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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1948

Page

5

Christmas Festivities At Lafayette Street Grammar School

Lafayette Street Grammar School held Christmas activities from December 16 with carols led by Mrs. Bruce Byars and piano by Mrs. Annabelle Wright. Each grade presented plays and readings, exchanged gifts, and enjoyed refreshments prepared by homeroom mothers.

Lafayette Street Grammar School Bruce Byars Annabelle Wright Mary Banks Terrell Lafayette School Santa Claus Mae Gardner Paul Robinson Julian Harris Jed King Aaron Michael Eason Shumake Thad Petty Noel Harris Dalton Fowler Lafayette Street Lafayette Street School Edwards Wright Lyle Back Street Louise Ryane C. L. Stover

Christmas Dinner and Church Events Parade in Austinville

Readable items show Austinville Culture Club Christmas dinner at Mrs. S M Rigel home with guests 45 attendees. Ninth Street Methodist Church Service Class Christmas party. Circle Two W S C S party at Mrs Bill Horn’s home. Faithful Workers Christmas party at Miss Marjorie Reeves. Barbara Morris and George Hartselle wed in Iuka Mississippi. Beta Sigma Phi annual Christmas dance at Decatur Country Club. Youth Fellowship and various church holiday gatherings noted with gifts and decorations.

Austinville Ernie Gurley Ninth Street Methodist Ninth Street Methodist Church E. B. McGehee L. R. Yarbrough Circle Two Ninth Street W. S.C Woman's Society of Christian Service Bill Horn 7Th Avenue East Faithful Workers Class The Central Baptist of Sherrill Maner Marjorie Reeves Barbara Morris George Hartselle Iuka Mississippi J. A. Morris Danville Barbara E. I. Hartselle Decatur Hartselle William Penn Prospect Drive Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Mary Jean Sittason Elgise Compton Etna Rea Carrell Sarah Ruth Aday George Coggins Decatur Country Ub

Domestic harmony in the home and shared taste

A Dororthy Dix column answers readers on how much input a husband should have in home decor and how wives often resist male involvement. It argues husbands are helpful for bills and artistry, and urges letting men decorate. A teen girl seeks puppy love guidance and is advised to focus on education. A wife asks about divorce from a husband loving another woman and is advised to end the relationship for personal happiness.

Dorothy Dix Dorothy Dixon Gintelmin Miss Dix Dearie Ord

Personal notices highlight visiting relatives and local residents

Mr and Mrs Robert Blackwell host their children Sammy C Blackwell from Panama Canal Zone Paul Blackwell a student at Auburn and Mrs W D Simrell and family from Troy Alabama Miss Anne Smith a Swarthmore student visits over Christmas J O Camp recovering from major operation Decatur General Hospital Little Bob Johnson ill with flu at home 1424 7th Avenue East Ed Johnson improving at Hamilton Clinic Miss Mary Lou Bell and Miss Jo Harvey Huntingdon College students spend holidays with relatives Barbara Wells in Blountsville Florida Mary Huffaker from Jasper visits Miss Mary Williams 251 Johnston Street Mrs Robert Anthony and daughter Bonnie of Columbia Tennessee will ...

Robert Hammond Birmingham Charlie Hammond Billy Hammond Decatur Aleene Hammond Mary Lou Hammond Hanceville Ernest Hesteln Ratliff Craft Mrs. Ratliff Robert Blackwell Sammy C. Blackwell Panama Canal Zone Paul Blackwell Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn W. D. Simrell Troy Alabama Mary Lou Bell Jo. Harvey Huntingdon College Montgomery Barbara Wells Blountsville Florida

Visit Arrives Christmas Day to See Blackwells

A visitor arrives on Christmas Day to spend time with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blackwell, their parents and grandparents.

Mrs Robert Blackwell

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Irene Clem Vicks Goidel Austinville Culture Club First Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild Wesleyan Service Guild First Methodist Church Tom Ratliff East Moulton Street Andrew Rombokas Doc Mrs. Craft Thomas Ratliff, Jr Gene Ratliff Ninth Street Youth Fellowship Shaleen Hal A Clay R Pollan ARIES Taurus Leo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Pisces Aquarius VIRGO Capricorn Bec Surpris Rainey Anne Smith Swarthmore College Swarthmore, Pennsylvania Carol Smith J. O. Camp Decatur General Hospital Bob Johnson Ed Johnson Hamil Clinic Mary Huffaker Jasper Mary Williams Johnston Street Robert Anthony Bonnie Columbia, Tenn, Will White Swan Diaper Service Hallmark City Park Have Nelson’s Aoa Bank Nelson's Second Avenue
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