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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1949

Page

6

Marriage of Ruth Baysinger to Milton Morgan in Aberdeen

An August wedding in Aberdeen Mississippi united Miss Ruth Baysinger, daughter of Mr and Mrs Burl Baysinger, to Milton Monroe Morgan son of Mrs Jesse Southern. The First Baptist church ceremony featured a double ring rite, elaborate floral decor and nuptial music by Miss Nell Baysinger and Mrs A A Roebuck. The couple will reside in Florence after a wedding trip to Chattanooga and the Smoky Mountains.

Ruth Baysinger Milton Morgan Burl Baysinger Aberdeen Mississippi Milton Monroe Morgan Jesse Southern Decatur First Baptist Church M. W. Owings Ruth Johnson A A. Roebuck Nell Baysinger Bertha S. Pat Baggett Mr. Morgan Edward West Russell Moss Amory Grady Shaw Cordova Alabama Edwin Burl McCary Madisonville Kentucky Bur] Baysinger

Personal notices of Gene Crane and friends travels and visits

Gene Crane spent a week in Hartselle with grandparents F L Crane. J E Wright returned to Montgomery after visiting Quince Eddens. In Decatur Wright enjoyed social courtesies including a Village Barn luncheon in Athens. Richard Watkins and son Steve visit Birmingham relatives.

Gene Crane Hartselle Mrs F. L. Crane J. E. Wright Montgomery Quince Eddens Decatur Richard Watkins Steve Birmingham

Dear Miss Dix on aging business girls and marriage

Dorothy Dix advises that educated single women over 30 face slim chances unless they actively court or accept a single life. She warns many expect romance but face hard realities of marriage, urging either proactive courting or philosophical acceptance. In a separate letter a husband contemplating separation is urged to live apart two years before legal steps to preserve family ties and reassess.

Miss Dix Dorothy Dix

New Books At Library Here

New books received at the Decatur public library feature fiction by Marguerite Steen, Nat Caldwell, Mary Deasy, Nancy Mitford, Humphrey Parkington, Anne Powers, Shirley Jackson, Gerald Warner Brace, David Alman, Robert Standish, Helen Miller, Ben Ames Williams, Margaret Lee Runbeck, and Upton Sinclair. Highlights include Twilight On The Floods, Love In A Cold Climate, Cannon Hill, The Lottery, World Full of Strangers, Elephant Walk, Mirage, Fraternity Village, Pink Magic, O Shepherd Speak, The Track Of The Cat, and Father Of The Bride. The list covers diverse settings from Bristol to Malta and Armistice Day era themes.

Marguerite Steen Matthew Flood Bristol Nat Caldwell Taylor Caldwell Cannon Hill Mary Deasy Grant Wood Brands Beauchamps Midwest Middletown Nancy Mitford William Washbourne Humphrey Parkington Mr. Parkington Royal Navy the Washbourne of Otterley Severnshire Malta North Sea Anne Powers Elizabeth England Shirley Jackson New Yorker Gerald Warner Brace Gerald Brace Maine David Alman New York Robert Standish Helen Topping Miller Ben Ames Williams America Margaret Lee Runbeck OQ Shepherd Upton Sinclair Lanny Budd Walter van Tilburg Nevada Valley Edward Streeter

Modest Maidens and Other Wartime Book Notices

A roundup of wartime literature reviews including Ple asure Island by William Maier His Human Majesty by Kay Boyle The Brave Bulls by Tom Lea Prairie Avenue by Arthur Meeker Rain Of Ashes by James Neugass With A Feather On My Nose by Billie Burke Behind The Curtain by John Gunther Coral Sea by Alan John Villiers Complete Book of Flower Arrangement by F F Rockwell Eagle In The Egg by Oliver LaFarge New Hope For The Handicapped by Howard Rusk and Eugene Taylor Readers gain quick impressions of plots settings and authors in a period catalog note style.

Kay Boyle Colorado Mountains Foreign Legion Tom Lea Mexico Prarie Avenue Arthur Meeker Chicago James Neugass Ewart Bonaparte Avenue New Orleans New York Billie Burke Comedienne Florenz Ziegfeld London Broadway John Gunther Europe Alan John Villiers Coral Sea Australia Sandlewood F. F. Rockwell Oliver LaFarge Air Transport Command ATC Howard Rusk M. D Eugene Taylor America

Betting boom in Collie drives town’s calm record

Perth reports Collie, a 5000-person coal town 120 miles south of Perth, enjoys unusually low crime and absenteeism. Mayor and mine inspector John Gillespie says lax betting laws contribute to high morale, with about 12 bookmakers operating each Saturday on Throssell Street and up to 1000 men gathered to listen or place bets.

Perth Australia Collie John P. Gillespie Throssell Street

Albuquerque Name Origin Traced to 1706 Viceroy

In Albuquerque New Mexico the city’s name traces to the viceroy of New Spain, the Duke of Alburquerque, with the first R fading from usage over time.

Albuquerque, N. M New Spain Duke of Alburquerque

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