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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1939
Page
5
Many clubs and societies announce meetings this week across Decatur. St Johns Auxiliary hosts 3 PM Tuesday at Mrs Hoff's home with co hostesses Hoff and Hunter. Girl Scout Troop Three holds Court of Awards Monday 7 PM at Central Methodist Church.
Mrs. T. G. Morrow is bed confined with an illness since Friday. Mrs. John Davis remains at Benevolent Society hospital for treatment but is improving and may return home early this week. Maureen Walsh is able to go out after an illness at home. Billy Scroggins stays with his parents due to chicken pox. A. E. Baker and daughters of Birmingham return home after a weekend visit with R. L. Smiths. Infant John Robin Thomas suffers pneumonia after flu and remains very ill at home.
Former world heavyweight champion Primo Carnera and Pina Cavazzi married in a parish ceremony at a mountain church in Italy. Traffic jams delayed the bride an hour as villagers and the couple’s parents gathered for the wedding.
Anne Adams offers pattern 4035 for women's sizes 34 through 50 with a scalloped neckline and slimming back panel. Sequenced in a spring pattern book, the ad promises easy cut and fit, puffed or scalloped sleeves, and styles for classroom, office, home, and special occasions. Book and pattern together priced at 25 cents with 15 cents for pattern alone.
A large crowd heard Rev. R. Lambuth Archibald of Central Methodist preach morning on Would Be Followers from Luke 9 57 62. He contrasted three would be followers and urged single minded devotion to God. Evening service titled Behold The Man declared Jesus as the standard man with four points about origin growth and conduct.
The Young People department of Central Methodist church will host a book party tonight at 7 30 in the churchs young peoples room. Attendees are asked to bring a book for the recently started library.
Officials at the Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Flint thanked Round Top Missionary Society of Falkville for a generous donation of a quilt and linen.
A concise note highlights the belief that true humanity mirrors a life of prayer, underscoring a standard of devotion and personal discipline rooted in religious practice.
In Miami on March 13 the state wide gambling drive pressed clerical consequences as a youth pastor faced removal from a padlocked petition against a Casino. Four ministers backed the drive while Tropical Park track posted new betting records amid state tax details.
Montgomery March 13 W Clint Harrison an Alabama Public Service Commission member says he cannot accept directorship of the state merit system for state employes if offered. He notes reports of consideration by the state personnel board and says he will serve out his four year PSC term which began in 1948 and pays him 4000 annually while the merit post would pay 5000.
The annual sing at McKendree's chapel will be held next Sunday at 10 o'clock with dinner served on the grounds. The Speer family will appear on the program.
Dorothy Lamour showcased with updo fashion notes. Cosmetic tips encourage careful ear care including powdering rouge on lobes. Readers are advised to consult a reputable surgeon for ear trimming if needed and to rely on trusted family doctors for referrals.
Readers are invited to send beauty questions to the Beauty Box Editor via this paper. Include a self addressed stamped envelope for a reply. Submit inquiries to the Editor of the Beauty Box, care of this newspaper.
An old advertisement extols Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a tonic for women. It promises relief from nervous distress and female functional disorders, claiming years of use and testimonials from readers who say it helps them stay positive and resilient.
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