Be reen club social and junior high PTA night events
Mrs. Floyd Sherrod hosted the Be reen club meeting at her Grant Street home with Mrs. K L Rudolph assisting. Reports from officers and committee chairmen were given, Psalms program led by Mrs. John W Jones, and a salad course served. The February meeting will be at Mrs. F O Smith's home with Mrs. Eugene Guy co host. A Marionette show marked Fathers Night at the Junior High PTA meeting in the gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Sherrod
Grant Street
Bereen Club
K. L. Rudolph
D. C. Shaw
John W. Jones
Eugene Guy
I. R. Neher
Eugene
W. F. Rauschenberg
W. W. Glass
T. J. Cottingham
S. N. Propst
F. O. Smith
Line Street
PTA
Parent Teacher Association of
Frank Perkins
Mary Augusta Bibb
Frank Clements
Ed Price
Inez McCall
Ing
Rs Sims
Guy Habescom
Mee Melton
E. Sivley
Frank Pokis
Jan Allen’ Price
Rarionette
Oe Allen
Mary Atile King
Jerry Murdock
Tions
John McBride
Pehalf
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
J. M. Crain
H. N. Peurifoy
Somerville Road School
Esther
Central Baptist Church
Morris— Black
1Th Avenue East
Crafters Seek Pattern Orders and PTA Notes
The Decatur Daily advertises pattern 718 with six motifs and Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book details. PTA and church groups report fund drives, meetings, and speakers, including Naomi Evans and Miss Dorothy Finley, with Founders Day events and social gatherings noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept. PO
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Treating Problem Skin With Diet And Cream Therapies
A guide for women on managing dry or oily skin via diet and topical care. It advises reducing fat to calm oil glands, increasing fat if dryness persists, and using heavy emollient creams with brisk friction. Tepid water and gentle cleansing with option of cosmetic meals help maintain skin softness and absorption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Gray
Hostess Serves Delicious Salad Course
A hostess served a delicious salad course to guests, described as a highlight of the meal in the social notes. The scene emphasizes hospitality and table presentation.
Personal travel notices and guest visits embedded in local society
Thomas Hurst a student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn spends the weekend in Troy Alabama as guest of classmate Joe Spradley. Wendell Smith and son Donald leave today for Grand Rapids Michigan after visiting uncle and aunt I R Neher. R D Park of Indianapolis arrives Sunday for a visit with Fred Hunt Jr. Dock Hurst and son James and Rachel Brown return from Milwaukee and Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Hurst
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
Troy
Alabama
Joe Spradley
Wendell Smith
Donald
Grand Rapids
Michigan
I. R. Neher
Florida
Dock Hurst
James
Rachel Brown
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Chicago
Winois
Girl Scouts Troop Ten to Present Radio Play
Troop Ten of the Girl Scouts plans a radio presentation of the play A Place For Patsy titled in support of the March of Dimes. At a Wednesday meeting the troop outlined initial plans with Mrs Frank Oakes assisting the program committee. Mary Vaughan Peggy Darnell Eleanor Robb and Jan Barrett were chosen to represent the troop at the Adult Council Annual meeting and to present a tableau on the World Pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop Ten
March OF Dimes
Patsy
Frank Oakes
Mary Vaughan
Peggy Darnell
Eleanor Robb
Jan Barrett
Adult Council
World War II dividend checks exempt from debts
The Veterans Administration said World War II insurance dividend checks may not be withheld to settle debts. Treasury printed a large batch. Post Office will mail about 200,000 daily, 1,000,000 weekly. Major portion of 2.8 million dollars to be paid by June 30. About 16 million policyholders. Checks range 90 cents to 528 dollars, average 125, and are tax free. Heparin use noted for surgeons to prevent clots after operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
Veterans Administration
Sandfly vector linked to tropical disease dumdum fever
A historical note identifies the sandfly as the transmitter of the tropical illness known as dumdum fever. The article details the disease origin and mentions its impact in affected regions.
Dear Miss Dix advice column echoes on love and marriage
A woman writes about loneliness despite a devoted husband who cannot express affection, and Miss Dix urges recognizing deeds over words, noting that care through daily acts can sustain happiness. Other letters discuss advising a friend on his appearance and a wife considering separation to prompt adoption of a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dix
Dorothy
Fellowship and discipline in the early church
Newman Campbell discusses the Acts II church as a model of voluntary communal sharing and praise. The narrative contrasts communal harmony with discord seen in Ananias and Sapphira's deceit. The piece emphasizes unity, faith, and moral accountability in early Christian fellowship.
Memory Verse Believers Share All Things Common
The passage reports that the multitudes believed with one heart and soul and no one claimed possessions as their own, sharing everything in common. The unity and communal living are highlighted as core early church behavior.
Early Christian Miracle and Bold Apostolic Faith
The passage recounts Peter and John healing a crippled man at the temple in Jerusalem and proclaiming Jesus Christ as the source of the miracle. Despite opposition from the temple authorities, the apostles obey God, are beaten, and continue to teach and preach Jesus Christ daily, while Ananias and Sapphira face divine judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annas
Peter
John
Jesus Christ
Ananias
Sapphira
Temple
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Pilate
Jesus
Jerusalem
Dorothy Dix answers readers’ general interest problems
Dorothy Dix explains she cannot respond personally to readers but will tackle issues of general interest through her advice column and provide guidance on common dilemmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dix
Patman Bill to Legalize Bits Aims at Quarter Value
Rep. Patman proposes a bill to coin the terms bits and half bits for currency. Bits would be twelve and a half cents with more silver than a dime, while half bits would be six and one quarter cents likely made of nickel and copper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patman
D-Tex
Congress
Rally for New County Hospital Draws Speakers Despite Warnings
In Montgomery Alabama banker Walter Kennedy and physician Ted Marrs spoke at a rally backing a proposed three mill property tax to fund a $2 250 000 county hospital. They ignored anonymous warnings to refrain from speaking and called the threats childish. The tax vote is set for January 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Ted Marrs
Walter Kennedy
First National Bank
Marrs
Kennedy
Americans Consume About 4.2 Pounds Spinach Per Capita
The report notes that the average American dietary intake includes about 4.2 pounds of spinach per year. Data reflect farm production and per capita consumption trends amid broader nutrition analysis.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mesdames Sherrod, Rudolph
Berean Club
Happy Ever After
Olson-Evans
Chris Wingand
Decatur
Naomi Marie Evans
Stanley Olson
Victor Olson
Illinois
Ninth Street
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Ninth Street Methodist Church
C. P. Aday
Prospect Drive
Oak Ridge W
Oak Ridge
Olen Cooper
Dennis Wallace
Dorothy Finley
Dorothy Grace Finley
Pilot Club of
Greystone Cafe
Finley
Decatur Senior High School
University of Alabama
Medical College
Duke University
Durham
North Carolina
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit
Mary Lou Dancy
United Daughters of the Confederacy
S. E. Nichols
L. L. McCulloch
Phil Vaughn
Washington, D. C
Earl Foster
Troy Baker
E. A. Edwards
Winnie Davis
Jefferson Davis
Tracy Knight
Vaughan
Matthew Fontaine Maury
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Fred Schlosser
Cilla Vaughn
First Avenue and
Moulton St
Helen Follett
R. D. Park
Indianapolis
Indiana
Fred Hunt Jr
Girl Scouts
Jan
Margaret O’brien
C. Vaughan Ferguson
Girl Scouts of the
U.S. A
Margaret
Franklin P. Roosevelt
Margaret Truman
Truman
Waldorf-Astoria
Newman Campbell
The
Christ
International Council of Religious Education
King Features Eyndicate
Sais Ua
Rally For Hospital
Frigidaire Electric
Ironer
Obinson Furniture CO
Bank St
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