Miss Johnson Weds Lt. Brown In Long Island Ceremony
Miss Ann Harron Johnson wed Lt. Arnold Wood Brown in a simple ceremony at the Northport summer home of the Carters on Long Island. The couple will honeymoon on Long Island before Brown returns to Greensboro. Several local clubs and social groups noted the event with receptions and congratulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Brown
Long-Island
Ann-Harron-Johnson
James Odges Johnson
Arnold Wood
United States Army Air Corps
W.N. Mitchell
Oliver G. Carter Jr
Northport
Long Island
Pauline Lenneau
Agner
Mendelssohn
Rube. Goldberg
Betty Foster Pointer
Oliver G. Carter
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Carter
Katherine H. Brown
New York City
Louis Armstead Brown
Los Angeles
California
Bronxville High School
National Academy Art Student's League
School of Professional Art
Cavanaugh School of Art
Air Forces
Greensboro
Decatur Senior High School
Huntingdon College
Montgomery
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
Alpha Delta Gamma Sorority
Miss Pointer
Miss Johnson
Decatur Cotillion Club
Spinsters Club
Decatur
Anne Adams Pattern 4560 with linen motifs available
This advertisement features Pattern 4560 by Anne Adams, with sizes 34 through 48 and fabric needs for size 36. It offers a companion needlework pattern and a 32 page pattern book for summer styles, with prices and mailing details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
Westlith St
New York
N. Y
Indians Mentioned In Club Program And Picnic Plans
Mrs Love led a program on Work Among the Indians with a talk on American Indians. Assisting were Mrs Hammitt Mrs J R Huie Mrs Tom Willingham Mrs D D Gibson and Mrs Carl Jones. Meeting dismissed by Mrs Arthur Nebrig. APES CLUB plans annual picnic at Woodall s on Moulton Pike Thursday at 7 30 P M. Reservations through Mrs Butler P A Hine by Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingdom
Love
Hammitt
J. R. Huie
Tom Willingham
D. D. Gibson
Carl Jones
J. H. Green
Arthur Nebrig
Apes. Club
Apes Club
Woodall's
Moulton Pike
Butler P. A. Hine
Miss Salley Barnum Trip Planned for East Coast Visits
Miss Salley Barnum leaves this week for visits with friends in New Jersey and Philadelphia. She will stop in New York City and Washington, D C before returning home. Mr and Mrs L L Frazier will be brought home Wednesday afternoon from the King's Daughters Hospital at Columbia Tennessee, where they were treated for severe burns and injuries sustained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Frazier
King's Daughter Hospital
Columbia, Tenn
Anne Kimbrough
Inter
D. C
New York City
Boston
Mass
Bradford College
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bright Kitchen Tea Towels Pattern 948 Sale Ad
Pattern 948 offers seven motifs for cross stitch on tea towels to brighten kitchens with daily themes. Includes material list and motifs sized about five and a half by seven inches. Order by sending fifteen cents, plus a catalog request, to Needlecraft Dept New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Central Methodist Church Debt to be Fully Paid
The Central Methodist church reports progress on retiring the remaining debt for the church building. A committee is guiding the project and aims to complete it by month’s end. Bishop Costen J. Harrell will lead the dedication service on Sunday January 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
Costen J. Harrell
Birmingham
Enjoyable Party at Morris Home
A social gathering was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Morris on Saturday night, August 12. Attendees included Hollis Tanner John Tanner Hugh Fitzgerald Hoyt Lee Penn Truitt Parker Ralph Summerford Billy Owens Mitchell Blackwood Elbert England R H England Edward Reeder Bennett Livingston David Sandlin J C Fields Dewey Stell Edward Fields Lewis Thomason Cpl and Mrs Perry Martha Ellen House Clara Nell Maples Rachel Ann Maples Mary Elizabeth Holl and Dorothy Nell Doss Barbara Glenn Sandlin Verna Mae Sandlin Stella Jean Summerford Rachel Ann Summerford and Betty Jean Morris. The evening closed with a watermelon cutting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Morris
Hollis Tanner
John Tanner
Hugh Fitzgerald
Hoyt Lee Penn
Truitt Parker
Ralph Summerford
Billy Owens
Mitchell Blackwood
Elbert England
R. H. England
Edward Reeder
Bennett Livingston
David Sandlin
J. C. Fields
Dewey Stell
Edward Fields
Lewis Thomason
Cpl
Mrs. Perry
Martha Ellen House
Clara Nell Maples
Rachel Ann Maples
Mary Elizabeth Holland
Dorothy Nell Doss
Barbara Glenn Sandlin
Verna Mae Sandlin
Stella Jean Summerford
Rachel Ann Summerford
Betty Jean Morris
Soldier Honored at Chicken Dinner for Pfc Fred Sanford
Pfc. Fred W. Sanford was honored at a Sunday chicken dinner hosted by his parents. Attendees included numerous Sanford relatives from Birmingham and Danville, with photos taken in the afternoon. Sanford is stationed at Lawson General Hospital in Atlanta and returned to camp Monday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Fred W. Sanford
Elmer Sanford
Hoyt
Ernest
Coy Sanford
Birmingham
Marvin Sanford
Billie Fay
Zora Sprull
Leonard Prater
Dorothy
Ruby
Charley Wayne
Danville
Manuel Steele
Carmon
Charley Filyan
C. L. Sanford and Son
Carl
Pfe. Sanford
Lawson General Hospital
Atlanta
Revival Opening at Basham Chapel This Sunday
A revival begins at Basham Chapel Sunday August 20 at 3 PM with Pastor Rev H E Weston preaching. Rev W K Grove from Hanceville arrives Monday to lead 10:30 AM and 8:15 PM services for the week. Bible school 9 AM daily. young peoples meeting 7 45 PM. women's prayer 7 45 PM. All invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basham Chapel
H. E. Weston
W. K. Grove
Hanceville
Young Peoples
Local Gossip and Visits From Alabama to Tennessee
The column notes several travel and visit updates. Walter Graves Pet tey Jr of Bessemer returns home after an auto accident. Miss Olene Woodruff from Florence arrives for a month’s vacation with her parents. Laverne Thrasher vacationing in Nashville. Paul Blackwell and Avery Roberts Jr. depart for San Diego for Navy boat training. Various families visit Birmingham Nashville Decatur Florence and Bristol Tennessee for camps church events and family time. Roy Fite and family plan a Providence Rhode Island visit with the Fite and Brown families awaiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olene Woodruff
State Teachers College
Florence
J. G. Woodruff
Paul Blackwell
Avery Roberts Jr
Birmingham
San Diego
Cal
U. S. Navy
Roy Fite
P. O
Fite
Carol Ann
Providence
Rhode Island
Frank C. Brown Sr
Charm and coolness under hot weather for women
The piece advises women to stay calm and rested in heat, plunge tired feet in cold water, dry and massage, then lie down and avoid thinking. It warns fatigue leads to irritability, poor manners, and wrong judgments, urging a slow, steady pace and composure amid daily duties and war demands.
Delano Park Hosts Visitors and Park Activities
Lt. and Mrs. Harold J. Shea of Massachusetts and Lt. Thomas Cunningham of Chicago enjoyed sandwiches and games at Delano Park. Residents and visitors including Mrs. Williams of Hartselle and the Mitchell children traveled from Jacksonville to spend the afternoon, while others like Sonny Grimsely from Fayette and Majorie Perry in Fort Smith shaded park life with frequent visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadet Wives Club
South Airways Cadets
Sam O. Perry Jr
B. E. Yates
E. S. Morrow
J. C. Cluen
W. L. Goodeman
J. F. Wakeland
F. F. Harding
A. J. Zilinear Jr
C. W. Brower
Harold J. Shea
Mass
Thomas Cunningham
Chicago
Cunningham
Decatur
Felix Albert Grimsely
Sonny
Fayette
Alabama
Fred Murray Murdock
Felix
Delano Park
Majorie Perry
Fort Smith, Ark
Majorie
Local park hosts family visitors and Girl Scout activities
Families from Austinville Fort Payne Birmingham Detroit and others spent time at the park while a mother in hospital recovered. Frank Doris and Mrs Nance enjoyed swings golf and socializing. Girl Scout troop leader Mrs Knight escorted girls to badminton and playground fun with aides Aday DeMent Dickens Moore Howell Wiggins and Latham assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Nance
Frank
Doris
Fort Payne
Ala
Mrs. Nance
Horace Knight
Ninth Street
Southside
Sarah Ruth Aday
Kay DeMent
Doris Dickens
Pat Moore
Lola Bert Howell
Dorsa Lee Wiggins
Eloise Latham
Knight
Freedom Church Revival to Begin at Freedom Church of God
A revival begins at Freedom Church of God on August 20 with Rev Pogue as evangelist. The public is cordially invited to hear the old time gospel. The text notes there are 6 345 registered hospitals in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom Church Revival
Freedom Church of God
Pogue
United States
The War Today: France Rises Against Oppressors
Dewitt Mackenzie reports the French urge to revolt as General de Gaulle calls all citizens to resistance. He links the upheaval to Warsaw’s fighters and enslaved people in Germany, warning of deadly surprise attacks as Allied air power targets roads and troop concentrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General de Gaulle
France
Hitler
Patton Leads Lightning Drive Amid Normandy Breakthroughs
Eisenhower announced Gen Patton would command a striking force operating on the right wing of the American spearhead toward the Cherbourg and Montromain area as Lt Gen Bradley heads the new 12th Army Group. The First and Third Armies form the core of this rapid operation with Leclerc’s French armor fighting beside Patton. Eisenhower warned against expecting a quick end to the war and stressed continued, intensified efforts toward final victory.
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Brest
Lorient
St. Nazaire
Brittany
Patton
Bradley
First Army
Avranches
le Mans
Paris
Third Army
Breton
Seventh Army
Jacques Leclerc
Lake Chad
Africa
Omar N. Bradley
12Th U. S. Army Group
Courtney H. Hodges
U. S. Army Group
Eisenhower
Normandy
Rhine
Hitler
Wilson
Caen- Falaise
Cherbourg
Loire River
Caen
Dorothy Dix Advice on Appeasing Daughters-In-Law
A column offers mother-in-law guidance to avoid friction with daughters-in-law. Stay out of her house, take the initiative to be friendly, and back off from trying to run the son's life. Build goodwill, avoid nagging, and cultivate personal interests as children grow and leave home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
John
Borh
Germany Faces Collapse as Allies Press in France
The German high command under Hitler faces an impossible situation as Allied landings overwhelm in the south and Eisenhower’s forces crush the Seventh Army in France. The French underground disrupts German communications and movement, making a retreat increasingly likely or total destruction if they hold to no retreat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
France
Eisenhower
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Solon Visits Curry Home Guests Include Sparkman Family
Mr and Mrs G Curry entertained Sunday with a list of visitors from nearby towns. Congressman John J Sparkman of Washington DC joined Mrs Sparkman and other relatives and friends from Huntsville Decatur Warrior Hartselle Cullman and Louisville Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Curry
John J. Sparkman
Washington, D. C
Leon McCutcheon
Jackie
Huntsville
Joe Dwane Curry
Decatur
Gladys McCurry
Warrior
Maud Crutchfield
Hartselle
J. E. Sanders
Cullman
H. C. Sparkman
Louisville
Stella Crutchfield
Joette and
Martha Ann Drake
Vernon Smallwood
Veterans to get family farms in four states
War Food Administration allocates funds to buy family type farms benefiting about 681 veterans tenants and sharecroppers across Alabama Florida Georgia and South Carolina announced by E S Morgan regional director of the Farm Security Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
War Food Administration
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
E. S. Morgan
Farm Security Administration
Tax Parley In Washington On Alabama Sales Tax
Dr. H. G. Dowling Alabama revenue commissioner opened conferences here on a tax problem he says involves dollars in his state and will affect others with sales taxes. He noted the legality of collecting a two percent sales and use tax on tangible personal property used by private contractors in war work has been questioned by the U S attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
H. G. Dowling
Alabama
Dowling
U. S. Co General
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. M. Bloodworth
Memorial Drive Circle
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
C. P. Parker
J. B. Sheats
L. L. McCulloch
Bob Holloman
Solomon Islands
Zettie Sheats
World Outlook
Parker
Spiritual Life Group
Circle Two
Johnny Bolte
Central Baptist W. M
Central Baptist W. M. S
Circle Three
A. B. Love
Mason Crow
Moye
Pettey’s Cleaners
By la Wid Wheeler
Morris
Walter Graves Pettey Jr
Bessemer
Henry Nebrig
Laverne Thrasher
Nashville, Tenn
Calvin Pettey
Miss Montgomery
Mrs. W. G. Pettey Sr
Louis Argend
Martha
Andrew S5
Andrew J
Mabel Allen
Willie B. Ryan
Martha Argend
Verda Hewitt
Church of God
Earle Calvin
Elizabeth
Chattanooga
Tenn
York City
Virginia Prince Calvin
Alva Little
E. G. Riley
Third Avenue , West
Appoi
Helen Follett
Marguerite Chapman
L. J. Calamia
New Orleans
City
The
Park
W. P. Holloman
Jan
Marion, Ill
Elton Reeves
Mr. Holloman
Reeves
Margie Anne
Fay King
Austinville
Majorie and
Barbara
Ramona Turner
J. H. Williams
Misha, Larry
Irene
Detroit
W. J. Williams
Robert Green
Miss Theba
Frances Nungester
By Dewitt MacKenzie
Warsaw
Patton Drive
Dorothy Dix
Bell Syndicate Inc
Solon
CURRY
Norway
Lydia E. Pinkham
Goidel
Evelyn’s Beauty Shop
Speake
Belk’s Linen Dept
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