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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1949
Page
7
A holiday dessert feature suggests making Christmas fruit cake and a trio of sauces in advance. Recipes include mincemeat apple raisin cherry citron orange juice flour and spice mix for the cake and orange citron sauce holiday sauce and caramel sauce with brandy flavoring.
AP News describes holiday toys and family games for all ages. It highlights preschool friendly titles like Over the Garden Wall plus items teaching safety, traffic rules, and basic trades. The article notes new twists such as Skado and the detective game Clue with miniature weapons and crime scene play.
Local notices list holiday game and event times in Morgan County from December 19 to 23 at Valdermosa Springs Eva Falkville Lacey's Spring Homemakers Reid Wheeler O Neil Copeland and Salem venues. Limestone County events include Reid Wheeler O Neil Copeland and Salem with times at Clubhouse School Lunch Room and other sites.
Mrs Edward Poteet hosted the Friendship Home Demonstration Club on December 15 at the Poteet home. Vice president led. 19 members shared favorite Christmas dinner recipes. devotional, prayers, and carols followed. gifts given to Tuberculosis Sanatorium. January 26 meeting planned with covered dish.
Mrs Orbie Penn hosted the Massey club gathering on Friday December with a Christmas decoration laden room. A buffet luncheon featured chicken with dressing and coconut cake with ice cream. The bash included carols and a Silent Night sing along after the meal.
The last meeting counted Mrs. King and Mrs. Price Bryant as faithful, with King not missing a single meeting in two years of presidency. Afternoon demonstrations titled Christmas Suggestions featured sock dolls and table Christmas trees by Miss Norton. Members opened gifts, and the club gifted Mrs. King a table lamp. Two visitors, Mrs. Thermon Morris and Mrs. Arthur Penn, joined twenty five members. Mrs. J. L. Reeder Jr. will host in January.
The first U. S. lighthouse was erected in 1791 on Cape Henry Virginia marking an early federal effort to aid navigation along the Atlantic coast.
The Ryan Home Demonstration club met with Mrs Eugene Whisenant for the December gathering. Members sang Silent Night and discussed a quilt project to raise funds, with blocks, patterns, and materials planned. Lois Moon reported on gifts sent to Flint and December refreshments were shared before adjourning to meet in January with Mrs Edith Hartsfield.
The Concord Home Demonstration Club met December 14 at Mrs Billy Kellys home. President Mrs Paul Christian led the session with Silent Night. Mrs Blackburn presented Christmas decorations and wrapping ideas and inexpensive gift tips. County Council club president Mrs Jim Stewart attended as guest. Refreshments were served to nine members two visitors and Miss Blackburn. The group planned to meet in Mrs Roy Craigs home for January.
Union Grove Home Demonstration Club met in December with Mrs J N Kitchens hosting at her Moulton route two home. Members exchanged Christmas greetings, discussed fruit baskets for sick neighbors, and welcomed new members Mrs Edna Kitchens Mrs Virgie Wade and Mrs Pat Parker. Visitors included Mrs Suggs of Decatur and Mrs Rhine and Mrs B Clarke.
The Supreme Court building in Washington is believed to contain more marble than any other structure.
Cod liver oil is commonly employed in the tanning process to aid leather preparation and preservation, reflecting its traditional industrial uses beyond nutrition.
Miss Norton led a December 5 Oakdale Home Demonstration Club gathering at the community building with a flannel-graph birth scene and gift ideas. Four love boxes for needy families were delivered the next day, club president Mrs. B. H. Bottoms received a crystal cake plate, and December 22 features The Tri-Notes Trio from Huntsville to support the building fund. 21 members and 8 visitors attended with the Herman South family as guests.
The Austinville Home Demonstration Club met in Mrs. R. K. Craig’s new home with Christmas decorations. Miss Frances Norton played carols on a county council gift portable record player. Mrs. Dewey Clark presided as a courtesy to President Mrs. G. A. Blackwell. The devotion used Isaiah 9:6 with the topic Gifts. Norton told the tale The Littlest Angel. Secretary Mrs. R. L. Hampton read minutes. Members recalled the year’s best demonstration, and a Christmas decorations demonstration by Moss Norton followed. The stocking dolls inspired members to make their own. A sunshine pal was chosen from Partlow school. Gifts passed from the tree. mystery pals revealed. Mrs. Coleman Lott showed a color film of the club’s Thanksgiving luncheon.
Christmas decorations graced Mrs. Lewis Suggs home for the December meeting of the Midway Home Demonstration Club led by vice president in president's absence. Eva Shelton led Silent Night. Ben Compton read the devotional from Matthew. Members shared best Christmas gifts as minutes were approved and plans set for January. Miss Blackburn demonstrated Christmas ideas using painted egg shells and leaves for tree and mantle decorations and wrapped gifts. Sunshine Friends names were drawn, gifts exchanged, contests won by Miss Blackburn and Mrs. Bates. Guests included Mrs. Maude Suggs and four children. hostess served fruitcake and cocktails. Meeting adjourned after Suggs shared her fruit cake recipe and set next month’s gathering with Mrs. Ben Compton.
A holiday gathering hosted by Mrs. Pruitt Waits featured a salad plate and hot coffee served with a Christmas motif. Helpers Mrs. Harlan Wallace and Mrs. Brandon Clayton assisted in hospitality duties.
Philadelphia grew from about 28 000 residents in 1790 to over 2 000 000 now. The note reflects historic population figures and rapid growth across two centuries in the city.
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