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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1924
Page
3
The Royal West Kent regiment known as The Buffs, famed for its wartime record, is recruited for a Sapote battle sequence. Dr Major Gay Leigh commands the regiment with Captain Bvt. Strattell as adjutant, preparing troops for filming.
Miss B Cain of Route 6 Haleyville Alabama touts Stella Vitae claiming relief from left side pains headaches and fatigue after using the product. She says it strengthened her for three years and that the druggist can supply it with a refund if no relief is felt.
A surface listing of church and club gatherings for the week in Decatur area. Includes Bible study circles at several churches, missionary society events, bridge clubs, OES Mary Chapter, Mizpah 190, and social dinners.
Miss Mary Tyler and Mr J Emmerson Hayes wed Saturday afternoon at the groom's mother’s home 1516 Fourth avenue South with D M Thrasher justice of the peace officiating. The couple will reside here.
Informal dance praised for Miss Agnes Giles with a select guest list including Mar Pointer Babye Bess Bailey Al Moseley and Elizabeth Annarcane among others. Evening features dancing and a midnight Feast slumber party hosted by Eloise Humphrey. Additional notes cover a senior class dinner, a Y W A luncheon, and local travels and health updates.
Mrs L C Stont visited relatives in Belle Mina last week and returned home Saturday afternoon. Mrs W A George and daughter Mary Elisabeth with Mr and Mrs J M Minor are visiting Leighton. Mrs Ben Muth and Mrs Katie Patterson of Florence spent the weekend there. Mrs A Patter Mra A Polytinsky and daughter Miss Hilda motored to Nashville to meet Miss Beatrice Mons and Pank Moss of New York who will be their guests. Mrs A Barnett and children returned from Tenn where they spent the week with relatives. Miss Loretta Kelley of Rochester arrived to visit Miss Marie Arants. Mrs Arthur Arantz and daughter Gloria of Birmingham are spending the week with Mr and Mrs John Arantz. Mr Arantz spent the weekend and returned to Birmingham. Mrs Lewis Bradleys friends are glad her sister Riley is recovering after an operation at Barlanger Hospital Chattanooga Tenn.
Readers report weekend and early week visits and trips. Names include Nortey Coxton, J Cox, Donald Humphrey, L Satter, Cassells, P B Hale, J W Knight, J B Bradford, R Royer and son Thomas, Robert Warren, with brief travels to Sonnet Ti, Birmingham, Cullman, Tri Cities, Nashville, Talladega, Atlanta. Associated Press note appears.
Grateful hearts thank friends who assisted at the time of our brother Thomas J. Falkner’s death. Eliza Falkner Ira Marion George McVey and spouses express appreciation for kind service and support.
J R Davis of 319 Bell Street Montgomery Alabama says he and two of his children used Tanlac. He reports improved appetite digestion and strength after years of stomach trouble constipation sleeplessness and weakness. He invites others to contact him for details about Tanlac results.
Yosif Benjamin, a Presbyterian missionary in Persia for ten years, will deliver an address Monday at 7:30 pm at the First Presbyterian Church in Decatur. The topic is Christ and the Islam Religion. He is highly recommended and a large crowd is expected.
Mayor Britain clarified that the Albany dog rule does not require muzzles for boys or dogs. The ordinance imposes a license fee and addresses the misimpression spread earlier.
A partial OCR line notes reserves bonds borrowed and deposits in a financial ledger. The readable fragments indicate balance elements of a bank or monetary report with no clear institutions, dates, or outcomes.
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