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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1948

Page

7

Miss Dorothy Owens Weds S-Sgt Lorenza in Candlelit Ceremony

Dorothy Owens daughter of Mrs Bertie Lou Owens married S Sgt Joseph Henry Lorenza son of Mr and Mrs Albert Peck in a candlelit Central Methodist Church parlor ceremony officiated by Reverend Otis E Kirby. The reception at 1113 3rd Avenue South featured gladioli arrangements, a three tier cake, and a short honeymoon at Florence. The couple resides in Florence where Lorenza is a U S Marine Corps recruiting officer.

Dorothy Owens Lorenza Borothy Jian. Owen Bertie Lou Owen Joseph Henry Lorenza Albert Peck Central Methodist Church Otis E. Kirby Howell Turney Mrs. Owen Mrs. Peck 3Rd Avenue South Mary Ann Catlett Leila Belle Robinson Charles Hargrove Henry Smith Charles Fuller Harold Eason Ruth Puckett Travis Odom, Jr Margaret Francis

Figure in a Bathing Suit Promotes Poise and Exercise

The article urges women to improve their figures through exercise and diet, citing army training as proof. It emphasizes proper posture, a straight gaze, and a relaxed, extended spine. It warns against vanity, praising natural stance over model theatrics for health and style.

Mothers Who Sabotage Love and Selfish Wills

In this piece Dorothy Dix critiques selfish mothers who block marriages to keep children near. She argues loving sacrifice is noble while manipulative tears and threats ruin lives, urging children to defy such holds and pursue their own happiness. The column cites familial dynamics and social expectations with moral judgment and remedies.

Dorothy DIx John Mother Mary

Wedding Bells and Hospital News in Local Notice

Miss Billie Carolyn Owen served the wedding bell cakes and Miss Wilson poured punch at a lace clothed table with white gladioli centerpiece. Grace Armstrong plans a vacation with them. Wilma Jane Patterson, recovering from throat surgery at St. Vincent's Birmingham, is at home now.

Billie Carolyn Owen Wilson Wilma Jane’ Patterson St. Vincent's Hospital Birmingham Patterson

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