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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1949

Page

6

Society Foster Cowan Vows Pledged at Central Baptist Church

Miss Doris Cowan, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Cooper, wed Greene B Foster son of Mr and Mrs William Henry Foster of Lineville Alabama on Tuesday July 19 at five thirty in the afternoon at Central Baptist church Rev Will Wear of Moulton performed the double ring ceremony Altar decor featured magnolia ferns and Jackson vine with white gladioli and growing tapers Attendants wore pastels and the bride carried a purple throated orchid bouquet After ceremony a reception at the bride’s parents home followed by a trip to the Gulf coast and Florida. Out of town guests included relatives from Moulton Ashland Lineville Scottsboro Gulfport Corinth and Gadsden.

Foster-Cowan Doris Cowan J. Cooper Greene B. Foster Wiliam Henry Foster Lineville Alabama Central Baptist Church Will Wear of Moulton Arthur Matthews Robert Conner Robert Henderson Rosemary Cowan Ashland John B. Criffin Scottsboro Houston Cowan James T. McMullin Clifford Knight Ralph Gamble Bee Line Highway Gulf Coat and Points Florida Herman G. Cowan R. B. Henderson Dan ‘Orton Gulfport Mississippi W. H. Cowan J. B. Griffin Albert T. East Carson East Harold Farmer Gadsden W. G. Dicus Corinth Lilbourne P. Hall Helen Mattox J. C. Mattox Guin Lamar P. Hall Florence First Methodist Church of Otis Kirby Decatur Maude Alldredge Dean Jones Mr. Jones Charles Mattox Merrye Hall Juliette Sara Ann Mattox Norman L. Hall James Mat Ruby Hawkins London Daytona Beach Stanley C. Carnell Ormond Folkton Georgia Phillip Taylor First Baptist Church Fernandina Corbin Avenue New York State Birmingham South Palmetto Avenue Florida Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association Halifax Business and Professional Women’s Club Carnell Dayton Beach News Journal Clifford W. Knight Knight

Personal church and social notes from Danville area

Social items from Danville Methodist and Trinity churches include a ladies meeting at Mrs. William Lindsey’s with a United Nations program and pastels in decor, Midshipman Dan Crane visiting from London via Naval Reserve. Trinity W S C S social at Mrs. Joe Manor with devotional and games. Massey HDC hosts tacky party and wiener roast for 4-H youth opening new club house. several local residents hosting, visiting, returning from trips, and noting health updates and a birth in Hamilton Clinic.

Woman's Society of Christian Service of Austinvile Methodist Church A. D. Landers Dewey Clark R. L. Hamilton Bennie Stovall United Nations Hamilton Elmer Bussey Massey Hdc Massey Home Demonstration Club Dewey Hogan Madeline Dees Frances Norton Shirley Cooper Bobby Glen Staples Doyle Hogan Miss Norton Gertrude Radford

Don’t Let a Double Chin Form at Bed Time

A vintage beauty instruction warns that a second chin can form quickly as fat collects under the chin. It advises nightly cream application with gentle jawline massage, neck exercises, and posture tips to prevent sagging and maintain breathing comfort.

Frances Denney

Iron Beads Found in Ancient Egyptian Cemetery

Iron beads were discovered in an Egyptian cemetery dating to around 4000 B C. The find suggests early metal use in the region and may shed light on trade and craft practices of the era. Experts will study bead composition to determine origins.

Jealous Husband Limits Wife College Reading

Dorothy Dix explains a wife’s plan to study while married to a jealous husband who hates her reading. The advice notes his need to feel superior, urges balance between peace and personal growth, and questions how to avoid unhappy, confined marriage. The column emphasizes choosing books and independence while recognizing partner dynamics.

Miss Dix Dorothy DIX

Dear Miss Dix Advice: Breakup Over Paying Her Own Way

A reader asks how to handle a six month courtship where the woman refuses gifts and pays her own way. The columnist replies with a simple recommendation to give her a little more time to reassess the relationship and avoid further humiliation.

Miss Dix Bill

Summitt Revival to Start Sunday at Summitt Baptist Church

Rev G C Morris will lead a revival at Summitt Baptist Church seven miles south of Decatur on the Danville road. Sunday services are 11 A M and 7 30 P M with Sunday school at 10 A M and Training Union at 6 30 P M. Vacation Bible School begins Monday at 9 A M with daily worship at 10 A M and evening services at 7 30 P M. Public invited and children urged to attend.

Summitt Baptist Church Decatur Danville Road G. C. Morris Training Union Bible School

Composer's Wife Dies in Bar Harbor

Mrs Walter Damrosch widow of renowned conductor died in Bar Harbor Maine last night She was born Margaret Blaine daughter of James G Blaine who rose from Maine newspaper work to become Secretary of State They married in 1890

Bar Harbor Walter Damrosch Margaret Blaine James G. Blaine Maine

Iron weapons equip Rameses III’s armies in Egypt

Egyptian King Rameses III fielded well equipped forces with iron weapons indicating advanced metallurgical prowess. The report notes substantial arms supplies and organized military strength reflecting the period’s technology and state power.

Rameses III

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