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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1949

Page

6

Young Ladies Circle meets at Smith home First Christian

The Young Ladies Circle of the First Christian church met at Mrs. Fred Smith’s home, 119 7th Ave East. Miss Dorothy Akers assisted in hosting. Mrs. Ed Sims presided, roll called sixteen members, Carrie Jones reported finances, Mrs. Clyde Denson gave the devotional, Miss Marjorie Owen offered prayer, lesson theme They Are People Of Our Nation, bed supper served. Social hour followed in a cordial setting. Social upbeat tone with church community notices included.

Young Ladies Circle First Christian Smith Home Thh First Christian Church Fred Smith 7Th Avenue East Dorothy Akers Clyde Denson Marjorie Owen

Personal Notes Reveal Visits and Guests in Several States

Little Sandra Orr of Columbia Tennessee visits grandparents Mr and Mrs S E Jacobs this week Miss Ann Harris Uptain of Huntsville Alabama stays a week with Miss Diane Harris while her parents Mr and Mrs J T Uptain attend the Lion convention in New York City Mr and Mrs G C Cartwright of York South Carolina expected weekend guests of Mr and Mrs C W Adickes Mrs Paul F Dix returns from a Chicago visit with her son Frank Mr and Mrs Thomas C Cart are mentioned in the same column

E. W. McLeod Webster New York City Tuckaway Inn Sewanee Tennessee Little Sandra Orr Columbia Mrs. S. E. Jacobs Ann Harris Uptain Huntsville Diane Harris Mrs J T. Uptain G. C. Cartwright York, South Carolina C. W. Adickes Paul F. Dix Frank Chicago Illinois

Notice of limited liability for accounts

Notice dated July 15, 1949 states the speaker will not be responsible for or pay any accounts except those made by themselves or authorized in writing. Signed by C. B. Whitmire.

C. B. Whitmire

Mystery Soap Claim Promises Whiter Washes With Perk

Mrs W D Kimmell of Cleveland recalls a mystery why neighbor clothes looked whiter until she used New Perk Soap. Perk claims to save time and money with Armocel as a miracle washing ingredient.

W. D. Kimmell E. 95Th St Cleveland Perk Armocel

Concessions on Red Literature Made by Church

Vatican City July 15. The Roman Catholic church permits reading communist publications for certain workers after obtaining permission from their confessors. Journalists scholars and government workers would be granted permission as a matter of course. Bishops will announce which writings are banned and parish priests should be consulted in doubt.

Vatican City Vatican

Sunday liquor vote set in Niceville alongside city election

Niceville Florida residents will vote next Tuesday on Sunday liquor sales. The city currently bans Sunday sales within city limits but allows them outside. The election also features the mayoral contest between Donald Neal and Raymond Nicholson as the battle for reelection unfolds.

Niceville Fla Florida Bayou Donald Neal Raymond Nicholson

Veterans Administration answers four common veterans benefits questions

VA provides guidance on NSLI dividend timing. Do not write VA about the dividend to avoid delays. August blanks will be available at posts, VSO offices, and VA offices. Peacetime veterans may qualify for hospitalization outpatient care and prosthetic services if service connected disabilities exist. Funeral and burial expenses up to 150 dollars are payable to peacetime veterans receiving compensation or discharged for service disability. Spouse entitlement to compensation after an interlocutory divorce decree is yes until final. For more information contact the nearest VA regional office.

Veterans Administration Veterans Service Organization

Foster W Hull Dies After Short Illness at 42

Foster W Hull, a fish and game branch TVA employee based in Decatur, died after a month and a half of illness. He passed away Thursday night at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville. He is survived by his wife. Funeral services will be Sunday at his father's home in Tanner.

Foster W. Hull Tanner Fish and Game TVA Decatur Vanderbilt University Hospital Nashville Hull

Arab Electric Cooperation Extends 60 Miles in Morgan

John F. McCutcheon announced the Arab Electric Cooperation has completed 60 miles of line to serve 315 applicants in Morgan County. He said the utility will provide 220 volt service for water heaters upon request.

John F. McCutcheon Arab Electric Cooperation Morgan County McCutcheon

Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Pattern Offer in Decatur Daily

Advertisement notes pattern 638 transfer 15 by 19 1 2 inches and Laura Wheeler improved patterns with charts photos and directions. Send twenty cents for pattern to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Brookyn N Y. Print name address zone. Also offers Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book for fifteen cents with 104 illustrations and beginner to expert designs.

Laura Wheelers Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept P. O Flatbush Station Brooklyn N. Y Laura Wheeler

DeMolay Meeting Held at Masonic Temple in Humphrey

The Humphrey chapter of the Order of DeMolay held its regular weekly meeting at the Masonic Temple. Jack Buchanan and Bobby McGuire received their initiatory degree and will later have the De Molay degree conferred. An informal discussion covered a swimming party at Seneca Springs Friday evening. All DeMolay members and their dates were expected to meet at 6 30 o'clock.

Humphrey Order of DeMolay Masonic Temple Jack Buchanan Bobby McGuire Seneca Springs DeMolay

Barbed Wire Emerges from Machinery in the 1870s

The note observes that barbed wire, a product of machining, first appeared during the 1870s marking a shift in agricultural fencing. It highlights the industrial origin of the barbed wire and its early adoption in that decade.

Advice on seating kids vs. husband in car

Dorothy Dix dismisses gossip from mother in law and neighbors about seating in the back. She urges a wife to sit with her husband, letting children ride together for happiness, and warns against becoming all mother to the exclusion of the husband. The piece endorses maintaining a close wife husband alliance.

Miss Dix Dorothy DIx de Murely

Dear Miss Dix on love education and marriage at sixteen

A 16 year old asks whether to marry a 26 year old or pursue education and a career. Irene counsels delaying marriage, urging at least three to four years of study, noting 16 is too young and tastes change. She says the career versus marriage choice resolves with time and suggests marriage can itself become a fulfilling path, even a career.

Miss Dix Irene

Married women and risky partnerships in early advice columns

Mae asks if a successful businesswoman should marry a weak, older man with no savings or business success to avoid loneliness. Dorothy Dix argues against marrying for companionship alone, saying a husband must offer more than a share in his social status. The column notes its general advisory purpose and history of Dorothy Dix responses. The passage mentions the early era of automobiles with wooden body frames.

Miss Dix Mae

Beauty Care for Your Neck and Chin Health

A vintage beauty column urges daily creaming and massaging to keep the neck firm as age approaches. It advises proper posture the regal pose, shoulder attention, and a simple facial routine including a lemon juice peroxide bleach for darker skin and neck muscle exercises to boost circulation.

RKO Radio Pictures Martha Hyer

Built in perfume for blouses from Glasgow factory

A Glasgow factory is producing blouses with built in perfume. The cloth is made in Lancashire and the scent is impregnated to last for months. Jasmine is among the varieties.

Glasgow Lancashire

Navy men treated with penicillin to prevent gonorrhea

Experimental treatment by Navy doctors at Bethesda and Washington shows penicillin tablets taken shortly after exposure sharply reduce gonorrhea infection rates among sailors, indicating effective post exposure prevention.

Chicago Navy Bethesda Washington, D. C

Wildflowers: garbenia poppy lavender lily of valley and lilac

A list of flowering plants garbenia poppy lavender lily of valley and lilac appears as a botanical mention or garden note. The fragment mentions several named species or varieties without context or action. No event or outcome is provided.

New Screen For Protecting Fire Fighters Shown

Prichard Alabama July 15 Fire Chief W E Dixon displays a heat shield for firefighters who must turn away from flames to douse adjacent buildings He notes the light asbestos cloth and pipe screen protects the back and has already saved three buildings perished without it.

Prichard Ala W. E. Dixon Dixon

New Minister to Fill Pulpit Here Sunday Morning

Rev. David DeBoer of Mt Gilead Ohio has accepted a call to be pastor of the First Christian church here. He will fill the pulpit Sunday signaling the start of his local pastorate. The congregation urged members to attend and the public was invited.

David DeBoer Mt. Gilead Ohio First Christian Church DeBoer

Alabama man killed in auto crash in Germany

Carl L. Sargent of Dora Alabama was killed in an automobile accident last Saturday in the French zone of Germany, the U S Army reported. He was 22, overseas a year, and son of Mrs Ed Sargent of Dora. His body will be brought to Dora for burial.

Frankfurt Germany Carl L. Sargent Dora Ala U. S. Army Ed Sargent

ALLDEAD insecticide ad promises total pest kills

A historical advertisement touts ALLDEAD with DDT and terepane claiming to banish bedbugs roaches ants flies and mosquitoes. It guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer and directs readers to mail $2 to New York Insecticide Company Dept 52 at 152 West 42nd St New York NY.

New York Insecticide Company Dept West 42Nd St Nex Tore N.Y

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