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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1949

Page

6

Society Honorees At Steak Supper For Miss Barnes And Mr Lively

Social notes describe a steak supper at Mrs Loyd's summer home Gold Dust honoring Miss Phyllis Barnes and Mr Lloyd L Lively Jr whose September 3 wedding is planned. Forty guests dined on the porch and lawn with a three tiered wedding cake as centerpiece and guests in garden scene attire.

Phyllis Barnes Lloyd Lively, JR Skeggs Crawford John C. Bragg Elmer Loyd Miss Barnes

Cotillion Club to Meet July 8 at Lyons Hotel English Room

The Cotillion Club holds its regular monthly meeting Friday evening July 8 at seven thirty in the English Room of the Lyons Hotel. Members should use the Bank Street entrance and all are urged to attend.

Cotillion Club Lyons Hotel Bank Street

Personal Notices From Local Society Circle

Mrs A J Coleman returned Wednesday from a several weeks visit with Mr and Mrs Henon Pearce and son at their home in Greenville Mississippi Mr and Mrs G E Jackson Montgomery are the guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Perkins at their home on Grant Street Mr and Mrs Caswell Hayes have named their daughter born July 5 at Decatur General hospital Mary Dudley Mr and Mrs Frank Whisenant and daughter Judy are spending their vacation at Panama City Fla They will return home the latter part of the week Mrs Claude Rodgers Jr nee Jean

Betty Jo Anderson Miss Anderson Bud Bryan Ben Fowler John Gross Judy Spence Jane Sarver Marjorie Whitt Mary Anne Bowers Belle Mina Panama City Florida Jean Lay Camberly England Congregational Church of England Wellesley College Massachusettes Fred Hunt Canal Street Columbus Georgia A. J. Coleman Henon. Pearce and Son Greenville Mississippi G. E. Jackson Montgomery Frank Perkins Grant Street Caswell Hayes Decatur General Hospital Mary Dudley Frank Whisenant Judy Fla

Shoe care and foot health for daily wear

A health advisory urges regular self surveys of footwear choice to prevent aches. Podiatrists favor moderate high heels or Oxford style shoes with flexible soles, soft uppers, and proper last for good posture and reduced joint strain. When feet burn or corns appear, soak and massage with mineral oil for relief.

That Man with a Sleeveless Cable Stitch Sweater Pattern 943

Advertisement item promoting a year round sleeveless sweater pattern 943 by Laura Wheeler. Describes cable stitch design, sizes 34-44, with charts photos and directions. Offers 20 cents for pattern from The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept and 15 cents for Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book with 104 illustrations and beginner to expert designs.

Laura Wheeler Decatur Daily P. O Flatbush Station Brooklyn N. Y Laura Wheeler Needlecraft

Weighing marriage duties and love in Dorothy Dix style

A long dialogue on how husbands should match wives in affection and care. Dorothy Dix urges husbands to stay romantic, helpful, enthusiastic, and equal partners, or risk discontent. A reader offers practical wife advice and notes the strain of flirtatious husbands on married life.

Loss By Fire On Bangor Water Front Stuns City

A massive early morning fire along a quarter mile of Bangor riverfront caused about 1.5 million dollars in damage. Five fuel plants, a bus garage, and several storage buildings were destroyed as gasoline and oil drums exploded. Firefighters from five departments battled flames near the Maine Central Railroad sheds, with several firemen overcome by smoke but no serious injuries reported.

Bangor Maine Central Railroad

Dorothy Dix discusses cautious marriage behavior and vanity

The column notes wives must endure husbands’ flirtations as a social quirk, advising generosity and patience. Dorothy Dix explains she cannot answer readers individually but will address general problems through her column, released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.

Dorothy Dix The Bell Syndicate, Inc

Fort Worth Adopts New Orleans Soap Ease

Mrs. W. W. Mays of Fort Worth praises New Perk Soap for brighter washes and dishwashing ease. She claims Perk leaves fabrics soft and saves one third on soap, boosting pennies in the piggy bank.

Disabled Soldier Robbed in Mobile on Convalescent Leave

A 25 year old disabled soldier, John D. Bryant, arrived in Mobile on convalescent leave from an Army hospital. He was slashed and robbed of $300, and his suitcase with Army and civilian clothes was taken by two white men as he walked toward his home. He was not badly hurt.

Mobile John D. Bryant Bryant

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Joe D. Anderson Mary Lou Dancy Nettie Dunlap Cullman Pas Order of Eastern Star State of Alabama Masonic Temple Decatur American Legion Auxiliary American Legion Auxiliary Unit 15 Legion T. A. Smith Second District American Legion First Christian W.ms Woman's Missionary Society of the First Christian Church Ernest McCulloch Morgan Pearson John Aldridge McCulloch Pearson Mabel Akers Rainbow Girls Decatur Assembly No. 26 Order of the Rainbow Leola Clark Robert Davenport Kentucky Eva Clark 12Th Avenue West Leola Franklin W. D. Sewell Billy C. Stewart Nashville Tennessee Chicksaw Ave Beth Perkins Joan Stumpf Chattanooga B. R. Ross Ruby Jones O. J. Shepard W. B. Loosier Garland Roberts J. A. Sibils Gadsden Barney Rickenbacker Jack Cothren G. E. Clayton Birmingham A. L. Clayton Neave G. R. Hundt Jean Tex New York City Rush Hart Arlington Texas A. L. Handley Philip Gilchrist T. P. Gilchrist Paul H. Dobbs Highland Baptist Hospital Margaret Marjorie Mills M. E. Edwards Charles J. O’rear Austinville Flint Road Lee Damsky Milton Yarbrough Williamsburg Virginia Nantucket Rhode Island H.D. Greer Mrs Sim Lovelady Rochester Minnesota Anne Bingham Thomas C. Bingham McNeill Apartments Frank C. Brown Murdock Apartments Helen Bynum Courtland Isabel Kinneth Macon Fred S. Hunt Sr Padget Sound Constance Meyer Canterbury Gardens Dept Seattle, Wash Shortcake Cotillions Claude Rodgers, Jr Helen Follett Griffin Jewelry CO Haviland China Fostoria Glassware Wallace—Gorham Towle Reed and Barton Princess Theatre H. Ryan Appliances & Furniture East Moulton St Miss Dix Fort Worth New Orleans Frigidaire Bank St
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