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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1939

Page

6

Social clubs fill week with showers dances and meetings

Mrs Jennings hosts a mixed shower for Leatrice McClure at Mrs Waugh’s home with gifts and refreshments. numerous members attend Afternon Bridge Club hosts and trophy prizes discussed La Fiesta Club plans a March dance at Valley Country Club. Various circles meet at Methodist church and Zeromen, Apes and Entre Meres clubs hold meetings with programs, prayers, and social hours.

Jennings Fred B Leatrice McClure Herman Waugh Opal Boyd Elsie Wright Jewell Harwell Myrl Fowler Edna Arms Virginia Gillam Mildred Draper Mesdames Emma Lee Boley Earline Peek Clyta Gillam Louise Sheehan LA Fiesta Club The Valley Country Club le Club Entre Meres Charles Norton Jr

Personal Notices and Visits Across Alabama and Nearby States

Local column lists movements and visits of residents and relatives. Mrs J O Richardson and family plan to join Mr Richard son in Birmingham for a permanent position. Mrs L R Nash and daughter Martha and Mrs J O Townsend traveled to Birmingham. Dr and Mrs Simrell Wyatt of Kentucky visit L B Wyatt’s family en route to South Alabama Azalea Trails. Mrs Thomas Adama to return home from Birmingham after an operation. Mrs Leo Stevenson and two children return to Tennessee after visiting Mrs J H McMath. Mrs J P Howard of Tuscumbia visits her daughter Mrs Frank Palmer. Horace Dryden homesick with flu at Linesiree. Mrs Grady Williams of Birmingham visits her sister Mrs J H McMath. Family trip to Easonville to attend funeral of John Maddox in Detroit. Mrs F H Pointer and others visit Mrs Edward James in Marion. Mary Ann Catlett recovering from flu. Miss Mattie Myers back to Ferry Street after flu. Little Austeen Taylor ill with whooping cough in Austinville. Mrs Ben Martin Sr. returns from Tupelo after days with friends. Diane Spurlock recuperating. Mary Ann Bagley improving after flu bed rest. Miss Jean Huie of the University of Alabama visiting parents. Mrs Louis A Neill returns from Birmingham after D A R state convention. Miss Annie Wheeler returns from Florida stay. Mrs Paul Vaughn of Selma visits her mother Mrs W G Pride. Phillip Shanks to spend weekend in West Palm Beach, Florida.

How Women in Their 40s Can Attract Men

Advice for women in midlife addressing fears of losing appeal during menopause. Suggests fresh air sleep and a tonic like Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to improve vitality and calm nerves, claiming it supports physical resistance and vivacity for life.

Pinkham

Wedding Trip To Points In Southern Florida

A couple embarks on a wedding trip visiting southern Florida locations. The note highlights travel plans and the upcoming nuptials with a focus on the couple and proposed itinerary.

Piorida

Neel Community Notes minus Bob Watkins obituary

Neel area residents visit, travel, and family gatherings populate a weekend update. Guests include Alvin Robertson and Inez, E M Swindell of Decatur, and Johnson's Chapel visitors. A death acknowledgment honors Mr. Bob Watkins, noted local citizen, with many Friends sending condolences.

Anne Adams Pattern 4072 Back-to-Buttons Charmer

Anne Adams Pattern 4072 features a neck-to-hem buttoned back frock with cross and lengthwise stripes. Includes misses and women sizes with yardage listed, priced at 15 cents for pattern and 15 cents for book, 25 cents for both. Mail order details cite The Decatur Daily Pattern Department in New York.

Anne Adams Decature Daily Pattern Department 17Th St New York

Local Church Attendance and Community Visits Reported

Reverend Walter Partain preached at Pleasant View with a plan set for the second Sunday in April. Residents and visitors from Rockey Ford, Pleasant View, Battleground, Corinth, and Lebanon attended services or visited relatives. Members and neighbors traveled to Decatur and Double Springs, and farmers joined a Corinth meeting about a new agricultural program.

Walter Partain Pleasant View Joe Yates Lillie Brannon Rockey Ford Oscar Hill Richard Buckelew Claude Ruel Buckelew Battleground Wilma Jean Cheatham Mildred Angle Corinth Harry Via Juanita, Arvel Harry Nell Mollie Kitchens Lebanon Lawrence County Wes Jackson Cullman Melvin Thompson Double Springs Wesley Cheatham Ted Buckelew C. W. Parker Daugh

Local Social Notes Highlight Morgan County Visits

Miss Birdie Rice hosts in Walhermo so week day guests include Mrs Helen Giers and Bernice Williamson. Woodland Mills and Lacey Springs residents attend church painting progress and dine with neighbors. Numerous Saturday and Monday visits span Clyde Smith Margarite Bonds Edna Earl Edwards and family as well as Bud Murphy Owen Chunn and family with Huntsville Arab Decatur trips noted.

Birdie Rice Helen Giers Cotaco Wednes Birdie Emma Rice Bud Murphy Susie Lipscomb Lacey Springs Bernice Ruth Cryer Hough Williams Kyle Stover Harburt Luker Cullman Is and Family Irene Clemons Onnie Clemons Mary Davis Russell Jim Cain Hartselle Leon Chunn Hough J. M. Chunn Owen Ottie Chunn Huntsville Margarite Bonds Wade Cora Day Marion Roy Campbell Eddie Wray Bernice Cryer Melvin Williams Monroe Cryer Vivian Hardage Simon Garrison Decatur David McAnaly Alabama Gracie Hough

Limestone County Social Roundup Notes Visits and Quilting

Miss Ernestine Varnell of Athens spent a night with Miss Evelyn Zehner. Mrs Redus Baugh visited Mrs Lester Evans Wednesday afternoon and they quilted. Mrs Letha Barker returned to her daughter in law Wilburn Evans after three weeks in Lynnville Tennessee. Those at Mrs Maude West's Tuesday included L A Kirk Edd Thompson John Hardy Otis McLeyen Edward Grubbs Burford Hardy Edward Meadows Lee Williams B L Grubbs George Williams John Evans Redug Baugh Kyle Hooie Walter Ball and son.

Ernestine Varnell Athens Evelyn Zehner Redus Baugh Lester Evans Letha Barker Wilburn Evans Lynnville Tenn Maude West Messes L. A. Kirk Edd Thompson John Hardy Otis Mc

Local Residents Attend Battleground Chicken Supper

A large number from here attended the chicken supper at Battleground school on Friday night after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Grady Angle of Battle Ground and staying with Mrs. Talmage Wilhite for several weeks.

Ter Talmage Wilhite Grady Angle Battleground Battleground School

Routine to Protect Hands from Dirt and Damage

Hands suffer from housework and chores unless protective steps are taken. Use high grade soap flakes for washing and laundry, wear rubber gloves in dirty water, and polish carefully to avoid knuckle creases. Regular hand lotion helps, and readers may send beauty questions to the Beauty Box Editor with a stamped return envelope.

Helen Follett

Household News Notes Cast Wide Local Visits

The column records neighbors visiting and hosting across Athens and surrounding homes. David Trotter spends an afternoon with sister Sallie Green. Mrs Bonnie Romine and daughter visit Mrs John Evans with Clifford Zehner present. Miss Marguerite West stays Tuesday night with Redus and Mrs Baugh. Milton Lewis stays with Mr and Mrs Lester Evans. Mrs Frank McChing calls on Mrs Jennie Evans. Saturday afternoon Crutcher Glaze and the Evans family visit Mrs Walter Evans with daughter Sarah. Mrs Richard Grubbs is reported much improved. Mrs Frank McClung drives to Athens on business. A new baby girl, eight pounds, born March 11 to Mr and Mrs Williams. Mrs Lester Evans and her son visit Mr and Mrs Edd Evans for Sunday dinner.

David Jewell Brown Mary Meadows John Hardy Lillie Ball West David Trotter Athens Sallie Green Bonnie Romine John Evans Clifford Zehner Marguerite West Redus Baugh Milton Lewis Lester Evans Frank McChing Jennie Evans Crutcher Glaze Sarah Walter Evans Richard Grubbs Frank McClung Williams Edd Evans

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bridge Club A. Steinhart B. A. Turner W. B. Markstein W. H. Anderson Fifth Avenue Poteet Horace Dryden Mary Jervis Comer Bob Harris Pot Methodist Missionary Society Ninth Street Methodist Womans Missionary Socity O. N. Pepper Go Smith W L. Spearman Stewardship of Life W.N. Griffin Horace Levin Grant Street Central Methodist Church J. F. Lovin Clio Lovin Billy Levin Lambuth Archibald Bobby Mary Alice Wesley Cook James Garnett Lester Brannum W. A. Brittain Roberta Winton Archibald Nallie Bobbitt H. N. Peurifoy Modie Hough J. F. Levin South America Beulah Rowell Susie Taine Branum Apes Club Masonic Temple W. H. Day A. M. Richards Elmer Bussey Gamburt Archibald Myes Heabs- Spencer Dothan J. R. Huie J. H. Brannum Richards Bassey A. Bailey Jesus R. H. Wolcott J. B. Bush T. M. Foust F. L. Carswell Zeno Bailey Minnie Hayes Mooresville Sewing Club Mary Lou Dancy O. E. S. Sewing Circle C. H. Campbell J. O. Richardson Birmingham Cargyle Hackworth Bunn Hackworth Scottsboro Nancy John Cargyle Stevenson Carlyle Mr. Richardson Simrell Wyatt Kentucky L B. Wyatt South Alabama Azalea Trails Thomas Adama Leo Stevenson Tennessee Ant J. H. McMath J. P. Howard Tuscumbia, Ala Mrs Prank Palmer Linesiree Grady Williams John W. Jones Nancy Worth Jones T. M. Jones Easonville, Ala John Maddox Detroit Mich F.H. Pointer Vera Austelle 8. H. Malone Clyde Hendrix Edward James Ala Mary Ann Catlett Mattie Myers Ferry Street Little Austeen Taylor Austinville Ben Martin, &Sr Tuesaday Tupelo Miss Diane Spurlock Mary Ann Bagley Jean Huie University of Alabama Louis A. Neill Annie Wheeler Points Florida Paul Vaughn Selma W. G. Pride Phillip Shanks West Palm Beach, Florida Crire Fiden Goidel Allen BEAI UTV Grant St Athens Nursery Company Anthony Waterer Spirea van Houttei Weigela Rosen Eva Rathke Leroy Robison Morgan County Neel Alvin Robertson Inez E. M. Swindell Mary Mullican Walter Caghren Johnson's Chapel Miles McCaghren Riley Lake D. D. Lake Nina Parker Sybil Terry C. C. Brooks Louise Kirby Emma Mullican P. G. McCaghren P. K. Kirby Carl Kirby Rosie Roberts Byron Bullard Rock Springs C. F. Lake Leidon George J. W. Lake Wheeler and Wilson Dams John Lake Jim Lake Flora Bullard Erne Jones Martha Bonnie Jones Hugh Townsend Oak Ridge L. E Celia Ellean Childers S. W. Brooks and Trinity Bob Watkins Myrtle Evan Howard Hagood R. H. Ellis American Cleaners Queen Helen Act of God Jamie Nyack, N. Y Miss Hayes Playwright Charles MacArthur FHA Cullman County Blair Walhermoso Limestone County Blackburn Beauty Box Christina Wells Capudine City Park Flower Shop Princess Theatre A. L. Moye Atlanta Frederic Shelton Helen Curtis Arlette Eugene Duart Vapor Marcel Henri Lazzarr Vogue A. L. Move Moye’s Beauty Shop Rilling Koolerwave Move’s Beauty Shop Florence Rice Una Merkel Ann Rutherford Mary Howard Alan Marshal Addy Jessie Taylor Ebsen Ralph Extra Walt Disney Mickey Mouse Romeo Asi Riley T Cacy Claire Trevor Cesar Romero Patera Stant Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
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