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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1948
Page
5
Miss Gertrude Scott becomes bride of Harold Black in a Saturday August 28 ceremony at Iuka Mississippi. The couple plans to reside on the Moulton highway after the wedding.
Registration Day for Sacred Heart Junior College and Academy is set for Tuesday September. Regular classes begin the following day at 8 am. Dormitories and dining hall open on Registration Day. Students returning will note improvements including a new house-telephone system, a gift from Sacred Heart Academy graduates of 1948.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a dated zodiac themed page with numbers and scattered words. It mentions Pisces and Romance with scattered terms like forces tests budgets and doorstep control. The piece lacks a clear narrative or complete context.
Mrs. Joe Pettey and children Judy and Nicky of Silver Springs Maryland visit Mrs. Petteys mother Mrs. Ethel Greenhill. Mrs H T Gill visited Florence. The Garretts attended their son E P Garrett Jr s Auburn graduation and plan to stay at Thomas Terrace Apartments. Several locals travel or visit relatives in Nashville Dothan Battle Creek Birmingham Tuscaloosa Decatur and other points as listed.
Dorothy Dix argues that mothers often sabotage their daughters marriages by meddling after weddings. She warns jealousy triggers alienation, undermines husbands, and disrupts privacy. A cautionary tale urges daughters to stay focused on their own marriages.
Dolly Li a Shanghai dance hall hostess was jailed for two months or fined 10 000 dollars a day in old currency She offered 20 cents U S to buy her freedom but the court reluctantly accepted The justice ministry has not issued new fines to align with the gold yuan exchange rate used in China at the time
Residents mention guests and trips across Camden Huntsville Birmingham and Tuscaloosa. Visitors include Mrs C W Adickes Dr L A Neill Miss Eva Fennell and Mrs J D Bush. Others travel to Ridgecrest Jasper Florence and Birmingham for events and hospital visits.
A transatlantic flight from New York to London continues over the Atlantic until it departs from sight of the Newfoundland coast, now more than one third of the journey completed.
Bids on an annex to the state docks administration building are opened in Mobile today. It is the second bid tak ing on the project after the first bids were disqualified under licensing laws. The annex, estimated above 200000 dollars, will provide extra offices an auditorium and a "little international house" for visiting dignitaries.
Probate Court grants Easter Clopton Letters of Administration for Lonnie Miller estate on August 21 1948 in Morgan County. All persons with claims must present them within the legal period or be barred. Aug 24 31 Sept 7.
Hollywood reports Robert Ryan may delay RKO plans to resume production. He seeks a rest after four strenuous films in a row and a heavy prize fight scene schedule. He finishes loan-out to Enterprise in Caught before resuming The Set Up.
Hedy Lamarr seeks higher profits and publicity concessions while Arlene Dahl earns attention for color tests in Reign Of Terror. Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson oppose Two Guys and Four Gal draft changes, Spencer Tracy heads north after Edward My Son, and James Mason may reject Trilby due to a small role. Randolph Scott discusses a stable Western path as Frank Sinatra vents about being unrecognized as a poet.
Emory University marked the debt of Paul T. Hinson as paid in full after his 1912 loan, 1913 graduation, and death in France in 1918. His father’s letter prompted the response from University President White, who said no loan record existed but would regard the obligation as met, remarking he had lost a son in World War II.
Auburn Alabama Aug 3 4 H clubbers plan their annual party for about 600 youngsters attending the week long 4 H club camp at Alabama Polytechnic Institute Dad Sims retiring after 30 years as extension service 4 H club head told members the state's future depends on how well you learn better farm and home practices There is no substitute for hard work study and cooperation
A lone speaker proclaims self identity as a bum within his own home while singing. The line conveys self directed humor and a sense of resignation about domestic life. The fragment hints at performance or musical presence as a coping mechanism.
African palm oil used in Sing steel plates now costs about four times what it did before World War II. Industry analysts note supply shifts and wartime production changes as key factors influencing prices.
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