Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Decatur Daily in Decatur, Alabama

We have 1,623,049 pages in Alabama

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1952

Page

12

Hopewell Club Holds May Dress Revue Meeting

Mrs. Lizzie Stephenson hosted the Hopewell Home Demonstration club for May. Members viewed a dress revue with twelve models and prizes awarded to Mrs. Wright, Mrs. Garner, and Mrs. Halbrooks.

May Meeting of Ryan Home Demonstration Club

Mrs Ray Burden hosts the May session of the Ryan Home Demonstration Club at her home. Mrs Hue Thompson presided. Miss Daisy Crawford reported on Citizenship. Miss Hawkins demonstrated home accessories and furniture layouts and noted the Chain Store Dinner at Decatur Country Club on May 30. Six women entered the dress revue. awards went to Mrs Homer Stewart first place and Mrs Earline Wright second in the Sports Dress group with additional recognitions.

Bill Stephenson Wallace Sims Sims Coy Atkins Raymond Cocke Sebren Garner Herman Burns Harold Wright Floyd Halbrooks Ryan Home Demonstration Club Ray Burden Hue] Thompson Is Moon Martha Crawford Ewell Greene Somerville Daisy Crawford Hawkins Country Club Decatur Homer Stewart Earline Wright Gane Zell Whisenant

The Way We Teach Our Children Through Living

An old Chinese poem cited by Wang Wei inspires a reflection on parental influence. The essay urges parents to model values through daily actions and remarks, stressing the lasting impact on children as they learn what matters in life. It challenges readers to consider home, love, and family priorities as the true measure of worth.

Wang Wei Mom Dad

Community event notices by county and date

Limestone County listings show events at Center Hill Pisgah Brown Bethel and Montgomery May 26 27 28 with times. Lawrence County schedules Plainview Hatton Red Cross Room May 27 28. Morgan County lists Flint Bethel Falkville May 26 27 28 with host names of Mrs. organizers and times.

Center Hill Pisgah Brown Bethel Mays Montgomery Lawrence County Plainview H. E. Hill Hatton Red Cross Morgan County Flint Bob Blackwell Evan Breeding Falkville Lester Davis

New Materials And Machine Care Demonstration Held

Hillsboro Home Demonstration club met with Mrs. James Roberts for the May meeting. She led scripture reading and prayer, Mrs. Pruitt Terry conducted song service, and Miss Blackburn gave a demonstration on new materials and machine care.

Hillsboro Home Demonstration Club James Roberts Roberts Pruitt Terry Blackburn

Alaskan fur seal learns to swim in early life

The Alaskan fur seal spends much of its life in the water and must learn to swim.

Ocean ships reach Lewiston dock on Columbia River

Small ocean ships moving up the Columbia River can dock in Idaho at Lewiston. The note highlights Lewiston as a port for arriving oceangoing vessels pushing upstream beyond the usual inland routing.

Columbia River Idaho Lewiston

British Daily Newspapers Surpass One Hundred Fifty Five

A report notes that there are 165 daily newspapers active in Great Britain, reflecting a dense press network. The figure highlights the breadth of print media across the country.

Great Britain

Home Accessories Demonstrated At Massey Club Meet

Mrs. W. L. Hardwick hosted the Massey Home Demonstration club for its May meeting. Mrs. Lovie Orr led devotions and a dress demonstration followed, with several club members making dresses for the revue and winners named in dress groups.

Massey

Wheeler Club Reports From Its May Meeting

Wheeler Club May meeting led by vice president Verna McBay with 24 members present. Reports from Home Safety Clothing Freezing berries and eggs Poultry. Miss Norton announced leadership school June 5 at Presbyterian Church and booth for September county fair. Demonstration Color in the Home showcased color schemes. Meeting adjourned at 2 30 with plans for a June gathering and fair booth ideas.

Wheeler Home Demonstration Club Verna McBay R.E. Phillips J. W. Hine C. V. McKee C. M. Hightower Eddie Presswell Lucy Smith Morris Haney Ola Looney G. W. Owens J. W. Fudge W. S. Lamon Charles Odana Newton Ada Jones C. Vickers

Lacey's Spring Home Demonstration Club May Meeting

The Lacey's Spring Home Demonstration club met at the church in May. Mrs. Winfrey with Miss Hawkins led the Accessories In The Home demonstration. Mrs. Mazie McCutcheon read a devotional from Proverbs as members modeled dresses for the Hart dress revue.

Lacey's Spring Home

Mrs Roy Oden Hosts Rock Creek May Meeting

Mrs Roy Oden served as hostess for the Rock Creek Home Demonstration Club May gathering. Mrs Cecil Tanner led devotions and prayer, Miss Hawkins demonstrated home accessories, and a dress revue awarded prizes to Mrs Aron Oden, Mrs Cecil Tanner, and Mrs O J Self.

Roy Oden Rock Creek Rock Creek Home O. J. Self Cecil Tanner E. L. Julian Goin Smith William Lewis

Women club groups meet for social hour and leadership

In June the house dress group led by Mrs. Press Andrews, the all occasion group led by Mrs. Myrtle Brown, and the sports group led by Mrs. Winfrey held a meeting. During the social hour refreshments were served to thirteen members and Miss Hawkins by Mrs. Gladys Terrell and Mrs. Sam West.

Early Care For Cross-Eyed Children Urged

A medical column stresses starting treatment for cross-eye as soon as detected in children. It notes most cases appear early, advises consulting an eye specialist promptly, and outlines glasses and exercises before considering surgery. It warns neglect risks lifelong vision loss and psychological impact.

Herman N. Bundesen M.D United States King

Priceville Dress Revue Scheduled for June

Priceville Home Demonstration Club held its May meeting with eight members present and refreshments served. The group discussed old and new business. the dress revue is planned for June at Mrs. W. E. Bean’s home and featured a demonstration on home accessories by Mrs. J B Robinson.

W. L. Hardwick Massey Home Neal Doss Lovie Orr H. E. Owen Varnell Bell Dewey Hogan Conley Sharp Priceville Fred Robinson Frank Collier W. E. Bean J. B. Robinson

Bible Society reports record Bible printing in 1951

The American Bible Society announces that in 1951 the number of Bibles printed and distributed reached an all time high, marking a record for the organization.

The American Bible Society

Also Mentioned on This Page

North Alabama Homemaker’s Decatur Daily Hopewell Club Lizzie Stephenson Hoperwell Home Auburn Shirley Graves Ann Williams Martha Collier Miss Graves Clyde Graves Austinville Austinville High School Miss Williams Lonnie Williams Route 1 Baileyton Ryans School Alex Collier Mrs Ryan Hdc Group Curt Limestone County Hartselle Wheeler Club Lacey Ann Carol Hogan Elda Hogan Betty Speaks Miss Hogan Falkville High School Miss Collier Chester Hogan Massey School Lawson Speaks Route 2 G. F Priceville High School Priceville Club Pfaff Sewing Machines
Search Courier

Search the Decatur Daily Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Decatur Daily?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication