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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1950
Page
6
Decatur social column lists numerous visits and itineraries. Families including Sheldon, Ferguson, Smallwood, Namie, Gusick, Wear, Parish, Dublin, Lumpkin, Sutton, McCutchen, Bennett, Taylor, Ward, and Jones travel or host relatives across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio, Michigan, and beyond. Academic and dance engagements appear at Sacred Heart Academy Cullman and Irene Jones Studio of Dance.
The second week of Day Camp featured four_units hosting cook outs with fires and wild blackberry gathering for pies, corn roasting, and dogs in blankets. Crafts and exhibitions, bracelets, toads, and a skit titled The Courtship of The Deaf Woman highlighted the day along with visitors and senior Scouts assisting as program aides.
In Morgan County at Natural Bridge and Oak Ridge, families including Mr. and Mrs. Foshee and the Clemons clan attended a Sunday revival. Visitors from Bremen and Hartsville joined Mrs. Cora Prince and others for weekend and theater outings. Mrs. W. W. Foshee reports a new grandson born July 14 to Mrs. Jake Lillback, formerly Kathryn Slaten, of Fairport Harbor Ohio.
A midcentury craft ad invites readers to order pattern 861 with six motifs about six by eight inches. It touts Laura Wheeler improved pattern books on crochet knitting embroidery and slipcovers with charts photos and concise directions. Send twenty cents for the pattern and book copy amid household and personal accessory ideas.
Dorothy Dix counsels on treating a son in law with respect and tact avoiding meddling. Other letters advise choosing love over drama, and pairing marriage with quiet ceremony to save money.
Reports place the world’s largest titanium mine near Sanford Lake in New York revealing vast ore reserves. Local officials note significant potential for regional development and employment while environmental groups call for careful permit oversight and impact studies.
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