Girl Scout Troop 12 Birthday Party Celebrated
Society notes recount Troop 12 meeting at Mrs. Thomas Walton residence in Sherman Street January 13. Elizabeth Walton honored with birthday cake as Dora Clark wins party prize. list of troop members and guests provided.
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Girl Scout Troop
Thomas Walton
Sherman Street
A. C. Brown
Elizabeth Walton
Dora Clark
Elizabeth
Nettye Jean Brown
Eleanor Chenault
Betty Hazel Hamilton
Kay Lane
Eloise Previtt
Alice Jean Owens
Louise Thrasher
Ann Wheat
Harriett Wright
Peggy Maples
Carole Gholson
Steadfast Class to Have Barbecue
The Steadfast Class of Central Baptist Sunday school will hold a barbecue supper at Woodall's Tuesday at seven o'clock. All members and their wives were invited. Elmer Ange is the class teacher.
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First Ward P.T.A
Parent Teacher Association of
First Ward
Ato
W.S.C.S
Central Methodist
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Central Methodist Church
Central Baptist Sunday School
Woodall
Elmer Ange
The
Central Baptist Church
Russell Breeding
Johnston Street
Arthur Matthews
Fellowship Hour At Central Methodist Homes Hosts Movie
Central Methodist church held its Sunday fellowship hour at the Lovin home after services with a movie shown by Horace Lovin. Refreshments followed for Misses Louise Self Annette Scoggin Linda Grizzard Joan Grizzard Mary Ann Bagley Mary Penn Doris Johnson Bobbie Jean Holland J T Vaughn Millard Scoggin Allan Hamilton Billy Levin and Mr and Mrs Eddie Self counselors.
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Central Methodist Group
Central Methodist Church
Horace Lovin
Lovin
Louise Self
Annette Scoggin
Lynda Grizzard
Joan Grizzard
Mary Ann Bagley
Mary Penn
Doris Johnson
Bobbie Jean Holland
J. T. Vaughn
Millard Scoggin
Allan Hamilton
Billy Levin
Eddie Self
Personal travel and visits feature in regional notes
Local society items list weekend and forthcoming visits. Addison Poole and family spent Saturday in Birmingham while Eddie Sandlin stayed with JC Hamm in Florence. Chicago visitors Morton and Mrs Morrow arrive Friday to visit Decatur relatives.
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W. H. Brock
Cheri
Birmingham
B. R. Ross
Ross
John R Clark
Holland
Addison Poole
Jimmy Collier
Jean Sims
Eddie Sandlin
JC. Hamm
Florence
Morton Morrow
Chicago
Illinois
Complete Prisoner Search Ordered by Sheriff
Oneonta Ala January sheriff W F Maynor orders a thorough search of all prisoners at Blount county jail after an escape attempt. Prisoner Jay Smith 23 St Louis Mo lodged on car theft charge found outside cell block with hacksaw blades taped to his spine, prompting the new policy.
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Oneonta
Ala
W. F. Maynor
Blount County
Jay Smith
St. Louis
Smith
Maynor
Arbitrator Denies Wage Increase for Textile Workers
In Fall River and New Bedford about 22 000 textile workers lose a bid for a 10 cent an hour raise to $1.28. Arbitrator Prof Douglass V Brown of MIT, accepted by both sides, ruled the decision serves the interests of companies the union and the employer.
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Fall River
Mass
New Bedford
Douglass V. Brown
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Textile Workers Union of America, Cio
Testing griddle heat for pancakes with water droplets
To check pan readiness drop cold water on the surface. If beads dance and sizzle, the griddle is hot enough for cooking pancakes.
Heart of the Matter review by Graham Greene
The Heart of the Matter is praised as a great modern novel by Graham Greene. It follows Major Scobie in a British governed West African town and centers on his troubled marriage, Catholic faith, and mounting suspense amid love intrigue and moral peril.
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Graham Greene
England
Scobie
Africa
Evelyn Waugh
Stobié
Macon Couple Dead in Crash Near Notasulga
A Macon county couple, Neal O Bodiford and his wife, both 36, died when their car sideswiped a truck and crashed into an embankment 18 miles west of Tuskegee. A 19 year old Notasulga man, Kenneth Adams, suffered non life threatening head and body lacerations.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Macon County
Here
Neal O
Bodiford
Notasulga
Kenneth Adams
Preston Hornsby
Joe A. Gore
Adams
Boliva Ellis
Tyler
Texas
It’s a Walkaway Anne Adams Pattern Ad
An Anne Adams fashion pattern promotion highlights a two piece frock with molded bodice and back skirt detail. It promotes Pattern 4896 for Jr Miss sizes, with yardage for size 13 and instructions, and invites readers to order from The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
Dear Miss Dix Advice on Courage After Injury and Home Dinners
A 17 year old with one leg seeks guidance on facing stares and making friends after a car accident. Dorothy Dix urges courage, grit, and self reliance, praising those who persevere and dismissing self pity. The column then advises a husband on handling a wife who cannot cook, recommending pre marriage taste testing and acceptance of shared domestic life.
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Miss Dix
George
Sis
Dorothy O
Home Demonstration Club January Meeting Draws Six Guests
The Ryan Home Demonstration Club met in January at Mrs. Huel Thompson's home. Mrs. Edith Hartsfield led the session in the president's absence. Members praised a Rug Making demo and discussed improving mail boxes. Six visitors attended. cake and grape juice were served. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Edith Hartsfield in February.
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AAUW
Chenault
Decatur
American Association of University Women
John Chenault
Earl Foster
Harry Bal Zy
Dennis McClendon
E. M. Chenault
Claudia Thombs
A. T. Hanson
Thomas
Ryan Home
Edith Hartsfield
Walker Arrives in Norfolk After Mediterranean Cruise
James R. Walker, seaman apprentice USN of Decatur 2, is due to arrive in Norfolk Virginia January 24 after a six month Mediterranean cruise aboard destroyer USS Beatty. He sails with Beatty and accompanying ships including USS Hyman Glennon Ernest G. Small George K. MacKenzie Power and aircraft carrier USS Franklin D Roosevelt of the sixth fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Walker
USN
Decatur 2
Norfolk
Mediterranean Sea
Beatty
Hyman
Glennon
Ernest G. Small
George K. MacKenzie
Power
Franklin
Sixth Fleet
Waiting to wed until able to support a wife
The advisor says the fiancé is right to delay marriage until financial stability is achieved. A stable background prevents anxious restraint on love, and worthwhile things are worth waiting for.
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J.B.M
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
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Mire
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Theogram
Jerry Comer
Comer
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Riverside Auditorium
Lela
4Elle Robinson
Grant Street
Priceville
Don Suggs
Hugh Thompson
Mary Louise Ricks
Billy Robinson
Thompson
Suggs
Cecil Crawford
Evelyn Robinson
Women's Auxiliary of the Diocese of
Alabama
Ray Baker
Baker
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Joe Weatherly
Portland, Oregon
Mrs
J. T. Weatherly Jr
6Th Avenue West
R. C. Berry
Atlanta, Georgia
F. B. White
Philip Shanks
Selma
Sale Ha
J. R. Ross, Jr
W .F. Cochran
Taylor Apartments
Decatur General Hospital
Comer Ezell
Robert Harris
Country Club Road
Shelbyville
Tennessee
Clearwater Beach
Florida
Ben Mann
John C. Bragg
Jackson Street
Mrs. L. T. Pride
Riverside
Pride, Alabama
Mrs. H. D. Greer
Ben Britnell
Sean Pests Spateom As
Rigen Denar
First Avenue
Oul
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Foundation and Surgical NuBone Garment Co
A. C. Menn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Courtland Air Base
Courtland, Alabama
E. W. Boice
Tom Ratliff
East Moulton Street
D. C. Landers
Missouri
Benny Malone
Malone
W. E. Todd
Frances Rockwell
Vista
California
Todd
Miss Rockwell
Mrs. Malone
John R. White
Rutledge Thomas
San Francisco
Eerrie
Robert Donnelley
Robert
Beaumont
Julian Bibb
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mr. Bibb
Christian R. Holmes Hospital
Charles H. Eyster Sr
B. Frank Chenault
William F Eyster
Carol Smith
E. M. Chapman
Don’s
Don Williams
Goidel
Falkville
Elizabeth Brown
Falkville High School
Dorothy DIX
Persii
Wy Sullivan
Prompt Typewriter
Decatur Typewriter Co
First Ave
Moulton St
Dillehay
Grant
Conted Murray Dodd
Earl Glenn Real Estate and Insurance
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Vicks VapoRub
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