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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1955
Page
6
Portland is home to Mrs. Pluma Lamphiear a rare female painter and paperhanger who leads a small contracting firm. The story highlights her pioneering position in a male dominated trade and her efforts to balance family and work.
The Falla Bailey Circle met in the church parlors with singing and prayers. Guests and members led Bible and world outlook lessons, closing with Psalm 19. Westminster Auxiliary met in the chapel with prayer and reports from the Presbyterial in Athens. Eight members attended. five held office. Trinity Methodist WMS met at Mrs. Hubert May's home with president H K Neville presiding.
Nine touch recounts a woman who shuns male attire while working and is refused work by men, yet finds jobs through women who won’t let a man in the house. Mrs. Lamphier, now running the business after her husband’s death, supports two daughters.
Jud ith L Isley Charles Gamble wed March 11 in Columbus Mississippi announcing marriage to Charles Gamble of Birmingham. The couple, graduates of local high schools, planned a East Lake home and a Cub Scout event with dads and sons noted along with a birthday cake and service stars for the boys. Attendees included Cubs Steve Kopp Jim Speake Joe Sobotka Robert Kruidenier Andy Kelly Roger McWhorter Edwin Michael Wilson Hill Ferguson II Dr Tom Bingham Mrs Bingham Laurie and Mrs T A Bowles.
The third phase of the Cub Scout Training program will be held Thursday at 7 30 p m in the City Electric Auditorium. The subject at this time will be the Den.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Bowles Jr hosted a Sunday picnic at their Town Creek farm for Cub Scout Ben 1 Pack 89 and families. The event celebrated the first anniversary of Den 1 with dads and sons arriving early for a served meal.
A roundup lists attendees at the opera Faust in Birmingham and various travels and visits. It notes W R Norton of the Tri-Cities in Decatur, R W Orr and Wilson Orr Jr in Helena Arkansas, Mrs Orr’s father Charles A Wooten joining, Mrs Kenneth Taylor and granddaughter Ann Overstreet visiting Walter Jackson’s family, S J Nethery Jr and others sailing to Arcadia Florida for fishing, E P Garrett and Fred Stewart from Belle Mina heading to Foley and Orange Beach, and Billy Bailey Waterson Jr born Sunday night at Decatur General.
The notice references the children of Decatur and Mrs. Betty Bailey, highlighting a family connection in a local obituary brief.
A surprise birthday picnic was held for Mrs. L. P. Duke at Malone Park in Decatur on Sunday. Attendees included Lois Green. Holman Green and family. Lewis Hendrix of Nauvoo. Jesse Hendrix of Cullman. Lula Nix of Akron Ohio. George Woodard of Gadsden. Lum Duke of Huntsville. Grady Parker and children of Hartselle. Carl Duke and spouse.
A report shows trucks carry 89 percent of U S food to initial markets, highlighting freight patterns and logistics in early supply chains. The data underscore road transport dominance amid evolving distribution networks.
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