Dorothy Dix Advice Column on Love and Money
The reader recalls leaving a job after five years of toil for love without a wage rise. Dorothy Dix warns that unscrupulous men exploit affection to gain money and urges the woman to save her funds, avoid the man, and pray for his wife. A second letter asks how a 20 year old can gain foster parents’ consent to an engagement with a 16 year old. Dix says foster parents deserve the same consideration as real parents and will handle necessary consultations.
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Dear Miss Dix Advice on Jealous Groom Threatening Social Life
A mother writes of a 22 year old daughter engaged to a jealous fiancé who isolates her from friends. Dorothy Dix recommends pressuring the marriage with caution, notes potential misery, and offers a free leaflet with self addressed envelope for readers seeking guidance.
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Miss DIX
Dorothy DIX
Seven men on trial for imperialist espionage in Berlin
In Berlin on Thursday seven men faced trial before the Supreme Court on charges of being imperialistic spies. The official ADN agency said they were accused of working for West Germany, the United States Counter Intelligence Corps, and NATO.
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Supreme Court
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NATO
Market Forward to New Heights
The market rose toward new highs over the week, erasing losses and surpassing the April 26 peak. The industrial sector led with railroads lagging, as officials predicted 1955 could be the best year yet and Weeks noted strong business prospects.
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Ealy
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Pooeae
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Weeks
Courtland Will Dedicate Memorial Flag in WWII Honor
Courtland’s Wiley L. Horton Post 58 will dedicate a new flag donated by Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Horton in memory of their son Wiley L. Horton who died in World War II. Services Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Legion Home with James Saliba presiding. public invited.
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Wiley L. Horton
American Legion
C. C. Horton
Legion
James Saliba
Contributed Father s Hands Poem and War Era Notes
Poem praising hands that comfort toil and faith contrasts with mid century US wartime notes. Mentions Mrs. Fred V Glasgow and the Sharp increases in low U S food during World War II. References 2 12 billion dollars in public school construction in 1954.
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United States
Road growth and school enrollment rise in early 1949
The era saw under 150000 miles of hard surfaced US roads while public school enrollment jumped from 23900000 to 25100000 between June and September 1949.
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United States
Centennial Song Contest for Alabama Education Centenary
The Alabama Federation of Music Clubs invites original poems and musical settings for the 1955 56 Centennial of Education with $50 prizes for poem and $50 for music. Submissions due June 15. Sponsored by the Department of Education and the Alabama Educational Association, slogan Our Yesterdays Mold Our Tomorrows. Mrs L A Moseley named Centennial Song Committee chair.
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Centennial of Education
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Department of Education
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Alabama Federation of Music Clubs
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Bertha Loys . Gilbert
Federated Music Club Seeks Manuscripts From Writers
Montgomery and Mrs. D Trotter Jones of Birmingham are noted as hosts for a federated music club program inviting writers to participate. All manuscripts must go through the Federated Music Club. further information available from Ee MPase, Une nmin io oe 'ao music' club.
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Birmingham
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