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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1946

Page

5

Reunion Inspires Westside Presbyterian Women Missionary Society

A Westside Presbyterian Woman's Missionary Society reunion at the church impressed members with candlelit decor and reminiscences. Mrs. W. J. Tarpley gave the welcome, Mrs. W. E. Hyde of Meridian responded, ten year members received corsages, and memorial services honored five deceased members. A reception followed at the new church manse.

Westside Presbyterian Woman's Missionary. Society W. J. Tarpley W. E. Hyde Meridian

Birmingham Woman Credits Scalf's for Recovery

Mrs Minnie Mae Mitchell of Birmingham Alabama recounts four years of stomach pain gas pressure and poor appetite. She credits Scalf's Indian River Medicine with relief of distressful symptoms and a return to health and recommends it to others. Sold at Caddell's Drug Store.

Scalf Mrs. Mitchell Minnie Mae Mitchell 5Th Avenue S. Birmingham Ala Rev. Thomas

Morochi National Honor Society Taps Six Students

The Morochi chapter held its spring initiation in Hart Selle auditorium with six new members five juniors J P Cain Patsy Shipp Joe Hall Robert Stephenson Robbie Quinn and senior Reba Penn plus guest speaker Robert Glen. The ceremony included vows of Scholarship Leadership Character and Service and was led by Orval Sparkman with alumnae assisting.

Morcohi National Honor Society Riddle Auditorium Hartselle Reba Penn J.P. Cain Patsy Shipp Joe Hall Robert Stephenson Robbie Quinn Nina Guyton Mitchell Mady Robert Glen Mr. Glen Morochi Pauline Preston Lib Peck Leon Ricks Nancy Roberts Audrey Belew Carolyn Stewart Jerry Burleson Orval Sparkman Jean Praytor Doris Roberts Glynn Rose Kathryn McElroy Jean Freeman Hal Jean Blair Billy Murphree

Builders of Peace for Tomorrow study session report

Mrs. J. T. Jones led a study on Builders of Peace for Tomorrow. The session concluded with a prayer offered by Mrs. T. L. McDonald as routine matters were addressed.

J. T. Jones Sesson T. L. McDonald

Personal notices of visits and illnesses in town

Mrs. Bessie K. Daugherty of Tupelo Miss arrives this afternoon to visit her nephew and niece Mr and Mrs Charles H Eyster. Mrs Ben Ray of Huntsville spends weekend with Mr and Mrs Rayburn Neville in Trinity. W E Todd remains very ill at his Sherman Street home. Master John Smiley Key of Russellville Ala arrives this afternoon for a weekend with his grandparents Mr and Mrs J R Smiley. Water plunged glowing coals noted as ancient magic cure against the evil eye.

Bessie K. Daugherty Tupelo, Miss Charles H. Eyster Ben Ray Huntsville Rayburn Neville Trinity W. E. Todd Sherman Street John Smiley Key Russellville, Ala J. R. Smiley

Daily Crossword Clues Puzzle and Cryptoquote Quote

A dense crossword puzzle page lists clues for Across and Down including cry out agreement region like a wing egglike gave out as alms various stone rule epoch cry of a dove receptacle halfems fillets of silk grew white becomes active as again obtain metallic rock before member of a Moffoloid tribe fog farm building ingress youth cushion below a printedcotton cloth crown saw S shaped molding lairs desire to One carrying vessel fat devilfish 365 days bow serpent lizard comply cave fragrant smells flower wreaths hawaii bank draft jumbled type capital of italy a snaky haired woman myth an ornamental front piece Look at worldly diminutive of Albertina snare fishhook periods of time abbr measure of length asia cryptogram quote It is the cause not the death that makes the martyr Napoleon distributed by King Features Syndicate inc

France referendum defeatreshapes European power balance

Mackenzie notes the French referendum rejection of a leftist draft constitution signals a major clash between communists and conservatives in Europe. He flags France as a key power, England’s wary stance, and a June 12 election that could swing toward conservatism or radical change depending on national conditions and hunger relief. He also mentions Mesecow’s grain promise and potential De Gaulle activity.

Europe France Germany Italy Russia England Mesecow de Gaulle

Mortgage Foreclosure Sale in Decatur Morgan County Alabama

Default on April 5 1945 promissory note secured by real estate mortgage prompts public sale of Lot 7 Block 101 2 in Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Co Addn No 1 at the Courthouse door Decatur Alabama on June 10 1946. Sale proceeds to pay mortgagees and foreclosure costs. Irvine C Porter cdl for May 7 14 21.

Gilman West Realty Investment Company Morgan County Alabama Decatur Decatur Land Improvement and Furnace Company Decatur Land Company Decatur Gardens, Inc Life and Casualty Insurance Company Aed Investment Comm Irvine C. Porter Cdl

Luce counsels girls to seek husbands over careers

Clare Boothe Luce argues against fast tracking to careers, warning that marrying men grows harder to obtain and wages shrink when women enter low paying jobs. She says pursuing work delays marriage, reduces family formation, and risks lifelong singlehood for many youths.

Clare Boothe Luce

Marriage as a Career and Its Social Costs

The piece argues marriage is a career choice for women, noting economic shifts since many husbands were once plentiful. It contends women with careers outside the home struggle with domestic fulfillment, warns that divorce and juvenile delinquency rise when wives fail at home management, and endorses Mrs. Luce’s view only for those with grit to succeed.

De Gaulle's resignation and possible political gambit

The text discusses General De Gaulle's January resignation amid a leftist cabinet dispute over a large army plan. It notes analysts believed he might be playing a strategic game, allowing a provisional president to govern until the June constitutional election and then potentially resume leadership.

General de Gaulle Hig Dudgeon Paris

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T. G. Morrow East Walnut Street A. T. Hanson Mary Robertson Morrow Lamar Penney Bing Crosby Hanson Katharine Cornell C. M. Scales Jr Phil Baker S. H. Wilds Central Methodist W. S. C Central Methodist W. S. C. S J. W. Darrah Darrah G. M. Davenport T. Z. Bailey First Methodist First Methodist Church James H. Johnson L. J. Ramage Birmingham Indian River Harmoneers Joe Bartlett al Bain Johnnie Goode Mgr Moulton ST Velour Daily Crossword Naut Lairs Desire Cave Hawaii Albertina Asia Aan H Retzf Passau King Features Syndicate_inc Mackenzie DeWitt Mackenzie Goidel’s Dorothy DIX The Self Syndicate, Inc Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham American Beauty Greenhouse W. MOULTON_ ST Selina Mtnee Fanogus Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company Incorporated Caddell Drug CO Moye Mayflower Ansit CO Elliott
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