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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1946

Page

5

Social Week Hails Miss Elayne South Betrothed

Miss Elayne South, soon to wed Mr Marion Burke, is feted in multiple events this week. Hosts include Mrs FE Chenault and Mrs E L Thompson Jr with a rehearsal party at 407 Ninth Street East and a Westminster Circle meeting at Mrs W S Hunter’s home.

Elayne South Marion— Te Burke FE. J. Chenault Miss South E. L Jean Smith Mrs. Slatton Nashville Tenn

Hayes-Smitis Wedding Solemnized In Austinville

Miss Elizabeth Anne Smith and John D. Hayes were married at 1:30 P M Sunday June 16 at the bride’s Austinville home in a small family ceremony. Rev Jesse M. Rogers read the ring service. The couple plan a home in Decatur where Hayes works for the fire department. Out of town guests included Rev and Mrs B R Smith and their daughter Christie from Anderson Indiana and Betty Kathleen and Jackie Smith from Detroit Michigan. The Civinette Club held its annual ice cream supper on the Byars Hurst lawn with Civitan members as guests. New officers were installed by Dr Eugene J Chenault: president Mrs Lester Wooten vice president Mrs Frank Price secretary Mrs Doc Hurst treasurer Mrs Ewell Briscoe.

Haynes-Rigel Gene Ferguson Ninth Street East Ferguson Eva Randle H. O. Morgan Miss Haynes I. C. Haynes Millard Rigel R. F. Miller Merita Lonnie Weaver Otis Phillips Jack Haynes Marshall Dunnaway Evelyn Randle Bereford Sharp Fe Baptist Church of Decatur Civinette Club Civitan Club Byars Hurst Fourth Street A. M. Roan Eugene J. Chenault Lester Wooten Frank Price Doc Hurst Ewell Briscoe

Personal notices span military arrivals and family visits

Captain W J Duncan III returns from Europe to begin discharge at Fort Bragg and plans to come home soon. Friends and relatives, including the Winton and Robertson families, travelers from Birmingham and Anderson, Indiana, visit and travel, with several preparing trips to Nashville and Mentone.

W. J. Duncan III E. T.O S. Army States

Break Up The Partnership And Take Control Of Finances

A guidance tone advises men to cut expenses and halt allowances to wives who nag or waste money. It urges self reliance, warning that a husband earns respect by setting boundaries. Also notes El Salvador’s population and the medical term rattus rattus for the ship rat.

Dear Dorothy Dix Miserable Widow Advice

A widow asks whether to stay with her family or work to support her two children. The Miserable Widow Answer urges seeking financial independence if her father will not provide sufficient support, suggesting a business or technical school to train for any chosen line of work.

Dorothy DIX

Dear Miss Dix Advice Columns on Marriage

A bride asks how to keep harmony with her husband and avoid nagging. Dorothy Dix advises letting him go out with friends, speaking once, and choosing peace over conflict to keep a happy home. A worried husband describes an unhappy eight year marriage and seeks guidance on reconciliation and priorities.

Miss DIX

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