Craig-Pearce Engagement Told
Mr and Mrs W J Craig announce the engagement of their daughter Leona to Mr Charles L Pearce. Pearce is the son of Mr and Mrs Abner Pearce and attends the Veterans Vocational School in Decatur. Leona Craig works in the tax assessor's office in the courthouse.
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Craig-Pearce
W. J. Craig
Sixth Avenue West
Leona
Charles L. Pearce
Pearce
Abner Pearce
Fifth Avenue South
Veterans Vocational
Decatur
Miss Craig
Personal news from Lawrence F Miller and friends
Lawrence F Miller to spend Labor Day weekend with his father Fritz Miller and family in Jose Illinois. Harold Dixon moved from Decatur General Hospital to his home at 404 Sixth Avenue North on Wednesday. Mrs Walton J Munn remains ill at her home 1409 Eighth Avenue East. Mrs W L White and children Becky and Billy returned here Wednesday after a two week vacation in Panama City Florida. Friends of Mrs Martin Smith report she is ill at home this week.
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Culps-Couey
Elree Couey
Howard Culps
Cleo Holcombe
Elsie Kipple
Athens College
Miss Couey
R. C. Couey
Hartselle
Morgan County High School
Phi Theta Kappa Fraternity
Culps
Athens
Navy
Huntsville
Hartselle Baptist
Frank T. Smith
Sarah Helen Sides
Susie Myrick
Earl Couey
Irene Couey
Decatur
Sletcher
C. A. Moore
Lawrence F. Miller
Oak Street
George Sletcher
Ypsilanti, Mich
Moore
Quince Eddens
S. E. Patterson
Patsy Patterson
A. T. Hanson
Henry Hanson
Maxey Lesser
Allan Archer and Son
Labor Day
Fritz Miller
Jose, Ill
Harold Dixon
Decatur General Hospital
Sixth Avenue North
Walton J. Munn
Eighth Avenue East
Martin Smith
84 Year Old Dad Seeks Pension Hike in Tennessee
Sneedville Tennessee August 29 James R Pearson an 84 year old mountaineer whose wife aged 31 just gave birth to a baby girl eight pounds twelve ounces reports to Hancock county authorities his wish that the government raise his old age pension. Dr L A Mulsand notes the surprising fertility and vigor of the elderly father and says Pearson intends to push for pension relief based on new dependents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sneedville
Tenn
James R. Pearson
Pearson
L. A. Mulsand
Hancock County
Dr. Mulsand
Pearsons
Are You the Talkative Type
A humorous look at talkative people in social gatherings contrasts self centered hostesses bragging with guests who must endure constant narration. The piece notes varying talkativeness across ages and genders, citing a seventy year old who prefers silence and retreat to bed with a mystery story.
Hawaii Hopes for Break on Statehood Ahead of New Congress
Hawaii's bid for statehood gains attention as Georgia primary results influence House committee reorganizations. With Rep. Hugh Peterson defeated, Hawaii's status awaits a new Public Lands Committee chair under a reorganized House in January. potential leaders include Rep. J Hardin Peterson and Rep. Andrew L. Somers, amid a six-organization merger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Territories Committee
Hugh Peterson
D.-Ga
Congress
House Territories
Hawaii
Peterson
Territories
Public Lands
Insular Affairs
House
Alaska
J. Hardin Peterson
Florida
Public Lands Committee
Andrew L. Somers
New York
Dinner Given in Honor of Visitor
Mr and Mrs Seldon G Martin hosted a Thursday dinner at their Hartselle home for their nephew Bryce Curry of Washington DC. Attending were Mr and Mrs J G Curry of Hartselle, Mr and Mrs Joe D Curry of Decatur, Mr and Mrs Vernon Smallwood and three sons Joe Glenn and Bruce, and Mr and Mrs Ramorid Pearce and Hillman Mote of Somerville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seldon G. Martin
Hartselle
Bryce Curry
Washington, D. C
J. G. Curry
Joe D. Curry
Decatur
Vernon Smallwood
Joe
Glenn
Bruce
Why women still chase marriage despite independence
Dorothy Dix argues that despite greater freedom women still feel pressure to marry for social status and security. She notes many marry not for love but to avoid being labeled Miss, while finance and career realities push against the old wife role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Joye
Chav
Taste of autumn spreads over the Midwest
A foretaste of autumn hit the Midwest with freezing and near freezing readings in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Land O Lakes Wisconsin dropped to 26 degrees with frost warnings. Chicago's forecast called for a low around 45 signaling the coolest August night on record.
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Chicago
Middle West
Land O'Lakes
Wis
St. Cloud
Minn
Wausau
Spencer
Madison
Weather Bureau
Mass of cold air blankets nation's midsection
A mass of cold air from central Canada blanketed the nation's midsection. Ceramic art reached high perfection during Nebuchadnezzar's reign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Nebuchadnezzar
Earmarking Sought for Hardwood Flooring Output
Housing officials and John D. Small aides discussed a proposal by Housing Expeditor Wilson Wyn to earmark the nation’s entire hardwood flooring and millwork output for home builders. Suggested lumber controls were also on the agenda at the Civilian Action Administration meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson Wyn
John D. Small
Alabama clinics to close Aug 31. Birmingham center handles syphilis
Most state and county venereal disease clinics will close August 31 and the rapid treatment center in Birmingham will care for all syphilis patients. State Health Officer B F Austin announced that penicillin use in Birmingham has proven successful and inexpensive prompting the change.
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Montgomery
Birmingham
B. F. Austin
Gasoline Tax Receipts Top Two Million in Alabama
Alabama gasoline tax receipts rose to $2,062,919 for August, the first time over two million in state history, per A B Tucker head of the revenue department. Year to date receipts total $19,646,711 versus $14,686,202 last year.
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Montgomery
Alabama
A. B. Tucker
The
Revenue Department
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R. J. Blankenship
East Church Street
Shirley
Ann
Euel Rhodes
Jimmie
Cullman
Ronald
Ralph Hyer
Ray
Raymon Nixon
Joy
Nancy Holmes
Bennie Kemp
Clovis Russell
Barbara Lee Redding
Tommy Lee
Wally Boltie
Dale Donal
Wiley
Nellie
Ann Blankenship
Blankenship
Paul Compton
Mercellars E. Woodward
Mary Christine Woodward Dowdy
Reginald H. Sheldon
George H. Sheldon
Poole Street
Brockton
Massachusetts
First Baptist Church
Woodward
Sheldon
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Boston
Brockton Gas and Light Company
Lions Club
Tip
Brockton, Mass
Mrs. Davis
Cornelian Hotel
H. R. Davis
St. Petersburg
Fla
Davis
Mesdames
B. A. Turner
A. R. Humphrey
A. J. Coleman
Helen Bynum
James H. Tolley
W. K. Mc
W. B. Markstein
Ponsonby Kyle
O. P. Stinson
Robert Gravy
Humphrey
Turner
Second Ave
E. Vine. SI
State National Bank
Vdamas
Serpe
Helen “Ollett
Dinah Shore
Harrison B. Humphries
Georgia
Congressional Committee
C Wi
Laura Wheeler
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
N. Y
Gell Syndicate
Ine
Moye
Belk Hudson
the Methodist Church
Central Methodist Church
G. M. Davenport
John
the Ascended
Christ
Fagin Thompson
Billy DE Wolfe
Gail Russell
Diana Lynn
Paramount
Princess Theatre
de Wolfe
Brian Donlevy
Mid-West
Goidel’s
Ruby Blagburn
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Carole King
Charm and Mademoiselle
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