Afternoon social rounds mark busy Birmingham visits
Carlyn Ann Leslie of Birmingham visiting Martha Bagley enjoyed a Monday party at Sherman Street with games and refreshments. Mrs. J. H. Johnston hosted Doris Ann’s sixth birthday with a favorite-games lineup and light refreshments. Mrs. R. B. Bagley hosted an informal morning at Sherman Street for Mrs. Fred Leslie. A second afternoon birthday observance followed for Mrs. Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyn Ann Leslie
Birmingham
Martha Bagley
R. B. Bagley
Sherman Street
Carlyn Ann
Nancy Clara Malone
Betty Hazel Hamilton
George Godwin, Jr
Alan McBride
Eleanor Chenault
Sandra Neher
Bill Stone, Jr
Eleanor Robb
Central Baptist W. M
Central Baptist W. M. S
T. A. Patterson
Ted Brannen
Everett
Christ
Fred Leslie
Leslie
Charles Malone, Jr
George Godwin
Sam Pruett
A. J. Coleman
O. K. Hackley
Miami
Fla
Frank Yaney
E. M. Chenault
Tom Hamilton
Wilda Ruth Warren
Alfred Hodgins
Johnston Street
Wear it as a sunfrock pattern 4523 for Anne Adams designs
Pattern 4523 for a sunfrock outfit with calot hat and drawstring bag suits misses sizes 12 to 20. Size 16 requires 3 3 8 yards of 39 inch fabric. Includes a needlework motif for linens and garments and costs 20 cents. Send coins to The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept. New York address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Decatur
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
Birthday Party Group Visits Roxy After Games
On a Monday, Mary Nelle hosted a party for her daughter with a group of girls. They played games at Canal Street, watched a film at the Roxy, then returned for light refreshments. Attending were Elizabeth Calvin Marian Bloodworth Harriett Lee Higdon Carolyn Finney Betty Carl Hendon Bobbie Jean Thomas Tay lor Norton Mary Battle King Ann Bailey Coleman Jeanette Coleman Billee Kimbrough Shirley Ange Mary Ann Bagley Dolores Rowe of Florence and Edna Mae Leech of Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Nelle
Canal Street
Roxy
Elizabeth Calvin
Marian Bloodworth
Harriett Lee Higdon
Carolyn Finney
Betty Carl Hendon
Bobbie Jean Thomas
Taylor Norton
Mary Battle King
Ann Bailey Coleman
Jeanette Coleman
Billee Kimbrough
Shirley Ange
Mary Ann Bagley
Dolores Rowe
Florence
Edna Mae Leech
Missouri
Mrs Dolly Porter Leaves for St Louis to Visit Ill Son in Law
Mrs Dolly Porter departed Tuesday for St Louis Missouri to be with her son in law Arch Cohen who is critically ill. Mrs J M Cowden spent the prior weekend with Mrs Sue Huthnance in Tuscaloosa and attended memorial services at St John s Cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly Porter
St. Louis, Mo
Arch Cohen
J. M. Cowden
Sue Huthnance
Tuscaloosa
St. John's Cath
War Today: Warsaw Fire Could End German Front
The Warsaw blaze signals potential German evacuation and collapse of the Vistula line. Berlin reports Red forces 60 miles south of Warsaw. Meanwhile American tanks press deep into Nazi rear in Normandy as front lines fade.
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Warsaw
Vistula
Hitler
Vistula Line
Baltic
East Prussia
Berlin
Red
Normandy
Local notices from Decatur area roll call
Obituary and social notes mention Captain Leon R. Huthnance’s funeral service and his KIA death in France. Local residents Griffin on business in Birmingham, Master Gillie Key’s tonsil removal, Paul Blackwell and Avery Roberts Jr. on Navy furlough, visitors from Tuscumbia Birmingham and Decatur, birth of Lester Wayne Thrasher, and several family updates including Mitchell’s return to work and Coast Guard connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Blackwell
Avery Roberts, Jr
U. S. Navy
Birmingham
Creating One's Good Looks
A reflection on female beauty stressing that looks are self made or bought via market options like cosmetics and procedures. It argues natural beauty needs upkeep and modern trimming, with emphasis on continuing beauty upkeep through visits to beauty shops amid anxious times.
Revised U.S. Budget Estimates Put War Spending at 88.9 Billion
Budget Director Harold D. Smith, citing revised federal finances for the year starting July 1, projects war outlay at 88.9 billion dollars, with net receipts of 45.7 billion and total expenditures near 98.4 billion. The report notes tax estimates rise except for employment taxes, and debt rises to 251.3 billion with a 50.3 billion net increase.
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Associated Press
Washington
Harold D. Smith
Europe
United States
Smith
Congress
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund
War Department
Navy Department
Maritime Commission
War Shipping Administration
Southern dairy farmers press for quick relief from price ceilings
In Memphis on August 21 dairy farmers from seven states adopted a statement urging the President and Congress to relieve them from rigid milk price ceilings and rising production costs, signaling immediate action after a two day meeting.
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Memphis
Congress
Pharmaceuticals Manufactured in Palestine Worth Millions
Pharmaceuticals are produced in Palestine at an annual value around two million dollars. The note highlights the scale of local pharmaceutical manufacturing and its economic impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Fish Winner and Clark Loser in Key Primaries Across States
Rep. Hamilton Fish of New York defeats Dewey ally in renomination bid as Missouri votes see Bennet Clark unseated. McKittrick leads Clark in unofficial Missouri returns with many absentee ballots pending. Kansas nominates Clyde Reed over Carl Friend. Donnell leads Missouri Senate race. Virginia Democrats renominate most incumbents. Drewry wins in fourth district. Daughton secures second district nomination.
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Associated Press
Hamilton Fish
Thomas E. Dewey
G.O.P
New York
Bennett Champ Clark
Missouri
Roy MecKittrick
Clark
McKittrick
Kansas
U. S
Clyde M. Reed
Parsons
Carl E. Friend
Lawrence Lumber
Fish
Dewey
Roosevelt
Augustus W. Bennet
Newburgh
Bennet
Forrest Donnell
T. D. Winter
W. P. Lambertson
Albert Cole
Virginia
House
Patrick H. Drewry
L. L. Bean
South Hill
Ralph H. Daughton
Winder R. Harris
Picnic for 4-H Girls Highlights Summer Projects
The 4-H girls enjoyed a July 28 picnic at Marvaline and Mandine Holloway home. Projects included button holes embroidery hem stitching and gardening with poultry and cantaloupe. Attendees listed include Lillian and Joyce Maples Joyce Thomas Doris Claude James Allen Marieta Anders Mandine and Margene Holloway plus Mr and Mrs Coleman Holloway and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvaline
Mandine Holloway
Lillian
Joyce Maples
Joyce Thomas
Doris
Claude
James Allen
Marie
Safety Record at Arsenal Stands Unblemished in July 1944
Colonel Carrol D. Hudson, commanding Redstone Arsenal, announced that no lost-time accidents occurred during July 1944. He noted production increases for critical war materials and stressed that saved working time could translate to lives saved on the battlefront as accident rates continue to fall since April.
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Carrol D. Hudson
Redstone Arsenal
America
Hudson
Fisher Brothers Plan to Retire from GM ties
Detroit August report announces the planned retirement of the four Fisher brothers William A Lawrence P Edward F and Alfred J from active GM involvement. Lawrence P and Edward F will stay on the board. Edward F and Alfred J will remain with the Fisher Body division as long as their services relate to the war effort.
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Detroit
Fisher Brothers
William A. Lawrence P
Edward F
Alfred J. Fisher
General Motors Corporation
Alfred P. Sloan Jr
Lawrence P
Edward F. Fisher
Fisher Body
Oldest Western Hemisphere Universities Founded in 1551
Noting the founding year 1551, Mexico and Peru established the earliest universities in the Western Hemisphere, marking a pivotal moment in colonial education and higher learning in the region.
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Mexico
Peru
Tears as a weapon and a warning in Dorothy Dix advice
A reader asks if crying is right to obtain favors from her father and fiancé. Dorothy Dix cautions tears are an easy but contemptible tool, urging self-respect and not exploiting loved ones.
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Dorothy DIX
Miss DIX
Quit Cigarettes Improves Throat and Health Says Reader
A reader reports quitting cigarettes over six months ago eased throat pain and breathing, improved appetite, and returned him to normal meals, with a warning against quitting when rations are low and a humorous note about skeptics.
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Henley H. Watson
Group Meeting at Danville Baptist Church Planned
A Sunday school gathering is planned at Danville Baptist Church with a 2:30 schedule. Rev. D C Prince will lead devotional, followed by songs, roll call, program suggestions, and prayers. Church officials Mrs Cebron Garner and Mrs G D Sims participate along with Neal church musicians and Miss Catherine Edwards.
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Danville Baptist Church
D. C. Prince
Cebron Garner
G. D. Sims
Neal Church
Catherine Edwards
Clint Thompson
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B. M. Bloodworth
J. H. Johnston
Doris Ann
Mary Elizabeth
Seldon Lake
Ernest
Kenneth Looney
Sarah Schrader
Lowery
Ronald Manning
Gilbert Dean
Carolyn
Gayle Roberts
Mary Faye Daniel
Nelda Nelson
Margie Turner
Nan Phillips
Margie King
Betty Sue Johnston
Douglas Mitchell
Moye
Decatur’s
Olic Church
Leon R. Huthnance
France
W. M. Griffin
Gillie Key
J. R. Smiley
T. M. Glenn
Tuscumbia
Kattie Emens
K. F. Emens
Grant Street
Lester Thrasher
Lester Wayne
Decatur General Hospital
Mr. Thrasher
Little Creek
Decatur Iron and Steel Co
Goidel
D’ UG
Helen Follett
Barbara Britton
Karl R. Bauman
Sally
Arsenal
Pettey’s Cleaners
Bas Termina
Ars
The
Bell Syndicate
Voice OF
People
Danville
Goidel's
All Drug
Dillehay
Belk’s Bargain Basement
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