TV-Ho Cruise Plans by White Leland Party
Mr and Mrs Ed Leland of Memhis Tennessee arrive Friday to visit Mr and Mrs John White in Decatur. They join the Tennessee Valley Ho Cruise aboard the Irma with Mr White as one of three cruise captains. They return to Decatur in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John White
Ed Leland
Memhis
Tennessee
Funay
White
Leland
Knoxville
Mr. White
Mrs. White
Decatur
Westminister Presbyter
C. J. Andrews
Andrews
Elaine
John Barron
Paul Robson
Averylor
Tim
Jerry ‘Taylor
As Walton
Richard Watkins
William D
A. S. Kramer
John Troxler
Jeff
Harry Folwell
Personal notices relay visits and movements across states
Mrs. A L Handley returns from Arlington to visit son in law Arthur Hart. Mrs. Ora Graham of Tampa visits sisters Mary and Jennie Lovelady. Lt Col G R Hundt and Theda Handley transfer to Washington DC. Wise family visits from Oak Ridge with plans to reunite weekend. Howard Graham family from Tampa visit Loveladys. Several ladies head to Ridgecrest NC for Baptist Week. Anderson family hosts while Mr Anderson attends Civitan in Dallas. Bertha Mae Timberlake to Mobile for Stone Keown wedding June 24. Duane Carr and Diana of Memphis visit L A Neill. Sarah Ruth Jeffries arrives from Ventura for summer with Jeffries. Wesley Cook Johnny Harvey in Birmingham for Merchants Convention and game. Bill Cobb in NYC for United Textile Workers convention. Penny family from Attalla visit Branum clan.
Like Ownership Being Sought
Southern Co and Electric Bond & Share Co announce a program toward integrated operation under common ownership of Alabama Power and related systems, signaling a move to unify electric assets in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern Co
Electric Bond & Share Co
Electric Systems of Alabama Power Co
Self Graduates From FBI National Academy in Washington
Self, a local police officer and Alabama representative, will graduate next Friday after completing a 12 week program at the FBI National Academy. He received a leave of absence from the police department. The invitation lists graduation exercises on Friday morning June 30, 1950 at 10:30 in the Departmental Auditorium in Washington DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pack Self
FBI National Academy
Self
Alabama
Decatur
Constitution Avenue
12Th
144Th Streets
Washington, D. C
Southern Plans Exchange Offer For Birmingham Electric Stock
Birmingham Electric Co to seek SEC approval to exchange 1 share Southern for 1 percent share Birmingham Electric. George C. Walker of Electric Bond & Share, owning 46.56 percent, says the firm will accept the offer pending SEC approval. Also notes USDA data on food spending per dollar in September 1949 and 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham Electric Co
E. A. Yates
Southern
Securities and Exchange Commission
Birmingham Electric
George C. Walker
Electric Bond & Share
Birmingham Electric Common
SEC
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Sulfa Medicines Widely Used to Cut Poultry Deaths
Certain sulfa medicines are now widely used to reduce disease fatalities among poultry, aiming to lower mortality rates and improve flock health.
Decatur Women Golfers Play Match at Decatur Country Club
Rain soaked course as Decatur Women Golfers began match play at Decatur Country Club. Defending champion Mrs John H Jones defeated Mrs E M Rogers 7 5 in the opening day, with other results in the championship and first and second flights and consolation flight entries noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Country Club
John H. Jones
E. M. Rogers
George Herbert Jones
Bill Greene
Ruth Baugh
Joe Duncan
C. S. Carter
C. D. Cottingham
John Darby
Bob Evans
C. G. Farrish
Moulton
Richard Frank
Alda Goidel
Charles Norman
Bob McWhorter
Dick Sprayberry
Melvin Lowery
Betty Sullivan
Maryleen Duncan
Milton Yarbrough
Dear Miss Dix Advice on Love and Duty in Youth
A 24 year old widower asks if marrying a capable short woman will bring happiness. Dorothy Dix says height is irrelevant, warns against burying love for a first wife, and argues a mature man seeks deep, exclusive love rather than a platonic union. She notes lasting happiness requires balancing love and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dzar Miss DIX
Miss DIX
Dorothy Dix Offers Financial Troubles Leaflet Request
Dorothy Dix notes she cannot reply personally but will answer general problems through her column. For family budget issues she has written leaflet D-12 titled Financial Troubles. To obtain a copy, send 5 cents and a stamped self addressed envelope to Miss Dix care this newspaper P O Box 98 Times Square Station New York NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Dix
P. O
Times Square Station
New York
N. Y
Galvanized Ware Water Fountains Could Last Longer
The life of galvanized ware used as water fountains for chickens or small animals may be prolonged by painting the outside and putting a coat of paraffin inside.
Nutrition study tweaks taste myths of good cooking
The Department of Agriculture reports nutrition should guide cooking. Tests compare raw versus cooked foods, boiling versus baking, and metal versus plastic cutlery. Findings show potatoes boiled in jackets retain more vitamins, and a pinch of baking soda speeds peas cooking and preserves green color without vitamin loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Lady in Cool Summer Dress Pattern Teased
A vintage sewing notice promotes pattern 4664 for a summer dress with scallop panels and pockets in sizes 14 through 42. It notes yardage for size 16, sewing ease, and instructions, urging readers to order from Anne Adams Pattern Dept. at The Decatur Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Cally
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Scofield Bible Class
Scofield
Nathan Pryor
Ferry Street
Reapers OF
Southside
Fuller Home
Southside Baptist Church
Annie Fuller
George Wells
Charles Boley
Earl ‘Hargitt
Girl Scout Board
Saly
Erm
SRCAN
K. Timberlake
Mr. Loosier
Legion Post 15
Rainbow
Masonic Temple
The
Order of the Rainbow
Decatur Masonic Temple
Pilot Club of
Woodall’s
Moulton Highway
Pilot Club
Ruby Sandlin
Bertha K. Timberlake
Wilburn Hagler
Bertha Timberlake
Annabell Minor
Elnora Kirkpatrick
Lulu Mae Boggs
Lillian Campbell
Mary Marlowe
Allie Bell
Mattie Lee Davis
ST. Ann’s
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
A. L. Handley
Arlington, Texas
Arthur Hart
Ora Graham
Tampa
Florida
Mary
Jennie Lovelady
G. R. Hundt
Theda Handley
New York City
Washington D. C
Hundt
Pentagon Building
Howard Graham
Shirely Ann
Ronald
Cooper Guess
Jim Lee
John Short
Herman Free
Paul Draper
Ridgecrest
North Carolina
Baptist Association
Owen Glenn Anderson
Lynn
Tuscumbia
Sadie Gillespie
Anderson
International Civitan
Dallas
Texas
Bertha Mae Timberlake
Mobile
Stone Keown
Ashland Place Methodist Church
Duane Carr
Diana
Memphis
Mrs
L. A. Neill
Sarah Ruth Jeffries
Ventura
California
Ventura Junior College
Miss Jeffries
W. T. Jeffries
Trinity
Wesley Cook
Johnny Harvey
Birmingham
W. C
Bill) Cobb
United Textile Workers of America
New Yorker
John Penny
Charles
Jimmy
Attalla
E. T. Branum
Philadelphia
William Hayes
Pennsylvania
Fred Voehringer
Sherman Street
H. Ryan
Weoulton St
Claudette Colbert
Elia Ts
Princess Theatre
Austinville
Barbara Jones
Austinville High School
Jones
W. T. Jones
FBI School
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