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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1936

Page

5

Society engagement announced in New York church

Mrs William Jackson Edwards announces the engagement of her daughter Mary Grace to Mr William Grady League of New York Riverside church to take place late May. The Happy Band Sewing Circle meets at 2 30 Thursday with Mrs E E Beard hosting. The TVA Luncheon Club meets at the Tennessee Valley Hotel with new officers elected and four guest members.

William Jackson Edwards Mary Grace William Grady League New New Place Riverside Church New York City Happy Band E. E. Beard Tennessee Valley Hotel TVA Cain New Orleans Cox Lumbia Marshall Smith Decatur Stanford C. D. Faber T. W. Biassengame Johnny Neal William Potts Clevenger J. A. Hagill Mothers Club Mesdames E. M. Chenault L. A. Nash Decatur Mothers Club le Club Entre Meres F. F. Tidwell Progressive Culture Club Jackson Street Louisa Barnett Marion Katherine Boswell Martha Branscombe Adlai Sample Hartselle Pearl Buchheit Trinity C. K. Lide Kate Lile Ernest Barnett O'Henry W. A. Emens Louis A. Neill Mary Wallace

CARE WILL KEEP HOUSEWIVES HANDS NICE

Gladys Glad offers a home beauty plan for soft smooth hands despite dishwashing and cleaning. She recommends lanolin or cold cream, thin rubber gloves, bland soap, and nightly bleaching lotion plus overnight rich cream to counteract chapping and maintain whiteness and softness.

Gladys Glad America

Personal Notices Highlight Local Social Roundup

The community chases news of Miss Annette Willerford recovering from malaria after visits to California. visitors include Mrs. L. D. True of Decatur and Louisville. Birmingham residents Mimms and daughter at 437 Grant Street. Bobby Walton recuperates from tonsil surgery. Several others visit or travel, including H. R. Davis in Nashville and Mrs. Early Phinizy in Birmingham. Avery Evans and local families are noted in various welfare and travel updates.

Annette Willerford Mrs. Mimms Birmingham Grant Street Mr. Mimms The Moore-Handley Hardware Co

Make this model at home little cost and smartness pattern 4000

Learn to sew a sporty Shirtmaker frock at home with Anne Adams pattern 4000. Sizes range from 12 to 42, with 314 yards of 36 inch fabric for size 16. Includes illustrated step by step instructions and offers a summer wardrobe book for additional patterns and children's clothes.

Anne Adams Stouts Pattern Department New York, N. Y

Probate Court Notice of Final Settlement in Orr Estate

In the Matter of the Estate of Wiley S. Orr deceased Mrs Orr Orr as administratrix filed final settlement accounts vouchers and statements for review on May 6 1936 the court fixes May 5 1936 for hearing in the probate court all interested may appear and show cause why settlement should not be passed and allowed.

Wiley S. Orr Orr Orr

Parole Hearing Sought by J B Sales Convicted 1936

J B Sales once convicted in 1936 by Morgan County Court for violation of the prohibition law will apply to the Governor and Pardon Board for parole. The notice references May 2 to 6 for the proceeding.

J. B. Sales Morgan County Governor and Pardon Board

Fire Destroys Cabins In Ash Fork Tourist Camp

A fire in Ash Fork on May 6 damaged four cabins two garages and a wash room in a tourist camp. Firefighters located a hose cart hidden in a building, limiting the blaze to the structures listed.

Ash Fork Aziz

Constable Beard Wins Yukon Ice Break Up Guessing Contest

Constable J Beard of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police won a guessing contest with a 530 am estimate for the Yukon river ice break up, though the ice did not move as expected. The annual event sets a flagpole in the ice to mark break up and awards 3000 to the closest guess.

Constable Beard

Unlikely Reunion Shocks Ronan Postmaster

In Ronan Montana on May 6 a Mr. Noble from Sac City Iowa visited the post office and asked about a Ronan resident R. C. Noble. The postmaster knew him and offered to take him home. Upon seeing the Iowa visitor R. C. Noble exclaimed to his father, "Why dad, where did you come from?" marking their first meeting in years.

Ronan, Mont Noble Sac. City Iowa Ronan R. C. Noble

Also Mentioned on This Page

H. L. Peterson W. H. Anderson Sam Stephenson Ellen Groenendyke Westminister Persbyterian Church Ivy Mae Rankin J. O. Colvard Milton Harvey Miss Groenendyke Christ P.T. A Third Ward Margaret Alexander A. C. Mann Herman Safley J. N. Hodges Alexander B. Y. P. U. Social Southern Baptist Church Marvaline Andrew A. G. Campbell Martha Collier Buborn Virginia Massengale Dorisa W. Sellers Herman Waddell Maxie Childs Helen Childs Kirkland Sharp J. R. Sharp Mel Fields Edith Royer Audrey Free Pauline Mullins Clyde Murphy Billy Walter Ralph Jones Dorothy Murphy Dorothy Powers Andrew Strickland Dick Mae McKee Herschel Nesmith Dorothy Andrew June Spanobel Aaron Tucker Charles Miller Wiley Free M. A. Andrew de Strickland Buford Maddox Leader Miss Andrew Markstein W. B. Markstein Ferry Street A. E. Humphrey BE. R. Wes Joe Wheeler Sallie Mae Hames A. E. Britnell Annie Wheeler Wheeler Evelyn. Lee G. C. Napps Hames Coyle Joe Weatherly James Ryan Frances Burt Silk Stocking Julian Bibb Alabama Business Institute Loup’s Druc Co Rexall Drug Store LPA Oldsmobile Hollywood Sem Ethiopia Lee and Line Sts City Park Goidel W. S. Newhart Mrs Glenn Newhart A S W. Malone H. R. Davis Nashville, Tenn Cecil McMillan Carolyn Asheville, N. C Claude McMillan Bobby Walton Prospect Drive Early Phinizy Mrs. L. O. Cox Columbia, D. C Mrs. C. D. Faber A. E. Rush Guntersville Mr. Rush Mrs. Cain New Orleans, la Mrs. C. O. Foote Avery Evans Gordon Drive Bing Crosby Amos Andy Burns and Allen Lydia Roberta Jack Oakie B. L. Malone Wallace Barber & Beauty Shop Second Avenue Griffin's Jewelry Shop Employers Insurance CO Ala Earl Glenn Ae Ritz Aliens Ava Bowes Tobede Rainey’s Beauty Shop Bob Myrna Mance Montgomery Reginald Owen
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