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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1939

Page

5

Westminster Presbyterians Women Hold Circles Meetings

Westminster Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary circles held Monday sessions with Circle One led by Mrs. Harlan Phelps and Circle Two by Mrs. Z P Watkins among others. Meetings featured devotions, mission study reviews, social hours, and upcoming all day events at local homes.

Westminster Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary Harlan Phelps R. R. Thomas Marion Blackwell O.S. Hagerman American City Circle Two P. Watkins T. M. Harvey Allie Sandlin Peter Hartung City Shadows J. ©. Colvard

Make This Pattern at Home Dress 4014 by Anne Adams

Sewing pattern advertisement for Anne Adams dress patterns with two frock versions, pockets, neckline options, lace trim, and matching panties. Pattern 4014/4074 offered in sizes 2 4 6 8 10. book and pattern priced 25 cents. Send 15 cents per pattern plus 10 more for book. mail to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department.

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

Personal notes of illnesses and visits reach local households

Mrs John Maxwell recovers from influenza at home. Master Paul Howe Eubanks returns from Birmingham hospital improved. Dr and Mrs M Tarzwell back from Deckersville Michigan. John South Pell City and Jones Fall Roberson Jr Cropwell guests of Mr and Mrs John W Jones. Mrs Seybourn Lynne back from Knoxville Tennessee. Mrs Gene Collier recovering at East Vine Street home. Billie and Irene Kimbrough ill with chicken pox. Morris Dillard family called to York Alabama for serious illness of his father. Mrs Lyle McCulloch slight improvement after heart attack on Danville Road. Mrs A J Taylor much improved after appendix operation. Mrs Sim Lovelady and infant son visiting from Rochester Minnesota.

John South Pell City Jones Fall Roberson, Jr Cropwell, Ala John W. Jones Morris Dillard York, Ala

Girl Scout Troop 3 Holds Meeting at Central Methodist Church

On Monday night Troop 3 of the Girls Scouts met in rooms at Central Methodist church. Yellow Moon Patrol led the devotional and flag salute with roll call. Kathleen McGlathery exhibited in Mae Schimmel. Three visitors, Mrs Reed Mrs Nunn and Mr D K Hubbard spoke on scouting purpose and requirements.

Central Methodist Church Yellow Moon Patrol Margaret Perry Marguerite Bethany Kathleen McGlathery Mae Schimmel Reed Nunn D. K. Hubbard

Governor Grants Clemency to 12 Inmates at State Penitentiary

In mercy court Governor Hugh White grants clemency to 12 convicts at the state penitentiary. William Sullivan, a life-termer who escaped in 1912 and returned 20 years later, now 69, requests to finish out his term. He says I am better off here than anywhere else.

State Penitentiary Hugh White William Sullivan Sullivan

Local notes on illness and travel around Oakley and Pine Bluff

Master Jimmy Forbes is ill with chicken pox at his home on John ston street. Oakley Rogers is confined at home on East Walnut street with chicken pox. A J Soleman Jr resumes studies after several days illness. Murray King travels Florida and will spend the weekend with his family. Mrs Betty McCulloch returns home after eight weeks in Pine Bluff Ark. Mrs M M McCulloch is quite sick at the home of her son and daughter on Memorial Drive. Mr and Mrs Henry Hurst and their daughter Kay Frances are ill with flu at Memorial Drive.

Jimmy Forbes Johnston Street Oakley Rogers East Walnut Street M. M. McCulloch L. L. McCulloch Memorial Drive Henry Hurst Kay Frances

Permanent Pardon Petition for Otto Blackwell

Application to the Board of Pardons for the permanent pardon of Otto Blackwell, convicted in Morgan county circuit court in October term 1931 for second degree murder and sentenced to 18 years. Objections should notify Mr. Howard Thames, State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama. Otto Blackwell, Mar. 14-21.

Board of Pardons Otto Blackwell Morgan County Howard Thames State Capitol Montgomery Alabama

Lipstick Tips and Beauty Box Advice from Helen Follett

The article advises lip corner uplift when applying lipstick to avoid a droopy look and notes a trend toward blue reds for lips and cheeks. It cautions redhead suitability, mentions Garbo and Crawford influencing wide lip lines, and stresses personal makeup tuning and good posture for a polished appearance. It also covers skincare, powdering, and addressing beauty questions via the newspaper Beauty Box.

Helen Follett Garbo Crawford

WMU Opens Its Meeting in Florence Alabama

The Alabama Baptist Woman's Missionary Union opens its 46th annual convention in Florence with a brief business session. Mrs. Ida M Stallworth reports annual gifts rising to 104 and a record $10 083 in home missions. The session will study foreign missions with Rev. Edwin Dozier as guest speaker.

Florence Ala Alabama Baptist Woman's Missionary Union Ida M- Stallworth Montery M. A Good Will Birmingham Edwin ©. Dozier Japan Pukuoka

Senator Harrison D. Clarifies Tax Drafting Role

Washington report says Senator Harrison D. helps draft tax laws and asserts the process is simple. The Senate finance chair dismisses concerns, claiming he knows his income and deductions and then taxes the remainder.

Washington Harrison D Senate Finance Committee

Body Found Near Gainesville Stirs Missing Person Case

Miss Winstead Arnett of Macon Georgia was found dead on a stream bank near Gainesville Florida. County Judge B D Hierg ruled the death likely a self inflicted poisoning after she had been reported missing earlier in the day during a visit to friends.

Gainesville Fla Winstead Arnett Macon B. D. Hierg Friends

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Lewis H. Knight W. P. Eddins Mary Keenan T. G. Crane Knight First Methodist First Methodist Womans Missionary Society T. M. Wiley L. J. Ramage J. G. Finley Ruth Foster H. Pointer F. C. Smith Sam Preuit Leroy McEntire Hartwell Davis G. R. Mason Davis W. Crutcher C. M. Scales W. H. Ritter Circle Three Joe Duncan C. E. Timberlake Henry Sigman T. A. Wilson FE. L. Haley Hal Richardson H. A. Nungester Duncan Circle Redding Emens Comer Pell Emens Ezell Line Street Clara Cortner John Patterson, Jr Seventh Avenue West Decatur Grant Street Bige Boggers E. M. Chenault R.L. Lewis Howard Belser W A. Manly Elizabeth Lamon First Presbyterian First Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary F. S. Hunt Circle One Elizabeth Ramage R. T. Liston Nell Barfield Harriett Irwin Helen Bynum A. J Mesdames M. D. Link H. E. Jeffrey Catholic Women’s Club Catholic Women’s Discussion Club Leila Cantwell Setonce Senia H. E. Chandler Gladys Bernardi St. Ann's Catholic Church Glenn C. Cook Norman Brown Earl Wilams Bartha Timberlake Ruby Jones Hine Auxiliary Legion Carnegie Library Monery H. McNair 7Th Ave Dr.e Rilling- Koolerwave MOVE Capitol Front Page John Carroll Kay Linaker Buttrey’s Mildred Cox Florence Rice Ann Rutherford Mary Howard Una Merkel Buddy Ebsen Four Girls In White the Princess John Maxwell Paul Howe Eubanks M. Tarzwell Deckersville, Mich Gene Collier Ness Mrs. C. O. King East Vine Street Billie Irene Kimbrough Lyle McCulloch Danville Road A. J. Taylor Benevolent Society Hospital Sim Lovelady Rochester, Minn H. D. Greer Girl Scout A. J. Soleman, Jr Murray King Florida Betty McCulloch Pine Bluff Ark Pontiac Michigan Pontiac General Motors Bailey Motor Company First Ave Beauty Box Florence Ricrqx WMU Lydia Pinkham Goidel’s End Carl Allen’s Beauty Grant St the Daily Athens Nursery Company Anthony Waterer Leroy Robison Wwyn Ana Merkel Alan Marshal Buddy Eblen Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Romeo
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