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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1933
Page
5
Mrs John Davis entertained the Junior Berean Club at her Walnut street home on a Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Ben Britnell presided and reviewed the year's work, thanking officers for cooperation before handing to program chair Mrs Maynard Layman for the meeting.
Miss Frances Mason Mary Battle Hendrix Elizabeth Malone and others will enjoy an outing on Trinity mountain tonight. James B. Carden returns home from Peru Indiana after visiting his parents. Mrs A F P Houston rests at home after a fall. Mrs Fred Stuart improves at West Church Street home. Veda Pendergraff visits grandmother Mrs T L Roberts in Clinton Georgia. Mattie Young returns from Iuka Mississippi. Mr and Mrs G R McKelvey of Montgomery spend two weeks with relatives. Mrs Andy Miller and son Bobby of St Louis visit Mrs Julian Bibb and Mrs Susan Robinson. Julian Bibb Jr to return from Selma. Mrs Victoria Lamon of Newark New Jersey arrives to stay two weeks. Mrs Walter D Sanders and daughter move from Benevolent Hospital to parents home. Mrs Peter M Dennis slightly improved at Gordon Drive. Mrs L R Barron spends Wed and Thu in Cullman.
Cleveland society notes Mrs Barry Phinizy and daughter Marjorie Mrs Julian Bibb and daughter Susan and Mrs Hal Beard drove to Birmingham Thursday. Mrs Grady Patterson of Birmingham and Mrs M L Patterson of Baugh visited the Voorhies home. Mrs J Garren has recovered from illness. Pendergraft family of Huntsville visiting Mrs T L Ryan and two children stay with their mother Mrs R H Scoggins. City council considers cheaper electric service with mayor appointing a committee to report next meeting.
Acting on a citizen request for cheaper electricity the city of Hartselle forms an investigatory committee drawn from the city council. Mayor J P Hodges appoints members to probe the method and manner of electric rate setting and to examine possible city interests.
A vintage sewing pattern notice explains pattern 2637 for women sizes 14 to 40 with a tailored cotton frock and chic yoke. Includes step-by-step instructions and requires fabric plus contrast, price for pattern is 15 cents, requests name, address, and size.
The text notes two millennia of fighting between French and Germans with Julius Caesar noting wars between Teutonic and Gallic tribes. It claims shared understanding of character between the French and Germans despite the long history of conflict.
Decatur will observe Poppy Day on May 27 with poppies worn to honor World War dead. Mrs Ethel Shackelford, poppy committee chair, leads volunteers who will distribute poppies downtown. Poppies are ordered from Tuscaloosa and no price is asked. contributions aid disabled veterans and their families through local relief efforts.
In police court today three men were fined. A white man faced charges of violating prohibition laws. A Black man was fined for gaming and another for drunkenness.
NEA service notes Betty Furness knits on the RKO lot making colored hats for costumes. Cast on 120 stitches, knit two and purl two for ninety rows, then bind off and sew. A multi colored striped hat may be made with four needles to avoid seaming.
The Young Peoples Circle of the First Christian church met in Danville at Mrs. H. L. Heflin's home with fifteen members and several visitors. Mrs. Eric Howell presided, Mrs. Ernest Greer led the afternoon, and the program studied China under the theme Fellowship. A guest, Mrs. Pierce Pattillo, spoke on Our Duty to God while prayers for China were offered by several members and Mrs. Henderson presented a Multiplication Table talk. A play by two high school girls of Danville closed the session.
Miss Katie Ling of Bessemer visits Mr and Mrs F R Ling and Mr and Mrs Louis Ling, featuring a social greeting and family companionship in a local hospitality setting.
A new MELLO-GLO face powder from a French process claims to bloom youth with smooth spread, long wear, and wrinkle concealment. It barres shine, avoids irritation, has fragrance, and sells for one dollar tax free.
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