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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1944

Page

8

Rotary and social notes from Hartselle and surroundings

HARTSELLE Rotary president L Rankin spoke on Morgan County Charity at the weekly Hartselle Rotary meeting. Visiting Rotarians included John Leach James Rankin Tom Fitrick J E McClary Gordon Sherard Arthur Ider Jr Huel Murphry and S Stone Jr. Betty Stewart hosted a girls group for Jane Duke of Tampa visiting grandmother J L Day. Many locals and relatives were noted visiting kinfolk in Birmingham Columbia Dallas Huntsville and other towns.

L. Rankin Decatur Rotary Club Uesaker Hartselle Morgan Rankin Murphry B. G. Hall Broom H. E. Orr John Leach James L. Rankin Tom Fitztrick J. E. McClary Gordon . Sherard Decatur Arthur Ider Jr Huel Murphry S. Stone J.E. Stone Jr Betty Stewart Shervill Park Jane Duke Tampa Fla J. L. Day Dorothy Owen Miss Stewart Dorothy Jean Wen Willie Ruth Groover Jes- Nelle Lee Hal Jean Blair Ruthadiey “Puckett Rachel Pattillo Edward Summers T. H. Johnson Birmingham South Highlands Goward Irwin Vera Cooper Gadsden Benn. Bean Bill Whitten Norfolk U. S. Navy Cpl Leo Pettit McDill Field Willis Hicks Boby Columbia Hicks Arthur Holder Jr Tenn Arthur Holder Robert Mason Guntersville Robert Jr Mason Eleanor Rice Ruth Bradley Puckett Alabama College Bie Warren Puckett Joanda Gatlin Ardmore Hubert Mitchell J. E. Schnell Itt Moore Sebe Moore

Supper Honoring Cpl Claud England Includes Music and Sermon

A large gathering at Mr and Mrs Carl Higgins home in Moulton or Sheffield area honored Cpl Claud England of the U S Army. Rev Partridge delivered a message and the Borden Brothers provided music. Guests included many Englands Osbornes Bordens and related families from several towns.

Carl Higgins Higgins Cpl Claud England U. S. Army Partridge Borden Brothers Roscoe Walter Tar England Claud and Dalton Harleen Dale Elvie Talmadge Walsh Osborne Emmitt Osborne Pauline Jerry Joyce Doris Jim Osborne John Ed Osborne Imogene Almon Annie Raborn Arthur Roads Hoyt Jewel Maxine Shelby Nelda Frank Osborne Doyal Ivah June Hannah England Marie Myrtis Hoyt Smith Willard Smith Moulton Lemon Williams Verla Evelyn Orval Willard Osborne Truitt Osborne Enland Danville Walter Borden Grayson Willie Partridge Russell England Houston Ed Alexander Lorene Dallas Dillard Dolores Pete Bowling Wayne David Stoup Kenneth Sheffield Winford Alexander Adla Borden Winford William Calvert Doralee Elaine Alodean Alexander Thelma Alexander Alvin Williams Decatur

General DeWitt Assigned to European Theater Mission

Lieutenant General John L. DeWitt, who organized West Coast defenses against a Japanese invasion, is ordered to the European theater to replace Lieutenant General Lesley J. McNair. The War Department gave no further details on his duties.

Washington John L. de Witt Hitler Europe War Department John L. DeWitt European Lesley J. McNair

Bulgaria Seeks Allied Guarantee to Exit War

A BBC report via the Office of War Information says Bulgaria wants independence guarantee within prewar frontiers as the price of leaving the war. Premier Ivan Bagranov, through minister Nickolai Balbanov in Ankara, has asked Turkey to sound out the Allies.

New York British Ankara Bulgaria BBC Office of War Information Ivan Bagranov Nickolai Balbanov Turkey

Local Names Listed in Civil District Notices

A readable fragment lists residents and relatives including Sue Carol Clark Elsie Lee Crowe Jackie Buddy Pearl Little Johnnie Angles Thomas Drinkard Sonny Aldridge Angela Thompson Faye Burkes Joy Gibson Patsy Moore Peggy Shirley Skippy Linda Springfield Carolyn Robinson Jean Gibbons Jane Minter Buddy Haynes Tomy Connie Brown Patricia Watson Fred Estelle Anders Elsie Lee Betty Lou Smith Jerry Edmondson Betty Lou Emily Green Joe Hart Falkville Mary Ann Bobby Jean Beasley Birmingham Dudley Copeland Birmingham Marian Parker Birmingham Marian Parker Hartselle.

Dallas Texas W. D. Gatlin Main Street Powers Hospital Huntsville T. A. McDaniel Tommy Wayne Hershel Gibson Alexandra E. _H. Sharpley McKester's Howard Evans Roy Newman J. F. Stewart Jr Birmingham Henry Dozier Ted Corpus Christi L. S. Echols Roy Malcolm West Camp Peary U. S. Navy Leonard T. Cook Town Creek H. B. Barrett Martha Ellen, Wiggins Anniston D. R. Wiggins C R. Bibb D. R. Bibb L. E. Bibb Dewey Tubbs Cullman Kenneth Free Ronald Walter West Artie Hughes A. L. Hughes J. E. Weinman Pvt J. D. Weinman E. A. Barnes Alvie Clements Clements W. C. Sharpe Mt.Pleasant Tenn A. M. Kilatrick Fort Worth Exas Raymond Dean Joe C. Clark Falkville Jo Ann Beverly Catherine Sue Buddy and Raye Copeland Mackie Freeman Bobby Moore Lewis and Jerry Mary Joe Julia Bogue Donna West Barbars and Sue Sams Mattie Ruth Sams Johnnie Ruth Brown Johnnie Merle Collum Opal Pearl Wright Cecil Robert Morris Janice Decatur Dudley Copeland Marian Parkerland Marian Parker Hartselle

Rest of My Life With You on Faith Baldwin

Mary Norman a widow and decorator hosts Judith Lambert daughter of an old friend and Marys son Dr Matthew Norman as Judith visits from California on route to Maine. Matthew plans to set up his own office while Irene Murray a nurse becomes his wife. Irene and Matthew discuss living arrangements and Mary confronts her past and future as the family adjusts to new marriages and careers.

Mary Norman Judith Lambert Judith California Maine Mary Matthew Norman Matthew Lynn Mortimer Lynn Irene Murray Irene Tom Norman Tom Long Island Mathew Gage Kate

Davis Looks To Post War Peace Plan From War Labor Board

Chairman William H. Davis foresees postwar peace in industry through mutual sacrifice and a basic agreement between labor and employers. He envisions full employment fair wages and fair profits as core goals guiding production and income growth toward prosperity.

Tom Reedy Washington William H. Davis The War Labor Board Davis Donneybrook

Probate Court Notice of Final Settlement in Dinsmore Estate

In Morgan County Alabama the Probate Court will hear the final settlement of the estate of Phil S. Dinsmore on August 28 1944 Administrator C M Dinsmore filed verified accounts and vouchers for the final settlement August 7 14 and 21 1944 issued by Judge T C Almon.

State OF Alabama Morgan County Phil 8 S. Dinsmore C. M. Dinsmore Phil S. Dinsmore T C Almon

Japanese Privy Council President Yoshi michi Hara Dies

Yoshi michi Hara, 76, president of the Japanese privy council, died today per Tokyo radio. Emperor Hirohito elevated him posthumously to the peerage and sent a death gift of twelve bottles of wine. Hara had succeeded Prince Konoye as council president.

New York Yoshimichi Hara Hara Prince Konoye

Axis Days Dark The War Broadens Across Fronts

Associated Press war analysis notes Europe faces multiple Nazi crises as Allied moves step up against Japan and Germany. Churchill claims day of doom for Japan, while Turkey, Finland, and Bulgaria shift away from Berlin. Soviet advances threaten Krakow. Allied armor pushes from Normandy, foretelling broader victories in Brittany and France. Florence’s surrender looms as Italy’s Gothic line holds.

Kirke L. Simpson Associated Press Europe Pacific Churchill Japan Germany Turkey Berlin Finland Bulgaria Latvia Estonia Baltic Vistula Krakow German Silesia France Normandy Breton Brittany Marne Meuse Rhine London Britain Italy Florence Arno

Ration Stamp Validity Details Across Goods

The notice outlines indefinite validity for multiple ration stamps across meats fats processed foods sugar and shoes. It lists regional gasoline coupons 10 A 11 A and others with dates for expiration or begin dates, and notes fuel oil period four and five coupons valid through September 30 with new period one usable upon receipt from ration boards.

Associated Press

Allied Invasion Nets Vast Gain in Northwest France

In the past fortnight Allied armies have expanded their hold in Northwestern France more than tenfold. They now control about 20,000 square miles, nearly a tenth of continental France, according to Supreme Headquarters.

Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force France

Geopolitical Forces Shape Likely Eastward Offensive

A described mountain barrier along the Po valley forms a protective screen, with a thicker western wall and a thinner eastern barrier beyond Florence. The analysis suggests the main thrust of any forthcoming attack will likely shift toward the east.

Adriatic

Kellogg's All-Bran Said to Ease Chronic Constipation

A reader from Missouri extols Kellogg's All-Bran as a yearlong solution to chronic constipation without medicines. Scientists cite cellulose elements from bran aiding colonic flora and regular elimination, noting All-Bran is a regulating food not a purgative.

Kellogg's Kellogg’s Battle Creek

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