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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1950

Page

6

Rare Edna Phillips concert delights Decatur audience

Decatur residents enjoyed a Friday evening performance by Edna Phillips a coloratura soprano at the High School auditorium. Accompanist Nathan Price received praise for his skilled piano support and an encore. The event is the first of four in the season.

Decatur Community Concert—— Association Edna Phillips Phillips Nathan Price Poulenc Mia Slavenska

Ropers Celebrate Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary

A. G. Roper and spouse hosted a Decatur Country Club party on a Saturday night to mark their twenty fifth anniversary. Guests included many local couples. gifts of silver were received and a buffet of dainties followed a celebration featuring a wedding bell centerpiece. Also noted: Lt. John C. Strother’s medical transfer from Korea and various Alabama and Birmingham social updates.

A. G. Roper Decatur Country Club Ding L. L. Drake Birmingham Grad Smith Lawrence Tucker Jimmie Stroud H. B. Plemons Joe Curry John Smith Harold Aday Jimmie Whittle W. A. Belew Erma Grantland Theo DeGraffenreid Joe Odom Travis Odom Daniel Montgomery J. B. Davis Hunter Baker Roland. Blankenship Harold Lovelace C. W. Bethany Jr Max Dodson Jasper John C. Strother AAF 51St Fighter Squadron Kempo Air Base Seoul Korea San Francisco California Strother Army 51St RAF Okinawa Country Club

Girl Scout Brownies Meet at First Methodist Church

Brownie Troop Thirteen met on Thursday November 30 for its last regular meeting presided by president Betty Graves. They made Christmas gifts for mothers planned a party December 14 at the church and closed with Goodnight Circle. Merle Morrow was absent. Lynn Fisher reported refreshments. Officers for the month will be elected this week.

Brownie Troop Thirteen First Methodist Church Betty Graves Merle Morrow Lynn Fisher St. John’s Episcopal Church John Stewart Peggy McCulloch Troop Four E. K. Henson Margaret Wiley Lulu Caddell Diane Davidson Patsy Ruth Harvey Margaret Jackson Jeanette Moore Ann Parker Patsy Pitt Carol Stone Patricia Milam Kay Davis Westminster Presbyterian Church

Christian Science Lecture Tuesday Night in Decatur

Elisabeth Carroll Scott, C. S. B., will give a free lecture titled Christian Science on Tuesday at 8 o'clock. A member of The Mother Church Board of Lectureship, Scott will discuss what Christian Science teaches how it heals and why thousands have become adherents. Lay members invite the public to attend.

Frances Nungester Maude Odom W. R. Riley Gordon-Bibb School Southern Review of Cooperative Study Progressive Culture Club Woman’s Progressive Cut J. W. Darrah Jackson Street Decatur Woman's Society of Christian Service Center Springs Methodist Church Somerville Christian Science Elisabeth Carroll Scott First Church of Christ, Scientist Boston Massachusetts First Church of Christ Vicks

Yucca NM State Flower and Weather Note

The yucca of New Mexico is said to gain much sustenance from the air. It notes that very cold weather reduces snowfall because cold air holds less water vapor.

New Mexico

HADACOL Testimonials From Parents And Homemakers

A 43 year old Houston widow and mother of eight says housework and washing bring good health after trying HADACOL. A Pine Bluff Arkansas woman reports sleeping all night without pain since using HADACOL and gratitude for its effects.

Lloyd E. Scheultz Erie Avenue Houston Texas C. H. Strack West Second Avenue Pine Bluff Arkansas

Dogs Vision Less Sharp Than Human Eyes

A historical note reports that dogs have less acute eyesight than humans, with researchers noting reduced visual acuity and color discrimination in canines compared to people.

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