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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1947
Page
5
Mrs. S. T. Rollo presents Miss Mary Allen Spencer organist and Miss Mary Annsley pianist in a Sunday afternoon recital at 3 o'clock in Central Methodist church. The public is invited.
The article highlights Decatur’s growth with iron and steel, shipbuilding, rubber, textiles, and a copper plant worth 10 million dollars. It notes unlimited electric power, 300 trainees with 1.5 million dollars in surplus machine tools, and a seven and a half mill school tax expansion under Superintendent Walter Jackson. Publisher Barrett C. Shelton is credited with shaping the community’s broad vision.
Mrs Bailey reports strong health gains after taking Retonga citing relief from fatigue headaches and constipation. She says her appetite digestive comfort and energy improved, and she urges others to try Retonga available at Goidel’s and Clement’s Drug Stores.
A guide on grooming hands to avoid roughness and redness. It urges using lubricants and soaps, shells tips such as cornmeal in soap for gardening grime, lemon juice to whiten nails, and studying professional dancers to improve hand grace. Graceful hands enhance spirit and charm.
In Decatur the Kiwanis banquet for the high school graduating class becomes a night of song led by Marvin Rankin with Rev. W. W. Glass presiding. Young leaders Gene Lentz Robert Long Lois Town Janette Patterson Joann Harrison Anne Smith shine as officers and valedictorian. A new hotel and improved air access could boost Decatur’s bright future.
The text states tinctures are the sole colors in heraldry and warns against any hue mixed with gray as it would dilute the ideal each color represents. It emphasizes strict color purity as essential to heraldic symbolism.
One hundred years since the American Medical Association was founded in Philadelphia. The hundredth annual meeting will be in Atlantic City June 9 to 13, with about fifteen thousand doctors from the United States and abroad. Major advances in medicine and public health will be reviewed. a commemorative stamp marks the anniversary, available June 9. Decatur doctors Dr. Che nault, Dr. Chenault, Dr. Murphree, and Dr. Grosfeld are among expected attendees.
Funeral services were held Friday afternoon for Miss May Shackelford who died Thursday morning in Birmingham. A former Courtland resident, she had lived in Birmingham the past few years. The body arrived in Decatur and was taken to Courtland for the Baptist church service. Interment followed at Courtland cemetery with pallbearers Frank Coburn Fred Redman Elbert Crow James Blythe Billy Hotchkiss and Yancey Hughes.
A bulging collage of Dorothy Dix columns discusses marriage tips. It praises silence for peace yet notes it cannot dull gaiety. It answers a young woman's doubt about a boyfriend's attention and praises a husband who helps at home, calling him a museum specimen.
The piece explains backache is a symptom with many possible causes and requires careful history, tests, and imaging. It covers influenza related pain, spine injuries, osteomyelitis, tuberculosis, sacroiliac sprains, sciatic nerve issues, birth defects, dental or sinus infections, disc damage, and arthritis, stressing thorough diagnosis before treatment.
The Morgan County Medical Society met in the private dining room of the Cornelian Court hotel to hear Dr. J. F. Busch, a special representative of the Veterans Administration, speak on the urgent need for doctors at the regional office. The local VA office should have five full time doctors, but none are available. Dr. M. E. Barrett discussed the shortage and potential solutions.
The readable fragment contrasts staying at home to pursue chores like bathing the baby and washing dishes versus going out to poolrooms, suggesting a domestic preference or everyday routine.
Funeral services were conducted Friday by Rev. E. L. Mc Fee for the infant of Mr. and Mrs. TG Goodwin. Graveside rites followed at Penney cemetery. The infant is survived by the parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs T A Goodwin and Mr and Mrs Ernest Terry.
Hollywood June 6 report on MGM deciding whether to end the Hardy series Mickey Rooney says he is 27 and ready for adult roles while Butch Jenkins is suggested. Producer Sisk may push a new Hardy script or continue the series for profits. Also notes Vivien Leigh on Anna Karenina and Olivier juggling Hamlet roles. Grayson wedding plans. Welles back from Salt Lake City. Agar may star in War Party and marry Shirley Temple.
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