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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1944
Page
5
The Decatur area features weddings of Miss Eddie Lou McAlister and Vera Kinsley, both with ties to military service and Navy bases. Church and social gatherings include the Central Methodist W. S. C. Circle Three program, a Zeto men club meeting, and a hot tamale dinner for Putnam footballers.
Sammy Stephenson Jr of Birmingham visits grandmother Mrs W C Bailey with Phillip Jackson and Ty Ward for Phillips Hi ham weekend event. Nell Beach Dix to wed Floyd Davis Wade. Susanne Dix to be junior bridesmaid. relatives Edward S Sproles from Atlanta attends. Oliver P Dix and daughter Susanne travel from Mobile for the wedding event and family members gather in Birmingham for ceremonies.
Dorothy Dix discusses how love in youth is often instinct and romance, not lasting, and warns marriage should not aim solely at happiness. She argues evolution and social duty drive unions, and warns that women stay with harmful husbands to seek pity rather than love.
Miss Maree Reeves of Huntsville joined relatives for the wedding of Pfc Floyd Davis Ade’s brother and Miss Nell Beach Dix. Mrs Minter E Wade and her young son accompanied the visitors as the Dix Wade wedding was celebrated with local friends.
In Denver on October 28 7 the Army’s wealthiest non commissioned officer Cpl Horace Elgin Dodge 21 son of automotive founder and Margery German a 20 year old sculptress from Buffalo NY announced they will wed tomorrow night The elder Dodge Maj Horace Dodge Jr was not expected to arrive in time to serve as best man amid wedding preparations
A dietitian from below the Mason-Dixon line notes a sugary split between North and South. She says the North favors built in main dishes with beans and sweets, while the South prefers desserts or jams. She declines to judge which region is sweeter overall.
London Ot t 25 Prime Minister Churchill stated in the house of commons that unconditional surrender with no bargaining remains the government policy. He urged the chamber to recall the three power proposal of May 12 to Axis states and warned against details on delicate international matters in the spur of the moment. He said debate would come after his Moscow mission report, though he hoped it would be brief.
Readers in Decatur share gratitude for the paper as a link to servicemen in North Africa. A Birmingham correspondent warns Alabama voters about a sheriff term extension and a six year election plan. Decatur voices concern over Home Guard recruitment and readiness ahead of a federal inspection, urging civic support for Company F Alabama State Guard.
Kiam I. Truby Alabama public relations director for the United States Brewers Foundation outlines a postwar plan for the brewing industry. The theme is moving past mere compliance with the law toward broader goals in employment and industry standards.
Georgia secretary of state reports the ballot commission held formal discussions on accepting and counting ballots cast in the November 7 general election.
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