Local Residents Share Fourth Weekend Visits and Illness Updates
Mrs. J. H. Calvin shows improvement at 401 Ferry Street after illness since Saturday. Ray Smith and daughter Linda of Meridian Miss visit J. F. Smither and family for the Fourth weekend and plan to return Sunday. Ruth Black returns home after attending Cotillion Club Dance with Miss Marie McConnell of Lewisburg Tenn. Oster of Boston and Captain George Bloodworth on terminal leave in Birmingham to see their mother Mrs. P. A. Bloodworth Sr. Mrs. Chunn visiting Lawson and Draper in Athens expected home this weekend. Leila Grubbs Hall joins E. E. Hargrove and Paul Gene Hargrove in Shelbyville for a day trip. Skeggs Crawford moves into McNeill Apartments. Lt. (jg) Webster McLeod of New Orleans visiting his parents E. W. McLeod for the Fourth weekend. Peggy Wilds at home on East Walnut Street. T. M. Jones Jr. leaves Friday to spend the day with son John L. Farris and daughter-in-law. Farris family en route to Florida for vacation and Johnny to stay with grandmother. Arthur J. Hart and Wray Handley return from east trips. Harry Woods and daughter Jan join them with Mrs. W. D. Moore. James Tatum and children Jimmy Johnny Jerry visit Daytona Beach Florida. Albert Clapton ill at Hamilton Clinic. P O Wright of Atlanta and Mrs. Tom Purdon of Atlanta, niece of Mrs. Earl Williams, with Mr. and Mrs. Roy in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. M. Jones Jr
John L. Farris
Arthur J. Hart
Wray Handley
Harry Woods
Jan
W. D. Moore
Crochet pattern offer for bedspread and scarf
A needlecraft advertisement invites readers to request a single crochet square bedspread pattern for 60 by 71 inches by sending twenty cents to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. It promises directions and a 1946 Needlecraft Catalog with 112 illustrations upon added fifteen cents, including designs for crochet knitting quilts and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
A S Lamon Dies At Rural Home At 77
A S Lamon 77 longtime Morgan county resident died Friday morning at his rural Athens home after a long illness. Funeral set for Sunday at 3 p.m. at Nebo church with Rev Lucius W Hart officiating. Burial in Athens cemetery. McConnell in charge. He leaves a widow four sons Elbert G Lamon Decatur Cal W S Lamon H Lamon Marysville Cal and W R Mothens Decatur three daughters Mrs W R Mothens Mrs J L Henderson Mrs W H Miller and Mrs Louis Speaks Athens and Mrs Jack Griffis Atlanta one brother W B Lamon Decatur and a sister Mrs Walter Daniels Athens. He had been a Baptist for 43 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.‘S. Lamon
Morgan County
Athens
Nebo Church
Lucius W. Hart
McConnell
W. S
H. Lamon
Marysville
Cal
Elbert G. Lamon
Decatur
W.R. Mothens
J. L. Henderson
W. H. Miller
Louis Speaks
Jack Griffis
Atlanta
W. B. Lamon
Decature
Walter Daniels
Lamon
The
Baptist Church
Chapel to Open Sunday Morning
The Sixteenth Avenue Baptist chapel, under construction for weeks, is completed. The first service Sunday at 10:00 a.m. will be a Bible study class led by Pastor Rev. Bert Murphree. He will preach at 11:00 a.m. A six night revival starts Sunday night July 14 with Rev. Murphree and Rev. L C Radford of Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church. Everyone is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixteenth Avenue — Baptist Chapel
Bert Murphree
Murphree
L. C. Radford
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Morgan County
Cole Springs
Falkville
Billy Stephenson
Hartselle
J. Cole
Bessemer
Eugene Dugger
W. M. A. Young People’s Teader
Billy. Stephenson
Weekly Rotary luncheon meets in Methodist church basement
The Hartseller Rotary club held its regular weekly meeting Wednesday July 3 in the church basement. Rev Edwin Branscomb led the singing and members gave reports and suggestions. Guests included Marshal Prichard Nashville TN Hugh Moses Hamilton Frank Hammond Huntsville and Joe Duncan visiting Rotarian from Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartseller Rotary Club
Methodist Church
Edwin Branscomb
Marshal Prichard
Nashville
Tennessee
Hugh Moses
Hamilton
Frank Hammond
Huntsville
Joe Duncan
Decatur Club
Vacation Bible School Begins July 15 at Chapel
Vacation Bible School starts July 15 and runs through July 19 at the Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Chapel. Daily sessions run 9:00 to 11:00 each morning led by capable Christian leaders. A spokesman urges parents to enroll their children at 1320 19th Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Chapel
19Th. Ave
Notable visitors at a Valdosta social event
Shaw and son Walter Steinbridge of Valdosta are guests of Mrs. Earl Williams for the E. S. installation at the Masonic Temple. Mrs. J. F. Graham and Mack depart Saturday for a visit with Mr. Billy Graham, returning with him next week. Lt. Col. and Mrs. G. R. Hundt and daughter Jean of Valdosta are visiting en route to Enid Oklahoma, as Lt. Col. Hundt takes a new post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaw and Son
Walter Steinbridge
Valdosta
Earl Williams
Mary Lou Dancy
E. S
Masonic Temple
J. F. Graham
Mack
Billy Graham
Graham
G. R. Hundt
Jean
Luther Handley
Enid
Okla
Hundt
Pattern 4568 frock and cape described with sizes
The notice details Pattern 4568 for a princess style frock with puff sleeves and Peter Pan collar plus cape. It lists sizes 2 4 6 8 and yardage for frock and cape, and asks readers to send twenty cents to The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept. Also promotes Anne Adams new Pattern Book for Summer with a free flower pattern and directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Slow Down or Break-down Health Advice for Busy Women
A health column urges enduring pace and rest for women overwhelmed by duties. It warns against overloading schedules, urges early appointments, and recommends reserve energy to avoid nervous exhaustion, long-term health decline, and fatigue driven ailments.
Schoolboys Add To Daily Exhibits With Radish Prize
Two Moulton Heights boys Lee Curtis age 1 and F D Folette 13 donated a radish for the Daily vegetable display. The prize winner weighed two pounds seven and a half ounces. It was grown in a small garden near their homes on Decatur. Lee enters eighth grade this fall and F D has been promoted to the tenth grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Heights
Lee Curtis
F. D. Folette
Decatur 3
Lee
F. D
Local Notes From Morgan County Communities
Toris Briscoe is very ill at home. Mrs Lola Cudlip visits Birmingham and Huntsville. Home Demonstration Club met with Mrs Joe Crawford as Hereford spoke on children’s activities and toys. Several local trips and visits noted including Cecil Crawford to Birmingham and Raymond Hutchison’s return from Ruth. Birth of a son announced to Mr and Mrs Collis Shelton. Families from Hartselle and Decatur visit McKelvy household. Imogene Briscoe returns from Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toris Briscoe
Glenn Winn
Fairfield
Home Demonstration Club
Joe Crawford
Hereford
Cecil Crawford
Birmingham
Raymond Hutchison
Oval Willis
Ruth
H. J. Latham
Florida
Lola Cudlip
Huntsville
Hulaco
Quinton Bagwell
Memphis
Collis Shelton
Euel Screws
W. B. Stanford Jr
Imogene Briscoe
Decatur
Mrs.Niman_ Childers
Local Talent on Ebenezer Program Prominent Singers Set
A Friday eight o'clock Ebenezer singing program will feature local talent including the Couch trio Self trio Mr and Mrs Leonard Wallace Mr and Mrs Marshall Claude Chambers W T Willoughby Jim Brown and B T Howell. The public is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer
Couch Trio
Self Trio
Leonard Wallace
Mrs. Marshall
Claude Chambers
W. T. Willoughby
Jim Brown
B. T. Howell
50 50 marriage in the home and the burden on the wife
Dorothy Dix counsels that a true 50 50 marriage rarely exists as the husband bears the main burden of earning and rest after work while the wife handles housework and childcare. The columnist notes the unfair but common pattern and urges understanding of the husband’s work load and the wife’s limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. G. B
Fluorescent Rugs Treated With Dyes From Coal Origin
Fluorescent rugs are washed and dyed with dyes derived largely from bituminous coal. The process highlights how coal byproducts color textiles, reflecting early industrial chemistry trends in home goods.
Stretching sugar improves ice cream texture in test kitchen
Mary Mason reports a discovery that rennet custard ice cream becomes smoother and richer when corn syrup is added. A tested recipe uses Junket Rennet Tablets with light cream sugar corn syrup and vanilla, followed by freezing and beating for a thick smooth final product.
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Bennet
Junket
Chr
Hansen's Laboratory, Inc
Little Falls
N. Y
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B. M. Bloodworth
Bible Club
Marvin Eubanks
O. E. S. Grand Chapter
Georgia Swartz
Josephine Parks
Grand Adah
Allie Bomar
Eastern Star
Cornelian Hotel
O. E .Ss
Spinsters Club
Jerry Wallace
Earl Joyce Lee
Mimi Jones
Beverly Hodges
Clyta Gray Pitts
Pegg Wilds
Martha Frances Kilgore
J. H. Calvin
Ferry Street
Ray Smith
Linda
Meridian
Miss
J. F. Smither
Ruth Black
Marie McConnell
Lewisburg
Tenn
Miss Black
Mrs. Oster
Boston
Mass
George Bloodworth
P. A. Bloodworth Sr
Lawson Draper
Leila Grubbs
E. E. Hargrove
Paul Gene Hargrove
Shelbyville
Mrs. Skeggs Crawford
McNeill Apartments
Webster McLeod
New Orleans
E. W. McLeod
Peggy Wilds
East Walnut Street
James Tatum
Jimmy
Johnny
Jerry
Daytona Beach
Fla
Albert Clapton
Hamil Clinic
P. O .Wright
Atlanta, Ga
Tom Purdon
Earl Willaims
Roy
MiLiLions
Moye
Dillehay
Grant
Superior Cleaners
Lee ST
Cea
Ado
Ek Wer Wt
Rick
Star Market
W. Vine St
Mike Namie
A. S. Lamon
Helen Follett
Jo Stafford
Baptist Boys
Lola W Cudlip
Sally
Dorothy DIX
Miss DIX
van Eter
Goidel’s
Helene Curtis
Holt
Hartselie
Strand
Mary Mason
Falkville Christian Church
Church of Christ-Disciples of Christ
C. P. Spiegel
Bob
W. Church ST
Ferguson
Bologna, Ib
Rath’s
Blackhawk
Sait
Meadow
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