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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1931

Page

5

Methodist Missionary Society Meetings Span City Churches

Cir cle Three members opened Mrs H D Johnson s home on East Walnut for a Circle Three session with A J Harris leading a Bible lesson that sparked helpful thoughts. At Ninth Street church a meeting elected Mrs Bob Johnson to fill an unexpired presidency and Mrs Bryan Abbott as corresponding secretary. Circle Two of Central Baptist and allies held a hospital shower delivering pillow slips gowns and towels to Benevolent Hospital Board president D D McGehee accepted the gifts.

8. D. Johnson East Walnut Street Circle Three First Methodist Woman's Missionary Society A. J. Harris Methodist Missionary . Society Woman's Missionary Society of the Ninth Street Methodist Church Sam Mra Nick Peppers Bob Johnson Barnes Ross Bryan Abbott Johnson George Puckett John Wardrow Paul Puckett J. F. Butler Central Baptist Missionary Society Benevolent Hospital Sivley James Allen Smith Makihe D D. McGehee Central Baptist S. S Central High School Board of Education Lafayette Street Betty Giles Jane Todd Jane Malone Mary Fischer Imogene Burleson Bevel

Local social notes include visits and travels across towns

Crowns Chicago beauty queen Larry of Parkville spends weekend with Miss Virginia Speer. A long list of visits, trips, and homecomings follows, with relatives in Athens, Evansville, Chicago, Nashville, Birmingham, Cullman, Florence, Little Rock, and more. Various residents attend graduations, studies, or conventions and return home for summer months.

Larry Parkville Virginia Speer

Personal Notice Kidney Pain Relief Promised by Foley Pills

Mrs. Robert Blair of Terre Haute Indiana reports two years of suffering eased after using Foley diuretic pills. She writes headaches dizziness and fatigue disappeared and vision cleared. Thompson Drug Co. offers the product.

Robert Blair Terre Haute Ind Foley Thompson Drug Co Adv

New Spring Pattern 1050 in Sheer Prints and Capelet Sleeves

The pattern showcases a frock with capelet sleeves and a pleated skirt joined at the points. Size range 14 to 42 with yardage and exact instructions included. Send 15 cents for Pattern 1050 plus catalog. address orders to Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York City.

Decatur Daily Pattern Department West 17Th Street New York City

Barton Suicides in Paris Highlight a Turbulent Career

The famed artist, driven by restless selfhood, ends his life after a string of failed marriages and Paris trips that earned him the nickname Commuter. His obit notes one real love, Carlotta Monterey, and a self portrait of seeking happiness through conquest.

Mary Taillefere Barton Paris France Carlotta Monterey

Frock of Shirting Pity The Poor Men

Pity the poor men as women make what they wear more attractive. The piece discusses the allure of simple white shirting fabric in a Joan Crawford frock with a low cut, pleated skirt, and a bathing suit inspired blouse.

Joan Crawford

Plans a Trip to Smoky Mountains

J. K. Hughes manager of the Hotel Lyons plans a vacation to the Great Smokies not far from Decatur. He recalls last year traveling to California for trout fishing and notes the proximity of the Smokies as an appealing choice.

J. K.hughes Lyons Smokies Mountain Decatur California Mr. Hughes

Smokies Trout Harvest Boosts Home Fishing Plans

Readable fragments indicate focus on trout fishing at home this year with plans tied to Smokies fishing opportunities. The text suggests enthusiasm for local angling while hinting at a broader season.

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