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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1948

Page

5

Mrs E L Morgan to Move to Decatur Ala

Mrs E L Morgan president of Knoxville Pan American League will leave Knoxville June 6 with husband to join him in Decatur Alabama. They will reside at 402 Sherman Street with Edward Franklin joining the couple in Decatur. The Morgans have a daughter and son and Morgan completed a master’s in Spanish at the University of Tennessee.

Wiks North Hills Boulevard Knoxville Pan American League Morgan TVA Agricultural Department Cooperative Division Decatur Ala Anne Edward Franklin U-T Ossoli Circle Swain Church Street Methodist Church Pan-American League YWCA Ossoli Havana Cuba

Mrs. Mildred Mann Honors J H Thompson at Birthday Dinner

Mrs Mildred Mann hosted a Sunday birthday dinner for her mother Mrs J H Thompson age sixty eight. Picnic style sub meat was served in the orchard. Attendees included Mrs Blake Thompson Mrs Furman Thompson Mr and Mrs George Little and children Eugenia and Ada Mr and Mrs Ed win Little and daughter Marlene Mr and Mrs Melvin Wells Mr Ed Blalock and the honoree and hostess.

Mildred Mann JH. Gugmpson Pson Blake. Thompson Furman Thompson George Little Eugenia Ada Edwin Little Marlene Melvin Wells Ed Blalock

Social and meeting notices from Central Baptist and Eastern Star

Mrs A J Hawthorne opens her home at 911 12th Avenue East for the Alathean class monthly social on Thursday May 20 at 730 p.m. All members invited. Mizpah Chapter No 19 Order of Eastern Star meets Tuesday at 730 p.m. at the Masonic Temple with initiation and attendance invited. Austinville Methodist Women's Society holds Thursday day of quitting in the church basement with a luncheon at noon honoring president Mrs Richard Hamilton and Mrs Emma Sparkman.

Cotaco Edmonson Woman's Society of Christian Service Cotaco Methodist Church W. R. Murphy Grady Wray Leroy Murphy Lemuel Murphy Netherlands France Robert “Willis Newt. Edmonson England W.R. Murphe A. J. Hawthorne 12Th Avenue East Central Baptist Church Order of Eastern Star Masonic Temple Austinville Gordon Bibb Gordon Bibb School W. K. Littlefield East Gordon Drive Bruce Byars Walter M Jackson Elizabeth Peer Edgar Nichols CE. Howell B. F. Wear, Sr George B. White Rober G Winton Bernice Simmons Kate Lile Maude Odom Frances Nurgester Howell Ashland Kentucky

Two Tone Eye Shadow Trends And Beauty Lessons

An old fashion guide explains two tone eye shadows with color combos for different eye colors, application steps, and tips to avoid a brittle look. It also notes a makeup class with attendants and a variety of social notices from a church pilgrimage to a school P T A meeting and a cotillion club gathering.

Birthday Luncheon Honors May Birthdays and Shakespeare Theme

May and June birthdays were celebrated with Mrs J H Estes mentioned. Miss Leonie Rothful served as hostess with a luncheon themed How far that little candle throws its beam so shines a good deed in a naughty world from Shakespeare. A cake crafted by Mrs Jesse Simms showed lights along the primrose path.

J. H. Estes Leonie Rothful Shakespeare Jesse Simms

Personal notices of visits and travels around the South

Mr and Mrs Travis E Crow and son Larry join Miss Estelle Crow of Birmingham after visiting Gulfport and Pensacola. Mrs J H Thompson and sisters travel to Eatonton for the funeral of Mrs Watt Jones. Jack Hunter of Auburn visits his mother. The Godfrey family from Gadsden spend weekend with E L Thompson Sr. Mits Jewell Tucker and Franke Mills visit Tucker's grandparents in the city. Riddle family from Cartersville visits. Bobby extends his stay with grandparents. Mrs E O Hill and Mrs T E Lovelady of Richland en route to Mobile to visit ill sister Mrs Herman Seamans. H T Cook returns home after Kennedy Veterans Hospital. F D Peebles Jr of the University of Alabama visits home.

Travis E. Crow, Jr Larry Estelle Crow Birmingham Gulfport Mississippi Pensacola Florida Mits Jewell -Tucker Franke Mills Tuscaloosa Miss Tucker L. B. Hendon Robert J. Riddle Bobby Cartersville Edwin Davidson E. O. Hill T. E. Lovelady Richland Washington L. C. Craig Mobile Herman Seamans Mr. Craig Seamans

Unclear Business Manager Faces Career Doubts

Fragmentary critique argues a manager pours money into the wrong place and neglects stable employment. The speaker says the shabby man is undeserving of a better position due to repeated instability and poor work history.

For Sale 1941 Pontiac Street Liner Four Door Sedan

Classified note offers a 1941 Pontiac Street Liner four door sedan for sale. Describes it as in good condition with good tires and mentions kitchen privileges and girls' working days at 1211 6th Ave South. Direct from Phor 1564.

Drefer Ave. South

Dear Miss Dix on marriage, money, and Mama’s influence

Dorothy Dix advises a reader on returning to a shiftless husband, noting some men are good partners yet poor providers. She warns against coercion from in-laws, stresses appearance signals, and cautions that a man who cannot dress respectably may not support a marriage.

Dise Dorothy Dix Mama Miss Dix

New Dry Yeast Keeps Weeks On Pantry Shelf

A Fleischmanns Dry Yeast promises weeks of shelf life without refrigeration and works like traditional compressed yeast. With convenient one package per cake equivalence, it lets bakers have a ready supply for spontaneous baking needs.

Fleischmann Hubby

Free Treasury of Fruit Canning Freezing Recipes

A 1948 edition offers simple syrup method for finer color flavor and texture in canned and frozen fruits. Includes canning and freezing directions for fruits berries and sauces plus pickles relishes marmalades and preserves and new serving ideas.

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Lydia E. Pinkham Slydia E. Pinkham AYDS Caddell Drug CO Caddell Drug Company White Swan Diaper Service Athens Jackson Hway Sheffield J. H. Thompson Holt’s Beauty Shop Warren Ratliff Wyxer Bank Street Helen. Bollet Founda Hamilton Estes Sparkman J. A. Sparkman Rothfus Aldene Maner W. Stewart Lou Roberts Benny Stovall Paul Woodall Billy Simms Faye Stewart Floyd Stovall Camp Mcdowell St. John’s Episcopal Church Winston County National Forest C. C. J. Carpenter First Ward P.T. A First Ward Cotillion Club Decatur Cotilliom Club Lyons Hotel Kimbrough M.E. Edwards Grant Street Ann Kimbrough William B. Eyster Vivian Della Chiesa ARIES Mar Taurus Develo LIBRA Tel Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Gemini Leo VIRGO T. Fpullan Adverse Bell Syndicate, Inc U. & Patent Office Mesdames Blake Thompson Furman Thompson Eatonton Georgia Watt Jones Jack Hunter Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn J. R. Hunter James Godfrey Gadsden E. L. Thompson H. T Cook Bee Line Highway Kennedy Veterans Hospital Memphis Tennessee F. D. Peebles Jr The University of Alabama Mrs FD. Peebles Sally Dorothy Dix Oy the Bell Syndicate Inc Mrs. Jones Cardus Cardui Goidel American School P. O. Box Birmingham, Ala Culver Cleaners 2Nd St. E Ses Pelsis Helen Holmes Dept P.O. Box Atlanta City & Zone
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