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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1949

Page

6

First Methodist Youth Fellowship Honors Scarritt Visitors

Five Scarritt College graduates from Nashville spoke at the First Methodist church Sunday evening during the Youth Fellowship meeting. They gave informal talks at the regular service and were welcomed by attendees. A used Reynolds metal boat is offered for sale at $315 by Mercury Motor Sales Co on Church Street near Nehi Bottling Co.

First Methodist Church Scarritt College Nashville Tennessee Youth Fellowship of the Church Reynolds Metal Mercury Motor Sale& Co Church Street Nehi Bot- Ying Co W.S Rufus’ Warren Grant Street Circle One Woman's Society of Christian Central Methodist Church G. M. Davenport Jimmy Williams John. McBride Rufus Warren Wesley Cook Roy Hendrix Ray Smith Burton Circle Two Warren D. E. |Anen M. F. Scoggins Horace Levin Melvin Hutson Carlton Kelley Japan J. H. Branum Hutson Cottingham T. J. Cottingham

Painless Way to Whiter Washes Promoted by Mrs Ryan

Mrs A J Ryan of Oak Park Avenue Mississippi promotes Perk Soap claiming it gives the whitest washes with less scrubbing and contains Armacel. The notice includes church and club meeting blurbs from local Decatur events and society notes. It highlights community gatherings, a food served by Wesleyan Guild, and various circle meetings of Christian Service groups with social teas and awards.

A. J. Ryan N. Oak Park Avenue Oak Park Hinds East Gordon Drive Cottingham Sherrod Circle Four Delano Park Ed Johnson G. M. Davenport Compton Woman's Society of Christian Service Ninth Street Methodist Church R. D Compton A. Kizziah

Personal items note church homecoming and family updates

Mrs Dean Peck returns from Atlanta where she attended the East Point Avenue Methodist church homecoming. Rev E E Cavaleri father of Mrs Peck delivered the sermon at the Sunday service. Mrs Charles M Kortrecht is recovering in Baptist hospital Memphis after an operation. Mrs Barrett Shelton remains at her bedside. Delores Hardage and Delores Sartor visited Byron Harris in Jasper Tennessee. Mr and Mrs Thomas Hunter welcomed daughter Katerina Sue born May 12 at Baugh Wiley Clinic Austinville. Mrs Sartor will leave to [unfinished].

Dean Peck Atlanta Georgia East Point Avenue Methodist Church E. E. Cavaleri Charles Baptist Hospital Memphis Barrett Shelton Delores Hardage Delores Sartor Byron Harris Jasper Tennessee Thomas Hunter Baugh-Wiley Clinic Katerina Sue Hunter Austinville

Colonial Coffee Wins Blind Taste Tests in Alabama

Impartial tasters have repeatedly chosen Colonial as the top coffee for flavor in blind tests. Alabama businessman B H Allen of Decatur praises Colonial saying its flavor is superior to all tried. The coffee blends Antigua Latin-American beans for rich, mellow taste.

Colonial Alabama B. H. Allen Decatur Antigua

Clue to Artery Hardening Diet Links Cholesterol and Health

A medical piece explains artery hardening as a major midlife risk and links it to cholesterol and high fat diets. It notes cholesterol intake raises blood cholesterol, mentions foods high in cholesterol, and suggests reducing cholesterol-rich foods to lower risk while calling for further study.

Bernard Sachs King Orient

Local Students Visit Legislature and Sites in Montgomery

Miss Mary Robertson from Riverside High School led 30 pupils on a field trip to the Alabama legislature in Montgomery to observe a session and tour historic scenes. They also planned visits to the marble works at Gantt the State Highway Department and Rosemont Gardens, returning to Decatur later today.

Mary Robertson Riverside Montgomery Alabama Gantt State Highway Department Rosemont Gardens Decatur

Burns to be installed as U S marshal in Alabama

Vernon P. Burns of Monroeville will be installed as U S marshal for the Southern district of Alabama on June 1. The Senate confirmed his appointment by President Truman two weeks ago. Burns, 35, was formerly Bessemer high school football coach.

Alabama Nurses Association Morgan County Health Department Hazel McCaghren W. D. Jackson Mobile Ala Vernon P. Burns Monroeville Southern Alabama U. S. Senate Truman Burns Bessemer

Visit Scheduled With Mrs Justice Williams in Montgomery

A brief notice confirms a social visit planned for the evening in Montgomery with Mrs Justice Williams. The exact date is not specified in the fragment.

Mrs. Justice Williams Montgomery

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SOC In Its First Methodist M. Y. F Scarritt WaSh Wesleyan Service Guild Hilda, Keng Shanghai China Gurdial Singh Myeong Won Suhr Korea Jose Gomes de Campos Brazil Miss Keng Singh Peabody College de Campos Porto Alegre Institute Rose Garden Club Elton Reeves 6Th Avenue West Thomes American Association of University Women Claudia Thombs Somerville Road Lovely G. Cudlip Dennis McClendon Naomi Walace London Association of University Women Crosby Hall Sam J. Hocking W. T. Jordan Althea Hottel National Organization Louise Ryan Status of Women Madonna Jesus Savior Haywood Reams John Stewart Joe Flynn Holmes Turner Lawrence. Strain Dan Baldes Louise Burton Orman Anderson Jimmy Adams Watson Carlisle First Presbyterian Women OF the Church Church of the First Presbyterian Church Cornelian Hotel Claudie Shumake J. W. Wyker H. B. Norwood W. E. Glass E. P. Kingsbury John W. Jones American Bible Society H. D. Greer Lloyd L. Lively the Women of the Church W. W. Glass Mary Augusta Bibb A. Z. Bailey America Matthew Bailey Lila Pritchett Barnett R. A. Nunn Barbara Napps Cleo Levin Sally McCall Josephine Bailey E. G. Hamilton Raymond Britain Woman's Society of Christian Church Cleo Lovin Garland Roberts Robert Weatherford B. M. Cuthrell Howard Head W. B. Hogan O. L. Reed Ella Will Smith Decatur Business’and Professional Business Admiral Simms Margaret Culkin Banning National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Banning Zelma Prise Mississippi State House of Representatives Hallie Farmer Alabama College Montevallo Price Farmer State Prison Investigation Committee State Senate Bellingrath Gardens Kirk Bridge Club State Docks Trinity W. S. C.S Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Trinity Methodist Church Simpson Parker J. O. Parker John B. Lewe Sewell Mrs. Lively Lyons Hotel Betty Lile John B. Sewell Trinity Bobby Ellis W. A. Burt Sam Lile Sara Redding Sewell Circles OF Ninth Street R. L. Johnson Circle Three Woman's Society of China Service A. G. Jones Jesus Jones Jim Smith S. E. McDowra Johnson Luther Turner Robert Reaggin T. B. Britnell Dolores Sartor Ann Page ANN Page Foods Rousekeeping Atp Seis Ann Page Foods Tra Jerard Jennings Virtuoso Baldwin the Riverside High School By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D Eatures Syndicate, Inc H. Ryan Appliances & Furniture East Moulton St Maxwell House Tea Wow Aves Angel Cartas Maxwell House Torbay Maxwell Claes Tee Dept Battle Creek, Mich Caty U.S.A Amy Wate Goidel’s Drug Store Black Patent Oxfords
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