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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1935
Page
5
The society column notes the marriage of Violet Myrtle to Frank Lamar Byrd of Decatur on Thursday evening May 9 with Rev. Ernest N Hart officiating. Multiple club meetings and visiting day events are listed including sewing circle, Culture Club, and various local group activities in Decatur.
Mrs Maynard Layman and baby daughter return from Tyron North Carolina. Mrs Eugene Bailey Sr back from Birmingham. Mr and Mrs Batley and Martha Porter spend Mother's Day in Tuscumbia with Mrs Rufus Porter. Mrs Jake Williams in Birmingham. Elizabeth Craig visits from Florence. TVA staff travels and families visit across Alabama. Mrs Malcolm Link operated in Birmingham. Julia Lovin resumes Scarritt College duties and heads to Vashti school in Valdosta. Annette Bunn visits from Laredo Texas. several family trips to University of Alabama and nearby towns.
An advertisement touts B. C. as a fast relief remedy for violent headaches and distressed nerves. It claims multiple ingredients blended to work in minutes without opiates, offering muscle pains colds neuralgia fever reduction and nervous quieting effects. Available in 10c and 25c packages at drug stores.
Dear Miss Glad offers lipstick contouring tips for lips of different shapes. Thick lips stay inside the edge line, thin lips use finger blending below the line, long mouths exaggerate the cupid’s bow, small lips extend color to mouth corners to appear longer.
Classic summer sewing feature promoting Pattern 2283 by Anne Adams with a short sleeve floral frock and solid color jacket. Notes simple layout, frilly collar, practical kick pleat, and color coordination tips. Includes sizing 14 to 44 and fabric yardages, with illustration and step by step instructions. Also advertises Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book priced fifteen cents, pattern and book together twenty five cents. Orders to Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York City.
Maudie explains that fabric choice and color strongly affect apparent size. Stiff shiny fabrics and large patterns add bulk, while soft dull materials slim the silhouette. Black and softer colors flatter a fuller figure. bright torpid hues tend to emphasize size.
Members of Boy Scout Troop 16 at Westminster Presbyterian church pledged the flag after roll call. A tenderfoot investiture followed. Those attending the Birmingham track meet were selected. The group enjoyed a fun period before adjournment.
Jack Key and Chester Owens rest at home in Danville after a Saturday collision on Moulton road a mile from town. A second vehicle driven by a Negro was involved. both men sustained minor injuries in the crash and were listed as recuperating at home.
John B Patterson aged 56 longtime Hartselle resident died Sunday morning in Tuscaloosa at 8 20. The body was taken to Peck's in Hartselle for burial preparation. Funeral services were held at Mt Tabor at 11 with Rev J H Chitwood and Rev Connell presiding. He is survived by his wife two daughters Esther L Yates and Christine Patterson two sons Howard William and Bissel two sisters Lillian Speegle and Annie Shaneyfelt and two brothers William and Henry Patterson.
A collision west of here left Key and Owens with shoulder and head injuries and facial cuts. They were taken to Benevolent Society Hospital in Brown’s ambulance. Owens was discharged after first aid, Key was released Sunday. The driver of the other car fled with minor bruises. Both vehicles were badly damaged.
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