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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1949
Page
5
Announcement that all areas except the Golf Shop will be closed for a week while the country club’s house committee performs cleaning and painting. Operations to resume next week. Community notices follow with religious society meetings at Central Methodist and Westminster Presbyterian churches, plus local Mothers Club and church circles.
The Woman's Auxiliary of St. John's Episcopal church gathered Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the Parish House. President Mrs. J. R. Smiley presided, reports were read, and officers for 1949 were installed by Rev E M Chapman. Plans included visiting newcomers and adding a fourth unit with appointed leaders.
The article offers neck care advice focusing on consistent nightly creaming and using astringent afterward to maintain smooth skin and firm fibers. It notes hair styling, collars, and scarves can visually slim the neck, with dark collars worsening olive skin tones and bright scarves offering color and protection from coats.
Mrs Wilmer Hall and Mrs T G Morrow closed the meeting with prayer. Jimmy Watson returns to the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa to resume studies after holidays. Cadets Appling and Tysinger resume at Columbia Military Academy and Washington DC visit. Nina Faye Carter returns home from grandparents. Raphael Thompson returns to Auburn to resume studies. Bill Francis travels from Wilmington after his grandmother’s death. his mother accompanies him. Jr and Mrs Butler P A Hine and sons head to Tuscaloosa for university study and visit Frank Rice family.
At 11 45 P M Monday two cars collided at Sherman Street and 16th Avenue E causing heavy damage but no injuries. Drivers listed as Albert Elenbirg of 1009 Sherman and C Gentry of 521 Canal were questioned by Officers Hunter Kennedy and Sims who investigated the scene.
In Washington on January 4 a pair of Alabama newcomers to Congress quickly settled in. Rep DeGraffenreid and Rep Elliott arranged offices near each other in the congressional hotel area. DeGraffenreid employs Cleveland Tucker as secretary with a small staff, while Elliott lists Hershell McNutt and others among his aides.
The Danville community thanks the MYF and Boy Scouts for Christmas boxes distributed to the sick and shut-ins by Rev. Grabler. A spokesman lauds the scouts as a ready, willing group with a kind Scoutmaster Rev. Stabler who is loved by all. He visits poor homes that no other help reaches.
Dorothy Dix suggests that a man should judge a potential wife by her mother. If the mother is intelligent, tolerant, and a good homemaker, the daughter is likely to be the same. If the mother is narrow, dull, and domineering, beware, for the daughter may mirror those flaws.
A reader asks if at 50 he should marry a woman he likes and could be a wife and mother. The response affirms marriage for happiness and legacy through children, highlighting the thrill of fatherhood and the value of family bonds.
Troy Ala Jan 4 Glenn Jones longtime Alabama newspaper man and business manager of The News for 17 years becomes publisher of The Troy Messenger Col Eldon J Hoar who has published the Troy daily since October 1945 announced the change He bought The Messenger and the wee Herald from M N Dodson
An unnamed Danville preacher receives a blessing for his undertakings with young people and the Scouts, wishing him guidance and success in his mission to inspire and aid youth groups.
The Decatur public library lists fiction and non fiction additions. Notable titles include The Furies by Niven Busch set in the 1870s cattle era, Castle In The Swamp by Edison Marshall, The White Witnesses by Helen Spalding, The Sea Chase by Andrew Geer, Shannon's Way by A J Cronin, I Capture The Castle by Smith, Remembrance Rock by Carl Sandburg, The Fire Balloon by Ruth Moore, Captain for Elizabeth by Jan Wescott, The D A Takes A Chance by Earl Stanley Gardner, Shoes For My Love, The Hollow Needle, More Beautiful Than Murder, Ravenswood, Wilding Graft, The Big Fisherman by Loyd C Douglas, and non fiction Crusade In Europe by Dwight D Eisenhower and The Lincoln Papers edited by David C Mearns.
Troop 63 met at Westside Presbyterian Church Monday night with 13 members present. Scout oath led by Jerry Craig opened the meeting. Plans were made for pioneering merit badge and pathfinding badge. Scoutmaster J P Sims discussed scouting from 20 years ago. Games followed and the next meeting was announced.
Efthalie Kyriakides from Cairo traveled to Cairo and then to Harrisburg to meet a Greek national youth near Harrisburg. Friends in Thomasville say a new romance blossomed as her visa deadline nears, with no names released and plans unclear if marriage happens before Thursday January 6 or later.
Montgomery Jan 4 Officials of the Alabama Education Association remind teachers that February 1 is the deadline for nominating new officers. A runoff between the top two nominees for each office will be held at a March 19 meeting. Nominations will be submitted by mail.
Huntsville readers praise Colonial coffee after blind tests show experts prefer it over top brands. In interviews 96 of 100 Huntsville residents agree with the experts, citing Colonial's blend featuring Antiguo, a rare global favorite for rich flavor.
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