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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1949
Page
6
Read about the world’s largest seller at 10 cents per dose and the promotion surrounding St Joseph aspirin. The item highlights the price point and broad distribution implied by the era’s advertising.
Helen Follett offers tips for eye beauty including smooth skin around the eyes, wearing dark glasses in bright sun, nightly creams, gentle cleansing, and temperature changes to firm skin. It advises careful application of emollients, crosswise cream presses, and using mascara eye shadow and brow pencil to enhance eye appeal.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Coward of Gunnersville hosted guests in Spotswood Apartments. Decatur students from the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa will graduate today. Birmingham and Atlanta residents visit kin. Wells-Aday wedding held June 4 at Central Methodist. Vanderbilt student John Hamilton summers with his parents. J R Webster Jr and Martha Hames announce birth of Kathey Belle on June 4 at Decatur General hospital. Dr and Mrs Thomas C Bingham return from Smoky Mountains wedding trip and reside at McNeil house.
Frank Sinatra marks a decade in show business with a June 25 Atlantic City performance at Steel Pier. He invites fan club members to mail post cards from their hometowns, with the collected cards to be sent to children’s hospital wards. The piece also notes potential film roles for Gregory Peck and casting activity for other projects.
A West Hazleton couple loses five sons when a pre dawn fire destroys their frame house. Steven Garzick remains critical at Hazleton State Hospital along with his wife and a son, while five Garrick children aged 11 to six months perished. Relief funds surpass $1,000 as the community aids the grieving family.
Washington June 6 The slimmer military pay bill faces opposition from economy minded congressmen and aging World War II veterans who seek bigger boosts for lower ranks. The measure would add over 300 million dollars yearly, with smallest raises for enlisted men after four months service and continued family allowances.
West Virginia prison escape ends with 11 of 14 inmates recaptured within 60 hours. Three life-terms remain at large as police across WV, PA, and OH pursue Gerald Nolan 19 Eddie Starcher 23 and Denver Vannest 35. Ohio deputies chase three captured in Cadiz where Marshal James Bailey and Chalmers Tate fired on the fugitives in a roadside pursuit.
The eighth district Standard Life Association met in Decatur on Saturday at 2:00 PM with R W Bitz presiding and Mrs Minnie Turney as secretary. Present were Mrs Turney, Mrs Dougie Lacher, R W Bitz. Turney was appointed to cast all votes for delegates and alternates.
The great astronomer Galileo built early telescopes in 1608 and became a pioneer in observing the heavens, using optical devices to reveal celestial detail and advance astronomical knowledge.
Thomas Glenn Counts unningham and mond Whitt of Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn are spending the summer months with homefolks.
A 14 year old writes about conflict with parents over dating and independence. Dorothy Dix explains adolescence as a time of stress and friction, noting parents struggle to adapt, while youths seek autonomy and respect. A separate letter asks how a husband can show love through shared child care and support.
Decatur police issued a warrant for Betty Love a 16 year old Negro girl living at 28 Tenth Avenue West on a false pretense charge. The case stems from three checks cashed at Belk Hudson M H Woodard and Floyd M Beason.
Gen George C. Kenney, commander of the Air University in Montgomery, said the United States has a secret weapon unmatched by any country. He praised American servicemen as making excellent and aggressive soldiers in World War II, remarking that drug-store cowboys surprised the world.
A wife confronts her husband about returning home at 3 am and resenting her inquiries, arguing that men who love their wives should not dismiss them with such conduct. The remark implies ongoing strain from his habit of “playing around” and failing to make a pleasant evening.
Dorothy Dix notes she cannot reply personally to readers but will address issues of general interest via her advice column. The statement outlines the column’s purpose and how readers may engage with problems of broad concern.
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