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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1950

Page

6

Wesleyan Service Guild Holds May Meeting at Mrs Sheats Home

The Wesleyan Service Guild of Memorial Drive Methodist Church met May 2 at 7 30 p.m. at Mrs Frances Sheats home. Officers were elected for the coming year and a Mission Study on Women of The Bible was planned with Mrs Sheats as teacher. Miss Margaret Ann Yarbrough was named president and other posts filled. The program focused on Christianizing Our Homes and a social hour ended the evening.

Memorial Drive Guild Wesleyan Service Guild Memorial Drive Methodist Church Frances Sheats Sheats Margaret Ann Yarbrough Donald Thomas L. B. Osborne Jewel, Smith Frances Uby Harold Lowery Ralph Weinman Bill Rogers Helen K. Todd Mary Pike Frances Morrison Pat Hughes Lazelle Lovelace Jewel Smith Ann Draper Bertha K. Timberlake Dorothy Flynn Athea Lambert Todd Geneva Bridges Vaughan Estelle Morrow Decatur Route Two Florida

Furnished bedroom and kitchenette for rent

Furnished bedroom and kitchenette available to adults. Working couple preferred. Location at 1203 3rd Ave.

3Rd . Ave

Cotillion Club Meeting Tonight at Lyons Hotel Annex

An important Cotillion Club meet is set for seven thirty tonight at the Lyons Hotel Annex. The Thursday Luncheon Club met at Decatur Country Club at twelve thirty with guests Mrs. Elmer Loyd Sr Mrs Walton Green ee and Mrs George Wallace r. Mrs H D Greer hosted the afternoon and bridge followed lunch with Mrs Loyd taking high score and Mrs Anderson earning second high.

Cotillion Club Lyons Hotel Greer Decatur Country Club Elmer Loyd, Sr Walton Greneee George Wallacer H. D. Greer

Miss Jennie Blackwell to Headline Kappa Alpha Delta Dance

Miss Jennie Blackwell, Billy Woods, and Chartles Cornelius will attend the annual Kappa Alpha Delta sorority dance hosted by Miss Bonnie Bolding at the Pickwick club in Birmingham. Also in Birmingham, Cotaco Literary Club members met State Federated Women's Clubs at Municipal Auditorium. Mrs Charles Burkart of Hanceville visits her sisters in the city. The Dolts and Carricos, from St Louis, vacationing with the Warrens, departed after their visit.

Jennie Blackwell Billy Woods Chartles Cornelius Bonnie Bolding Pickwick Club Birmingham T. E. Petty Rufus Warren Cooper Guess Hugh Ogle Cotaco Literary Club Municipal Auditorium

Tri Cities Exposition Draws 15000 Plus In Preview Tour

More than 15000 people viewed the Home and Farm Electrical Exposition as it toured the Tri Cities with the walking talking refrigerator Junior and puppeteer Johnn Frost. The caravan will make a free one day stop in Decatur on Friday May 12 and feature science displays under the Previews Of Progress banner.

Tri-Cities Decatur Sheffield Junior Johnn Frost

Decatur Electrical Exposition Promises Free Family Fun

A one day electric exposition sponsored by the City of Decatur Electric Department will feature organ and hillbilly music, an electrified farm, valuable awards, and a talking kitchen. The show runs at American Legion Park and admission is free to all area residents.

Decatur City of Decatur Electric Department American Legion Park

Quick Chili Con Carne With Canned Beans Tip

Use canned kidney beans and include the liquid from the can in the recipe. The liquid adds body and flavor to the chili.

First Mechanical Refrigerator Patented in 1856

The first mechanical refrigerator gained a patent in 1856 while widespread electricity applications came after 1890, marking a shift in cooling technology from mechanical to electric power.

Will Marlow Dies at Hartselle Home

Funeral services for Will Marlow 60 will be held Saturday at 10 30 A M at New Center church Rev B R Maddox to conduct rites Interment in adjoining cemetery Peck directing Marlow died at 9 A M today at his Hartselle 4 home after a lengthy illness His widow Hattie Marlow is the only known survivor Pallbearers named J A Halbrooks J K Mayfield Hollis West Woodrow Tapscott Henry Posey Ed Armstrong

Will Marlow New Center Church B. R. Maddox Peck Marlow Hartselle Hattie Marlow J. A. Halbrooks J. K. Mayfield Hollis West Woodrow Tapscott Henry Posey Ed Armstrong

Daily Crossword and Cryptoquote Quiz Spans Puzzles and Quotations

The page presents a large crossword with clues across and down including entries like Fretful Ugly old women Burst for as a volcano Verbal Muck and more. It also features a Daily Cryptoquote puzzle LONGFELLOW as the quote key and a sample quotation from Shakespeare.

Dear Miss Dix and Vanderbilt Choir Star in St Louis

Dorothy Dix advises a man to end platonic attentions to avoid breaking a 22 year old girl’s heart while a reader asks if a woman can love two men. The snippet notes Billy Roger of Vanderbilt University, a pre medical student, as one of forty chosen from one hundred for a capella choir concert in St Louis on May 7.

Miss Dix Martin L Dorothy DIX Ben Vanderbilt Billy Roger W. L. Monts Decatur Vanderbilt University Nashville Tenn St. Louis Billy Parr Ia

Advice Column On Love And Career Dilemmas

A reader counsels marriage and fidelity issues while another asks about pursuing nursing. The adviser warns against risking a stable marriage for flirtation and urges having a baby as a remedy, then supports the nurse candidate pursuing a vocation despite a partner’s opposition.

Sheriff Loftis Defeated in Perry County Election

Perry county voters chose J. K. Townsend over Sheriff W. A. Loftis in the race for reelection with Townsend posting 1,213 votes to 998. In the solicitor contest Sheldon Pitts defeated incumbent James Hare by 1,557 to 633.

Marion Ala W. A. Loftis Perry County J. K. Townsend Townsend Sheldon Pitts James Hare Pitts Hare

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American Legion Auxiliary Morgan County Unit 15 Legion Home Bank Street Mary Louise Roberts Legion Field Cancer Control Fund Catherine Loosier Bessie Stella Daniels Butler P. Hine Murphreesboro David E. Young 7Th Street South John Pitts Tennessee Julian Moore Frank Carall J. W. McSwain Mary Littrell Chattanooga Thomas Avery Littrell Mary J. Wade Tomlinson Brainard Methodist Church South Crest Road Civinette Civinette Club W. F. Frazier Joe Elliott J. V. Roser Flint P. T. A Parent Teacher Association of Flint M. G. Fields Clarence Light J. L. Howard C. A. Poole, Jr Jack Norris S. D. Whitten Marvin Hughes R. H. Hogan Mesdames _ Higginbothem Rich and Poole St.Joseph Don’s Floor Don Williams Homer Warren Hardware Company Cotillion Charles Burkart Hanceville R. F. South Modest Maidens U S Clay R. Pollan ARIES Taurus Leo Virgo Aue Libra Scorpio ROV Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Daily Crossword L. Bliss Yukon Territory Halfems Seine Shakespeare Kung Features C.R.C The Bell Syndicate, Inc Kurfees H. L. Reeves Eighth Ave West Grocery W. Moulton Street Aram Famous National Silver Co He i Babe Voy Romane Jewelry
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