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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1950
Page
7
A fragment from a communal reflection recalls seeking light and steady effort while a speaker, Dr. Willis A Sutton, emphasized essential aspects of education. The note urges youths to stay eager to do their part as the session reflected on guiding young people.
The speaker stresses self education beyond degrees and the value of learning from the past. True teachers are remembered not for facts given but for guiding judgment and independent thought, those who cared about our growth as people.
Garden relish time offers a corn relish option with corn, peppers, onions, celery, and spices. It guides selecting fresh produce, sterilizing jars, and using a water bath for 15 minutes to yield 7.5 pints, with suggested pairings to meats, fish, and burgers.
August dates list meetings and events across multiple towns and schools including Limestone Piney Chapel Cedar Hill and Good Springs with times noted such as 5:00 2:00 7:30 and 10:30 Families and club members attend at various locations including school picnic Sub Station and Club House with names of organizers and hosts like Mrs Omar Holmes Mrs Romer Livingston and Mrs Claud Hatfields.
The Priceville Home Demonstration club met August 1 at Mrs. John Collier's home with Mrs. Conley Sharp presiding in the president's absence. Mrs. Collier delivered the devotional from Deuteronomy 28, followed by singing led by Mrs. Fred Robinson. The month’s demonstration was "Family Goals" and dessert was served to members and one visitor, Mrs. Fletcher Tice of Roanoke, Virginia. Meeting adjourned to September 5 at Mrs. Berford Sharp's home.
The Langtown Home Demonstration Club held its annual August picnic at Seneca Springs. After swimming, members enjoyed a picnic lunch. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Perry Glenn and Stanley, Mrs. Evelyn McMurray, and Miss Regina Delashaw.
The Wolf Springs Home Demonstration club gathered Tuesday afternoon, August 1, for a picnic in Tuscumbia park. Ladies prepared the meal while guests enjoyed swinging and swimming. Attendees included Roy and Mrs Jeffreys, Will Hagood and family, Lester Taylor and Therica, Royce and Mrs Smith, Raymond Kirby, Norman, Allen Ray, Garry, Grady Butler, Geraldene and Peggy, Willie Jeffreys, W. C. and Gaylor, Peggy Jones, Ann Shook, Melba Grisson, Barbra Shook, among others. The September meeting is planned at Mrs. Bill Pool’s home.
The note advises rolling or pressing lumped brown sugar through a coarse sieve and using a piece of apple in waxed paper to keep it soft, with periodic apple changes. It also recommends shelling garden peas just before cooking and adding minimal water, cooking for eight to ten minutes for best flavor.
A reflective exhortation on effort and personal responsibility in growth. It urges youth to seek learning both inside and outside school, emphasizing will, action, and independent thinking as the keys to true development.
The Trinity Home Demonstration Club met August 3 at Mrs. J. E. Sims’s home on Joe Wheeler highway. Mrs. C. D. McBride presided with prayer, led a study on Family Goals, and distributed booklets. One new member, Mrs. Leo Henry, joined. refreshments were served to about 22 members.
The Union Home Demonstration club held its annual picnic at Mrs Ellan Maxwell's house in July. Lunch was served on the lawn at noon and a freezer of ice cream was made in the afternoon for guests including Emmet Garner Dorothy Grubbs Bretha Bailey Annie Windsor Monte Ree Breeding Daisy Johnson Gerta Murphy Kathleen Sharp Elizabeth Maxwell Lucy Griffin Hilda Windsor Maggie Grubbs Ruby Maxwell Ruth Burgess Laverne Maxwell. The August meeting will be with Mrs Lola Mason.
The Midway Home Demonstration club and guests enjoyed a weiner roast on August 9 at Brackeen Springs. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Earnest Shelton, Rich Gray and family, G W Compton, Jimmy Parker family, Lewis Suggs family, Miss Eloise West, and others. The evening featured bingo with prizes awarded.
Beauty editor notes teen fashion shifts toward neat coifs and scented wear as a tomboy trend fades. Elizabethan lavender sachets inspire modern teens to scent bags and lingerie drawers with lavender squares and sachets for portable fragrance.
A reader asks about marrying a first girlfriend and whether to date others first. Dorothy Dix cautions that knowing more about the opposite sex helps select a lifelong partner and endorses shopping around before marriage. The column also offers guidance on handling a teasing husband and whether a child's surname should change when the father is infamous.
The regular club meeting will be held in September at the home of Mrs. B. C. Compton.
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