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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1950

Page

6

Zone Three meeting at Antioch Methodist church

The Decatur District of the Woman s Society of Christian Service held Zone Three at Antioch Methodist with Miss Grace Hogan presiding. The program centered on Faith featuring a hymn, prayers, devotions, and brief officer appeals, followed by reports and a noon lunch.

Decatur Woman’s Society of Christian Service Antioch Methodist Church Grace Hogan K. L. Rudolph Athens College Oscar Thomason McKendree Church Mason Grady Chastain Salem Church W. V. Pattillo A. H. Nabors W. B. Crutcher Athens Ottis Phillips Decaturgente Springs Phillips J. C. Draper Hartselle Ladies of Antioch Church Woman's Society of Christian Service Basham Chapel Methodist Church Jesus J. O. Martin Dawson Jones Elnora Martin God Toney Ratliff Hoyett Lane Luther Ratliff Tell

Personal Weekend Guests from Georgia Visit McCrarey Household

Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCrarey will host weekend guests Mr. and Mrs. Gene Huff from Athens Georgia. Also visiting are Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Horn with daughter Dora Faye and Mr. and Mrs. William Horn with son Billy, enjoying a two week vacation.

Charles McCrarey Gene Huff Athens, Georgia Tommy Horn Dora Faye William Horn Billy Little Anthony Patsy Horn Mrs Joe Watson Atlanta Georgia

Franklin County Baby Drowns In Back Porch Tub

A nine month old boy, J. Fay Isom Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Isom of Phil Campbell, died after playing in a shallow tub of water on the back porch of their Franklin County home. The incident occurred yesterday. funeral or further details were not provided.

Haleyville Ala Franklin County J. Fay Isom, Jr J. F. Isom Phil Campbell

Southern Bell adds over 1.5 million phones in five years

Hal S. Dumas, president, announced 3,366,000 telephones are in service across nine states, up from 1,805,980 in 1945. Rural lines grew from 144,721 to 434,000, long distance circuits rose to 16,500, and total investments climbed to 837 million dollars. In Hartselle, Avery Taylor notes 1,076 phones today versus 454 in 1945, with 10 long distance circuits.

Southern Bell Telephone Company Hal S. Dumas Dumas Southern Bell Mr. Dumas Southern Bel Avery Taylor Telephone Company Hartselle

Dorothy Dix Dating Advice on Marriage and Suspicious Suitors

A Dorothy Dix column advises a reader on how to prompt a reluctant suitor to propose. It recounts staging a marriage license purchase, notes propinquity’s pull, and urges a woman to distance herself from a suitor or risky domestic dynamics. Also advises a husband to threaten divorce to stop his wife's affair with a doctor.

Liquid Gas Ignite Fatal Blaze In Moving Car

In Columbus Georgia two children Manuel Cruise 17 months and David Tabors 4 died from burns after a liquid petroleum gas container ignited in a moving car. Their mothers remain in critical condition. five others were injured as the gas tank burst and the car was destroyed. Manuel Cruise was burned while attempting to move the burning gas tank.

Columbus Manuel Cruise Robert Cruise Fort Benning David Tabors Velma Tabors Monterrey Tenn Cruise

Organ Meats Offer Nutritious Economical Choice

Organ meats such as liver kidney and heart are praised for high nutrition and low cost. Liver provides five times more iron than muscle meat while kidney and heart offer about twice as much. These meats are quick and easy to prepare for meals.

Poached eggs breakfast with deviled ham spread

A mother canning breakfast sees her blue-eyed youngster slip under water. She rescues the baby and calls a neighbor for help. The child is taken to Haleyville Hospital where resuscitation attempts fail.

Guy Steenson 6Th Avenue West Vanderbilt Hospital Nashville Tennessee Haleyville Hospital

Extra Rib May Cause Trouble

Many people especially women are born with an extra rib called a cervical rib that can press on arteries and nerves causing numbness pain and weak muscles. Symptoms often begin between ages 20 and 30 and rest or an arm sling can help. severe cases require removal of the rib to relieve pressure and prevent blood clots. Diagnosis is via X ray and orthopedic evaluation to confirm the rib is the fault.

Dear Dorothy Dix Advice on Romantic Workplace Dilemma

A reader asks whether to quit a secretary job after falling for her married employer. Dorothy Dix replies with a firm recommendation to resign immediately, citing conflict, strain, and the need for personal peace over professional ties. The column offers practical moral guidance for emotional trouble in a work setting.

Dorothy DIX V.B

Also Mentioned on This Page

Antioch Civinette Club Decatur Civinette Club Greenwood Park J. W. Carlisle Floyd Sherrod Civitans Delano Park Civitan Austinville The Woman’s Missionary Society of the Austinville Church Stepenson Fred Stephenson Wallace Leon Stephenson Bobby Five Points Annie Wallace Clifton Long Annie Dell Peggy Brenda Sherry Lou Roy McAbee Shirley Jimmy Sandra Neel James Wallace Donnie Stevie L. H. Holloway Arthur Walling Jr Linda Lavaughn Stanford Betty Barbara Willard Morgan Gaines McNutt R. L. and Ozelle Virginia Vistor Weiner Douglas Fisher Fisher Elizabeth Fisher Pulaski Virginia Hatfield Lake Marion Counts Martha Jean Higdon Bill Daily Marvin Terry Jr Betty Davis Spurgeon Roberson Hardy Davis Jr George Brawly Willoughby Presbyterian Willoughby Presbyterian Church Seneca Springs Temptations Basham Lacon Murfreesboro Paul Lindsey Mary Lee Robert W. Harrell Freelin Harrell Woodrow Medlock West Avenue Baptist Church Eva High School Joe Bradley Huntsville Sacred Heart Junior College Cullman St. Vincent's Hospital School of Nursing Birmingham Veterans Administration Hospital Harrell Central High School Middle Tennessee State College U. S. Navy Oliver Burl Oliver 15Th Avenue East Dalton Smith Sam McDowra Raymond Ward Dick Wardlow Doris John Wardlow Harold Kelton Turner Davis Diane Jim Smith Burl Oliver, Jr John and Charles Woodruff John Woodruff J. C. Woodruff Charles Air Corps G. L. Woodruff Foree McKelvey Theo Ward Josie Case Chastain Brandaway James Slaton Murphy Woodruff Juanita Woodrow Simpson Jack Bentley J. H. Eaton Gertrude Jett Angeline White Russell Woodruff Gladys Wedgeworth Janett Woodruff Betty Woodruff R. L. Baker Kennedy Dorothy Woodruff Joanne Woodruff Ladies Aid of J. B. McLaughlin Ralph Head J. B. Jernigan California Carl Anderson Juliette Anderson Los Angeles C. H. Bankston Mary Lee Lindsey TerreLl Jerrell Intelligent Management L. C. Fisher CO Investment Brokers Sheffield Arthur E. Leonhardt Walter Clopton R. B. Lavender, JR U. S Daytona Beach Florida E. C. Stover Morrillton, Arkansas Dow D. Porter Greenville Texas Fred Muzzey Woolsey Fennell Jr Sydney Fennell Steve Fennell Tuscaloosa L. A. Neill Hanceville Pickey Waldrop Ginger Karen Mrs. Muzzey East Vine Street L. L. Frazier Pulaski, Tennessee W. R. Rackley Velma Lynn Mae Corlette Catherine Dunnavant Corinne Whitehead Pilot Club of Legion Home Cable Crescent Miss DIX Herman WN. Bundesen, M.D Itares Syndicate Iie Loyd’s State Teachers College Florence Alabama Decatur- Daily Florence State Teachers College Maybelle H. Johnston Vernice Trousdale Tibet Cansborough Theodore Baviland America Sam Frank & Moore Isis Staipe River
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