Day Camp Registration and Girl Scouts Plan
Girl Scout Day Camp set for July 12 to 21 at Chenault farm nine miles from Danville Road with bus transport. Registration June 1 at the Little House from 1 to 4 PM. fee is 1.00 for six days. Leaders include Mrs. Morrow, Mrs. Tankersley and Mrs. Brown with a nurse on staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sige
Chenault Farm
Danville Road
Girl Scout Little House
Little House
Girl Scout National Organization
E.M. Morrow
Homer Tankersley
A. C. Brown
Joan Jackson
Merle Morrow
Leroy King
Pattye Harris
Linda Gale Pate
Margaret Wiley
Mary Lee Lynne
Paula Garnett
Nettye Jean Brown
Personal notices span visits and travel across several states
Stephen Branum is home with chicken pox. Annie Shumate visits Atlanta for Glenn McKelvey’s graduation. Willie Thompson returns to Chattanooga after Austinville visit. Maurie Shumate heads to Atlanta for Glenn McKelvey graduation. John Farris travels to Nashville after visiting Mrs. Farris’ mother in Decatur. Eyster and Peebles visit Birmingham. Wilmer Hall travels to Lynchburg for three weeks. Joly A. Caddell visits Birmingham with nephew Egerton Harris. W P Dozier plans Montgomery visit. Eugene Morrow visits the Browns in Decatur. Linda Aileen Cox born May 20. TF Adams from Birmingham hosts overnight with Wilson Taylor. Mrs. Wilds and Birmingham guests visit family in Decatur. Mahns and Howe Price visit Bessemer. Parks graduation at Florence. Nancy Clare and Sandra Neher head to Fort Walton. Bessie Speake weekend at home. Caddell and Mitchell return from Cincinnati. Vernon Brown visits Birmingham. Helen Hodgson visits Bay Minette. Sue and Janet Nungester in Huntsville recital. Floyd Sherrod returns from visit with Sandlins. Patrick Sandlin to Blakeley Mountain Dam project in Hot Springs. J R Daniels to Montgomery, then Mary Esther, Florida trip with Dryden. Tom Chandler to Fort Walton for two weeks. Carolyn Carey visiting grandparents Pointer. Margaret Speake improving at Flint sanatorium. Milton Yarbrough and son Butch to Fort Walton for two weeks. Charles Malone and party mentioned.
A Beauty Routine for Hands
A guide to hand care noting soap dries skin and oils help restore softness. It advises using oily cosmetics, nail care, rubber gloves for protection, cornmeal exfoliation, white pencil under nails, hot oil soaks at bedtime with mineral oil, and cuticle lifting with an orange wood stick.
Double design crochet square pattern 812 by Laura Wheeler
Learn a simple square crochet design requested as pattern 812 from Laura Wheeler with improved instructions and charts. Send twenty cents to The Decaturvatty Brooklyn NY for the pattern and fifteen cents for the Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book with 104 illustrations and beginner friendly designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
Decatur Vatty
P. O. Hox
Flatbush Station
Brooklyn
N. Y
Memorial Day Observances Across Nations Mark Peace Theme
Memorial Day waned across the United States and abroad with services marking patriots who died for America. President Truman urged a permanent peace as Senator Tydings called for lasting strength and Anzio memories echoed in pledges of allied resolve.
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Associated Press
Arlington National Cemetery
Tydings
London
Lewis W. Douglas
Sharman
St. Margaret’s Church
U. S
British Isles
Col. Wallace _I. Wolverton
U. S. Air Force
Montgomery
Ala
Mrs Essie Letson Dies After Heart Attack At Far mers Café
Mrs Essie Ann Letson 51 died at Decatur General hospital after a heart attack at the Far mers cafe First Avenue and Moul ton Street she operated. Stricken about 615 PM pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. Survived by two daughters Mrs Floyd Terry and Mrs Mamie L Gau ntt three sons W R Letson R W and J T Letson her mother Mrs G W Filyan two sisters and six brothers. Funeral at Ninth Street Methodist church Wednesday 3 PM with Rev Orley officiating burial in city cemetery pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essie Ann Letson
Decatur General Hospital
Farmer’s Cafe
First Avenue
Moulton Street
Floyd Terry
Decatur
Mamie L. Gauntt
W. R. Letson
Marine Corps
R. W. and
J. T. Letson
G. W. Filyan
Cullman
Tracy Knight
Morris Minor
Murphy Woodruff
Irwin Grantland
Harvey Teague
Drought Hurts Florida Cattle and Pastures
A Florida cattle region faces drought as cattle roam farther for pasture and water. Polk Highlands and Hardee counties report acute conditions, with cattlemen feeding molasses and water scarcity affecting calves and milk production. Footnotes mention water reaching Fort Myers and industry figures from Stuart Bro. and Lakeland.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida
W. H. Stuart
Stuart Bro
Bartow
Polk
Highlands
Hardee
Fort Myers
Ledley H. Wear
Polk County Cattlemen's Association
The Circus Comes To Town Recital At Huntsville High
Recital titled The Circus Comes To Town to be presented at Huntsville High School tonight. Miss Carol Stone and Miss Lulu Caddell will attend the production. Mr and Mrs Harry A Nungester return today from St Louis Missouri after visiting their daughter Mrs David Allen and Mr Allen.
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Central Baptist Church
Paul Roberts
Carol Ann Roberts
Margaret Talley
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Huntsville High School
Carol Stone
Lulu Caddell
Harry A. Nungester
St. Louis
Missouri
David Allen
Mr. Allen
Understanding Flirting for Teens and Boundaries
A general guidance column explains flirting as a behavior girls use to attract boys. It notes some are naturals, others imitate, and warns against pretending to be older or sophisticated. The advice stresses innocence and avoiding inappropriate imitation or pressure in early adolescence.
Dear Dorothy Dix on Teen Marriage and Parental advice
A 15 year old asks whether to marry a 17 year old next spring. Dorothy Dix and Catherine answer to listen to the mother, noting teen marriage risks, instability, and potential divorce. They warn marriage is grownup work, not child play, and caution against abusive, domineering spouses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Catherine
Colonial Coffee Wins Experts Noted Flavor Test in Alabama
Impartial testers repeatedly chose Colonial as the top flavor among leading brands. Local Alabama businessman B H Allen of Decatur says Colonial has the finest flavor he has tried. Colonial markets its Antiguan Latin American blend as high quality at no higher price than everyday brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonial
Alabama
B. H. Allen
Decatur
Twister Lifts Boathouse Roof Damages Machine Shop
A freak tornado lifted the roof from a boathouse on Dog River Mobile Alabama yesterday and dropped it onto a nearby machine shop. The impact caused about $6,000 in damage, while four cruisers valued at $100,000 inside the boathouse were unharmed.
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Mobile
Ala
Dog River
Here
Perk Delights Mrs Hinchey with Wash Savings
Mrs T K Hinchey of Chicago says her husband ordered her to wash shirts in New Perk and she loves the result. She reports Perk makes whites snowier and colors brighter, claiming big savings on soap compared with 1218 tests.
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T. K. Hinchey
Marquette Rd
Chicago
Perk
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GIRL
Madonna Circle
Central Methodist Church
Frank Godwin
Raymond Britain
Haywood Reams
John Stewart
Reams
Stewart
Ernest Riddle
Walton Munn
Lloyd Dinsmore
Thomas J. Hendrix
Garrett
Falkville
C. T. Garrett
Charles Garrett, Jr
Gladys Lyssy
Port Arthur
Texas
R. H. Garrett
Grothy
Dalton
Delvis Garrett
Thurman
Ellis Wayne
Edward Garrett
Judy
Nancy
George Douglas
Patricia
Howard Allen
Sara Jo
Bobbye
Ann Waldrop
Memorial Drive
C. S
Womans Society of Christian Service
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
R. L. Baker
C. P Parkey
G. O. Maner
B. M. Thompson
J. M. Philpot
Mrs. Roberts
Gift Stationery Crane, Eaton, ‘White, and
Wycott
Norcross
Hallmark Russell Stover
Ira
E. Moulton St
Stephen Branum
Donald Branum
Annie Shumate
Atlanta
Georgia
G. P. McKelvey
Willie H. Thompson
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Austinville
Maurie Shumate
Glenn R. McKelvey
Mrs. John Farris
Nashville
Vine Street
Charles Eyster
William Eyster
F. D. Peebles
Birmingham
Joly’ A. Caddell
Egerton Harris
Tuscaloosa
W. P. Dozier
Eugene Morrow
Lewis C. Brown
Ferry Street
H. Woh
J. L. Cox
Mr. Cox
Linda Aileen Cox
TF. Adams
Wilson Taylor
Robert ,Wilds
Will
Sam Wilds
McNeill Apartments
George Mahns
Howe Price
Bessemer
Dalton Fowler
T. L. Baker, Jr
Russellville
Florence
Dorothy Hester Parks
Florence State Teachers College
Nancy Clare
Sandra Neher
Fort Walton
Bessie Speake
John Caddell
Huberty Mitchell
Hartselle
Cincinnati
Ohio
Vernon Brown
Frank Stone
Helen Hodgson
Bay Minette
E. W. McLeod
Sue
Janet Nungester
Irene Jones
Huntsville
Floyd Sherrod
Patrick Sandlin
Mr. Sandlin
Patrick H.sandlin
Blakely Mountain
Hot Springs
Arkansas
United States
J. R. Daniels
Horace Dryden
Mary Esther
Tom Chandler
Carolyn Carey
Mrs. Foster Pointer
Margaret Speake
Morgan County
Flint
Milton Yarbrough
Butch
Charles Malone
Hallmark Greeting Cards
City Park
Easl
Pry
Maxwell House Tea
Maxwell House
Towar
USA
Amy Mate
Eherwer
Helen Follett
Frances Denney
Crochet
Miss DIX
Dix
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
Gale Robbins
Barkleys
Broadway
M-G-M
D. R
Loyd
Formfit
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