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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1947

Page

6

Miss Martha Henry Weds Frank Polk In Impressive Ceremony

Miss Martha Gilbert Henry daughter of the Rev Thomas Gilbert Henry and Miss Henry daughter of the late Lonnie Polk of Nashville wed Frank Carroll Polk son of the late Lonnie Polk of Nashville at Fillmore Street Presbyterian with a ceremony by the bride’s father. Guests from Decatur and Barrett joined local families for a reception at the bride’s aunt Mrs Walter White King’s home. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside in Murfreesboro Tennessee.

Henry MR. Polk Fillmore Street Presbyterian Martha Gilbert Henry Thomas Gilbert Henry Frank Carroll Polk Lonnie Polk Nashville, Tenn Fillmore Street Presbyterian Church Heber Haynes Alvin Aycock Margaret Mercier John C. Stanley, III Shirley Murrah Nashville Albert Walker George Mercier Jack Hill Walter White King Walter White King, Jr Bedon Burress Dewitt Mercier Tennis Tidwell T. G. Morrow Decatur Ala Effie Henry Barrett, Tenn First Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary Barrett Shelton Clifford Vaughan Addicks

Personal notices of visiting relatives and coming events

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scroggins and family traveled to St. Louis for a short visit. Mrs. James Bogue stayed in Birmingham and Gadsden this week. June Clyde Lowe visited Huntsville. Fred Sittason Jr. plans a Alabama summer at home. Several visitors came to Decatur for social events and dances. Rev. W. W. Glass joined Presbyterian Pioneer Camp near Talladega.

Frank Scroggins St. Louis Melvin S. Wells Eugenia Ada Little Chattanooga Tenn Arthur Kitchens Harrison Bay Rock City Lookout Mountain James Bogue Birmingham Gadsden Leon Jones W. W. Glass Mac Talladega Presbyterian Pioneer Garet Miller Bennie Sue Lumpkin Agnes Barnett Billy Barnett David Allen St. Louis, Mo H. A. Nungester

Dorothy Dix Advice On Happy Marriages From The Bell Syndicate

Dorothy Dix advises young women on choosing a lasting husband not to seek reform projects. She urges forming a own home, avoiding in laws, learning to cook, and noting marriage changes after vows. The column is followed by local social notes on Mrs Keyes and others visiting Joe Pettey and news of a Birmingham hospital patient.

Dr Cobb's Seventeen salve for itching pain piles

For Itching and pain caused by piles, Dr Cobb's Seventeen salve promises quick relief or money back. Sold and guaranteed by multiple Alabama drugstores including Caddell Drug Co and Pattillo Drug Co with Walker Wholesale Drug Co.

Dr. Cobb Caddell Drug Co Alabama Drug Co Decatur Ala Pattillo Drug Co Hartselle Super Drugs Cullman Peoples Drug Hanceville Drug Co Hanceville Walker Wholesale Drug Co

Keep balance with in laws and love your husband at home

The piece warns wives not to own husbands or isolate them from family. It urges hosting and kindness toward his relatives, avoiding constant critique, and boosting his ego with affection. It concludes that expressing love as a constant theme keeps him content at home.

Sally Papa

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