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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1950

Page

4

Rainbow Meet Tonight At Decatur Masonic Temple

Decatur Assembly No 26 Order of the Rainbow For Girls will meet at 7 30 tonight in the Decatur Masonic Temple. Attendance urged. Doris Jean Yeater of Columbus Ohio is visiting Miss Doris Yeater. Various society members attend informal parties and club meetings in Decatur area.

Rainbow Decatur Order of the Rainbow Decatur Masonic Temple Doris Jean Yeater Columbus Ohio Mrs. Earl Peete 6Th Avenue East Earl Peete Peete Sixth Avenue East Miss Yeater Rome

Personal notices from Whitmire and Birmingham visitors

Mr and Mrs James H Abrams and children of Whitmire South Carolina visit their parents and Beedwarers. Mr and Mrs Elbert Caver Mrs L J Sneed Miss Ruth Sneed and Miss Carolyn Elmer visit in Birmingham. Reverend and Mrs James Savoy and Mr and Mrs Atlee H Hoff spend Tuesday in Trenton Tennessee visiting friends. Reverend and Mrs Savoy depart for Chattanooga Tennessee then return to Decatur. Mr and Mrs Golden Yeater and

Nealy George Robert Hartselle Melvin Lake Austinville Hugh Townson Oliver van Eatson Hoyt West Oak Ridge Little Larry Dillehay Nashville Tennessee Billy and Lemore J. Wayland McGrathery Linda Kay Michael Pittsburgh Pennsylvania R. M. McGlathery McGlathery First United Presbyterian Church N James H. Abrams Whitmire South Carolina Elbert Caver L. J. Sneed Ruth Sneed Carolyn’ Elmer Birmingham James Savoy Atlee H. Hoff Trenton Savoy Chattanooga Decatur

Morgan County Not In The Five Counties With Pneumonia Deaths

Morgan county was not among the five counties with zero pneumonia deaths in the first three months of the year. The county recorded nine pneumonia deaths. Statewide pneumonia deaths totaled 329, about three and a half per day. Figures are provisional and may differ from final reports.

Morgan County State Department of Health State Health Department Bureau of Vital Statistics

Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Pattern Offer From Decatur Daily

A vintage offer promotes Laura Wheeler crochet and knitting patterns with transfers and charts. It advertises Pattern 577 for two motifs sized about 11.25 by 13.5 inches and asks readers to send twenty cents to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. Also mentions a Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book with household and personal accessory ideas and illustrations.

Laura Wheeler Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. P. O Old Chelsea Station New N. Y

Overall Food Costs Lower Across Major Cities

The government reports a slight overall drop in retail food prices in the last half of July based on a 25-food, 13-city survey as of July 31. While 18 foods rose, sharp declines in vegetables and pork kept the average down about two tenths of a percent since July 15.

Washington Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Ewan Clague Secretary of Labor Tobin Clague Buffalo Cleveland Los Angeles Philadelphia Richmond San Francisco Pittsburgh Boston Chicago Detroit New York St. Louis

New Anne Adams Pattern 4689 for Sun Dress and Coverall

Sins it. It's wonderful. It's the new Wra pron wrap it on now for a sun dress later for a coverall apron. Pattern 4689 comes in sizes 12 to 40. Size 16 needs 33 4 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send twenty five cents in coins for this pattern. ANNE ADAMS care of The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept New York. Print name address zone size and style number. Also available is the Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book with many flattering fashions and directions for bath or beach sarongs.

T. Anne Adams Decatur Daily West 17th.St New York

Geographic point named for Africa’s edge stated

National Geographic Society asserts Cape Agulhas as Africa’s southernmost point not the Cape of Good Hope. The three month period saw pneumonia deaths in Cherokee Cleburne Crenshaw Lowndes and Pickens counties.

Africa Cape Agulhas National Geographic Society Cape of Good Hope Cherokee Cleburne Crenshaw Lowndes and Pickens

Dear Miss Dix on Married Men and Dating

Dorothy Dix reassures a reader about married men who seek dates with younger women. The advice argues most husbands flirt for novelty, not discontent, and urges young women to resist and date freely. It defends choosing self-respect and ends with encouragement to pursue dating.

Dear Dorothy Dix On dating rights for women

In a high school class opinion piece, the writers argue women deserve equal dating rights but acknowledge social constraints. They claim women face many prerogatives they cannot exercise in courtship and marriage, suggesting women should have more freedom to select husbands rather than merely accepting offers.

Dorothy DIX

Dear Dorothy Dix on enduring an unfaithful husband

A letter-writer pleads about 15 years of infidelity and a son, asking if delaying action is right. The Blue Answer says a woman need not endure perpetual cheating, but if she cannot support her son and provide him a start, she may sacrifice to endure awhile longer until he is independent, leaving the final choice to her.

Dorothy DIX

MISS DIX ON RETURNING AFTER PRISON SENTENCE

The question asks if a wrongdoer who has paid his penalty can return to his old town after release. The answer says yes, he can come back if he wishes, but suggests it is easier to rebuild life in a new, unfamiliar place away from past shame and reminders.

DEA Miss DIX

Broken Engagements in Dorothy Dix Advice Column

Dorothy Dix addresses whether a man must honor a marriage vow after losing love in leafiet D-1. To obtain a copy, readers are instructed to send 5 cents and a stamped self addressed envelope to Miss Dix at P O Box 98 Times Square Station New York 18 N Y.

Dorothy - DIX Dix P. O Times Square Station New York N. Y

Lawrence County Speake and Community Happenings

The Methodist revival continues at Lebanon church with large crowds. Visitors include Mrs. Lawrence Patterson of St. Petersburg Florida staying with her sister Mrs. Charles Speake. Guests of Ed Stephenson include daughter Mrs. John L. Kirby and family from Washington Indiana, Elsie Danny and Mary Katherine. A ball game at Speake drew many, and Barbara Johnson visited from Hartselle while Miss Charlotte McCaghren visited from Decatur. Wade Hembree and Wayne Hogan returned to Arizona with their brother J. D. Hembree. Charles Speake and family visited Charles E Layman and Mrs. Layman in Flint Sunday along with Dorothy Kelsoe and Miss Hogan visiting Florence State Teachers College students with Lawrence Kelsoe and Marshall Hogan.

Lebanon Church Lawrence Patterson St. Petersburg Florida Charles E@d Stephenson John L. Kirby Kirby Elsie Danny Mary Katherine Washington Indiana Barbara Johnson Hartselle Charlotte McCaghren Decatur Wade Hembree Wayne Hogan Arizona J. D. Hembree Charles Speake Charles E. Layman Flint Dorothy Kelsoe Miss Hogan Florence State Teachers College Lawrence Kelsoe Marshall Hogan

Oil Tests Planned Off Mississippi Louisiana Coasts

A Texas company of New Orleans applied to the corps of engineers for a permit to conduct oil exploratory seismic tests in protected waters off the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts. Plans cover a rectangular area 19.4 miles long by 65 miles wide in Lake Borgne, spanning waters in Louisiana and Mississippi.

Mobile Ala Texas Company of New Orleans Corps of Engineers Mississippi Louisiana Lake Borgne

Also Mentioned on This Page

LaVerne Johnson Wyndall Dendy Peggy Maddox Joyce McDonald Bobby Staples Golden Yeater Robert Bradford Jane Bradford Mrs. Yeater Questers Meadows Questers Club Wallace Meadows Trinity Mountain Cecil McMillian Earl Foster Hugh Terry Leonard Brooks Decatur Chamber of Commerce W.S.C.S Belle Mina Women’s Society of Christian Service W. B. Crutcher J. M. Pettus J. W. Darrah S . Nethery J. E. Sponded Etherton W. V. Pattillo Otis Phillips Perry Orr K. L. Rudolph Athens Society Decatur First Church Tanner Robert George Pendergrast-Moyers Nita Moyers C. W. Moyers Marvin Pendergrast Willis Pendergrast Iuka G. N. Gober Inez Ennis Marshall Springer Trinity W.M.S Lile Home Trinity Woman's Missionary Society Betty Lile Louis Bagwell H. K. Neville H. S. Roberts H. H. May Neville Sunbeam Band W.A. Ellner Bagwell Mack Ferguson R.A Willie Griffis Athens B.P.W.C Josephine Eddy Alabama Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Athens Miss Griffis Athens Business and Professional Women’s Club Frances ©. Scott Athens Business and Professional Women's Club Montevallo Eddie Harvey Tommy Robbins Memphis Robert Keyes Morris Keyes Cullman Ed Humphrey Trinity Fred S. Hunt, Jr Amanda and Rickey Ponte Vedra, Florida John Davis Rormes Et Rconoet Prted Ft Ae Jerrell's Mr. and Mrs. Golden Yeater Royal Douthit Harold Roxbury Edna Johnson Eddie Roxbury Carol Fath Akron M. Y. Douthit Morgan Miss Rix Porothy DIX Johnny Mrs. Grundy Guntersville Sharon Drinkard Lake Sharon Roy Drinkard Lake Guntersville L. H. Lee E. L. Drinkard Falxville Lawrence County Mrs Charles Speake Cardus Cardui Cardui Sedan Rings Princess Theatre
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