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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 05, 1945

Page

5

Mitchell Richardson-Walker Richardson Mitchell Jr. wedding

Mrs B M Bloodworth reports the December 1 First Methodist ceremony for Ellie Walker Richardson and William Henry Mitchell Jr. with Rev Bennet T Waites officiating. Attendants included Richardsons and Muss, with a reception at the bride’s home and out-of-town guests from Florence Birmingham and Plainfield. Traveling outfits noted for the couple.

Migs Ellie Walker Richardson Roswell Hine Richardson William Henry Mitchell Jr William Henry Mitchell Sr Celestine Martin Mitchell Florence First Methodist Church Bennett T. Waites Emily Chandler Nick Flood Marshall Smith John S Richardson Thos. M. Rogers Other Perritt Major Smith Richardson William Henry Mitchell Uhland Redd Julia Wilson Jinnie Walker Ellen Martin J. E. Horton Edward Goodrich T. S. Woodroof R. C. Martin W. E. Estes Jr le Grand Wilson Wm, Young Maclin Frierson Ben F. Smith Bruce Sherrill William Anderson Alice and Cruse Patton Julia . Wood R. J. Childers E. J. Childers R. R. Childers Plainfield N. J C. B. Richardson Louisville Ryan Richardson Nashville Dave Martin Gilchrist Courtland Uhland Redd Jr Robert Martin Hurl Walker

Personal notices of illness and travel in the region

Charles Mixson remains ill with flu and confined at home. Sidney Boyce Yarbrough is ill at his parents home. Mrs. L. D. True visits from Louisville and Decatur, planning a Louisville departure after Norfolk and Chattanooga. Ray Ellner returns from Arkansas after military service. Several others attend a funeral in Jasper, Alabama. Mrs. Fred Cowan of Ann Arbor visits family in town. Winfred Head ill with flu. Dr. Robert Liston visits Bristol after time with parents. Miss Ruth Black spends time with Clinton, Tennessee relatives. Mrs. Byron Carrell travels to Atlanta to reunite with husband awaiting U S Army Air Corps discharge. Miss Mary Jo Reeves confined with flu symptoms.

Byron Carrell Atlanta, Ga U. S. Army Air Corps

Athens News Items Lyceum debut and local visits

Mrs Chas King of Decatur Road returned from a visit with her daughter Dorothy a student at Hardink College Searcy Ark where she saw Dorothy assist in directing the first Lyceum number Dorothy assisted director Miss Dor othy The post includes Mr and Mrs Arnold Young Florence who spent the weekend with Mrs Young's parents Mr and Mrs Rodger Thompson Florence Road Mrs Pauline Looney Armmne

Chas. King Decatur Road Dorothy Hardink College Searcy Ark

Penetro Relief Promoted as Family Mutton Soothe

Advert says Penetro rub rich in mutton soreness eases local congestion and soothes nerve ending pain. It loosens phlegm and reduces coughing with vapors for easier breathing. Grand mothers remedy upgraded by modern science targets families and children. 25 cents or 35 cents for double supply.

Lawful or private justice debated by Royde and Treves

In a dialogue heavy scene Royde argues for taking the law into one’s own hands when justice fails, while Treves condemns private punishment. Treves then recounts a case of a murder by a child and raises questions about intent, responsibility, and memory as the group contemplates moral boundaries.

Thomas Royde Mr. Royde Thomas Treves Royde Audrey Mr. Treves Ray Kay Mary Aldin Ted Latimer Mary

Sore Fingertips Relieved By a Peroxide Solution

A 1945 King Features Syndicate article explains fingertip soreness from rough-paper work and how hydrogen peroxide applications, applied to each fingertip, reduced pain for workers in a paper bag factory. Extensions of the treatment and need for study are noted. A separate reader question discusses night sweats and possible causes such as infection, advising medical examination.

J. Vincent Bates England Bates W.J

Death notices and family updates from multiple Kentucky towns

Thun of Louisville mourns death of grandfather J A Green. Ann Beasley born Dec 3 to Eddie Ashford and wife. Thos W Patterson to return home soon after over three years at sea. Harry Phelps hosts weekend guests at his mother’s home. Looney family attends funeral of J A Green. Knoxville and Lexington ties noted. Mattie Ola Hargrove and David Sims wed Nov 29 by Rev Akins. John A Green, 76, of Lexington, dies Nov 29 in Florence hospital. survivors listed including Flora E Green wife and children in Wilson Dam Lexington Athens and Hazel Green.

Thun Louisville J. A. Green Eddie Ashford Ann Beasley F. C. Patterson Thos. W. Patterson Harry Phelps W. D. Phelps Lowell Looney Knoxville Looney Mattie Ola Hargrove David Sims Rev. Akins Tanner

Dear Dorothy Dix: Young wife torn by love and marriage

A 19 year old mother of twins asks Dorothy Dix for advice about an affair with a much older married man who plans to travel to South America and hopes his wife will grant a divorce. She questions leaving her husband and risking fidelity for possible reconciliation.

Aithonen R. C California Reno Dorothy DIX South America Ifté

Peggy Hopeless Case Answer

The piece implies a blunt view on a young woman named Peggy who, by age nineteen, has faced two betrayals by men and learned little from them, deemed a hopeless case. The text presents a terse recitation rather than a full narrative or outcome.

Peggy

Dear Dorothy Dix Advice Column Fragment

A reader asks Dorothy Dix for guidance after a brief marriage. She left for California, then returned when her husband pleaded. Now he coldly ignores her and spends long hours reading at home, and she protests his treatment of her family.

Dorothy DIX California

Dear Miss Dix Dance Dilemma At High School

A reader seeks guidance on choosing a date for a school dance. The friend prefers a different boy, and the writer wonders whether to turn down the first invitation to favor the friend and then accept another. The adviser replies that the first caller may be offended if passed over without a clear reason.

Miss DIX Bobby-Soo

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B. M. Bloodworth Mitchell—Richardson Wykeers Will Wyker J. W. Wyker Hotel Lyons John H. Jones Points West Jones Frederick S. Hunt, Jr Barrett Shelton R. W. Orr Maynard Layman Arthur A. Jones Loyd Lively A. C. Bailey W. J. Duncan, Jr Joe Hagler John Davis Frank Richardson, Jr Mooresville Eugene M. Morrow Pinkney Pruitt E. W. McLeod Bob Harris George Wallace Seybourne Lynnie Sim Lovelady Skeggs Crawford Berthold Kennedy Comer Ezell Albert Clapton John Wood William S. Kirby Garner Pride Jack Doss Terry L. Moore W. W. Glass First Presbyterian Church McDonald W.S Vera Austelle L. J. Ramage Howard Garner Polly Morris Mrs. Paul Sarah Jean Reev Breck Reeves C.E. Barker J. W. Joiner C H.campbell Bill Morris Tulu Templeton Barlow Ninth Street Methodist Sunday School The St. John's Episcopal Church Charles Mixson Sidney Boyce Yarbrough Mrs Marvin Yarbrough L. D. True Decatur T. B. Rogers Norfolk Chattanooga Ray Ellner Points Arkansas Georgie Miller A. J. Houser William Wilder Quince Eddens Jasper Ala Frances Martin Fred Cowan Ann Arbor, Mich H. Wohl Winfred Head Jackson Street Robert—T bh.Liston King College Bristol, Tenn R. T. Liston Ruth Black Mr. E. Black Clinton, Tenn Mary Jo Reeves Moye’s Allied van Lines, Inc MR. Couch Western Union Telegraph Aporug Goidel’s Drug Store TS Shumake’s Bank Street Athens News Wright Igatya Ted Lati Mer Features Syndicate Mr. Latimer Malaya Ted Herman N. Bundesen, M.D King Features Syndicate, Inc Eliza Coffee Flora E. Green E. J. Martin Wilson Dam Richard White Lexington Kyle Looney Athens Paul E. Green Bell Syndicate, Inc Fornice Ray Craig’s Barber Shop 2Nd Ave Lee 6Th Ave Moulton St Texaco Products Firestone Freda McCulloch Moye Chester Walker Moyes Barber Shop Moye’s Barber & Beauty Shop Sik Belk’s Salvation Army Joel H. Hollis Australia
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