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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1933

Page

4

Circle and club notes from Methodist and church groups

The report details several society meetings at First Methodist and Central churches. Circles 1 2 3 and four share Bible study from Hebrews and Genesis with prayers, songs, new members, and planned socials. A Monday Night Set Back club gathering features guests and a two course supper. A bridge party ends the brief.

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Missionary Society Meets at Mrs Standridge Home

West Decatur Methodist Missionary Society met Monday at Mrs J W Standridge home on Eighth Avenue. opening song I Love To Tell The Story, scripture reading Matthew 25, reports by Mrs Oscar Hames and Mrs J B Wallace, and a mission study by Mrs D S Hurst. Next meeting planned with Mrs M L Brittain. Rev Blythe led prayer. St John's Guild also held a social at Mrs W R Norton Canal Street home with many members present.

Ninth Street Hubert Betterton Cecil Julian O. N. Pepper C. M. Tyndall J. F. Butler Ben Gilbert H. Evers Africa F. G. Williamson R. 8. Collier Ruth Sparkman E. C. Callahan Central MethOdist Woman's Missionary Society E. M. Odom Mondey Ruby Nced M. C. Nash Bailey T. Z. Bailey Christine Jones Peggy Wiggins James Albert ‘Wiggins L. R. Nash Bruce Spencer Roy Hendrix A. H. Nabors Joe Sneed Nabors Ben Britnell Henry Gurley R. ©. Berry J. A. Henderson J. B. Thompson Britnell David Drake Dorothy Paul Central Baptist Circles Circle One H.S. Roberts Sherman Street John Green Circle Two Carl Jones Sesson Elbert Weaver B. L. Malone Sarah Webb Grace Bentley Peer Ree Mises J. F Smithers P. H. Sandlin E. T. Cunningham Perry T. E Williams Circle Four Hortense Kirby George Perrine Wade Wright John Wilkes FP. E. Ledberry O. L. Mahoney The Missionary Society of West Decatur Methodist Church J. W. Standridge Eighth Avenue West E. B. Hames Oscar Hames J. B Wallace D. 8. Hurst Rev. Blythe M. L. Brittain GUILD W. R. Norton St. John's Guild Canal Street

Cinemodel Shoulder-Capes Highlight Hollywood Style

Hollywood fashion notes showcase caped outfits as Elizabeth Allan Wynne Gibson Bebe Daniels Peggy Hopkins Joyce and others parade in capes and gowns at studio events and social gatherings. Vera Eagles Colin Clive Brian Aherne attend Cocoanut Grove spectacle while Mrs Norton serves treats. In a separate item, the First Baptist Mission study class discusses Royal Service and Soul Wigging.

NEA Service Hollywood Holywood Elizabeth Allan Wynne Gibson Bebe Daniels Skeets Gallagher Bebe Peggy Hopkins Joyce Jack Oakie Dick Arlen Maurice Chevalier Vera Eagles Cocoanut Grove Colin Clive Brian Aherne First Baptist Mission W. E. Bailey Annex East LaFayette Street J. EB. Berkstresser

Local Personal Notes From Decatur and Nearby Areas

Miss Laura Davis returns to Athens College after a weekend visit with relatives. Mrs Murdock and Pred Murray visit Nashville. Reginald Goree and E T Sheppard travel to Birmingham for a Monday visit. Mrs Roy Wyatt visits Birmingham. Mrs W B Morrow recovers at home after a week of illness. Mrs H L Peterson improves after hospital surgery. Sim Howell and sons visit Decatur from near Hillsboro. Rodney Barron’s son is seriously ill at home. Gilbert Spence shows improvement after major operation at Baugh Infirmary. Mrs Bessie Daugherty of Tupelo visits Charles Eyster and family.

Laura Davis Athens College Rodney Gilbert Spence Baugh Infirmary Bessie Daugherty Tupelo Charles Eyster

Make This Model at Home By Anne Adams

The pattern ad describes a print frock suited for a larger figure with flattering revers hip yoke and new sleeves. Pattern 2488 available in sizes 36 to 50, with fabric and lace yardage listed and step by step sewing instructions. Order via The Decatur Daily Pattern Department in New York City.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department West Seventeenth Street New York City

Bitter Tea of General Yen film opens at Princess

The Bitter Tea of General Yen stars Barbara Stanwyck and Nils Asther in a tale of East meets West amid China’s civil war. The film, based on Grace Zaring Stone’s novel, showcases a charged romance challenged by cultural norms and global tensions.

Yen China New England Megan Davis Ogether Columbia Princess Theatre Barbara Stanwyck Nils Asther Grace Zaring Stone Miss Stanwyck Asther Frank Capra America Holly Walter Connolly Toshiah Mori

Trial crowd thins as Birmingham newsman notes quiet session

Reporters described a unusually quiet afternoon in the courtroom with many seats vacant before the 5 30 adjournment. Militia from Hartselle dined at a local cafe as guards and passes organized access and a telephone link to Aycock building headquarters aids security.

Ralph Hurst Birmingham News

Defense hints it may call 4000 in Scottsboro jury case

In Scottsboro the defense signals it may subpoena about 4,000 names from the county roll to test jury qualification. Attorney General Knight questions juror eligibility as Liebowitz vows to pull every name from the list into court to prove all whites.

J. K. Thompson Scottsboro Liebowitz International Labor Defense Thomas E. Knight, Jr United States Supreme Court Willie Roberson Ozie Powell Andy Wright Olen Montgomery Clarence Nottis Charlie Weems Haywood Patterson Knight John Sanford Jackson County George W. Chamlee, Sr Chattanooga C.S. Finley Finley

Spinach buying and washing tips from a NEA service

Spinach offers high iron and vitamins and is a good homemaker bargain. Choose medium plants with dark green, crisp leaves free from sand. Inspect for weeds and pests. discard yellowing or wilted leaves. Wash by transferring leaves between water baths to avoid soil settling. Soak in cold salted water to refresh wilted leaves and draw out hidden insects. Cut leaves from hollow stems before cooking.

Mary Nea

Monday's Menu Breakfast to Dinner Highlights

The menu lists breakfast with grapefruit cereal bread and milk, lunch with noodle soup prune salad popovers and maple shrub, and dinner featuring Salisbury steak fried onions spinach mushroom sauce rice pudding milk and coffee. It notes sand contamination and extended cooking if not discarded and gives spinach prep steps including washing draining cooking covered for five minutes then uncovering to finish, with salt at end.

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First Methodist J. G. Finley Hartwell Davis Davis Acne James Duncan J. G. McGehee Methodist Circles Central Methodist Women Jane Patterson Mildred Nicholson Miss Patterson Mildred Nebrig Evelyn Hefner Marion Bingham Dorothy Rasch Mary Pirie Evelyn Humphrey Louise Watkins Eugene Beauty West Decatur Society Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia E Pinkham M. Murdock Pred Murray Nashville Reginald Goree E. T. Sheppard Birmingham Roy Wyatt H. L. Peterson the Benevolent Hospital Sim Howell and Sons Hillsboro Decatur Decatur Daily Hawkshaw R. B. Eleazer Atlanta Commission On Racial Relations Horton North Alabama Hartselle Aycock Joe Burleson Court House Samuel 8. Liebowitz New York James E. Horton Exc Eugene Williams Mark Taylor Goidel Fone Penney’s Princess Warden Lewis Essaera Re Bette Oe Ae Otra
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