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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1948
Page
3
Westminster Presbyterian church outlines a 1949 completion plan for a six unit educational building. The project includes nursery to primary classrooms with kitchens, a large assembly hall with stage, a memorial chapel, choir facilities, and offices plus Scouting spaces.
A compact hearing device fits in the hand and lets many hear sermons, music, and conversations. Accepted by the American Medical Association council, it requires no extra battery pack or bulging components and can be adjusted by the user. Beltone offers free literature and at home demonstrations from Chicago.
A sewn fabric panel at the back of a suit skirt acts as a lining to prevent sagging or bulging, preserving a smooth silhouette. This addition helps maintain fit and drape, especially around the hips and waist.
William G. Garrison of Yantley Alabama asked Federal Judge John McDuffie for a writ of habeas corpus to free him from Mobile county jail. Garrison claims illegal detention on a board of paroles warrant and questions the board's authority. A hearing is set for December 16.
The nation's first chocolate manufacturing plant was established in 1765 by James Hannan, an Irish immigrant, with support from Dr. James Baker of Dorchester Massachusetts. Baker financed the venture and befriended Hannan during the project.
Tickets for the Beta Sigma Phi presentation of Rapture In View go on sale this week. The Friday 8 p.m. show at Riverside Auditorium features songs by Ruth McCulloch Tut Montgomery Talmadge Meadows Mabel Fair Lillian Strother Virginia Gilliam Barbara Geary and Lela Robinson with a special grand finale written by Meadows and McCulloch. Leading dances are by Jean Guyse Jack McCulloch Lillian Strother Virginia Gilliam Barbara Geary Lela Robinson and the Can Can chorus.
Beta Sigma Phi members are urged to sell the most advance tickets for the musicale featuring I Talk to Myself About You Rap ture In View No Other Love and Boogie Jackson. Producers McCulloch and Meadows offer a $5 cash prize to the top seller.
The practice of giving a ring to seal a betrothal traces back to ancient Rome. The gesture, seen as a pledge of intent and fidelity, evolved through centuries into a common modern betrothal rite.
Three of eleven Decatur civic clubs the Questers the Divinettes and the Woman's Chamber of Commerce are actively planting rose bushes and preparing beds for spring. The remaining eight clubs are in winter hibernation as organizers push to make Pecatur a TVA beauty spot.
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