Social notes highlight luncheons and outings in Decatur
Mrs. Tyne Sevier hosts a luncheon at Hotel Lyons for Mrs. W G Carter of Greeneville Tennessee visiting J W Wyker Jr local hostesses include J W Darrah and E H Barnett. Girl Scouts and Brownies plan an outing to Greenwood Park with a Cinderella play. Memorial Drive Methodist circles meet with Circle One and Circle Two led by Mrs E B Hames and Mrs R P Thompson. Fishing supper party at Wilson Lake honors Betty Ware Wyatt and visiting guests Heath Hartsette Betty Blackburn and Margaret Stickney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Tyne Sevier
Hotel
Lyons
W.-G--Carter
Greeneville
Tenn
J. W. Wyker Jr
Wyker
Will Wyker Sr
Hill Ferguson
Sevier
Brownies
Girl Scouts
Austinville
Greenwood Park
J. W. Darrah
E. H. Barnett
Jackson Street
W. G. Carter
Greeneville, Tenn
Miss Jones
Mimi Jones
Hotel Lyons
Betty Ware Wyatt
Heath Hartselle
Concord
N. C
Blackburn
Simpsonville
S. C
Margaret Stickney
Fort Knox
Earl Joyce Lee
Ann McEntire
Miss Stickney
Miss Wyatt
Misses Blackburn
Hartselle
Memorial Drive
Circle One
Circle Two
C. H. Edwards
E. B. Hames
Zettie Sheats
R. L. Thompson
Lillie Couch
D. S. Hurst
Stanley Wyatt
Wilson Lake
Local Personal Notes Include Trips and Hospital Visit
Miss Wilma Jane Patterson visits San Antonio to see Miss Bette Vaughn by plane. Louis West returns from Birmingham to enter A P I at Auburn this fall. S E Patterson and Patsy Patterson return from Cincinnati Louisville and Mammoth Cave. Hill Ferguson family moves to Decatur Ninth Avenue East. Harold Dixon admitted to Decatur General Hospital for an operation. Mrs H O Goidel visits Tuscaloosa with daughter Aldah student at the University of Alabama. Ida Hall Hill to return home from Alabama to Mooresville for holidays. Bonnie Lee Murphree from Alabama returns home for holidays. Patsy Patterson visits Cedartown Georgia. M E Halbrooks vacationing with sister in New Orleans. Mimi Jones Betty Ware Wyatt accompany Margaret Stickney to Fort Knox. Peggy Wilds returns from Alabama for holidays. Sarah Lichtenstein to stop in Pulaski for a wedding attendance. Charles and Williams Foyster and others listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. O. Goidel
Tuscaloosa
Aldah
University of Alabama
Mimi Jones
Betty Ware Wyatt
Margaret Stickney
Fort Knox,y
A Guide to Clearer Complexion for Oily Skins
The article advises a skincare routine for oily skin focusing on cleansing with hot moist compresses after nightly soap washing, toning with hazel, and using light powders. It also recommends a low fat diet, plenty of water, salads, lean meats, seafood, dairy, fruits, and regular baths, plus careful cosmetic use to control oil.
Sins Within Church Hurls Call for Revival at Central Baptist
Evangelist Porter Barrington warns in a Central Baptist tent that internal sins threaten a church more than external temptations. He cites Ananias and Sapphira to illustrate deceit jealousy and covetousness that undermine unity and prayers for revival in Decatur Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ananias
Sapphira
Porter Barrington
Central Baptist Church
Satan
Barnabas
Peter
Decatur
Alabama
Local Folks Leave for Holidays and Visits
Barnum will arrive home this week from the University of Alabama to spend the inter quarter holidays with homefolks. Mrs. Thomas C. White is recovering at home on East Vine Street after treatment at Decatur General Hospital. Mrs. O K Hackley and son plan to return to Miami Florida after visiting their sister Mrs A J Coleman. Mrs T G Morrow and Miss Mary Robertson are in Little Rock visiting Mrs Albert Danforth. Mrs Charles Frazier and two children from Selma are visiting Mrs H Eyster and Mrs Georgie Miller. Mrs W C Bailey left this morning for a visit to her son and daughter in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Wilds
University of Alabama
Mrs. H. Wilds
Barnum
Thomas C. White
East Vine Street
Decatur General Hospital
O. K. Hackley
O. K. Jr
Miami, Fla
A. J. Coleman
T. G. Morrow
Mary Robertson
Little Rock, Ark
Albert Danforth
Charles Frazier
Selma
Arles H. Eyster
Georgie Miller
W. C. Bailey
Sam Stephenson
Birmingham
Daisy Baskets Pattern Enchants Crochet Crafters
Daisy baskets headlined as charming chair accents with protective plus pretty features. Instructions suggest crocheting daisy medallions separately before joining, citing Pattern 629 and Laura Wheeler's improved technique to enhance needlework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daisy
Laura Wheeler
Decontrol Board To Oversee OPA Long Term
Washington August 21 The price decontrol board will stay in business until June 30 1947 with ceilings restored on meats soybeans and cottonseed Its next tasks include deciding ceilings on eggs poultry tobacco and petroleum and then routine checks of OPA and Agriculture Department. Industries may appeal OPA decisions to the decontrol board and seek removal of non food ceilings while food ceilings go to the Agriculture Department before any further appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Marlow Washington
Congress
OPA
Agriculture Department
Decontrol Board
Agricultural Department
Reserve and guard officers urged back to active duty
War Department information released at the Army recruiting sub station in Decatur offers reserve and national guard officers on inactive status or terminal leave a chance to return to active duty. There are 7,589 vacancies for volunteers for unlimited service or 12 18 or 24 month terms. Applications and details are available at the courthouse recruiting sub station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guard
War Department
Army Recruiting Office
Reserve
Army
Courthouse
Decatur
Cullman Merchant Nominated to Oppose Manasco
M. H. Woodward a Cullman merchant was nominated by Republicans to oppose Representative Carter Manasco for the seventh district seat. The nomination occurred at a nine-county meeting in Jasper Alabama with Manasco unopposed in the Democratic primary. Delegates from Franklin reported all Republican county candidates were ex-GIs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper
Ala
M. H. Woodward
Cullman
Carter Manasco
Woodward
Manasco
Franklin County
Insulating Tape Aims to Cut Fuel Use at Baseboard Gaps
Insulating tape placed over the cracks between the baseboards and the floor yields a substantial saving of fuel. The adjustment reflects energy awareness and practical home improvement measures.
Needlecraft Pattern Offer from The Decatur Daily
Advertisement requests twenty cents for a pattern kit with charts photos and directions. Send payment to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept at 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY 11 with pattern number name address and zone. A free 1946 Needlecraft Catalog contains 112 illustrations and a cuddle toy pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Dear Miss Dix on Love and Loyalty in Wartime
A reader asks how to handle old suitors after a sailor plans to marry later. Dorothy Dix warns against denying companionship and advises allowing education and growth while maintaining fairness, cautioning that distant future marriage is uncertain. A separate note urges keeping home appealing to curb a wandering husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Dorothy DIX
George Washington
Postwar potatoes flood in as largest crop on record
Chicago reports the first big postwar potato crop pouring in with records. Weather conditions and use of DDT by growers boosted yields across states led by California and Idaho with Maine holding a distant third. Chicago receives carloads as surplus grows. Government marketing promises lower consumer prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
California
Idaho
Maine
Henry IV Founds Order of the Bath in 1399
In 1399 Henry IV established a new military order named the Order of the Bath, a creation marking a major royal foundation and granting a formal chivalric body to serve the crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry IV of
Order of the Bath
Untitled fragment hints at a perilous pursuit
A terse fragment suggests a tense chase where a character risks being hunted by a wolf. The plan to separate the pair unfolds as they embark on a trip, introducing encounters with girls of similar age and implying a fading memory of one companion.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ruth Murphree
First Samuel
M. B. Thompson
A. L. Craig
World Missions of the Church
L. L. McCulloch
J. A. Davis
Wilma Jane Patterson
San Antonio
Texas
Bette Vaughn
Louis West
Warren West
Auburn
S. E. Patterson
Patsy Patterson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Louisville
Mammoth Cave, Ky
Ninth Avenue East
Harold Dixon
G. H. Dixon
Sixth Avenue North
Ida Hall Hill
Mooresville
Bonnie Lee Murphree
Julia Ann Morgan
Cedartown
M. E. Halbrooks
Mrs
S. E. Falgust
New Orleans
Lacy
Sarah Lichtenstein
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tenn
Pulaski
Charles and
Williams Foyster
Joe Calvin
al Jones
Billy Reed
Richard Coffee
Denson
Caddell Drug CO
Louisanne Delicatessen
Grant St
McCullough
East Main St
Second Avenue
Buitreys
Trey Store
Helen Follett
Patton Furiture CO
West Vine Street
Chloe Marr
Singing Waters
Bell Timson
Bugger’s Book Store
Johnston Phone
Monasco
Sally
Marriage Bureau
U.S
Patent Office
Tay Alan
Goidel’s Drug Store
Move' S
Belk Hudson
Vanity & Table
Lidia E. Pinkham
Rainey’s Beauty Academy
2Nd Ave
IHONE
Men’s & Boys
Moccasins
Brown
W. T. Grant CO
Secons Ave
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