Christmas Parties and Open House Featured in Local Society
Mrs. O S Gamble and Mrs Rosf Smith hosted a Ninth Street Methodist W S C S Christmas party with devotional, charity plans, and a lighted tree. The Women’s Society of Christian Service at Chapel Hill gathered at Mrs Grover Mann’s home for carols, a devotional on Love, and gift exchanges. Open house for Mr and Mrs Shanks drew about 120 guests. Central Methodist Good Fellowship Class and choir plan a carol visit to the Tuberculosis Sanatorium tonight at seven.
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Ninth Street W
O. S. Gamble
Rosf Smith
Ninth Street
Rolf Smith
Women’s Society of Christian Service of
Chapel Hill
Grover Mann
Ferguson
T. J. Cottingham
Mann
Johnnie White
Estelle Mitchell
Dorothy Mitchell
Lucille Braswell
Shanks
John Davis
Fred Hunt Jr
Davis
Philip Shanks
Greeneville
Tenn
Decatur
Central Methodist
Good Fellowship
Central Methodist Church
Tuberculosis
Christmas Visitors and Homegoing Times for Local Families
A long list of locals and relatives visit and holiday travel plans are noted. Families from Nashville Birmingham Columbia Huntsville Columbus and Moulton gather with relatives here and in surrounding towns for Christmas and Yuletide, with several students returning from universities.
Why Do Women Like Perfume Returns Boost Old Fragrances
The article notes French perfumes returning to counters and women embracing familiar favorites plus new scents. It highlights romance and glamour of fragrance, the appeal of attractive bottles, and advises not to over sniff when choosing a perfume. It mentions lily of the valley and violet as bridal friendly notes.
Athens merchants to close two days for Christmas
Athens merchants will close on Christmas Day and the following day Thursday and Friday for the first time in local history. The move lets workers enjoy the holidays with families and allows fathers time to play with their sons new electric train.
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Athens
Ala
December Meeting Highlights of the Ryan Home Demonstration Club
The Ryan Home Demonstration Club held its December meeting with Lois Moon as president and members decorating with green holiday themes. Refreshments were served. Christmas decor lessons and a gift for former president Daisy Crawford were featured. The January gathering will be hosted by the Crawford sisters with a covered dish.
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Ryan Home
Lois Moon
Eugene Whisenant
Oval Light
Carl Greene
Book Club
Daisy Crawford
Miss Norton
Misses Daisy
Elsie Crawford
Pea nut Vegetable Loaf and Medley Fruit Dessert Peace Plate
A meatless Tuesday Peace Plate features a peanut vegetable loaf with oats eggs milk and vegetables served with buttered beans a tomato salad and cottage cheese. A fresh fruit medley with grapefruit oranges pears red apple and pineapple is prepared with citrus rinds and spice, then chilled.
Athens Holiday Greetings From Area Colleges and Residents
Local notices list students and families visiting for Christmas from Auburn Montevallo and the University of Alabama. Residents plan travels to Florida Kentucky and Tennessee. Social events include a Village Barn dance and the Athens Sub-Debt Christmas dance with about a hundred attendees. Local merchants anticipate holiday sales despite slower fall business.
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Joan Smith
Mary Carolyn Legg
Betty Chambers
Lutie Easter
Budd Copeland
Auburn
Charlotte Spence
Anna Gayle
Nelson
Margaret Ann Crutcher
Montevallo
Margaret Clem
University of Tennessee
Melvin and
Charles Clem
Florence State Teachers College
Alvin Shaw
Jael Whitt
Jimmy Woodroof
Marlin Kennemier
Gertrude Tunstill
Everett Bradford
Evelyn Burns
John Warner Wallace
Ruth Ship
University of Alabama
Joe D. Anderson
Florida
Hughston Reyton
Alice
Madisonville
Kentucky
Alfred Wonden
Jo Ellen
Lawrence Martin
Greenville
T. T. Martin
Miller Campbell
San Antonio
Texas
W. R. Hightower
J. O. Branon
Charles Greenwood
Charles J. Keene Jr
Nashville
David Grisham
Athens
Charles Daniel
Germany
Baylis Hightower
New York
Tupelo
Athens Rotary Club
Local Gossip and Visits In Limestone County Ardmore Area
Mrs. J A Colwell and Linda Sue visited Mrs. Robert Broadway in Ardmore. Several families from Athens Decatur and Prospect called on relatives. Mrs Browning’s illness prompts Vanderbilt hospital treatment January first. Beatrice McDonald and Bob Bland wed in Ardmore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Colwell
Linda Sue
Robert Broadway
Ardmore
Juanita Colwell
Frank ‘Whitt
Holland's Gin
Wash Jones
J.rowning
Tennessee
Browning
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
K. C. Holt
Margaret
al- Ten Vinnings
Elkmont
Lillie Bowers
Albert Black
Athens 8
Usery
Shelly Biggers
Commodore Holt
Athens
Marvin Wales
Dewey Green
Amelai Kelley
Prospect
William Sulcer
B. K. Sulcer
Bethel
J. H. Goodin
Decatur
Bertha M. Black
James Smith
Willa Jim Simpson
Athens College
Dean Smith
Beatrice McDonald
Bob Bland
Jeff Teeples
Salem
James Puthman
Evelyn Scholl
Franklin Baldwin
Willie Richardson
Greenbrier
Emmett Richardson
Clarence Kenneth
Bobby McDonald
Paul Stewart
Pearle Brewer
Linzie Bland
Bobby
J. W. Franklin
Pulaski
Dear Miss Dix on Love Two Men and Teen Romance
The column addresses a wife torn between two husbands and a teen girl who dates multiple suitors. Dorothy Dix urges faithfulness, warns that loving two equally signals shallow commitment, and counsels concentrating on one partner for the sake of the child and home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Dorothy “DIX
Local Families Gather for Weekend Visit Across Counties
Mark Colwell and family linked with the Holt and Mitchell households of Nebo and Blanch while J L Colwell and baby, Paul Boyd of Athens 4, and Mrs Minnie Colwell move from Mark Colwell’s home to Huntsville. Elbert Hall and two sons from Tanner visit Mrs Jim Teeples as the group tours Douglas Peeks and sons in Chapel Hill Tennessee. Mattie McCain and her sons visit Mrs Will Broadway in Decatur Thursday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Colwell
Marvin Holt
Nebo
Robert Mitchell
Blanch
J. L. Colwell
Paul Boyd
Athens
B. C. Waltham
Minnie Colwell
George Colwell
Huntsville
Elbert Hall
Tanner
Jim Teeples
Douglas Peeks
Chapel Hill
Tennessee
Mattie McCain
Will’ Broadway
Decatur
Quads Celebrate First Anniversary in Baltimore
Four tiny citizens who were born at St. Agnes hospital celebrate their first birthday with a party hosted by their mother Dorothy Hens and their late brother John the quad’s family reunion honors the medical staff who helped their early development in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Dec
St. Agnes Hospital
Dorothy Hens
Charles Henn Jr
St. Agnes
John
Iran Parliament Debates Premier Nominees Amid Tie Vote
Parliament in Tehran deadlocked after a near tie as it nominated two candidates Ibrahim Hakimi and Dr. Mohammad Mosadegh to replace Ahmed Qavam who lost a confidence vote on December 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tehran
Iran
Ibrahim Hakimi
Mohammad Mosadegh
Ahmed Qavam
Poetic Letter Writer Lures Attention Then Faces Rebuff
A crude poetic letter writer entices a young girl with flowery lines but proves physically repulsive when she meets him in person. The warning urges readers to judge men carefully before choosing a partner.
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Pg Nim
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Ada Ferguson
Caddell Drug Co
Goidel’s
H. Ryan Appliances & Furniture
East Moulton St
Wurlitzer
Hammond Electric
Capehart & Magnavox
Radio & Phonograph
E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano CO
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Louis Bell
Mary Lou
Eugene C. Justice
Gussie Bell
Jackson Street
F. D. Peebles Jr
Reese
Mrs
F. D. Peebles
Bobby Tweedy
Columbia Military Academy
Columbia
R. H. Tweedy Jr
Courtland
Lois Foster
Paul Wayne
Charles Berryhill
Birmingham
Sally Berryhill
Rufus. Odom
Ben Rowe
J. R. Hawkins
Mount Hope
J. C. Martins
Memorial Drive
Hill Woodard Jr
University of California
Mrs. Woodard
W. H. Woodard
Johnston Street
Frank Losh
Carlin
Loudenville, Ohio
M. A. Leopard
Anne Smith
Swarthmore
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Carol Smith
Marguerite Hovis
Bob Jones College
Betty Hunter
Alabama College
J R. Hunter
Eloise Riethmaier
Mrs. W. M. Riethmaier
Henry Day of
W. H. Day
Aaron Powers
James Cunningham
Gene Ratliff
Raymond Whitt
Thomas Glenn Counts
Florence
William L. Day
Bill Jr
Moulton
Mrs. Allstone Hargroves
Sanddusky, Ohio
W. L. Evans
Wally
Columbus, Georgia
J. M. Standridge
Elmer Bradley
White Swan
OSEE
Ali ©Ne Hf
E. Moulton
Helen Follett
Corday
Danville
Frances Norton
Robert Stephenson
Charles Pickens
Norton
Athens News
Limestone County Ardmore
WRU
Poinsettia
Eenhouse
Modest Maidens
Dorothy DIX
The
Bell Syndicate
Tne
Lulu
Neal Cagle
Meats Hardware
West Moulton St
Stationers Office Outfitters
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Clardy
Culver
St. E
George
Merle A. Yarbrough and
Jimmy G. Yarbrough
Second
Decatur, Ala
Gordon’s Cleaners
West Vine St
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