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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1950
Page
4
Tonight at seven thirty the Junior High School gym hosts the annual Fathers Night. The P T A offers a mock meeting and Joe Allen Price presents a marionette show in several acts followed by a social hour.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union holds a January 13 meeting at Mrs J T Nelson's home on Church Street. The Young Matrons Bible Club changes its name to Seekers Bible Club and meets with Mrs John McBride hosting. The Woman's Missionary Union of Morgan county convenes January 20 at Trinity Baptist Church with Miss Lois Privett as guest speaker. Neel Parent Teacher Association meets January 9 with plans to buy a Fun and Game Book. The Pilot Club of Decatur holds its January 9 meeting and plans a feather comfort sale with a February 14 draw. The January 16 dinner meeting is at Greystone Cafe. Marriage notices include Sarah Bears Lentz and Theron W Counts, married January 4 in Henrietta Texas.
Mr and Mrs Robert Horn of Ft Dodge Iowa were overnight guests Tuesday of Mr and Mrs Edward A Johnson while en route to New Orleans. Mrs H F Craddock Mrs Ed Laws horn Mrs S T Marbury of Shelbyville Tennessee and Mrs Carlisle Langley of Williamston North Carolina spent Wednesday with their cousins Mr and Mrs Edwin Davison.
Various crochet designs for large or small scarves and mats are promoted. The ad offers pattern 816 with double or single strand options and charts, photos, concise directions. Send twenty cents to The Decatur Daily for pattern and contact details.
The column advises women on arm aesthetics noting that sleeveless wear suits those with balanced arms while over developed upper arms on older women reflect poor eating. It suggests weight loss, healthy meals, regular sleep, brushing goose flesh, elbow care, light bleaching, and exercises like swinging Indian clubs to tone arms and even improve bust appearance.
Dorothy Dix advises a reader torn by an engagement where the fiancé cannot support two homes and his mother must live with them. She warns the reader to assess true love and, if living with a mother in law is unacceptable, to break the engagement. She also counsels a wife to address a selfish husband with a calm letter, consider leaving only if children are cared for, and to remain friends with a teacher crush rather than marry. Dorothy Dix notes she cannot respond personally but will address general concerns.
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