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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1949

Page

6

Decatur String Ensemble Delights at Woman's Club Tea

The Decatur String Ensemble performed at the Decatur Women's Chamber of Commerce annual tea. Members included Mrs. Bruce Byars and Mrs. Reneau Carreil with W. K. Wilder unable to attend. Guests praised the musicians as floral arrangements and fragrance filled the room.

Decatur String Ensemble Women’s Chamber OF Commerce Decatur Womens Chamber of Commerce Bruce Byars Reneau Carreil A. M. Matthews Avery Taylor W. E. Curry W. K Wilder W. P. Baugh W. L. Deese John McGehee Dalton Fowler Decatur Women’s Chamber of Commerce Iea Mother's Club Decatur Mother’s Club O'Clck Lyons Hotel Board OF Directors Decatur Women's Chamber of Commerce Ed. Price Lyons Hotel Annex

Child Prodigy Jerard Jennings To Perform At Riverside High

Child prodigy Jerard Jennings, age 12, will give a concert Tuesday night at Riverside High School. Noted for radio and film reel appearances with Paramount, Universal, MGM and Fox Movietone, he reportedly plays 50 pieces by age 2 1 2, reads music, and possesses absolute pitch. He performs piano, Hammond organ, Solonox, xylophone and drums and can identify chords by ear, even complex ones.

Jerard Jennings Riverside High School Jerard Paramount Universal MGM Fox Movietone Hamlet

Friday Thirteen Meet In Morrow Home

A fragment notes a Friday the Thirteen meeting at a residence in Morrow. It lists items for sale including a baby bed a high chair and a child’s desk with a partial contact line indicating 2047. The readable text is sparse but presents an evoked local notice of a sale event.

Morrow Cail

Eubanks and friends visit Carbon Hill Alabama

Mr and Mrs Marvin M Eubanks and son Douglas were weekend guests of relatives in Carbon Hill Alabama Mr Faibanks returned home Sunday while Mrs Eubanks and son remained for an extended visit Mr and Mrs Carl McDonald and Ted Simmons Decatur Route Two spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs Talmadge Woods who recently underwent an operation at Highland Baptist hospital Birmingham Mrs A S Dennis Live Oak Florida spent the weekend with her sister Mrs George C Little at her home 1705 Somerville Road Mrs Little was reported to be gradually improving from a recent illness Elizabeth Thornbrough spent the weekend with relatives in Mt Hope

Priceville Eileen Trafford Bradford England A.H. Nabors A. G. Jones Dean Jones R. H. Ryan Paul Collier G. Michael Don Blount Robinson J. C. White Jr Fred Bound T. J. White J. C. ,White Sr Fred Robinson Jr Evelyn Robinson Marvin M. Eubanks Douglas Carbon Hill Alabama Mr. Faibanks Mrs. Eubanks Carl “McDonald Ted Simmons Decatur Talmadge Woods Highland? Baptist Hospital Birmingham A. S. Dennis Live Oak Florida Somerville Road

Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book Pattern Sale

The Decatur Daily advertises Laura Wheeler needlecraft patterns and a free pattern in the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book, with pattern numbers, address, and zone for orders. Also notes social visits and a business club convention in Mobile with local residents listed.

Laura Wheeler Decatur Daily Flatbush Station Brooklyn Laura Wheeler Sane Hans

Day Camp Director's Course Week Two Ends

Mr and Mrs Eugene Lamon spent the weekend in Birmingham. Dan Walden returned this morning to Montgomery after spending two weeks at his home in Austin Ville.

Eugene Lamon Birmingham Dan Walden Montgomery Austin Ville

What makes a good mother says Dorothy Dix

Dear Miss Dix asks how to rear two children well and avoid spoiling them. The answer outlines a strong, sane mother who preserves her dignity, sets firm boundaries, teaches resilience, and prepares children for life without indulging them.

Miss Dix Mme

Make-Up Shopping Tips For Youthful Faces

When buying beauty aids, the article advises matching powder shade to the face and avoiding a shiny nose. It praises first class beauty shops for expert application, warns against rubbing powder with lambs wool, and recommends light rouge, careful lip tinting, and full coverage to achieve youthful freshness with a strong mirror and lighting.

Dear Dorothy Dix on Mothers and Engaged Lovers

A collection of Dorothy Dix advice excerpts on motherhood shaping children, marrying a younger drinker, Fool-Killer cautions, and a taller bride seeking guidance. The letters explore parental influence, societal derelicts, engagement ring theft, and height differences in love.

Dorothy Dix

Flying Parson Safe on Luzon Advises Missionary Aid

Rev Curran L Spottswood Jr Mobile Alabama flying parson missing in Northern Luzon reports from Manila indicate he was attempting to take off May 3 when a log struck a wing at Palanan Bay about 200 miles northeast of Manila. He had gone to deliver medicines and supplies to missionaries and asks for a new wing by water. Mrs Spottswood formerly Miriam Harrold of Gaines Florida.

Manila Curran L. Spottswood, Jr Mobile Ala Luzon Ernest Tuck Colorado Springs Palanan Bay Spottswood Miriam Harrold Gaines Fla

Voice of Cullman Granted Permit by Federal Board

The Communications Commission issued a permit to the Voice of Cullman in Cullman Alabama for a new FM radio station. Charles S. Cornell applied for a new commercial television station at Nashville Tennessee. Station WKRG in Mobile Alabama sought to increase night power from 250 to 500 watts.

Washington the Communications Commission Today Voice of Cullman Ala Charles S. Cornell Nashville Tennessee WKRG Mobile

Height does not define a good husband says Dorothy Dix

Dorothy Dix notes that height, wealth, and status do not determine a man's desirability as a husband. She argues character intelligence and kindness matter more, citing famous examples of great men shorter than their wives. She says she cannot respond individually but will address readers through her column.

Miss Dix Dorothy. DIX Bet Syndicate. Inc

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