Billie Wayne Johnson Weds Pfc Edward Caraway
Decatur announces the marriage of Billie Wayne Johnson to Pfc Edward Caraway son of Mr and Mrs M F Thompson of Birmingham. Rev L P Franks presided during a mid summer ceremony. The bride wore blue crepe with white accessories and a white orchid corsage. Caraway serves with the U S Army in Korea.
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Billie Johnson
PFC
Edward Caraway
Ray Johnson
Decatur
Billie Wayne
M. F. Thompson
Birmingham
L. P.franks
U.S. Army
Korea
Mizpah Chapter to Meet Tonight
A Mizpah Chapter No 19 meeting is announced for tonight. Wanted to rent: furnished 8 or 4 room apartment by a couple. Phone numbers 896 J or 3479 W.
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Mizpah
E. S
Order of
Personal notices of travel visits and new births
Miss Melba Jean Langford returns from Birmingham while Harold Damsgard travels home after his mother’s death in Kansas City. Many families visit relatives in Atlanta Cincinnati Decatur and Florence as births occur in Athens and Moulton.
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Harold Damsgard
Kansas City
John Damsgard
Rev Hatchett Named Delegate for Welfare Conference
Rev. Thomas V. Hatchett of Hart selle will be the eighth district representative at the annual welfare conference to be held in Washington on December 3, announced by the Morgan county Department of Welfare. He was nominated at a Morgan County advisory committee on children and youth meeting at the Red Cross office. Miss Melba Langford chaired with Dr. W Harpe Jr. as guest speaker. Youth delegates Anne Sivley and Johnny Cain attended. The session discussed projects including the first Morgan county effort for 1950 to secure tonsillectomies for needy children and possible plans for free lunches and shoes.
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Thomas V. Hatchett
Hartselle
Te House
Washington
Morgan County
Bureau , Maternals and Child Health
Montgomery
State Health Department
State Committee For Children and Youth
Anne Sivley
Decatur Student Council
Johnny Cain
Ben C Jones is Claimed By Death
Funeral services for Ben C Jones age 63 will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at his home in Trinity Rev Clyde Jones to conduct with interment in Morris cemetery Trinity Mutual Service directing He died Monday about 430 PM at his home after a long illness Surviving are his widow Betty Jones five sons Paul Silas Samuel Spencer and Donald all of Trinity and one daughter Mrs Ussery C Terry of Hillsboro
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Ben C. Jones
Trinity
Clyde Jones
Morris Cemetery
Mutual
Betty Jones
Paul
Silas
Samuel
Spencer
Donald
Ussery C. Terry
Hillsboro
Union Membership Estimate From BLS Directory
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released a new directory estimating union membership at 14 to 16 million. The two-year-old directory put the total at about 15.6 million. BLS notes Census data cannot provide an exact number due to existing questions.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Census Bureau
Census
A Hurry Up Beauty Routine for Evening Wear
The piece outlines rapid beauty steps for a woman preparing for an evening gala. It covers quick fixes from hats to hide hair, hot baths and cold showers, facial cream and tonics, and minimal makeup tips including mascara eyebrow color and eye shadow choices in various hues.
Dear Dorothy Dix on Marriage and Engagement Advice
Dorothy Dix answers readers on engagement length and pre marriage considerations. She urges six months for acquaintance and congruence in character health status and interests. A second letter weighs age and temperament, noting spiritual age over calendar years and the value of shared tastes for lasting happiness.
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Dorothy DIX
Labor Seeks Taft-Hartley repeal in push for strong defense
AFL President William Green told the New York State Federation of Labor that American labor is resolved to give whatever it takes to save the world from communist aggression. He urged prompt repeal of Taft-Hartley as a top national defense goal to inspire workers to aid in the coming effort. He supported U S action in Korea and argued peace rests on overwhelming American military superiority with allies, asserting force is Russia's language.
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New York
AFL
William Green
Four National Guard Divisions Called Up Med and Marine Units Strengthened
Washington reports the United States will activate four National Guard divisions and smaller units this month. Secretary Johnson announced. The first and second Marine divisions will reach full strength with two Marine reserve squadrons activated. Navy air power expansion planned with more bombers for Korea. House committee says Truman will seek a new 950 million dollar appropriation to buy Navy planes, in addition to the 10.5 billion support already requested.
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Washington
National Guard
Defense Johnson
Korea
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Congress
Navy
Servicemen to Get Protection Under Relief Act
Morgan county attorneys will be reminded by letter that servicemen on duty with the armed forces are protected by the soldiers and sailors relief act. Bryan McAfee says the act shields the rights of servicemen in civil and equity court actions. Judgments cannot be obtained against service members without court appointed attorneys, and courts may stay actions or executions.
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Morgan County
Bryan McAfee
Morgan Register In Equity
40 Certificates Awarded in Hartselle Swimming Class
Forty children completed a beginners swimming class at Hartselle Municipal Pool. Harold McClannahan, a Red Cross instructor, awarded certificates to 21 of the 40 students as Mrs. Frank Kirby of the Morgan County Red Cross notes the completion.
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Hartselle
Frank Kirby
Morgan County Chapel
American Red Cross
Tony
Harold McClannahan
Red Cross
Hartselle Municipal Pool
Emma Howard Funeral Arrangements Change
Funeral services for Emma Howard, a Negro, who died Sunday morning in a taxi en route to Decatur General hospital, have been changed. The services are now set for Sunday at 1 PM at Union Grove church in East Decatur. Relatives announced the change today.
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Emma Howard
Decatur General] Hospital
Union Grove Church
East Decatur
Cardui Promises Relief From Monthly Cramps
An advertisement touts Cardui as a gendered medicinal aid for menstrual cramps. It claims thousands of women find relief from periodic abdominal pain and jitters by calming uterine spasms, phrased as a modern science remedy rather than a painkiller.
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Cardus
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