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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 06, 1939

Page

6

Week of Prayer and Community Activities Highlight Local Groups

Local religious and civic groups host events including the First Baptist Woman Missionary Society week of prayer for home missions, Trinity School chicken supper and Visitor's Day, Questers meeting with Latin America program, Berean Club Education Day, and multiple luncheons and club meetings led by community members and hosted at homes and local hotels.

First Baptist First Baptist Woman Missionary Society Trinity School Reds Blues J. O. Parker Mra Sam Lile Flower Hill Farm Bee Line Highway Berean Club

Women in 40s urged to attract men with Pinkham's tonic

Advice targets women aged 38 to 52 worried about losing appeal to men. It touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to boost vigor and mood, claiming it builds resistance and improves nerves and pep for better social appeal.

E. Pinkham Nyc Pinkham

Miss Virginia Foster visits Huntaville and friends

Personal notes list Miss Virginia Ann Foster returning home after a weekend with Mrs. E L Foster. Howard Weaver from Columbia Tenn hosts his parents here for a visit. Dr and Mrs Reinhold Rogers of Covington Virginia arrive for a family gathering. Several locals travel for visits and to attend family matters with minor health updates.

Virginia Ann Foster Huntaville Howard Weaver Columbia, Tenn Mrs Elbert Weaver EB. Reinhold Rogers Covington, Virgina Mia Fred Tidwell Mr. Tidwell Reinhold Mary Lile Marjorie Workman Danbury, Conn Early Printzy Florida Minas Mclean Danbury E. B.garner Birmingham Ed. James Marion Foster H. Pointer

Every Girl Can't Be Pretty Yet All Can Be Clean

Style column urges women to pursue scrupulous grooming and cleanliness as path to social and business success. It covers bathing, hair, posture, and body care, with steps for ankles, mole removal, and garment fit, ending with a Beauty Box editor invitation for readers to write.

Helen Follett Beauty Box

He Is Able sermon preached at Central Methodist Church

Rev. R. Lambuth Archibald preached on Leave It All Quietly to God My Soul from Psalm 62 guiding souls to trust amid unanswered prayers and perceived failure. He urged daily service and hope while acknowledging hardship, as Dr. Moffett’s translation frames the theme. The evening program featured a young peoples orchestra and Dr. M E Lazenby delivering a district message on The Church to a large crowd.

R. Lambuth Archibald Central Methodist Church Moffett David Rev Archibald God Cois Lowery M. E. Lazenby Decatur

White House appoints Edwin M Watson as presidential aide

The White House announces Colonel Edwin M Watson will be appointed a presidential aide to President Roosevelt, succeeding Jimmy Washington. The formal confirmation and duties to follow.

Washington White House Edwin M. Watson Roosevelt

Western Teachers Capture SIAC Basketball Title

Western Kentucky Teachers College Hilltoppers won the Southern Inter-Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championship a third straight time by defeating Jacksonville State Teachers College 56 to 43. The win marked Western’s fourth league title in six years and came after securing the Kentucky Inter-Collegiate Athletic Conference crown earlier.

Bowling Green Western Teachers College Hilltoppers Western Jacksonville Ala Teachers College

Sunday School Hostess Service by Memorial Drive Class

Mrs. Mary G. Warren hosted a Memorial Drive Methodist church Sunday school class gathering on Friday from 4 to 5 PM at her 8th Ave home. Children enjoyed games singing and stories. cards and cookies were served to listed attendees with Mrs. Robert Hollomon assisting.

Mary G. Warren Memorial Drive Methodist Church 8Th Ave Frances Bryant Rosie Lee Webb Tulu Templeton Mary Evelyn Yarbrough Nell Wallace Adelaide Best Nila Rivers Birdyshoe Marel Sheats Martha Jean Carolyn Holloman

East Morgan Sing at Blue Springs

The East Morgan County singing convention will be held at Blue Springs on Sunday March 12 with about 600 in attendance. Promoters say top singers in the section will perform. Blue Springs lies 18 miles southeast of Hartselle on the Decatur Guntersville road.

Morgan County Blue Springs Hartselle Decatur-Guntersville

Secretary to Succeed James Roosevelt

A report notes a secretary will succeed James Roosevelt around April 1, outlining a transition in the cabinet role and the expected date of appointment.

James Roosevelt

New Church for Lebanon in Danville Methodist Conference

The Danville circuit Methodist church held its second quarterly conference at Lebanon church with strong attendance. Rev. M. F. Lazenby spoke, a basket lunch followed, and Rev. Lambuth Archibald preached on Lot Pitched His Tent Toward Sodom. A Lebanon church building committee was appointed to pursue a new church, led by Rev. R. N. Moore.

Danville Methodist Church Lebanon Church M. FE. Lazenby Ladies of Lebanon Church Lambuth Archibald Central Methodist Church Decatur Sodom R. N. Moore D. M. Hogan Dick West C. J. Wallace Erwin Watkins T. K. Hogan North Alabama Lebanon

Missions Is Maddy Topic At Central Baptist Service

A large crowd attended morning services as Dr Charles E Maddry of the Foreign Mission Board spoke on foreign missions in India and Romania He described prison conditions for Baptists and the ban on public worship Then at night the assistant pastor delivered the evening message from the 12th chapter.

Central Baptist Church Charles E Maddry Maddry Foreign Mission Board Southern Baptist Convention India Roumania

Luke Chapter Folly Prompted Calls to Faith and One Joins

In the Luke passage on the rich fool many attenders reflect on eternal destiny and accountability to God. The day's services prompt numerous expressions of commitment to Christian service and one person unites with the church.

Luke Lora Fool

Recruiting Open Here for 35 Men

U S recruiting office at the post office announced recruiting opened here for 35 men aged 18 to 35. Enlistees will be sent to Fort Benning Georgia for service in the infantry and field artillery.

U. S Une Fort Benning Infantry Field Artillery

Divorce Planned for Maria Gable and Clark Gable in Las Vegas

In Las Vegas a court proceeding set for tomorrow aims to grant divorce to Mrs. Maria F. Gable from film star Clark Gable. The couple had separated in 1935 after years of marriage.

Las Vegas Maria F. Gable Clark Gable

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Bocieil Y Questers Wilson Elliott Third Avenue West Roland Langley Latin America Langley D. C. Shaw D. D. McGehee Will Frederick &. Hunt, Jr A. A. Jones East Walnut Street Cornelian Court Hotel John W. Knight Eugene M. Morrow Frances Powers Athens U. D.C Joe Wheeler United Daughters of the Confederacy Ben Martin Sr Silk Stocking Club Silkk Stocking Club Garner Pride McNeill Apartments Raymond Britain Flowers W. A. Burt Burt Elizabeth Eich Elizabeth Houston J. B. Wiley A. G. Danforth W. P. Baugh Dothan J. B. Bradford Baugh Goidel’s Athens Nursery Company Anthony Waterer Eva Rathke Leroy Robison Bank, Lee Or Second Avenue 7Th 8St ST. W 7Th Ave Washington 87 Wilson Ave 12Th Ave Somerville Road Carter Glass Glass Lynchburg U. S&s Virginia Senate Homer Stovall Baugh Infirmary E. D. Bailey, Sr Pleasant Hill 8. G. Dudley Guy Drake R. M. Archibald Virginia Martin Christine Reynolds Athens College Heenan Pearce Auburn E. D. Bailey, Jr Line Street Norma Shearer Jimmy East Morgan NEW Church For Af.l William Green Thomas A.rickert United Garment Workers Union A.F.L C.so Runny VapoRub Rilling Koolerwave MOVE Caddell Drug CO All America Bob Fay Bainter John Beal Jean Parker Shearer Gable Clark Norma Amas Sheares Clarence Suet Brown Edward Sek Ene Arnold Robes Wy Besbellia Coburn Te Guild Jwwask Walt Disney Farm Yard Symphony Schildkraut We Jayer Mabel Jones West U. S. Supreme Court Birmingham City
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