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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1949

Page

7

Miss Mary Anne Hoppenjans Weds William Meyer in Fort Thomas

Society notices a July 2 wedding at Blessed Sacrament Church Fort Mitchell Kentuckys Mary Anne Hoppenjans daughter of Mr and Mrs Bernard Hoppenjans Decatur and William Norman Meyer son of Mr and Mrs A J Meyer Riverside Parkway Fort Thomas Kentucky were united in a double ring ceremony officiated by Rev Joseph Reuter with high mass by Rev Charles Mehok S J. The bride wore white satin and illusion with seed pearl detailing and long lace sleeves. Attendants included Miss Mary Jean Maloney maid of honor and Miss Joan Hoppenjans junior bridesmaid. Breakfast followed at the church with a reception at Summit Hills Country Club and a motor trip to the Smoky Mountains for their honeymoon. The couple will reside in Fort Thomas Kentucky.

Mary Anne Hoppenjans William Meyer Fort Thomas Kentucky Church of the Blessed Sacrament South Fort Mitchell Bernard J. Hoppenjans Decatur William Norman Meyer A. J. Meyer Riverside Parkway Joseph Reuter Mary Jean Maloney Joan Hoppenjans Carol Hauch Miss Miss. Joan Hoppenians Owen Romaine Bernard Hoppenjans, Jr Paul Hoppenjans Jerry Mahoney Smoky Mountains West Villa Place Villa Madonna Academy College of Mt. St. Joseph Ohio Highlands High School Navy Xavier University Evening College Louis Meyer Company Cincinnati

Matched Bridal Sets Offered By Local Jewelry Store

Matched bridal sets are growing in popularity. The shop offers a wide selection or can custom assemble sets to specification. They will provide the gems needed or use gems supplied by customers as part of their jewelry services.

The Deacon Telegraphist Retires From AP Service

The Deacon known as Birdie by telegraphers retires after a career spanning The Macon Telegraph, Augusta Chronicle, and Asheville Citizen. He sent Morse code for Central of Georgia, Seaboard, and Southern railroads and ends his AP work tonight.

Associated Press Birdie Central of Georgia Seaboard Southern Macon Ga Augusta Asheville

Red Cross Home Service Aid For Morgan Chapter Families

The Morgan chapter of the American Red Cross reports aid during June by its home service secretary. Officials assisted 38 armed forces families and 91 veterans or dependents with matters including health and welfare reports and council for personal problems. Seventeen new or reopened cases touched furlough verification, family allowances, and pensions. Adjudication yielded three permanent and total disability determinations and eight compensation increases.

Home Service Morgan Chapter American Red Cross Armed Forces

Veteran Deacon E Wallace Smith Retires From AP

Asheville North Carolina July 9 veteran AP staffer Deacon E Wallace Smith ends 41 years of service with The Associated Press. He turns 65 Monday and says he is far from ready for the boneyard. A relic of a fast fading age of communications.

Asheville N. C E. Wallace Smith Associated Press

Cooler Wave Crosses West

A mass of cool dry air from the Pacific moved across the Dakotas Nebraska and Minnesota Saturday into the upper Mississippi Valley bringing relief after a week of stifling heat. Forecasters expect heat and humidity to linger in the South and East with some cooling in the Northwest and Middle West. Data show Bemidji Minnesota 67 and Duluth 71 at noon while Fort Worth Texas 96 and New York City 80 reflect wide regional variation.

Associated Press Pacific Dakotas Nebraska Minnesota Mississippi Valley Forthwest Middle West New England New Yor Pennsylvania New York Michigan Ilinois Indiana Ohio River Huron Bemidji Minn Duluth Fort Worth Texas Cleveland Detroit Boston New York City Gulf Atlantic Maine

Road to new hospital work to start Monday

Work on a driveway to the site of Flint’s pending tuberculosis sanatorium begins Monday. Wallace Meadows reports drainage and grading for the quarter mile road should finish in about ten days if weather cooperates. The Morgan board of revenue commissioners said the road is needed before construction of the 150 bed hospital can proceed. The sanatorium, costing about 610000 dollars, will serve 12 North Alabama counties.

Flint Wallace Meadows Morgan Board of Revenue North Alabama

Weather Review Notes 75 to 80 Degree Readings

An Associated Press survey found heat belt conditions largely normal with no notable incidents due to the weather. New York City reported 75 degrees at 4 p.m as it marked the anniversary of its all time high for a date, 102.3 on July 9, 1936.

Associated Press New York City

Flag placement on election day urged at local level

The note urges placing the American flag in or near polling places on each election day. It cites a legend that money was first coined in 578 BC by Servius, though the claim is not clarified as a proven fact.

B. C Servius

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