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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1948
Page
6
Marvalene Mitchell and Somer Became the bride of Mr. Ross Moore on Saturday in Athens. Attendants included Mr. Horace Moore and Mrs. Moore. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside at 1114 3rd Avenue South.
Mrs Frank Losh and daughter Carlin visit in Loudenville Ohio with M A Leopard family. Boyd McElroy and family visit Leon Jones in Gadsden and return with Boyd Jr and Brenda Jo. James Bogue and wife visit Ed Berry family in Birmingham. June Clyde Lowe visits Curtis and Mrs Lowe in Huntsville. Mrs Roy Kelley improves at home in Sheffield after illness. Dr J Wayland McGlathery and children visit R M McGlathery family Davenport Iowa. graduation trip to Wheaton Illinois where Kathleen McGlathery earned BS in nursing. Kathleen stays with parents after degree. Marjorie Hemstreet of New Orleans visits Betty Stone in Canal Street home. V E Anders and children Linda and Bob visit A C Sample family in Danville Road Ponca Oklahoma. Katherine McRae to spend Wednesday in Nashville. Martha Witt Rogers vacationing in Greenville South Carolina with Rev Elmer Piper and Kathleen Barnes. John Eyster on two...
A vintage beauty piece urges women to maintain hair health with high quality brushes, combing, and drying tools. It promotes DIY shampoos and color rinses from cosmetic chemists, plus tips for brushing, setting, and using toilet water to finish a polished look.
Montgomery reporter documents that 1947 Alabama traffic fatalities totaled 680, costing 22 012 man years. By age group 22 year olds numbered 26 deaths, each averaging 40 85 more years lost, summing to 192 828 448 man hours or about 66 037 years of work.
Isaac L. Lee 73 died Sunday June 13 at his son Odes Lee 3726 No 5th Ave Birmingham. Funeral Tuesday 1 PM from Mt Carmel church with Rev J S Schultz. interment in church cemetery. Drinkards Brown Service. Survived by three sons Odes Lee Birmingham John Henry and Jimmy Lee Dallas, Texas one daughter Mrs J T Edge one brother W C Lee 16 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Dorothy Dix outlines two view: couples vacation together or separately. She argues moderation is best with two to three weeks away, noting the danger of a summer widow or widower and the value of returning home refreshed and ready to talk.
Tony Wise 71 longtime Cullman resident died at home Monday after months of illness. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 11 A M from First Baptist Church with Rev. Charles J. Granade officiating. Burial in city cemetery Moss Service directing. Survived by wife Lovie Wise four daughters Lucy Wilhite Grace Kirk Dorie Speegle Myrtle Montgomery and son Harry Wise plus several grandchildren. Body in state 10 to 11 A M at the church prior to service.
Weeks of vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Eyster concluded before the Sewanee University term. Mr. and Mrs. William Bibb Eyster returned from their honeymoon and are at 426 Sherman Street with Mr. Eyster's parents.
Junior Williams, about 25, from Gadsden Alabama, was killed when his automobile went out of control on a curve near Rome Georgia and crashed in a field. Elijah Jones of Cleveland Ohio was slightly injured and three other passengers were unhurt.
An estimated three million Americans are regular golfers. The figure highlights the sport's broad appeal and potential market for courses equipment and apparel.
New York June 15 The CIO National Maritime Union and six other unions halted plans for a nationwide strike after federal injunctions. Judges Clancy in New York and counterparts in San Francisco and Cleveland issued 10 day status quo orders affecting East Gulf West coasts and Great Lakes. Unions denounced the move but signals indicated compliance.
The article notes that sixty percent of the nations saw timber is privately owned while forty percent is publicly owned.
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