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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1958

Page

6

Process kills odors with new pres surized product

A pres surized product on the market reportedly neutralizes odors by a chemical process. Other products merely mask smells or desensitize the nose. The manufacturer claims it even eliminates skunk odors.

Priceville May Meeting Of Home Demonstration Club

Mrs. Duel Thompson hosted the Priceville club at her home for the May meeting. Devotion was led by Miss Lucille Hawkins, scripture read by Mrs. Tapscott, and president Mrs. John Collier presided. Members demonstrated poultry prep for the freezer and showcased dresses.

Priceville Home Demonstration Club Duel Thompson Tapscott Lipscomb Fred Robinson

Personal News Briefs Highlight Local Arrivals and Travel

Gilbert Hunter will visit his mother Mrs. Mabel Hunter before entering the Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School. Mrs. William M. Wright, daughter of the Blackwells, leaves for three weeks in Glasgow with her husband visiting his parents. Mr. Wright is stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. Mr. and Mrs. John Boseck of Belle Mina spent Wednesday in Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Anderson of Independence Kansas visit their daughter Mrs. Beverly Eidson. Mrs. B J Hoppenjans underwent surgery at St Marys Hospital Rochester Minnesota and is in room 4 149.

Gilbert Hunter Mabel Hunter Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School Hunter Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta William M. Wright Howard Blackwell Ardmore Glasgow Scotland England Mr. Wright Frankfurt Germany John Boseck Belle Mina Birmingham Otto Anderson Independence, Kansas Beverly Eidson Ejidson B. J. Hoppenjans St. Mary’s Hospital Rochester Minnesota John M. Crothers Decatur Alabama DeKalb Mississippi East Mississippi Junior College Scooba Crothers Decatur High School D. S. Price Kemper County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

WSCS Members Return From Missouri Assembly

Decatur District representatives Mrs. D. L. Grizzard and Mrs. R. L. Hamilton join Mrs. Marcus Long, Mrs. C. P. Parker, Miss Carolyn Teague and Mrs. T. J. Cottingham returning from the Fifth Assembly of the Woman's Society of Christian Service in St Louis. More than 10 000 Methodist women attended.

Woman's Society of Christian Service St. Louis Missouri D. L. Grizzard R. L. Hamilton Marcus Long C. P. Parker Carolyn Teague Decatur T. J. Cottingham North Alabama U.S.A

Eight members and three visitors noted at meeting

The report lists eight members and three visitors including Mrs Wood Mrs Robert and Ruth Tapscott attending a local meeting.

Wood Robert Ruth Tapscott

Spring in Paris Dessert Bridge Hosts at Mrs Burt Home

Mrs Whitley and Mrs Burt entertained nine tables of dessert bridge at Mrs Burt's home with a "spring in Paris" theme. Paris scene place cards and pink carnation centers marked each table. Winners were Mrs Robert M Miller and Mrs R S Byers after an afternoon of games and refreshments.

E. C. Whitley Charles Burt Burt Paris Robert M. Miller R. S. Byers

Middy chemise for girls pattern 4794

Printed Pattern 4794 offers a lighthearted middy chemise that can be worn as a dress or unlined summer coat. Includes back pleats, half belt and printed directions. sizes 6 8 10 12 14. size 10 uses 3 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 35 cents plus 5 cents for mailing to Anne Adams at Decatur Daily pattern dept. 243 West 17th St New York N Y.

Anne Adams Care Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N.Y

Charles Kelley Speaks at Cotaco Club on Conservation

Falkville Morgan County Conservation chairman Charles Kelley addressed Cotaco Culture Club on conserving natural resources at Mrs. Paul Rowe Jr. home. Awards for third house entries were presented by Mrs. R. A. Summerford. winners were Paul Rowe II and Susan Harris.

Falkville Charles Kelly Morgan County Conservation Cotaco Culture Club Conservation of Paul Rowe Jr Wilbur Green Hal Long Kelly R. A. Summerford Blevins Paul Rowell Susan Harris Long AFWC Montgomery Comer Jenkins Perry Howse

Stone Cleaning Methods and Acid Cleaning Cautions

Interior masonry dirt responds to strong soap and hot water with a stiff brush. If ineffective, dilute muriatic acid per directions. Other content notes Dr. Dan C. Winsett of Sylacauga Alabama and Mrs. J. Fount Tillman of Lewisburg Tennessee leading a missionary class.

Christ India Australia Europe Dan C. Winsett Sylacauga, Ala J. Fount Tillman Lewisburg Tenn

Goren on Bridge Theft of a Contract From Psychology

A bridge hand from a tournament shows a declarer stealing the contract by using a bluff to mislead West. South wins with a clever play after East signals, exploiting West weakness in clubs to secure the contract in four hearts.

Declarer North West East South

Drying Apples Is HDC Study At Town Creek

Town Creek Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Eloise Boon’s home for May. Mrs. Ruby Looney demonstrated a new drying apples method, cutting processing time to about two hours in an oven at 200 degrees or similar when sun drying.

Town Creek Eloise Boon Ruby Looney Lawrence County

Cole Porter’s brief Harvard academic detour

Cole Porter, the noted composer of many song hits, spent one term at Harvard Law School before transferring to the Harvard School of Music.

Cole Porter Harvard Law School Harvard School of Music

Cleaning a Bottle With Solution and Brush Scrub

A bottle is cleaned using the prepared solution as the cleaning agent and a stiff bristle scrub brush to remove residue. The process emphasizes thorough scrubbing to reach all interior surfaces.

New Bride Is Honored in Falkville Tea

Mrs. Hal Ray Payne formerly Miss Mary Ann Alldredge was celebrated in Falkville with a tea hosted by Mrs. Tom Drinkard Mrs. G D Sims and Mrs. T B Strickland at the Drinkard home. Attendants included the bride’s mother Mrs J W Alldredge and the groom’s mother Mrs L B Payne.

Falkville Hal Ray Payne Mary Ann Alldredge Tom Drinkard G. D. Sims T. B. Strickland Drinkards J. W. Alldredge L. B. Payne Rebecca Drinkard

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Tom White Pam Donald Kyle Kenneth Lea Bayne Vaughan Charles Campbell Frank McLaughlin, Jr Sam Nettles Junior Service League Fund Decatur General Hospital Bruce Ballentine Julian Hirshfeld Rainey’s Beauty Academy Franchise Beauty Thompson Priceville Austinville Moulton Heights North Alabama Termite Co John R. Cook WSCS Ferry St Chandler’ S Hammond Firestone Dial EL Chandler’s Mrs. Whitley Mrs. Burt Charles Kelley Cotaco Club Goren A. M. Roan Doyle Lane Bill Pressly Florence Ellsworth Bates Nancy Simms Jackie Freeman R. M. Freeman City Park Second Ave Dobson’s Specialti Moulton Street Bank Street
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