MISS BEARD WEDS M. A. GLENN IN CHURCH CEREMONY
Miss Mary Edith Beard, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Beard, married Staff Sergeant William Alfred Glenn at Ninth Street Methodist Church in a ceremony at 5 30 pm. The couple’s reception followed at the Beard home with close family and friends in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beard
Mare Glenn
Mary Edith Beard
E. E. Beard
William Alfred Glenn
Ninth Street
Edna Beard
Irene Evans
Guy Jones
Ianist
Mssrs
Ernest Beard
John Butler
John Jackson
St. Joseph
Tenn
Louie Glenn
J. T. Nolen
Charles C. Glenn
Glenn
Lafayette
U. S. Army Air Corps
Wv. F. Beard
Lawrenceburg
Inn
St. Joseph, Tenn
W. A. Goode
Florence
I. M. Glenn
Sheffield
Pattern 4842 and patterns for linens and garments
Anne Adams promotes a side button frock pattern 4842 in multiple sizes with optional bows and a 338 yard fabric requirement for size 16. The offer includes a 20 cent linen and garment motif set and a 15 cent larger 32 page summer pattern book. Community notices cover travel, military leave, and local visits among residents and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Bette Davis Ventures Into Producing Role
Hollywood notes that Bette Davis eyes producing work, planning to co produce on one film a year. She will officially handle input on her projects while avoiding a desk and office, starting with Stolen Life produced for Warner Bros and starring as herself to fit a modern role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Bette
Davis
Aeme
wRiaytnter Fame
Fortune
Stolen Life
Elizabeth Bergner
Warner Bros
Panel Member of WLB Quits His Post
Knoxville reports Fred L. Ruscoe of United Mine Workers district 50 resigns from the War Labor Board panel. He claims the board is a joke akin to Munich and cites southern labor exploitation and cornrow wages from six years ago as the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
War Labor Board
Munich
Southern
Fred L. Ruscoe
United Mine Workers
District 50
Roe
Ruscoe
Miss Paulina Longworth to Wed Alexander McCormick Sturn
Miss Paulina Longworth, granddaughter of Theodore Roosevelt, will wed Alexander McCormick Sturn in Magnolia Massachusetts in late summer. She is daughter of the late Nicholas Longworth former speaker of the House, and represents Washington and Cincinnati social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paulina Longworth
Theodore Roosevelt
Magnolia
Mass
Alexander McCormick Sturn
Autor
Nicholas Longworth
Longworth
Washington
Cincinnati
House of Representatives
War production cutbacks judged not a major problem
The Office of War Information says cutbacks are not now a significant problem and cites 14,925 war workers laid off in six weeks as demand for workers rose by 200,000. The period mid-June to August 1 saw 216 cutbacks totaling 215.827 million dollars in munitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of War Information
Freeman Field Pilot Prepares for Preflight School
Freeman Field in Seymour Indiana awaits orders after completing college studies at Ice University Pittsburgh. Dr and Mrs Duane M Carr and daughter Elizabeth of Memphis Tennessee visit for the funeral of Mrs Louis A Neill. Miss Letha Nan Parker and Joan Parker return from weekend visit with cousins Bobby and Nancy Gentry in Athens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane M. Carr
Elizabeth
Memphis, Tenn
Louis A. Neill
Letha Nan
Joan Parker
Bobby and
Nancy Gentry
S'Tm
Athens
Soldier Girl Faithfulness Dilemma In Wartime Advice
Dorothy Dix counsels a young Marine to risk heartbreak or end a wartime romance until after the war, noting uncertainty in love and the effects of long separations. The column also offers parental guidance on dating a 14-year-old and marriage foundations of love and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
South Pacific
Young Marine
Heaven
Dorothy DIX
The
Bell Syndicate
Swimming for Health and Beauty Advice for Women
Public guidance urges women to swim during the season to improve breathing and body lines, noting benefits to chest expansion and posture. It cautions about meals, heat, sun exposure, undertows, swimming alone, and provides tips on hair care, cosmetics, and staying safe while enjoying outdoor water activity.
Seizure of Still Reported by ATU
ATU officers reported the seizure of a 300 gallon still with 300 gallons of beer mash fifteen miles southwest of Cherokee. In the raid Lester C. Taylor and H D Childers Arlie H Oliver and D B Powers all of Red Bay were arraigned before U S Commissioner Robert Millner Huntsville and jailed on Aymond. A 1937 Ford owned by Taylor was captured and stored in the contract garage at Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ATU
Cherokee
Lester C. Taylor
Red Bay 2
H. D. Childers
D. BD. Powers
Arlie H. Oliver
Red Bay
U. S
Robert Millner
Huntsville
Aymond
Ford
Taylor
Decatur
War Today Diary Notes on Hitler and Allied Strength
Dewitt Mackenzie reports that Hitler will fight to the last ditch if his army and home front hold, with three weeks seen as pivotal. Allied pressure on the battlefield and continued home-front effort shape prospects, while an underground European resistance grows, with Poland and Warsaw active and French civilians striking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy McEntire, Jr
U. S. Army Anti-Aircraft Corps
States
Hitler
Europe
Warsaw
Ala and Georgia Soldiers Receive Combat Infantryman Badge
Four soldiers from Alabama and one from Georgia were awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge for action on Bougainville. Recipients include Pfc. Walter Crosslin Killen Pfc. Silas Stover Cordova Buford Newman Crossville Pvt. Aubrey H. Cook Arley and Pfc. John R. Brannon Cave Spring. Major General Robert B. McClure commands the American Division formed in New Caledonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Pacific
Alabama
Georgia
Bougainville
Walter Crosslin
Killen
Silas Stover
Cordovane
Buford
Solomons
German morale breaking under war stress says Maj. Gen Walker
Fort Benning, Ga. Maj. Gen. Fred L. Walker, former leader from Salerno to Rome now commandant of the infantry school, says captured Germans showed arrogance last December but now appear glad to quit the war near Rome. He notes German morale has slackened as the war progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Benning
Fred L. Walker
Salerno
Rome
Italy
Great New Madrid Earthquake Redistributed Mississippi Flow
In the 1811 1812 period the Mississippi River altered its course during the New Madrid event causing portions to flow northward. The quake reshaped river geography and affected nearby communities and travel routes.
TODAY'S NEEDLECRAFT PATTERNS OFFER INEXPENSIVE PROJECTS
Readers can send fifteen cents to the Needlecraft Dept at 82 Eighth Avenue New York for pattern instructions and directions for ten articles. The offer includes a 32 page Needlecraft Catalog with 133 illustrations covering embroidery knitting crochet quilts toys and home decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Milkweed Floss Collection Planned Across 29 States
A national program aims to collect milkweed floss in 29 states this fall for life jacket production. Volunteers will gather sustainable floss to support material shortages. Organizers emphasize environmental timing and regional participation.
Decatur Iron and Steel Awards 85 Employees
Eighty five employees will receive sterling silver medals and buttons bearing the letters D for long service at 4 15 p m in the main plant. About 200 people including families are expected to attend. Eleven awardees will be represented by relatives. Marvin Rankin hosts the ceremony with Capt. John Troxler giving the invocation and John A. Caddell addressing the audience. Dr H M Stevenson delivers the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur! Iron and Steel Corporation
Marvin Rankin
John Troxler
John A. Caddell
Chamber of Commerce
H. M. Stevenson
Atlanta Baptist Tabernacle Plans $100000 Education Building
The Atlanta Baptist Tabernacle plans a $100000 fellowship and educational building. The Christian Index reports $20000 has been advanced for construction to provide extensive between Sundays activities and more space for Sunday school and training union work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Atelanta Baptist Tabernacle
The
Christian Index, Baptist Publication
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Weaver
Abrams
Elbert Weaver
Sarah Peck
Woman's Army Corps
Fort Bliss
Texas
James Henderson Abrams
U.S. Army
Whitmire
S. C
Marvin Eugene Abrams
Dorcas
Southside Baptist Sunday School
A. N. Johnson
P. G. Free
A. Boley
Pat Handley
Robert Sharp
C. A. Boley
Westmoreland
Luker
Jacobs
Livingston
C. A.ley
Handley
Ther
W. B. Morrow
Annie L. Morris
James N. Garnett
Tuscumbia
Garnett
Joe Thurston
Lucille Kaufman
University of Pennsylvania
Lou Giles
Kaufman
Glee Club
James T. Stewart and Daughters
Hopkinsville, Ky
Leroy McEntire
Faye
Almon Jones
Clifton Almon
Charles Eyster, Jr
Gulfport, Miss
Charles H. Eyster
J. W. Darrah
Nashville, Tenn
Vanderbilt Clinic
Claude M. Wilson, Jr
Camp Mojave
Calif
Max Kanady
Oceanside
Sgt. Kanady
E. J. Kanady
Fifth Avenue West
Charlie Hammond
Tom Ratliffe
Howard Craft
Birmingham
Mrs
Don Wilson
Hartselle
Thomas Davidson
Susie White Davidson
Norma Jean White
Birmain
Orjorie Sue Davidson
M. B. Sutton
8. M. Thompson
Edmond P. Garrett Jr
Edmond P
Belle Mina
A S Garrett
Oscar L. Morrow
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pettey’s Cleaners
Evelyn
Tao
Sprekes
Bette Davis
WLB
S.arry
Charles T. Major, Jr
C. T
Ted) Major
Swimming
Helen Follett
Dermetics
Imexsana
Johnston St
Dewitt MacKenzie
By Saua Whecler
Moye
Goidel
Belk
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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