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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1947

Page

6

Miss Jones Becomes Bride of Mr Chenault in Athens Alabama

The June 10 wedding of Miss Martha Reid Jones to Mr Frank L Chenault Jr. was held at Mrs. Jack Park’s home near Athens with a double ring ceremony. Officiating was Rev L W Hart with violinist Mayme Magnusson and pianist accompanying. The couple will reside in Tuscaloosa after a short honeymoon.

Miss Jones Chenault Jack Park Eter Road Athens Martha Reid Jones Claude I. Jones Alabama Frank L. Chenault, Jr Frank L. Chenault L. W. Hart The Baptist Church of Athens David Lane Park Mayme Magnusson Irving Berlin Miss Magnusson Ernest Page Guy de Hardelot Liszt Aldena Chapman Frank L. Chenault Sr

Readers urged to improve shoulders with exercise routine

A 1947 advice piece guides women to assess shoulder appearance and suggests diet and muscle exercises to widen and strengthen the upper body. Tips cover posture, proper breathing, and step by step movements for chest and shoulder development.

Helen Follett Hoyle

Local Personal News Highlights From Weir and Nearby

Mr. Leroy Kite of Weir Mississippi and Mrs. John Price of Atlantic City attend the wedding of Kite’s brother and Price’s daughter. Annie Wheeler of Wheeler Alabama undergoes operation at St. Vincent hospital in Birmingham. sister Carrie Buck of Washington DC at bedside. Park Urquhart Jr. leaves for West Palm Beach after visit with aunt in town. Mrs. D. M. Carr and Jack Carr visit mother and grandmother Annie Jr. Mrs. H. Dowing visits Delanco New Jersey. Mrs. A. L. Handley returns from Fort Worth clinic. Mrs. Wray Handley visits Nashville where Mr. Handley has taken a new job. W M Hale and daughters Billie Frances, and Mrs. Louis Namie with Mrs. Marion Namie attend Dave Tanory and Miss in Birmingham.

Alice Price Mr. Kite Marion Vickery Tom Stewart Jr Hartselle Stewart John Roberts Florence Adams Price Leroy Kite Weir, Miss John Price Atlantic City N. J North Alabama Annie Wheeler Wheeler, Ala St. Vincent’s Hospital Birmingham Carrie Buck Washington, D. C W. M. Hale Billie Frances Louis Namie Marion Namie Dave Tanory

Dear Miss Dix Advice Column Reveals Matrimony Turmoil

A reader laments a possessive wife who isolates him from family after a wartime marriage and asks how to fix the situation. Dorothy Dix suggests the only options are leaving or submitting to controlling behavior, noting the wife’s manipulation and warning this dynamic is not rare.

Miss DIX Dorothy DIX

Coal exports heavy from U.S. to France predicts continued surge

June reports quote Charles Welter of the French coal purchasing commission at the state docks forecasting sustained heavy U.S. coal shipments to France. The remark came as mobile shippers were briefed on future export plans.

Mobile United States France Charles Welter French Coal Purchasing Commission

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