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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1948

Page

7

Christmas Party Enjoyed by Service Class at Ninth Street Methodist

The Service Class of Ninth Street Methodist held its annual Christmas party in the Church Annex with prayers, poems, and a Christmas story. Jerry Saylor played selections, gifts were distributed from the tree, and teachers were honored with tokens of appreciation.

Ninth Street Ninth Street Methodist Church E. B. McGahee L. R. Yarbrough Jerry Saylor Griffin Smith Ward E. W. Corley John Sewell Trinity W Woman’s Society of Christian Service Trinity Methodist Piaza D. C. Pless Emblem Club The Circle Four W.8.c Santa Claus North Pole Woman's Society of Christian Service Memorial Drive Methodist Church R. L. Baker Leonard Carl Oscar Hames Fred Schlosser R. P. Thompson W.S.C.S C. P. Parker W.s.cs B. M. Thompson Harry Porter Elmer Pitt

Danville Christmas Dinner and School Christmas Program

Danville pupils enjoyed a big Christmas dinner for over four hundred students in the new lunch room on Friday December 17. In the afternoon grammar grades presented readings plays and carols in the auditorium.

Danville School Community School Improvement Association

Skin care guide for women on flushing out complexions

Practical dermatology advice for women on maintaining clear skin. Emphasizes nightly makeup removal, layered cleansing with soap and cream, warm water rinse, gentle drying, and facial lubrication. Advises steam-heat areas, hydration, diet tweaks for oiliness or dryness, and safe facial massage. Recommends baking soda rinse and cold morning splash with hazel toning.

Anne Adams Pattern 4735 For Jumper And Blouse

Simple sewing pattern 4735 offered by Anne Adams in multiple sizes includes jumper and blouse with 54 inch fabric yardage. Instructions are illustrated and fit tested. Send twenty five cents to Decatur Daily Pattern Dept for pattern 4735 and order the Anne Adams Winter Pattern Book for fifteen cents more.

Decatur Daily 17Th St New Yorkess Anne Adams

Persian Tile Prayers Decorated 12th Century Homes

To insure daily repetition of prayers, twelfth century Persians decorated their dwelling walls with clay tiles in which prayers were inscribed.

Food Trains Roll Tonight for Overseas Relief

Dayton dispatch reports CHRISTIAN Rural Overseas Program CROP loading farm produce from 13 states for hungry overseas. Trains loaded in Colorado Indiana Iowa Kansas Nebraska Minnesota Missouri Montana North Dakota South Dakota Ohio Washington Wyoming with 24 states contributing toward about 2200 carloads. Shipments aimed for Christmas Day embarkation though delays occur from excess donations. South Dakota Indiana Montana Minnesota North Dakota Ohio each sent multiple carloads. voices of America aired the program to war victims in Europe.

Dayton Christian Rural Overseas Program Colorado Indiana Iowa Kansas Nebraska Minnesota Missouri Montana North Dakota South Dakota Ohio Washington Wyoming Paris Rome State Department Voice of America

Dorothy Dix Advice On Husbands And Home Life

The column argues husbands are essential to a home providing flavor and stability. It asserts married women gain status, companionship, and a shield from old maid accusations, while acknowledging flaws. A reader asks about sharing baby care. the advice urges the husband to spend time with the child and the wife to rest.

Miss Dix

Two Denominations To Present Program At The Neel Baptist

The Methodists and the Baptists plan a joint Christmas program at Neel Baptist Church. Aimed at promoting harmony, the event will feature carols and shared readings, inviting area families to attend.

Neel Baptist

Dear Dorothy Dix on Marriage Faith and Trust

A reader fears infidelity before marriage. Dorothy Dix reassures that most husbands are loyal, noting 99 of 100 domestic men return home each night to their wives and do not seek other women. She urges not to let rumors deter marriage.

Dorothy Dix

Neel Baptist Church Hosts Evening of Verses and Music

An event at Neel Baptist Church Thursday night features short plays poems solos and duets with piano duets. The program invites all attendees to enjoy the varied performances in a communal hymn of arts.

Gram Neel Baptist Church

Hypochondria Origins Across Ancient Times

The term hypochondria originated with ancient peoples to describe ailments of the abdominal region. It reflects early medical thinking about bodily humors and location-based symptom labeling.

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