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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1947
Page
6
The Junior High cast staged a lively hayride to Seneca Springs on Thursday, followed by a picnic. Mrs. John O Braswell directed and chaperoned the group for the afternoon event.
Washington reports Secretary Marshall faces a difficult task in negotiating a new defense pact for Greenland. He aims to keep U S bases on the island amid Danish nationalism and Communist agitation, with parallels drawn to Iceland and past failed efforts to retain bases. Elsewhere a Memphis eye operation is noted for Jr. and family updates include local social visits and health improvements.
AP News features a beauty editor with advice on sun safety and skin care for beachgoers. Start with 5 to 15 minute sun exposure, use sun lotion, lanolin cream, and protective lip balm, and apply moisturizing creams before bed to prevent dryness and aging.
Daily Records show no marriage licenses issued. Deed transfers include Frank E. Moon to Marvin Ghee Eddy for 1255 dollars.
Plans are nearing completion for the annual memorial singing at Macedonia on the fourth Sunday in June. The Decatur Stamps quartet is among outstanding groups expected to perform. They will give a concert on the Saturday night before the program and loudspeakers will be installed to accommodate the overflow crowd.
Officials see the Danish bill as aligned with Soviet opposition to US military plans worldwide. Marshall signaled readiness to negotiate with Denmark, noting the blunt Danish request aims to end the 1941 US troop presence. He emphasized talks would seek arrangements protecting US and hemispheric defense needs with Greenland a key strategic link.
A vintage style essay argues that a petite pretty nose dictates fashion. It says soft rings and pastel colors suit the prettiest woman, while bold noses suit austere chic and severe millinery.
The piece notes early job planning for teens, with examples from 1946. It highlights choosing work by money versus experience, and cites Claire Mitchell of Toronto pursuing veterinary medicine and Betty Glover of Southgate aiming to be a surgeon. It lists options at resorts pools libraries camps and clubs plus a teen group offering day outings for younger kids under parental payment.
A barge on the Thames exploded in East London sending shock and smoke through the area. Windows shattered as five or six men worked in the hold escaped with slight shock, and the craft sank.
A Bell Syndicate column presents Dorothea Dix style letters on parental interference in newlyweds lives, the right to a own home, and the perils of unwise marriage choices. A reader praises intelligent approach to marriage while warning about war-era impulsive matches and custody of a home.
A Methodist church service under the Beech and 18th Street tent honors Miss C Teague who leaves next week to resume missionary work in Japan. She first went to Japan in 1912 and served until 1941 when World War II forced her return to the United States. Maude Fail will assume East End duties next Wednesday as Central Methodist plans a further service for Mina Teague recognizing her monumental work.
James H. Hard Jr former district rep for an adding machine firm and ex comptroller in the Miller administration was named personnel director for the Treasury in Washington. Secretary Snyder announced the appointment noting Hard will replace Theodore F. Wilson who resigned due to impaired health.
The Justice Department said Assistant U. S. District Attorney Hartwell Davis of Montgomery Alabama was requested to hear complaints from the CIO Textile Workers Union of America about alleged civil rights violations connected with union pickets at Prattville Alabama. Davis acts in place of a sick U. S. Attorney Ed Burns. The text also notes Amazon river steamers can ascend to Iquitos Peru during high water.
A 21 year old man asks what to do after his 17 year old girlfriend ends their relationship. The answer urges waiting until she matures, noting a seventeen year old may not yet know what she wants in a husband.
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