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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1951

Page

6

Society Gleaners Meet for May Session at Lee Home

The Gleaners Class of Six teenth Avenue Baptist held its May meeting at Mrs. Dorothy Jo Lee's Sherman Street home with devotion by Mrs. Lee and readings by members including Mrs. Peek and Mrs. Easterling. Refreshments followed. The event opened with prayers by Mrs. Margaret Peek and business items were discussed.

Gleaners Sixteenth Avenue Lee Home Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Sunday School Dorothy Jo Lee Sherman Street Lee Margaret Peek Peek W. W. Reynolds Kenneth Easterling Circle Woman's Society of Christian Service Memorial Drive Methodist Church J. B Sheats C. E. Pitts Dock Hurst M. H. Pettus C. H. Edwards J. M. Philpot M. B. Thornton Edwards L. L. McCulloch B. M. Thompson Annie Jervis Woman's Auxiliary Westminster Presbyterian Church Porter Vaughan J. L. Whitworth Ladies Missionary Society of Sixth Avenue Church of God O. B. Hartselle Hartselle Questers Club Louis Turney Ninth Avenue West Cecil McMillian Turney Hugh Terry O. N. Williams R. L. Brooks Claude Barwood Walter Johnson Terry Lilla Mae Halfacre

4 H Clubs Enter Program Awards

For the first time in 4 H Club history the national 4 H Dairy Achievement Leadership and Meat Animal awards programs are being accepted by every state in the Union in 1951. Medals of honor will be awarded to county winners and a 17 jewel wrist watch is to be given. Mrs. Terry welcomed guest Mrs. W D Hawkes of Atlanta Ga and new member Mrs C B Kenton, as committees were appointed for the year.

Katherine Hoppers Terry Williams W. D. Hawkes Atlanta C. B. Kenton Chicago Edward Foss Wilson Thos. E. Wilson Lederle Laboratories Alabama Daily Jerry Taylor Woodland Roy Shelton Birmingham Barbara Ann Gilliland Goodwater Bill Boyd Gadsden Cooperative Extension Service

Personal notices of relatives visiting and college events

The column lists several visiting relatives including Mr. and Mrs. Breck Reeves and others from Woodville Athens and Edinburgh Scotland. It notes Mrs. W. P. Reeves Sr representing Judson College at the Athens College inauguration and travels of several residents to Nashville Pensacola Dallas and Florida. It also mentions 4-H Leadership and Meat Animal awards with sponsors and past Alabama winners.

Breck Reeves Mary Jo Reeves H. L. Gurganus Cheri Bernice Stevens Woodville Harold Garner Timmy Athens Oakman Alabama John N.gurganus Evelyn Robertson Edinburgh Scotland W. P. Reeves, Jr W. P. Reeves, Sr W. P. Reeves Judson College Perry James Athens College

Fifty Nine Brownies Become Girl Scouts In Rites

On May 20 at four oclock in the afternoon on the Girl Scout lawn the Brownie Fly-Up ceremony welcomed fifty nine girls as they became Girl Scouts. Troop Twenty provided the color guard and the pledge of allegiance preceded by America as Miss Wanda Harris and Mrs. H. B. Norwood led the program.

Girl Scout Littlehouse Troop Twenty Turner Hosch Wanda Harris Hosch H. B. Norwood Wheeler Area Brown Linda Pate Betty Ann Bowling Janice Faye Robinson Myrl Johnson Charlotte Leeman Montez Owens Pat Kennedy Davene Nichols Patricia Kennedy Troop Three Yvonne Evans Judy Parker Beverly Compton Peggy McCulloch Linda Lee Clark Patricia Wiley Ann West Patricia Sanders Troop Five Brenda Martin Linda Walker Sarah Bond Mary Bond Pearl McCaghren Eloise Linderman Barbara Ann Cox Judy Stewart Troop Six Osie Faye Randolph Carolyn Berryman Valerie Jeanne King

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