Christmas events fill Decatur clubs and schools
Past Matrons Club hosts six o clock December 12 banquet at Why Not Eat Here Cafe then a Christmas party at Mrs B R Ross home Newcomers Club Luncheon December 14 at Lyons Hotel RSVP to Mrs James Nash Cleveland. Also Seekers Bible Club Christmas Luncheon December 13 at Mrs Lovin Trinity Mountain Beta Sigma Phi meets December 12 at Miss Willie Royce Collier Christmas luncheon December 15 at Decatur Country Club Women’s Chamber of Commerce hosts luncheon December 19 3 30 p m gifts to local stores and boxes at Buttrey Sherrow Campbell’s.
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Mizpah
Order of Eastern Star
B. R. Ross
Johnston Street
Newcomers Club
Lyons
Newcomers Club of
Decatur
Lyons Hotel
James Nash
van Dyke
Mary Jo Reeves
Paul Eubanks
Buttrey’s
Sherrow’s Department Store
Second Avenue
Campbell's
Bank Street
Seekers Bible Club
Horace Lovin
Trinity Mountain
Lovin
Sam Evans
Casto Jarvis
Floyd Harris
Beta Sigma Phi
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Willie Royce Collier
W. C. OF
Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Decatur Country Club
Chamber
William D. Sims, Jr
Bennie Malone
Kathleen Malone
Sunday School
The
Central Baptist Church
Erskine Chenault
Zetomen Bible Club
Melvin Hutson
Jackson Street
Frazier
Personal notices from offering visits and illnesses
M. E. 3 Robert George Norwood returns to San Diego after leave with parents Mr and Mrs Edward Norwood. Mr and Mrs B K Wiggins and Mr and Mrs W B Crafton visit Winfield Alabama with Mr and Mrs Paul Hardeman and Mrs C J Hardeman Sr who spends winter there. Mrs B W Crook Birmingham arrives for several days visit and Amo Club luncheon at Mrs Edwin Stantons. Betty Carl Hendon ill at home on Ferry Street. W T Jordan Jr Birmingham ill with flu at parents home. Nell Holland and Horace Fielding travel to San Antonio Texas for wedding of Miss Holland to Frank Gardner in U S Air Force. Mrs William D Sims Jr returns from Birmingham visit with Foster family. Mrs John W Sandlin and Miss Ruby Sandlin visit Birmingham. Charlemagne sent Christian missionaries to Bremen in 787. The tartan was illegal in Scotland from 1707 to 1782.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Crook
Birmingham
B. K. Wiggins
Amo Club
Edwin Staten
Nell Holland
Horace Fielding
San Antonio
Texas
Miss Holland
Frank Gardner
U. S. Air Force
Eula Holland
Decatur
Be Kind to Your Hands Care Tips for Housework
Be Kind to Your Hands season offers home remedies for dry rough skin from frequent hot and cold water. Use gum tragacanth lotions, weekly heavy cream massages, gloves for wet work, cornmeal scrubs, lemon pulp for discoloration, and talcum powder for moisture control.
Seals Boost TB Fight In Morgan County Campaign
Tuberculosis struck 450 new people in Morgan County last year, totaling 230 known cases in the county. Avery Taylor, Decatur, chair of the local seal sale, emphasized the Christmas seal drive to fund hospitalizing and treating TB locally. He noted many have the disease unknowingly but TB is curable and preventable. He urged wide use of Christmas seals to remind residents that no home is safe until all homes are safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
State Health Department
Avery Taylor
Decatur
Alabama
Burns Prove Fatal for 3 Year Old in Alabama
Three year old Theresa Swann died in City hospital from severe burns suffered a month earlier when her dress caught fire from a trash blaze in the back yard. She wandered near the fire. flames badly burned her face and body before they were put out. Survived by parents, twelve brothers and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Theresa Swann
City Hospital
Girl Scouts Brownie Troop Five Concludes Year Meeting
Brownie Troop Five held its last regular meeting Friday afternoon December 8 at St. John's Parish House. Leaders Mrs John Stewart and Mrs E W Fisher led a game Elephants and planned a Christmas party with a committee Diana Davidson Barbara Williams Judy Parker and Peggy McCulloch to prepare the program. The group missed Beverly Compton and sent a note saying hurry back. Peggy McCulloch served as scribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie Troop
Brownie Troop Five
St. John’s Episcopal Church
John Stewart
E. W. Fisher
Diana Davidson
Barbara Williams
Judy Parker
Peggy McCulloch
Beverly Compton
Brownie Troop Thirteen Elects Officers at December Meeting
Brownie Troop Thirteen elected Olivia McNeese as president Becky Rait as vice president Betty Graves as secretary and Carol Kent as vice president at the December 7 meeting at the First Methodist church. Members finished gifts for mothers and planned a December 14 Christmas party. They sang carols and closed with the Good night Circle. Refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownie Troop Thirteen
First Methodist Church
Olivia McNeese
Becky Rait
Betty Graves
Carol Kent
Brownie Troop Eighteen Holds December Meeting
Merle Morrow and treasurer The resa Green presided in the president’s absence for the December meeting. Committees were formed and badges awarded to Brownies Carol Blackwell Ann Edwards Shirley Ann Collier Sandra Rivers Carolyn Robertson Carolyn Romine and Ronda Wiggington. The troop worked on Christmas presents and Scribe Carolyn Romine notes Becky Jarvis will miss future visits. Troop Eighteen meets at the Littlehouse with leaders Mrs F H McClendon and Mrs H B Romine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Morrow
Theresa Green
Carol, Blackwell
Ann Edwards
Shirley Ann Collier
Sandra Rivers
Carolyn Robertson
Carolyn Romine
Ronda Wiggington
Scribe
Troop Eighteen
Becky Jarvis
Vis
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Juvenile Music Club
Olson
Juvenile Music Study Club
Dorothy Olson
Fourteenth Avenue East
Phyllis Warren
Suzanne McBride
Nell Daly
Kay Davis
Luther Carter
Noel Harris
Bethlehem
Esther
Arthur Nebrig
Eddie Sandlin
West Decatur P. T. A
West Decatur Parent Teacher Association
Somerville Road P. T. A
Somerville Road School
Flint H. D. Club
Flint Home Demonstration Club
E. C. Grantland
Gordon-Bibb P. T. A
Gordon-Bibb
Malone
Chenault
Decatur High School
Taylors
Robert Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Princess Screen
Elizabeth
M-G-M
M. E
Robert George Norwood
San Diego
Cali
Fornia
Mrs
Edward Norwood
W. B. Crafton
Winfield
Paul Hardeman
C. J. Hardeman Sr
Betty Carl Hendon
Ferry Street
W. T. Jordon Jr
W. T Jordon
Line Street
Lloyd E. Foster
John W. Sandlin
Ruby Sandlin
Bremen
Germany
Scotland
Service Health Dept
Ultra Violet Ars
White Swan
Wilson Ave
Ira‘s Book & Gift Shop
E. Moulton
Ss. SE
Nagy Co
Vicks
Helen Follett
Seals
Girl Scouts
Community Chest
Brownie
Littlehouse
F. H. McClendon
H. B. Romine
Iworld
St. Joseph Pe
Roseville Pottery
Fiestaware
China
Crystal
Crow & Crow Hardware CO
Second Ave
Contex Tovar
McNelly Motors
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