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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1950
Page
6
Lady Shirley Walker wed Norman Buel Lockhart in Norfolk as Navy ties bring the couple home. Barbara Sullivan married Walter Henry Thrower at Wilson Chapel Birmingham with Belmont and Decatur connections. Social teas and church society meetings populate the area with plans and programs.
An Army developed antiseptic salve named Wonder Salve claims to ease itching eczema psoriasis infections and athlete’s foot from head to foot. The white greaseless salve is marketed as safe for children and money refunded if not satisfied. Sold in Decatur at Dillehay's Drug Store Hagerty Drugs and Loyd's Drug Store or local druggists.
Miss Wanda Harris, executive director of the Wheeler Area Girl Scout Council, returned from Edith Macy Training School in Pleasantville New York after a month of training for leaders and council administration. The report notes Macy's international gathering, outdoor living drills, and the parade flag ceremony with representatives from multiple nations.
Two Mobile farm implement partners Floyd T. Luttrell and J. C. Scott seek a 59,691 income tax refund in U S district court. They allege the U S collector of internal revenue wrongfully ignored their wives' partnership interest in the business.
The Macy study program offers courses covering all phases of Girl Scout work and related fields. It aims to deepen the student’s understanding of her job and her role in the community and in the life of the individual girl.
Mrs. Ben Britnell has returned from a two weeks visit with relatives in Pontotoc Mississippi. B T Shelton remains confined to his home following a three weeks illness at 611 Ninth Avenue West. Miss Virginia Samuel will spend Thursday and Friday in New Orleans for a Metropolitan Life Insurance meeting with office supervisors from ten Southern states. Mrs P G Freen is visiting her son in East Chicago Illinois. Mr and Mrs James Howell Morris have returned from a wedding trip and are at home in the McNeill Apartments.
Rural Grove Baptist church members are called to meet at the church on Saturday September 16 to paint the building and tidy the church yard. Those interested are invited to bring a paint brush or tools and join the congregation for a noon dinner.
An East German joke about Soviet leader Stalin visiting West Berlin opens with a nurse or old woman claiming milk supply is cut off. The quip plays on shortages and distrust of Moscow rule, reflecting Cold War humor.
An elderly woman asks why deserts lack water and whether Russia has occupied Africa, reflecting perplexity about geography and foreign involvement.
The luffa or loofah is sometimes called the dishcloth gourd because its fiber absorbs water like a sponge.
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