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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1951

Page

6

Central Methodist Church Women Meet for Study Monday

The Woman's Society of Christian Service circles met Monday at 3 pm. Parks Circle gathered in the church parlor with Mrs. Sam Evans hosting and devotion by Mrs. R H Parks. Members discussed Feminine Faces and enjoyed cookies and cokes.

Woman’s Society of Christian Service Central Methodist Church Parks Sam Evans R. H. Parks Floyd Sherrod Cottingham T. J. Cottingham Hutto East Gordon Drive J. H. Branum Grady Hutto Falla Bailey Phil Vaughan Rufus Warren Warren Smith Circle Parks Home W. F. Parks Lethal Smith Gray Stone Circle Robert Gray Grant Street W. R. Duncan W. G. Stone Dorothy Pitt Lot Berta Rice Margaret Hartung Woman's Auxiliary Westminster Presbyterian Church E. S. Loyd Thomas Walton W. S. Hunter God

Ninth Street Church Groups Share Summer Fellowship

Ninth Street Methodist and Westminster Presbyterian activities issued in June. Members and guests gathered at homes on Fifth Avenue East and at Putnam Apartments for fellowship, study of Revelation, and missionary planning.

Ninth Street Methodist Church Cecil Julian Fifth Avenue East Marjorie Turner Eloise Zehner Jeanette Monk Betty Templeton Colleen Lawrence Cecil Monk Helen Blankenship Barbara Owens Barbara Turner Betty Faye Julian Sarah Ruth Aday Mack Graham Mary Frances Monk A. G. Jones Westminster Guild Joe Halas Westminster Presbyterian Church Putnam Apartments L. R. Murphree Johnson Trinity Louis Bagwell

Stephenson Circle Elects Officers For New Year

Mrs. Elton Stephenson presided as Stephenson Circle of the Woman's Society of Christian Service at Ninth Street Methodist Church electing officers for the new year. New members welcomed include Mrs. J. F. Lay Mrs. Billy Sparkman and Mrs. Tennis Sparkman.

W.S.C.S Stephenson A. Kizziah Elsie Carpenter John Butler J. L. Fincher W. M. Gilley R. L. Johnson J. F. Lay Billy Sparkman Tennis Sparkman Butler

Attendees Gather at Methodist Youth Assembly

Members of Memorial Drive Methodist church join the Methodist Young People's Assembly. Mrs. Walter D. Sanders and children from Newnan arrive Friday to visit their mother and grandmother, Mrs. Fred S. Hunt Sr. Families return from Athens and Gainesville, and the Parkers recount a year teaching at Ferrum Junior College in Ferrum Virginia.

Methodist Young People’s Assembly Memorial Drive Methodist Church Walter D. Sanders Newnan Georgia Fred S. Hunt Franklin Parker Betty June Parker

55 Boys to Go to Corn Fields on Ohio Farms

Gilbert Young of the Alabama State Employment Service says 55 young men are needed for detasseling hybrid seed corn on Ohio farms. Free transportation room and board, wages fifty cents per hour for about ten hours daily. No experience required. Must be at least 16, 5 foot 8 and 135 pounds. Work starts July 15 for three to four weeks.

Alabama Service Farm Gilbert Young Ohio

Parker Leads College Speech Choir Day Festival

Mr. Parker directed the college speech choir and plans a summer at George Peabody College in Nashville for graduate work before returning to Ferrum in the fall.

Parker George Peabody College Nashville

Clutching Son She Steps Before Train

In Albion Michigan Mrs Barbara Esslinger 31 and her eight year old son Ronald were killed when she stepped in front of a New York Central train. Coroner R D Scott ruled death by own action and homicide citing the mother’s recent divorce as a factor.

C. K. Neville and Son Paul Evansville Indiana H. K. Neville W. A. Ellner Sarah Margaret Neville Decan Albion, Mich Barbara Esslinger Ronald

Canadian dollar described as monetary unit

The statement identifies the Canadian dollar as the country's monetary unit. No further context or detail is provided in the source.

Canada Dollar

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