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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1937

Page

5

Personal notices of arrivals and visits in Birmingham area

Mr. and Mrs Taplin Hanson of Fairfax Alabama are due next Tuesday to visit their parents. Mr. and Mrs A T Hanson, Mr and Mrs Baxley, Mrs Fannie Weatherly and Miss Mae Dudley of Birmingham will spend the weekend with Mr and Mrs EB Bailey on Vine Street. Jimmy Sanders, Miss Virginia Brock, Miss Jean Giles and Miss Mattie Eva Nelson visited Birmingham for a day Saturday. James D Jarnette, curator of

FE. D. Bailey Trinity Mountain Bailey Bluff Baxley Fannie Lee Weatherly Mae Dudley Birmingham B. P. Cartwright EF. D. Bailey Martha Porter Bailey B. P. Wallace J. R. Daniell Helen Bynum Doloressee John M. Peachci Jackson Street Taplin Hanson Fairfax Alabama Mrs A. T. Hanson Jimmy Sanders Virginia Brock Jean Giles Mia Mattie Eva Nelson Biree Glad Ace Miss Glad

Local Museum Visit Highlights Alabama Figures and Guests

The Alabama Museum of Natural History hosted visitors including Dr. Duane M. Carr and Mrs. Carr while De Jar nette discussed adding exhibits and cooperation with Alabama museum boards. Other social notes mention Miss Susie Smith in Birmingham, trips to Orlando and Madisonville, and various residents visiting relatives and attending events in Birmingham Montgomery Florence and Sewanee. Dr. Carr earned national recognition being named among Who’s Who Among Young Men of the Nation.

Alabama Museum of Natural History Tuscaloosa Eyiday Wella Cantwell Seton Hall de Jarnette Alabama Museum Duane M. Carr Louis A. Neill Decatur Memphis Tenn Carr Memphis, Tenn Louis A. Neall Dr. Carr New York City

Slender Tapering Fingers Described As Most Alluring

Glad advises on massaging and exercises to lengthen and taper fingers. Instructions include grip techniques, base-to-tip pulls, and circular finger stretches. Tips emphasize daily practice, cream use, and careful firmness for gradual results.

Gladys Glad America

Arkwright Inventions Spark Early Cotton Spinning Era

Richard Arkwright advanced early cotton spinning with key inventions. In 1770 his wife destroyed his spinning machine models believing he wasted time that could be used for barbering.

Richard Arkwright

County boards calls special election on school district split

Athens Alabama May 22 The county board of education has called a special school election for late June to decide on dividing the county into three districts District 3 will cover Athens District 2 Maple Grove and District 1 the remaining areas The area currently has many school districts

Athens Ala County Board of Education Maple Grove

Make This Model at Home 80 Slenderizing Pattern 4423

Anne Adams offers pattern 4423 featuring a smart button trim frock with a yoke panel and rippled skirt. Describes a flattering waistline and V-neckline with a soft collar, and suggests fabrics like cotton bread cloth and seersucker. Includes sizes 16 to 46 with yardage for size 36 and a note on instructions and pricing.

Anne Adams Smart Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Department W. 17Th St New York N. Y

Dog Returns Pocketbook Lost by Abandoning Owners

Mr and Mrs Hobart Blake left their dog due to costs and later learned a pocketbook with money was missing. During their search they found the dog along the route with the pocketbook in its mouth and they retrieved both the pup and the lost item.

Murray Neb Hobart Blake Pup Blake

Boy Uses Rubber Bands to Catch Goldfish at City Hall

Gail Wilking aged 6 in Blair Nebraska tried to fish for goldfish in a rock pool on city hall grounds. Officials stopped him after discovering he used rubber bands weighted with stones instead of hooks. He explained the bands would pull the fish out by their teeth when they bit.

Blair Neb Gaill Wilking Gail Gall

Oolong Tea Meaning and Origin

The entry explains that oolong tea is semi fermented and derives from the Chinese term wu-lung meaning black dragon.

Rise in Electrical Energy Use Over 25 Years

The article notes a rise in electrical energy consumption from about 11 billion to over 81 billion kilowatt hours across the last 25 years, highlighting significant growth in usage.

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Clopton Watson J. W. Clopton W. ©. Watson Mobile R. L. Smith H. H. May Clift Malcolm Link May W. M. Voorhies Phil Pointer F. A. Grimsley Rhoda Dempie Harriett Lee Higdon James Young Ann Margaret Givens Martha Jean Higdon Black City Thomas EB. Fitzger, Jr Charlotte Louise Song Linda Allen Shealey Sallie Kimbrough Kathleen Lively Charlotte Ann Laungley Emily Barnum Elizabeth Calvin Gene Brown Miss Hanson James D. Wallace First Presbyterian Church Charlotte Ann Langley Mary Emily Barnum Linda Shealey Thomas B. Fitzgerald Emily Neville Russell Lynne Woolsey’ Finnell, Jr Jean Humphrey Margaret Liston Belgian Congo Africa First Methodist Church First Methodist Church Womans Missionary Society H. B. Sunderland Fourth Avenue Weat S. & McCulloch J. Y. Robb Adama James Duncan Reid Sherard, Jr Central Methodist Central Methodist Woman's Missionary Society Horace Levin Grant Street C. D. Patterson Bailey Blue R. L. Stephenson Bryan McAfee Vera Austelle Alberto Hudson Nashville St. John's Guild Georgie Miller Martha and Mary Guild First Baptist W. M First Baptist W. M Annex Kennon Stewart Legion Auxiliary Meeting American Legion Auxiliary fe _— Gamble Fifth Avenue West T. Rollo Rollo Studio Sherman Street David Allen Gibson Aldah Goldel Bonnie Lee Murphree Master Gibson Alabama Federation of Music Clubs Chandler Emily Chandler Lewis Gover Quantico Mozart Johnstone Aldah Goidel Powers Chopin Rogers Johnny Jump Ups Beethoven Minuet Cowles Aldah Geidel G. Grieg Lichner Reading Schubert Millary Aldah Golden Argus New Wash Myrna Loy Gable Clark Gable Parnell Cosumes James D. Jarnette Susie Smith A. B. Baker C. B. Bartee J. W. C Clapton W. O. Watson Mabel Ann Hanson Gladys Garnett Orlando Pla M. O. Shaffer Charles Madisonville Hopkinsville Shaffer B. 8. Gaines Plansville Ind John Peach Montgomery T. E. French Mary Beas Jones Sewanee, Tenn Jones Florence Glenda Farrell Mee Wao American Cleaners Plone al A A Tab's Goidel Miss Lascelles Princess Theater
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