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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1941
Page
5
Anne Adams Pattern 4836 for youngsters offers a three piece mixable set including a double breasted jacket a panelled skirt with optional suspender straps and a head hugging beanie. Available in sizes 4 6 8 10 and 12 with yardage and price details and order instructions.
Mrs R M Buchanan announces the marriage of her daughter Tel e Buchanan Clem to Mr William Littlefield on Monday August 18 1941 in Decatur. After a wedding trip the couple will reside in Decatur. Afternoon Tea Hosts Mrs W M Chenault and Miss Julia Chenault honor Mrs John Chenault after her wedding trip to the Carolinas.
Mrs. Robert Russell hosted bridge games with a high score prize and guests from Memphis. A flurry of visits, marriages, and social gatherings include Major Victor Lee's promotion in Birmingham, Miss Frances Christopher and Woodrow Anderson’s Louisville wedding, and numerous hometown visits by locals and kin across Huntsville Florence and Athens.
Julius Wiener registered for air raid warden service in Philadelphia age listed 81 later corrected to 86. He joked he claimed 61 to avoid rejection as an old man of 96. he was accepted into service.
A prose sketch outlines social flaws that ruin charm. It lists types to avoid: the taunting wit, the silent death’s head, the critical wife, the show off, the dramatic coquette, and the constant arguer. The piece cautions that ridicule hurts both sexes and ends by noting shared wartime anxiety.
Athens Alabama August 31 will mark the dedication of the First Christian Church building freed from debt. All former ministers and members are invited to return for the ceremony and the special return of five surviving charter members: Mrs. Fannie Glaze Johnston Mrs. Ethel Glaze Haggard W L Martin T T Martin of Athens and Mrs. Fannie Mingen Pepper of Birmingham. The dedicatory sermon will be delivered.
The article notes sermons delivered by the Reverend O. P. Spiegel, a retired minister associated with the Cloverdale Christian Church.
Crochet pattern by Laura Wheeler shows a pineapple motif turned into a scarf in multiple sizes and thread weights. Pattern 2034 lists directions, illustrations, and materials, with a request to send ten cents to Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept New York.
Montgomery, an uncle of the Reverend Grady Spiegel, who serves as the church’s present minister.
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