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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1930
Page
7
A melodramatic grandmother, worried her granddaughter lacks knowledge of their forebears, abducts the child in a veiled, old fashioned plan. The tale centers on family ties, a stepmother, and the clash between heritage and modern life. Reports of a party gathering and antique demonstrations follow in related notes.
Miss Marjory Workman leaves for New York City then Bridgeport Conn to become Beacon Tea Room assistant manager. Mrs. Leroy McEntire visits Cullman. Mrs. Robert Tweedy of Courtland visits Beard family. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Daniels tour Montgomery to see sister-in-law Mrs. R. T. Rives. The Taylors reside on Sherman Street. Mrs. G. R. Mason visits Florence by car. Ruth Hood and Dew Harbor of Commerce Ga. visit Warren home. Miss Warren accompanies them home. Frances Mason visits Atlanta and South Carolina and will stay in La Grange Ga. Harriett Lide improves from mumps. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Patterson and Patsy Ann visit Birmingham. Miss Tennie Mitchell recovering from appendicitis. Mrs. S. J. Isherwood travels to Detroit after visit with Mattocks.
Mrs. Whaley and Mrs. Holmes of Birmingham visit their son Herman Whaley. Mrs. Lindsey Smith spends Wednesday in Birmingham with Mrs. Henry Nichols. Mrs. A. A. Jones and others motor to Birmingham for the Flower Show. Mrs. Leila Grubbs Hall and Miss Lou Giles visit relatives in Shelbyville Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Brown of Blossburg are weekend guests. Frank Brown Jr. returns from a visit to Blossburg. Mrs. Oliver Wade and Paul Wade visit Athens and Athens college friends. Mrs. Kirkpatrick spends weekend with Florence friends. A G Aycock reported unimproved after a week’s illness.
Mary Graham Bonner narrates John and Peggy meeting Snowy Blasts and the Little Black Clock on a winter journey. They hitch a sleigh ride, encounter the Cold Wave, and learn he can alter weather by changing his mind in his house tomorrow.
No Decatur merchant with crown caps or bottles has been told by United States authorities to stop handling them. The government has begun actions against items used to preserve prohibited beverages and in the South, District Attorney W J Carter warned dealers in bottles, barrels, kegs and corks to remove supplies immediately or face court under prohibition law.
MOULTON Ala May 9 A very light rain fell in Lawrence county about noon Wednesday. No rain since early April. farm work is threatened by drought. Planting is largely done but corn and cotton are sparse. Ground is hard in some areas while other fields are ready with seeds in dust. gardens suffer. More rain is hoped for.
The American Farm Bureau Federation urged President Hoover to endorse the Reece bill enabling private operation of Muscle Shoals. S. H. Thompson of Chicago led the delegation, joined by E. A. O Neal of Montgomery C. R. White of Ionia N Y and Chester H. Gray in requesting the president’s support for a three member commission to develop a private operation plan with presidential approval.
In Fayetteville Tennessee a four year old girl witnessed the drowning of her parents Floyd Holt and his wife and a neighbor in Elk River near town. The child returned home saying mama and papa are drowned as rescuers started a search yesterday afternoon. Authorities recovered the bodies from the stream where they had been bathing.
Mr and Mrs Otto Winton greet a ten pound son born May ? named Johnny Lee in a local birth notice.
A report notes the income in the agricultural district near Decatur decreasing to 38 million dollars as a notable event.
Anne Adams presents a cape collar low skirt frock pattern in georgette voile or chiffon. Sizes 14 to 38 with yardage guidance and simple instructions. Send 15 cents plus name ad style number and size to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York City.
Mrs J W H Henderson of Belle Mina came home yesterday after recuperating from a recent operation at Baugh's infirmary.
Gray of the Kiwanis camp committee urged Kiwanis club members to send a boy to the Kiwanis YMCA camp. He asked members to either pay for a boy's trip or help the boy secure earnings to cover his own camp costs at the noon Kiwanis meeting.
Bobby Jones shot 72 on his first English appearance. Bets on Lloyds 50 to 1 for him not to win the four mats drew tears from supporters when the outcome seemed uncertain.
A 6 serving recipe lists 6 large sweet potatoes bacon fat dark brown sugar cinnamon vanilla salt pepper and water. Potatoes brown in fat then sugar is added and cooked before adding remaining ingredients and finishing with a 50 minute bake.
Little Miss Betty McGehee daughter of Mr and Mrs J G McGehee of Decatur appeared before the Decatur Kiwanis Club on Thursday appealing for votes in the Pilot Club sponsored contest.
In Landersville on May 9 special report notes Mrs. J. Wacy remains quite ill at her home, prompting concern from friends and neighbors who wish her a speedy recovery.
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