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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1965
Page
3
Ann Landers fielded letters about a 22 year old engaged daughter dating a man from a bad neighborhood and whether to speak up. She says parents must intervene briefly and then let her decide, stressing self respect and respect from others. Another reader asks about appropriate office attire and beehive hairstyles, which Landers condemns as unsuitable for work.
HAL BOYLE notes that Vietnamese life blends old world manners with modern habits. Parents seek character in daughters for marriage. elders command respect. wives defer to parents. public emotion is restrained. Opium use persists. sorcery beliefs exist. social gaps between white and blue collar workers shape behavior. public displays of affection are limited. male bonding norms vary. lodging is sparse in heat with plank beds. February hosts gambling while September hosts ceremonies.
The Decatur Daily discusses changing human frontiers and evolving values as society grows. It notes shifts in farming, technology, water shortages, land values, and the moral responsibilities tied to truth justice love and freedom under God. Tomorrow topic is Planning and Development.
A teen bride 16 married 21 without parental consent seeks guidance after three months of marriage and no pregnancy. Ann Landers advises honesty with her mother, notes varying annulment laws, and suggests consulting a lawyer. She offers a booklet and asks readers to send 20 cents and a SASE.
A poem extols June as the peak of romance by Chas Coker McWhorter from Moulton Alabama with lines on June’s beauty and desire. It shifts to a quirky local notice about persimmon selling and New Year customs advising debt payments clothes and a ritual guest system for luck and prestige.
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