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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1949
Page
12
AP News feature by Cynthia Lowry offers brisk guidance on bridesmaids roles and etiquette. It traces origins from ancient Rome, discusses dresses and costs, and notes social dynamics at weddings including ushers and reception interest.
Practical guidance on reducing lightning risk from storms. Highlights include dangers of sheltering under trees, keeping away from fences and poles, best shelter options like holes or deep valleys, and precautions for golfers bathers boaters and travel by air rail or car. Emphasizes that most fatalities occur in rural areas and that odds are low but consequences severe.
A series of local notices report births at Seagroves and Henderson homes, visiting family in Muskegon, and a variety of community events. Prayers, banquets, church services, field trips to Monte Sano Park, singing at Rescue Sunday, and a Russell Erskine Hotel program are noted along with Union Hill School activities and a May 8 graduation address.
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