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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1950

Page

7

Hartgroves Caudill Engagement in Waco Texas

Mary Frances Hartgroves and James Harold Caudill announce their engagement and forthcoming September wedding at Memorial Baptist Church Waco Texas. Ruth Elmer Sneed to wed Maurice Jervis Jones with ceremonies planned after August. Various church society meetings scheduled for Monday including Ninth Street W S C S and Pilot Club.

Hartgroves-Caudill Ollie E. Hartgroves Waco Texas Mary Frances James Harold Caudill Stephen Emory Caudill Caudill Hartgroves Waco High School Baylor University Elect Decatur Senior High School University of Kentucky Memorial Baptist Church Ruth Sneed Maurice Jones Luther Johnson Sneed Ruth Elmer Maurice Jervis Jones Thomas Jervis Jones Mr. Jones Decatur Senior High Florence State Teachers College Florence Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn Jones Decatur Stanford University West Virginia University University of Alabama Ninth Street W.S.C Woman's Society of Christian Service Ninth Street Sullivan's Jimmy Caudill Mary Frances Hartgroves Mr. Caudill

Waffles for a cheerful nourishing breakfast idea

Waffles provide energy for morning activities and pair well with bacon or sausage. A home recipe uses flour salt baking powder margarine eggs milk and optional sugar to make light waffles. Serve hot with margarine and syrup or jelly and request the Mealtime Marvels booklet from the National Cotton Council.

National Cotton Council Memphis Tenn

Thinking Out Loud By Chiropractor Colbert

An odd chiropractor column mocks belief in Providence and jokes about Noah and mosquitoes aboard the ark. It ends with quips on spinal health and language, noting a company motto and a pithy line about learning to talk and yet keep still.

Personal Notes From Birmingham to Camp Campbell Visit

Mrs Anthony Camaggio and daughter Antonette return to Birmingham after a week with Mr and Mrs T M Wiley. Colonel and Mrs Ed James and daughter Susan arrive from Camp Campbell Kentucky to visit their parents Mr and Mrs Foster Pointer. Ed Jr from Camp Dunreamin Fayetteville Tennessee plans to join Thursday. Mrs Sam Owen of Tullahoma Tennessee enjoying vacation in Decatur. Mr and Mrs Sims to be at

Anthony Camaggio Antonette Birmingham T. M. Wiley Ed James Susan Camp Campbell Kentucky Foster Pointer Ed, Jr Camp Dunreamin Fayetteville Tennessee Sam Owen Tullahoma Tennessee Vocational School For Girls Decatur Trussville James William Davis, Jr J. W. Davis Alabama Walter H. Todd East Church Street W. E. Davis Huntsville

Weekend visits and family travel roundup across multiple states

Local society notices detail visits and stays by several families and individuals. Mrs. Kenneth Qurnell and daughter Mary Lyn hosted guests in Alabama. Fred Genner and family visited Don Lewis in Ohio. others traveled from Florence to Nashville and Memphis.

Kenneth Qurnell Mary Lyn Alva Sanderson Tuscumbia Boyd Nabors Florence Nabors Fred Genner Dayton Ohio Don Lewis Nancy Tommy

ODD JOBS SOUGHT IN LONDON AD OFFERS WIDE SKILLS

An advertisement in The Times personal columns seeks a multifaceted man 31 described as a tough but sensitive ex classical scholar ex secret agent ex guerrilla leader recently reduced to penury. He claims fluency in French and Greek with some German Italian and tavernable postwar experience and would take any unusual job for legitimate reward.

London Times Today Guerrila

Basic Equipment A Good Haircut

New York hair designer Robert Fiance, founder of the Institute of Hair Design, emphasizes that a haircut is the foundation for any permanent wave. He explains that proper shaping, layering, and removal of excess bulk enable the hair to set and hold styles with less effort.

Robert Fiance New York Institute of Hair Design Fiance France Robert France

Squeeze In Orange Juice By Using Concentrate

Consumers can mix 6 ounce Florida orange juice concentrates with 18 ounces water for a ready daily supply. Government sources confirm high vitamin C content, enabling year round citrus enjoyment regardless of season or location.

Florida

Committeeman named for state radio news study group

Howard Martin of the Associated Press announces Craig Lowe of WSGN Schaar to the state radio news study committee. Lowe succeeds Gene Plumstead of WSGN as AP news committee representative and as program director at WSGN. Plumstead resigned this week to join the University of Alabama as news and radio instructor.

Mobile Ala Howard Martin Alabama Associated Press Craig Lowe WSGN Schaar State Lowe Gene Plumstead AP News Committee Plumstead University of Alabama

Three-Judge Court Asked to Allow ACL Train Cuts

A three-judge federal court is asked to allow the Atlantic Coast Line railroad to remove two daily Birmingham to Manchester Ga trains. A hearing is set for August 14 after the Alabama Public Service Commission denied the request. ACL attorneys say the trains operate at a loss and are unnecessary.

Montgomery Ala Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Birmingham Manchester Alabama Public Service Commission ACL

Health group to meet in August conference

Scientists from across the nation will travel south for a week long conference of public health veterinarians. Sponsored by the communicable disease center of the U S Public Health Service the event is scheduled for August 12 to 18.

Montgomery Ala Communicable Disease Center The U. S. Public Health Service

Thermos Invention Linked to Sir James Dewar

A British physicist, Sir James Dewar, is associated with the invention of the thermos flask. The discovery involved keeping contents hot or cold by minimizing heat transfer, contributing to practical thermal insulation.

Sir James Dewar

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Mary Lou Oes Mary Lou Dancy Order of Eastern Star Decatur Masonic Temple Ruth Mitchell Garner Memorial Church Miles Memorial Assembly W.S.C.S Pilot Club Bank Street First Baptist W.M.S Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church Circle Two Junior Service League Decatur Junior Service League Lyons Hotel Trinity W. M. S Woman's Missionary Society of the Trinity Baptist Church John Lile First Presbyterian Church of the First Presbyterian Church Colbert 12Th Ave. E Providence Noah Mr. and Mrs. Sims Will Maulsby’s Hat Shop Kay Dement Bettye Halbrooks Fred Muzzey Shocco Spring Baptist G.A. Assembly Doris Davis Minor Hill Phil Baugh Nashville Mrs W. P. Baugh Nancy Stroup Hartselle Mrs. F. L. Weaver Linda Faye Sanders John A. Caddell Westport Connecticut Willie Pestalozzia Ralph Wood Sarah Pitt Bill Ruth Libby West Branch Michigan Lewis Bennett Bennett Johnston Street Walter Green Charles Price Charla and Walter Glynn Purvis Mississippi Frank Haggard Gadsden Willis Hilt Mooresville Jack & Jill Jack Jill Brother Poer’s Gift Shop INFAN Johnston ST Betty Clarke Beauty Evans 2Nd Ave Rainey’s Second Ave Budget Shop Vine Street In Suedes Pon Ness PRATER / DI LISO Lees
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