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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1947

Page

6

Society piano and voice recital at Cen Methodist church

The piano and some of her voice will play in recital Saturday night at eight o clock at the Cen Methodist church with their teacher Mrs Paul Eubanks presenting them. The Love Bible Class of the First Methodist Sunday school will enjoy a steak supper Friday evening on Finleys Island.

Saturnight Paul Eubanks Goverrone Love Bible First Methodist Sunday School Finley’s Island W. G. Pettey Jr Bessemer Henry Nebrig Mrs. H. D. Greer Chicago Ill and Km Sim Lovelady Rochester Fred Stephenson Wallace Betty Barbara Cloud Stephenson Leon Elmer White Johnson's Chapel Henry Taylor A. W. Taylor Calvin White Robert Lakin Harold Bell Gaines McNutt Rayman Ward Piggie Birmingham Faye Likins Joe, Whittle Mildred Long Eula Mae- Roberts Decatur J. H. Edwards L.J. Sandlin Judson James

Personal notices of neighbors visiting and traveling

Mrs. S H Wildsent heads to Nashville to join her husband on a business trip and return this weekend. Many others are listed visiting relatives in Birmingham Huntsville Nashville and nearby towns with brief notes on arrivals visits and departures.

S. H. Wildsent Nashville Tenn Mr. Wilds Tennessee Fred Mann Linda Birmingham Mrs A. C. Mann William Conner Florence

Carefully Planned Lighting Elevates Home Comfort

The article urges bright but glare free lighting and well diffused lamp placement to reduce eye strain. It links lighting to mood and appearance, advising large diffusers, ceiling lighting, and ventilation. It notes colors and decor influence a woman’s look, and that cheerful surroundings benefit children’s nerves.

Helen Follett

Marriage Licenses and Deeds Record Roundup

Daily Records lists marriage licenses for Herbert M Fitzgerald and Grace N Morris of Danville and Paul D Weikman with Bonnie K White of Decatur. Deeds show transfers Elva B Frazier to Herman M Woodall for 10 dollars and Genevieve W Wood to John H Wood for 15 000 dollars among others including Crow Hardware Co listed for 15 000 dollars.

Herbert Merrett Fitzgerald Danville Grace Nelene Morris Paul Douglas Weikman Hartselle Bonnie Kate White Decatur Elva B. Frazier Herman M. Woodall J. B. Reynolds Cline D. Shaneyfelt Ruth R. Stigler Daniel N. Sandlin Georgia B. Thomas Genevieve W. Wood Robin L. Thomas

Mrs. Quick Speaks at Nurses Meeting

Mrs Troy Quick addressed District 14 nurses at the Morgan County Health Department building. Vice President Miss Ruby Sandlin presided over the Monday gathering focusing on a talk titled How To Stamp Out Syphilis And Gonorrhea.

District 14 Troy Quick Morgan County Health Department Ruby Sandlin

Teaches on the Finally Lost at Central Baptist Church

Dr. Paul Roberts warned at Central Baptist last evening that the finally lost faced eternal torment for missing Christ. He described time wasted, missed opportunities, and last day delays leading to eternal separation. The public was invited to tonight’s service at 7:45.

Central Baptist’ Church Paul Roberts Christ

Decatur Band Mothers Club Ice Cream Festival Success

The Decatur High School band, Alabama champions, entertained at Delano Park after a parade and concert. Band Mothers Club presented Director Carl Schwachow with a pig skin traveling bag. Donations from Meadow Gold Dairies and several drug stores funded the festival, boosting the band fund by 136.55 dollars.

Band Mothers Club Delano Park Decature Carl Schwachow Decatur Alabama Meadow Gold Dairies Alabama Drug Store Dillehay Drug Store Loyd’s Goldel’s Caddell’s McCain’s Watkins & Perry Grill

Look Magazine Photographers Tour Tennessee Valley Facilities

Look magazine photographers toured Decatur as part of a regional tour of recreational facilities. Wheeler Lake Yacht Club members welcomed them and planned a luncheon, which arrived too late to be held.

Look Magazine Decatur Look Tennessee Valley Wheeler, Lake Yacht Club Yacht Club

Absence Of Club President Prompts Plans For June Social

The meeting proceeded without the club president with plans made for a social at the next meeting on June 16. Attendees included Miss Ruby Sandlin Miss Ely Lamon Mrs Netta Inglis Mrs Beatrice Best Mrs Ruth Davis and Mrs Quick.

Ruby Sandlin Ely Lamon Netta Inglis Beatrice Best Ruth Davis Quick

Costs of Marriage Weighs On Young Couple

Dorothy Dix responds that printing a full budget is impossible but notes that married life costs far more than single life. She warns young lovers to consider mounting bills from butcher to rent, doctor visits, and clothing and to wait until they can afford it.

Ple

Retonga Restores Appetite and Strength for Gadsden Woman

Mrs. Hugh Cromer of Route No. 3 Gadsden Alabama reports regained weight from 105 to 115 pounds after using Retonga. She describes relief from stomach gas poor digestion and constipation and says she now sleeps well eats well and feels stronger than in years. Retonga is advertised as aiding digestion appetite vitamin B1 deficiency and constipation with local drugstores selling it.

Mrs. Cromer Retonga Hugh Cromer Route No. 3 Gadsden Ala Goidel Clements’ Drug Store

Dear Dorothy Dix Adopts and Advice on Adoption

A reader asks Dorothy Dix for guidance on adopting a baby boy. The letter expresses loneliness and asks where to go and what steps to take to pursue adoption.

Dorothy DIX

When to Tell a Child They Are Adopted

The answer praises adoption as noble and life changing. It notes mothers with empty arms can give a child love through adoption, and that various cities use child finding societies, orphanages, or physicians to place children. It advises telling the child when old enough to understand to avoid stigma.

Dear Dorothy Dix on Engagement and a Reluctant Fiancé

A 28 year old woman asks why her partner has not proposed. The response notes some men avoid marriage to preserve freedom, labeling him as such. The advised tactic is to show interest in other men to provoke him into proposing, or to end the relationship if he remains indifferent.

Miss DIX Dorothy DIX

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