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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1930
Page
7
A woman unable to afford practical needs buys enchanting gold slippers instead. She slips into memory and youth, tries on the gold shoes, and feels sixteen again, shedding years of sorrow as the world seems new. The piece reflects desire, restraint, and the lure of vanity.
Mrs H D Barnum hosted the Progressive Culture Club luncheon with Mrs Joseph A Woods presiding. Mrs Tidwell opened the session after which Mesdames Frank and Will Eméns were elected to membership. Mrs Long was celebrated as a prodigy and entertained with a Racine selection. Mrs H A Skeggs attended as a guest.
London Bohemian circles adopt United States party culture as Miss Betty Carstairs hosts a gathering with invitations bearing maps of American cities including Harlem Salt Lake City and Hollywood New York is playfully shown as a suburb of Harlem.
The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias of Alabama schedules its fifty-eighth annual session in Montgomery on May 20 and 21. Grand Chancellor Tully A. Goodwin of Florala will preside with Joe King Stanley of Montgomery as grand keeper of records and seal. The meeting follows a year of wide statewide organization and a national expansion push. The contest for grand outer guard is expected to be lively with several prominent candidates.
The state laboratory in Decatur treated two people after potential exposure to hydrophobia from a dog. They had not been bitten but sought preventive care as a precaution.
The Lyons hotel completes extensive repairs and will overhaul elevator equipment this week. Elevator service will be suspended Friday for a day or two while crews work, as renovations continue across buildings and other facilities.
Work crews race to complete repairs swiftly aiming to minimize downtime. Authorities direct traffic and advise alternate routes as crews restore the suspension with priority on safety and speed.
Educators from colleges for women and coeducational institutions were invited to participate in a June 1921 higher education institute for women at Alabama College. The program covers general education, new college programs, and a broadened liberal arts curriculum with experts from Vassar Smith Oberlin and Agnes Scott among others.
Continues ill at his home in Trinity. Emmons is a well known local merchant with many friends who will regret the prolonged illness.
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