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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1939

Page

5

Club notes highlight sale planning and music week event

Le Club Entre Meres met at Mrs. Higdon’s home with Mrs. Floyd Suggs as co hostess for a busy session. Plans for the Blind Made Sale, to be held next Friday by the D F W C, were set with salesladies named. A picnic for members and families was scheduled for Thursday May 11. The program featured National Music Week with poetry, piano pieces, songs, and readings by club children.

le Club Entre Meres Harry Higdon Floyd Suggs A. J. Houser Sefa J. ©. Colvard John Wilkes George Morris Horace Levin Lillian Houser Conny Houser Elizabeth Ann Gunn Martha Jean Higdon Joan Self Harriett Higdon Katherine Kemp Jennie Kemp Virginia Ann Phelps Jimmy Nichols Billy Levin Billy Woodard Zela Hough Simpson Pat Godwin Leland Woodard Morris Dillard Winston Alston R. D. Kemp Mesdames B. L. Malone Floyd Hendrix A. G. Danforth Jimmy Watson M. Thompson M. H. Crow A. L. Frazier H.W Rice

Dressed Up for Royalty and Local Social Notes

Mrs. Roosevelt wears a casual dinner gown designed for the British royal visit. The page also covers engagements, showers, club meetings, birthday parties, and a garden show with many local women named as hosts and honorees.

Social News Notes From Decatur and Nearby Towns

Local society items list visits and travel of Decatur area residents and guests. Mrs. Frank Emens Mrs. W A Burt and Mrs. John Banks Sewell spent Thursday in Birmingham. Miss Frances Duncan returned home to Florence after a visit with E K Leary. Miss Mary Sue Hardin travels to Louisville for Derby week. Mrs. Nell Barfield came home from Birmingham. Garden Club Flower Show hosts and out of town guests mentioned. Several couples and families plan visits and Derby attendance in Louisville. Scotty Bryan recovering from chicken pox. additional travel plans noted.

Evelyn Hunt Sanders Newnan F. S. Hunt, Sr Elizabeth Calvin Marian Bloodworth Suzanne Shelton Barrett Shelton, Jr Sandra Ella Darwin Davis Jackie Davis Maryleen Duncan Anne Layman Mary Battle King Charlotte Orr Gene Brown Betty Grimsley Sonny Grimsley Jerry Murdock Sydney Finnell Billie Kimbrough Mary Emily Barnum Kathleen Lively Ann Bailey Coleman Fulmore Ha Decatur Garden Club Leila Cantwell Seton Hall Decatur Huntsville Athens Hartselle Ben Britnell Redding Emens Garden Club Tennessee Valley Greenhouse City Park Fritz Schubert Roy Poteet Carrell Furniture Company Thomas Furniture Company Charlie Young Goodyear Mills Williams Transfer Company Frank Emens W. A. Burt John Banks Sewell Birmingham Frances Duncan Florence Mrs. E. K. Leary

Make This Model At Home An Easy-To-Make Charmer

Pattern 4073 by Anne Adams promises simple sewing for sunny days with a flowing bodice and unique neck. It offers misses sizes 14 through 42, requires minimal trim, and small color catalog pages advertise a companion pattern book. Order details provide 15 cent pattern, 15 cent book, or 25 cent combo from The Decatur Daily Pattern Department.

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

Sweet Voicels Invitation to Romance

A humorous piece on voice qualities and romance notes how a pleasant tone aids attraction. It contrasts shy, high pitched chatter with calm, resonant speech and urges clear enunciation, varied pitch, and relaxed delivery for better vocal charm. A vocal instructor is offered as a remedy.

Cupid

Visit to Magnolia Beach On Alabama’s Southern Coast

A note mentions friends planning a vacation trip to Magnolia Beach along Alabama’s southern coast for a relaxing visit. The fragment hints at seaside activities and time away together.

Magnolia Beach Alabama

Thompson Infant Rites Held at Cedar Creek

Purenal services for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Thompson of Hartselle route 3 were conducted at 10 this morning at Cedar Creek by Rev. D R Jones. Drinkard-Howell handled burial. The baby died Friday at 3 PM. Surviving are the parents two brothers Charles Wesley Jr and Douglas and one sister Mae Nell.

C. W. Thompson Hartselle Cedar Creek D. RR. Jones Drinkard-Howell Charles Wesley, Jr Douglas Mae Nell

U S Battleships to Stay Out of European Trouble Zones

The Navy issued an order keeping six American battleships and 1,400 midshipmen from potential trouble zones in European waters. The decision aims to prevent incidents while tensions run high in the region.

United States

Cancellation Ends Plans for Midshipmen Europe Practice

A canceled plan halts the annual three month Europe voyage for midshipmen. Navy officials announced the change, citing scheduling and budget factors.

Europe

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SOC LE LE Club W. T. Lowe R. L. Maury Nettie Belle Coker Frank Nelson 6Th Ave. South Charlie Royer Pauline Young Guy Counts Charlie Sherrill W. A. Nelson Robert Schultz Emmett Roan M. A. Andrew Lorene Oden Edna Hendon Pruitt Bussey Ruby Randolph Bernice Nelson Helen Mahaffey Albert Barren Dora Nichols Lorene McElyana Jack Tipton Jamie Tedford Mary Woodruff Business Women’s Circle Business Women's Circle The Central Methodist Church Modie Hough Ruth Briscoe W. A. Brittain Sixth Avenue North Frank Miller W. E. Kimbrough Henry Sigman H. H. May Davis-Austelle Charles Frederick Davis Town Creek Mildred Louise Thomas Malcolma Austellie Ala Floyd Irving Durham Section Wheeler Flora Louise William Grigsby Cornelius Nashville Tennessee Annie Wheeler Miss King Marjorie Phinizy Margaret King Miss Phinizy Professor Alverson Parent-Teachers Association EB. Alverson J. R. Daniels Cornelian Court Miss Wallace Bluette Wallace Loyd Lively Lewis C.brown Lively Ted Major Trinity Mountain Woman's Auxiliary “of First Presbyterian Church Mother Price F. R. Benson First Baptist W. M. S Line Street Westminster Westminster Presbyterian Charles Harvey Sherman Street George McLaughlin Rances DIX Frances Dix First Baptist J. W. Montgomery East Vine Street Zetomen Elmer Bussey Prentiss Clarke Legion Auxiliary Virginia Bayless Cincinnati Ohio National Congress of P. T. A Sanders O Cortner Tuscumbia, Ala Pat Ferguson First Methodist Woman's Missionary Society W. L. Grimes Grant Street John McGehee J. R. Thomas Duncan Julian Harris W. M Central Baptist Church Virgie Masterson Circle Four Central Methodist Business Central Methodist Woman's Missionary Society Mary Sue Hardin Louisville Nell Barfield Pierce Pattillo Robert Sanders Moulton Earle Calvin Jr Earle Calvin Sr Rayburn Neville Trinity A. M. Roan T. A. Smith Tuscumbia Aileen Pope Wison- Ville Matilda Peek Molly Seibert Eugene Graves Vicksburg, Miss B. B. Morris Don Bob Mary Jennie Lovelady Charles Herren Dent F. Green Ed Smith J. H. McMath Mary Vernon Dix Wetumpka Wilma Jane Patterson Nell Beach Dix Scotty Bryan Goidel’s North Decatur Ice Cream & Creamery Co Helen. Pollett Thompson Minor Capitol Fred Scott James Dunn Ralph Morgan Shanghai Man Tues Adventures of Barden Rosella Towne Nuhons Tewne Attu Sacas Jack Benny Joan Bennett Mickey Tony Marti Gloria Stuart Tmcea Sam Sam Pis Aie As Nerville Dick Tracy Andy Hardy Hardy Andy the Hardys Uae Lewis Stone Mickey Rooney Cecilia Parker Fay Holden Agnes Christine Johnston Kay van Riper Et Ludwig George B Seitz Dames Lheen Goofy and Wilbur Walt Disney Moye Moye’s Beauty Shop Mary Turner Jailbird Strand Theatre Deanna Durbin Nan Grey Helen Parrish Errol Flynn Dodge City Robert Cummings Charles Winninger William Lundigan Claudette Colbert Zaza Herbert Marshall Lincoln White House Olivia Dehavilland Ann Sheridan Walt Disney Cartoon “Merbabies Ted Buell Lynn Bars Bayard Veiller Ruth Hussey Tom Neal Paul Kelly William Gargan Paul Cavanagh Rita Johnson Samuel S. Hinds Lynne Carver Sidney Blackmer Cecil B. DeMille Barbara Stanwyck Joel McCrea Akim Tamiroff Robert Preston Lynne Overman Brian Donlevy Paramount Picture
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