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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1950

Page

6

Linen shower honors Miss Martha Blizzard in West Fort Worth

Society notes recount a Wednesday evening linen shower for the bride elect Miss Martha Jean Blizzard hosted by Mrs David L White at 510 6th Ave West. Details describe floral decor, a brown chambray dress, pink rose corsage, and lime shake beverages for twenty two guests. Also features Denver Colorado visitor dinner, Mrs Troy Baker hosting Mr and Mrs Craig Johnson of Center Colorado, and multiple small social teas and club meeting notices across Fort Worth with names, addresses, and schedules.

Colorado Troy Baker Columbia Circle Craig Johnson Center Johnson M. N. Baker Bessie Baker Ray Baker C. D. Baker Aubrey Free Harvey Martha Bailey East Walnut Street Charlie Harvey A. L. Free Betty Free Elmer Loyd, Jr Mary Emily Barnum Carolyn Wade Mary Lou Bell Beth Perkins Gene Brown Elmer Leyd Murry Brown Fort Worth Texas Miss Blizzard Martha Jean Blizzard James Carl Osborne David I. White White Blizzard R. T. Blizzard Louis Osborne Craig Johnsen Pearl Baker Decatur

Faithful Workers Have Ice Cream Supper at Church

Members of the Faithful Workers Sunday School Class at Central Baptist Church hosted an ice cream supper in the church annex with guests and contests featuring home made ice cream and cookies. Attendees included Sherrill Maner Joy Delmore Norma Jean Delmore Sue Wright Syivid Green Lavern Sanders Lucille Wiggins Doris Anders Lucille Caudill Juanita Bowers Sarah Vinson Bill Roger Bill Standridge Martha Witt Rogers Sherry Maner Marjorie Reeves Jeannett Patterson Helen Ruth Roan.

Faithful Workers Central Baptist Church Church Annex Sherrill Maner Joy Delmore Norma Jean Delmore Sue Wright Syivid Green Lavern Sanders Lucille Wiggins Doris Anders Lucille Caudill Juanita Bowers

Personal news from Hurst and Harrison families

Mr and Mrs L E Hurst and Mrs T R Harrison with Miss Margie Ellen Harrison have returned from Russell Springs Kentucky after visiting relatives. Mrs R N Harris is at home to friends in LaVene Terrace. Mrs Redding Emens and daughters Margaret Ann and Mary Elizabeth Emens have returned from a month's visit with near kin.

L. E. Hurst T. R. Harrison Margie Ellen Harrison Russell, Springs Kentucky O. P. Sherrod Jo Ann Shreveport Louisiana Floyd Sherrod Floyd, Jr

Free Lunches For Caddo Ball Games

The Caddo ball club will serve free lunches Saturday to attendees at three games. Matchups include Liberty versus Monk City at 10 a.m., Johnson Chapel versus Decatur Independents at 1 p.m., and Trinity against Caddo at 3 p.m. Announced by score keeper Paul Morgan with ties to Shreveport and Crowley in Louisiana.

Caddo Ball Club Liberty Monk City Johnson Chapel Decatur Independents Trinity Caddo Paul Morgan

Dear Miss Dix and the right to choose a life

A reader asks how a 19 year old daughter can gain social maturity and independence from possessive parents who treat her as their youth. The column argues individuality, warns parents against molding children, and urges respect for personal growth and life choices. It cites a student’s leadership roles and a wallflower kindly contrasting with parental expectations.

Miss DIX Dorothy DIX

Prayer Services For Youth Revival At Central Baptist

Prayer services for the Central Baptist church youth revival begin this week with sessions on Friday at 7 p.m. at homes of Mrs. Sherrill Maner 509 Johnston Street Doris Anders 308 1 2 East Moulton Street and Marthal Gean Higdon 722 Ninth Avenue West.

Central Baptist Church Sherrill Maner Johnston Street Doris Anders Moulton Street Marthal Gean Higdon Ninth Avenue West

Decatur Girl Wins Highest Honors at Florence State Teachers College

Miss Joann Harrison of Decatur, daughter of Mr and Mrs T K Harrison, graduated from Florence State Teachers College with the highest scholastic honors. She is the first student to receive both the Turris Fidelis leadership award and the Keller Key for scholarship. Arthur Jack Hyatt of Cullman shared the leadership award. The honors are regarded as the college’s top distinctions.

Joann Harrison T. K. Harrison Decatur Florence State Teachers College C. B. Collier Arthur Jack Hyatt Cullman Keller Key Florence James Albert Keller Harrison

Tuna Cannery Planned for Moss Point Mississippi

MOBILE Alabama August 17 Plans for the gulf coast first tuna canning plant at Moss Point Mississippi began to take shape today The Army corps of engineers announced bids will be opened September 5 for a dredging program to allow deep sea tuna boats to reach the cannery site on the Escatawpa river The plant would be operated by Tuna Inc a group of West coast interests and would sit beside the firm Menhaden processing plant at Moss Point An 18 foot channel would be dredged through the Pascagoula and Escatawpa rivers to admit large vessels Some 800000 cubic yards of material will be removed Tuna Inc has announced plans to start construction of the tuna packing plant early this fall.

Mobile Ala Gulf Coast Moss Point Miss Army’s Corps of Engineers Escatawpa River Tuna Inc Col. W. K. Wilson Jr Pascakoula Escatawpa Yuna Inc

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