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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1944

Page

7

Knight-Sachs Wedding In Wisconsin At St Pauls Church

Mrs. E L Sachs of Waukesha announces the marriage of their daughter Phyllis Elizabeth to Lt Dale C Knight US Army Air Corps formerly of Spooner Wisconsin. The ceremony at St Pauls Lutheran with Rev E T Town officiating. Lt R S Bridges served as best man. The couple will reside at 409 East Moulton Street Courtland AAB.

Knight-Sachs E. L. Sachs Waukesha Wisconsin Phyllis Elizabeth Dale C. Knight U. S. Army Air Corps Ppooner St. Paul's Lutheran Church E. T. Town Anthony Ferrenti Decatur Ferrenti R. S. Bridges Courtland Army Air Base Sachs Knight East Moulton Street

School lunch room notes and club happenings

A school lunch room program sponsored by the PTA featured a spelling contest on Child Welfare with Mrs Mary Walker in charge. Officers for next year named: president Dewey Clark vice president R C McWhorter secretary F W Briscoe treasurer Charles King. Upcoming Pre-School Clinic May 4 at the elementary building. Progressive Culture Club to luncheon at Cornelian Hotel with J W Cunningham Earle Calvin Sr Frank Emens and J Y Robb as co hosts. Mrs Sherrod elected state chair of education for Alabama Federation of Women’s Clubs. Friday Thirteen bridge group met with Mrs J R Daniels. guest prize to Mrs Stickney, high score to Mrs F S Hunt Sr, souvenir to Mrs Nelson.

P. Ft.a Mary Walker Dewey Clark R. C. McWhorter F. W Progressive Culture Club Cornelian Hotel Mesdames J. W. Cunningham Earle Calvin Sr Frank Emens J. Y. Robb Sherrord Alabama Federation Women's Clubs H. F. Sherrod J. R. Daniels John Nelson Louis Stickney

Miss Margaret Lis ton Ill in Congo Mission Station

News notes report Miss Margaret Lis ton R N a Presbyterian U S mission nurse in Congo Africa is seriously ill at her station. Major Harry Reitmeyver will arrive Saturday from Fort Knox Kentucky to spend the weekend with his wife and their young daughter who have been guests of Mrs Reitmeyer's sister, Mrs John McBride. Mrs Frank McElhannon of Atlanta Georgia is visiting relatives here including Mr and Mrs John Harlan Giles.

Margaret Liston, R. N USS Congo Africa Harry Reitmeyver Fort Knox Reitmeyer John McBride Frank McElhannon Atlanta, Ga John Harlan Giles

Morgan Man Aids Hospital Overseas Supply

More than 3000 items are needed to keep a United States Army hospital overseas supplied. Lt Crawford B Hayes of Paris Texas explains the process from assembly in the U S to overseas depot, including packing, inspection, requisition, repacking and shipping. Key roles include Staff Sergeant Arnold L Chaplin in Irwin Pennsylvania and Sergeant Raymond E Frizel in Lindsay Oklahoma.

United States Army England Crawford B. Hayes East Austin Street Paris Texas United States Haynes Arnold L. Chaplin 10Th Street Irwin Pennsylvania Raymond E. Frizel Route 1 Lindsay Oklahoma Marvin W. Hewitt Manlius Illinois Charles W. Brown Falkville

Graduation Program for Moulton Heights School Class of 1944

The Moulton Heights junior high School announces its graduation program “America The Beautiful” for May 4 at 8:30 PM. President Gilbert Thrasher delivers the address. Betty Wallace performs several renditions of America The Beautiful and other patriotic songs. diplomas are presented by Mr. Briscoe, with Miss Elizabeth Royer as class sponsor.

Moulton Heights America the Beautiful Gilbert Thrasher Betty Wallace America Franklin K Lane Colleen McEntire Alvin M. Owsley Marylyn Russell Charles W. Elliot Doyle Prater Columbia Elizabeth Hogeland Mrs. Burt Briscoe Mr Briscoe Alma Mater Elizabeth Royer

Soldiers in the Dark at Indiana University

Indiana University students in a coed collaboration staged an original musical comedy Soldiers in the Dark. The all female Student Theatre club and Army STP engineers presented a campus farce about a dean of women split by a male soldier phobia until she is hypnotized into accepting mixed groups. The War Department then ordered most men to active duty.

Indiana University

Waste Paper Collection Day Planned by City Schools

S. E. Alverson announced a six point program for a city wide waste paper drive to be held in Decatur on May 4 by city school students. Thursday May 4, 1944 has been set as the Waste Paper Collection Day. Each pupil will bring about 25 pounds of paper to school. Paper bundles should be tied small and newspapers magazines and cardboard kept separate. Papers will be loaded on the car immediately. Funds from the drive will be used to buy school supplies and equipment.

S. E. Alverson Decatur

Stacking crew and soldiers named in transport packing scene

Alabama worker drives a stacking truck along with Private First Class William C. Ochenski of Detroit Michigan and Private Elmore J. Boudreau of Reserve Louisiana. They check and stack the boxes of material in the operation.

Alabama William C. Ochenski St. Aubin Street Detroit Michigan Elmore J. Boudreau Louisiana

Todays Pattern 4720 for Toddlers Wardrobe

Pattern 4720 offers a complete toddler wardrobe set including dress sunfrock playsuit bonnet slip and panties with lace or embroidery. Sizes 6 months to 5 years require 1 1 2 yards of 35 inch fabric for size 2 dress and bonnet. Send 20 cents pattern and 10 cents extra for Anne Adams Spring Pattern Book to The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept New York.

Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West Lith St New York N. Y Anne Adams

Hartsel le Commencement and Class Day at Morgan County High

The Hartselle Morgan County High School sets Class Day in Riddle Hall on April 24 with a Sunday Commencement at First Methodist Church at 8:00 p.m. Rev Billy Stephenson will deliver the sermon. Final exercises May 4 at 8:00 p.m. in Riddle Hall. Class Day lineup includes Introduction Harry Currier Statistics Lucy Faye Morgan History Virginia Glasscock Class Creed Elsie Kipple Class Song Till We Meet Again Words by Jessie Nelle Lee and Harry Currier Class Poem Helen Polytinsky Historian Coy Stephenson Jr Prophecy Margaret Parker Class Will Carol Pickens Alma Mater sung by Student body. Afterward seniors picnic at Hartselle Camp Ground. Chaperones Miss Penn and Mr. Philpot. The Thursday Afternoon Club met at Mrs S E Orrs with spring flowers. President Mrs D G Channell presided. Club to help buy a wedding gown for a British woman. Federation news by Mrs L H Houston Pan-American Day observed. Miss Beulah Watson enlistee WAC leaving for Fort Oglethorpe.</S>

Morgan County High School Riddle Hall First Methodist Church Billy Stephenson Harry Currier Lucy Faye Morgan Virginia Glasscock Elsie Kipple Jessie Nelle Lee Helen Polytinsky Miss Penn Mr. Philpot S. E. Orr Main Street D. G. Channell T. H. Johnson Hartselle Hartselle Club Federation L. H Coy Stephenson

Hart selle Rotary Club Meeting at First Christian Church

The weekly Hart selle Rotary Club met at the First Christian church. Visitors Capt Billy Don Mitchell and Lt Harvard McClanahan spoke on military training. President E P Thornhill reported as the club delegate to the District Rotary Conference in Montgomery. Secretary Ross Currier attended. The membership and classification committee will arrange the next meeting program with John Cooper and Earl Cook in charge.

Hartselle Rotary Club First Christian Church Billy Don Mitchell Harvard McClanahan

Morgan County High Names 1944 45 Honor Society Officers

The Morgan County High School National Honor Society elected officers for 1944 45 led by President Joan Nelson and Vice President Charles Murphree. Barbara Miller is secretary Elizabeth Groover treasurer Beth Howell reporter John Lyle named NHS store manager. John Horton on leave from the U S Navy visits home with Mrs Horton and daughter Jean. Bill Cost recovering after illness Mrs Modie McCutcheon returned from Washington state with Sgt McCutcheon St Sgt Leo Barclift noted.

Morgan County National Honor Society Joan Nelson Charles Murphree Barbara Miller Elizabeth Groover Beth Howell John Lyle John Horton U. S. Nav

Charm Crochet Chair Set Pattern From Needlecraft Catalog

The ad promotes a crisp filet crochet chair set and scarf ends for accenting chairs or buffets. It features pattern 825 with directions and charts, priced at fifteen cents. Send payment to the Needlecraft Dept at 1 Eighth Avenue New York NY with pattern number and address.

Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York Needlecraft Ca‘alog

Sale of Miniatures in State Delayed in Alabama

In Montgomery on April 29 the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board delayed final action on permitting retail sale of re bottled whisky. ABC administrator E W Gunn cited ongoing technical hurdles including the need for federal approval. The announced plan would bar half pint sales but allow pouring from larger bottles into miniature bottles for on premises consumption, a move prompted by the unavailability of distillery packed miniatures.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board E. W. Gunn ABC Gunn

Mrs T H Johnson Ordered to Report to Notre Dame

Mrs T H Johnson has received orders to report to Notre Dame University for preliminary naval training. Pvt Haskell Harris of the U S Army is spending a furlough with homefolks. Mrs A K Waters has returned to Jacksonville Fla after visiting her brother Dr W M Booth and family. Mrs Grace Jackson is in Fort Lauderdale Fla to be with her sister-in-law Mrs Billy Jackson who is seriously ill after a heart attack.

T. H. Johnson Notre Dame University Haskell Harris U. S Army A. K. Waters Jacksonville Fla W. M. Booth Grace Jackson Fort Lauderable Billy Jackson

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