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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1952
Page
15
Dorothy Dix advises teens to set clear standards on petting and dating. A 15 year old should say no and avoid parked car situations, while mothers provide guidance. A 17 year old and her baseball teammate must respect team rules before dating.
A team captain urges strict adherence to managerial rules declaring obedience as key to a winning season. He emphasizes sacrifice, discipline, and the thrill of baseball heroics guiding players toward success.
A widower seeks a dating invitation and cabin offer to a nearby widow. The columnist suggests gracious consideration and notes loneliness may drive a positive response. A separate question asks how to look older. the answer says to avoid exaggeration and adds subtle wardrobe tweaks.
Miss Ramona Jeffreys and Fletcher Muston wed in Iuka Mississippi on August 22 with Rev. G N Gober presiding. The couple, social news notes, are at home with the groom’s mother in Courtland and upcoming local events include Eastern Star installations and a large Civitan fair set for September.
The wedding unites Miss Mary Clarke Parker daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Parker Courtland and Lt James Yelton in Jackson Mississippi on August 15 The bride a Hazlewood High School graduate and Roger Ward Travel Bureau receptionist in Memphis The groom a jet pilot in Korea son of Mrs Eleanor Yelton New Albany Mississippi.
George Peabody College conferred Master of Arts degrees on Cleon McConnell Barnett Hanceville Charles Richard Sikes Cullman Orena Whatley Holly Pond Oakland Lcytt Wood Belva Hendrix Yost Cullman and Phillip Graf Cullman plus a photography certificate. Cullman County Daily Show Aug 30 featured many animals and artificial bred heifers. Upcoming Decatur show Sept 4 5 will include 4 H FFA Maid of Cotton winners. Local Legion officers Ben Holmes Maurice Holmes Henry Wood return from New York convention with John Drinkard state commander also aboard along with many Cullman residents listed. Wright Christian returns from New York advanced work at Columbia University and will teach at University of Florida this fall.
The Cullman Hospital released a list of patients discharged, naming individuals and their towns of residence such as Mrs. J. H. Biggs of Decatur, Mrs. Ulyses Bowman of Hanceville, and Leon E. Hicks of Cullman, among many others including Mrs. W. Rodgers, J. S. Cooley, and Miss Jeannette Self with multiple Cullman entries and relatives in Hanceville, Vinemont, and Fort Benning. The notice enumerates patient names and home areas without detailing medical conditions or discharge dates.
Mrs. Houston Lovelace spends the week in Grove Hill. Mrs. Margaret Lucas visits Birmingham on Fridays. Mrs. Dorothy Lasseter and daughter Ann of Fredericksburg stay a week with Mrs. Lee Lasseter. Mrs. Louie Hauk and Mrs. W S Leeth return from Columbus Georgia where they were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis. Mrs. Ralph Upshaw of Atlanta, former Cullman resident, visits here. Wade.
American entrepreneur John M. Longyear led the first large scale coal mining operations in the icy archipelago of Spitsbergen during 1995, establishing a notable early effort in the region's resource extraction.
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