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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1949

Page

6

Miss Elsie Crow Weds Bishop Gaines Jr in Central Baptist

Miss Elsie Crow daughter of Mr and Mrs W E Crow married Bishop Gaines Jr son of Mr and Mrs B L Gaines in a double ring ceremony at Central Baptist church at 8 30 am on Sunday July 24 The bride wore white marquisette over aqua taffeta and a half hat of orange blossoms The groom was attired in formal dress and best man Marlin Long and ushers attended After a Chattanooga wedding trip the couple will reside at 1417 8th Avenue East Also notes on Civinette Club picnic an Eastern Star conference and several local social notices.

Elsie Crow W. E. Crow Bishop Gaines, Jr B L. Gaines Central Baptist Church Otis Kirby First Methodist Church Tom Willingham Mariel Turner Marlin Long Selwyn Stiles Bobby McKay Robert Corley Chattanooga 8Th Avenue East First Baptist Church Peoria Ilinois Junie Summers Wright Decatur Harry J. Butler Boston Massachusetts Angus C. Hull, Jr C. R. Preston Butler Jim O'Brien St. Louis Missouri John Gorman, Jr Nashville Tennessee Louis Siff R. L. Polk Company Detroit Michigan

Personal notices of visits and illness in the region

Barbara Ann Hurst remains in Hamill Clinic Hospital, while friends and relatives travel between Gadsden, Panama City, Huntsville, Fayetteville, and Manchester for weekends with the Thompson, Givens, Harbin, Rowe, Hill, and other families. Several ill or recovering individuals are noted, with planned visits to Nashville, Madison, and Monte Sano, plus travels from Rochester and Florence.

What To Do for Oily Skin

Mr and Mrs R L Kenneipe and son Si of Mt Carmel Illinois are guests of their parents and grandparents. When a girl has oily skin the nose shines and she may become discouraged. The article urges diet changes with less fats fried foods and pastries. Use hot and cold water when washing the face with soap suds, rinse warm and cool. Apply a gauze dipped in ice cold hazel to the lower face for ten minutes. A complexion pack with kaolin and peroxide is recommended weekly. Use a light powder and avoid oily bases. Begin the day with orange or tomato juice and eat a green salad daily.

R.L. Kenneipe Son Mt. Carmel, Ilinois S. O

Lights Heat Decs Under Best Tom Assoc

July 24 to August 23 list shows heat in decathlon events under the Best Tom Association. Names and exact dates are unclear in the fragment. readers are urged to consult full page for winners, venues, and results.

Tom Assoc

Advice From Dorothy Dix On Vacation Choices And Pouting

A column from Mrs. Marie Tucker of the Alabama Motorists Association notes that women often pick vacation spots, influencing family decisions, with hotels and resorts courting female guests. Dorothy Dix adds guidance on handling a spouse who pouts, suggesting avoidance or brief separation to curb the behavior and urging disregard for personalized replies.

Marie Tucker Alabama Motorists Association Joneses

Local Residents Visit and Move Changes

Mr and Mrs Richard Stricklin and others traveled to Birmingham on Friday. Mavis Persall stayed with Mrs Raymond Persall Sunday night and Monday night with Walter Persall. Maud Dean, Rachel Ponder and Mavis Persall went to Addison Sunday. Freda Persall and Dean and Gerad Dean Persall stayed with Mrs Lucie Crane Saturday. Bill McCollum and family have moved to the community. Mrs Claude Hathcothe visited Mrs Melvin White Wednesday afternoon.

Richard Stricklin Raymond Persall Doyle Ponder Walter Persall Birmingham Mavis Persall Maud Dean Rachel Ponder Addison Freda Persall Dean Gerad Dean Persall Lucie Crane Bill McCollum Claude Hathcothe Melvin’ White

Neilson Family Plans Sunday Departure

Neilson and an accompanying daughter will depart on Sunday. Weekend travel details are sparse with the snippet ending mid sentence.

Revival Begins at Shady Grove Church in Neel

A revival meeting starts Sunday at Shady Grove Baptist Church in Neel with two services and dinner on the ground. Rev. Revie Hendon will evangelize through the week, led by Pastor Grady Morris. Invited to attend. noted visitors include Sarah and Mrs. C. W. Bethany.

Shady Grove Baptist Church Neel Revie Hendon Grady Morris

Dear Miss Dix Advice on Divorce and Love in Hard Times

Dorothy Dix responds to a 36 year old husband with incurable arthritis and a wife who left him for a wealthy suitor. She argues the wife faced poverty and temptation, urges granting the divorce, and praises the husband for noble sacrifice. In a separate case a 26 year old man asks whether to marry a 23 year old while supporting his mother. the answer begins with guidance.

Miss Dix Dorothy Dix

Also Mentioned on This Page

Gaines-Crow Civinette Club Greenwood Park West Decatur Nettie Dunlap Cullmant Order of Eastern Star North Alabama Huntsville Mary Lou Dancy Mizpah Athens Hartselle Hanceville Baileyton Cullman Joe Elliott Mitzpah Chapter No. 19 Gussie Bell Mary Lou Dancy Chapter Clara Hardy Clio Levin Zana Peurifoy Guy Counts Tom Walton Harvey Hightower Lou Allen Wiliams H. B. Norwood R. A. McCauley Butler-Wright Finch Home N.L. Finch Third Avenue East Victor Hamilton Bob Thompson Charles Balch Carolyn Hollis Morgan Rufus Allen Jimmy Linda Hobson Smith George Hughes Mack Smith Barbara Ann Hurst Hamil Clinic Hospital James Godfrey Gadsden E. L. Thompson, Sr Robert Gunter Michael Panama City Florida E. L. Thompson June Hill Grand Rapids, Michigan Mrs E. E. Anderson Jonston Street Wynelle St. John Anderson Business College Manchester Vernon Givens Mrs. Cole Young J. L. Givens George W. Harbin Ben Rowe G. W. Harvin Fayetteville, Tennessee Dean Sapp Arkansas G. C .Taylor John B. Austin Canal Street Ward Clardy Mississippi G. C. Taylor Champlain New York Owen Anderson Florence Sadie Gilespie Virgie Mai Ledbetter Mt. Pleasant Tennesee J. E. Chappell Ruby Sandlin The Daily O. N. Hendrickson Rochester Indiana Bruce Hill Hill Monte Sano Carolyn Hollaman Katie Weatherly Margaret Smith Betty Ross Bailey Betty Zane Douthitt H. L. Douthitt H.d.casey Cincinnati Grady L. Casey Robert T. Harris Skeggs Crawford Clearwater Mrs. H. R. Sherrow Biltmore Hotel R. W. Orr Canada Charles H. Murphy Donna Lynne and Charles, III J. R. Hunter Danville Road John Geary Berbera Sara W. Banks Allie M. Banks Hugh and Rebecca Lovelady Minnesota Mrs. H. D. Greer Jack Browning Bertha Haley Manchester, Tennessee Ernest Roberts Smoky Mountains Marguerite South Bonnie Park Helen Follett San Antono Pfc Bill Chaney San Antonio Texas Chaney Roselee Elley D. W. Elley Jesse Chaney Falkville ARIES Star Gazer Clay R Pollan Taurus Libra Gemini VIRGO Capricorn Aquarius Hell On Susie P Uting Bell Syndicate, Inc Rietzel Glenn Murphy G. E. Murphy V. G. Moore Belle Mina Ruby Murphy Tanner Rietzel Glenn Farley Ullman County Chance Neilson Shady Grove Church Sarah C. W. Bethany. Sr John Hamilton Delta Ben Britnell Corinth St.Joseph Tiffin Rock Sharpe Ussie Ift Sherberts Sterchi Jewelry America
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