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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1950

Page

6

Inez Ennis to Marry Marshall Springer in Mississippi

Miss Inez Ennis and Marshall Springer announce their wedding, to be performed by Rev. G N Gober in Iuka Mississippi. The bride wore blue crepe with white accessories. Attendants included Martin Pendergrast and Miss Moyers and Sanderson. They will reside with the groom’s parents after a trip to Chattanooga.

Inez Ennis Marshall Springer Mississippi Frank Ennis Belle Mina Inez Arlin Springer Route 1 Madison G. N. Gober Iuka Martin Pendergrast Juanita Moyers Mary Kate Sanderson Webster Luensford Decatur Chattanooga Tenn Mr. Springer Route One

Local Society and Family Visits Across Several States

Mr and Mrs John O and family left Sunday for a two week Florida and Cincinnati trip. Misses Elliott Pace Davis Mills depart for Shocco Springs State Baptist Girls Auxiliary camp with Central Baptist church. Jean McRae released from Baptist Memorial hospital Memphis after three weeks with Harold Field at her bedside. Sherrell Williams Vernon Givens visited Birmingham. Scruggs family and relatives from Sweetwater Romney Memphis and Memphis visit J H Scruggs and others. Knox McRae returned to Montgomery after bedside time with Jean McRae. Mrs Cecil Rountree and Marlene Adel visit Ray mond Parks family on Jackson Street. Sidney Yarbrough visits Nashville relatives. Billy Stewart and son William Allen of Birmingham visit J W Pipkin in Grant Street. Knox McRae’s wife Jean McRae remains in Memphis. Lawton and Allen to visit Roy Wyatt and Asbury in Allendale.

John O Power Florida Cincinnati Ohio Jo Anne Elliott Charlotte Pace Anne Davis Janice Mills Shocco Springs State Baptist Girls Central Baptist Church Babye Bess Robertson Mickey Green Harold Field Memphis Tenn Jean McRae Baptist Memorial Hospital Billy Stewart Wiliam Allen Birmingham J. W. Pipkin Grant Street

Eskimo girl Melba King overcomes blindness to gain life

Melba King of Seattle, once a blinded Eskimo child, now a college graduate and home maker, uses a guide dog to walk freely in San Francisco and on the Golden Gate Bridge. Her husband Eugene, nearly blind, works in Seattle. They both served in World War II roles and pursue family life with gardening, crafts, and braille reading.

San Francisco Melba King Seattle Guide Dogs For the Blind, Inc Golden Gate Bridge Eugene W. King St. Regis Investigations Division U. S. Civil Service Melba Corinne Call Washington Perkins Institute Watertown Mass Alaska Eklutna Anchorage

Be Sure That Beauty Aids Go With You When You Travel

Travel advice urges packing light and bringing beauty items in small containers. It recommends a travel beauty kit with creams powders rouge and lipstick plus eyebrow brush mascara nail tools and files. Soap is advised for European trips as hotels often lack it.

Globe Eiffel Tower Pyramids Sam Europe

Finding Cause Is First Step In Treatment of Apoplexy

A medical explanation of stroke causes embolism thrombosis and hemorrhage notes that diagnosis guides treatment. Embolism and thrombosis respond to nerve blocking and drugs, with faster hospital care and oxygen tent improving outcomes.

Revival to Start at Bell View Church

Revival services begin Sunday at 7 30 P M at Bell View Baptist Church on the Moulton Highway with visiting minister Rev Allen from Hartselle. Daily sessions 10 30 A M and 7 30 P M through the week. Sunday school at 10 A M with teaching at 11 A M and Training men at 7 P M. Rev Willie Parker is the pastor.

Bell View Baptist Church Moulton Highway Allen Hartselle Willie Parker

Seven year old Mary Lois Pumphrey drowns near Foley

A seven year old girl Mary Lois Pumphrey disappeared from her family outing at Pirates Cove near Foley and drowned in Perdido bay. Her body was recovered shortly after. Parents Mr and Mrs Wallace Pumphrey of Marlow and four brothers survive.

Foley Ala Mary Lois Pumphrey Perdido Bay Ponncey Pirates Cove Wallace Pumphrey Marlow Here

College degree note from Ellensburg fragment

Fragment notes a student earning a B A from Central College at Ellensburg and mentions the semester by semester pace of study. The readable text implies a completed degree path with emphasis on the timing.

Picnic Ball Games At Johnson Chapel Park

An all day picnic at Johnson Chapel Ball Park on Saturday August 12 features four games starting 9 30 a m with White Way versus Gregg Chevrolet then Trinity A Monk City at 11 30 a m Liberty versus Caddo at 1 p m and Johnson Chapel against Decatur Hustlers at 3 p m. Food proceeds support the Johnson Chapel ball club.

Johnson Chapel Ball Park White Way Gregg Chevrolet Trinity Monk City Liberty Johnson Chapel Decatur Hustlers

Tornado Wind Speeds Estimated At High Levels

No weather instrument withstands tornadoes yet scientists estimate their speed between 200 and 500 miles per hour.

HADACOL advertised by Mrs Macaure’s testimonial

Mrs J P Macaure of New Orleans touts HADACOL for deficiencies in Vitamins B1 B2 Niacin and Iron claiming it steadied her nerves and improved her family’s mood. The ad promotes trial and larger sizes with prices and urges to refuse substitutes.

J. P. Macaure New Orleans

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