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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1961
Page
6
Mrs Robb presided at the Altrusa meeting as Irene Jones of Huntsville installed officers including President Mrs Robb in a ceremony at Lyons Hotel. The event notes guests from Falkville and local ties to upcoming family weddings and visits among Barbara and Mildred Pence.
Publication requires engagement stories and pictures one week prior. Pictures must be glossy prints of five by seven or eight by ten. Wedding stories arriving after the event will be limited to brief announcements. The women's department is closed on Saturdays.
In McEwen Tennessee a birthday dinner celebrated Mr and Mrs Charles Summerford. Guests included Mr and Mrs B C Frost Patricia Bill and Jim Pence and about 50 visitors from Birmingham Cullman Hartselle Falkville Leesdale Russellville and Talladega Alabama staying at The Inn at Montgomery Bell State Park.
This article explains how to create a home soda fountain using frozen fruit juice concentrates and ice cream. It outlines simple equipment ideas, glassware, garnishes, and seven frost sodas including pineapple orange grape lime tangerine and lemon, with basic mixing ratios.
FT JACKSON S C Pvt Norman W Harris Jr son of Mr and Mrs Norman Harris Sr 1901 Brookmeade Rd has been assigned to Co A Battalion 1 Training Regiment here for eight weeks of Basic Combat Training He will march with his battalion in a review before the commanding general at Ft Jackson This open house and graduation day ceremony draws relatives and friends FT BELVOIR VA Army Pvt Robert B Wiggins Jr father lives on Athens 3 completed a seven week engineer equipment maintenance course at The Engineers School on May 26 Wiggins trained to maintain heavy construction equipment He entered the Army last January and completed basic training at Ft Jackson He is a 1958 graduate of East Limestone High School FT SILL OKLA Army Pvt Charles H Dingler parents Mr and Mrs Hobart T Reid Cullman are having eight weeks of advanced individual training at The Artillery and Missile Center The training ends June 16 Dingler will be trained as a cannoneer with the 105 millimeter howitzer He entered the Army last January and received basic training
Wendell Bryan of Falkville High School is named winner of the 1961 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award for outstanding senior agriculture work. He excelled in scholarship leadership and farm program activities, served in FFA roles, and plans to study agricultural engineering in college. He is the 11th Falkville winner.
An 18 year old soldier connected to Cullman High School is stationed at Fort Benning Georgia. The report notes his hometown and school affiliation as part of the base assignment details.
Allen Clinkscales of Duncan School directs both a Methodist and a Presbyterian choir. He is a Kiwanis member who also leads programs for the Rotary.
Dairy products recipes flood in for the June Dairy Month contest sponsored by Morgan Lawrence and Limestone counties. Recipes include Buttermilk Pie, Sour Cream Pound Cake, Strawberry Sherbet, and Cheese Souffle with detailed measurements and baking steps.
The ceremony will install officers at a later date with Eva Mae Wright named treasurer Elizabeth Thompson as vice president and Gertrude Corbin as director. Fayrene Hooker attended as a guest of the club for the installation event.
Elena Perna seeks 5 million dollars for injuries to herself and 50 000 for each of her children John and James after a head on crash with Gene Autry's station wagon on Riverside Drive near Ponca Avenue last March 25. Autry faces accusations of drunken driving and speeding in the $5.1 million damage suit filed in Superior Court.
Recipes from Mrs. Homer Murphy and Mrs. H. E. Hallmark include Butter Cake requiring butter sugar eggs and flavoring baked in a tube pan at 250 degrees, and Wow Pie using sugar flour buttermilk lemon rind juice with meringue folded in and a two stage bake. Serves vary.
A seafood mousse recipe from Mrs J B Snider combines gelatin bouillon and cream with shrimp cucumbers radishes and lime juice. Flavor with horseradish parsley and seasonings then chill in a mold or pan to serve.
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