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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1949
Page
6
Central Garden Club members gather Thursday at Mrs John Collier’s Somerville Road residence for a ten o'clock meeting. Roll call asks for My Winter Contribution To The Birds. members to bring greenery arrangements for judging. Mrs Paul Collier assists.
Nine pansies form a chairset with edging and pickup work. Laura Wheeler's improved pattern includes charts photos and concise directions. Send twenty cents for the pattern and fifty cents for 108 illustrations from The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. Also a free scrap quilt pattern is printed in the book.
Dorothy Dix answers readers on marriage with a secretary, jealousy, and public displays of affection. A single man says he will wed his secretary, while a jealous husband and a reader asking about public kissing get practical guidance on trust, privacy, and suitability. The column emphasizes practicality, realism, and common sense in domestic advice.
Hohenwald Tennessee authorities investigate the slaying of Cleburn L. McKissack 42 a former Cullman Alabama resident found Sunday in a woodland on his Lewis County farm Funeral services were held at Center Point Methodist Church Lawrence County with Rev G W Stem officiating Interment followed at Center Point Cemetery He is survived by his widow and four children all of Lewis County.
In Davis West Virginia on January 19 the body of nine year old Eston Carr was found on a mountainside completing a week long search for him and two other missing boys. His seven year old brother Robert was found dead earlier and 16 year old John Helmick was rescued but very ill with pneumonia. Authorities say fog and snow veiled the area as 150 volunteers searched day and night.
Virginia began importing furniture from Boston New York and Philadelphia as early as 1725. The colony also employed cabinetmakers to produce a substantial amount of fine furniture needed for the major plantations.
Your Health explains winter pruritus or winter itch. Dry skin results from less active sweat and oil glands, temperature changes, and low indoor humidity. Frequent bathing and soap strip oils, increasing skin drying and itching over time.
The article advises preventing winter itch to avoid rashes and skin breaks. It suggests applying skin oil before bathing if skin is dry, avoiding oil if a rash is present, reducing baths and soap use, wearing cotton underwear, avoiding temperature shocks, and keeping room humidity. Seek a doctor if itching persists as it may signal a treatable illness.
The page lists crossword clues with across and down entries, plus a cryptoquote puzzle by King Features Syndicate. It includes definitions for cut load burdened and many short word hints across numbers three through fifty plus related cryptogram.
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