Community church groups hold June society meetings
Multiple church and civic women's groups met across Decatur in late June. St Paul Lutheran Auxiliary hosted at Mrs Walter Mitwede's home. Oak Ridge Methodist W S C S met at the church. Shady Grove Baptist W M S gathered at Mrs Louis Key's home. Flint Home Demonstration Club planned a color in the home demonstration. Wesleyan Service Guild met at Memorial Drive church. Girl Scouts prepared to see Boy Scouts off to Jamoree. Memorial Drive M Y F postponed a box supper and entertainment.
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Shady Grove W. M. S
Key Home
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Louis Key
Wesleyan Service Guild
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
W. J. Harper
6Th Avenue West
Margaret Ann Yarbrough
Frances Sheats
Memorial Drive
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Gold Star Mothers Tea Honors Morgan County War Mothers
Saturday afternoon in the Ladies Auxiliary to the V. F. W. club room the Gold Star Mothers Tea will honor Morgan County mothers whose sons died in World War II. Piano selections will be performed by Mrs. Martin L. Kingsmore representing the D A V and others. a memorial poem and prayer precede special music. V F W Auxiliary members greet guests 2 to 6 pm with decorations and refreshments provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Auxiliary
Morgan County
J R. Vaughn
Martin L. Kingsmore
Claude Aycock
American Legion Auxiliary
Joe, Morrison, Jr
Elva Tipton
Mary Blizzard
Minnie Goodlet
Frances Morrison
Youth Night at Austinville Church of God
Special services will be held Sunday night at 7 30 p m for young people of the Austinville Church of God. Youth will be ushered to seats reserved in their honor. The pastor will deliver a message of vital interest to youth with special music favors and choruses. All young persons are invited.
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Austinville
Memorial Singing at Macedonia Church Sunday
The Macedonia church, seven miles southwest of Decatur, hosts its annual memorial singing on Sunday starting at ten in the morning and continuing through the day. Tennis Sparkman, chairman, says a noon dinner will be spread on the grounds and all singers are invited. The Athens quartet will perform Saturday night and stay over for Sundays singing.
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Macedonia Church
Macedonia
Decatur
Tennis Sparkman
Athens
Good Fellowship At Christian Meeting
The Christian Men's Fellowship of the First Christian Church held its monthly meeting Thursday night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Moore. Fried chicken with all the trim mings was enjoyed by Rev. David DeBoer, Dr. Joe Burleson, Macon Gilbert, Caswell Hays, Sidney Knowles, Bill Moore, W. H. Moore, Reese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Men's Fellowship of the First Christian Church
W. H. Moore
David DeBoer
Joe Burleson
Macon Gilbert
Caswell Hays
Sidney Knowles
Bill Moore
Reese
Regular meeting reminder at Legion Home tonight
Members were reminded of the regular meeting to be held tonight at seven thirty o clock at Legion Home. Hostesses will be Mrs Bertha Timberlake and Mrs Joe Morrison all members were urged to be present.
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Flint Home Demonstration Club
Jack Norris
B. K. Wiggins
American Legion Auxiliary
Morgan County
Legion Home
Bertha Timberlake
Joe Morrison
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Weddings
A flurry of visitor and family updates activity from Alabama and Tennessee includes Mr. and Mrs. Jim Pickens and relatives from Clanton and Hartselle visiting Moulton, while Klell Napps returns to Danville after two weeks in Decatur. Dr. A M Roan heads home from the International Civitan convention in Dallas. Miss Charlotte Rice visits Tuscaloosa, and the Parker and Patterson families plan events in Columbia and Tuscaloosa. A group travels to the Gulf Coast for a weekend at Larkway Villa and Miss Nona Fort visits Nashville for two weeks with Miss Sallye Kimbrough.
July 27 Meeting at the Church
The notice states a meeting on July 27 at the church. A curious gardening note suggests cucumbers could be trained to grow on poles like beans for easier picking. An unusual fact claims a beaver can fell a five inch tree in three minutes.
Comfortable shoes aid posture and beauty on campus
A beauty column urges women to prioritize comfort in footwear to prevent frown lines, back ache, and poor posture. It promotes oxford style shoes with low heels and resilient leather, noting mothers may neglect fit for vanity and college girls value comfort.
Cullman Scouts Headed to National Jamboree in Valley Forge
Virgil B. Fowler and W. R. Garrison lead about 400 Cullman County Scouts to the National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania. A special Decatur train departs Sunday with a stop in Washington before arriving Tuesday. About 47,000 Scouts from across the nation attend, with the Cullman group returning July 10 after visiting New York City and other sites. Local Scouts include Merrill Gross Patt Padgett Gil Fowler Ira Giles Bo Russell Sherrill Smith Jimmy Knight Chris Doss Keith Calvert Harold Garrison Mack Tilley Harold Lee and Bertis Rascoe.
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Virgil B. Fowler
W. R. Garrison
Valley Forge
Decatur
Washington
Cullman
New York City
Merrill Gross
Patt Padgett
Kgil Fowler
Ira Giles
Bo Russell
Sherrill Smith
Jimmy Knight
Chris Doss
Keith Calvert
Harold Garrison
Mack Tilley
Harold Lee
Bertis Rascoe
Industry drive explored at Cullman Chamber meeting
The Cullman County Chamber of Commerce board focused on attracting industry. President George Stiefelmeyer Jr named a committee to survey residents for financial and moral backing. The site committee includes Mayor Bill Nesmith Russell Smith and Robert Schaefer.
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Chamber of Commerce
Cullman County
George Stiefelmeyer, Jr
Cullman
Elbert Ponder
Charlie Klein
Melvin Dahlike
Leroy Bledsoe
Bill Nesmith
Russell Smith
Robert Schaefer
Highway Construction Opens On Arkadelphia Highway
The state highway department began work this week on the Arkadelphia Hanceville route with engineer Davis surveying a five mile section. Grading and drainage advance as part of the larger project. Governor James E. Folsom ordered the initiation last week.
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State Highway Department
Arkadelphia-Hanceville
Davis
James E. Folsom
Hospital List of Inpatients Includes Cullman and Hanceville Names
Included in patients at the hospital this week are Mrs. J. B. Stisher Cullman 8 Cranston Nurry Hanceville 3 Mrs. B. L. Duke ullman 8 Mrs. F. A. wards Hanceville 3 Mrs. W. J. Mobbs Cullman Mrs. Shelburn Stanley Hanceville Carl Haner Hanceville Mrs. Emma Farmer Hanceville 3 Alma Mae Gossett Cullman 1 Mrs. J. R. Waldrop Arley 1 R. W. Duren Steppville Mrs. F. E. Obergfell Cullman H. E. Baar W. T. Patton Birmingham Mrs. O. Cullman Mrs. W. Sawer Blount Springs Ala Cullman 1 R. T. Pollard 5 Mrs. A. L. Woodruff Vera Waddle Baileyton 1 Crane Cullman 7 Eddie Benson Cullman Jerry Wayne Edmondson Crane Hill 1 Cathy Ann Liepet Cullman 5
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J. B. Stisher
Cullman
Cranston Murry
Hanceville
B.L. Duke
Ullman
F. A.wards
W. J.mobbs
Shelburn Stanley
Carl Haner
Emma Farmer
Alma Mae Gossett
J. R. Waldrop
Arley
R. W. Duren
Steppville
F. E. Obergfell
H. E. Ba ¥Ar
W. T. Patton
Birmingham
O. Cullman
A. L. Woodruff
Vera Waddle
Baileyton
Crane
Eddie Benson
Jerry Wayne Edmondson
Crane Hill
Cathy Ann Liepet
Marriage Licenses Report from Cullman County
Marriage license notices list Grady Woodard and Lorese Thompson both of Cullman five, Dennis Waits of Birmingham to Therese Hoening of Cullman, Clyde Lancester of Cullman four to Shirley Ward of Cullman four, Dee Stricklin of Cullman to Stella Quick of Cullman five, Fred Ball of Vinemont two to Jewell Powell of Vinemont three, Carmen Johnson of Arley one to Sylvia Hall of Cullman ten, Edgar Ball of Vinemont three to Cora Sheats of Vinemont three, Thomas Lindsey of Cullman to Daisy Smith of Cullman.
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Grady Woodard
Cullman
Lorese Thompson
Dennis Waits
Birmingham
Therese Hoening
Clyde Rufus Lancester
Shirley Fay Ward
Dee Stricklin
Stella Pearl Quick
Fred Ball
Vinemont
Jewell Powell
Carmen Johnson
Thomas H. Lindsey
Daisy Bertha Smith
Sink Holes Open Near Birmingham House
Three large sink holes opened suddenly beside a Northside residence in Birmingham. The biggest measured about 50 feet in diameter and roughly 25 feet deep. another was about 30 feet deep. Geologists attribute the formations to an underground river dissolving limestone during rains.
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Birmingham
Ala
Dear Miss Dix on late-night visits and wife types
Dorothy Dix advises on whether a girl should host a suitor at dawn and how mothers view all-night dating. The column also counsels adopting children, honesty about paternity, and choosing between a scolding or easygoing wife for ambition and home peace.
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Miss DIX
Dear Dorothy Dix Advice on adoption and disclosure
A reader asks how to handle telling an adopted child about the adoption and whether to hide the fact from neighbors. Dorothy Dix notes she has answered this question many times and proceeds to give guidance on truthful parenting and proper disclosure.
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Dorothy DIX
Dorothea Dix Warns Against Hasty Marriage Leaflet
Dorothea Dix notes she cannot answer individuals but will address general interest questions through her column. She has prepared leaflet D-8 describing the dangers of marrying too young. To obtain a copy, send 5 cents and a stamped self-addressed envelope to Miss Dix care of this newspaper P. O. Box 98 Times Square Station New York NY.
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Dorothy DIX
Dix
P. O
Times Square
New York
N. Y
Prairie dog tunnels spanned vast plains before farming
The Book of Knowledge notes that before midwestern farming, prairie dogs dug tunnels over 100 miles long, shaping the landscape through their extensive subterranean activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Whit EVER PAY MORE? St Joseph aspirin tops savings at 10¢ less
A vintage ad claims St Joseph aspirin as the world's largest seller offering 10 cents less than competitors. It markets lower prices to lure shoppers, highlighting pervasive price competition in the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Joseph Aspirin
St.Joseph
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St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Walter Mitwede
Fourth Avenue South
Harvid Honkala
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Claude McBride
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Violet Cook
Olen Cooper
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Horace Crow
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GMAC
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
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Susan
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Fairborn
Ohio
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Ninth Avenue West
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Edwards
Mrs. Mitchell
Church of God
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Gene Moyer
Henry Dean
Clanton
Alabama
Harvey Pickens
Carol
Bob
Hartselle
W. K. Pickens
Moulton
Klell Napps
Danville
Kentucky
Dr. A. M. Roan
Dallas
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Charlotte Rice
Tuscaloosa
Mrs. Butler Hine
C. P. Parker
Letha Nan Parker
Jo Ann Parker
Columbia
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University of Alabama
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Patterson
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Youngstown
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Courtland
Larkway Villa
Gulf Coast
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Nashville
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Arthur A. Jones
Bees Walton
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Atlanta
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Malcolm Ratliff
Beeline Highway
Johnston
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Cullman News
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