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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1944

Page

6

Candlelight wedding at Fort Bliss ends in ceremony

Lt Sara Peck Weaver and Capt James Henderson Abrams wed in a candlelit Fort Bliss chapel assisted by Lt Col Jefferson Isbell. Officiating chaplain, reception followed in WAC quarters. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs Elbert Weaver of Decatur, wears white satin. groom is son of Mr and Mrs M E Abrams of Whitmire. The article notes pre nuptial events and a list of attendees.

Fee Shas Fort Bliss el Paso Sara Peck Quartermaster Gorns James Henderson Abrams 560 AA Jefferson Isbell Roy Adair Julia Weaver Juliet Sybil Lansing Louella Smith Maid of Honor Eugene Williams Millard Rodman Charles Lynn AW Aaa O Ao Ralph R. Cardenas Jack Davis Napa WAC Elbert Weaver Decatur Senior High School National Honor Society Alabama College At Montevallo Alabama College Pi Kappa Delta Omicron Ny Women's Army Corps Sylacauga Ala Fort Oglethorpe Cardenas John H. Weaver Signal Corps Officers Candidate School Fort Monmouth N. J Captain Abrams M. E. Abrams Whitmire S. C Clemson College Aragon- Baldwin Mills Panama Tom Abrams South Pacific Marvin Abrams Jr Infantry Adair Sheridan Road Weaver Abrams Fred H. Clark George McCoy Dale Shimer Harry L. Hoag Clarence Long Eugene W. Williams Lillian J. Henault William T. McChesney Dorothy Nettke Bryce K. Lawrence Emmett S. Clarice, Jr Elizabeth McCoy May James el Paso Times Texas Alabama Sarah Peck Weaver Women’s Auxiliary Corps U. S. Army Peggy Sue Putnam J. J. Putnam Hartselle Alfred E. Oldaker Valley Stream N. Y Post Chapel C. A. A. F. Courtland Wilhelm Sara Jo Putnam Kenneth I.nign Mary Agnes Maddox Mann McIntyre Harlingen

Youth Glorification Sparks Reckless Youthful Habits

Dorothy Dix argues that praising youth fuels a belief in divine prerogative and a rush to pleasure. She links this to juvenile crime, reckless marriages, and theft as teens seek quick fun before adulthood, urging a shift toward mature happiness and responsibility.

Personal notes from the region include family visits

Mrs Luther Barnes and daughter Margaret and granddaughter Carolyn Roberts return from a Kentucky visit. Miss Sally Ann Palmerlee of Huntsville visits Miss Sally Randel Hunt. Reneau W Carrell of Camp Wallace Texas spends a nine day furlough at home. Dow Patterson Jr of ee ville Fla joins wife and son visiting Otto Fischer family on East Church Street. Bob Markham of Auburn to visit family before returning to Auburn.

Luther Barnes Margaret Carolyn Roberts Points Kentucky Reneau W. Carrell Camp Wallace Texas Dow Patterson Jr Eeville, Fla Dow III Otto Fischer East Church Street Mr.Patterson L D. Patterson Florence

Winter Wheat novel review of Ellen Webb and land

A full length reflection on Ellen Webb, her Montana ranch, and the toll of war. The narrative traces her struggle with love, family scars, and a steadfast bond to the land and its harvest amid hardship and change.

Ellen Webb Montana Ellen New England Gilbert Borden Gilbert

Mildred Walker's Americana Landscape Explored

The passage praises Mildred Walker and her American novels. It highlights Dr. Norton's Wife Unless the Wind Turns The Brewer's Big Horses and Winter Wheat as beloved works. It underscores Walker's deep knowledge and affection for land and its people.

America Mildred Walker Dr. Norton

Attire Highlights of 18th Century Gentlemen

A brief note describes the 18th century well dressed gentleman wearing lace collar cuffs garters and decorative shoe rosettes to complete a formal look.

Also Mentioned on This Page

B. M. Bloodworth Women’s Chamber OF Commerce Cornelian Hotel L. R. Nash T. J. Cottingham Nash Welco Staten Oliver Dix Neiswender Cecil Timberlake Lawrence Hope W. E. Curry Thomas E. Eddens C. A. Moore T. J. Jones Lucy Bell Quince Eddens Service Men's Club Ing Bertha Timberlake Earl Williams Engant Clarice Lillian Denton Falkville Onnie Eugene Tucker United States Navy Seamanaker Tom Wiley, Jr University of Alabama Philadelphia Jefferson Medical College First Presbyterian First Presbyterian Woman’s Auxiliary Annex Westminster Circles and Guild Westminster Presbyterian Woman’s Mary Papenberg Circle Two J. D Jervis Westminster Guild Irene Blackwell Central Baptist Sunday School Len Reeves Sixth Avenue Baby Bess Robertson Moody Bible Institute Mason Crowe W. J. Brown Central and Ear Central Baptist W. S Pinan J. B. Taum Edgar Young L. C. Iis J. S. Alexander S. B. Burr St. John's Episcopal Church Dorothy Dix Tember Otto Fischer Jr U. S. Infantry Corps Camp Shelby, Miss Thad J. Ryan Greenwood Miss Lt. Ryan U. S. Army Air Corps Rachael Ford West Shirley Ann Braswell Lenoir City Knoxville, Tenn Leonard Lanier Birmingham Mrs W M. Lanier Rosalind Jackson Mrs. J. 9. Braswell Martha Frances Kilgore New York City Long Island Washington, D.C Frank Wiley University of Alabama At Tuscaloosa David Wiley U. S. Navy Mrs. Topp Jane Topp Claudie Shumeke Paul Barnum Paula Sue H. D. Barnum Mary Emily Mrs. Grundy The Bell Syndicate, Inc Moye Beauty Shop North Alabama Garrison’s Sally Ann Palmerlee Huntsville Sally Randel Hunt Bob Markham A. P. IL Auburn A. B. Mark Goidel's Pettey’s Cleaners Goidel Paul Bank Madge Davis P.M
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