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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1948

Page

8

Miss Posey Weds Lyle Hill In Decatur Ceremony

Miss Mary Helen Posey and Lyle Carroll Hill married Saturday at the Posey home in Decatur with Rev. O C Weaver officiating. Guests included family from Decatur and nearby areas. reception followed with daisies, ivy, white tapers, and a wedding cake centerpiece. The couple will reside with groom’s parents in Moulton after a southern state honeymoon.

Mary Helen Posey Lyle Carroll Hill Leon Posey Posey Decatur O. C. Weaver Hartselle Berea- Baptist Church Johnnie Jacobs Eugene Hill Shelby Jean Joy Margaret Posey Mrs. Posey Hill Clyde Posey Aubrey Matthews Moulton 2 E. M. Posey Sandlin Drug Co Clarence Hill Lawrence County High School Carl Posey Natha McMillan Gary Howard Dutton Boyd Sherry Willard Hillard Florence Moulton Advertiser Gordon Drive

Fall Footsteps in Footwear Headlines for Women

Dorothy Roe notes a bold fall shoe season with higher heels and buttoned strap styles. Pumps gain a sharper toe and curved heel while draped vamps and fabric leather blends add ladylike touches. Ties and oxfords return in tailored and dressy versions as prices stay up from last season.

Dorothy Roe Associated Press

Community meeting includes prayer and games in Decatur

The session opened with a prayer by Mrs. Elton Reeves of Decatur. Games led by Mrs. Reeves and Mrs. W A Elmer featured attendees. A watermelon cutting followed with Mrs. Bob Ferguson and others helping serve. Sandwiches were pressed.

Elton Reeves Decatur Reeves W. A. Elmer Bob Ferguson Paul McRae C. H. Campbell Ferguson

Connell Family Vacation At Camp Dunroamin Fayetteville

Mr and Mrs L G Connell and son Billy are at Camp Dunroamin Fayetteville Tennessee where Billy will enter camp for three weeks. They are accompanied home by Miss Maryleen Duncan who has been at Camp Dunroamin for the past three Pane Misses Edith McClure Harriet Collier Melba Halbrooks Laneese

L. G. Connell Billy Camp Dunroamin Fayetteville Tennessee Mrs. Connell Maryleen Duncan

Local residents return from trips and camp meetings

Halbrooks Colleen Moore Juanita Halbrooks Jean Matthews Decatur and Miss Lucille Wiggins attend a YWCA camp meeting in Talladega. Hart Selle returns tonight from Shoal Springs. Bill Stone and David Chandler, University of Alabama students, spend the weekend with family. The Futrells of Paducah visit, with plans to travel to California and other western states.

Halbrooks Colleen Moore Juanita Halbrooks Jean Matthews Decatur Lucille Wiggins Hartselle Shocco Springs Talladega the Baptist Church Bill Stone David Chandler University of Alabama Tuscaloosa

U S Steel Bas ing Point Pricing Under Fire in Senate

Senator O Mahoney accuses United States Steel of using a basing point pricing shift to evade anti trust law and pave a path to higher prices. President Fairless says U S Steel will price at mills or delivered prices with transport costs. The debate follows a Supreme Court ruling against basing point systems and FTC scrutiny.

Washington O'Mahoney D-Wye U. S. Steel Corporation Steel O’mahoney U. S. Steel Congress Supreme Court Benjamin F. Fairless U.S. Steel Fairless S. Supreme Court Federal Trade Commission United States Steel

Drowning ruled as cause of Keating death in Alabama

An autopsy found drowning, not foul play, caused the Montgomery man Charles A. Keating's death. State Toxicologist C. J. Rehling cited rapid decomposition due to heat. Keating disappeared while swimming Thursday at a gravel pit near Wetumpka. Sheriff Lester Holley noted initial foul play suspicion before the autopsy.

Wetumpka Ala Charles A. Keating Lester Holley C. J. Rehling Montgomery Rehling Holley

Daily Records of Property Transfers in Local Notices

A series of small property transfers are recorded including Seldon G. Martin to Josephin Francis for 900 dollars, Decatur Cemetery Association to B. R. Ross, Melvin J. Blackwood to Church of God for 350, John Collier to G. A. Wei, H. C. McLemore to Indi Gilbert for 5400, Roan to Robert H. Burleson for 800, and S. T. Tapscott to Joe E. for 10 dollars.

Seldon G. Martin Josephin Francis Decatur Cemetery Association B. R. Ross Melvin J. Blackwood Ch of God John Collier G. A. Wei An.einman H. C. McLemore Indi Gilbert Aaa AWW Roan Robert H. Burleson S. T. Tapscott Joe E

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