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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1948
Page
8
Sun exposure can alter hair color and dryness. use warm oil Treatments night before washing to protect sunburned hair. Apply heated mineral oil along partings then massage scalp, rinse with hot water and three lathers next morning. Also lists local visits from Duke Bobby Leopard and others.
Martha Jean Higdon and Miss Bagley represented Decatur Senior High School at Girl's State in Montgomery this week. Mr and Mrs Grady Bruce and nearby residents accompanied them returning Saturday.
Postmaster Bob Sheppard announced a commemorative stamp issue honoring four World War Two chaplains who sacrificed seats in lifeboats for soldiers. The stamp features George L. Fox Clark V Poling John P Washington and Alexander D Goode with USS Dorchester image and reads These Immortal Chaplains Inter faith in Action. Decatur received 5000 of 115,000,600 stamps printed by rotary press.
The Daily Records lists marriages including William Malcolm Fields aged 22 of 1307 Sixth Avenue E with Linnie Elizabeth Terry aged 20 of Trinity. George Wert Turney 29 of Somerville 1 weds Clara Boyce Larkins 20 of Hartselle. Géfral Franco Martin 26 of Hartsville 2 marries Eva Jeanette Roberts 18 of Falkville 2. Abel Murl Owens 18 of Falkville 1 to Ora Gene Goodwin 15 of Hart-
A B-29 flew unusually low over Decatur around 4 PM Saturday drawing attention. Tennessee Valley Flight Service officials said no engine trouble was found and speculated a former Decatur resident was surveying his hometown before the plane headed toward Nashville.
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