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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1952
Page
10
The Danville Home Demonstration Club met August 14 at Mrs. Guy Smith’s home. Miss Hawkins demonstrated Basket and Chair Weaving to sixteen members and a visitor. The group planned a fair and leadership school in September and adjourned to meet September 11 with two hosts.
The Union Grove Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. J. E. Privett’s home for the August gathering chaired by Mrs. John Kitchens. After creeds and singing, devotionals shared from John chapter 15, and prayer offered by Mrs. Nettie Bullard. Secretary Alva Wade read last minutes. Lucy Blackburn demonstrated frozen foods. Refreshments served to area members including Mrs. S. L. Kitchens and others.
The Midway Neighboraide club held its August 9 meeting at Midway school with president Margaret Shelton presiding. Devotional from First Corinthians and a Lord's Prayer led by Mrs. Lewis Suggs preceded a demonstration titled Grow With Friends. Attendees included Donnie Spellon Brenda Sue Gillespie Miriam Bayne Janie Suggs Madeline Bayne Vancill Gillespie and others. The September meeting is set for the second Saturday at 2 PM at Midway school. all ages up to 18 are invited.
Mrs. Alvie Penn hosted the Massey Home Demonstration Club meeting on Friday August 8 with president Mrs. Burl West presiding. Devotional by Mrs. Lovie Orr, roll call and minutes, project stories, chair weaving demonstration by Mrs. W M Parker, sunshine gifts, and refreshments for nineteen members and four visitors. Members plan to meet again with Mrs. W M Anders in September.
The Southeast Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. G. H. McKee's home on Tabernacle Road for the August meeting. The president Mrs. B. L. Floyd announced an ice cream supper at Mrs. Floyd's home on Saturday night August 30 at 7 PM. Visitors attended and Miss Miller Luker received a birthday gift.
A Pennsylvania bituminous coal mine operates a subterranean belt conveyor system measuring about 3 2/3 miles in length, indicating a substantial underground material handling setup.
The marketing chair describes a modern utility room equipped with an automatic washer and dryer, ironer, and deep freeze. She highlights time saved, convenience of the built in dryer, and the ease of ironing and freezing for cost efficiency.
A textile painting workshop will be held at the Presbyterian church in Athens on August 20 at 8 30 A M. Demonstrators include Miss Norton Mrs Lindsey and Mrs Karl Burgreen. All clothing and handicraft leaders and club presidents are requested to attend.
Hopewell Home Demonstration club members will gather at Mrs Harold Wrights home at 8 AM on Wednesday August 20 for a tour start. Attendees are asked to bring a picnic lunch and cold drinks.
A speaker extols the utility room as central to domestic life noting it holds mops brooms wax floor polisher and other kitchen clutter. The speaker asserts the room’s importance and says the home would be incomplete without it.
A fragmented listing of August schedules across Morgan Lawrence Limestone Cullman and Arkadelphia counties with multiple dates and venues. Entries include courtland picnic center point Wheeler Dam Reid school Hollings gin center Hill Club House Pierce points and various individuals hosting events at times from 1:30 to 10:00 with locations such as Daybreak School and Sportsman’s Lake.
The Austinville Home Demonstration clubheld its regular meeting in the clubhouse on Aug 15. Open house will be held Friday Aug 22 from ten to four with invitations to all Morgan County clubs. Dedication Aug 21 will feature Mary Miller pastor Church of God. Hostesses include Mrs Lawrence Pressnell Mrs Coleman Lott and Mrs Sel den Crowe.
A short exhortation on daily kindness in families and communities. It urges generous smiles and polite phrases, citing a hospital scene from James M Barrie to illustrate a life rule of being kinder than necessary and shaping children’s manners.
The Midway Home Demonstration Club held its annual picnic on August 12 at 6 30 P M on Mrs H V James’s lawn. Husbands and children attended as games and prizes entertained all ages and the mystery gift went to Mrs J O McWhorter.
The notice lists attendees including Shirley Mrs Neal Terry Phil lip Wayne Mr and Mrs Al fred James Miss Lucy Blackburn Miss Bennie Miller Tommy James and the hosts Mr and Mrs H V James. The next regular monthly meeting will be with Mrs Ben Compton on the second Tuesday in September.
A Decatur Daily Needlecraft ad promotes crochet pattern 761 for oval and round doilies with picot edging and leaves a lesson on daily living. It offers 13x21 inch and 13 inch pieces, asks for twenty five cents for the pattern, and invites requests to P O Box 161 Old Chelsea Station. The note also touts Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog patterns including toys dolls and hand bags.
A Roxbury Massachusetts printer produced the first American Christmas cards in 1874 for export to England. The cards were not offered to American traders until 1875.
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