Society Luncheon Compliments Miss Owen Before July Wedding
A private dining room luncheon at the Cornelian Hotel honored Miss Dorothy Owen of Central Methodist parlor ahead of her July 3 marriage to S Sgt. Joseph Henry Lorenzo. Hostesses Miss Ruth Puckett and Mrs. Eddie Sandlin led the event with a bride’s bouquet centerpiece and white satin favors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Owen
Cornelian Hotel
Ruth Puckett
Hartselle
Eddie Sandlin
Dorothy Owen
Joseph Henry Lorenzo
Central Methodist Church
Bertie Owen
Billie Owen
Margaret
Ann Yarbrough
Josephine Wilson
Betty Pugh
Howell Turney
Puckett
Sandlin
Mrs Hunt Jr Hosts Luncheon at Decatur CC for Evelyn Hunt Sanders
Mrs. Fred Hunt Jr. hosted a noon swimming party and luncheon at Decatur Country Club to honor Evelyn Hunt Sanders of Newnan Georgia who is visiting relatives and friends. The event featured local guests and highlighted social ties in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hunt Jr
Decatur Country Club
Evelyn Hunt Sanders
Newnan
Georgia
Personal News From Gadsden area Highlights
Mrs E R Kingsberry left for a six week visit with her sister in Philadelphia accompanied by granddaughters Kathryn and Linda Begbie who will live with their parents at Lake Hopatcong New Jersey. Several locals send travel and visit notices and attend a funeral in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Kingsberry
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Kathryn
Linda Begbie
Warren Begbie
Lake Hopatcong
New Jersey
Blind couple to wed after school ties and work
Josie Randolph, blind since age three, plans marriage to Paul McGatha, a blind Piedmont preacher. They met in Talladega and reconnected at an alumni reunion. Josie will live in Decatur and continue operating a courthouse stand in Moulton. No wedding date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Randolph
Josie
Decatur
Moulton
Lawrence Courthouse
Paul McGatha
Piedmont
Paul
Talladega
Falcons Strike Prey In Swift Aerial Capture
A falcon dives with closed talons and seizes a dead or stunned animal mid free fall, pulling it from the air before it hits the ground.
Grandma Advised Scalf's Weight Gain Ad Seen
An ad promotes Scalf's Indian River Medicine at Caddell Drug Store claiming weight gain and relief from suffering. It notes Scalf's Harmoneers quartet broadcasts on WVOK and WRFS with times and dials listed.
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Lieved
Scalf
Indian River
Caddell Drug Store
Harmoneers
WVOK
Dial 690
WRFS
Dial 1050
Ady
Framed Frocks Echo Impressionist Paintings in Dress Show
A designer, David Westheim, partners with a print house and his own team to translate brush stroke colors from Manet In a Boat Van Gogh La Moum e and Seurat Afternoon on the Island of the Grand Isle into wearable celanese jersey dresses. The result is affordable decorative wear now seen in shops nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Westheim
Moume
Seurat
Grand Isle
Joseph T. Evans Confirmed as Postmaster at Elkmont
The senate approved nominations for Alabama postmasters including Joseph T. Evans at Elkmont along with Joe N. White Beaverton Robert L. Roberts Boylston James Ernest Lambert Darlington Villie M. Sawyer Frisco City William E. Smith Glen Allen John J. Howell Gordo Joseph K. Cooper Grand Bay Leland M. Cox Mentone Marion Earl Sims Moundville Benjamin F. Screws Shorter Charles B. Brock Steele and Larry Robinson Tuskegee Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Alabama
Joe N. White
Beaverton
Robert L. Roberts
Boylston
James Ernest Lambert
Darlington
Joseph T. Evans
Elkmont
Villie M. Sawyer
Frisco City
William E. Smith
Glen Allen
John J. Howell
Gordo
Joseph K. Cooper
Grand Bay
Leland M. Cox
Mentone
Marion Earl Sims
Moundville
Benjamin F. Screws
Shorter
Charles B. Brock
Steele
Larry Robinson
Tuskegee Institute
Woman suffers broken leg in fall at home
Mrs. Mary Cook of 723 Grant Street sustained a broken leg when the back steps at her home collapsed this morning about 8 A M. She was rushed to Decatur General Hospital by Brown's ambulance and is reported to have a broken leg just below the hip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Cook
Grant Street
Decatur General Hospital
Old Fashioned Nosegay Quilt Pattern and Laura Wheeler Book Offer
An ad-style notice promotes Pattern 985 for the Old Fashioned Nosegay Quilt by Laura Wheeler with charts and photos. It urges sending twenty cents for the pattern to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept in Brooklyn, and Fifteen cents for Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Book. It touts a needlecraft catalog with 101 illustrations and free weaving instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Wheeler
Decatur Daily
P.O
Station F
Brooklyn
Bible School Plans Shaped for Austinville Baptist
Plans are set for a week long vacation Bible school at Austinville Baptist starting Saturday with a 9 30 preparation day. Principal Mrs H R Leeman leads the staff including Mrs Shumate Miss Ola McDougal Rev C G L Stover and others. Refreshment committee is chaired by Mrs L G Manley. Closing exercises with a church picnic will be held Friday at 7 P M with program at 8 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville Baptist Church
Austinville
H. R. Leeman
Shumate
Mae Ellen Pane
Euthra Hendon
Ruth Lott
C.L. Stover
Ola McDougal
Beatrice
Roper
Mae Roper
B. McEntire
Juanita Harris
CG. L. Stover
E. Hendon
Walter Moebes
Charley Justice
Mary Kirkland
Carl Cooper
Leon Johnson
J. Shumate
L. G. Manley
Harry Wiggens
Dan Kirkland
Colean McEntire
Decatur Women plan Texas club meeting trip
Miss Clio Lovin and Mrs J F Lovin will attend the biennial convention of Business and Professional Women's clubs in Ft Worth Texas early in July as representatives of the local group They will depart Decatur around July 2 to drive to Ft Worth to visit Mrs Lovins daughter and attend the convention Delegates who attended the recent state convention in Birmingham gave individual trip reports at a picnic meeting Mrs Anna Blackwell new club president presided at the June meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clio Lovin
J. F. Lovin
Business and Professional Women's Clubs
Ft. Worth
Texas
Decatur
Anna Blackwell
Building Permits Issued in Decatur At City Hall
Two building permits were issued by City Clerk Joe Pettey for construction in Decatur. M. L. Turner received a permit for a five room frame dwelling at 1801 Eighth Avenue E with an estimated cost of 5500 dollars. S. M. Bigle is contractor. J. C. Coffey was issued a permit for a fire dwelling at 14 Seventh Avenue E with an estimated cost of 5000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Joe Pettey
M. L. Turner
Eighth Avenue E
S. M. Bigle
J. C. Coffey
Seventh Avenue E
Bill Agreed On Washington Highway Program
A senate-house conference committee agreed on a $450 million federal aid highway program for each year starting July 1, 1949 and July 1, 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate-House
Underwater shelf holds potential U S oil reserves
The offshore shelf around the United States is thought to contain large oil deposits. Drilling has begun in California tidelands and more recently in waters off Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
California
Louisiana
Gulf of Mexico
Eel Powers 300 Neon Bulbs At 1939 New York Grid Fair
An electric eel provided enough current to light 300 neon bulbs and a radio at the New York Grid's Fair in 1939, highlighting demonstrations of electrical display technology and public interest in modern power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee New York Grid
Crow to Convene Morgan Grand Jury on July 6
The Morgan county grand jury will convene July 6 to hear evidence on cases in county and circuit courts. The docket is being prepared in the circuit clerk office. Judge James H. Crow Jr. will preside over two weeks of civil court, followed by Judge Newton B. Powell presiding over three weeks of criminal cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow
Morgan County
Grand Jury
Circuit Clerk's
James H. Crow Jr
Newton B. Powell
Tell the friend the truth before marriage Dorothea Dix
Dorothy Dix counsels telling an innocent fiancé the truth about a partner’s unfaithfulness before marriage even if it costs friendship. She urges careful disclosure to allow the ignorant party to decide, risking relationship strain but preserving honor and preparedness for the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Dix
Bond
Dorothy DIX
Hand Care Advice for Women and Their Hands
A practical feature urges frequent hand care with creams and weekly treatments. It notes that hands reveal a person’s character and offers tips on massage, emollients, and graceful motions for those who gesture while talking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juliet
Easiest Sewing Pattern 4650 Ad Offers Simple Two-Piece Style
Pattern 4650 described as easy to sew with two main pieces no side pocket no waist seam and tested for fit. Available in many sizes with yardage details and illustrated instructions. Also promotes New Anne Adams Summer Pattern Book with 126 illustrations and a free sun tan halter pattern for fifteen cents more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Daily Records and Deeds Reported
James Walter Connell and Susie Carolyn Connell record land transfer in Court land. William Hershel Mullins and Wanda Lee Chopp register property at 327 Johnston Street and 1714 Ninth Avenue East. Deeds list transfers: John B Hampton to J Frank Barlow 12500 dollars. Kate Covey to Helen Skagen 750. A A Powers to Paul S Dickey 2500. Paul Robinson to Eason Shu make 5000. Mae B Rollintree to Eula Mae Roberts 300. George W Smith to Harry Fieni Mooney 2700. Fred Wright to A L Roberts 5500.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Walter Connell
Courtland
Susie Carolyn Connell
William Hershel
Mullins
Johnston Street
Wanda Lee Chopp
Ninth Avenue E
Deeds John B. Hampton
J. Frank Barlow
Kate Covey
Helen Skagen
A. A. Powers
Paul S. Dickey
Paul ‘Robinson
Eason Shumake
Mae B. .Rollintree
Eula “Mae Roberts
George W. Smith
Harry' ‘Fieni
Ing Mooney
Fred Wright
A. L. Roberts
Generous money help sparks call for fair settlement
The speaker urges appreciation through generosity, noting the husband’s claim and his family’s recognition of it. The message emphasizes settling the matter amicably and returning the ring as a sign of sporting spirit.
Dear Dorothy Dix Stepchild Names and Stepmother Roles
The writer asks if a stepson should call her Mother. Dorothy Dix says the boy’s chosen term shows no lack of affection. focus on love and tact rather than demanding a title, and let him call her what he will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Dix
Tom T
Porcupine Attacks Enemies By Running Backwards
The African black porcupine charges its foes by moving in reverse, a surprising defense tactic observed in its behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porcupine
Hopewell Home Demonstration Club Hosts Meeting at Wiggins Home
Mrs Myrtle Wiggins and Miss Lucile Wiggins hosted the Hopewell Home Demonstration Club on Wednesday. The meeting opened with a devotional led by Mrs Bert Pickens and featured a flower arrangement demonstration by Miss Norton. Members admired fresh designs and a screen display of arrangements by Miss Gai Auburn for a future show. Social hour included contests won by Mrs Floyd Halbrooks and retirement refreshments for two visitors, with an crowd of assistive members and young guests attending. The next meeting is set for May 2 at Mrs John’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Wiggins
Lucile Wiggins
Hopewell
Ville Road
Bert
Charles Pickens
Norton
Diffe
Miss Norton
Gai
Auburn
Floyd Halbrooks
Woodall
Charles Pic
Frances Norton
Jean Simmons
Gordon Battles
Sebren G
Coy’ Atkins
Wilson ‘Kins
Brt Allen
Wall. Sims
Bill Stephenson
Ramona Garener
Patricia Pickens
Mary Frances Woodall
Marty Wallace Sims
Virginia Dave Sims
Aly
John
Oae
Windes Home Demonstration Club Meeting at Orr Home
The Windes Home Demonstration club met at Mrs. Grady Orr's home in May with president Mrs. Vernon Sandlin presiding. Miss Norton led singing and Mrs. E Dy Ray gave the devotion. Members shared favorite salads by roll call. The group discussed summer camp aluminum trays and a salad making demonstration with different dressings. The hostess and helpers served salads and iced drinks. June meeting planned with Mrs. Ernest Maddox as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windes Home
Grady Orr
Vernon Sandlin
Noreton
E. Dy Ray
Terry Aycock
Parole Board Grants And Denies 26 Applications
The Alabama parole board granted 13 paroles and denied 13 other applications during the week ending yesterday. Board Secretary L. B. Stephens announced the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Stephens
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Fairview Bible Study Club
Bible Study Club
Fairview Baptist Church
Lindsey Terry
Mavis Sims
Joy Narmore
Margaret Ann Emens
Marian Bloodworth
Sandra Davis
Darwin Davis
Ann Coleman
Anne Layman
Suzanne Shelton
Kathleen Lively
Billee Kimbrough
Charlotte Orr
Sanders
Hunt
Evelyn Hunt
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dugger’s Book
Ira Schnell
East Moulton Bt
Jimmie Collier
Line Street
Hamill Clinic
Joe McAnally
Hanceville
Pat Baker
Huntsville
Ginger Cooper
Dean Moore
W. P. Moore
Bobby Dodd
Athens
Gadsden
Martha Strickland
Baker Cooper and
Moore
Carraway Methodist Hospital
Birmingham
Carraway Hospital
R. N. Nelson
Mrs
R. W. Nelson
Little Rock
Arkansas
Don Jackson
Dot Owens
Miss Moore
Pauline Russell
Moulton Road
G. H. Tempel
Norwood
M. J. Anders
Baton Rouge
Ray Childs
Mr. Childs
Mig
Etna Ree Carroll
Jean Lawrence
Dean Jones
Don Nichols
Goidel
Grandma
Alfred Craft
Wedowee
Ala
Dorothy Roe
Associated Press
Manet
Jersey
van Gogh
Evan Gogh
P. M
Nn Wes
Bible School
Oy Bell Syndicate Tc
Helen Follett
Maud Muller
Jacqueline White
Jack Chancellor
Pd. Teen
Ansco
Eastman
Sullivar
Caddell Drug CO
Elizabeth Arden
Lucien Selong
Yardley
Marcelle
Tabu
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