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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1950

Page

6

Pupils Presented In Recital At Westminster Church

The piano and voice pupils of Mrs. Paul Eubanks were presented in a recital on Saturday May 27 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. The program included vocal and piano solos by Betty Templeton Barbara Branum James Johnson Joan Barrett Hugh Ogle Jan Barrett Thomas McCracken Hazel Hodgins Janice Warren Diane Shumake Alice Jean Owen Carolyn Wyatt Sarah Jane Wyatt Carolyn McMillan Joe Allen Price and others. Memorial service and community notices followed with plans for local meetings and school events.

Eubanks Paul Eubanks Westminster Presbyterian, Church Humperdinck Betty Templeton Sandy Eckhardt Barbara Branum Richter James Johnson Stevens Jean Barrett Joan Barrett Hugh Ogle Chris Carnations Jan Barrett Adler Thomas McCracken Mendelssohn Diane Shumake Sandman Alice Jean Owen MacDowell Sallye Bryan Bohn Charles Ogle Brahms Jo Ann Parker Sibelius Letha Nan Parker Denza Sarah Jane Wyatt Fauis Chaminade Carolyn Sue Odom Carolyn Sue Odom. “Polichinelle Rachmaninoff Carolyn McMillan Claire de Lune DeBussy Malequena Lecuona Joe Allen Price Sylvia Shumake Anne Warren Kay Wilder Helen Jervis

Hendons Attend Tuscaloosa Graduation for Grandson Tucker

Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Hendon returned from Tuscaloosa where they attended the graduation exercise in Foster Auditorium for the Senior Class of Tuscaloosa High School in which their grandson John Luther Tucker was a member. Mrs. W. C. Pike spent Sunday with her husband a patient at Kennedy Hospital in Memphis. he is slightly improved.

L. B. Hendon Tuscaloosa Foster Auditorium Tuscaloosa High School John Luther Tucker W. C. Pike Kennedy Hospital Memphis Tennessee Mr. Pike Miss DIX Dorothy DIX Stepec Dix P. O Times New York

Arminda Ray 83 Died After Monthlong Illness

Arminda Ray 83 of Austinville died at home after a monthlong illness. Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Austinville Baptist Church with Rev. C L Stover officiating. Interment in city cemetery. Mutual Services in charge. Survived by two sons Lee and Grady Berryman and four daughters Myrtie Barnett Posey Montgomery Ed Burch and D M Stephenson of Moulton and 12 grandchildren. Grandsons named pallbearers.

Arminda Ray Austinville Austinville Baptist Church C. L. Stover City Cemetery Lee Grady Berryman Myrtie Barnett Posey Montgomery Ed Burch

Weekend social notes and Dororthy Dix column items

Sunday in Columbia Tennessee with the McKnights and reports of Jeanette Monk injured in a picnic fall at Wheeler Dam. Visitors from Orlando and New Orleans, trips to Topeka Florida and Birmingham. Dororthy Dix advice letters address parenting, marriage and stepchildren with reader questions and professional guidance.

Jeanette Monk Virgil Monk Wheeler Dam

Oklahoma professor bets on hot water cooling system for homes

Stillwater Oklahoma, 50 years after hot and cold water dream, Robert R Irwin an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Oklahoma A&M develops a radiant heating and cooling concept. He tests a hot box with pipes in walls and ceilings circulating cool water to reduce interior heat at modest cost.

Stillwater Okla Robert R. Irwin Irwin Oklahoma A&m College Air Force Oklahoma

Brownies Troop Six Holds Regular Meeting at Church

Brownie Troop Six met Thursday afternoon at the Austinville Methodist church. Gaynell Woodall led the session in the president's absence. Six members were slated to fly up in ceremonies Sunday at the Littlehouse, and the group planned to reconvene June 1 at the Austinville church.

Austinville Brownies Brownie Troop Austinville Methodist Church Gaynell Woodall Faye Stewart Littlehouse

Hike Enjoyed by Troop Seventeen at Todd Farm Outing

Baby Ann Terry notes that Troop Seventeen members hiked to Todd Farm over the weekend. They met at Littlehouse Friday at four PM, traveled to the farm, and returned Saturday at four PM.

Troop Seventeen Ann Terry Todd Farm Littlehouse

Radio skit on camping by Troop Ten May 31

Members of Troop Ten working on their Radio Badges will present a camping themed radio skit on Wednesday afternoon May 31 at 4 45 PM over WHOS radio station.

Troop Ten WHOS

Day Camp Registration Set for Thursday at Littlehouse

Day Camp registration will be held on Thursday June 1 from 1 to 5 PM at the Girl Scout facility. Parents and guardians may enroll children for the upcoming camp season with limited spaces available.

Littlehouse Girl Scout Littlehouse

Brownie Fly Up Ceremony Held Sunday

Brownie Fly Up ceremony conducted Sunday afternoon at the Girl Scout Littlehouse with Troops Five Six Thirteen Fifteen Sixteen Eighteen led by their leaders. Wings were pinned on Brownies who flew up to become Girl Scouts as girls performed the flag ceremony song and piano music accompanied by Nettye Jean Brown.

John Stewart E. W. Fisher Joan Barrett Jean Barrett Patsy Austin Frances Ann Harrison Irene Williams Earl Foster Paul Woodall Wilson Stewart Vicki Sue McCulloch Barbara Maner Lenora Royer Belva Stover Faye Stewart Gaynell Woodall Ben le Duke Floyd Elkins Bill Green Jane Allen Graves Vicki LeDuke Susan Mitchell Mary Ann Palmer George Devine Morris Minor Pollyanna Blackwell Janet Devine Mary Garnett Madge LaBoon Janet Landers Clara Lamon Nancy Lewis Ann McCulloch Sandra Minor Martha McCann Angie Munn Lizabeth Norris Carol Redding Alma Suggs Virginia Turner Anne Pritchett W. A. Jackson Kay Burnette Joan Jackson Becky Nelson Phyllis Todd Troop Roy Vann Emmett McClary Becky Vann Emily Kay McClary Pamila Whitt Betty Earie Briscoe Hazel Hodgins Jackie Keih Sarah Ruth Royer Nettye Jean Brown Scouting Dottie Motes

Tooth Brushing Technique for Women’s Oral Health

A compact guide urges women to maintain beauty through care of teeth with twice yearly dentist visits, proper brushing technique, salt or soda rinses, and a calcium rich diet. It promotes brushing directions, tartar removal, and daily habits like milk, Vitamin C rich juices, fruit and vegetables, hard bread crusts, and sunshine for overall mouth health.

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