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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1946

Page

5

Betty Jean Gasaway to Be wed at Central Baptist Church

Mrs. Betty Gasaway, bride elect of Mr. Jack Thomason, will be married Saturday, August 10 at 5 p.m. at Central Baptist Church. Friends hosted a Tuesday bridge party at Mrs. Leslie Doss’ home with yellow and white decor and prizes for Cheri Chandler and Nancy Thomason. A linen shower for the bride, hosted by Betty Simmons, featured a washwoman skit and several bridal games.

Betty Jean Gasaway Jack Thomason Central Baptist Church Barbara Nichols Little Rock Ark Jane Williams Mt. Pleasant Tenn Leslie Doss Jackson Street Mimi Jones Betty Ware Wyatt Mary Jean Sittason Dorothy Fitzpatrick Cheri Chandler Marguerite South Shirley Williams Betty Simmons Nancy Thoma Miss Williams Miss Nichols Joe Wheeler Nancy Thomason R. B. Freeman Roy Hendrix Rex Winston W. H. Winton Grant Street

Personal notices from Virginia Hower to Gasaway-Thomason wedding

A string of social notes lists visits and travels of residents and relatives. Names include Virginia Hower Alexan La Ray Eliner Pine Bluff Ark Henry Long U.S. Army Air Corps Maggie Mae Long Birmingham Betsy Jane Elam Doris Shamblain Rex C. Pou Betsy Doss L. M. Huff Wilda Warren H. C. Choate Decatur General Hospital and Laguna Beach Fla. The Gasaway-Thomason wedding is noted with out-of-town guests Orlando Williams Mt Pleasant Tenn Clyde Nichols Little Rock Ark and others.

Elam Betsy Jane Elam Tuscaloosa Horace. Dryden Ann McEntire Cornelian Hotel Miss McEntire Miss Elam Doris Shamblain Rex C. Pou Ann Kimbrough Jacqueline Johnson Annie Sue Cain Bob McNelly Mary Stuart Terrell Marianna Mason Jo Hamilton Martha Seales Peggy Wilds Ida Hall Hill Lovely Orlando Williams Mt Pleasant Tenn Clyde Nichols Little Rock, Ark

Notice to Alfred Fitzgerald and Morgan County Probate Claims

Legal notices announce a Morgan County Alabama writ of attachment against Alfred Fitzgerald of Detroit Michigan for listed personal property and notice of probate administration for Marvin West and Orville H. Roberts estates. Creditors must file claims by law or be barred. Public notice dated July and August 1946 by Morgan County Court and Probate Court officials.

Alfred Fitzgerald Morgan County Alabama Code of Alabama Morgan County Court Morgan Detroit Michigan State OF Marvin West T. C. Almon Orville H. Roberts

Honor Thy Father and Mother in Modern Homes

A study on family life links juvenile delinquency to broken homes and absent parental attention. It cites Jesus in the temple and Paul's epistles urging children to obey parents and parents to nurture in the Lord, emphasizing loving, responsible parenting as essential to eternal blessing.

United States Jesus Jerusalem Nazareth God Rome Paul Blease Ty Vatures Syndicate, Inc

Singing School at Andrew's Chapel to Close

The 10 day singing school at Andrew's Chapel will end tonight with a formal closing program this Saturday. The public is invited to attend the event at the church.

Andrew's Chapel

ICC urged to postpone 25 percent rail rate hike

The Interstate Commerce Commission, after already granting a six percent freight increase, is urged to delay the proposed 25 percent rise. Railroads in the Eastern or official district seek postponement to avoid a projected deficit from wartime shipment levels.

Branta Interstate Commerce Commission

Dear Miss Dix Patient in Love Seeks Divorce or Psyche Help

Dorothy Dix advises a married woman in love with a married man to seek psychiatric help rather than divorce. She warns the affair harms the husband children and the other family and urges self control. A nineteen year old man and his seventeen year old fiancée are advised against runaway marriage predicting regret and possible divorce.

Miss DIX Dorothy DIX

Woman Freed From Zinc Bathtub After 17 Hours

Mrs Bertha Singer a 60 year old 280 pound Brooklyn housewife was trapped in a narrow zinc bathtub for 17 hours. Her son Harry and an eight man emergency police squad used rubbing oil and a crow bar to free her in New York. She was found wedged in a crowded tub Wednesday night and rescued yesterday morning.

New York Alcatraz Bertha Singer Brooklyn Harry

First Civil War Naval Shot Fire By Cutter Harritt Lyne

During the Civil War the butter steamer Harritt Lyne fired the first naval shot of the conflict by returning fire on Fort Sumter, while Coast Guard cutters largely served the Union blockade.

Coast Guard Butter “Harritt Lyne Fort Sumter

Dear Miss Dix Advice on Widowhood for Unwed Mother

A young unwed mother asks if she can draw a widow's pension after giving birth. The answer states she has never been married, so she cannot receive a widow's pension and should consider institutional care to learn a trade and gain independence.

Miss DIX Elda

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de A Miss Gasaway Up Move Don's Floor Service Don Williams Enolam Blyd Chromium Goidel’s Drug Store Pat Kimbrough Bill Humphrey Athena Ala Lucy Meadow Gold Dairies Virginia Hower Alexan- la C. C Ray Eliner Pine Bluff W. A. Eliner Henry Long U .S. Army Air Corps Kelley Field San Antonio Texas Mrs. W. H. Long Maggie Mae Long Birmingham Mrs W. H. Long Roy Grooms Nancy Washington, D. C J. B. Fleming Carter Dobbs Thomas Edward Hurst Auburn D. S. Hurst Decatur General Hospital Harry Bottis George and Chris Cassimus Fort Walton Panama City Fila Walter Johnson Saginawond W. W. Dinsmore Alfred Hodgins Hazel Wilda Warren Laguna Beach Fla J. R. Doss L. M. Huff Ralph H. C. Choate Athens FE. D. Wiskey Cecil Wood Jerry Teddy Betty Corinth Miss Martha Dinsmore Saginaw, Mich Howard Richards J. P. Powell Jr Earl Vaughan Earline Vaughan D.S. Hurst Douglas Hardwick Randolph Field, Texas J. J.hardwick P. H. Vaughan and Son J. P Phillip Kyle Mich Canada Charles Arnold Charles Jr Grantville, Ga Addie Branch W. H. Driskill East Lafayette Street Alice Huehls Indianapolis Ind William Beaumont General Hospital el Paso Kathleen McGlathery C. L. Reeves J. H. Green Julian Harris Lue M. Roberts By Newman Campbell Luke Bob Ferguson W. Church ST Heinz Ren Daeata Valelaiter Moone Caddell Drug CO Pastryz Henry Norton James Norton Tip-Top Food Store Sycamore Lafayette Sts Pal eXo Hoca Bennett Meadow
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