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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1949

Page

6

Circus Party Honors Don Parks On Fourth Birthday

The Parks home on Jackson Street hosted a circus party for Don Parks fourth birthday on August 9. Guests paid one smile at admission and received souvenir hats. a three tiered merry go round cake and treats were served.

Don Parks R. H. Parks Jackson Street Parks Watson Carlisle Ed Johnson Glee Davidson Mary Propst Julia Levin Ann Warren Ann Howard Fenn Sylvia Shumake Mark Lovelace Farley Stewart Jimmie Puckett Donnie Collier Mimi Hutson Wilson Dinsmore Bobby Vaughn Jackie Hough Wally Evans James Smith Andy Kelly Jimmie Milam

Decatur Junior Service League To Meet Tonight

Members of the Decatur Junior Service League were reminded today. Lost: a black male setter with white markings on feet and neck answering to Jake. female setter also seen. Reward. Dr J G Hamton, phone 372.

Decatur Junior Service League Jake J. G. Hamton

Anne Adams Sewing Pattern 4639 for Summer Wardrobe

Pattern 4639 by Anne Adams offers a scalloped neckline pleated style in multiple sizes including 14 to 42. The 35 inch fabric and 3 34 yards usage are noted with illustrated instructions and a 25 cent pattern request to The Decatur Daily mailing address. A Summer Pattern Book with travel wardrobe and a shampoo smock pattern is advertised for fifteen cents more.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York

Important Meeting Set At Lyons Hotel Annex

Members are urged to attend a called meeting tonight at seven thirty oclock in the Lyons Hotel Annex. The notice emphasizes the importance of full participation.

Lyons Hotel

Personal notices of local residents traveling and visiting

Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Collins travel to Washington D C to visit Mrs Collins sister Miss Irene B Brown. The Collins party is joined by Mr and Mrs P B Brown of Huntsville. Mrs J R Hunter and family plan a weekend in Mento ne Alabama with relatives. Mrs S G Peter and Miss Lorraine Peter return from Mentone and will visit Decatur. Mrs Fred Cocke of Clarksdale Miss will visit daughter Mrs Frank Richardson Jr in Mooresville. Terry T Fry and Mrs John W Sandlin and Miss Ruby Sandlin travel home from Chicago to Birmingham after attending the Railroad Fair. Mrs W A Hoppers returns from Memphis and Collierville. Miss Faye Dobbs of Chattanooga visits her mother Mrs Artie Cooper Dobbs. Miss Jane Friske of Mobile visits Grant Street with Sandra and Darwin Davis. Douglas and David Collins plan a Gainesville Georgia visit. Miss Sidney Fennell of Tuscaloosa returns home after visiting grandparents Dr and Mrs L A Neill. Mrs William Bronson and children Susan and Howard of Shreveport are visiting the area.

J. R .Hunter Betty Hunter Jack Hunter Billy Hunter Mentone Alabama Fred Cocke Clarksdale Mississippi Frank Richardson, Jr Richardson Mooresville Terry T._Fry John W. Sandlin Ruby Sandlin Chicago Ilinois Birmingham Sidney Fennell Tuscaloosa L. A. Neill

Boger Family Reunion Draws Wide Kin Network at Hartselle Home

The Boger family held a reunion at D. C. Boger’s home in Hartselle with extensive attendance by relatives. Numerous spouses and children listed among attendees include Singleton, Key, Batterton, Mizell, Blankenship, Boger, and others, along with several friends and extended family members. The gathering featured multiple generations, reflecting ongoing family ties across the region.

Belleview Revival at Bellview Baptist Church to Start Sunday

A revival begins Sunday at Bellview Baptist Church on the Moulton highway with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Two services daily follow at 10 30 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Visiting evangelist Rev Tom Freeney of Chattanooga will lead. A daily Vacation Bible School runs 5 p.m. each afternoon with open invitation.

Bellview Baptist Church Moulton Highway Tom Freeney Chattanooga

Greenbrier Revival Draws Large Crowds

The Greenbrier Baptist church revival, begun last Sunday, attracts large crowds. Preaching by Rev. Cecil Simmons of Gadsden Baptist Temple and Rev. E. E. Mathews. Services scheduled for tonight, Saturday night, and Sunday with an open invitation.

Greenbrier Baptist Church Cecil Simmons Gadsden Baptist Temple E. E. Mathews Mathews

Emens Family Gains Visit From Tennessee Cousin

Sister and aunt Mrs. Redding Emens and daughters Miss Margaret Ann Emens and Miss Mary Elizabeth Emens host Miss Jonetta Dunnavent from Lynnville Tennessee arriving this afternoon for a visit with her cousin Miss Ruby Sandlin.

Mrs. Redding Emens Margaret Ann Mary Elizabeth Emens Jonetta Dunnavent Lynnville Tennessee Ruby Sandlin

Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Pattern Offer

A vintage ad describes Laura Wheeler crochet chair back pattern 549 with sections to crochet and join. It invites patrons to send twenty cents to The Decatur Daily for directions, plus fifteen cents for Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book with illustrations and beginner to expert designs.

Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept P. O Flatbush Station Brooklyn N. Y Laura Wheeler

Melon Cutting Enjoyed By WSCS At Oak Ridge

The Oak Ridge Methodist church hosted the WSCS meeting Monday evening at 7 30. The program opened with song Leaning On The Everlasting Arms. Mrs Dennis Wallace led devotion from Ruth chapter one as Mrs Olen Cooper offered prayer.

Oak Ridge Methodist Church Dennis Wallace Olen Cooper Ruth Naomi Earl Legg Jean Downs

Lip Care and Lipstick Techniques for Welgroomed Lips

Beauticians describe a lip care routine to soften the mouth and improve expression. The process uses light rotary edge massage, circles at lip ends, and a Cupid's bow lift. Guidance includes proper lipstick application to avoid heavy outlines and ensure a clean precise glow.

Pond

Advice from Dorothy Dix on a widow choosing love

Dorothy Dix counsels a widow who has devoted sixteen years to her son to marry the suitor who asks for marriage. She argues the son will adapt, the mother deserves happiness, and a stepfather is safest when children are grown.

Dorothy

Athens College Plans Summer Commencement at Athens

Athens College will hold its first summer commencement on Friday evening August 19 with Dr. J. E. Bryan as speaker. The college reports its largest summer session with 406 registered students and ongoing campus improvements under new president Dr. Perry B. James.

Athens College J. E. Bryan Jefferson County Schools Birmingham Institute For the Blind, Deaf and Dumb Talladega Perry B. James James First Methodist Church Sebring Florida Tuscaloosa

Dear Miss Dix on Love and Judgment of Women

A reader argues he can judge women after travel but fears girls doubt him. Dorothy Dix replies that experience improves discernment and advises going after the man if she wants him, noting readers can help themselves to luck.

Miss Dix Mr. Kipling Sally Dorothy Dix Miss X

Athens College Expands Evening Adult Education Program

Early registration shows Athens College will have a larger or equal student body to prior years. The college expands with an evening adult program division of over 200, starting at 8 a m and running to 9 45 p m to provide education for busy people seeking after work classes.

Athens College

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Soctety Miss Barnes Miss Simmons C. C. Johnson East Cain Street Phyllis Barnes Lloyd Lively, Jr Betty Simmons Gerald Feild John Farris, Jr Nashville T. M. Jones Shreveport Louisiana W.S.C Decatur Woman's Society of Christan Service The Methodist Church First Methodist Athens James Holloway Susie Davidson Davidson Si Avenue West Marguerite South Assie Buttrey J. D. Collins Washington, D. C Mrs. Collins Irene B. Brown Washington P. B. Brown Huntsville W. A. Hoppers Memphis Collierville Faye Dobbs Artie Cooper Dobbs Fourth Avenue South Jane Friske Mobile Sandra and Darwin Davis Grant Street Douglas David Collins Gainesville Georgia William Bronson Susan and Howard Traylor Benk St Boger D.C Sterling Strawn Eddie Jackson Jack Ellis Bill Palmer W. B. Gilliland C. V- Mizell Jodie Blankenship Aulton Blankenship Clyde Blankenship Freeman Blankenship Raymon Cooper Claudia Boger Tye Smith J. T. McCagahren Alton Boger Wilma Boger Homer Boger Salon Hughes Maurice Knox John Henry Garnett E. J. Syberts James Persons L. S. McAbee D. C. Boyer Billy, Mack Fred Doris King Albert Boyer And L. B. Parker Green Johnson Fannie Syberts Alvie Roberts Jim Quattlebum Oneai Junior Terry Roland Nix Belleview Greenbrier WSCS Oak Ridge Helen Follett A.B Birmingham-Southern Garrett Graduate School of Theology Northwestern University University of Miami Florida Southern College Teachers College Columbia University A. Hensel Fink Winner and Fink Philadelphia Founders Fos Goidel Tennessee Valley Hotel Cafe Vondilee Nakaniski America
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