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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1931

Page

5

Zetomen Club Hosts Busy Week Near Athens Convention

Mrs J H Branum to host Zetomen Club gathering Tuesday at 702 Walnut. Elizabeth Balch of Madison visits Nancy Kate Thornton weekend. Lorinda Thornton celebrated birthday party at Oak Street home. Silk Stocking Club at Greer home with extra guest Mrs Carlisle. Woods wins club souvenir card table. Berean club hostesses planned for next Wednesday. First District Convention A W F C in Athens draws Decatur clubwomen for 9:30 to 4 p.m. session at Athens Methodist church.

J. H. Branum Zetomen Club Walnut Street Elizabeth Balch Madison Nancy Kate Thornton Lorinda Thornton H. L. Thornton Yoree Oak Street Silk Stocking Club H. D. Greer H. Carlisle Joseph Woods Athens Decatur Athens Methodist Church I. T. Quinn Montgomery A. W. F. C. Wil Bhe Press

Personal notices from Montgomery to Decatur area

Local society items list Mrs J F Levin and daughter Clio in Montgomery for Grand Chapter O E S. Mrs C T Sewell and grandson John Hamilton visiting Birmingham. many others visiting relatives in Mooresville Birmingham Selma Madison and Madison schools. homecomings, illness, and district A F W C convention in Athens noted.

J. F. Levin Clio Montgomery Grand Chapter C. T. Sewell John Hamilton Birmingham

Life Work and Society Notes Across Stevenson Athens Huntsville

A local column lists visits and illnesses among residents. Mrs. Fred Wilcox is confined to her McNeil apartment. Miss Nell Esslinger arrives to direct the Decatur Choral Club at the Y M C A meeting. Rev. J. D. Wallace returns from Sweetwater. Several guests visit family in Florence Leighton Athens Huntsville and Birmingham for events and conventions. Hospital updates include Mrs. H L Peterson improving and Dr W H Anderson under surgery.

Fred Wilcox McNeil Apartments Nell Esslinger Huntsville Elizabeth Walace Esslinger Decatur Choral Club Y. M.ca

World Peace Treaties and Weight Loss Myths

An essay by Logan Clendening debunks hot baths and medicated bath salts as weight loss methods. It explains perspiration does not burn fat, outlines three true fat loss paths, and cautions on fainting from bath-induced blood pressure changes. The piece contrasts psychology of lightness with physiological realities.

Logan Clendening Nature

Rules Big Help to Bowels by Dr Caldwell

A playful old doctor promotes daily bowel care with water before breakfast outdoor activity and a routine time for moving bowels. He touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe laxative blend for thorough cleaning without weakening the insides.

Defends Jitting Lively in $50,000 suit over marriage

Defends Jitting Lively counters the $50,000 heart balm suit of Rev. Bartholomew J. Chudacek, former Czecho-Slovakian priest, against Betty Randolph ex-Follies girl. He says she deserted him at the altar while Miss Randolph claims she only promised to marry after he threatened to throw her out a window. Randolph has been divorced three times.

Bartholomew J. Chudacek Betty Randolph Follies Miss Randolph

Muriel Vanderbilt Phelps A Vanderbilts Lady of Society

New York October 23 Muriel Vanderbilt Phelps widow of Henry Delafield Phelps is renowned society figure with Newport home Dudley House and Manhasset estate Fairmont. Once Mrs Frederick Cameron Church and Mrs Phielps, she remains a dynamic hostess noted for charm and charity. She enjoys sports and couture and is long hailed as Society's Golden Girl.

New York Muriel Vanderbilt Vanderbilts Henry Delafield Phelps Frederick Cameron Church Phielps Newport Dudley House Church Beacon Hill Snooty Boston Long Island Graham Fair Vanderbilt Vanderbilt Fairmont Manhasset Mrs. Phelps Muriel Brice

Bettie South 73 Dies After Illness in Blountsville

Mrs Bettie South aged 73 died in Blountsville Monday after a three weeks illness Funeral services were held Wednesday She is survived by her husband five sons and one daughter Among the sons are Dr R F South of Decatur and John South formerly of Decatur now in Huntsville

Bettie South Blountsville

Dr Clendening Pamphlets Offered by Mail

Six pamphlets by Dr Clendening are obtainable for ten cents each plus a self addressed stamped envelope. Send to Dr Logan Clendening care of this paper or Central Press Association, 1435 East Twelfth Street, Cleveland Ohio. Titles include Indigestion and Constipation Reducing and Gaining Infant Feeding Instructions for the Treatment of Diabetes Feminine Hygiene and The Care of the Hair and Skin.

Clendening Logan Clendening Central Press Association East Twelfth Street Cleveland

Cream cheese salad with pimento and lettuce balls

A simple salad combines cream cheese with chopped ripe pimento and shredded lettuce. It can be formed into balls and served atop the shredded lettuce for a light dish.

Pole directions from Earth's poles

The excerpt notes a geographic fact: at the north pole every direction points south, and at the south pole every direction points north. This concise observation highlights how coordinates and compass notions behave at extreme latitudes.

North’ Pole South Pole

President Hoover Uses Razor-Back Hog Fence at Rapidan

The president arranges hogs near Rapidan Virginia to deter snakes as a precaution for a fishing camp. A hog bite proves fatal to a snakebite victim, underscoring the unusual safeguard.

Hoover Rapidan

Castoria as a Safe Regulator for Children

An advertisement touts Castoria as a gentle regulator for babies and older children. It claims Castoria’s formula is safe with no harsh drugs, suitable for infants with pains, colds, fevers, or digestive upsets, and highlights the product name as a mark of authenticity.

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Little Miss Thornton Mrs. Greer Berean Club A. M. Roan Charles P. Stewart General Press Washington, D. c Japan China Henry L. Stimson Manchuria League of Nations Tokio United States Stimson Frank B. Kellogg Nanking Washington America League T. Z. Bailey Mooresville Ben Bibb A. Z. Bailey James Harper Corinth Will Hayes Liza Lee Miller Selma Ala University of Alabama Hope, Ala C. A. Edwards East Moulton Street Katie McMilton Detroit Mich Niagara Falls T. B. Woodard Shelbyville Tenn L. P. Branum Sarasota, Pia H. C. McRee H. K. Thornton C. H. Eyster Sam Stephenson E. W. McLeod Tommy Grubbs Points Tennessee Janie Elkins Cecil Timberlake Mrs. Bunn Hackworth Stevenson J. D. Wallace Sweetwater H. L. Peterson The Benevolent Hospital Reginald Perguson Florence Pauline Coleman E. A. Fennell Claude King Leighton J. M. Minor Irvin Mitchell Frances Mason J. T. Nelson Corinne Griffin Evelyn Hefner City M. Murdock Hal Mullen W. H. Winton District A. F. W. C R. B. Minter Falkville J. R. Gibson Fourth Avenue West G .W. Webb T. Sewell Miss Bentley John Cain W. T. Hamilton Dora Cain Apperson W. H. Anderson Allan Hoover Security First National Bank of Los Angeles da. W. B. Caldwell Doctors Beauty Nation Ethelda Bedford Decatur Daily Diary William K. Vanderbilt, Sr Cornelius Vanderbilt Staten Island Belmont Park Mrs. Henry Delafield Phelps S. Patterson Bank St Castoria Belding Grant Street Wohl’s Cherkessa Changella
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