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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1960
Page
6
A reader seeks guidance on two men and a failing marriage. The letter discusses a 28 year old wife with a 49 year old husband, secret relations, and a potential elopement. Helen Worden Erskine offers counsel to prioritize family duties and limit spousal dialogue.
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A advice column urges leaving an abusive engagement and seeking psychiatric help. Readers are told to contact Helen Werden Erskine for guidance and request materials, including The Ideal Husband, with a stamped return envelope. Additional local notices mention community sermons and holiday visits across Morgan County.
A river ferry crossing proves swift and treacherous with a rickety boat. A female passenger asks the ferryman if anyone has been lost here. he cites a drowned relative but offers hope from dawn rescue. The scene shifts to varied anecdotes and local notices about families visiting over Thanksgiving.
A church fellowship supper was enjoyed by all at Union Hill. Mrs 4 F Melmore reports visiting TN relatives. Mrs E J Oldham is ill. A cake walk funded school equipment. Families Mr and Mrs David Wood and others spent Thanksgiving in Gadsden. Rev Ernest Simpson preached at Mount Tabor Church. Martha Abercombie noted in Arizona as part of the local item.
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