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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1947

Page

5

Decatur society notes of weddings and clubs

Miss Mae Young and James O Stephens wed at home with Rev John Troxler officiating. Reception followed. couple to live in Decatur. Also November 27 Martha Elizabeth Rogers and William Alvin Covey married at Reverend DeWitt C Prince's home with Attendants Arvel Covey. Various social club meetings, Christmas decorations and plans noted throughout Decatur. Kathryn Anne Wiley to spend Christmas in Columbia. Local church circles and clubs hold Christmas socials and programs.

Stephen Young Mae Young Della Young Austinville James O. Stephens Frank C. Brown John Troxler Westminster Presbyterian Vernie Collier Paul C. Brown, Jr Decatur Mr. Stephens Brown's Funeral Company Martha Elizabeth Rogers William Alvin Covey DeWitt C. Prince Arvel Covey Bible Lovers Central Baptist Sunday School Euel Thompson Harold Fields Freeda Lile Floyd Hendrix Helen Williams Martha Jean Higdon Harriet Lee Higdon Frank Price Jesus Decatur Mother's Club J. Y. Robb Ingold Timberlake Sam Frank and Moore E. W. Fisher C. E. Timberlake, Jr Alabama A. J. Coleman Columbia Kathryn Anne Wiley Stephens College Thomas M. Wiley Jackson Street

Personal notes of regional visitors and family visits

Mrs. Margaret B Hatfield and daughter Bereniece of Baltimore arrived for an extended visit with sister and aunt Mrs. Walter H Todd in Birmingham Alabama. Other entries list visits by Mrs J E Rogers Huntsville and Miss Dorothy Hodges Huntsville with relatives in Lowndesboro and Den is McClendon. Edwin Murphey of Augusta and Sara Cottingham with Clarence Dean. Gilbert Marks and son Edward with Grady Marks family in Pulaski. Saudi Arabia note follows.

Margaret B. Hatfield Bereniece Baltimore Maryland Walter H. Todd East Church Street Dorothy Hodges Huntsville Dennis McClendon Sara Cottingham Mrs Clarence Dean Lowendesboro Gilbert Marks Edward Grady Marks Pulaski, Tennessee

Ardmore Area News Briefs From Home Front Letters

Local notices from Ardmore and surrounding Limestone County detail service members writing home from Japan and Camp Hood, family visits, illness and recoveries, travel between Ardmore Elk M ont and Athens, Christmas purchases, and community updates including weddings, funerals, and holiday gatherings. Pfc. Frank G. Mitchell in Japan reports promotion to corporal soon.

Dear Dorothy Dix Polygamy Dilemma Sparks SOS Call

A 20 year old man asks how to manage living with two wives in one house. Dorothy Dix notes polygamy is difficult to harmonize and suggests emigrating to a country where wives are an asset rather than a liability. the piece ends with a separate question about forgiving a philandering husband.

Dorothy Dix Dorothy DIX North Africa Hanhd

Soviet Film Leaders Urge Peace, Target Hollywood

Foremost Soviet film figures write to Hollywood peers denouncing the U S House committee on un American activities and calling for film industry action toward peace.

Hollywood Moscow U. S House of Representatives Committee On un-American Activities

Forgiveness and Patience in a Troubled Marriage

An exchange notes a wife forgiving a cheating spouse and asking if patience can restore the union. The answer says some women endure hardship for love, while the philandering husband may drift back seeking care as he ages, but the reward is uncertain and the wife bears the burden of devotion.

Ace Himmr A. H

Strike Ends At Southern Dairies In Birmingham

An agreement between Southern Dairies and AFL union workers ends a strike in Birmingham. Plant operations will resume today and milk deliveries are to restart tomorrow.

Birmingham Ala Southern Dairies AFL

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Covey-Rogers Ralph Andrew Rogers Rogers Hartselle 2 Pat Andrew Covey Hartselle Alabama Hosiery Mill Hartselle 4 Maurice E. Barrett H.V. Edwards Morgan County Citizens Food Committee Truman Walter Jackson Reneau Carrell C. E. Timberlake Jr Forest Chapel Bell Home Circle Harold Bell Oscar Sybert Ben Moore Saturday Club Lyons Hotel A. T. Hanson W.C. Bailey Sam Hocking A.T. Hansson S. G. Peters Montevallo Allen Archer Walter Marvin Penney A Ee P. T.A Strreet Wesleyan Guild Wesleyan Guild of the Central Methodist Church Mesdames E. G. Hamilton George LaBoon Eldridge Guire Roberta Winton Vernon McGwier Goidel’s Drug Store Pickens, Willingham & Wright Your Friendly Hardware Store Grant St Wurlitzer Hammond Electric Capehart & Magnavox Phonograph Records E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano CO Second Ave Decatur, Ala En As Lerner Madam Pearl Hartselle Road Highway 31 Decatur City Limits Vicki Vicks VapoRub Harold C. Eason Eason Nell Clark C Ft. Clark Carl Harrison Barbara Ann Ben Rowe J. E. Rogers Rufus Peerson Mrs. Edwin Murphey Augusta, Georgia B. M. Cornell H. D. Tuck Monroe Louisiana Frances Keltner Saudi Arabia United States Vaughan Ferguson Schenectady N. Y Girl Scouts of America At Long Beach Calif Betty Beigart Alhambra Limestone County Ardmore Robert Broadway Frank G. Mitchell Johnson's Air Base Tokyo Japan James. Gitchell Ardmore 2 Fash Wallace Mfan Wallace A Marvin .R. Clem Mobile Verdon Smith Levi Magnusson Ardmore Joe Baldwin Elkmont J. E. Richardson Eunice Broadway Walker Land M. E. Woodfin Jr Elizabeth Browning J. E. Abernathy Camp Hood Texas O. K George Martin Claudine Green Evelyn Scholl Athens Eaton- Nash S. A. Sharp Lewis Atlen Ronald Janette Carl Black Crates Carlos Black Edgewood Bertha M. Black Ella Bowers B. L. Gray March Field California Greenland Lillie Bowers A. D. Powers Harold Tosh Carl Chapman Pulaski Anne B. Chapman Kenneth R. L. Butcher George Bolton Charlie Breeding Billie Wayne Breeding Prospect L. L. Putman Clarence McDonald Maxie Scott Bennie Putman Margaret Putman Veto Robbie . Lee Mary Jane Brewer K. C. Holt Ellis Brewer Harold Holt Larry Woodrow Teeples David Usery Grady Usery Albert Black Dewey Green Edgar Kellum Edgar Ivey Emmett Eckstein Chattanooga Hubert Alton Miller Nashville Carter Smith Pinedale Pearlie Brewer Maggie Robbie Mary James Robert Brewer J. A. Colwell The Bell Syndicate Cay Ordain Harvel Alice Faye Sparks E. Mouilen St Trademark Rayaiffptt Patent Office Tennessee Valley White Swan Goa Caddell Drug CO
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