Society Calendar Shows Square Dance and Club Events
Decatur Corn Club invites members and guests to an old fashion square dance at the Decatur Country Club Saturday January 28 at eight o'clock with The Tennessee Dew Drops from Nashville providing music. Reservations due by Friday morning January 27 via club phone 3402.
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Tennessee Dew Drops
Nashville
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University
Mac Gant
Personal Notices From The City
Robert C Hill son of Mr and Mrs Fred Hunt Jr return today from Washington and New York City Mrs James A Walker admitted to Jefferson Hillman Hospital Birmingham after an operation Mary Ann Russell daughter of
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Charles Hargrove
James A. Walker
Birmingham
Jefferson-Hillman Hospital
George S. Watkins
New York City
Frank W. Oakes
Mr. Oakes
Johnston Street
John M. Holt
Walter Smith
West End Baptist Hospital
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U. S. Naval Hospital
San Diego
California
Robert C. Hill
Fred Hunt, Jr
Washington, D. C
8Th Avenue East
Mary Ann Russell
Speake Family Social Ties Highlight Lawrence County News
Reverend Montgomery filled his regular appointment on the fourth Sunday. Visitors include Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Millsapp and children, Mrs. Bertha Millsapp of Decatur, and Mrs. Elmer McCaghren of Enon. Speake ball team plans a Decatur game as mothers host a chicken supper for players. Ray Lindsey on furlough visits family. many locals attend church and social events.
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Montgomery
Clarence Millsapp
Shirley Smith
Bertha Millsapp
Decatur
Elmer
Plentis McCaghren
Enon
Charles Speake
Pruitt Free
W. M. Scott
J. S. Pearce
Cullman
S. L. Hampton
Marie
L. K. Kelsoe
Seldon Freeman
John McKay
Ruby. Hembree
Marie Hampton
Carrie Mae
Ray Lindsey
Clara Key
Harold Speake
Scott
San Francisco
Bill Wiley
Tennessee
Pleatus McCaghren
John Wiley
Bill Wray
Lucille Hembree
Alice Hembree
Hogan
John McCaghren
Hoyt Legg
James Howell Legg
James Gilbert
James Speake
Deford Melson
Wade Hembree
Barnett Wiley
Randall Milligan
Joe McCaghren
Charles McCaghren
Howel Way
Clyde Hembree
O. Z. Gillespie
Delmar Ray Hensley
Lyndon Parker
Cleo Teague
Herbert Teague
Jack Wiley
Bobby Wiley
Howell McCaghren
Jimmy Kenon
Mosie Looney
Frank Barnes
Hardridge Bates
John Warren
George Nan Carter
Wiley Free
Virgil McDaniel
Ulrie
Nail Care Advice From A Fancy Note On Tips
The article urges proper care for fingernails after applying varnish. It describes cleaning, shaping, and filing techniques with orange wood sticks and emery boards, plus skin nourishment and cautions about soaps, diet, and ready access to new cosmetic shades.
Weather chaos from fog and cold snap hits multiple states
Fog blankets three major airports LaGuardia Idlewild Newark cancelling departures and rerouting arrivals. Tornadic winds slam near Ironton Missouri. Dust storm harms crops in the lower Rio Grande valley. Frigid air sweeps the central and southern states with subzero temps and record lows in several Dakota and Montana locations.
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LaGuardia
Idlewild
Newark
Ironton
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Tex
St. Marks
Fla
California
Plains
Central States
Little Rock
Ark
Dallas
Weather Summary Across Regions With Temperature Extremes
Heavy snow fell across Iowa Wisconsin and upper Michigan as readings reached near record January highs and lows. Pittsburgh recorded 76 degrees while Chicago hit 67 a January record. Ohio enjoyed summerlike warmth with readings from 74 to 81 as gulf states stayed in the 80s. Freezing rain crippled New England highways but warmer weather was expected today.
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midWest
Ohio River Valley
Pennsylvania
Montana
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Glasgow
Mont
Dickinson
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Norfolk
Neb
North Dakota
Pacific Northwest
Mercury
Harrington
Wash
Spokane
Washington
Oregon
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Arkansas
Upper Michigan
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Trenton
Springfield
Portsmouth
Cleveland
Columbus
Gulf States
New England
Seed weights and the grain in early weighings
Among the earliest weights were seeds of grain and a grain is still used in weighing gold and drugs as a historic measure.
Patterns for Swedish weaving and Laura Wheeler needlecraft
Public notice offers Pattern 544 with 3 designs and charts from The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Send twenty cents for pattern number and your details to New York address Also available Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book for fifteen cents more includes beginner designs and a free pattern illustration
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Laura Wheeler
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept. P.O
Old Chelsea Station
New York
N. Y
Would Dorothy Dix advise remarriage or stay with affairs
Queen of advice column Dorothy Dix counsels widowers to consider marriage to a widow with caution due to children and finances, favors the right match over a spinster, and urges choosing a partner with fewer encumbrances. Another reader asks about marrying a partner very different in temperament. Dix warns such unions fail, emphasizes mental and spiritual compatibility, and notes not to expect a spouse to change their family. A third reader seeks guidance on an affair. Dix advises the wife to stay for the sake of family harmony despite pressure from a daughter.
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Christian Churches in District to Hold Convention
The Christian churches of North Alabama will meet for a seventh fifth Sunday convention with the church at Hartselle on January 29 at 3 30 for afternoon and evening sessions. Guest speaker C Manly Morton, former missionary to Spanish America, will share on evangelistic work in Argentina Paraguay and Puerto Rico. The Mor tons trained Puerto Rican pastors and taught theology at Union Theological Seminary in Rio Piedras. Evening meal to be served by host church ladies.
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North Alabama
Hartselle
C. Manly Morton
Spanish America
Morton
Argentina
Paraguay
Colegio International
Mortons
Puerto Rico
Union Theological Seminary
Rio Piedras
Turner named manager of Orange State Oil Co in Florida
John B. Turner of Birmingham, former president of the Associated Industries of Alabama, is appointed manager of the Orange State Oil Company of Florida. He has led the Alabama division of the Arkansas Fuel Oil Company since 1933 and will assume the new role February 1. both Orange State and Arkansas firms are subsidiaries of Cities Service Company.
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John B. Turner
Associated Industries of Alabama
Orange State Oil Company
Florida
Turner
Alabama
Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
Orange State
Arkansas
Cities Service Company
Auburn Star Tidwell to Crown Mobile Floral Queen
Football hero Travis Tidwell will crown Mobile's 1950 Azalea Trail queen at ceremonies opening the 17 mile route Sunday. Officials announced the Auburn athlete's selection yesterday. The queen is Joan Balthrop, a 17 year old Mobile high school senior.
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Mobile
Ala
Travis Tidwell
Auburn
Joan Balthrop
Advice on saving a troubled marriage from a child’s perspective
A child offers calm guidance, stating she is hurt by her father’s conduct but knows nothing of the wreck. She urges forgiving the husband after a single slip, counseling couples to meet halfway to preserve the family and gain many years of happiness together.
Dorothy Dix Answers General Interest Problems
Column note from The Bell Syndicate explains Dorothy Dix will address general issues in her column and not respond personally to readers.
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Dorothy Dix
First Federal Elects Board Members in Decatur
A. T. Hanson remains president of First Federal Savings and Loan of Decatur after an annual stockholders and directors meeting. Directors reelected include Hanson J B Harlow C A Moore S A Lynne W B Markstein with Roy Odom and Mrs Mabel Ann Archer added. Hanson Moore and Leodonia Kullmah chosen as president vice president and secretary respectively.
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A. T. Hanson
First Federal Savings and Loan of
Decatur
Mr. Hanson
J. B. Harlow
C. A. Moore
S. A. Lynne
W. B. Markstein
Roy Odom
Mabel Ann Archer
Leodonia Kullmah
Teen Admits Camellia Theft in Montgomery Gardens
Detective Capt. Lewis Miller said a 14 year old boy confessed taking camellia plants from four Montgomery gardens to raise money for a school charity drive. One plant valued at $50. The youth denied involvement in 11 other local thefts.
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Montgomery
Lewis Miller
Miller
Linden Man Killed In Dirt Road Car Crash
A 24-year-old Linden resident Pres ton Brooks Glass Jr. died in a automobile accident when his car overturned on a dirt road two miles north of Linden.
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Linden
Ala
Jan
Preston Brooks Glass, Jr
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