Rainbow for Girls Officers Installed in Jan 27 Ceremony
Decatur Assembly No 26 of the Order of Rainbow for Girls held a formal installation Thursday evening January 27 at the Masonic Temple. The hall featured pink quince blossoms and jonquils as the girls in formal attire assumed duties including Worthy Advisor Geraldine Hartsett and other officers such as Julia Holesapple, Shirley Jacobs, Betty Rae Woodruff, Irma Glenn Black, Mary Charles Delmore, Shirley Dobyns, Jane Marie Murphree, Bonnie Bolding, Naomi Bolding, Elette Blackwell, Juanita Goforth, and Betty Jo Wear with color station appointees Estelle McCaig Rita Baker Ella Mae McCaig Carolyn Ellner Jennie Blackwell.
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Decatur Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Masonic
Geraldine, Hartsett
Lia. Holesapple
Charity
Shirley
Jacobs
Hope
Betty Rae Woodruff
Irma Glenn Black
Mary Charles Delmore
Shirley Dobyns
Jane Marie Murphree
Bonnie Bolding
Confidential Observer
Naomi Bolding
Outer Observer
Elette Blackwell
Juanita Goforth
Betty Jo Wear
Estelle McCaig
Rita Baker
Ella Mae McCaig
Fidelity
Carolyn Ellner
Jennie Blackwell
Advisory Board Installations Highlight Meeting
Mrs H B Norwood was installed as Mother Adviser for the year. New board members presented include Mrs Charles Fuller Mrs Jillian Hardy Mrs Julia Sharp Harvey Hightower Mrs He B Norwoodhood and Mrs B R Ross Mr and Mrs J L Appling. Installing officers were Mrs Joe Elliott and Mrs Johnsie Bolte with others conducting rolls. Vocal selections by Mrs Rufus C Warner accompanied a social hour with refreshments and a crystal bowl centerpiece.
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H. B. Norwood
Charles Fuller
Jillian” Hardy
Julia L. Sharp
Harvey
Hightower
J. L. Appling
Ness
Joe Elliott
Johnsie Bolte
D. L. Allen
Mar‘Shark
Hudson Penrifor
St: T
Butt ‘ Moore
Rufus—C. Warner
Mother
Luncheon Honors Recent Bride At Lyons Hotel
Mrs Early Phinizy Sr and Mrs Early Phinizy Jr hosted a luncheon at the Lyons Hotel at 12:30 to honor Mrs Julian Bibb Jr and Mrs Herbert Jones brides of recent date. Tables featured spring flower bouquets and close friends attended. The Progressive Culture Club meets Tuesday February 1 at 3 pm at the home of Mrs D C Shaw in Tanner.
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Early Phinizy,Sr
Early Phinizy, Jr
Lyons
Julian Bibb, Jr
Herbert Jones
Mrs. Shaw
Progressive Culture Club
Pnrg
D. C. Shaw
Tanner
Methodist Women Meet for Mission Study on China
All circles of the Woman's Society of Christian Service will gather Monday at 3 PM at the home of president Mrs. L H Houston. Mrs Claude Lavender will lead the second lesson in the Missions Study Class on China. All members urged to attend.
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Methodist Woman's Society of Christian Service
L. H. Houston
China
Claude Lavender
Mild Weather Boosts North Alabama Flower Gardens
The warm spell in North Alabama brings blooming roses narcissus verbenas and more to Hartselle gardens before Christmas. Crocus and daffodil blooms open as crocus and English daisies appear, while a special police officer is assigned to curb bird numbers. The Business Women's Circle of the Baptist Missionary Society met at Mrs S L Sherrill's home with nine members and one visitor Mrs James Dees of Thomasville.
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North
Alabama
Hartselle
The
Baptist Missionary Society
S. L. Sherrill
C.K. Parker
Phil-Wasson Y
James Dees
Thomasville
Carolyn Lee Henderson Honored on Fifth Birthday
Little Carolyn Lee Henderson daughter of Mr and Mrs J Henderson was honored with a party on her fifth birthday Thursday Rooms decorated with jonquils Games and a contest supervised by the honoree s sister Joanne Henderson Winners were Sandra Fitzgerald first Frances Orr second Favors included mint baskets and a toy cricket Guests receiving ice cream and cake included Stewart Bennett Frances Orr Claude Lavender Jr Pat Womack Kay McCullough Jack Womack Sandra Fitzgerald Frances Leah Parkett Nancy Hodges Rose Mary Kirby Rebecca Kirk and the honoree Many gifts showered upon the honoree by her little guests
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Carolyn Lee Henderson
J. Henderson
Joanne Henderson
Sandra Fitzerald
Frances Orr
Mr. Henderson
Bracken Puckett
Stewart Bennett
Claude Lavender, Jr
Pat Womack
Kay McCullough
Jack Womack
Sandra Fitzgerald
Frances Leah Parkett
Nancy Hodges
Rose Mary Kirby
Rebecca Kirk
Embroider Pattern Offers for Beginners and Families
Cone Wheela The Kitticat Family present a six motif tea towel embroidery pattern 749 with simple charts photos and directions. Laura Wheeler’s improved pattern promises easy needlework and family fun. Send twenty cents to Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. for pattern 749 and address details. Also available are 108 illustrations of new designs and a free scrap quilt pattern booklet.
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Kitticat
Laura Wheeler
Decatur Daily
Chamber elects officers for coming year
At a chamber business meeting the board elected Guy Roberts president Floyd Anderson vice president and Merrill W Doss secretary for the year ahead.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of
Guy Roberts
Floyd Anderson
Merrill W. Doss
Home Makers Club Meeting and Local Social Updates
The Home Makers Club met at Mrs JC Stroup's home with co hostess Mrs B E Maddox. Frances Norton directed the program on making of hooked terocheted and braided rugs. Seventeen members and one visitor, Mrs Hugh Gibson, attended. Upcoming meeting set for February 22 at Mrs Ben Beans with Mrs H M Betterton as co host. Dinner hosts Mr and Mrs Will Hartselle entertained Rev and Mrs Boozer and other clergy at their Be th el Road home with a turkey dinner and a red rose centerpiece. Infant Linke Don Rickey Townsend improves after illness. Various members travel or return from Birmingham trips and note several small social updates.
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Clus
JC. Stroup
B.e.maddox
Frances Norton
Hugh Gibson
Will Hartselle
Bethel Road
C. D. Boozer
Falkville
Frank T.smith
Wm .K. Stephenson
Hartselle
Arthur G. Howell
S. E.stewart,jr
Sim L- Howsell
Joe
Birmingham
Prentiss Payne
Oak Ridge
Tenn
James Owen
Payne
Hartseile
S. F. Orr
L. S Echols
D. A. Draper
Bill Cadenhead
Tuscaloosa
R. E. Branscomb
Methodist Church
Local Exchanges and Visits Highlight Community News
Notes of teachers and officials with education shifts, Miss Mary Cecil left for Montevallo to resume college studies, Dr. Abernathy named superintendent candidate. Families from Birmingham and Decatur visit relatives, while influenza illness improves. Local figures attend the Hartselle Chamber of Commerce annual Sinamet event with Barrett Shelton Maynard Layman and others.
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Asper
E. Roburt Little
Sandra
Lena Bennett
Ernest
Paul Cook
J. R. Harland
Leismobinee
W V. Pattile
Barrettt
Shelton
Maynard —Layman
Horace Bassett
James Rankin
Bill Sims
Decatur
Hartselle
Cams Merce
Soap Factories Existed In Pompeii Era Before Christ
A fragment notes that soap factories existed long ago in ancient Pompeii prior to the birth of Christ, highlighting early soap making origins in Roman times.
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Pompeii
Christ
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