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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1940

Page

7

Vacation Bible school opens at First Methodist Hartsville

The annual Vacation Bible school begins Monday at the First Methodist church and runs two weeks from 8:30 to 10:30 each morning. A large roster of instructors includes Mrs. J. F. Stewart Jr and Mrs. Cecil Johnson. Jean Evelyn Waldman, set to move to Birmingham, was honored at a farewell party at Hatfield Lake with skating and a picnic supper.

First Methodist J. F. Stewart, Jr Cecil Johnson John T. Cooper Gordon Groover W. T. Stewart L. H. Houston Dewey Channell Menon Jean Evelyn Waldman Birmingham Hatfield Lake Misses Waldman Martha Lillian Whitman Nelle Payne Anne Speake Virginia Claire Bailey Revelye Wray Barcliff Hal Jean Blair Sarah Anne Bennett Virginia Smith Gurney Gene Lackey Ray White Clyde Mason Edward Summers Billy Walters Matthew Wiggins S. A. Waldman Arthur Holder Emmett Hodges Russellville Hartselle Pearl Sheats Birmingha Uth Jones Weat End High School Hershel Speake Scottsboro F. M Burton Davidson Jodie Collins Thomas Stewart Benevolent Hospital William Hartselle Elmer Freeman Jack Washington, D. C Louise McCutcheon Columbia, Tenn W. L. McCutcheon J. L. Rountree Tate Walter S. Rountree Ann Elizabeth McCutcheon Jane Parker Peggy McCutcheon W. L McCutcheon W. H Lovelady Town Creek Pierce Patillo Pierce Pattillo Sallie Will Pattillo Elmer Payne Billy Warren Payne Margaret Payne University of Alabama Fannie Gurley The Bénevolent Hospital

Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin

Constipation relief that also pepsinizes the stomach offers relief from acid indigestion bloating and sour tastes. The Syrup Pepsin aids digestion while the Senna laxative moves bowels waking lazy nerves and muscles. Suitable for children, this laxative promises stomach comfort and easier stools today.

Dr. Caldwell

Anne Adams Pattern 4460 Offer For Summer Frocks

The Daily Pattern Department advertises Anne Adams Pattern 4460 with four necklines and lace edging. It offers junior miss sizes 11 through 17, details fabric needs, and suggests variations from party to sport dress. Price 15 cents per pattern, 25 cents for pattern plus book. Order form asks for size name address and style number.

Anne Ee Anne Adams Pattern Department West 17Th St New York N. Y

Ten Day Retort Noted in Omaha Vagraney Case

Edgar Stevens, 3, has a brief answer to his name in Omaha on May 9 as he faces ten days in jail after arraignment before Police Judge Lester Palmer on vagrancy charges. Stevens claimed he is a kangaroo court judge in the county jail.

Omaha Neb Edgar Stevens Lester Palmer Stevens

Health and Community Notes From Lawrence County Oakville

Health of this community is very good and everyone is busy getting crops planted. Several local residents are listed with visits, family events, and birthdays. A newborn boy arrived for Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hembree on April 27 and many neighbors spend time with relatives and quilting sessions nearby.

Laverdia Smith Evelyn Polette Opal Margaret Johnson Elenora Sapp Speake Roy Hembree Fred Folette Elbert Ledlow Oakville Opa Eleanor Sapp Jimmie Tucker Moulton Claude Mitchell Landeresville Fate Hughes Dorothy Terry Emmett McNutt Cole Springs George Sapp Evelyn Folette D. B. Clark Union Grove Tommie Sapp Sandlin Austinville Clarence Hughes James Thomas Freeman Wallace Danville Elbert Lediow Wyman Margaret Allen Sapp Alton Bradford Grady Gillispie

Police Judge Sentences In Suspended Case Nicknamed

The court labeled the defendant as having a suspended sentence Stevens and remarked they call me ten day Palmer as the police judge passed sentence.

Stevens

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Young Women's Department of the Baptist Sunday School Spencer Burleson Grady Long Hilda Terry van B. Glasscock Hugh Penn Buford Kracke Evelyn Howell Sarah Briscoe Mary Lewis Lauderdale Arthur Howell Hickory Street Bridge Club Hal Barcliff T. E. Kimbrough J. L. Day Phil Orr Harold Parker Mesdames J. F. Stewart Coy Summerford J. E. Stone, Jr J. R. Stone Eric Howell Roy Newman Howard Evans J. W. Henderson First Methodist Church Dewey Channel L. H Houston William Cost Home Missions Ebien Rowe Frances Stewart Stewart Carrie Hutchinson W. B. Allen Ruby Boger Hutchinson Emmett Bridges A. D. Sample C. P. Jennings William Stewart Tom Crittenden Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church W. A. McClanahan Woman of Samanta J. P Hod Capitol Cagney O'Brien George Ain Yead Ao Andy Clyde Eve Jane Withers Gene Autry Marjorie Weaver Gadsden Ala Cowboy Happy Jane Gene Jane Band of Gold Miss Atlas Rosemary Lane Lawrence County Lydia Pinkham Goidel’s Drug Store Mattress Group Barbizon Batiste Mothers Kayser Speake, Warren & Ratliff Kid Or Doeskin
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