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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1933
Page
4
After the Central High graduation, seniors were hosted at Miss until late with favors in green and yellow, punch served,春 flowers adorning the home and lawn. Miss Eulene Young helped hostesses. chaperones included Mr. Max Wheat and others.
Mrs. Tom Bureh is at the Baugh Infirmary after an operation on Wednesday morning. W. P. Dozier is home with a slight illness. A daughter named Jane Burch arrives for Mr. and Mrs. Carl Watson of Knoxville Tennessee. Louise Mitchell of Chattanooga has returned home after visiting Mrs. W. H. Thompson. Edward Thompson is ill with rheumatism at home. Reynolds May and wife of Dothan Alabama have returned after visiting here, with several parties given in their honor.
Stanley Harrison son of Mr and Mrs H M Harrison of 1310 Sixth Avenue South has been promoted to a clerical position at Fort McClellan and will stay in Anniston instead of going to the national forest near Moulton. He was part of a forestry recruit draft sent for two weeks training, but his clerical aptitude led Fort McClellan officials to assign him to a post in one of the McClellan offices.
In a fashion notes reel from Hollywood, Kathleen Burke models a red and white polka dot swim suit worn as a beach skirt with a silk tie. Cary Grant and Virginia Cherrill appear in chic coats and dresses, while Heather Angel and Maureen O'Sullivan showcase white and blue swagger coats paired with light dresses.
Buster Keaton and Jimmy Durante headline a satire about beer controversy in What, No Beer. They portray brewery operators at Metro studio set machinery and a 1,000 barrel boiler. Phyllis Barry leads with Rosco Ates and John Miljan also in the cast.
A dense OCR style puzzle page lists across and down clues with many numbers and partial phrases. It presents terms such as moth larva deer tendon depart by boat pedal digits publicity and more, plus a vertical set including system weights fish and self.
A large birthday dinner marked the 8th anniversary of Mrs. Sallie Woodruff mother of George T Woodruff county superintendent of education. Fifty seven guests at H C Teague home Falkville praised her in a grove gathering with relatives from Falkville Decatur Hartselle Danville and Dan. Rev C C Dobbs and Dr J B Elliott joined as attendees.
Little Evelyn Childs was removed to her home Tuesday from Baugh's operation Friday, indicating a family transfer and ongoing care following surgery.
The film adaptation for Keaton and Durante, credited to Robert Hopkins with Carey Wilson and Jack Cluett for added gags, follows a taxidermist and a town barber who inherit a brewery turning out 1 000 barrels daily. A police raid saves them. Edward Sedwick directs.
Advertisement for Annie Adams sewing patterns. Describes Pattern 2649 for girls sizes 6 to 14 with low necklines and tied bodices, fabric yardage requirements, and included step by step instructions. Also promotes Transfer Pattern 571 for monograms, and a Summer Edition Pattern Book with various dress styles and sweaters. Mail orders to The Decatur Daily Pattern Depot York City with 15c prices for catalog and patterns.
Sid H Gross known as Greasologist of the Texas Company will lecture at the Lyons Hotel Thursday at 7 30 pm on the Texaco lubrication program. He will stress correct lubrication for modern automobiles. About 150 dealers and shop staff from Athens Cullman Haleyville Sheffield Florence Huntsville Decatur and surrounding area are invited.
Arthur Sandlin of Hartselle Rt 2 returns home today after an operation at Baugh's Infirmary.
Former Decatur resident Turk Hardeman now of Birmingham is visiting friends in the city for a few days.
Mrs Tom Burch shows improvement following an operation at Baugh's Infirmary performed this morning. The update notes her condition as steady and progressing.
Chas Tyndal son of Rev C M Tyndal and Mrs C M Tyndal is ill at his parents home today.
Mrs Emmett McCleary spent the weekend with relatives in Birmingham, enjoying time with family and local friends. The visit highlighted social ties within the community and offered a brief respite from daily duties.
Mrs. Bev Howell, who had been seriously ill at her home, is somewhat improved today, marking a hopeful turn in her condition.
An advertising snippet urges women to “fill out those thin places” with Vind iron tonic, promising tastier curves and enhanced figure as men admire. The ad features a punchy call to action and brand name Caddell.
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