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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 30, 1931

Page

6

Morgan County groups and community notices around town

Community updates from Morgan County include the Morgan County Baptist Young People Council meeting in Hartselle on Sunday 2:30 to 3:30 pm. Other notices cover Progressive Culture Club opening meeting on Tuesday November 3 at 3 pm, Silk Stocking Club at Mrs. John W. Jones on Perry street next Thursday, and First Ward P T A honors for Mrs. W A Pryor and Rev. A H Manly with remarks on Life Well in Service. The column also notes various gatherings, Halloween parties, church circles, a spend the day social, and travels of local residents to Huntsville Cullman Birmingham Montgomery and other towns.

Morgan County Baptist Young People's Council Morgan County Baptist ‘Young People’s Council Hartselle Progressive Culture Club John D. Wyker Silk Stoking Club Silk Stocking Club John W. Jones Perry Street P.T. A First Ward W.A. Pryor California A. H. Manly J. EB. Berkstresser First Baptist Dorcas W. W. Benson Detur W. E. Hyde Westside Presbyterian Sunday School Hallowe’en Earline Koonradt David Hoppers Woman's Missionary Society Ninth Street Methodist Church O. N Pepper Newton Matthew Ninth Street Methodist Sunday School

Four Hundred Figures by Ethelda Bedford

A portrait of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney as a noted social racing figure and fashion icon. The piece traces her lineage, debut, marriage to Sonny Whitney, and status in New York society while touching on her distinctive style and equestrian life.

New York Nation Ethelda Bedford Decatur Daily Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney Radnor Hunt Club Philadelphia Whitney Gwladys Crosby Hopkins Stevens Heckscher Stratford Mark Hopkins, Jr Boston L. G. Crosby Marquis de Polignac Paris Nina Crosby Court of St. James Sonny Harry Payne Whitney Miss Hopkins Greenwood Farm Miss Anne Morgan

Halloween Party Foods Vanished At First Baptist Church

At a Hallo we'en party for young people the refreshments vanished prompting a search. A mischievous goblin reportedly hid the eats and the merriment continued after the discovery.

Hallowe’en First Baptist

Mrs Sartor Shows Steady Postoperative Improvement

Mrs Chester Sartor, who underwent a serious operation at Baugh's Infirmary several days ago, is much better now with steady improvement. While she cannot attend to secretarial duties, Miss Kirk Baker handles the duties at the infirmary.

Chester Sartor Baugh’s Infirmary Sartor Miss Kirk Baker

Boy Struck By Car Continues Improve

Ted Hitt, a Wooley Springs schoolboy critically injured weeks ago after stepping from a bus into a car, is steadily recovering at Baugh's Infirmary. He is among the joliiest patients there and expects to go home soon.

Ted Hitt Wooley Springs Baugh’s Young Hitt

Bonanza Quartette To Broadcast On WBRC Birmingham

The Bonanza quartette will go on the air the second Sunday in November over station WBRC Birmingham from 10 30 to 11 o clock. The quartet has accepted an invitation to broadcast during the progress of the state sing at the auditorium.

Bonanza Quartete WBRC Birmingham

Gilbert Speak Now Steadily Recovering

Gilbert Speak is steadily improving his condition and shows great interest in his health, hoping for an early recovery.

Gilbert

Athens Personal Celebrations and Local Societies Notes

Celebrations mark B L Daly’s seventy eighth birthday with a banquet near Athens for eight children, thirty-one grandchildren and eighty guests. J L Hicks and W L Hicks hosted eighty eight friends for a Sunday birthday. American Legion Auxiliary members hosted by Mrs M J, chrysanthemums and fall flowers adorn gatherings. Local marriages, college recitals, and card clubs feature through the week with high scores and hostesses noted.

B. L. Daly A. M. Connell Athens J. L. Hicks W. L. Hicks Luther Hicks American Legion Auxiliary M. J

Rev Frank T. Smith to Fill Pulpit at Local Church

Former pastor Rev Frank T. Smith, once at Sixteenth Avenue Baptist, will fill the pulpit at the local church this Sunday, delivering a sermon on faith and community. He previously led the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist before his return to active ministry.

Frank T. Smith Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church

Brazil surpasses US in area by 250000 square miles

The article notes Brazil remains the largest country in South America and exceeds the continental United States inland area by about 250000 square miles, highlighting a vast geographic scale.

Brazil Country South America Continental United States Alaska

Crossword Puzzle Bank of Clues and Answers

A dense set of crossword clues and down entries spanning A to I, with terms across many categories. Entries include toward an exclamation ration army slang small cubes used in gambling old man passengers Greek letters and more, plus down clues like slime slime and secrete basement saturated performed deserte

Birth Announcement for Clyde Carol Jr.

Mr and Mrs Clyde Cobb welcomed a son born October 27 weighing eight pounds. The baby has been named Clyde Carol Jr and joins the family in good health.

Clyde Cobb Clyde Carol, Jr

Mrs. H. C. Odom to Return Home After Illness

Town Creek resident Mrs. H C Odom is expected to go home Saturday after several weeks in Baugh's Infirmary. Friends are glad she has recovered enough to leave the infirmary. In Washington, Premier Laval and President Hoover walked in the White House gardens with Mrs Hoover and Josette, Laval's daughter, Josette acting as interpreter.

Henry Seineker Louisville Cullman Decatur State Convention of Christian Churches D. C. Almon Nashville, Tenn T. H. Alexander James T. Stewart H. C. Odom Town Creek Baugh’s Odom Pierre Laval France United States Hoover Josette White House

Wife Preservers Buy Darker Floor Paint

A household group plans to purchase a paint set for refinishing the floor. They aim for a tone deeper than the walls and ceiling to achieve a balanced interior look. The purchase emphasizes coordinated color depth across primary surfaces.

Point Up Appetite Stimulate Bowels With Candy Cascarets

An old promotional item touts Cascarets as a remedy for biliousness gas headaches and poor appetite. It claims nightly chewing improves digestion activates bowels and even strengthens bowel muscles with cascara. The ad urges frequent use and even gifting to children, noting wide drug store availability for a dime.

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Maynard Layman Clarke Robert Clarke Gordon School Martha Henderson Juanita Phillips Rose Speer Beatrice Walker Mary Crafton Dolores McCluskey Elizabeth Hyde Dorothy Jean Hyde Billy Hoppers Otto Little Harold Watkins Marvin McCluskey, Jr Malcolm McCluskey Hyde Ladies Aid Society Willoughby Presbyterian Church J. H. McCluskey W. M. Griffin J. H. Call Beryl Call W. P. Ford F. T. Call Claude Gossett H. G. McCluskey Vance Gordon Sarah Obera Frank Thorhill J. V. Lee Betty EB. d. Bryant Paul Mann Carlton John Wiggins Dorothy Lee Rufus Holly Jane Estelle Ola Barnard Morgan County Lueia Masterson Huntsville H. B. Hunter Joe Puller St. Vincent's Hospital C. A. Edwards O. F. McCulloch Terry T. Frye Cullman Church J. B. Harlow Edith Swavely Alma Schauber Henry Steineker Alabama Convention of Christian Churches C. W. Mathews E. W. Moncrief Dr. Moncrief Montgomery Auburn Alabama Polytechnic Institute Charles Matthews, Jr J. G. Julian Joppa, Ala Mrs Cecil Julian Mary E. Hodges East Moulton Street John Bragg H. D. Greer Dolly Greer Randolph-Macon College Virginia Washington, D. C Hubert Young Gene Smith Rockwood, Tenn Raw, Ston Tne Street L. T. Pride Pride, Ala Judith Goodlow Tuscumbia Ala John C. Bragg Cliff Blake Joe Wheeler The Parent-Teachers’ Association B. B. Cavnar Opal Cavnar Herman Cavnar Marvin Yarborough J. W. Loveless Caleb Toney Hubert Sandusky Russellville Earle Calvin Oak Street Claire Bloodworth Mary Bloodworth Roy Hendrix Baby Roy ‘Winton Rosemary McKenna J. D. Bush C. D. Patterson Melvin Hutson Claudia Moss P.T. A. Annual Convention M. G. Julian Joppa John Skeggs San Francisco Cal William E. Crawford R.A. Kir Memphis Tenn Jasper Moore Fam Mary Bronaugh Mary Battle Hendrix Tuscaloosa University of Alabama Miss Bronaugh Hermione Ren Miss Hendrix Ais E. N. Hart Nashae Belgium Lard, Ib A. C Brookfield Coffee Casile K. C Bonanza Quartette C. C. Hollingsworth Bessie Ma John Page Patterson Athens College Mary S. Simmons Louie Lerman J. N. Howard Pairview Macca Martin M. Bowen Hill Hayes Ross Hotel Emalyce M.williams Wher Bridge Club Fie Lawson Elisea Gray Margaret Rosenall Patt Bey Kris Kringle Paes PS Hamburger Hama van Camp Busy Bee Corner Thomas Furniture Co ABIO
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