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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1949

Page

5

Wedding Vows Bind Nelda Randle to Lawrence White

Miss Nelda Faye Randle and Mr. Lawrence White exchanged vows at Sixth Avenue Church of God on August 8 with Rev. R. F. Miller officiating. The ceremony featured white gladioli decor, music by Miss Jane Bradford and Mrs. Ottis Phillips, and a white satin gown for the bride. After a reception at the Randle home the couple plan to reside in Punxsutawney, where the groom runs a dairy farm.

Nelda Faye Randle Lawrence White Sixth Avenue Church of God E. B. Randle Foster J. White White Pynxsutawney Pennsylvania R. F. Miller Jane Bradford Ottis Phillips Max Slate Helen Lyle Forrest White Alvin Johnson H. L. Randle A. B. Sharp 8Th Avenue South Haie Wright M. O. Dunaway Punxsutawney Willis Sisk 18Th Avenue East Sisk Paul Sisk Joe H. Sledge Jackson California H. H. Sisk Huntsville L. D. Sisk College Grove Tennessee R. S. Sisk Ardmore B.F. Pope Hildre Temple Rossia Thomas Dorothy Stewart Decatur Godfrey J. T. Akers Claire Johnston Pauline Hill and Son Weltch Roper-Narmore Joy Narmore Ben L. Roper Iuka Mississippi G. N. Gober Pail Woodall Route Three Roper Robinson J. H. Robinson Falkville Fred Robinson Louise Cloud Birmingham J. H Buck” Robinson Irma Anna Jimmy David Jackie Mobile LeRoy Francis Betty Sue Peggy Estelle Bates Bobby Johnny John D. Robinson Hartselle Ray Monk Toxie Byrd L. E. Pullian Honolulu

Personal notices of travelers and visitors in Decatur area

Mr and Mrs George Harvey and daughter Nancy of Tuskegee visit their family in Decatur this afternoon. Dorothy Cornelius returns from Washington DC and New York with a U N visit. Gordon Bishop family to visit Decatur before returning to Africa. Kay Jones of Richmond and Mrs A B Harvey host two week stay. Several others travel to Indianapolis Bedford Stevens Point and Wisconsin. Death notice for W H Fitzpatrick and wife from Nashville previously residents.

George Harvey Nancy Tuskegee Mrs Milton Harvey Dorothy Cornelius Washington, D. C New York Gordon Bishop Canada Decatur Africa R. B. Jones Kay Richmond Virginia A. B. Harvey W. H. Fitztrick Nashville Tennessee Mr. Fitzpatrick Resi

Warning From Foundation On Polio Camp Exposures

The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis warns parents not to rush children home from summer camps in polio outbreak areas. Dr Kenneth S Landauer says camp conditions may protect children more than city homes and urges not to pull kids from camps even if a case is found there. New York City reports 35 new polio cases yesterday with no deaths, part of a 1949 total of 953 cases statewide. Mayor O Dwyer orders 850 sanitation workers to sanitise crowded neighborhoods and beaches as a precaution.

New York National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Kenneth S. Landauer Foundation Landuer New York City William O'’Dwyer Department of Sanitation

Talmadge May Face Court Bar

ATLANTA Aug 15 Gov Herman Talmadge may face a court suit to test his eligibility for re election A plan to file in Coweta superior court before Judge Samuel Boykin would seek to bar his name from the primary ballot Roy Harris Augusta political leader quoted anti Talmadge supporters saying the suit could be decided by the state supreme court Harris noted Boykin was appointed by former Gov Ellis Arnall and that Talmadge friends have little comfort from that fact If he can get around a court decision or be declared eligible he will be re elected unless he defeats himself

Atlanta Herman ‘Talmadge Roy Harris Augusta Talmadge Coweta Superior Court Samuel Boykin Harris Supreme Court Boykin James Peters Ellis Arnall Arnall

Miss McKnight Appointed Librarian at Munich Posts

Miss Jane R. McKnight, special services librarian, assigned to Bal Tolz and Murnau sub posts in Munich Germany, after serving as field librarian at a military post. Daughter of O Eight of Arkadelphia Arkansas, educated at Nashville Peabody College and the University of Alabama.

Jane R. McKnight Munich Germany Courtland Bal Tolz Murnau Miss O. Eight Arkadelphia Arkansas Fee Cement School Nashville University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Peabody College

Funeral services for Mr. Hobson held today

Dents of Decatur report funeral services for Mr. Hobson, son of Mrs. Co L Hobson nee Maude Fitzpatrick, were to be held today.

Dear Miss Dix on strict parenting and youth freedom

Dorothy Dix counsels that strict parents paradoxically push teens toward risk by denying innocent pleasures. She urges balanced freedoms, supervised socializing, and open boy friend selection to protect daughters. The column segment shifts to a married man’s plea about a restless wife and home life.

Miss Dix Sweet Seventeens Dorothy DIX

British author Robert Payne to head Alabama College English dept

Robert Payne, noted British author and poet, will head the department of English at Alabama College next year. Dr. John T. Caldwell, the college president, said Payne will teach advanced classes in creative writing. Payne trained at St Paul’s London, University of Cape Town, and University of Liverpool.

Montevallo Ala Robert Payne Alabama College John T. Caldwell Payne St. Paul's School London University of Capetown South Africa University of Liverpool

Advice Column Weds Quiet Letters for Family Peace

A reader laments a bitter home life and seeks help to restore balance for the children. Dorothy Dix suggests composing a calm letter detailing feelings, loneliness, and the impact on kids, proposing a compromise of two evenings apart weekly and stressing that a peaceful home beats constant conflict for the sake of the children.

Dorothy Dix Colummia

Mt Tabor Revival Continues This Week

The Mt Tabor Methodist revival continues through Wednesday night with a young people and children’s service Tuesday at 7 30 pm. Pastor Rev Woodrow Lamon preaches and a cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend.

Mt. Tabor Methodist Church Woodrow Lamon

Nickel production in Canada reaches 130000 tons by 1948

Canadian nickel output climbed to over 130000 tons by 1948, marking a notable expansion in the mineral sector. The surge reflects increased mining activity and refinery capacity amid postwar demand.

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