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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1950
Page
6
During a social hour fifteen members enjoyed a salad course served by hostesses Mrs. C. H. Edwards Mrs. John Woodruff and Mrs. J. A. Davis to the guest speaker and her mother Mrs. R. M. McGlathery.
The December 4 1950 church and club calendar lists twenty three members at the Woman's Missionary Society meeting of First Baptist with Circle two in charge and a Week of Prayer program. Other notes include Central Methodist and W S C S gatherings with prayers, meditations, and social hours. Mizpah Eastern Star, Trawelers Garden Club, and Decatur Music Study Club plan events and programs. Local youth groups Troop Ten Girl Scouts and YW A hold meetings. several Christmas parties and gift exchanges are scheduled across churches and auxiliaries.
Mrs. Arthur Heber of 4308 Hays Avenue Cincinnati says HADACOL gave her back appetite and steady nerves after nervous fatigue. She reports rapid daily work, improved digestion, and now enjoys meals. Trial bottle $1.25, large size $3.50, no substitutes. order from The LeBlanc Corp Lafayette La. Adv. Copyright 1950.
Dan Patrick of Atlanta and Tommy Fitzpatrick of Auburn spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs T H Fitzpatrick. Billy Mack Ferguson returned to Auburn after visiting home in Trinity. John Geary visits his mother Mrs A B Murphree in critical condition at Franklin County Hospital. Sgt and Mrs L D DeArmond of Fort Campbell visit relatives on 8th Street East. Mrs Raymond Ross of Gadsden visits her father Dr A M Roan. Cecil and Garnett Young travel to Nashville to be with their mother Mrs A H Karter after her operation.
J C Penney announces a special year end payment equal to two weeks pay for all full time staff employed through 1950 with proportional amounts for part time and those with less than a year. Over 50 000 associates nationwide will participate, including 38 at the Decatur store.
Mrs A B Murphree is critically ill at Franklin County Hospital in Russellville. Miss Barbara Geary and Miss Ruth McCulloch spent the weekend in Birmingham with friends and attended the Alabama Auburn game on Saturday.
The Alabama ABC board refused renewal of the Hollywood Country club license in Homewood. Operator Joe Robino did not seek renewal and planned to sell his interest. The board also probationed Wesley Cromer of the O K grill Mobile for selling beer on Sunday. Profits for Jan–Oct 1950 totaled 9,250,468, down 384,766 from a year earlier.
Associates note that the payment relies on 1950 results. They warn extra payments for their size are large and future bonuses depend on results in coming years, according to Mr. Hughes.
Wheeler national wildlife refuge personnel say coots on the game list have a 10 per day bag limit separate from ducks and are good eating. The birds, poule d eau, belong to the rail family and subsist on seeds. They advise skinning before frying and note coots are tastier than many ducks.
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