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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1946
Page
5
The Mary Lou Dancy Chapter 320 C E S will host a banquet Friday at 6:00 pm at the Masonic Temple preceding officer installation. Banquet at Cornelian Hotel. reservations due by Thursday noon to Mrs. Lou Allen Williams or Miss Clio Lovin. The event aims to honor incoming chapter leaders.
Miss Lucile Lamon and Mrs Joseph Fortunato flew to Newark after attending W W Lamon’s funeral in Decatur. Harry and Kay Reithmeyer of Birmingham visit W T Giles for the Fourth of July. Kay stays two weeks. Mrs Quince Eddens returns from Birmingham. James Layton heads to Omaha for vacation. Rutledge Thomas returns from Durham visit. Phil and Mrs Baugh of Memphis will stay with Dr and Mrs W P Baugh over the Fourth weekend. Mrs S E Alverson and Mrs Reed continue.
Senator Taylor of Idaho urged President Truman to deploy troops into Mississippi to protect Negroes' right to vote if needed. He spoke before the Senate elections committee while prepared to probe reports quoting Senator Bilbo of Mississippi advocating white supremacist action to ensure a white primary.
Herbert K. Sorrell president of the Conference on Studio Unions called a second major strike within a year. He told 7,000 members not to report for work and ordered printers to halt at the gates of the ten major studios today.
Rogers Sr. and Mrs W P Baugh returned from Atlanta after attending the national convention of the Women's Chamber of Commerce. Kate Lile plans a week with her sister in Leighton. Mrs J S Alexander to visit Dothan for a month and join Miss Mary Louise Alexander at Alabama College Montevallo for the Fourth weekend. Several families from Guntersville and Birmingham spent Sunday with relatives, picnicked at Seneca Springs, and Camp MacDowell hosts two week stays for Carol Smith and children. Weekend visitors included Mrs C B Elliott and Mr and Mrs W K Littlefield at Prem Springs Tennessee.
A famous beautician explains that skin trouble starts with pores as oil and impurities clog them. She recommends astringents after cold rinse, eight complexion powders, wrist color matching, and scented accessories to maintain a cohesive fragrance. She also advises throat creams and warns about neck lines as one nears forty.
Rev. Howard Hyde Russell founder of the Anti-Saloon League died at his Westerville home. He served as first national superintendent and led a 1887 campaign to add local option features to Ohio liquor laws.
A distressed wife cites her husband Dor othy Diz as a 42 year old man whose constant kidding estranges the family, tears apart friendships, and invites pity as she seeks guidance on his youth fueled behavior.
A longhouse column debates cruelty of kidders and offers guidance from Dorothy Dix. A man seeks remarriage advice after divorce and children, with Dix endorsing rebuilding the family unit. A 16 year old girl contemplates running away over pregnancy with a friend, Dix urges telling parents immediately.
The piece reports Taft and Reece accusing Truman of a partisan attack after his veto of the OPA bill. Republicans warn Democrats to renew OPA or face higher living costs, while highlighting leaders Barkley McKellar Rayburn and McCormack urging a compromise.
Maurice Calvin Terry and Nana Lois Hames, both of Hillsboro, received marriage licenses. The filing lists their names and residence as Hillsboro.
The boysenberry, a blackberry like bramble with raspberry notes, was developed in California from three blackberry types, a raspberry variety and the loganberry.
A fragment notes a marriage dispute where one party warns the other of consequences. The text implies actions of elopement or fleeing and hints at lasting damage to both individuals. No additional names or locations are provided in the readable portion.
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