Miss Sarah Leeman Weds Thomas Everett Waits in July Ceremony
Miss Sarah Elizabeth Leeman and Thomas Everett Waits were married July 22 at the bride’s home in a double ring ceremony conducted by Reverend G. M. Davenport. The wedding featured seven branched candelabra, gladioli, and a pastel color theme with the bride in cafe au lait lace and pink chiffon. A reception followed with a three tier cake, flowers, and a navy blue reception dress for the mother of the bride.
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Sarah Elizabeth Leeman
Thomas Everett Waits
J. B. Leeman
H. J. Waits
G. M. Davenport
Central Methodist Church
Jack Morgan
D'Hardelot
Biege
Mary-Louise Alexander
Pruitt-Waits
Nelson's Glass Curio Adds Lotus Hostess Pieces
Nelson's announces fresh shipments of Lotus glass in the Hostess pattern with extra pieces including ice tea spoons butter spreaders and cocktail forks. Also offering custom brooches pins and rings to specifications at better diamond values.
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Nelson’s
Holmes
Visitors and travels cross Alabama and nearby states
Caddell's guests include Mrs. E S Harris Jr and others from Tuscaloosa and Birmingham. Winton hosts from Tuscumbia. King family visiting Montgomery. Annie Sue Cain returns from Clarksdale. Vernon McGwier back from New York. Mary Battle King and Jimmy King visit relatives in New Orleans. E L Cook from Chattanooga visits Darrah. Ben Fennell from Leighton visits Deactatur. Kate Lile accompanies her home. Lewis C Brown returns from Fort Walton trip. Eyster couple now at home in Cornelian Court. Martha Scales returns from Tuscaloosa. Jarvis family visits Birmingham. Mariana Mason tours California. Floyd Sherrod family back from Philadelphia and other cities. Will David Lee vacationing in Mobile Biloxi and New Orleans. Hugh Terry Jr to vacation in Florida.
Lovely Hands Are Appealing
A fashion brief urges women to care for hands with smooth skin and groomed nails. It advises avoiding harsh soaps and hot water, wearing rubber gloves for rough tasks, using lemon for stains, cornmeal for knuckle lines, and daily hand cream with thorough massage of wrists and elbows.
Wedding guests and travels of Marjorie Reeves
Miss Marjorie Reeves wore a blue silk dress with a white carnation in her hair as guests served punch. The couple departed for a wedding trip to Cincinnati and Virginia Washington and New York, then will reside in Shiloh Ohio.
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Jolly
Marjorie Reeves
Mrs. Morgan
Miss Alexander
Cincinnati
Ohio
Virginia
Washington, D. C
New York
Shiloh
Victorian Pattern 4859 Sundress and Jumper Outfit
Advertisement for pattern 4859 in girls sizes 6 8 10 12 14. Describes sundress and later school jumper blouse, easy to sew with illustrated instructions. Includes price, mailing address, and order details. Also promotes ANNE ADAMS Summer Pattern Book catalog with a free sun tan halter pattern for fifteen cents more.
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Anne Adams
New Stamps To Go on Sale In Decatur Post Offices
A three cent salute to youth postage stamp will go on sale in Decatur post offices as soon after August 12 as stamps are received. About 5,000 of the 75,000,000 stamps are allotted to Decatur. The blue rotary print features a girl and boy walking with books, a dark shield, and the legend Youth Month September 1 30 1948.
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Decatur
Robert Sheppard
Sheppard
Rotary
United States
Industrial Silver Use Surges in U.S. Postwar Era
The United States has consumed about 100 million ounces of silver annually since World War II, more than triple the prewar level. This surge reflects widespread industrial demand across sectors and marks a major shift in usage patterns compared with earlier decades.
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United States
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Pom Ee Hee
Grant St
Sam Hobbes
Kenneth Phillips
Mrs
Clarence Phillips
Trinity
Ala
Kenneth
Cently
Sherrow
Caddell
E. S. Harris, Jr
Alvin Davison
Leslie Dee
David Crochran
Tuscaloosa
Roy Hendrix
Birmingham
Rex Winton
Jerry Lee
Tuscumbia
W. H. Winton
James King
Montgomery
Annie Sue Cain
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Vernon McGwier
Mary Battle King
Jimmy King
Clyde Hendrix
New Orleans
Louisiana
E. L. Cook
Chattanoop- Tennessee
J. W Darrah
Ben Fennell
Leighton
Degeatur
Kate Lile
Lewis C. Brown
Fort Walton, Florida
William’ Eyster
Cornelian Court Apartments
Martha Scales
Casto Jarvis
Becky
Mariana
Mason
California
Floyd Sherrod
Floyd, Jr
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Williamsburg
Jamestown
New York City
Niagara Falls
Philadephia
Will David Lee
Mobile
Biloxi
Mississippi
Hugh Terry Jr
Florida
Elizabeth Ford
Larchmont, N. Y
Helen Follett
Fred Trimble
E N. Gardien
Jean Harris
John A. Caddell and Family
Max Horton
Bowling Green Kentucky
Murray Dodd
Mary Augusta Bibb
Thomas Bailey
Vernon Gormley
Philipsburg
Montana
T. M. Guyton
Tommy
Kosciusko
Betty Pirtle
Jo Harvey
Nashville
Tennessee
Noble Russell
Lyons
John A
Dugger's
Ira Schnell
Greeting Cards
East Moulton St
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
King’s Grocery
Moulton Street
Don’s Floor
Don Williams
Farley
Farley’s
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