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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1954
Page
7
In Washington during June, Joan and Todd settle into a steady life, taking over their lease while Pam and Tom move to the country. Todd trains for a new office role, and Joan recalls their eleven months of marriage filled with challenges, growth, and shared hopes for building a life together with trust and patience.
A reader asks how to handle a husband who neglects personal appearance and housekeeping after five years of marriage. Dorothy Dix suggests using direct advertising style prompts, such as a scrapbook of counterexamples and cures, to shock him into change and restore a respectable home. She notes ads increasingly tackle private problems and may influence Bert if he reads them.
A reader asks how to end an engagement. Dorothy Dix advises honesty though painful. A college choir meeting prompts guidance to start a conversation. A political column reviews Eisenhower’s commissions and the Congressional toll on extending the Reciprocal Trade Act amid GOP dissent and tariff debates.
In Maine, Sen Margaret Chase Smith faces Robert L Jones in the Republican primary as McCarthy ally Jones claims Pearson was brought in to ruin Smith. Polls favor Smith 3 to 1, with Hale seeking renomination in the 1st District and both governors unopposed Burton Cross and Edmund Muskie.
A party spread of soft cheddar cheese with chopped walnuts or pecans and pimiento stuffed olives. Serve as rolled sandwiches and garnish each end with a watercress sprig for a decorative finish.
News notes report improving health for Roy Hill and Jim Ratcliff. Families visit in Arley and Town Creek. Mrs. Ed Ellis and others seek care in Hartselle. 4 H members travel to Cole Springs. Carolyn Jo Randolph treated at Black Clinic for an infected ear. Families in Decatur, Hartselle, and Madison hosted and visited kin this week.
Maj. Gen. Edward G. Paxton of Greenville Mississippi will retire next Sunday after seven years commanding the 31st Infantry Dixie Division. An Alabamian is expected to succeed under the rotation plan with Maj. Gen. Walter J. Hanna mentioned as Paxton’s successor. Brig. Gen. John D. Sides praised Paxton’s wartime command during Korea. Titian painted Christ and the Crown of Thorns at age 95.
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