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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1950
Page
6
Decatur Assembly No 26 Order of the Rainbow For Girls will meet Thursday evening December 25 at 7 30 at the Masonic. There will be an initiation ceremony and all Rainbow Girls are urged to attend.
Personal notices list Mrs. J R McWhorter and Pattye visiting in Kingsport Tennessee, families visiting relatives in Decatur Arlington and Tuscaloosa, and others returning home after holidays. Several names travel for Christmas events at Auburn Florence Decatur and Birmingham with relocations to New York New Orleans and Georgia.
William W. Remington, ex Commerce Department economist, faces a perjury trial as his former wife testifies he admitted to Communist Party membership in 1938. The witness links him to the Worker's Alliance and recalls his 1937 recruitment efforts while at Dartmouth and TVA work.
The heaviest snow in 61 years smothered the southern two thirds of West Germany starting Christmas night. Snowfall ranged from 13 inches near Frankfurt to 68 inches in the Alps, still falling at midday. Weather records show no match since 1889.
Senator Lyndon Johnson announces a move to elevate the late Lt General Walton H. Walker to full general. Walker commanded the Eighth Army in Korea and died in a jeep accident near Seoul last Saturday. He resided in Belton, Texas.
The notice highlights pork meals such as pork chops sauerkraut ham and macaroni and sausage dishes for family menus. It lists locals including Sonny Pitt opponent Alabama returning home after Yuletide, and visits by Miss Susie Smith Mr and Mrs George Harvey and Nancy Harvey to relatives in Decatur. It also notes Billy Levin's discharge from Decatur General Hospital and others visiting relatives in Birmingham Louisville and Fayette.
The piece argues fan mail to entertainers is varied in tone from praise to emotion. David Street and Roy Rogers describe how readers lift performers with thoughtful notes while cautioning against crushes or inappropriate advances.
During National Crochet Week January 6 13 store windows will feature crochet materials and patterns. The Nationwide Crochet Contest offers prizes including 500 to the Grand National Champion plus a Chicago trip, with many other cash awards and engraved cups and ribbons. Entries must be mer cerized crochet items in twelve classifications with four special categories. Preliminary judging occurs at fairs nationwide and winners advance to national judging.
Dorothy Dix counsels a man fearing marriage not to abandon love due to pessimistic male friends. She says personal courage matters, with outcomes depending on the couple, and warns pessimists never tried marriage.
The text notes that broad European coffee use began in the 17th century, marking a significant shift in daily life and trade. It highlights the spread of coffeehouses and cultural adoption across major cities as the drink gained popularity and societal impact.
Archaeologists note cattle domestication in Egypt around 3500 B C based on early farming practice. The finding highlights early animal husbandry and the rise of settled agricultural communities in the Nile region.
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