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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1935
Page
7
Decoration Day at Caddo Cemetery will be held Sunday May 12. All who have relatives interred there are urged to come to the cemetery Friday to help in cleaning it. A program for Decoration Day is planned.
A historical ad promotes a soothing blue star salve claimed to provide fast itch relief for skin irritations. The product promises cooling effects and rapid action against tetter and related rashes with domestic use.
Central Baptist church aims for 1000 in Sunday school attendance on Mothers Day. Midweek prayer services move to 7 00 PM Wednesday to allow time to make plans to reach the goal.
In New Orleans on May 17 editors from across the nation gathered for the National Editorial Association annual convention. On the second day they continued meetings and discussions about industry trends and editorial practices.
At the Strand theatre in Hartselle the new Paramount comedy McFadden's Flats stars Walter Kelly as a rough speaking Irishman who rises from bricklaying to wealth opposite Andy Clyde as a thrifty Scotchman. Their feuding families spark romance between Kelly's daughter Betty and Clyde's son Richard Cromwell, with money boosts and a reconciled ending. Jane Darwell and George Barbier headline supporting roles.
Miss Aline Blair, daughter of Mrs. S. A. Blair of Hartselle, was chosen May Queen at Alabama College May Day pageant. Her image appeared in the Birmingham News Sunday, and she has held multiple college honors including College Beauty twice and Senior class president.
The Alabama College Glee Club performed at Independent Presbyterian Church in Hartselle on Sunday noon. Members include Miss Marie Stover and Miss Frances Lee of Hartselle. Local residents and visitors from nearby towns were listed as attendees and guests across multiple households.
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