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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1946

Page

5

Marriage of Mildred Ricks to Curtis Tant

Mrs. J. F. Ricks announces Mildred Ricks to Curtis O Tant of Los Angeles California. After a short wedding trip to California they will reside in Decatur. Mrs Speake entertains for Mrs Russell Speake and Lt Speake visiting ten days with a large tea at East Lafayette Street. Several hundred friends attend.

J. F. Ricks Mildred Curtis O. Tant Los Angeles California H. R. Speake Russell Edward Speake Lt. Speake East Lafayette Street Speake Henry Sigman Jack McLaughlin Arnold Brown Melvin Ozier W. P. Baugh Bob McNelly Jacqueline Johnson Martha Frances Kilgore Earl Joyce Lee David Speake Warren D. W. Speake Constance Peerson Tom Hamilton Lewis C. Brown Martha Dinsmore Byron Carrell Rufus Warren James H. Johnson

Personal notices of out of town visitors and family events

Local social column lists return trips hospital visits and summer plans. Drew Dinsmore has recovered from a throat infection after treatment at Jefferson Hospital in Birmingham. Several families visit relatives in Pittsburgh Montgomery and Memphis while others plan summer travel to Gloucester Nantucket and Rives Lodge.

Daily crossword across clues for a mixed puzzle

A listing of across and down crossword clues with answers from a daily puzzle, including entries such as Master, Degrade, A firm s customers and Reefing of nautical terms, plus a cryptoquote and a note about yesterday s crossword solution.

India

Dear Miss Dix Warns Against Teen Marriage Pitfalls

Dorothy asks if an 18 year old should marry a 17 year old. The reply cautions that a minor groom lacks adulthood and independence and warns of future conflicts, control by parents, and risk of heartbreak as he grows and seeks other partners.

Families Plan Coastal Vacation Route After Panama City Visit

A Hart couple from Arlington Texas and their Wray Handley siblings left by car for a vacation trip to New York and Boston after a weeklong stay in Panama City Fila. They will tour Virginia and coastal sites on the journey back. C T Sewell and Mrs Sewell, who stayed in Birmingham with their daughter Mrs G Webb, returned to be with son and daughter Dr J G Hamilton.

Rip Sewell Florida Pittsburgh J. G. Hamilton Eugene. Lewis U. S. Navy John Lewis Lewis Pacific Key West Arthur Hart Arlington Texas Wray Handley New York Boston Virginia C. T. Sewell G. Webb Birmingham

Peebles Jr. Attending Summer Classes at University of the South

Frank D. Peebles Jr. of Decatur is enrolled in the summer session at the University of the South on the Cumberland campus. Dr. Alexander Guerry notes 215 students make this the largest summer term in the school's history.

Frank D. Peebles Jr Decatur University of the South Alexander Guerry Southern University Conference Cumberlands Gordon Drive

Two Men Held in Beating Death Probe at Florence

Florence police report two men held in connection with the fatal beating of Nicholas J. Fago, 36, a plumber and war veteran. Chief Noah Danley said Fago was struck with a fence post during an altercation Saturday. he is survived by his wife and daughter.

Florence Ala Nicholas J. Fago Noah Danley Danley Fago

General to Speak at Birmingham Legion Convention

Lt. Gen. Joseph L. Collins former commander of the seventh Army corps will address the Alabama American Legion convention in Birmingham on July 8, Commander Albert Stapp announced.

Birmingham Joseph L. Collins Seventh Army Corps Alabama American Legion Albert Stapp

Dear Dorothy Dix Advice Columns on Family Support and Marriage

A reader asks parents if they owe support to grown children with a war bride and in poor health. Dorothy Dix says once children are self supporting, they should not rely on parents and must leave home. Another reader questions marriage pressure from a mother, who should respect a girl’s choice to stay single until Mr Right appears.

Dorothy DIX Miss DIX Laurie Mr. Right

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Mrs. Speake Austinville Methodist W. 8. C Austinville Methodist M. L. Turner Dewey Clark R. L. Hamilton Christian Social Relations Elmer Bussey First Methodist J. B. Bradford Finley’s Island D. D. McGehee T. J. Cottingham Winston Garth Rudolph Athens L.J. Ramage Africa F. K. Gamble Garth Rainey’s Beauty Academy 2Nd Ave Mayflower Transit CO Elliott Goidel’s Mack Dinsmore Drew Jefferson Hospital M. A. Dinsmore Ed Stoltz Tennessee Andy Stoltz Mrs. L. E. Hurst Hot Springs, Ark Mr. Hurst Douglas Hardwick Randolph Field J. J. Hardwick Mary Frances Matthews Atlanta Roy Ponder E. S. Morrow Georgie Miller E. H. Barnett R. R. Banks J. R. Daniell Rives Lodge Harry Carpenter Gloucester Mass Nantucket Cape Cod J. Milton. Denton Jimmy Macon Rex Poll J. H. Cade Judy Suzanne Memphis Tenn W.H. Brock Mrs. B. R. Ross Charles Garrold Parker Philppines Pacifi San Francisco Cal C. P. Parker Grace Bennett Robert Warren Nashville, Tenn Thomas Hurst Claude McBride Jr Auburn David Chandler University of Alabama Leonard Robertson Mary Sue Anderson, Ind Atlanta, Ga Love-Gunn R. N. Harris Dick Harris Jr Helene Curtis Holt Hartselle Strand Modest Maidens Intent Daily Crossword Taurus Naut Hades Deer Melody Elizabeth the Elder CIA King Features Syndicate, Inc Mama Papa Dorothy Panama City Fila Moye’s Frank Peebles JR Mae Prosser Rachel Long Etta Mae Matthews Daniel’s Beauty Shop Second Ave Sam Frank & Moore Old Jones Building Elnora Kirkpatrick Dewey Hogan SSS Stenow - Strono Belk Boys’ Shop Saddle Oxfords Ilies Shoe Dept
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