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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1948

Page

5

Visitors to Speak Here at First Methodist Church

Three young women from China Chile and Korea visit Scarritt College in Nashville and will speak at a vesper service at 5 PM. They will discuss Methodist missionary work and their plans to return home. Public invited.

First Methodist Church Hilda Keng China Samuel Araya Chile You du Kang Korea Scarritt College Nashville Miss Kang Araya Methodist Youth Fellowship Women’s Society of Christian Service

Local Morgan County News Roundup Oak Ridge and Area

Morgan County community notes highlight family visits including Talmadge Legg and relatives in Oak Ridge and Birmingham. Church fund appeals go out for the Sunday school annex while Oak Ridge school renovates classrooms. Local visits include Dr Baugh’s clinic, a Flint pastor’s service, and a Hartselle singing convention attendance.

Jones—Williams Liberty Clifton Long Hassie Cooper Minnie Wallace Carrie Oak Ridge School Olen Cooper Lucia Faye Buddy G. P. Wiggins Walker Barnett Birmingham Oak Ridge Methodist Church Pruett West California

Singing Slated at Enon Church January Fourth Sunday

Enon Church will host a singing on January 25 in the afternoon. The Decatur Stamps quartet and other singers will perform starting at one o clock, with Chairman Marshall noting the event.

Enon Church Decatur Stamps Quartette Marshall Chenault

1905 Windowshade Scandal Recalled In Grain Trade Case

The 1905 windowshade plot in the Agriculture Department led to a lock up system for crop reports and a high price gain for a conspirator. Despite reforms and a $5,000 fine, oldtimers say one trader netted about $70,000 before passing away.

Hal Boyle Washington Senate Department of Agriculture United States Arthur M. Hyde Sec. of Agriculture Jasper E. Pallesen Crop Control Board

Local notes from Pleasant View and surrounding area

Community brief records visitors and family updates in Pleasant View and nearby towns. Mentions Lorene Turrentine, Ruthie Turrentine, and multiple households, plus a note about a truck wheel loss and a request to return it. Ends with a couple of history and forestry factoids.

Howard Evans Laverne Lorene Turrentine J. P. Brown Homer Hampton Corinth Raymond Wright Cullman Mont Wright Travis Roberts Lelton Turrentine Talmadge Little Forest Vinemont Ala Mert Williams Coy Turrentine Will Dotson Tollie Harold Woods

False Teeth Relief Powder Promises Comfort and Odor Control

An old advertisement-style note claims a product named FASTEETH helps wearers of false teeth avoid slipping and odor. It suggests dusting a non-acid powder into the denture corner line for better fit and comfort and urges getting FASTEETH at drug stores.

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Morgan County Oak Ridge Zola Mae Legg Earl Legg G. B. Legg Procene Talmadge Legg Moody's Poole Oil Co W. Cain St Bank & Railroad Brock & Spight Leonard Moody Julian Moody Lawrence Phillips Southern Railway Sally King Features John Houston Lewis Houston People’s Drug Co. of Hartselle L. N. Whitman W. V. Pattillo Pattillo Drug Store APPLE Joan Fontaine Hollywood Women's Press Club Pleasant View Lorene Furrentine Annie Yates Raymond Hogan Ted Shaw Mary Dotson Thelma Milligan Savannah Tucker Ruthie Turrentine Mae Turrentine Elza Tucker Mollie Hogan Hazel Little W. D. Hogan Leiton— Turrentine Dwaine Coy Henry Dotson Noey Braswell Eniwetok Carol K. Froman Alvin C. Graves New Eniwetok Proving Ground The Pacific Commercial Credit Corp Albany Grain Ford Trucks Webster's Dictionary Bones Ford
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