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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 22, 1948

Page

7

Margret Simpson to Wed Mr Fleming in July Shower

Mrs T E Baker hosted a kitchen shower for Miss Margaret Simpson with flowers games and prizes. Guests enjoyed light refreshments and gifts including a family wash. Miss Simpson wore a花 floral dress and corsage. An executive committee meeting of St John’s Auxiliary is set for Friday at 3 PM.

Margaret Simpson Martin Fleming T. E. Baker Columbia Circle Mary Simpson Evelyn Broadway Percy Garnett Miss Simpson ST. John’s

Personal notes tell of local visitors and homecomings

Charles L. Green Jr. has returned home from Jefferson Hospital Birmingham and is improving. Notables such as Reverend Joe Weatherly of Portland Oregon and various families from Evans ton to Corinth visit relatives in Decatur. Several trips and visits across Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia are noted with multiple guests staying at local homes.

Charles L. Green, Jr Charles L Chillie) Green Jefferson Hospital Birmingham Joe Weatherly Portland Oregon Youth For Christ Winona Lake Indiana Minneapolis Minnesota Marcia Green Corinth Mississippi Irene Prince Janice Biggers Elizabeth Biggers Decatur Tennessee North Carolina Williamsburg Virginia Miss Green T. G. Morrow

Old Bragg home on Decatur Highway to be removed

E T Jones owner began wrecking the Clark Bragg property on Decatur Highway to clear space for a modern home. The site has historic ties in Moulton as the land has changed hands since 1946. Two newer homes already stand on the old acreage. Local crops show strong prospects across Lawrence County with ample rainfall and favorable conditions reported by farmers and County Agent L H Little. Luther Finney and Arthur Stephenson praise unusually good yields. The Moulton Advertiser adds C A Atkinson of Brighton to its staff, a University of Alabama journalism graduate and former Alabama Journal reporter.

Clark Bragg Decature Highway Moulton E. T. Jones Hmself Jones J. C. Bragg L. H. Little Luther Finney Arthur Stephenson Hickory Grove Atkinson Moulton Advertiser C. A. Atkinson Brighton Ala School of Jouralism University of Alabama Alabama Journal of Montgomery

Courtland Junior High Adjusts Hours for Hot Summer

Lawrence county schools opened the summer term last Monday including Courtland Junior High which starts at 7:00 a.m. and ends at 12:45. Teacher Herbert McGregor praised the arrangement as working well with good attendance. Also noted, the Moulton Baptist Young Peoples Class planned a chicken fry at Wheeler Dam with 14 class members and several adults attending.

Lawrence County Courtland Herbert McGregor Moulton Baptist Church Wheeler Dam J. K. Howell Edwina Delashaw Mary Helen Lyle Claude Stipe Leo Fretwell W.G. Littrell Edward Young

Moulton Personal News Briefs

Mr and Mrs Bob Gary are guests of her parents Mr and Mrs Jack Littrell. Mr and Mrs T D Littell have moved into their new home in the new northeast section of town. Miss Frances Smith of the Wel-

Moulton Bob Gary Jack Littrell T. D. Littéll Frances Smith

Local notices from Birmingham and surrounding areas

Fare Department transacted business in Birmingham Tuesday. Mrs Laron Hurst visiting relatives in Robertsdale Alabama this week. Allen Jacksons moving into new home of T D Littrell today. Hend erson family to leave for Smoky Mountains vacation. Jimmie Hambrick and W S Day in Decatur on Lawrence County agricultural fair business. Proctor returning from New Orleans naval refresher course. Mrs Clark Hodgins visiting patient in Birmingham hospital. Mrs Sarah Richardson and Mrs Fretwell recovering in Birmingham hospital. H C Long departed for three weeks in Hot Springs Arkansas for medical treatment. James Renee Dyar celebrated birthday with a camp Spend the Night Party at Wheeler Dam.

Birmingham Laron Hurst Reonues Robertsdale Ala Allen Jackson T. D. Littrell Robert.b. Henderson Bobby and Bryan Jimmie Hambrick W. S. Day Decatur Lawrence County —Agricultural R.E. Proctor New Orleans Proctor Clark Hodgins Hodgins Sarah Richardson Fretwell H. C. Long Hot Springs Arkansas James Renee Dyar Wheeler Dam

Dorothy Dix on Fathers and Mothers in Child Rearing

The piece argues mothers often monopolize child care and alienate fathers, creating disconnected families. It contends that fathers offer essential guidance in adolescence and that two-parent parenting better serves children, countering the belief that mothers alone can love and rear offspring.

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