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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1949

Page

6

Regular meetings mark social groups at local church

The week saw multiple society events with nine First Christian Church W M S members meeting for prayer and reports led by Mrs Ernest Mc Culloch. Young Matrons Bible Club and Willoughby Presbyterian Young Adult Class held gatherings with devotionals, business, and social hours. PTA Joint meeting at Riverside High. Trinity Baptist Girls Auxiliary hosted a St Patrick themed social. Mrs Richard Parr hosted the Thursday Luncheon Club at the Spotswood Apartment Lyons Hotel.

First Christian W.M.S. S Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church Ernest McCulloch Hannigan Erin Walker Society Thompson Herman Safley Mark Willoughby Presbyterian Church Luther Sellers Melvin Wells Eugenia Little Francys Cox Ralph Hood Mary. Owens Ada and Francis Cox Elizabeth Thornorough Willie Ruth Cox Neely Crawford

Walter Jackson speaks at Riverside joint PT A meeting

Walter Jackson superintendent outlines curriculum guidance for the new Riverside High School program. He urges parental and teacher cooperation in eighth grade course selection and notes plans for college preparatory, commercial, diversified, and trade courses. General Electric show event set for March 28.

Riverside High School P.T. A Walter Jackson W. T. Jordan Jackson Decatur Otis Kirby P.T A W.t.jordan General Electric

Music Study Club Meets At Legion Home In Friendly Session

The Music Study Club met Wednesday afternoon at the Legion Home on Bank Street with a short business session led by president Mrs John Chenault. Members presented a string ensemble and performed selections including Air Metodieux, Contre Danées, and Payance. Mrs Gecil Timberlake sang To A Hilltop and Mrs Curry accompanied. An address on International Music Relations urged peace through music as members contributed a collection for overseas. Refreshments with St Patrick Day motifs were served by hostesses.

Young Matrons Bible Club Vickrey M. K. Vickrey Jackson Street Dorothy Pitt Leonard Moody W. G. Stone John McBride Odie Cavnar Legion Home Bank Street John Chenault Milton Norris Bruce Byars Reneau Carrell A. M Matthews Avery Taylor WK. Wilder W. £. Curry Joseph Dent Russell Speake

Cleaning Establishment for Sale with Equipment and Truck

Cleaning establishment offered for sale including all equipment and a 1946 truck. Contact E. A. Gilbreath or call 2184 Courtland for details.

E. A. Gilbreath Courtland

Bishop Purcell to Dedicate New McKendree Church Sunday

Bishop Clare Purcell along with Dr. A H Nabors and Rev Sammy Stabler will dedicate the new McKendree Methodist church on the Danville charge Sunday at 2 30 PM. The church west of Falkville cost about 30000 dollars and dates to 1840 making it 148 years old. Several former pastors are expected to attend the dedication and the public is invited.

Clare. Purcell Birmingham McKendree Methodist Church Danville A. H. Nabors Decatur Purcell Sammy M. Stabler McKendree Falkville North Alabama Woodfin K. Groves McKendree Church Methodist Church RN. Moore Henry Hurst J. A. Clark Groves

Afternoon of Games Notes and High Score Winners

Afternoon of games records list Mrs Barres and C Seon as participants. A8 won high score with Mrs Parr second in high score.

Barres Secon High Parr

Free Picture on Science at Riverside Auditorium

An event offering a free picture session on science is held at Riverside Auditorium. Organizers invite attendees to explore scientific topics in a family friendly setting.

Riverside Auditorium

Miss Lucy Roberson Bride Elect Honored In Shower

Mrs Ernest E Hutto hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Lucy Margaret Roberson bride elect of Mr Paul Hutto at her Mount Hope home. Spring flowers filled the rooms as fifty guests greeted, registered, admired gifts, and enjoyed sandwiches cookies and punch.

Ernest E. Hutto Claude Roberson Mount Hope Lucy Margaret Roberson Paul. Hutto Hutto Grady Hutto Wilburn Saint

Crawford Hill Visits Family Before Railroad Retirement

Paris Tennessee resident Crawford Hill, long time conductor on the L and NR R from Bowling Green to Memphis, paid a rerent visit to his sister Mrs Erin Walker and nephew in Tennessee. Mr Hill plans retirement in April. John E Sandhii and his wife visited their grandfather, Mr Blackman, recovering from a stroke and listed in critical condition at Coffee County hospital in Florence. Friends note the strain of the illness and express concern.

Mrs. Clyde Looney Henry Tennessee Mrs Fin Walker Lytton Co. Walker Crawford John E. Sandhii 7. Blackman Mr. Blackman Coffee County Hospital Florence Eriends

Saratoga Victory Mills to Close Two Plants

In Huntsville Alabama March 11 the Albertville and Guntersville plants of Saratoga Victory Mills Inc were scheduled to close today impacting about 690 workers. Each plant employs 300. Closure depends on future conditions. VP CD Elliott cited higher fabric production costs than selling price due to market and labor inefficiency.

Huntsville Ala Albertville Guntersville Saratoga Victory Mills Inc CD. Elliott

Laura Wheeler Crochet Pattern Offer

Laura Wheeler promotes durable filet crochet patterns with charts photos and concise directions. Readers are urged to send twenty cents for pattern 507 to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Brooklyn address and provide name address zone. a snowiest designs catalog and free scrap quilt pattern are advertised.

Laura Wheeler Laura , Wheeler Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. P. O Flatbush Station Brooklyn Wheeler Needlecraft

Sew and Save Anne Adams Pattern Ad

Advertisement for pattern 4970 a fashion frock with a deep set yoked bodice and puffed sleeves in sizes 12 through 20. It notes yardage for size 16 and requires 25 cents in coins for the pattern plus name address zone size and style number. Printed by The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept. in New York.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N.Y

Bishop Purcell To Preach At Central Methodist Sunday

Bishop Clare Purcell of the Birmingham area will preach at Central Methodist Church Sunday at 10 50 a m. He formerly served in Madison Hartsville Sylacauga Tullahoma Tuscaloosa Jasper Gadsden and led North and South Carolina conferences before 1948 transfer to Birmingham. A large congregation is expected.

Clare Purcell Birmingham Methodist Church Central Methodist Church Purcell North Alabama Madison Hartselle Sylacauga Talladega Tuscaloosa Jasper Gadsden Methodist Episcopal Church South Charlotte North Carolina South Carolina Columbia South Central Church

Book for Spring by Anne Adams Fashion Guide

Anne Adams presents a spring fashion guide for all ages and figures. It promises guidance for tall and short, slim and not so slim with a free pattern of four stores printed in the book and asks readers to send fifteen cents more for a copy.

Anne Adams

Free Lecture on Christian Science at Johnston Street

Christian Scientists of North Alabama invite friends to a free talk at First Church of Christ Scientist Johnston Street and Sixth Avenue on Thursday March 17 at 8 o clock Cecil Forton of New York City will speak on Christian Science The Availability of Divine Law Denton explains how Christian Science heals Public invited The Seamen's Church Institute of New York known as a major lantern organization for merchant seamen

North Alabama First Church of Christ, Scientist Johnston Street Sixth Avenue Cecil F.ton New York City First Church of Christ Scientist Boston Mass Denton

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