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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1939
Page
6
Agnes Elva Roan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roan of Hart, wed Roy Forest Self of Decatur on March 17 at 7 30 p m in the home of Rev R L Archibald Central Methodist Church. The couple reside at 1223 7th Ave East.
Learn to sew a slenderizing Anne Adams frock with two necklines and sleeve options. Pattern 4079 fits sizes 34 to 48 with a diaphragm panel and yoke back, using voile or synthetics for day wear and cotton for mornings. Book and pattern priced 25 cents. send 15 cents for pattern alone to Decatur Daily Pattern Department.
Miss Roline Teasley of Camden and Mrs Dolores Hardage recover from flu at Past Church Street home. Mrs Ottis White of Florence visits her parents. Miss Bessie Peach of Randolph Macon College to spend spring holidays with her parents. James Rankin travels to Atlanta on business. Mr and Mrs Wilmer Hall plan Florida visit. Mrs Tom White leaves for Memphis after visit to relatives. Mrs Altie Dobbs improving after surgery. Mrs H McDougald and son Bob in Memphis visiting relatives.
A regional update notes Mrs. M J Cooper returns to Hartselle from the bedside of her daughter at Benevolent Society Hospital while Mr and Mrs Eugene Russell visit Paris Texas, and Alabama men face a murder charge with federal prosecutors delaying kidnapping prosecutions until trial.
Mrs. W. H. Bean observed her 71st birthday with a noon dinner. The gathering included numerous family members and grandchildren such as L. A. Douglas and Oscar West, plus guests Lillie McCormack Floyd Key and J. T. Holmes. A group photo was taken, Hal Cook was absent.
Rube Eason received an 18 year sentence in the state penitentiary after being convicted yesterday in Alexander City of second degree murder in the death of James L. Byers of Avondale.
Byers, formerly of Birmingham, was shot multiple times as he walked from mill offices last March, according to investigators. The incident details link to a Mills superintendent role and ongoing inquiries.
Advice for women aged 38 to 52 on maintaining appeal and mood during the change. Mentions Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy to balance energy and nerves, promoting calmness and vitality for better poise.
Veterans administration officials said they rejected the sole bid for constructing the Montgomery Alabama veterans hospital due to lack of competitive pricing. Algernon Blair of Montgomery offered 968500 dollars for the work. New bids will be sought.
Local youth Harvey McGraw, 20, is in Pensacola, charged in the kidnapping slaying involving two Montgomery victims as the case advances to trial setting in court.
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