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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1951

Page

7

They Win In Massey Dress Revue

The dress revue crowned winners as the school principal accepted the flag. Floyd Anderson and Reverend Hatchett of the Joe Wheeler Co-op attended the program. Reverend Hatchett took pictures of the flag presentation. Mrs. Grady Orr and Mrs. Terry Aycock made the flag. The club has included Midway school in their citizenship project for two years and hopes to promote community involvement.

Floyd Anderson Reverend Hatchett Joe Wheeler Co-op Hatchett Grady Orr Terry Aycock Midway School

Trinity Club Hosts June Meeting at Mrs H C Sharp Home

The Trinity Home Demonstration club met Thursday at 2 pm in Mrs H C Sharp’s home with Mrs W J Tarpley Jr president presiding. Devotional from Psalms 72 and a prayer by Mrs Lewis Bagwell opened the session. The secretary read the last minutes and a letter from Price Bryant urged members to oppose wage and price ceiling extension.

H. C. Sharp Trinity Home Demonstration Club W. J. Tarpley Jr Lile Lewis Bagwell

Windes Present U.N. Flag to Negro School

The Windes Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Jim Summerford’s home for May then visited the Midway Negro School where the U.N. flag was presented. The group sang under the direction of the song leader.

Windes Home Jim Summerford Midway U.N

Southern Spoon Bread Demo At Club Fair

Sims and Mrs. C. D. Sims will assist in making and selling hot dogs at the fair. Miss Hawkins and Mrs. Sharp gave the demonstration on Cooking With Enriched Cornmeal. They made Southern Spoon Bread served to ten members. Attendance prize went to Mrs. C. D. Sims. July meeting to be a combined picnic at Woodalls with Trinity Community club. time to be announced.

Trinity Community Club Woodalls

Local Fair Schedule Readings and Entries

Readable fragments show Morgan County and Vice County events with times 2:00 and 1:30, names such as Mrs Bessie Hamilton and Mrs C W Mitchell, and entries including Union Ryans Daisy Crawford and Midway. Details are partial and disjointed but indicate a county fair with competing exhibitors and time slots.

Rock Creek Bessie Hamilton Union Ryans Daisy Crawford Nee Austinville Vice County Midway C. W. Mitchell Concord Dewey Kell Clark Neal Neal Waltons

Bless Be The Tie That Binds devotional remarks

Mrs. Summerford gave the devotional and Reverend Thomas V. Hatchett offered prayer. Mrs. Vernon Sandlin made the

Summerford Thomas V. Hatchett Vernon Sandlin

Limestone H D C Barbecue Date Set for July Twenty-Six

Seventeen members attended the South Limestone Home Demonstration Club meeting at Mrs. Edwina Peebles home on a Friday afternoon. They discussed the annual barbecue to be held July 26, announced contest plans, county dress revue, and county tour projects while approving minutes and pledging support for Limestone Hospital and 4 H girls. extra activities included a leadership school and planned demonstrations for 1950.

Miss Norton Athens G. S. Robie New Limestone Hospital Alabama County Council Odell Moore Dorothy Hogan Viva Sanderson

Swim For Health Week Promotes Year Round Exercise

Betty Clarke notes swimming boosts health and beauty and urges turning Swim For Health Week into a year round routine. She argues swimming exercises all muscles, helps active dormant muscles, and tones digestive organs for women in desks, factories, and homes.

Community club hosts dress contests and canning demo

Members gathered at Mrs. Summerford's home for a canning methods lesson and a dress revue where Mrs. Grady Orr, Mrs. Clyde Maples, and Mrs. Jack Orr won first prizes in various dress categories. Summerford noted plans for future meetings and a June gathering at Mrs. Hance Hardwick's home. Also highlighted are the benefits of swimming for respiratory and muscular development and its use in orthopedic treatment.

Miss Hawkins Summerford Hance Hardwick

Four Alabamians to Represent State at 4 H Camp

Four Alabama 4-H club members will travel to Washington D C for the National 4 H Club Camp June 13 to 20. They depart Auburn June 12 and return June 21. Washington activities include citizenship safety agriculture and leadership discussions with band concerts by military services and speeches by M L Wilson and General George.

Auburn Ala Alabama Washington U. S. Navy U. S. Army U. S. Air Force M. L. Wilson Federal Extension Service Washington, D. C George

Wrecks Cut Through Montville Night. One Driver Hurt

A string of rear end crashes on Cove Hill in Montville Connecticut last night damaged three autos. State police say one car was nearly a complete wreck and was driven by Frank J Wreck.

Montville Conn Trading Cove Hill Frank J. Wreck

Roman Sausage Recipe Key Ingredients Revealed

A Roman dish prized by ancient cooks combined fresh pork with white pine nuts and cumin seed. The preparation included bay leaves and black pepper, offering a distinct aromatic profile valued in historic kitchens.

Melon Platter With Mint Mayonnaise Recipe

Cecily Browstone presents a melon platter with mint mayonnaise accompanying cantaloupe honeydew and berries. The recipe calls for cream cheese and mint jelly dressing, served on a large platter with chicory and mint, yielding six servings.

Cecily Brownstone Associated Press California

Alabama 4-H Delegates to Washington Camp with Top Officials

Four Alabama 4-H youths Terrell Guthrie Jack Nichols Janice Crenshaw and Jean Stancil will join national peers in Washington for a week of study entertainment and tours of landmarks. They will meet U S Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark and farm committees while lodging with leaders Hanchey Logue Ann Barr supervise. Expenses are paid by Southeast Ford Tractor Company of Atlanta Georgia.

Alabama Washington, D. C Jean Stancil Toney Jack Nichols Coffee Springs Janice Crenshaw Fort Deposit Terrell Guthrie Jasper Chicago White Carl Stancil Rt. 1 Terrell Birmingham Hanchey E. Logue Ann Barr Washington Ford Tractor Company Atlanta Georgia

Attic and Window Fans Aid Summer Home Comfort

The article outlines three attic fan installation methods for ventilation and comfort in the modern home. It covers central suction box setups, wall mounted units, and ceiling embedded fans, plus the use of window fans for temporary cooling. It emphasizes sizing by cubic content, placing a grill with proper openings, and protecting openings from rain and insects.

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Massey Massey Club H. E. Owen Charlie England W. M. Parker Ishmel Laney James Morris Gertrude Radford W. M. Anders Nmrs L. O. Robertson Hope Lawrence County Robertsons Trinity Club Tarpley Price Bryant Theorgam County Farm Bureau Home Demonstration Club Morgan County High School W. J. Tarpley George Collins J. E Windes Alma Waa Morgan County Mrs. Opal Isley Lawre H. D.C South Limestone Home Ion Club Edwina Peebles Annie P. Richardson Annie Peebles Marjorie White Bobby Swartz Miami Betty Clarke UP Newsfeatures Beauty Editor Lowndes County The Daughters of the American Revolution Madison County Coffee County Council Mark Twain
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