Randle-White Engagement Announced for Nelda Randle
Society notes report the engagement of Nelda Faye Randle of Decatur to Lawrence White of Punxsutawney Pennsylvania. The couple plan a September wedding with date and details to follow. Both attended Anderson College in Indiana last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randle-White
E. B. Randle
Decatur
Nelda Faye
Lawrence White
Foster J. White
Punxsutawney
Pennsylvania
Randle
Mr. White
Anderson College
Anderson
Indiana
Wedding luncheon for Miss Jerry Wallace and Jack Pitts
A luncheon at the First Methodist church featured Miss Jerry Wallace’s June 18 wedding to Mr. Jack Pitts with a spring floral table. Attendees included Miss Mary Stuart Terrell, Miss Jo Hamilton, Miss Martha Frances Kilgore, Miss Maryleen Duncan, Miss Martha Dinsmore, Miss Jacqueline Johnson, Mrs. Withers Peebles Jr., and the honoree as host. Wallace wore a green silk dress with matching accessories. Rainbow Officers installation for Decatur Assembly No. 26 was cancelled due to a death in Julia Holesapple’s family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Wallace
Jack Pitts
First Methodist Church
Mary Stuart Terrell
Jo Hamilton
Martha Frances Kilgore
Maryleen Duncan
Martha Dinsmore
Jacqueline Johnson
Withers Peebles Jr
Miss Wallace
H. B. Norwood
Decatur
Order of
Rainbow
Julia Holesapple
Hendon family returns after visit as minister begins Covington post
Mr and Mrs Greer E Hendon and children returned home after a week with Mr and Mrs L B Hendon and Mr and Mrs C O Chunn Mr Hendon has accepted work as minister of the Church of Christ in Covington Tennessee Mr and Mrs Robert Baugh have
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greer E. Hendon
L. B. Hendon
C. O. Chunn
Hendon
Church of Christ
Covington
Tennessee
Foreign Tunes Dominating Tin Pan Alley Hit Parade
A George Tucker column traces how European songs from France Italy Britain and Ireland populate the Tin Pan Alley top tunes with titles like Frenesi Isle of Capri Galway Bay La Vie en Rose and Lili Marlene fueling an international romance theme in American popular music. The piece notes how adaptations translations and foreign composers shape today’s chart while citing examples from Cuba Cuba to Germany and Russia and mentions Artie Shaw and others who helped import these melodies into the U.S. charts.
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Isle of Capri
Valencia
Malaguena
Galway Bay
Siboney
Bella
Marie
England
Switzerland
Ireland
University of Dublin
Cherie
Edith Piaf
Artie Shaw
Mexico
Cuba
Berlin
Lili Marlene
Retired Hensley On Yakima Manuevers With Ninth Infantry
Retired Clifton Hensley, son of Lige F. Hensley of Hartse, serves with the Ninth Infantry at Fort Lewis Washington. He is now on maneuvers near Yakima in a vast 240 square mile desert area. Training includes infantry field problems coordinated with Tank Air Corps and Artillery units. First elements left April 11 and the maneuver ends May 21 1949. The Ninth, known as the Manchu regiment, has historic battle fame in China and World Wars. Yakima area previously hosted the regiment during 1850s Indian wars.
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Clifton Hensley
Lige F. Hensley
Hartsele 2
Fort Lewis
Washington
Yakima
North Africa
Vakima
China
Weddings and visits span several states and towns in region
Returned from their wedding trip to New York and West Port Connecticut will make their future home in Decatur. Lula Mae Boggs will visit relatives in St. Petersburg Florida. Annie Sue Cain heads to New York City with James Rankin visiting in Lake Placid. Johnny and Jerry Tatum stay with grandparents in Sardis Sullligent and then with cousins in Cleveland Mississippi. Various locals attended University of Alabama graduation and Hampton Crew wedding in Jasper. Venerable and Mrs Sturgis visit Sewanee for commencement then return to Decatur. Mrs Cranston Gray and son J Cranston Jr Greenville South Carolina visit Ben Johnston family in Decatur.
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New York
West Port
Connecticut
Decatur
Lula Mae Boggs
H.C. Jaceway
St. Petersburg
Florida
Annie Sue Cain
New York City
James Rankin
Lake Placid
Johnny and
Jerry Tatum
John McKenzie
Sulligent
Alabama
Charlie and
Nancy Safley
Cleveland
Mississippi
Richard L. Sturgis
Wrightsville Sound
North Carolina
Sturgis
Ben Johnston
Sewanee
Tennessee
Cranston Gray
J. Cranston Jr
Greenville
South Carolina
Sherman Street
Dear Miss Dix on a Untidy Wife and Breakup
Dorothy Dix warns readers that an untidy wife is the top fault driving husbands to leave. A reader, George H., says a dirty home ruined marriage. he now lives in a clean room but prefers loneliness to dirt, urging wives to keep a tidy, welcoming home to avoid neglect and drinking.
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Miss DIX
George H
Prudence
Cleanliness and order as the true home defense
A columnist argues a clean home with mops beats perfumes for marriage harmony. Advice to not keep old love letters. returning them helps avoid future misunderstandings and preserves fairness to the former fiancée.
Young Pianist To Give Recital At First Methodist
David Allen Gibson a Peabody Conservatory student in Baltimore will give a Sunday recital at First Methodist Church Athens on June 12 at four. He will perform Mozart K303 Sonata Intermezzo in B flat Brahms Capriccio in F sharp minor Appassionata Sonata Op 57 Waltz Op 69 No 3 Chopin Etude Black Key Nocturne D flat and Bach Rejoice Beloved Christians. The public is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Allen Gibson
Peabody Conservatory of Music
Baltimore
Maryland
First Methodist Church
Athens
Brahms
al Waltz
Chopin
Asia Extends From Arctic Circle Toward Equator
A description notes Asia spans from 13 degrees north of the Arctic Circle toward the equator, covering vast latitudinal range across diverse regions and climates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia
Equator
Thunderstorms Power Gulf Coast Summers
Mobile readers learn that June to August bring peak thunderstorm activity in the Gulf coast. Weatherman W L Tilson notes over half of annual storms occur then. storms form from rising warm air creating cells with lightning. Storms threaten airplanes and occasionally cause injuries, with April bringing heavy rain in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Nature
Mid-Gulf
W. L. Tilson
Gulf Coast
Gulf of Mexico
Clenn W. Martin Serves Aboard USS Seminole in California Drills
Clenn W. Martin, commissaryman first class USN, son of R W Martin of Cullman and husband of Mrs. Mary Martin of San Diego, took part in fleet intertype exercises in Southern California aboard the attack cargo ship USS Seminole. About 5 000 officers and men and 30 ships participated under the amphibious force Pacific Fleet led by Rear Admiral Fischer.
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Clenn W. Martin
USN
R. W. Martin
Cullman
Mary Martin
Apps Avenue
San Diego
Calif
California
Amphibious Force
Pacific Fleet
Fischer
Airplanes torn by wind drafts cause fatalities
Earth records reveal repeated airplane disasters where wind drafts trap occupants and rip aircraft apart, resulting in fatalities and widespread hazard reports.
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Earth
Four room unfurnished rental near 1402 8th Avenue East
Quiet, convenient location for a four room unfurnished house at 1402 8th Avenue East. Details on availability and terms not fully clear from the fragment.
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8Th Avenue East
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Robert Baugh
George Tucker
Hay Boyle
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Hal Boyle
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University of Alabama
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Hartselle
Jasper
Hampton Crew
Constance Meyer
Canterbury Gardens Dept
Seattle
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Walter M. Jackson
Riverside Auditorium
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Bryson Studio
Huntsville
Russell Stover
Norcross
Hallmark Cards
PRA
Book & Gift Shop
Moulton St
USS
Seminole
Kentile
Leon Edwards
Waverly
Schumacher
Mrs. Grady Free
East Moulton St
Old Curb Market Building
Decatur, Alabama
D. W. Bish
Tampa
M. G
Walter Traylor Auction Co
Bank St. Decatur
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