Yocerity Miss Margaret Simpson Honored At Tea
Mrs. B F Wear Jr hosted a Saturday afternoon tea at 502 Fifth Avenue West to honor Miss Margaret Simpson who will marry Mr. Martin Fleming on Sunday July 25. Guests viewed gifts, flowers, and a piano rendition while Miss Simpson wore white silk with red carnation corsage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Simpson
C. D. Baker
Fifth Avenue West
Martin Fleming
Miss Simpson
W D. Simpson
Baker
J. C. Wilson
Wade Jacobs
Morris Wood
Evelyn Broadway
T. J. Baker
T. E. Baker
Columbia Circle
Cox Gallop
Birmingham
Personal notices from Decatur area greet visitors and births
The column lists Kenny Hart visiting his grandparents in Decatur and a newborn Warren Bennett Dinges Jr. born to Warren Bennett Dinges and Maxine Best, with Best’s family ties noted. Dozens of relatives and friends across Nashville Atlanta Jasper Jasperville New York and other spots visit, recover, or travel, including vacations to Havana and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Bennett Dinges
Atlanta
Georgia
Warren Bennett Dinges Jr
Dinges
Maxine Best
Homer Best
Decatur
Pilot Club Reorganizes Meeting Set Here Thursday
Women in business and professional fields are invited to a dutch dinner and organizational meeting Thursday at 7 30 P M at Why Not cafe. Fifteen members are needed to form the Pilot club. Notify Mrs Jimmie Davis or Mrs Earl Glenn by Tuesday to attend. The Pilot club is an international civic and charity group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Club
Why Not
Jimmie Davis
Earl Glenn
Slim Down Diet Advice From Hollywood Stars
A dieting guide urges daily effort to maintain health and appearance. It champions moderation, lean proteins, vegetables, fruit, and nonfat beverages while trimming fats, breads, desserts, and cereals. Daily walking and seven hours of sleep are recommended to burn calories and prevent fat buildup.
Happenings in Decatur Area June 1948 Society Notes
The summary lists residents and guests including Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hagler hosting a dinner at the Country Club for Mrs. Ellisor Adams of Anderson South Carolina. Others travel guests include Mr. and Mrs. J B Perry Scotstboro, Ronald Eddens in Birmingham, Z P Watkins to Cullooka Tennessee, Rev Robert O Maschke and son Timothy to Wisconsin, Clyde Stephenson family from Smoky Mountains to Tennessee and North Carolina, Patsy and Peggy Stephenson visiting Atlanta Marietta, and Judge James H Crow Jr with sister in law Mrs P H Hand and son Ed Hand visiting from Tulane University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hagler
Ellisor Adams
Anderson
South Carolina
W.J. Duncan Jr
Clyde Stephenson
Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
North Carolina
James H. Crow Jr
Crow
P. H. Hand
Ed Hand
Tulane Univrsity
Local building permits and jobs report for Morgan county
June activity fell from May with $70 350 in total permits 42.3 percent below May and 4.2 percent below June 1947. Residential permits totaled $60 500 and nonresidential $9 850. Morgan county mortgages from May 24 to June 23 reached $249 381, down 40.7 percent from May yet up 8.7 percent from June 1947. The Alabama Employment Service notes 248 more new applications than placements, with placements down 26.8 percent and applications up 46.1 percent from May, and year over year placements down 24.3 percent and applications up 40.9 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Activity Bank
Decatur
Alabama State Employment Service
Morgan County
Alabama Employment Service
Mosses Reclaim Wasteland Forming Fertile Peat Soils
Mosses have reclaimed large tracts of wasteland, converting it into peat. This peat supports soil fertility and offers practical uses in erosion control and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wastland
Why do marriages fail after vows and the divorce cost
Dorothy Dix explores why husbands often lose love after vows and why divorce remains costly. She notes many factors behind changing affections and the difficulty of separating, then answers reader questions about homesickness and commitment in relationships with blunt, practical guidance.
Wounded Italian Reds Leader Improves After Shooting
Rome July 19 Palmiro Togliatti the Italian Communist leader was reported improved today after an assassination attempt that left him gravely wounded. Police expect his statement before charging 24 year old Sicilian student Antonio Pallante. The general strike death toll rose to 20 with new casualties at Bari and Leghorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Palmiro Togliatti
Togliatti
Antonio Pallante
Bari
Leghorn
Nix Vitamin Tablets Claim Safe Gray Hair Color Restorer
An advertisement from Caddell Drug Company promotes Nix Vitamin Tablets as a daily non fattening remedy to restore gray hair color and reduce the need for hair dyes. The copy claims wide usage and urges customers to ask for the product, noting no mail orders shipped.
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Leeman
Eddie Self
Sarah Elizabeth Leeman
Mrr
Thomas
Everett
Danville
Teague
Hugh Lindsey
Regglar
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Kenny Hart
Arlington, Texas
Mrs
Luther Handley
R. L. Corder Jr
Nashville
Mary E. Hod
Ges
Fort Worth
Texas
Kirby L. Sandlin
Jeptha Haley
Jasper
Florida
George 'C. Little
Somerville Boat
Grace A. Patterson
New York City
Samuel J. Patterson
C. D. Patterson
Ann Hughes
Mary Pat Fitzpatrick
J. W. Hughes
Washington, D. C
Gertrude Terry
Courtland
St. Joseph
Detroit
Michigan
Stella Sheffield
Edith
John Sheffield
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Akron
Alabama
J. D. Clift
Macon
J. W. Roser
Havana
Cuba
Carlton H. Mann
San Angelo
Mildred Mann
Gene Morrow
New York
Mr. Morrow
C. W. Price
Cedar Grove
New Jersey
Priceville
F. S. Hunt
Mrs. Walter Sanders
Newnan
Ben Britnell
D. W. Fitts
Pontotoc
Mississippi
Rudolph Penney
Paint Rock
Billy Penney
Huntsville
Lamar Penney
W. J. Duncan, Sr
Nehe D. Workman
Clinton
Davis Workes
Greenwood
W. J. Duncan, Jr
Frank Cauthen
Roanoke
John Lyle
Trinity
Ben Brittnell
Letitia Sanders
A. C. Bailey
Goidel
Kellogg’s
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Perated
Helen Follett
DuBarry Success School
Bureau OF Business Research
University OF Alabama
J. B. Perry
Scottsboro
George Perry
Ronald Eddens
Mrs. Z.P. Watkins
Cullooka
Robert O. Maschke
Timothy
Wisconsin
Patsy
Peggy Stephenson
Marietta, Georgia
Star Gazer
Clay R. Polla
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Mar
Taurus
Tro
Vik
Sencar
Bush
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Capricorn
Aquarius
Pisches
Dorothy DIX
Ben Syndicate
Miss Dix
Mary Jane
Romeo
Kansas City
Boston
J.D.M
EYS Department Store
Jersey
Brassieres
Buttrey's Butnt EY
Esemeneneenmmnen Ieee Agms Treaual
ONC
Caddell Drug Company
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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