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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1949

Page

6

Epsilon Sigma Alpha Formal Dinner Held In Lyons English Room

Alpha Iota chapter hosted a formal dinner Monday night at the Lions Hotel English Room. Blue and gold decor featured candles and a silver centerpiece as guests were seated with open book place cards. Mrs Louis Ling was guest speaker on personality. Pledges Evelyn Etheridge Polly Thornhill and Mary and Mildrea Wright were reinducted in a candlelight ceremony.

Lyons Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority Alpha Iota Chapter Lions Hotel Jackson Vine Lawrence *Lucker Wyneile Gorgus Mary Wright Mildrea Wright Helen Childs Edna Jarmon Hazel McCashren Carolyn Pedrifoy Evelyn Etheridge Poly” Tiernin Louis Ling Dorothy Akers Thene Hiss Edna Harmon

Arrid Creamogen Deodorant Ad Promises Safe Use

In a 1949 New York feature a young woman endorses Arrid with Creamogen claiming long lasting odor protection without crystallizing. The ad guarantees a full refund if not satisfied and lists a 39 cent price plus tax with a return address on each package.

New York N. Y Doreen Kelley Wilmington Delaware

Relax and Rest to Beat Fatigue in Busy Lives

An article urges balance amid nonstop activity for working women and moms. It promotes deliberate rest together with quiet visualization to drift into an afternoon nap, and frames fatigue as a result of overpacked schedules and overtaxed nerves.

Dorsey Colemans Planned Visit to Lexington Friends

Mr and Mrs Dorsey Coleman of Lexington Kentucky will arrive Thursday for a several days visit with Mr and Mrs A J Coleman at their Walnut Street home. Mrs John C Bragg Mrs Thomas J Hendrix of Decatur and Mrs Milton Yarbrough of Mooresville attend a luncheon by the Colonial Dames at Mountain Brook Country Club in Birmingham. Mrs John N Gurganus returns to her Oakman home.

Decatur Order of Rainbow For Girls Masonic Temple Dorsey Coleman Lexington Kentucky A. J. Coleman Walnut Street John .C. Bragg Thomas J. Hendrix Milton Yarbrough Mooresville Birmingham Colonial Dames Mountain Brook Country Club John N. Gurganus Oakman

Parish social and PTA council wrap up at school

Mrs Carol Smith presented the session with Mrs B M Cornell chairing. Minutes by Mrs Frank Oakes followed by treasurer Mrs John White's report. Auxiliary urged to attend June 1 Parish House meeting. Afternoon lesson on Abraham from Real Men Of The Bible given by Mrs Sarah. Guests included Mrs Frank Richardson Sr. A social hour featured a decorated pink and green birthday cake for Alice Adele and a birthday party at Mrs Sidney Nethery’s Belle Mina home.

Joe Hinz Pifth Avenue Ruth Central Baptist Church Paul Roberts Sam Montgomery Johnny Washburn Oklahoma City Oklahoma Edwin Gaither Tommy McRae Clyde McRae Earl Moore David Carol Smith B.M. Cornell Frank Oakes John White Abraham Sarah Frank Richardson Sidney Nethery Belle Mina John Chenault Johnston Street Alice Adele Kate Chapman Rosiland Rice Deenie Lamb Pamela Keyes Walter Chenault Lee Barron Eddie Smith Noble Russell Suzan Leigh Wynne L. T. Jones Alice Holt Wil Holt Hardin Steve Chenault Nikki Chénault Diane Harris Hazel Hodgins Sonny

Social notes from Decatur Alabama and surrounding areas

Mrs. Breck Reeves and family visit Alabama friends while Mr and Mrs H L Gurganus host and travel companions join relatives in Decatur. Frances Moffett of Kansas City visits, and several locals attend a Louisville graduation for Maxwell Harper. Sis Izora Bonds remains ill as relatives rally at home in Texas and Alabama.

Roy. E. Moffett Frances Kansas City Kansas C. Ae and Edward Case Will Bonds Houston Texas E. M. Bonds Wichita Falls Izora Bonds

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