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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1952
Page
6
The Austinville Home Demonstration Club sponsors a Talent Show in the Austinville High School auditorium at 7 33 PM. Various acts will perform with cash prizes and prizes from local merchants. Cotillion Club meets at 7 PM in the Cornelian Court Hotel private dining room with urged attendance.
Members of the Bible Learners Class met Thursday evening at Mrs. E. T. Branum’s home for the regular session. Mrs. A L Frazier led devotionals from James 3 2 12. The group, with one guest Mrs. Helen Herndon, enjoyed ice cream and cake during social time. The North Alabama Shrine No 7 Order of the White Shrine of Jerusalem postponed tonight’s meeting to May 16 due to the Supreme Shrine Session.
Little Deborah Jean Turner is confined to her mother Mrs. Mildred Turner’s home Decatur Route Two with the measles. Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Branum have returned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Branum and daughter at their home in Birmingham.
Miss Ruby Sumners was elected president of the Business and Professional Women's Club at the May 1 regular meeting. Other officers named include Flossie Chandler as vice president and Dorothy Riddle as recording secretary. Delegates to the State Federation meeting in Birmingham May 16 to 18 were Flora Boyd and Dorothy Woodall, with a slate of new delegates named for the club.
Day from Louisville Kentucky with his wife Mrs Meyer and children Lee Jackie and Jennifer stay at the Lyons Hotel and will move soon into their Sherman Street home.
Reported new party step at the White House dubbed the East Room Walk aims to ease crowded receptions. Ushers line guests two abreast through the East Room as the Marine Band plays a waltz or march, keeping movement in step with the music.
In Circuit Court, Robert Louis Griffith sues A. G. Hooker in an attachment action. Attorney for Griffith is Russell W. Lynne.
Beads appear to have wide and varied uses among diverse populations worldwide. The article notes beads as common adornment and functional items across cultures, suggesting a long shared history of beadwork and trade.
Mendelssohn Hymn Of Praise to be offered Sunday May 4 at five o clock in Central Methodist Church. Mrs Louis Ling organist with pianists Mrs C D Faber Mrs W E Curry Mrs Doyle Taylor and J L Stimson. Choirs and soloists including Mrs Ed Pirie Mrs Bill Wright and others perform in a historically rich symphonic cantata finale with Let All Men Praise The Lord.
Emil Rieve retained control of the CIO Textile Workers of America with a seventh two year term. He won 1,223 votes to 720 for George Baldanzi in the presidential race worth $16,000 annually. A Canadian move to secede Ontario members was floated by Jack Robinson of Hamilton joint board.
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer, acting head of the seized steel industry, was offered hot mince pie instead of custard pie for lunch by the department cafeteria manager. He approved and joked about the many decisions faced by the administration.
Los Angeles physician Dr. George A. Zorb was away on vacation when termite inspectors discovered 95000 dollars in his attic. The money in small denomination bills was deposited in a bank for safekeeping, said his lawyer Joseph Scott.
Soldiers from the area arrived in San Francisco aboard the USNS General W. F. Hase. Named personnel include First Lieut. Robert M. Craig Athens Corporal Manton A. Davis Decatur Master Sergeant James R. Harrison Jr. Athens Private First Class Wayne Higginbotham Cullman 1 Corporal L. C. Jeffrits Leighton Corporal Eual L. Kassaw Cullman 5 Sergeant Robert F. McLemore Hillsboro 1 Private Onnie J. Rainey Cullman 4 Corporal Everett P. C. Vandiver Leighton 1 Master Sergeant Maxal D. Wiley Danville 2.
Tobacco is grown as far north as Quebec and Stockholm, signaling extensive northern cultivation. The note highlights the crop's adaptability to cooler climates and expanding geographic reach.
Readers can find practical garden guidance at the public library with books by Louise Hastings on Southern gardening, Ben Arthur Davis Holland's Handbook, Annie Burnham Carter on herbs, and Bertha Damon’s Farmyard Rhymes. The catalog highlights a year round garden calendar and non technical growing tips.
Georgia Public Service Commissioner Walter R. McDonald pressed two ICC petitions as head of the Southeastern Association of Railroad and Utility Commissioners. He accused the ICC of pre judging a case that would cost Southern railroads 30 million dollars annually and asked for reconsideration of an April 11 order raising freight rates.
The article notes that many ancient cultures included bath rooms where bathing facilities were reportedly as adequate as those in present day buildings. It discusses similarities and implications for daily life and sanitation.
A lyrical sequence praising a wide garden harvest from radishes to sweet corn. The verse wishes bright radishes and succulent potatoes with gentle leeks and lush berries. It moves through many named crops, ending with corn and other blooms, celebrating growth and abundance.
An old newspaper item touts Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as providing relief in three of four cases for menstrual pains and backaches. It urges women to try the modern preparation, promising improvement before and during periods and also aiding symptoms of change of life.
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