Week's activities listed for City of Opportunity and Decatur groups
Calendar outlines MONDAY gatherings across Decatur including Divinettes at 7 30 p m at Mrs Hitt 1305 Donna St SE. West Decatur Sunshine Club at Pet Dairy Co U S 31S. First Baptist Circles meet by group in Hillsboro Holland Dr SW and Stratford. Duplicate Bridge at Pet Dairy Co. Junior Service League board at 10 a m in the same hotel. WCTU meets 2 30 p m at 214 4th Ave NW. Band Boosters 7 30 p m Decatur High Band Room. Story Hour 3 p m at Public Library. Second District American Legion Auxiliary Fall Conference begins 9 30 a m at Pavilion Inn.
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City OF Opportunity Divinettes
Richard Hitt
Donna St
West Decatur
First Baptist
Juanita Johnston
C. C Bickel
Hillsboro
Roberta Ryan
John Hurst
Holland Drive
Martha Hagood
Whitley
Stratford SE
Duplicate Bridge Club
Pet Dairy Co
U.S
Junior Service League Board of Directors
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
R. E. Chandler
4Th Ave
Decatur High School
Public
American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Alabama
Pavilion Inn
Jayceettes Sponsor Austin High Library Drive
Decatur Jayceettes held their regular monthly meeting at the Lyons Hotel. Miss Sharon Mooney a Morgan County High School student spoke about her trip to Girls State in Montgomery and was sponsored by the Decatur Jayceettes. Mrs Ray Nixon welcomed two guests. Mrs Bill Falls and Mrs Ken Meguiar reported on the state.
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Decatur Jayceettes
Lyons Hotel
Sharon Mooney
Morgan County High School
Montgomery
Ray Nixon
Phil Rhoades
Marion Ray
Bill Falls
Ken Meguiar
Jayceettes Launch Library Drive at Austin High
District Jaycees with Austin High School library project aim to reach 7 000 books to gain accreditation. Reports on recent events include a charity rummage sale, fair preparations, and a December food bazaar. Japan's arable area cited at about 15 million acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jera Poole
Meguiar
Charles Askew
Food Bazaar
Japan
Chatterbox Notes and Local Whimsy Share Weekend Plans
The Chatterbox items list travel and family happenings across many towns. Readers report relatives visiting Florida Destin and Panama City Beach homes, trips to Gatlinburg, California, Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, and Pensacola, plus references to hotel check-out times and Sidewalk Art Festival plans.
Gingerbread prep and pineapple-lined serving idea
Ann travels from Dallas to visit Fay and Sam Wheat. A 350 degree oven preheats for seven hours then the batter bakes until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool ten minutes then invert onto a plate and serve with warm whipped cream.
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Ann
Dallas
Ally Fay
Sam Wheat
Ann CIA
Arbre
Tom
Barksdale
Social Notes and Weekend Plans Highlight Local Guests
The column lists visitors and travel plans including Vavysiung with cousin Gene Horton of Hartselle and aunt Elva plus Ed Frazier heading to the Democratic Convention in Atlantic City. It notes home renovations by Joyce and Johnny Giles on Grant Street and a Panama City Beach visit by Maxie Bawsel with grandchildren Emily and Webb Giles and Tommy Bawsel. Attendees at a Country Club lunch include Anita Kidd, Katie Duncan, Ella Wyker and Patty Pryor. Poochie O’Hara reminds of a box supper and cake walk on August 21 with a two-person supper raffle after a swim. Russ McBath from New Jersey and Mac McLeod from Washington are seen during a recent social week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vavysiung
Clalil
Gene Horton
Hartselle
Elva
Ed Frazier
Atlantic City
Maxie
Everett Bawsel
Emily
Webb Giles
Tommy Bawsel
Panama City Beach
Anita Kidd
Birmingham
Katie Duncan
Ella Wyker
Patty Pryor
Poochie
Jim) O'Hara
Pineapple Enzyme Bromelain Affects Gelatin and Healing
Pineapple contains bromelain, an enzyme that breaks down protein and prevents gelatin from setting. Heating to 190 degrees during canning destroys the enzyme. Bromelain is being studied for medicinal use as a healing agent for certain injuries.
Changing Times Reports Averages For Factory Salaries And House Demand
The article notes average weekly pay for a factory worker at $100 for 40 hours, $102 for a high level executive secretary, and $69 for a calculating machine operator. It also observes demand rising for older houses, generally 30 to 40 years old, across multiple sections.
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Changing Times
World's Fair Visitors Report Spending and Popular Exhibits
At the World's Fair interviewees cite spending five to nineteen dollars daily and six to twelve hours per day. The Industrial Area leads followed by foreign exhibits religious state and finally the Amusement Area last. Japan Spain and Denmark top foreign exhibits with many visitors arriving by subway bus or car. A note signed Reply to a Friend asks where to find a remarkable product from Amazon aiding nails and others.
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N.Y
Japan
Spain
Denmark
Amazon
Beverly Evans to Enter Auburn as Freshman Designer Student
Beverly Evans, honor roll student at Decatur High for four years, travels with Sam and Mrs Evans to Auburn for orientation as she starts as a freshman. She plans to study interior designing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Evans
Decatur High
Auburn
Sam Evanses
Family Reunion Held for Mrs Lentz and Kin at Woodalls
Relatives of Mrs Schuyler C Lentz and the late Mr Lentz gathered at Woodalls for a reunion with a picnic lunch. Attendees included Quentin Arkley Harold Lentz Frank Lamon Trinity Orville Fuller Cullman Frank Brown Montgomery Dillard Phelps Kingsford Heights Ind and Sgt Theron Counts and family returning home after a three year tour of duty in Morocco and Madrid Spain.
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Cullman
Schuyler C. Lentz
Mr. Lentz
Woodalls
Quentin.arkley
Harold Lentz
Frank Lamon
Trinity
Orville Fuller
Frank Brown Montgomery
Dillard Phelps
Kingsford Heights
Ind
Sgt. Theron Counts
Morocco
Madrid
Spain
Empire State Building Tops 1500 Feet With TV Tower
The Empire State Building reaches 1,472 feet including a 222 foot television tower as observers note the height during a lunch break with John Caddell.
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Empire State Building
Judge Denies Woman Access in Slacks in New Jersey Court
The National Observer reports Judge William A. Consadine refused to let a woman in her 50s appear in his Newark courtroom wearing slacks stating it insults not his personal dignity but the dignity of the State of New Jersey. The piece also quotes Sen. Barry Goldwater recalling a White House meeting with President Johnson in which Johnson warned him never to pull his dog’s ears.
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The
National Observer
William A. Consadine
Newark
N.J
State of New Jersey
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
White House
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Jayceettes
Austin High Library
Danville
Birdie Mae Randolph
Street Sandlin
Brent
Ed Davis
James Moore, Jr
James Moore
Vinemont 3
Hartselle Hospital
Add Randolph
Carolyn Jo
Audie Lott
Paul Norwood
Ethel Speegle
Dothan
Decatur
Austin High School
Theo Hill
H.P
Fedders
East Moulton St
Chatterbox
Bob Rossons
Orange Beach
Gulf
Doodle
Bill Hembree
Sam
Betty Malone
Gatlinburg
Hembrees
Union Springs
Destin
Fla
Rossons
Panama
City Beach
Russ Baers
Beloit
Wis
Decatur Sylvia
Cole Downing
Barbara
Andy Elmner
California
Treasury
Evelyn
Charles
Malone
Chattanooga
Laney
C. G
Frances
Fort Lauderdale
Harry Malone
Roseann
Perry
Smith
Penbrought
John W. Cole
City Hall
Alexander & Johnson
Colloid Science
Oxford
Discotheque
Brunswick
Maine
Cumberland
James O'Keefe
Nan
Darleen
Mohn) Storck
St. Louis
Hilda
al) Bogen
Mary Jane
John Lamarthe
San Francisco
Kate
John Cole
Cathy
Virginia Beach, Va
Marge
Hoot Loyd
Florida
Marguerite and
John Hamilton
Bham Way
E. C. Powells
Mitzi Ann
J. E. Gillespie
Mike
Steve
Dickie
Gillespies
Ethridge
Mich. Afb
Massachusetts
Cape Cod
United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
Sam Wheats
Ham
Daugh
Joyce
Johnny Giles
al Blackwell
Grant Street
Russ McBath
New Jersey
Mac McLeod
Washington
Wiz Vla Vy Ug
Alice Schweitzer
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
P. O
Old Chessea Station
New York
N. Y
Coulture
Helga
Ness
John Caddell
Rickey Lynn Johnson
Donald C. Johnson
Mark Leeth
Colman Johnson
Somerville
Allied
Allied van Lines
Decatur Transfer & Storage, Inc
Dacron
W.T. Grant CO
Decatur Shopping Center
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