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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1948

Page

5

Miss Martha Henson to wed Charles W Bethany Jr

Miss Martha Paralee Henson plans a July 11 wedding at Jemison Baptist Church with the Rev Homer Carroll performing the double ring ceremony at five o'clock. Music will be provided by Mrs Erle Ellis and Mrs C E Martin. After a Florida trip, the couple will reside at 407 East Moulton Street Decatur.

Martha Henson Martha Paralee Henson Charles W. Bethany Jr Homer Carroll Jemison Baptist Church Erle Ellis Clanton C. E. Martin Tallassee Ann Turner John Haymon O Melba Patton W. F. Dendy Fort Payne S. T. Reynolds Charlotte Howard Hansford Nelson Shelby Cole Mahlon Yarbrough Elizabeth McNeill Quest’ Club Florida Bethany East Moulton Street Decatur

Mrs Georgia White Attends Alabama Music Camp Recital

Mrs Georgia White travels to Tuscaloosa for the University of Alabama Music Camp for High School Students. Her daughter Jeane White will appear in the recital directed by Travis Shelton. Jeane is a vocal student of Edmond Keith and a Decatur High School Band member. Jennie Lee Blackwell and Nancy Blackwell spend vacation with their sister.

Georgia White Tuscaloosa University of Alabama

They Fit No Alterations New Waist Adjust Skirt and Slacks

A fashion notice highlights new skirts slacks shorts and pedal pushers with adjustable waistbands. A horizontal sipper adapts to any waist size, and slacks are offered in tall medium and short lengths. Designer Ann Marie is pictured.

Ann Marie

Fort Payne mother praises Scalf's above all medicines

Mrs. J. A. Dawson of Fort Payne Alabama writes that Scalf's Indian River Medicine relieved fifteen years of sour stomach and burning pains after failed attempts with many remedies. She reports improvement after one and two bottles and vows to keep Scalf's at home, noting its fifty years of use and guaranteed satisfaction. On sale at Caddell Drug Co with a local radio endorsement.

Fort Payne Scalf Caddell Drug. Co Harmoneers WVOK Dial 690

Rites Set Saturday For Mrs Elma Baker

Funeral services for Mrs. Elma Nettie Baker 76 will be held Saturday at 1 30 P M at Browns chapel with Rev John Troxler officiating Burial follows in Cooks cemetery Gamby Cove The deceased died Thursday night at Baugh and Wiley clinic She is survived by one brother Pruett Stinson Decatur and two nephews Pallbearers named J A Tidwell S E MacDowra Clyde Jackson John H Green Flavious Mills Robert Aubert

Elma Nettie Baker Brown's Chapel John Troxler Cook's Gamby Cove Brown J. A. Tidwell S. E. MacDowra Clyde Jackson John H. Green Flavious Mills Robert Aubert

Tuscaloosa Heat Wave Ends After Storm

A July heat wave in Tuscaloosa broke with a thunderstorm causing two lightning strikes near the city. About 2,000 telephones were knocked out. A barn fire and dorm roof damage at the University of Alabama were reported with damages in the thousands. Repairs were underway.

Tuscaloosa Ala Southern Bellco Ridgcrest University of Alabama

In Law and Love Dorothy Dix on In-Law Peace

Advice column notes that harmony with in laws hinges on boundaries and restraint. A husband and wife should keep mothers from meddling, while a mother-in-law should avoid bossy interference and excessive control. A reader asks how to handle a cheating son-in-law and fragile pregnant daughter with tact.

Miss Dix Beau- Dorothy

When to Use Eye Make Up in Everyday Look

The article advises restraint in applying eye makeup to enhance features without overdoing it. It covers mascara use, careful brush work, eyebrow grooming with mineral oil, and the proper placement of eye shadow. It also notes occasions for heavier or lighter makeup and suggests colors suitable for different hair types.

It's Just As True Today feature by Franklin van Zelm

Franklin van Zelm, veteran and artist, launches a new feature for The Daily Monday titled It's Just As True Today. The goal is to reflect human experience through biblical insight, using portraits and cartoons to offer readers thoughtful interpretations.

New York van Zelm G. I Rusty and Bud Bell Syndicate New York Evening World George Matthews Adams Main Street J. P. McAvoy King Features Christian Science Monitor Globé Syndicate Franklin van Zelm Maine

Birds Extinct At Rapid Pace Across Two Centuries

Over two centuries more than 100 bird species have vanished due to habitat loss hunting and environmental change. Scientists warn that ongoing pressures threaten many others as ecosystems shift and populations decline globally.

Bettis Academy Dormitory Wing Project Ends Early

Bettis Academy in Edgefield South Carolina closed for the summer after a group of 27 Northern white volunteers from the American Friends Service Committee departed amid local protests over racial mixing at the junior college. Sheriff A J White said the group was asked to leave to avoid trouble though no incident occurred.

Edgefield S. C Bettis Academy For American Friends Service Committee of Philadelphia A. J. White Edgefield County Frank Knutsen Media A. C. Hightower Friends Service Committee White South Carolina Clarence Pickett

Preliminary For 2 Held In Death Of Girl Delayed

A scheduled preliminary hearing for two Birmingham men charged with murder in the shooting death of 15 year old Ellie Bargainer was postponed to July 20 by agreement. Hess and Ferguson, both in their early twenties, claim the shooting was accidental as Hess mishandled a war souvenir pistol in a mountain cabin near Columbiana.

Columbiana Ala Birmingham Jack H. Hess Harold Ferguson Ellie Lee Bargainer Birsmingham Hess L. T. Bozeman

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