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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1957
Page
5
Cotton hats this year are vivid and fashionable with blossoms that mimic real flowers. Styles range from rose buds to large flowered wheels and include toques turbans and sailor shapes in polka dots and printed chintz.
The WSCS of Forest Chapel Methodist Church met at the church with Mrs. W. A. Sims presiding. The program featured From Greenland's Icy Mountains and a pledge service led by Mrs. W. J. Alston. Attendants included Mrs. N. E. Bailey and Mrs. R. B. Bridges assisting in the program and prayers.
Dr Dorothy V Whipple explains this needle free test for young children. A tuberculin patch on the back is read 48 hours later to detect exposure. A positive result prompts X rays and follow up to locate source and monitor progression.
At the Lyons Hotel Monday evening Altrusa International installed its officers. Elizabeth Thompson becomes president with Dorothy Sheats as vice president and Vida Rae Norman as treasurer. Directors include Ruby Nash Nancy Worth Pinkston and LeClaire Dewey. A gift honored Pinkston for her year of service.
Arvin Industries engineers suggest using a window fan with an air conditioner to distribute cool air. Place a fan near the AC and direct airflow toward an open door to circulate air through the house, especially with bedrooms on upper floors for better comfort at night.
A routine tuberculin test on two year old Patty Sue uncovers a hidden chain of infection. Her parents show no signs, but Aunt Bessie is found to have active tuberculosis after a chest X ray. Early detection prevents spread and protects Patty Sue from illness.
Mrs James Riggs will head the Civinettes for the 1957 58 season. Civinettes are wives of Civitan members aiding in service work. They participate in Heart Fund Mothers March of Dimes Boy Scout banquet and hold summer watermelon cutting and a Christmas hen party.
The Gilbert edited volume presents 400 Joyce letters spanning his Dublin roots to Zurich years, revealing his push to publish and the publishers' hurdles. It notes Ezra Pound’s influence, Jane Heap and Knopf references, and Gilbert’s precise, discreet scholarship while hinting the real Joyce emerges around 1920.
The Wesleyan Service Guilds of the Decatur district meet June 2 at 2:30 p.m. at Hart Selle Methodist Church. All guild members WSCS coordinators and local treasurers urged to attend for officer training. A short business session with reports from 11 district guilds follows, then officer classes with instructors from WSCS and Wesleyan Service Guild. The Hartselle guild hosts tea after the meeting inviting guilders WSCS members to attend.
At the regular May meeting of the Wesleyan Service Guild No. 0 of Central Methodist Church Mrs. John C. Smith spoke on Pauls Letters to the Local Churches. Leader Mrs. Guy Habercom presided. A gift was given to Mrs. Habercom for her service. Dessert welcomed new member Mrs. B. W. Hough hosted by Mrs. M. G. Smith.
A letter to Frank Budgen reflects the Joycean flood of ideas and creative energy, contrasting routine beginnings with revelations as the correspondence unfolds. The note references Harvard University library with its six million volumes as a backdrop to the literary exchange.
Featured fiction includes Peyton Place by Grace Metallious The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier Compulsion by Meyer Levin Blue Camellia by Frances Parkinson Keyes The Last Angry Man by Gerald Green Nonfiction titles include The Nun's Story by Kathryn Hulme The FBI Story by Don Whitehead Day of Infamy by Walter Lord The Organization Man by William H Whyte Too Much Too Soon by Diana Barrymore and Gerald Frank.
The Cosmopolitan Club gathered at the Cornelian Court Hotel for lunch and bridge on Tuesday with Mrs. J. B. Atkinson hosting. Two new members, Mrs. Fred Hearn and Mrs. Walter Sherard, were welcomed, with guests Mrs. Fred Simmons, Mrs. Herbert Spiller, Mrs. Frank Whiseant, Mrs. Henry Richards and Mrs. Frank Richardson Jr. Bridge winners were Mrs. A. A. Nellis, Mrs. J. J. Putman and Mrs. Otto Spicer.
Mrs. J. M. Clark is confined to her home at her son's residence. J. L. Shumake is a surgical patient at Bank St. Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. H. Wohl visited their daughter in Nashville. Rev. and Mrs. James Bodley are in Birmingham for a diocesan meeting. Mrs. W. P. Baugh returned from Pulaski. Mr. and Mrs. John G. Willingham plan a Florida vacation. Mrs. John D. Reeves of Chattanooga and Miss Mary Jean Edgil with Mrs. Tom Edgil returned from Gulfport graduation. Bettye Edgil graduated. TOP DRAWER requests from San Diego note a bureau letter from Oklahoma.
Mrs Emmitt and her daughter Kathy were feted in a neighborhood coffee hosted by Mrs Tom White and Mrs Fred Trimble before they leave Thursday to join Mr Emmitt in California. Guests enjoyed yellow linen decor, garden flowers, finger foods, Cokes and coffee. Kathy Emmitt has received several parties. Betty Ann Nettles and Carol Trimble hosted additional events.
A verbose recipe card outlines Chocolate Pecan Cake with cake flour, baking soda, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, melted unsweetened chocolate, milk, and pecans. It gives instructions to cream, beat, fold, and bake in two round pans. It mentions a tourist bureau oddly at the end.
Prepare pans eight inches across by greasing bottoms lining with waxed paper and greasing paper. Bake in a moderate 350 degree oven until a tester in the center comes out clean about 30 minutes. Turn out onto racks strip off paper and cool. Fill and frost as desired.
Recipe for a tomato juice and cracker pairing with a Roquefort and anchovy cheese spread. Ingredients include Roquefort cream cheese caper rolled anchovies brandy flavoring. method softens cheese, strains Roquefort, blends with cream cheese, adds anchovies and brandy, refrigerates overnight, yields about one cup for serving with crackers.
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