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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1956
Page
6
A brisk critique of Kipling’s life and works notes his imperial voice and fame. It traces his early journalism to his literary rise at 21, his elite ties, and his marriage to Caroline Balestier. It also recalls his retreat from public life amid intense public attention.
The J U G club held its annual holiday dance at the Youth Center on Friday with the theme When you wish upon a star. Decorations in blue and silver featured streamers balloons and a blue backdrop with two large silver stars. Millard Buchmann’s orchestra provided music and chaperones were Mr. and Mrs. Jack Muehler and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hemminghaus. Numerous attendees wore formal gowns in blue green pink red and white with many dated by notable partners.
The Price Circle of Central Methodist Church held a December Christmas gathering at Mrs. Raymond Parks home. Mrs. Jesse Stimson led in place of the absent leader Mrs. Sim Price. Mrs. James Warren presented The Toys of a Wise Man. Prayer closed by Mrs. J. W. Lovelace. Hostess served molded salad and sweets, coffee in Santa Claus mugs to fifteen members.
The essay traces Kipling from troubled childhood in Simla and Lahore through Boer War World War I and the 1930s. It notes Carrington’s skill in shaping vast material into a concise portrait praising the biography as a overdue standard work by W. G. Rogers.
The Stephens Charter DAR will convene Thursday at 2 30 p m at the home of Mrs John Chenault with co hostesses Mrs W L Grimes Mrs Harry Wyatt and Mrs Ray Childs assisting.
In Charleston West Virginia a theater ticket window clerk reported that a six year old boy threatened her with a knife after she refused a free ticket. Police apprehended the child and handed him over to juvenile authorities.
Hardwood floors resist indenting from furniture legs and castors. Tests show heavy objects on hard maple do not indent even after long placement.
A new aluminum foil broiler pan features high sides and a deep grooved corrugated bottom to catch mess. It can be reused several times or discarded after particularly messy use. Clean by sprinkling with detergent and rinsing with hot water.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Allen of Athens marked their golden wedding with an open house at their Clinton Street home. natives of Giles County Tenn the couple were married there. Allen has worked for Chambers Lumber Co Athens since 1913. They have one son Bernard of Ocean Side California. A tiered cake with golden roses carried a wedding-day picture. Many friends visited between four and nine in the afternoon. Mrs Allen has three Culps brothers and a sister in Limestone County. Mr Allen has siblings in Kansas and Tennessee.
Members of the Country Club and their out of town guests welcomed the New Year with a dance and breakfast at the Club on Saturday night. Horns hats serpentine and confetti decorated the scene from just before midnight. Breakfast was served between 1 and 1 30 a.m. to hundreds of guests. The menu featured hog jaws and black eyed peas. Pre dance parties included a dinner at the Rowland home and an informal buffet at the Davies home. Young guests joined Hazel Hodgins and friends for music and singing as bells rang at midnight.
A recipe describes making fluffy bran muffins from bran soaked in milk, then mixed with sifted flour baking powder salt and sugar. Beat eggs with melted butter, combine, fill muffin cups two thirds full, bake at 400 degrees about 25 minutes for eight muffins.
Family menu features smoked boneless pork shoulder butt glazed with honey and mustard, peach halves, and crusty potatoes with creamed spinach. The item is part of a larger domestic page listing social personals including travels to Sugar Bowl and Gator Bowl events, holiday visits, and return trips to universities.
Miss Nina Hodges and Mr Willie Hodges hosted a Friday dinner party on Country Club Road for close friends. The home featured a pink and silver color scheme with pink candles, frosted grapes on silver cedar decor, and pink fringed tinsel clusters. Guests included Mrs W R Smith, Mrs Zu Malone, Mrs Dora Waters, Mrs Leslie Doss, Mrs Dan Pearce, Mrs C E McDonald, Mrs P H Sandlin Sr, and Miss Flora Boyd.
A Hermann Hospital nurse consented to a patient’s request and let him take a self-winding wrist watch for a walk. The watch ran down during the outing, prompting news coverage of the incident in Houston.
A company offers 16 new decorative stitch discs for sewing machines enabling the home seamstress to create numerous designs with simple adjustments.
The text notes that adding alloying elements like nickel and copper improves steel’s resistance to atmospheric corrosion. It emphasizes the role of these elements in enhancing durability against environmental exposure.
J. C. Mitchell of Athens 2 was transferred Saturday to the Veterans Hospital in Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wolfer have returned from a visit to his parents in Boston.
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