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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1947

Page

5

Central Methodist W S C S Circles Hold Year End Meeting

Four circles of the Central Methodist church gathered for their last circle meeting of the year. Circle One met at Mrs. D W Speake s home with devotional by Mrs W H Day and a Mission Study reading. Circle Two hosted by Mrs Howell Turney in her new home opened with What A Friend We Have In Jesus. Circle Three met at Mrs Phil Vaughn in a Psalms devotional and discussed Christ Missionary history. Circle Four met at Mrs Albert Peck s home and shared a devotional led by Mrs Nellie Brooks with a social hour to follow.

Central Methodist W.S.C.S Central Methodist Church Circle One D. W. Speake Johnston Street W. H. Day J. R. Williams Jesus Melvin Hutson Raymond Britain C. D. Patterson Circle Four Circle Two Nellie Brooks M Brooks Howell Turney Albert Peck Circle Three Phil Vaughn Ed Johnson H. L. Spencer Leader Harry Malone J. H. Barnum

St John's Women's Auxiliary Holds Year End Meeting

The St John’s Women’s Auxiliary met December 1 in the parish house with Mrs Sarah Jefferies presiding. They approved an additional ten dollar donation for the community house Christmas party and completed routine business as Mrs Eugene Chapman led a devotional reading titled What I Think Of.

Sarah Jefferies Community House Eugene Chapman

Nominating committee selects auxiliary officers and party

The auxiliary approved officers including president Mrs. J. R Smiley and secretary Mrs. Jack Mc Laughlin. An invitation was extended to all units to meet at Canal Street on Monday December 8 for a Christmas party. Reverend Eugene Chapman closed the meeting with prayer.

J. R Smiley Jack McLaughlin Clyde Kimberlin Wanda Harris U. T A. F. Harris Bennie~Malone Eugene Chapman Charles Eyster Frances Knight M. E. Edwards

Personal News Notes From Town Social Roundup

Mrs Bennie Malone returns from a three weeks visit to New York with relatives First Lt Henry J Zarek of Greenville SC returns to base after a days visit at the Sherrill Maners Mr and Mrs Grady Harger and son Glenn Ray and Misses Dot Biles and Helen Andrews return Sunday night from Mobile where they spent the Thanksgiving holidays Mr and Mrs Peter Rice of Chicago Illinois were Thanksgiving guests of Mr and Mrs Johnny Harvey and family

Henry J. Zarek Greenville South Carolina Grady Harger Glenn Ray Dot Biles Helen Andrews Mobile Mrs Peter Rice Chicago, Illinois Johnny Harvey

Wisdom From A Wise Wife On Love And Choice

Dorothy Dix shares a case about a young woman who falls for her older employer. The wife befriends the other woman, guides her, and saves the marriage by understanding rather than jealousy. The writer concludes with the narrator finding love later and pledging to be a wiser spouse.

Dorothy DIX

Veal Stew with Vegetables From Peace Plate Menu Today

The Consumer Service Section offers a Veal Stew with Vegetables using veal shoulder or neck, potatoes, carrots, and onions served with gravy. Include hot muffins, a grape fruit and lettuce salad, and lemon tapioca for a complete meal. Also suggests eggless breakfast and meatless Tuesday ideas using rarebit and leftovers.

Peate_Plate Consumer Service Section Citizens Food Committee

Audit System Hits Washington Asks About Surplus

A former official of the general accounting office testified today that the government has not yet disclosed whether the previous year showed a surplus or a deficit. The statement underscores ongoing uncertainty over federal finances and the budget balance.

Washington Dec general _accounting office

Bees on relief as winter stores dwindle in New Hampshire

In Durham New Hampshire J R Hepler of the University of New Hampshire extension service warned that a warm autumn left many bees short of stores for winter. He advised feeding sugar syrup and hard candy and noted he sacrificed 125 pounds of honey in his own apiary to stock hives.

Durham N. H J. R. Hepler University of New Hampshire Extension Service

Hopewell Home Demonstration Club Meets for Thanksgiving

The Hopewell Home Demonstration club met at Mrs. Jess Smiths home with eleven members one visitor and Miss Norton present. Mrs B Orr led devotion and roll call praised the best Thanksgiving. Mrs Bert Allen was elected president. Miss Norton spoke on Colors In The Home. The group adjourned to meet with Mrs L L Williams in December.

Decatur Central Methodist Church R. L. Douthit Spruce Pine Alabama Hopewell Home Demonstration Club Jess Smith Miss Norton B. Orr Bert Allen L. L. Williams

Rehearsals Under Way For Beta Sigma Phi Damesdate Skit

Sigma Phi sorority rehearsals for the Damesdate skit night progress with four shows this week. The event is set for December 15 at River side auditorium with ticket sales planned in local drugstores. Musical interludes between scenes will pace the program as seven skits are planned and posters are slated to go up next week.

Beta. Sigma Phi Sorority Riverside Auditorium

Stassen Speaks in Georgia on Presidential Campaign

Harold Stassen spoke in Columbus Ohio today during his bid for the Republican nomination and planned to return to Georgia for further talks with state Republicans. He would address a Junior Chamber of Commerce luncheon, his third Georgia appearance in three days, after yesterday's civic club luncheon and a 2000 crowd at Emory University.

Stassen Atlanta Harold Stassen Columbus Ohio Georgia Minnesota Chamber of Commerce Emory University

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