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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1946

Page

6

Sims-Crutchfield Rites Announced

Mr and Mrs Joseph G Crutch announce the marriage of their daughter in a ceremony with family and friends. The event was noted in local society circles and recorded for the newspaper society page.

New Ice Cream Method Highlights Lower Sugar Use

A vintage ad style piece promotes a rennet custard ice cream method using corn syrup to replace part of the sugar, claiming smoother texture. Instructions outline Junket rennet tablet prep, mixing cream sugar and syrup, freezing steps, and optional substitutions. Also mentions a free trial offer from Junket Brand Foods.

Chr Hansen’s Laboratory, Inc Little Falls N. Y

Personal notices of visits and guest exchanges in Montgomery area

Mrs Milton Smith of Louisville and her brother Richard T Rives Jr of Montgomery visited cousin Mrs Rex Poll and aunt Mrs J R Daniell after trips to Mary Esther Florida and Montgomery. Overnight guests included Mr and Mrs R W Dougherty en route to Wooster Ohio. University of Alabama students Joe Calvin and William Eyster plan home visit weekend. Captain W J Duncan III and family reside with parents during terminal leave.

Milton Smith Louisville, Ky Richard T., Rives Jr Montgomery Rex Poll J. R. Daniell Mary Esther Fla R. W. Dougherty J. R. Daniels Woostern Ohio Joe Calvin William Eyster University of Alabama W. J. Duncan III W. J. Duncan Jr Duncan

Advice on Ear Appearance and Cosmetic Care

A vintage style piece discusses ear shape, size, and how to manage ears with grooming and cosmetic techniques. It mentions surgeries for extreme cases and playful notes on differences among ears. Practical tips include drying the ear canal and using light powder and rouge to enhance appearance.

Hartselle Letter Thanking City for Support of Modern Industries

A June 26, 1946 letter from Modern Industries in Hartselle Alabama to Mayor W T Stewart expresses gratitude for a favorable Decatur Daily write up and the cooperative support from the city officials. The firm pledges to strive to make its furniture factory one of the best in the region.

City of Hartselle P. O Alabama W. T. Stewart Decatur Daily

Patrick Serving On A Test Ship

Kenneth L. Patrick a fireman second class of Decatur is serving aboard the USS Appalachian an amphibious command ship that will participate in atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll The Appalachian will carry civilian and Navy newspapermen photographers and radio commentators to the test site

Kenneth L. Patrick Fifth Avenue South Decatur Bikini Atoll

Madison County Grants Milk Plant Permit to Decatur Company

The White Way Pure Milk Company of Decatur received a permit from the Madison County Health Department to sell pasteurized milk in Madison County. The permit followed a Huntsville ordinance rewrite to allow plants meeting U S Public Health Service standards to operate.

White Way Pure Milk Company Decatur Madison County Health Department Madison County Huntsville U. S. Public Health Service

Local residents and service personnel reach milestones and travel

Over three years in the U S Army ending with an ETO discharge at Fort Bragg N C. Miss Ann Blair Garner plans a move to Oak Ridge Tenn with her parents and grandparents in support. Dorothy Ann Guschke undergoes dental surgery in Birmingham and is recovering in Decatur. Eleanor Chenault visits Nashville and Camp Monterey Tennessee for two months. Charles Blackerd Jr visits from Nashville for a week with Dr E M Chenault. Several residents plan trips and relocations including Little Rock Deaf school and Fort McClellan Anniston.

Ann Blair Garner Oak Ridge Tenn Methodist Youth Fellowship First Methodist Church Ed Price East Cain Street U.S. Army Fort Bragg, N. C E. B. Garner Miss Garner F. H. Pointer C. M. Guschke Dorothy Ann Birmingham Miss Guschke Decatur Eleanor Chenault Nashville Camp Monterey Monterey, Tenn

Tediousness as the unseen fault in marriage

Dorothy Dix muses that boredom, not vice or infidelity, often drives divorce. She recalls a conservative woman who divorced a dull husband, arguing that a lively, engaging partner sustains marriage while chronic weariness fuels separations.

Dorothy DIX Shaw Christendom

The first zoological garden arose in China around 1100

The historical note records an early zoological garden in China dated about the year 1100, highlighting an early organized collection of living creatures and its cultural context.

China

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