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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1948

Page

6

Flannagan Shafers announce wedding in Corinth

Mrs. Frank Shafer announces the engagement of Peggy Joyce Shafer to N H Flannagan of Cullman. They wed in Corinth Mississippi with Justice Jobe officiating. Attendants include Mrs Corinne Sherrill and others. Honeymoon to the South then home at 215 Jackson Street Decatur. Flannagan works for L and N Railroad.

Frank Shafer Church Street Peggy Joyce N. H. Flannagan Cullman Corinth Mississippi Justice of the Peace Jobe Corinne Sherrill Edna L. Story

Local Social Notes Tell Of Vacations And Visits

Personal news lists Mr and Mrs Charles L Green and children heading to Daytona Beach Florida for two weeks. Mr and Mrs Foster Pointer visit Auburn with their daughter Mrs Ed James and child ren. Comer Ezell and friend group plan weekend in Decatur. Wesley Cook to Monteagle Tennessee for two week trip. F G Carmack visiting brother J C Green in Lyons Hotel St Petersburg Fla. Judge Seybourn Lynne and daughter Bobby Birmingham arrive from Elkmont Smoky Mountains en route to Denver Colorado. Bobby stays with grandparents S A Lynne.

Charles L. Green Daytona Beach Florida Mrs.Foster Pointer Ed James Auburn Wesley Cook Monteagle Tennessee Mrs. F. G. Carmack St. Petersburg J. C. Green Mrs.Green Lyons Hotel Seybourn Lynne Bobby Birmingham Mrs. Lynne H. C. Brandau Elkmont Smoky Mountains Decatur Denver Colorado S. A.lynne Judge Lynne

Local News Briefs Include Visits and Travel Plans

Fragmented notes report Mrs Albert Schrickle of Arlington Texas visiting friends enroute to Chicago to see her daughter. Mr and Mrs J H Green plan a Saturday return from a vacation in Detroit Michigan. Other lines mention a home address and clinic encounter but are incomplete.

Albert Schrickle Arlington Texas Elmer Bradley Chicago Illinois Claude Bodry J. H. Green Detroit Michigan

Travelers and visitors report across states and borders

May 22 to June 22 many families and friends travel from Decatur and nearby towns to San Antonio Laredo Monteagle Temple Dennis New Orleans and Nashville. Returns include Mrs Herman Roberts from hospital and Navy veteran Mr Sims after twenty two years service.

William” C” Sims LeRoy Long Beach California Sim R. C. Sims Sims Navy

Hairdos Go Medieval By Victor Vito Trend Sparks Everyday Joan Styles

New York hairdresser Victor Vito forecasts a Joan of Arc inspired trend as medieval coifs become daily salon fare. He promotes his cut and dry method for quick, natural waves and says many women can create the look at home. A casual, practical style suits the busy twenty first century, he adds.

Betty Victor Joan Victor Vito Ingrid Bergman

Bust development through light exercises and diet advice

The article promotes a rooster wing motion exercise to strengthen the chest and arms for a thin girl. It advises deep breathing, good posture, and a diet rich in fats, butter, bread, desserts, meat or seafood, and vegetables, plus cocoa butter massage for bust development after supper.

Shepherdess Poet of the Sheep Ranch Near Ignacio

Elizabeth L. Smith a 72 year old shepherdess and poet sits on a rock among a flock near Ignacio Colorado writing verse. She lives with her daughter and son in law Everett Barnett on a sheep ranch on the Southern Ute reservation five miles northeast of Ignacio. Her poetry began after a 1910s accident when a dog attacked a ewe and she fractured ribs, later turning to gingle writing while recovering. She once worked in a shipyard machine shop during the war and homesteaded near Ignacio afterward.

Ignacio Cole Elizabeth L. Smith Oregon

Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Pattern Offer

Crochet pattern 720 chair-set directions by Laura Wheeler with charts and photos. Send twenty cents to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Box 13 Flatbush Station Brooklyn NY for pattern number name address and zone. Also available Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book for fifteen cents with 101 illustrations and free weaving instructions.

Laura Wheeler Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. P. O Flatbush Station Brooklyn

Weekend Guests Visit Mrs. Chappell in Columbia

The son Pat from Columbia Tennessee is the weekend guest of Mrs. J. E. Chappell. The forest industry is noted as the second largest primary industry in Canada.

Pat Columbia, Tennessee J. E. Chappell Canada

Bishop Bates to Preach Revival at Church of God

Bishop Walter C. Bates state overseer of the Church of God Cuba will preach at the revival starting Saturday night at the Church of God Seventh Street Se. Service begins 7 p.m. with special music each night. Bates a multilingual missionary in Cuba for three years urged public attendance.

Bishop Bates Church of God Walter C. Bates Cuba Seventh Street S Bates

Island count in the Philippines exceeds seven thousand

The Philippines include more than 7000 islands and islets with 466 regions covering a square mile or more, highlighting the archipelago's vast coastal geography and varied land areas.

The Philippines

Questionable prospects for marrying a habitual drinker

A 26 year old asks about marrying a man who earns 65 a week but actually makes 35, has drunk history, debt, and little savings. The columnist warns that promises to reform are unreliable, noting a man who won't act for himself won't act for his wife, and advises against marriage despite his assurances.

Miss Dix

Advice From Dorothy Dix on Marriage and Money

A reader seeks guidance on a troubled marriage after wartime spending and nagging. Dorothy Dix warns the wife may leave for a wealthier partner or a job, urging self reliance, then notes many wives develop clothes cravings post allotments. A second letter requests marriage tips for a schoolteacher, with Dix recommending the West as a place where many available men pursue marriage.

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