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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1946
Page
5
The Senior High P T A schedules a February meeting in the school building with parents to visit classes. At 3 o'clock a regular meeting lasts 30 minutes for informal discussion between parents and faculty about class work and issues. Miss Lillian Odom will speak.
Mrs Lahleen Kinney stays in Opelika Alabama at her mother Mrs G Weber s bedside. Mr and Mrs Charles Hart Murphy announce the birth of a daughter Donna ynne weighing 8 pounds 11 ounces. Miss Helen Bynum returns from a week in Courtland to relatives. Mrs H D Barnum and Miss Alice Brown travel to Florence for illness and death of their mother Mrs Brown. Helen Ann Winston remains at home on Canal Street likely under care. Lt Warner Sartor U S M C is referenced.
A 1946 King Features Syndicate piece explains most childhood overweight results from overeating, not glandular issues. It notes normal intelligence and school performance, with fat mainly around the chest and hips. Diet rules from Dr. Talbot include avoiding sweets, limiting bread, and favoring lean meats, milk, vegetables, and three evenly sized meals daily.
A satirical essay argues against avoiding glasses in public spaces. It mocks vanity linked to eyewear and urges regular eye tests after age thirty five. Practical tips cover lighting, hygiene, and modest makeup while warning against extreme brow shaping and lash clipping.
The text notes spending leave as a guest of Lt Robert N Rolfes in Cincinnati Ohio. It mentions prior plans in North Carolina and that Lts Sartor and Rolfes will attend the wedding of Captain Dayton B Ritzman of Chicago Illinois.
Dorothy Dix explains why steady relationships fail, citing that roving male appetites, possessive behavior, and overbearing mothers push men away. She argues women need intelligence, tact, and balance to keep a partner, not constant pressure to marry.
Mr and Mrs Culis NeSmith visited Mr and Mrs O P Shelton Monday. Mrs Therlow Borgen and children were guests of her mother Tuesday night. Jay Gillespie is in Irvin and Dyar hospital after a heart attack. Johnnie Shelton returned home after months in Michigan. Ebner Alexander and son Floyd visited G G Shelton Sunday. Culis NeSmith called on Virgil Compton Sunday. Gillespie ill with flu. Magaline Townson seriously ill at Irwin and Dyar hospital. Howard Thrasher with his mother Gladys Hampton. Pvt Aaron Dutton on 15 day furlough with his wife and by. Men and Mrs Oscar Pitt were Sunday supper guests of W S Draper and Mrs Guy Shelton on sick list. Mat Gillespie visited son Paul Gillespie recently.
Bro. Baugher missed his Sunday appointment due to illness. Mrs. Cynthia Kay and J. D. Atkinson are much improved after time at home following two years in the Pacific. Pfc. Grady Womack will report back for duty Thursday. Mrs. Joe Luckie returns from Florida where her husband is stationed. Mr. and Mrs. Ewin Mills and Mary Mills of Decatur visited. Farmers fear corn stands under water. Mrs. Berta Kay and Alvin Kay noted in events.
Lt Sartor will attend as best Wray Handley, SF. Navy sailor has landed in San Francisco after 13 months overseas. He is expected home soon to be with relatives. Mrs John C Bragg travels from Rochester to Mayo Clinic for medical exam with her niece Mrs Sim Lovelady.
Mr George Bond and Joe Flanagin were Sunday guests of Mr and Mrs Jim arr rille. Mrs Elbie Halbrooks and daughters Lorence and Euline visited Mrs Monroe Randolph Wednesday. Miss Sue Zills was Wednesday night guest of Miss Betty Randolph. Mrs Paul Steadman and baby are visiting with Mr and Mrs Jim Steadman. Mavis Randolph, recently a telephone operator in Florence, has returned home. Lois Steadman and Betty Randolph were Sunday afternoon guests of Willodene Ray. Willie Camp family from Moulton spent the weekend nearby.
An unspecified group including Ed Chapman and another man lost their hay stack in a field that is now flooded by back water.
A vintage ad praises making rennet custards with Junket Brand Rennet Powder or Tablets. It highlights easy digestion and vitamin content, urges variety in flavors, and invites readers to request a sample by writing The Junket Folks Dept A181 Little Falls NY.
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