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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1935
Page
6
A tea during the Women's Christian? Auxiliary convention in Decatur featured Mrs Rivers Ross of Selma and Mrs Belt White of Roanoke as honored guests. Mrs Troup chose pink and white, with lace table settings and a silver bowl of pink roses and narcissi forming the centerpiece. Mrs W A Gresham and Mrs C Carmichael presided as servers.
A string of local visit notices lists Mrs. F Adams of Hopkinsville Kentucky visiting Mrs. W Watson and others. Col W B Edmundson and Mrs Edmundson plan a Hot Springs Arkansas trip, Rev W P Reeves and wife attend the Southern Baptist convention in Memphis. Nell Bond travels to Memphis for convention. Nancy Kate Thornton and Nancy Pierce participate in music club events in Birmingham. The Jacob Ruppert and Bear naval movements mark a national note with Byrd expedition leaders.
Pattern 2310 from Anne Adams offers a cool cotton voile or chiffon dress with youthful yoke long front panel and bow sash. Available in sizes 14 through 42 with size 16 needing 334 yards of 39 inch fabric. Includes illustrated instructions and costs 15 cents for the pattern, 15 cents for the book, or 25 cents for pattern and book. Order from Decatur Daily Pattern Dept New York City.
The Union school faculty announced a perfect attendance record for the sixth month. Named students include Kathleen Johnson Alma Mee Cutcheon Hilda Rose Breeding Buey Lemmonds Wayne Ssharp Elayne Sharp Nora Lee Webster Eloise Allen Troy McCutcheon Marie Webster Willie Johnson Flora Thompson Nora Thompson Billy Ray Freeze Gloyce McCutcheon Estelle Thompson Theo Lemmond Milton Sharp Helen John.
The two ships of the Byrd Antarctic expedition, the Bear of Oakland and the Bear of Oak, reached American shores at Quantico Virginia on May 9. The crew reported final leg completed and preparations underway for landfall.
Washington May 9. United Textile Workers director Francis Gorman accused mills of dangerous merchandising and wage policies that damaged the cotton textile industry. He urged temporary relief from the government and faulted mill leaders for seeking subsidies while failing to reform practices.
Local FHA officials announced more than ten thousand dollars in prizes for a finals event set for June 15 in Washington, as a proposal to transfer from the cotton to the silk code faces stubborn resistance from cotton manufacturers.
Several high school pupils from Riverside and Central have entered the national contest for the best essay on What Home Means to Me launched by the Federal Housing Administration.
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