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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 10, 1941

Page

5

Social notices and club meetings fill Decatur weekly calendar

Mrs. Higdon hosts Le Club Entre Meres at Mrs. Baynard Malone home in Endlam Oaks. Officers elected for 1941 42 include Colvard Hodgins Finney Shepherd Wilkes Waller Doss Phelps. Plans set for March 28 supper at Mrs. George Godwin. Frances Coleman of Morgan County Health Department spoke on Mental Hygiene. Various clubs and P T A meetings listed with hostesses changes and local visits.

Higdon le Club Entre Meres Harry Higdon Baynard Malone Endlam Oaks J. O. Colvard J. ©. Colvard Alfred Hodgins J. C. Finney R. W. Shepherd John Wilkes Allen Waller Leslie Doss Harlan Phelps George Godwin R. D. Kemp Frances Coleman Morgan County Health Department

Pilgrimage trip and Azalea Trail plans announced

Mrs E J Polhill Mrs E N Penick and Mrs J H McMath with Mrs W P Reeves of Sheffield depart by motor for the Natchez pilgrimage in Mississippi. They also plan a visit to the Azalea Trail in Mobile and to Bellingrath Gardens. Mack Graham is ill at home and Miss Edna Holland resumes teaching after several weeks illness.

Claudie Shumake Diane Nashville Tenn Mr. Shumake E. J. Polhill E. N. Penick J. H. McMath W. P. Reeves Sheffield Natchez Miss Mobile Bellingrath Gardens Edna Holland England London Buckingham Palace Elizabeth South America Ashley Havinden

Hunter Named by the President as Works Projects Commissioner

Howard O. Hunter of Illinois was nominated by President Roosevelt to be Works Projects commissioner. Hunter has been acting commissioner since the death of Colonel Frank C. Harrington.

Washington Howard O. Hunter Illinois Roosevelt Hunter Frank C. Harrington

Mrs. Thomas Reappointed to State Personnel Board

Governor Dixon named Mrs. Albert L. Thomas of Auburn to a new six year term on the State Personnel Board. She was recently appointed to complete the late Grover C. Hall’s unexpired term on the board in Montgomery Alabama.

Montgomery Ala Albert L. Thomas Auburn Dixon Thomas Grover. C. Hall

Petting the Complexion with Cosmetics Advice

A discussion on facial care urges gentle washing at night with soap and oil remover, warns against harsh lather before going out, and stresses tepid water for dry skin and warmer water for oily skin. It advises modest rouge and blush use to flatter features and suggests placing rouge high to enhance eye brightness.

Crochet Hat Pattern Inspired by Dutch Caps

A spring pattern by Laura Wheeler Dutch for a crochet hat with a windmill effect crown and purse-flap. Pattern 2796 includes directions, illustrations, materials, and a photo stitch. Send ten cents to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY with name and address and PATTERN NUMBER.

Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Buyers and Sellers Tap Economy in Want Ads

Buyers and sellers know the most economical turnover comes through Want Ads highlighting affordable trades and quick sales in the local market.

Armament sermon and church notes in June guest

Rev. R. Lambuth Archibald of Ace Central Methodist dies Sunday. Sermon on The Kind of Armament America Needs urges moral rearmament and a return to Christian living. Announcement of June 1 arrival Miss Margaret Brannan, Berea and Westminster credentials, mission family in Korea. Evening service pre Easter series titled Persons upon Whom the Light of the Cross Fell. Unknown Soldier topic from Matthew 27 48.

R. Lambuth Archibald Ace Central Korea Brannan Cunninjim Scarritt College America Eee Europe Gutter France Church of the Living God Conscous Rudyard Kipling

Convicts recaptured after escape from Kilby prison

Three convicts escaped from a potato shed near Kilby prison and were recaptured shortly after as guards fired overhead. Warden Earl Wilson named the trio Edgar Yeates Olin Hulsey and James Knox all with prior escape records and varying burglary and larceny sentences.

Montgomery Ala Kilby Earl Wilson Edgar Yeates Lee County Olin Hulsey Marion James Knox

Anne Adams Maternity Pattern 4722 for full cut dress

Anne Adams Pattern 4722 offers a concealing yet youthful maternity dress with front back yoke and adjustable tie front. Includes long sleeve jacket and two collar versions with lace contrast. Available in misue and sizes 12 to 40. fabric and yardage listed. price Fifteen Cents plus stamp. Pattern book advertised.

Anne Adams Anne Adams Pat Thorn Decatur Daily Pattern Department West 17Th St New York

Local Notices From Morgan County Somerville Area

Datebook style roundup lists residents and visitors from Morgan County and nearby towns. Margaret Ransom accepts new job in Gadsden starting Monday, plus assorted visits, family gatherings, and social events in Hartselle Decatur Birmingham and Moulton during the week.

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Murphree L. R. Murphree Judge Maone Barfield-Taylor Charles Curtis Barfield Atlanta Georgia Caroline Wilson Taylor, Jr Gadsden Decatur Alabama Wesleyan Guild The Central Methodist Church Lafayette Street Grammar Pp, T. A A. T. Hanson Gordon-Bibb P. T. A Bible School Ben Bloodworth E. D. Bailey, Jr C. Hu ‘Timberlake Aileen Pope W. E.’Curry W. P. Baugh Redding Emens Charlotte Broadus H. S. Green Corinth J. H. Calvin J. T. Jones W. E. Ste Fayette Street Grammar School David Hershfield New York City Mra. J. S. Patterson T .W. Broadus Knoxville, Tenn Mra Broadus Bill Houston East Vine Street 8. H. Malone Birmingham Thomas C. White Tommy Jackson, Miss 8. H.* Malone J. A. McDonald Jackson C. C. Johnson Ben Madson Maxwell Field Eugene D. Bailey, Jr Cleveland Ohio Louisville Jack Coolidge David Manly Huntsville E. 8. Landers Eugene §. Morrow East Lafayette Street Edmund L. Thompson, Jr Camp Shelby, Miss 151St Engineers Judge Baynard Malone J.C. McCraw Dave Herzberg Wheeler Dam Echols Talladega, Ala Lee Leroy Pulaski, Tenn J. H. Alexander M. White Marion Robertson Herman Kyle Alexander Chouce Pauline Martin Puyallup Valley Puyallup, Wash Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Slim” Wilson Pecatur Moye’s Frances Langford Mary Boland Ann Miller Passy Kelly Borrah Minnevitch Rae Cu Capitol Mack Graham Athens Bee Line Highway Athens Nursery Company Leroy Robison Helen Follett Tynn Bari Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Service, Inc Vicks VA MILAM Rank &i Morgan County Somerville Margaret Ransom Hartselle Miss Ransom Maggie Ransom J.W. Winton Morris Sharp Route One G. Mikell Florence C. P. Hamby J. W. Winton Fannie Abbott District Institute Hartselle Methodist Church Willie Ruth Smith Asa Smith Albert Pinch Effie Cook Carl Francis Mt. Tabor Emma Hanlan Mary Parker James Riley Victoria Smith A. R. Smith A. J. Cromswaithe Moulton May England Buddy Reeves New Market J. A. Garrison Er Rox Yai Bonnie Baker Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra the One Terry Colonna Ullian Cornell Albert Dekker Everett Horton Teddy Wary Raipn Murphy Wien Moruas Goidel’s Drug Store
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