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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 28, 1949

Page

6

Local youth fellowship hosts women and scouts gathering

Miss Clara Ratliff led a Ninth Street Methodist Youth Fellowship meeting with plans for a future play. Barbara Turner presented The Final Ev Iow Of Jesus while Etna Ree Carral led prayer. Social hour featured refreshments and songs. members invite future hosts. Zones one and three of Decatur District WSCS plan meetings. an orientation film at Girl Scout Little House. Jimmy Aldridge celebrated his second birthday with a party. Mizpah Chapter 19 OES sponsors a tacky party at the Masonic Temple with prizes and a wedding bells playlet. Priceville M Y F meets with Proverbs 22:1-11 reading and games.

Clara Ratliff Ninth Street Methodist Church Etna Reeival Jimmy Dillard Barbara Turner E. W. Corley Betty Free Etna Ree Carral Bobbie Jean Holland Betty Faye Julian Ruby Sandlin Howie Lawrence Linda Joel Teague Richard Stabb George Coggin Hubert Sandusky Mizpah Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Priceville M.Y.F Priceville Methodist Youth Fellowship Lelia Belle Robinson Evelyn Robinson Hugh Thompson T. J

Birth announced for Demeras Anne Hames of El Paso

Mr and Mrs John H Hames of El Paso Texas announce the birth on March 24 of a daughter named Demeras Anne Mrs S M Thompson attended the funeral of William R Griffin Jr in Cullman Mrs Dwight E Coker returned to Collinsville Alabama from a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs T A Newell Lt John C Strother patient at Oliver General Hospital Augusta Georgia underwent operation with condition reported good Mr and Mrs Rufus Thorneberry Miss Shirley Kilgore and Miss Billie Coffey Huntsville were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Lewis Terry Austinville Mrs Charlie Bryant returned to Mobile after visit with sister Mrs W E Terry Austinville Mr and Mrs Thomas J Briscoe named their daughter born Friday night at Decatur General Hospital Mary Beth Mrs John Davis and Miss Sandra Davis spent the day in Birmingham Mr and Mrs John W Wyker returned home on Canal Street after months in Fort Lauderdale Florida Fred Sittason Jr returned to University of Alabama Tuscaloosa to resume studies He was elected into Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity Brenda Jo McElroy daughter of Mr and Mrs Boyd McElroy has been ill at home

T-5 John H. Hames el Paso Texas Demeras Anne C. W. Strother John C. Strother Oliver General Hospital Augusta Georgia Lt. Strother Rufus Thorneberry Shirley Kilgore Billie Coffey Huntsville Lewis Terry Austinville Thomas J. Briscoe Decatur General Hospital Mary_ Beth John W. Wyker Canal Street Fort Lauderdale Florida Fred Sittason Jr University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Fred Sittason Sittason Phi Gamma Delta

CARDUS Two Way Help For Functional Monthly Pain

Women find a two way approach with CARDUS for functional periodic pain and overall well being. Taken three days before your time it relieves pain. taken as a monthly tonic it may improve appetite digestion and build resistance. Scientific preparation and testing support CARDUS as an aid during difficult days.

Cardus

Refreshing Bath Traditions for Beauty and Health

The article extols daily bathing as essential for cleanliness and beauty. It notes perfumes and scented waters from ancient times, uses for dry skin with quick-drying creams, and anti gooseflesh preparations. It promotes morning baths, cool showers in warm seasons, cold-water vigor in winter, and deodorants to prevent odor.

Floodwaters drain off after big levee break in Port Allen

Mississippi waters which had breached a levee at Port Allen four days earlier were receding today. The 200 foot gap flooded about 20 square miles as water moved to the Atchafalaya and then the gulf. Planters expect much cane under water to survive. many refugees returned to homes to clear silt and tend crops.

Baton Rouge Mississippi River Port Allen Atchafalaya River Gulf

Rider Suffers An Injured Leg In Squeeze-Play Crash

One man injured in a morning mobile collision when a motorcycle, caught between a parked car and a car yielding to a passing bus, required medical attention. Alvin Childers of Austinville sustained a leg injury with about 14 stitches. James C. McNear drove the bike. Walter Moebes and C M Sykes were involved.

Alvin Childers Austinville Rea Walter Moebes Decature C. M. Sykes Bank Street James C. McNear Fifteenth Avenue East Moebes

Fondant Easter Eggs Make Centerpiece and Favors

Easy double duty Easter treat using fondant eggs as table centerpiece and guest favors. Confectioners sugar with sweetened condensed milk creates a creamy fondant suitable for inscribing guest names with chocolate frosting, while other flavors and coatings offer decoration and bites.

Bill Jane

Dear Miss Dix and the Marriage Dilemmas

The column presents Dorothy Dix style Q and A on marital strain, wedding expenses, and long term rules for harmony. A reader laments lack of evening companionship while a husband works hard, another fears lavish weddings exhausting savings, and a couple share a homegrown code for marriage lasting decades.

Dorothy Dix

Editor resigns at Macon papers in Alabama affiliate move

Peyton Anderson announces that William R. Smith editor of The Macon News has resigned to take a position with General Newspapers Inc. in Gadsden Alabama. The Macon Telegraph and The Macon News are part of the same affiliate network.

Macon Peyton Anderson Macon Telegraph The Macon News Today William R. Smith News Smith General Newspapers Inc Gadsden Ala

The Lapps as Real Life Dwarfs of Northern Finland

The Lapps living in Northern Finland resemble legendary Scandinavia dwarfs. They are about four and a half to five feet tall and possess great physical strength.

Finland Scandinavia

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Decatur Blount Robetson Fred S. Robinson Mr. Hallman A. G. Jones Girl Scout Little House Marsden Chapman Jimmy Aldridge Jimmy G.n.aldridge Endlam Boulevard Carol MacGregor Nancy Meyer Davey Wojack Mary and Janet Martin Kenneth Damsgard J. S. Aldridge Ed Wojack John Martin S. M. Thompson Cullman William R. Griffin, Jr Dwight E. Coker Collinsville, Alabama Mrs. T. A. Newell Charlie Bryant Mobile W. E. Terry John Davis Sandra Davis Birmingham Brenda Jo McElroy Boyd. McElroy A.B.C Helen Folley Herb Farm Shop Mary Ann Bagley Betty Teague Talladega Frances Durrett Bessemer Fred S.hunt Jr Eldorado, Arkansas Miss Dix Mary Mom Pop R. G Children’s Dept Seous Troll Jayne Dru Jayne Co Lei Frigidaire Miss Miller Frigidaire Home Economist Frigidaire Appliances Casey’s Electric CO LEE Street
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