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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1949

Page

6

Officers Installed as Decatur Pilot Club Holds April Meeting

The Pilot Club of Decatur hosted an April dinner at Greystone Cafe with 18 members and guests. Officers for 1949 50 were installed by Mrs. Guy Lynn and honors given to members for arrangements and service.

Pilot Club Pilot Club of Decatur Greystone Cafe Jimmy Davis Marie Hitt Annabelle Minor Lula Mae Boggs Russell Speake Davis W. F. Rauschenberg C. A. Campbell Inez Goree Polly Thornhill Guy Lynn Pilot Club of Huntsville Decatur Lynn Elnora Kirkpatrick Mary Marlowe Madge Harris Evelyn Elkins Ruby Sandlin Evelyn Naughter Huntsville Pilot Club Flint Ruth McCulloch Jack McCuloch Dean Jones Timberlake Bank Street

Cosmetics Ideal for Nice Gift

A guide to choosing presents at cosmetic counters for women. Recommends leather cases with toiletries for travel, manicure sets, emery boards, nail polish, lipstick assortments, and matching accessories. Highlights perfumes and toilet waters as desirable luxuries and sachet items for wardrobes and dressers.

Friday Thirteen Club Hosts Bridge Lunch At Lyons Hotel

Members of the Friday Thirteen Bridge Club and guests Mrs White and Mrs Coleman met for a noon lunch at the Lyons Hotel. Hostess Mrs Hunt provided games and prizes with Mrs White receiving the guest prize and Mrs Pointer the floating prize.

Hunt John White A. J. Coleman Lyons Hotel Fred Hunt Canal Street White Phil Pointer

Personal Notices From Town Highlight Weekend Gatherings

Mrs Candler Cain returns from Birmingham to visit her father J W McDonald who underwent an operation at Langdons clinic. Huntsers reside at 702 West Moulton now at Mrs Cliff Guilds in Clark's Spring Austinville. A weekend with Dan Verner at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa. Hardy Jr and Marjorie Tuscaloosa guests of James Turner. Ben DuPont to Evansville Indiana after visiting Pointer family. J Neville returns from Trinity. Leon Jones Judy Lee Visting with Ed Berry family in Gadsden. Brenda Jo McElroy recovering from chicken pox at 709 Prospect Drive. James Bogue and Fred Sittason Jr to visit Berry family. E L Thompson Jr Eileen Trafford Helen Johnson go to Chattanooga for weekend return Sunday with Arnold McClure of South Indiana. John L Moody Atalnta Georgia guests of Daniels enroute Miami Florida. Tom Whitman back from Biloxi for National Warehouse Association meeting.

E. L. Thompson, Jr Eileen Trafford Helen Johnson Chattanooga Tennessee Arnold McClure South Indiana Decatur Johnson

Dorothy Dix Advice Columns on Marriage and Jealousy

A Dororthy Dix column features letters from a 50s husband seeking divorce for a younger lover, Dix warns against swapping an older wife for a younger one. A 17 year old seeks marriage advice with Bill, Dix says breakups often follow incompatibility. A jealous-husband prescription by a reader is debated, Dix noting such tactics may not solve underlying issues.

Miss Dix Dorothy Dix

Alabama hosts visitors on extended agricultural tour

A visiting delegation led by Mr. Guy praised Alabama progress in agriculture as they toured Decatur and other sites. Texas extension expert Tommy Thomas discussed drought grazing methods while Georgia PMA chief Breedlove lauded the trip as among the finest. A lengthy list of attendees from multiple states accompanied by Alabama Highway Patrol members capped the tour.

Guy Alabama Fuller Tommy Thomas Texas Thomas Breedlove PMA Georgia Alabamaxtension Service Decatur Alabama Highway Patrol Thorsen Lieut Bradford Sgt Thornton Cpl. Jones Freeman Bryant Decatur Chamber of Commerce

Building Permit Issued for New Seed House at Mill

A building permit for 50 000 dollars has been issued to T. M. Harvey of the Southern Cotton Oil Company for a one story brick addition to the mill and an all steel seed house. A seed house at the mill was recently destroyed by fire.

T. M. Harvey Southern Cotton Oil Company

Los Angeles Rises as Major Garment Hub After New York

Los Angeles ranks second to New York in garment manufacturing, highlighting the city’s growing textile industry and production capacity. The shift underscores LA’s expanding role in fashion, with local factories expanding output and employment.

Los Angeles New York

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Mildred Shaddix Joyce Redding Elise Wilson Eldora Roberts Teague Flint W. S. C Woman's Society of Christian Service Flint Methodist Church Roy Buford Austinville Decatur Country Club St.Joseph Grant St Hartselle Hallmark City Park Decatur Armory the Starlighters Florence Epsilon Sigma Alpha Helen Follett Trinity Baptist W.M. S Woman’s Missionary Society of the Trinity Baptist Church Lewis Bagwell Charles Ogle Carolyn Sue Odom Letha Nan Parker Jo Ann Parker H. L.ogle Dillehay Bighway Grant Nnouncin Moulton Street Dress Shop West Moulton St Luyu Ladies’ & Children’s Ready-To-Wear Vlapenscur Thomas .F. Huntser West Moulton Street Cliff Guild Clark's Spring J. D. Verner Mrs Dan Verner University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Charles G. Hardwick Jr James R. Turner Marjorie Ben DuPont Evansville Mrs. Foster Pointer Ferry Street Leon Jones Judy Lee Gadsden Ed Berry Brenda Jo McElroy Boyd McElroy Prospect Drive James Bogue Montgomery Fred Sittason, Jr John L. Moody Atlenta J. R. Daniels Miami Florida Tom Whitman Biloxi Mississippi Whitman National Warehouse Association Bill P. D. Day Leesville South Carolina B. J. Fashkin Bryan W. O Cox Houston A. D. Thompson College Station V. M. Scott Perry Jefferson Arthur Tracy Bean Dorsey Mis The Bell Syndicate, Inc Missippi Wendell Earl Buckfield Fulton W. D. Wood C. E. Hagler H L. Holland Fulton Mississippi Roy Reese J. W. Young Guntown Miss Charles Duncan M. R. Bennett Madison Ae Timpton Madison Georgia T. Gordon New Orleans Phil Pittsburgh J. W. Shannon N. L. Bingham Kenton Harry Brown Atlanta Georgia Power Company Ben F. Rogers Four-H Club Centerville O. H Birmingham Joe Elliott Ala Robert E. Hays Starksville Vernon E. LaCour Monroe Caddell Drug CO Jack Chancellor Flo John W. Sandlin & Son Co Second Ave General Electric Freezer Frozen Foods
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