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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1949
Page
6
Society notes tell of a kitchen shower for Miss Marjorie Davidson at 607 Jackson Street. Guests enjoyed pink and white refreshments, games, and prizes as preparations for her July 2 wedding to James L. Holloway.
Personal notices report L. L. Lively Jr arriving Saturday from Greensboro North Carolina for a week with his parents on Ferry Street. He is associated with Moon Hosiery Company. J. C. Green plans a two week vacation to Opelika Alabama and Atlanta Georgia. Alice Adelle Chenault visits grandmother in Tuscaloosa. Mrs J R Hunter spent Thursday and Friday in Birmingham.
A nostalgic ad promotes Laura Wheeler Neediecraft patterns with washable designs and 612 transfer 48 names 4 sizes. Readers mail 20 cents for a pattern, provide name address and zone, plus 15 cents for the book 104 illustrations. Free pattern page included.
Montevallo residents report visitors as Mrs S G Peter and Miss Lorraine Peter will stay a week with a relative on Danville Road. Mrs W H Anderson of Mooresville plans to return from a Nashville trip today. Mr and Mrs J T Williams and son Jack and Jack Thurman of Deneath Michigan dined with Mr and Mrs W M Griffin. Rodney Barron arrives tonight.
Dorothy Dix discusses why men should provide for wives and the balance of work in marriage. She argues a man’s chivalry, historical breadwinner roles, and the need for a wife to be cared for during child rearing, with caveats for self supporting wives.
Montgomery plans the Fourth of July weekend with family visits across Alabama and Michigan. Families including Tribble Murphy Hunter Hamilton McDonald and Grant clan are noted visiting relatives, with trips to Chattanooga Johnson City Canada and Ypsilanti. Several girls return from Camp Winnataska as Betty Hunter prepares for Alabama College Montevallo.
Regular appointment at the Holy Church of Christ noted. Numerous local residents and visitors share weekend gatherings, birthdays, and visits with Pollie England, Jim Burnett, and the Alexander, Osborn, England, and Smith families. Includes wrestling event attendance at Jasper and multiple sick lists and weekend guests.
Governor James E. Folsom named E. C. Burns of Florence to the Board of Appeals for the State Industrial Relations Department. The appointment was announced in Montgomery.
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