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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1952

Page

6

Faithful Workers Sunday School Meeting at Central Baptist

The Faithful Workers Sunday School class met Thursday night at Mrs. Leon Dumas’s home for a business and social gathering. Frances Hawk led the devotional and Sherrill Maner led prayer as guests enjoyed refreshments and a spaghetti supper with honorees Rachel Blackmon and Marian Watson among others.

Faithful Workers Central Baptist Church Leon Dumas McNeill Frances Hawk Sherrill Maner Dumas Doyle Prater Joy Delmore Tom Burns Christine Vinson Marjorie Reeves Sarah Vinson Eugene Wright Frances Carolyn Wade Rachel Blackmon John Howland Marian Watson Fred M. Sittason Jr Blackman Miss Watson

Wonder Drug X-O-KREME Promises Skin Miracle

An advertised ointment named X-O-KREME promotes hexachlorophene as a powerful antiseptic that kills bacteria fungi and organisms on contact. It claims rapid action for diaper rash acne eczema pimples athletes foot and other skin conditions with a money back guarantee.

Personal Notes Highlight Weekend Travel and Visits

Local social column lists Decatur residents traveling to Florida for holidays and attending the Sittason Watson wedding. It notes out of town guests from Memphis Atlanta and Gadsden, house parties in Panama City, family visits in Birmingham and Montgomery, and members returning from trips to Yellowstone, Mexico, and Kansas.

A. H. Kelley Ruth Ellen Memphis Earl Kelley Atlanta Leon Jones Judy Randy Gadsden Eleanor Hamilton Long Beach Panama City Florida Kappa Alpha Fraternity Birmingham Southern College

Cranes to Russia Start From Finland on Reparations

A train loaded with heavy cranes departed Finland for the Soviet border as the final land shipment in an eight year drive to pay off 570 million dollars in reparations to Russia.

Russia Helsinki Finland Bor Der

Many Reasons Voting Counts

An editorial urges citizens to vote as a duty to protect investments in country and freedoms. It cautions that apathy allows misuse of public funds and erosions of liberty, urging voters to inform themselves and let their voices be heard at elections. Local weekend social notes list residents and guests visiting in Nashville, Tuscaloosa, New York, Marshall, and Birmingham.

William Freeze Joan Grizzard Edward Clark E. W. McLeod Webster McLeod Jack Kidd Birmingham Webster New York City

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