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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1950
Page
7
Association piece offers simple vegetable cookery tips and three recipes Zucchini Hollandaise Mock Hollandaise Sauce Baked or Broiled Tomatoes Curry Buttered Peas and Carrots with clear steps and yields for six servings each. It emphasizes precise timing to avoid overcooking and improve flavor.
Alabama names four youths to represent the state at the Midcentury White House Conference on Children and Youth. Winford Collier Nelda Jeune Stanley Josephine Willis and Douglas Lunsford to join twenty-one other Alabamians from colleges agencies and local groups in the national event. The article notes the conference aims to map better meeting the needs of children and youth and recalls the focus of a prior White House conference.
The Massey 4-H club elected officers for the year with Elda Hogan as president Evelyn Penn as vice president Stella Jean Anders as secretary and treasurer Jo Ann England and Angelia Thomas named song leaders The meeting adjourned to meet again in December.
East Limestone club met at 2 30 at the home economic building with 12 members and guests. Miss Norton demonstrated cake baking making 24 cup cakes served during the social hour as Mrs Gray led roll call and election discussions while planning December 21 gift exchange and hostess duties.
Winds Home Demonstration club held a Thanksgiving dinner and demonstration at McKendree church on Friday November 23. Mrs Dan Penn and Mrs Elmer White hosted. Officers were elected for the new year. The Christmas party was planned for December 15 at 7 pm with gifts for shutins and a pound supper. Demonstrations on Cooked Frozen Foods were given by Mrs Mattie Dobbs and Mrs Virgil Bailey.
The November Mt Hope Home Demonstration club gathering took place at Mrs. J Wheeler Smith on the Russellville highway. The Smith residence was decorated with autumn leaves and a harvest centerpiece. Mrs C G Martin led the song of the month and gave the devotional as members answered roll call with a note about their activity.
Morgan and Lawrence county clubs publish a calendar of club house events with dates and times. Entries include Oakdale Cedar Hill Maples Coxey Oxford Parker Union Hill Priceville Friendship Trinity Massey and more with host names like Mrs W E Bean Mrs Jesse Carter and Mrs H E Owen. The list shows locations such as Maplewood Cedar Hill Pleasant Grove School and Sanderson along with times.
New nursery gift idea showcases a soft cotton blanket with Donald Duck Bambi and Mickey Mouse in jacquard patterns. The blanket comes in a special gift box with wide satin binding for the crib and playpen crowd.
Betty Clarke outlines affordable and deluxe grooming gifts for men with ideas for family members to give. She notes small stocking stuffer items like pigskin soap and metal bucket shaving soap, plus after shave, comb sets, clippers, razors, and blades. Miss Lucy Blackburn, a home agent, advocates a first aid course with an upcoming home decor demonstration on Curtains for the Home.
The Collins P. T. A. will meet Friday December 8 at 2:00 for its regular monthly meeting with a Christmas social. Each person should bring a inexpensive gift costing no more than a quarter. All are invited.
Plastics firms unveil giant clear bakelite styrene snowflakes for Christmas decorations. Use options include window adornments with rubber cement, an 18 inch centerpiece tree, Gothic window backdrops for creche scenes, a two-ring wreath for mistletoe, and individual flakes in 5, 7, or 9 inch sizes.
In MOBILE, Ala., Dec 4 a 9 year old named Raymond Blair sought a bicycle. An anonymous bidder raised above five dollars and paid eight to win the bike, then gave it to Raymond, who cried as he left. Police disposed of about 20 machines stolen or lost during the year. Raymond and his brothers were bidding with funds from their father. the stranger asked to remain unidentified.
Wooley Springs Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Harry Fogg's home with 17 members and 2 visitors. Mrs. Julius Magnusson led a devotional, cake baking tips were shared, and a United Nations flag was presented to Wooley Springs grammar school followed by plans for a December Christmas party.
Gene Roberts of the New York Giants ran for 218 yards against the Chicago Cardinals, surpassing Cliff Battles' 1933 NFL rushing record.
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