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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1949

Page

7

Miss Harvey Becomes Bride Of Pvt Campbell At Mt Bethel

Miss Nele Biye Harvey daughter of Mrs Ira Harvey and the late Harvey of Decatur formerly of Lexington Alabama married Pvt Edward A Campbell Camp Carson Colorado son of Mr and J C Campbell of Lexington at Mt Bethel Methodist church Rogersville The double ring ceremony was candle light by Rev T N Kitchens with music by Jane Porter and vocalists Mrs W L White and Mrs Mary Webb The bridal party wore white pique and pink corsages The bride wore powder blue crepe and carried a white satin Bible with a white camellia reception followed at the bride's grandmother's home The couple will reside with the bride's mother and the groom returns to Camp Carson Circle meetings of central Methodist Church circle one will meet at Mrs Dorothy Pitt 638 Jackson Street circle two at Mrs Conrad Strickland 517 Seventh Avenue West circle three at Mrs Kapnes Anne circle four will not meet in August

Miss Harvey Pvt Campbell Nele Biye Harvey Ira Harvey Harvey Decatur Lexington Alabama Edward A. Campbell Camp Carson Colorado J. C. Campbell Mt. Bethel Methodist Church Nat Rogersville Jane Porter W. L. White Mary Webb Lila Lee Harvey Brice Aurelia Campbell Alberta Harvey Gene Davis Donald Griffen Mt. Bethel Woman's Society of Christian Service Central Methodist Church Dorothy Pitt Jackson Street Circle Conrad Strickland Seventh Avenue West Circle Three Kapnes Anne Circle Four

Personal notices of weeklong travels and visits

Mr and Mrs W T Murphree and others report return from a two week vacation visiting Washington D C New York and Canada including Roosevelt house and Hyde Park library They are joined by Miss Carolyn Scruggs visiting Memphis Tennessee and J H Scruggs family Several groups travel to Birmingham Lakeland Fla Fort Walton Fla and surrounding areas for visits and vacations Other locals host relatives from Arlington Virginia Clarksville Tenn Florence and Atlanta with plans to visit New Orleans and Sylacauga

W. T. Murphree Dorothy M. Glasscock Tanner Carl M. Murphree Belle Mina Washington, D. New York Canada Roosevelt House Library Hyde Park New York Ernest McCulloch Rs Ruth Fort Walton Florida Sylacauga John Curlee John, Jr

Women should woo and propose for better marriages

Dorothy Dix argues women have fought for voting and professional rights yet hesitate to propose marriage. She contends women, not men, should pursue their desired husbands, noting better marriages reduce divorces and increase happiness. She cites social taboos, feminine psychology, and the need to break open courtship norms.

United States Bernard Shaw

Young gardener Susan Pegg wins radish prize in London show

Susan Pegg, age five from Hugglescote Leicestershire, earns a $20 prize for best radishes by a child under 16 at a London horticultural show. She began helping in the garden at two and started her own gardening at three, saying it’s fun and better than dolls.

London Susan Pegg Susan Hugglescote Leicestershire

Sunday Courthouse Singing and County Court Session

Sunday afternoon services resume at the courthouse with the piano moved back. Limestone County Court holds an all day session Friday with numerous fines, five jail terms, and one sixty day hard labor sentence. Local moves include Dr Leonard Plunk joining Dr C H Jones in veterinary medicine and new apartments for Mrs Pryor Williams on South Beaty Street.

Limestone County Court State Leonard Plunk Bethel Springs Tenn C. H. Jones Pryor Williams South Beaty Street Horace Balch, Jr Athens Peete’s Gin Perry B. James New Athens College First Presbyterian Church David A. Patton Gordon Swint Herman M. Cole Malone Circle C. D. Glaze Mobile J. B. Carrington Billy Malone Clairmont Springs R. L. Malone

Pie gag still draws laughs in new film Skimpx in the Navy

Movie producer Arthur Dent believes audiences will still laugh at pie in the face, as in the twenties. His comedy Skimpx in the Navy features the old gag after three weeks of filming with 500 custard pies, funded partly by a government production loan.

London Arthur Dent

Highway striping costs estimated at 2.8 million

The annual expense to stripe and re stripe 100000 miles of highway is estimated at 2,800,000 dollars or 28 dollars per mile.

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