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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1952
Page
6
Mrs. W. A. Burt and Mrs. John B. Sewell hosted the Progressive Culture Club last meeting of the year at Mrs. Sewell's Trinity home. Guest Day was observed with Mrs. Tom Guyton presiding.
Activities include National Music Week observance with a program by Mrs. Norton of Florence. a tenth birthday party for Kenneth Stidger. Gleaners Class fish fry. Brookmeade Garden Club program on Flower Arrangements. Rainbow For Girls election of officers. Lutheran Church Mothers Day bake sale. Girl Scout Day Camp planning for July with tents funded by cookie sales. Woman's Society of Christian Service social with devotional and going away gift for Mrs. Isley.
Dr. and Mrs. Leo Harris Jr depart for Dallas to attend an American Association For Thoracic Surgery meeting and plan a Sea Island Georgia stay at the Cloister. George W. Royer from Aruba visits his mother in town after 15 tropical years with Standard Oil. The Howell family returns to Bainbridge after visiting Mrs Lilian Howell. Paul M. Terry at 618 East Moulton Street underwent major surgery on April 28 at Jefferson General Hospital.
In Birmingham Hillman Hospital shows improvement while Mrs Terry stays at her husband’s bedside. Mrs J H Speegie of Birmingham visits her sister Mrs J R Huie for a week. Mrs Eli Street enters Vanderbilt Hospital Nashville for observation today. John H Chenault and mother Ora Chenault attended the Metropolitan Opera at Municipal Auditorium with Lily Pons Robert Merrill and Jan Pierce in Lucia di Lammermoor. W M Lanier recovering after a serious operation at St Vincent’s Hospital. Mrs Paul Moore of Columbus is noted in the report.
Ad claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eases menstrual cramps backaches and jitters with new tablets and added iron. It touts success in tests with 3 out of 4 cases and also promotes relief for hot flashes during change of life.
Sergeant Robert Orr plans to depart Thursday for Camp Kilmer New Jersey before overseas duty in Germany. Mrs Orr and two children stay in Decatur Georgia to visit relatives this week with Mr and Mrs F E Hughes and Mr and Mrs C F Orr.
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