Societ y Allsup-Sitz wedding and area notices
Miss Nancy Sitz daughter of Mrs Pelham E Sitz of Gadsden married Mr Walker Allsup son of Mrs H W Allsup of Gadsden at 430 PM May 28 in the First Baptist church study Gadsden The ceremony was by A Davis with Mrs Harold Miller as attendant Henry Luker best man The couple reside at Cornelian Court and he is an Alabama law enforcement officer in Decatur Also Mary Hall Proctor daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar Proctor married William G Roberts son of Mr and Mrs W G Roberts of Decatur Ala in the First Baptist church at Trenton Ga The ring ceremony conducted by Dr O L Minks pastor Scottsboro First Baptist Church with attendants Mrs Beatrice Abercrombie and C A Outlaw The bride wore a blue dress with gardenias and rose buds The couple will reside with the bride’s parents after a wedding trip to Tennessee Decatur and Birmingham Roberts is a Southern Railway passenger ticket agent The clipping notes the Scottsboro paper will be read with interest here. Other items detail parties for Mrs Moore and a breakfast for Miss Jane Britain at the Cornelian Hotel with several guests The Gleaners Class at Central Baptist is installed with officers by Mrs Edmund Keith plus a program and refreshments The column lists visits and travel by local residents including Mrs John Martin Mrs Gilbert Key and sons H D Barnum Morrow party plans and trips to Florida New York and Chattanooga with several mentions of Huntsville Montgomery and Oak Ridge.
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Allsup
Mr. Allsup
Alabama
Decatur
Mrs. Allsup
Cornelian Court
Scottsboro
Ala
Billy
Jane Britain
James Alton Britain
Jasper
Cornelian
Miss Britain
R. M. McGlathery
G. E. Jackson
Florence
O.C. Parker
Columbia
Tenn
Dorothy Compton
Bowling Green
Margaret Ann Yarbrough
Wallace Meadows
J. A. Meadows Sr
George E. Jackson
Central Baptist Sunday School
Henry Hokett
J. P. Garnett
Third Street
Eugene Vassar
J. O. Lipscomb
Edmund Keith
Paul Glenn
Vida Young
Herman Faulkner
Billy Y. Martin
Charlie Hammond
Winnie Nichols
Albert White
Frances Shaw
Keith
Genesis
Martin
Waits
Dick Mahaffey
Hazel Rogers
Local Personal News Highlights From Bremen And Nearby
Dr. A. L. Schmitt and family return to Bremen after visiting in Decatur with Lt. Warner E. Sartor who has been cited for the air medal. Lt. Sartor father and mother are Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Sartor. Sam Blackwell and children visit Monroe and Mississippi. Mrs. Lively ill at daughter H. A. Head’s home. Merle Hambrick Lucille Caudill Claude Stipes and Jimmy Hambrick plan Silver Springs vacation. James Alton Britain and family depart Florence after attending Miss Jane Britain and James Wakeland Meadows wedding at Central Methodist church.
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A. L. Schmitt
Janet
Judy
George
Bremen
Ind
C. L. Sartor
Decatur
Warner E. Sartor
Michigan
Indiana
C. S. Sartor
Sam
Blackwell
Elette
James Frank
Monroe
Jackson
Mississippi
Merle Hambrick
Lucille Caudill
Claude Stipes
Jimmy Hambrick
Silver Springs
Fila
Woman's Stockings Contain Nearly Four Mills of Thread
A historical note explains that a pair of women's stockings contains almost four miles of thread. The detail emphasizes the craft and fiber length typical of the era's hosiery production.
Decatur Zoning Map Change Ordinance No 430 Approved
Ordinance No 430 amends the 1945 Decatur zoning map changing a Residence C area to Light Industrial, under Alabama law. The map dated May 23 1945 and amended by ordinances 405 406 407 408 416 417 418 425 426 427 is filed with the City Clerk and becomes effective after June 1 1948.
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Decatur
Alabama
Deccatur
Church
Well
Well Street
Market, Wilson, Well
Alabama Streets
Wilson Street
H. R. Summer
Pay High For Acting Also
Hollywood gossip notes Dana Andrews and Bill discuss career paths with writer Ernest Hemingway as a benchmark. Ingrid Bergman and Virginia Huston offer motherly Hollywood advice while stars like Celeste Holm and Kay Kyser share personal news amid film industry chatter.
Services at Athens for George R. King
Funeral services for George Robert King, 70, who died Thursday at Powers hospital after a short illness, will be held at 4 PM at his Athens home. Survived by wife, two sons Guy R. King and John W. King of Athens, two daughters Mrs Lucy Lewis Huntsville and Mrs Ollie Melson Fayetteville Tenn, 11 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Rev. Lucas Hart officiates. Burial in Athens city cemetery. Spry directing. Pallbearers: Robert Melson Earl Lewis Robert A Williams George Lewis Clifford Jarratt Partell Harrison.
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George Robert King
Powers Hospital
Athens
Guy R. King
John W. King
Lucy
Lewis
Huntsville
Ollie Melson
Fayetteville
Tenn
Lucas Hart
Athens City
Spry
Robert Melson
Earl Lewis
Robert A. Williams
George Lewis
Clifford, Jarratt
Partell Harrison
Delegates to Civitan Meet Head to National Convention
Four Decatur Civitan members will fly to Denver for the national Civitan convention to be held June 12 13 and 14. The group includes President Alvis G Briscoe retiring president Hugh Cothren Phil Vaughn Elmer Anger and Mrs A M Roan. They plan a stop in Chicago on the return trip to Decatur.
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Decatur Civitan Club
Denver
Colo
Civitan
Alvis G. Briscoe
Hugh Cothren
Phil Vaughn
Elmer Ange
rMs
A. M. Roan
Chicago
Decatur
Dear Dorothy Dix Advice Column on Marriage and Motherhood
The column features Dorothy Dix answering reader questions about marrying a troublesome sailor and the hardships of a young wife and mother. It urges compatibility in religion, politics, and tastes, and counsels patience and duty for the overwhelmed young mother, while criticizing reliance on a partner’s promised change.
Dear Dorothy Dix teen answer on boys going steady
A reader asks why boys stay with a girl long term then end the relationship without reason. The teen answer suggests the girl becomes possessive and treats the boy as property, leading him to break up to avoid being bossed and monitored.
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Dorothy DIX
Stretching sugar improves rennet custard ice cream recipe
A tested technique shows corn syrup in rennet custard based ice cream yields smoother richer texture. The article provides a Junket brand recipe using rennet tablets, light cream, sugar, corn syrup, vanilla, and freezing steps with optional substitutions and a free trial offer from Junket Brand Foods. Includes instructions to dissolve tablets, mix ingredients, freeze briefly, then beat to a thick smooth mush and finish freezing.
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Junket” Brand Foods
Chr
Hansen's Laboratory, Inc
Little Falls
N. Y
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