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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1934
Page
3
Mark searches Tongatabu for Vanya Prokovna, chasing a clue about a dancer with a vague memory of a Honolulu moment. He questions bar staff and sailors, recalls Pearly Shene, and sails toward Nukualofa hoping Shene’s Cove yields Vanya’s location.
Mark Talbot seeks adventure on the Orient to Honolulu where he meets dancer Vanya Provokna. She ignores him as he searches night clubs for her and later learns the vessel Pearl Shone heads south. He boards Colin to Tonga in hope of finding Vanya and discovers unsettling hints about The Friendly Isles and a bar sighting of a half caste.
A user reports taking Black-Draught for constipation and dull feeling and notes relief after a few doses, illustrating a common usage of the preparation in self care. The text references widespread sales and familiarity with the product.
Weekly community sing convenes Thursday night at Ninth Street Methodist church at 7 30 o clock. An interesting program has been arranged and a large crowd is expected.
Born to Mr and Mrs D L Murphy at Baptist Hospital in Memphis on May 3 a son named Donald Ray. A baby girl weighing nine pounds born May 10 to Mr and Mrs J L Leé named Dorothy Darline.
Mrs. E S Landers of 722 Third Avenue West collided with a truck owned by Hammett Evans of Falkville and driven by Adlai Patterson at the Sherman Street Sixth Avenue intersection. Landers Ford coach suffered a smashed fender and other possible damage. A large crowd gathered at the scene.
Rainfall was measured at about 0.50 inches in an early observation across Ohio. Local gauges noted minor moisture levels affecting crops and soil in several counties.
Decatur to observe Poppy Day on May 26 honoring World War dead and aiding living veterans. The American Legion Auxiliary leads with Mrs. L H Kilgore as president and Mrs. J O Colvard organizing volunteers to distribute memorial poppies produced by disabled veterans at Tuscaloosa Veterans Hospital.
Dr. L. G. Sturdivant presiding elder of the Decatur district will attend Basham's Chapel Sunday for a memorial service. The conference will be delayed to a later date.
Persons born on this day have careful balanced minds and strong executive ability. The reading highlights discriminating judgment and poised decision making.
An advertisement claims Blue Star Ointment ends skin itch eczema rash tetter ringworm and foot itch by melting on the skin and driving medicines into pores to kill germs. It references Deas.
The Tennessee River gauge at o'clock this morning stood at 4.4 feet and continued to rise.
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