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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1951
Page
7
Sun and swim fashions span East to West with a feminine silhouette. The one piece swimsuit remains the year’s classic, ranging from mail-lot sheath to dressmaker flared-skirt styles, while two-piece suits gain popularity. Fabric dominates trends with lace as a high note and elasticized taffeta and delustered satin in nylon fabrics, velvet remaining glamour on the beach.
The arrival of television in homes shifts living room layouts toward flexible seating and unobstructed screen views. Designers favor lightweight movable pieces, swivel chairs, and modular groupings, plus foldable and dual purpose tables to accommodate audiences and social gatherings.
Mrs. Jim Beggs hosted the Friendship club on Tuesday at her Beggs residence continuing the community group's regular gathering with members sharing updates and refreshments.
Betty Clarke advises busy women to assemble a daily desk beauty box with cleansing cream tissues powder lipstick mascara and grooming items. Start with essentials and gradually add duplicates saved by buying in bulk and keeping spare hose and date dress ready for quick touch ups at work.
The vice president Mrs. Lyle Cain presided with seventeen members attending. Mrs. Loyd Sharpe read from Exodus 2012 during devotion. Mrs. Jesse Carter spoke on the 4H dress revue held in Hartselle on May 26 and demonstrated canning and pressure cooker use. Winners for the dress revue were announced by Mrs. Ed Poteet. Mrs. Beggs provided refreshments.
A family life piece by ELTA MAJORS urges letting go of perfection in parenting. It argues mistakes, forgiveness, and humility foster a happier home and stronger children beyond neighbors' judgments.
To make a narrow room feel wider use wall to wall draperies or a large mirror panel on a long wall. Combine paired windows into a single wide look and place the largest furniture pieces horizontally along the room’s narrow side.
The Southeast Hart selle Home Demonstration Club held a weiner roast near Mrs Bernard Floyd's home for local youths. attendees included Bernard and Mrs Floyd and many neighbors with children and guests enjoying bonfire marshmallows cookies and drinks along with games.
The Lacey's Spring Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Robert Atkinson's home. Miss Hawkins demonstrated canning with a pressure canner and water bath. Members modeled their dresses for the Hartselle revue including house dress and sports dress categories. Mrs. West won the door prize.
The article discusses how color affects mood and disposition, noting red for bedrooms can disturb and pink feels gay and dainty. It cites blue as peaceful and violet as cool, with pale yellow as light, while avoiding red maroon orange purple brown taupe plum wine and black and white except as accents.
A leadership session set for June 8 at the county agent's office will cover personality development in children. The program targets educators and parents seeking practical guidance for youth growth.
Guidance on defrosting and cleaning a freezer and techniques to freeze broilers and fryers. Advice covers frost removal with a blunt scraper, washing with baking soda solution, proper temperature, packaging with moisture barrier materials, and freezing times from eight to twenty four hours. Also notes the benefits of owning a home freezer for lower year round costs.
A new home demonstration club organized by Miss Lucy Blackburn of Lawrence county drew sixteen members and three visitors. Officers: president Mrs Kate Curtis, vice president Mrs John McKay, secretary Mrs Charles Speake, song leader Mrs Bonease Gillispie, reporter Mrs Ava Johnson. Next meeting is first Thursday in June at Mrs Rupert Waites home with a food demonstration. Mrs Clarence Millsapp to attend the June 6 Child Care And Family Life lecture by Elta Majors at the courthouse.
In Shreveport Louisiana an itinerant sign painter named Davis F Harp 53 of Atlanta Ga was held for questioning in the double slaying on a Gulfport Mississippi beach last week. He was picked up yesterday and is held at Bossier City jail.
Club listings show events at Sulphur Springs Landersville Wolf Springs and Union Hill from June 4 to June 8. Names include Mrs Harold Woodard Mrs Edwina Peebles and Mrs D H McClellan with organizers Grady Roberts and leadership school sessions noted.
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