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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1935

Page

7

Social Oils and Club Meetings Highlight Local Eventful Weekend

A quiet Saturday night party hosted by Miss Helen Mae Brewer at 311 Canal street featured games and iced refreshments with a long guest list of young men and women. The same period saw the Cotillion Club gathering on East Vine, a luncheon at Hotel Lyons, a Business Women's Circle meeting, and a large recital at Central Methodist church with four student singers under Mrs. McGlathery.

Helen Mae Brewer W. O Brewer Canal Street Constance Peerson Martha Francs Kilgore Mary Virginia Bingham Betty McGehee Eugenia Hodges Babye Bess Beatty Ann Kimbrough Mary Ann Coolidge Nellie Clarke Roan Peggy Williams Dan Verner Schuyler Williams T. M. Jones, III Bobby Strother Schuyler Pryor Webster McLeod David Speake Warren John D. Grimes Elgin Black Stanley Lang Paul Brown, Jr Wilson Durham Denson Barnum Joyce Wohl Carolyn Joiner Robert Snow Leonard Michelson Hilda Vaughn Hazel Thornton B. O. Sims A. C. Brown Mamie Burns Cottillion Club Ben Bloodworth East Vine Street Lyons Coterie Club Hotel Julia Bingham Fanny Bess Crow Margaret Crow Elizabeth Davis Mary Vernon Dix Betty Eatman Evelyn Hefner Jean Humphrey Jessie Mae Montgomery Frances and Mildred Nungester Harriett Irwin Business Women The First Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary Canal and Vine Streets Central Methodist Church Auditorium R. M. McGlathery Dorothy Buttrey Louise C. Morris Virginia Samuel Helen Coffee Elizabeth Samuel Didhmont Rogers Fields Dunbar MacDowell Rubinstein Speaks Bing Denza Ware Tosti Lowall

Bill Curtis Fires 72 At Valley Country Club

Bill Curtis, pro at the Valley Country Club, shot an 18 hole round of 72 Sunday afternoon. He went out 37 and came home 36, with five birdies on Nos. 3 4 9 and a birdie on No. 7 twice, needing a dozen putts per nine.

Bill Curtis the Valley Country Club Curtis

300 Families Seek Red Cross Aid After Flood

In Bowie and Miller counties about 300 families driven from farm homes by the Red River looked to the Red Cross for relief as workers reinforced levees south of Fulton to avert further damage.

Texarkana Ark Bowie Miller Counties Red Cross Fulton

Women honored at Oglethorpe University commencement

Amelia Harbart Putnam and eleven other women were recognized at commencement exercises marking degrees awarded by Oglethorpe University. The institution, founded mainly for men, honored these women leaders for distinct achievements in their careers.

Atlanta Amelia Harbart Putnam Oglethorpe University

Four Girls Impress With Musical Stage Presence

The four singers delivered artful performances with Mrs. Cusry as a sympathetic accompanist. Miss Bingham drew spontaneous applause, highlighting her popularity and the overall favorable reception of the show.

Mrs. Cusry Miss Bingham

TVA Plans Jobs For Pickwick Dam Clearance Area

The Tennessee Valley Authority outlines hiring and training plans for labor to clear the Pickwick Landing Dam reservoir area. Actual clearance work starts September 1, and the flooded region covers about 66,000 acres extending upstream from the dam for a substantial distance.

TVA Pickwick Dam Tennessee Valley Authority Pickwick Landing Dam Pickwick Landing Tennessee Valley Addiiion Reservoir

Two Weddings and a Labor Policy Muddle in One Story

A Memphis teen wed two men in a day, seeking annulment by phone for the first marriage, then married a third husband. Separately, the Tennessee Valley Authority explains a new reservoir clearance labor policy in the Pickwick basin.

Jessie Clyde Cavender Memphis Tenn Earl Longmire Denison Manning Jessie Manning Tennessee Valley Authority Pickwick Reservoir

Juvenile Extortion Letters Draw Federal Attention

Federal officials led by J Edgar Hoover label a wave of kidnap threats and extortion notes by youths as a serious national issue. In 32 cases over three years agents traced notes to suspects under 21, including 10 year olds and teens, with some letters tied to family members. One Chicago case involved two 17 and 18 year old girls who confessed sending threats to a teacher.

Ef.b. Harkinson Associated Press Washington J. Edgar Hoover Little George Weyerhaeuser Tacoma Wash Justice Department Hoover Chicago Marguerite Liston Wendell Phillips High School

British Government Considers Seven Power Naval Conference

Informants say London weighing a seven power naval conference before year end after Berlin confirms Anglo German talks to open June 4. Discussions aim to see if Germany and Russia can join a round table with the United States Britain Japan France and Italy.

London Berlin Germany Russia United States Britain Japan France Aly

Four Hurt in Auto Wreck Near Panama City Florida

John Mack Gandy postal telegraph manager for Dothan remained in critical condition after a crash near Panama City. Four other injured persons, including Nat Faulk Dothan Eagle reporter, recovered at home with cuts and bruises.

Dothan Ala Panama City Fla John Mack Gandy The Postal Telegraphy Nat Faulk Dothan Eagle

Back Beauty Tips With Diet And Long Handled Brush

A fashion advice piece explains back beauty through shapeliness and clean skin. It advises a light diet of fruits and vegetables to prevent pimples, heavy cleansing routines with a long handled brush, and a nightly bath followed by an astringent made from rosewater glycerine and witch hazel to keep pores closed and skin toned.

Dorothy Lamour Dorothy

Beauty tips and cautions from readers

Mary K comments on pimples and blood health. Eyeshadow Blondie recommends blue gray and gray creams for day or night wear. Light Hair G. M. promises a shampoo and rinse from Beauty Culture. Coffee advice from Mrs. K J says limit caffeine to a cup per meal.

Mary K G. M

Carter Faces Jury In Legs Murder Case

In Laurel Mississippi the state readies witnesses for the trial of W M Carter 67 former wealthy businessman on murder charges linked to the January death of Mrs Daisey Keeton. Ouida Keeton daughter of the victim has been convicted and will testify against Carter. Carter formerly employed Ouida as secretary.

Laurel Miss Legs Daisey Keeton W.M. Carter Oulda Keeton

Huey Long Attacks Roosevelt as Louisiana State Rich

Senator Huey P. Long in New Orleans assailed the Roosevelt administration over the relief fund and urged followers to take all they could. He boasted of Louisiana still showing a $2,000,000 surplus and praised state governance while railing at opponents.

New Orleans Huey P. Long Louisiana Roosevelt Oak Long Huey Long

Lions Meet In Gadsden State Convention Opening

More than 200 delegates from Alabama Lions Clubs gathered in Gadsden for the state convention with an opening address by Mayor George B. Vann as all 34 clubs in the district were represented.

Gadsden Ala Alabama The Lions Club George 8. Vann

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