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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1950

Page

7

Miss Miller Demonstrates Stop Saving at Concord Club

The Concord Home Demonstration Club met May 17 at Mrs. Sue Jeffreys home with Mrs. Paul Christian presiding. Alpha Jeffreys led song history of Jesus Love Me and Roy Houston presented a lesson from John 5.1. The roll call noted each member’s garden vegetables as a check in. A new member welcomed Mrs. Roy Houston. Miller gave a Kitchen Planning and Step Saving demonstration. Refreshments were served to members and guests including Mrs. Kelley, Mrs. Pride Saint, and several others.

Concord Home Demonstration Club Sue Jeffreys Paul Christian Alpha Jeffreys Jesus Roy Houston St. John Earl Fretwell Club Miller D. H. Kelley Pride Saint Elmer Fretwell Roy Craig Marion Rutherford Nathan Landers Blackburn and Miller Alabame South Sentishere Alabama Texas Georgia Natson Vaughn L. Jones Scottsboro William Burke Hubert G. Herndon Rutledge Herndon James E Donoven Chilton County

Massey Group Shows Film at May Farm Bureau Meeting

A Mae Farm Bureau Club session in the school auditorium drew good attendance for a film shown by the Massey Group. Price Bryant served as president.

Cre Mae Farm Bureau Club Price Bryant

Meeting notes include devotional and film by Mr Wagnon

The meeting opened with a devotional by Mrs James Morris and prayer by Mrs Ben Jones. Mr Wagnon spoke briefly on the boll weevil issue and showed an interesting film. Miss Hawkins, the home agent, attended. Materials on year round grazing were distributed. Social hour followed with drinks and cookies.

James Morris Ben Jones

Falkville Club Schedules Cake Baking Demonstration

The Falkville Home Demonstration Club met May 24 at Mrs. Thomas Teague's home. Members heard a devotional on Mother from Samuel, sang Faith of Our Fathers and Jesus Loves Me, and watched a cake baking demonstration served to twelve members, a visitor, and Mrs. Wilcutt. Miss Sarah Drinkard hosts June meeting.

Falkville Home Demonstration Club Thomas Teague Faith of Our Fathers Jesus James Nest M. D. Laughmiller Samuel Sarah Drinkard Hawkins

Union Club Demonstration on Cake Baking

May meeting of the Union Home Demonstration Club at Mrs. Montie Ree Breeding’s home featured a cake baking demonstration by Mrs. Breeding with help from Miss Hawkins. Mrs. Vandon Windsor and Mrs. Lucy Griffin spoke on Mother. Sixteen members and two visitors attended.

Montie Ree Breeding Union Home Demonstration Club Vandon Windsor Lucy Griffin Miss. Hawkins McKee David. Johnston

Good Springs Club Mounts Canning Program

Grady Patterson reports a Good Springs club meeting led by president Mrs James Griffin. Mrs K L Griggs read the club creed and devotionals were led by Mrs B L Bailey. The hymn of the month was Jesus Loves Me.

Grady Patterson James Griffin Kl. L. Griggs B. L. Bailey All Gang Jesus

Norton presents Classic Of The Month and canning methods

Miss Norton led a club meeting with a recording of Waltz Of The Flowers and a demonstration on Latest Canning Methods. Members praised the music and discussed shortcuts in house cleaning. Refreshments followed, and the group plans to meet at the school house on the third Monday in June.

Norton

Parker Club Presents Gardens and Canning Program

Parker Home Demonstration club met May 12 at 10 30 A M with twelve members present. Members shared a covered dish meal served by Mrs Burgreen and co hostess. The event featured hymn singing and a lesson on gardens and canning methods followed by bingo social hour.

Parker Home Demonstration Club Karl Burgreen Burgreen Roy Tribble Thomas Burgreen Bert Cole Roy Hargroves Tom Morris Claude Nell

Reid Club Celebrates Sixth Birthday With Club Room Day

Reid Home Demonstration marks six years with a Spend The Day At The Club Room gathering. Members share covered dishes and enjoy noon fellowship despite some rain absences. President Mrs. G F Rudder presides as members recite the club creed.

Seven Members At Chalybeate Club Meeting

Mrs E S Bowman hosted the Chalybeate Home Demonstration Club for its May gathering led by president Mrs E S Bowman. The group sang Jesus Loves Me, Violet Lanier gave the devotional and reported on rural youth. Miss Lucy Blackburn, home agent, demonstrated Kitchen Planning aiding remodel plans.

E. S. Bowman Chalybeate Home Demonstration Club Jesus W. L. Haynes Violet Lanier Lucy Blackburn

Blackwell Kitchen Modernizes Home with L shaped Remodel

Mrs G A Blackwell of the Austinville Home Demonstration Club transforms a dated kitchen into a modern space. Plan focused on clean convenient and cheerful design with a central chimney moved to create two storage closets and an L shaped layout for refrigerator stove and sink.

Blackwell G. A. Blackwell Austinville

Meeting adjourned to reconvene in June with Mrs. Willie Eady

The group adjourned the session and set a June meeting with Mrs. Willie Eady. Refreshments were served during the spring hour to several members and guests including Mrs. Rube Voss and Mrs. M. L. Hale among others. A strawberry parfait cake recipe and baking instructions follow, detailing flour, baking powder, salt, shortening, sugar, eggs, vanilla, milk, pan preparation, and oven timing for two eight inch cake layers.

Willie Eady Rube Voss M. L. Hale W. L. Haynes Clark Buttram Violet Lanier Ruby Lee Terry Marion Turner Een Bennie Miler

Kitchen Dream Becomes Bright Home Feature

A reader describes a new kitchen with a green and white table set, red customized chairs, and white organ curtains with green vine embroidery. Mrs Blackwell praises efficiency expert Lillian Gilbreth as she envisions a scientist artist blending mind and hands.

Barbecued chicken with baked toes and peas

A company dinner menu lists barbecued chicken as the main dish with baked toes green peas a salad and hot buttered crusty rolls. A light strawberry or pineapple Bavarian Cream dessert would be welcome.

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Limestone Uakdale Club Limestone County Chain W. E. McGill Oakdale Lillie Maude Alexander Edward Burgreen Limestone County Club Council Clodessa Norton Limestone County Mary Coleman Northern Old Army Barracks Limestone Council Home Demonstration Club County Council Chain Store Abbie Dougherty M. A. Phillips van Buren Gilbert J. T. Blacksher B. L. Rich Archie Yarbrough Mack Maples Limestone Club Athens A. H. Stovall Hill’s Alfred London Charles Sauther Kuhns Roy Garner George T. Grant David Lee’s Massey Group Falkville Club Union Club Good Springs Parker Club Reid Club Luncth G. F. Rudder Curtis Black Clyde Simimong Mitchell Oakdale Club House Clyde Simmons Bob Johnson Thomas Lee Hammond O’neal’ Mitchell
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