ Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department 17Th St New York N. Y

Personal notices of visits and travel across cities

Mr and Mrs Robert Anthony of Columbus Ga arrive Saturday for a week with Mr and Mrs Robert Blackwell. Miss Myrl Hambrick returns from Moulton. Mrs Thomas Hodson of Louisville Ky visits her son Earl Hodson and friends. Miss Liberty and Hive Rhea Simmons return from New York and Newark with aunt Miss Pauline Lamon. Doris Peden of Knoxville Tenn will spend Fourth holidays with her mother. Frank Scroggins and family greet Travis Callahan of Montgomery. Ruby and Elizabeth Best return from Anderson Ind. Willie B Ryan hosts visitors from Anderson Ind. Mrs Van MecCrackin leaves for Birmingham to visit relatives.

Robert Anthony Columbus, Ga Robert Blackwell Thomas Hodson Louisville, Ky Earl Hodson Erty Hive Rhea Simmons New York Doris Peden Knoxville, Tenn Marl Peden

Graduation Exercises Held by ABI at Hotel Lyons

Graduation exercises took place in Hotel Lyons dining room for the Alabama Business Institute Monday night. Students received certificates for secretarial work, typewriting, accounting, and stenography, with awards for high performance and a banquet attended by guests including Miss Lois Greenhill and Mrs.

Hotel Lyons Alabama Business Institute Harriet Irwin Ima Edwards C. W. Rhoads Elizabeth McBride Frances Hare Seybourn Lynne Ruth Porter Mr. Rhoads Eugenia Berry Dorothy Davidson Margaret Elizabeth Dodd Martha Jane’ Ellis Susie Elizabeth Goree Frances Chandler Hare Jimmie Holland Ruth Thomas Nelson Jane Royer Sarah Jane Poole Ima Elizabeth Edwards Ruth Petty Martha Whitlock Lydia Ruth Farrer Berta Mae Joiner Myrtle Ruth Kaylor Frank H. Kirby Martha Jane Ellis Susie Goree Ruth Farrer Myrtle Kaylor Ruth Nelson Frank Kirby, Jr Prances Hare Elizabeth Chandler Order of Artists Sassie Goree Margaret Dodd Lois Greenhill

An Ounce of Prevention

ANN MORRIS argues prevention of beauty problems saves money and distress. Proper hair care brushing and periodic shampoos keep color and vitality while limiting repeated perms. A clean smooth complexion and moisturized skin prevent flaking. Daily exercise and balanced diet preserve a youthful figure. Correct posture prevents internal issues and tailored corsets reshape silhouettes.

Local Notables List in Public Ceremony

The notice names Frank Dodd, Mrs. Ellis, Mr. Goree, Mr. Rudd, Charles Clark, Mrs. Rudd, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Oozelle Taylor, Miss Inez Goree, Miss Dorothy Immel, Miss Helen Kaylor, and Miss Gwendolyn Raitsh as participants or attendees in a public event.

Frank Dodd Ellis Goree Mr. Rudd Charles Clark Rudd Nelson Oozelle Taylor Inez Goree Dorothy Immel Helen Kaylor Gwendolyn Raitsh

Epworth Conference Opens at Athens

More than 100 attend the Epworth Conference opening at Athens. Miss Marian Schimmel Miss Margaret Lawrence and Billy Mainard of Central Methodist Church Decatur represent the city. Rev R L Archibald pastor of Central Methodist Church Ras in charge of the vesper service. Conference continues through Friday.

Decatur Marian Schimmel Margaret Lawrence Billy Mainard Central Methodist Church R. L. Archibald Ras

Cancer Cure Report At Oslo Radiology Meeting

Dr. Albert Sotland of Los Angeles reports that hundreds of cancers were cured by half million volt x days after weaker x rays failed, to the Northern Society for Medical Radiology in Oslo.

Cancer Oslo Norway Northern Society For Medical Radiology Albert Sotland Los Angeles

Pleads Innocence in Ohio Baby Death Case

Attorney Ben H. M. Dewey entered a plea of innocence for Velma Baker Pink 22 Clyde charged with first degree murder in the death of her 10 week old son Haldon Fink. Mrs Fink allegedly confessed then reportedly threw the baby into a creek and remained in jail quarters.

Freemont Ben HM. Dewey Velma Baker Pink Clyde Haldon Fink Fink H. Ja Myers

Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Malaria Remedy Ad

An advertisement urges readers to take Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic at the first malaria sign. It highlights tasteless quinidine content, claims to combat malaria, relieve chills and fever, and notes widespread use and value of the larger size.

Grove Atlaria

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McMillan-Mooney Memorial Drive Methodist Missionary Societies Jesus” Menning Stair Sanders Louise Schilling H. O. Troup Lambuth Archibald First Presbyterian Auxiliary Church Annex D. C. Shaw Sarah Coleman Shocco Springs Ramage Eryps Central Baptist Sunday School Leland Vassar William Swaner Second Avenue West C. E. Malone Westminster Westminster Presbyterian Auxiliary E. 8. Loyd Ose Hagerman Hagerman Porto Rico Marion Blackwell W. A. Manly Charles Harvey Mary Keenan Knight Circle One Central Baptist Circles Central Baptist W. M J. A. Tidwell J. F. Smither Reid Sherard Sr John Green H.S. Roberts Circle Three J. O. Glasscock John Cowell Vandergrif Circle Four George Morris W. D. Alston P. H. Sandlin Price Darnties Circle Six Kittie Prewett Betty Burleson Grant Street Paul Fretwell Spurlock Harold Fields Circle Seven Homer Smith T. A. Patterson B. L. Malone S. E. Alverson Harry Higdon Circle Eight W. ©. Lipscomb Bob Huie A. G. Danforth Mary D. Simpson Freeman Free Mason Crow Ann Swaner Les Central Methodist Womans Missionary Society Louis A. Neill N. L. Kelley H. L. Spencer T. Z. Bailey Town Creek J. H. Brannum J. W. Darrah Branum The Missionary Society Neill Circle Two Conrad Strickland W. W. Dinsmore Horace Griffin J. B. Leeman Quince Eddins Prank Emens Trinity H. F. Sherrod W. F. Rauschenberg Wiley Owen Alfred Hodgins Raymond Brittain Roland Langley Frank Reed Louisville Fred Voehringer Moye Moye’s Beauty Shop Capitol Cal Richard DIX Lucille Ball John Arledge Griffin’s Rogers Griffin’s Jewelry CO Frances Ann Green Hanceville Lorene Gray Cullman R. B. Bagley Florida Harriet Jane Sittason Daphne and Venus Kelley Sheffield J. D. Ligon Greenville Mr. la Boon George la Boon Thomas Kimbrough Oxford Greensville S. C la Boon Earl Kelley Birmingham Ed Berry Roger Grim Columbus Ohio Floyd Harris Anthony Our ACRIA Goidel’s Drug Store Pye U. S Paul V. McNutt Mc McNutt San Francisco Manila Miss Myr Hambric Frank Scroggins St. Louis, Mo Travis Callahan Montgomery Ruby Elizabeth Best Anderson, Ind Willie B. Ryan Anderson Ind Carrollton, Ga Abi Collier’s Johnston Ann Morris Helen Follett Epworth Athens VO Eo Mazaroe James Freeman Pasa Market St Chattanooga Tenn Southern Railway System Robin Hood Brian Aherne Victor McLaglen Kanan Lee Australia Gy Aherne- McLaglen June Lang John Carradine Paul Lukas George Zucco Douglass Dumbrle Virginia Serail Roach Floyd Gibbons True Adventure
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