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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1940

Page

6

Make This Model At Home Easy To Make Princess Slip

A vintage notice promotes pattern 4400 by Anne Adams for a no side seam princess slip with bias side panels. It details sizes, yardage, and price, plus a book offer and ordering info from The Daily Pattern Department. The surrounding text also notes a wedding in Decatur with guests traveling to Newark and the Gulf Coast.

P. J. Buckley Rose Marie Namie Prank Namie Katheleen Margaret King Jeffries St. Francis de Sales School Newark Ohio Radio Engineering School Port Arthur College Port Arthur Texas Tennessee Valley Anne Adams Pattern Department West 17Th St New York N. Y Clovis Babler Otto Fisher Andtater Mississippi Gulf Coast Decatur Thoma Apartments

Decoration services at Mt. Tabor draw large crowd

A very large crowd attended the decoration and preaching services at Mt. Tabor. The King Bros. quartet and the Light sisters assisted with singing as community members, including A. L. Whisenant and Mrs. Emma Abercrombie, visited relatives and attended events.

Mt. Tabor King Bros. Quartette Light Sisters A. L. Whisenant Birmingham Emma Abercrombie Union Hill Decatur Edie Mae Whisenant Union Grove, Jr. High School Jessie Talton Alvin Light M. Oden Frank Walters Howard Whisenant Mary Leo Greenhaw Florida Ollie Smith Regina Clark Francis Stone

Limestone County Pettusville News Notes Local Changes

Farmers plant cotton as weather stays mild. Several residents travel, visit relatives, and attend happenings in Pettusville and nearby towns. A school accident injures Pauline Toone at Dalytown. she receives first aid from Dr Mayhall. Local visits include families from Elkmont Veto and Madison with multiple residents mentioned.

Martha Spence Kentucky Howard Head Winford Decatur Alva Wright Cornersville Tenn Mamie Louise Bates Anna Dew Iva B. Pettus Veto R. L. Hughes Huntsville J. A. Hughes Madison Pettusville Robert Griffin Baby Near Bethel Iva RB. Pettus Max Head Elkmont J. M. Head Joe Holt Lois Pettus W. A. Gilbert Ben Whitfield Erskine Bates Pulaski Otis Gilbert Bunk Rochell George Hargrove Thomas Bates Pauline Toone Rufus Wallace Lawrence Toone Buford Colston Dalytown

Beauty by Bottle by Helen Follett

An article touts daily milk and cream use for facial skin and overall health. It links vitamins A D B C protein calcium and minerals to energy and beauty while advising fuller shoes and avoiding uncomfortable heels for women.

Helen Follett

Beauty Box Editor Seeks Reader Beauty Inquiries

Readers are invited to send beauty questions to the Beauty Box Editor with inquiries addressed to the Editor of the Beauty Box care of this newspaper. Include a stamped self addressed envelope for replies.

Beauty Box

Habakkuk: Faith and the Just Shall Live by Faith

Newman Campbell presents an International Uniform Lesson on Habakkuk. The prophet foretells Jerusalem’s defeat by the Chaldeans and answers why the wicked prosper, concluding that the righteous live by faith and that God will ultimately prevail. The article cites key verses and ends with a note from King Features Syndicate.

Habakkuk

Community Notes From Morgan County

Mrs Birfie Moon returned home from Benevolent Society hospital Monday. Several locals visited and called on neighbors including the Moon, Parker, Hornbuckle, Helms, Curry and Edwards families. An infant buried at Union Grove Cemetery is noted along with illness recoveries and Sunday gatherings at Mt. Tabor.

Birfié Moon Benevolent Society Hospital Flora Parker Ruth Light Sisters Helms J. H. Curry Claudie Edwards Pauline Hornbuckle Ruby Tyler Angie Whisenant Daisy Dunn Missouri Helms Ida Helms Flora Helms John Parker Sallie Hornbuckle Anna Hennessee Ella Union Grove Cemetery Frank Walters M. W. Pettit H. M. Helms C. R. Wells Graden Criscoe

Mrs Harris Dies in Birmingham Heart Attack

Mrs Seale Harris Sr wife of a prominent Birmingham physician died of a heart attack in Birmingham last night. The former Mrs Harris is mourned by family and the community with services announced for the coming days.

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Stella Rainer Union Springs J. H. Rainer AREOL Cowboy Jane Jame Gene Coralin Priy iaTmer LS Kit Carson Jennisi Hitt Circle of Friends John C. Chambers Gulfport Mississippi Morgan County Idell Morrow Milton Brooks H. W. and Tommie Guntersville Tnez Trvin Albert Johnson Judith Clara Joe Lipscomb Priceville Campbell's Dry Goods Duncan Glassware America SAM Frank & Moore Limestone County Pettysville Beauty BY Olivia DE Havilland By Newman Campbell Jehoiakim Jerusalem King Features Syndicate, Inc Morgan County Rescue Allen’s Beauty Shoppe Grant St Rebecca Princess—Sun Warren & Ratliff Oxford Speake, Warren & Ratliff Royal Goidel’s Drug Store Speake, Warren G& Ratliff Warren Ratliff
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