Circles Meet for Bible Study in City Churches
Society notes show Circle One of Memorial Drive Methodist W S C S meeting for Bible study with devotions by Mrs R L Penn and lesson on Romans led by Mrs D Hurst Circle Two at Mrs Charles Edwards home studied Pauls Epistles with a social hour following Westminster Circle One hosted by Mrs Mary Papenberg with devotion on Forgiveness and a program reviewing Pearl Buck Dragon Seed Circle Two at Mrs J D Jervis home featured Prayer As A Conversation with God and China as its general topic Westminster Guild discussed Christian Unity Around the World at Mrs Irene Blackwell s home Eas INTH STREET HODIST W S C S and Ninth Street Methodist church W S C S held meetings with devotions readings and world outlook missions programs First Presbyterian Auxiliary met for a combined business and program session with a Stewardship talk and prayers.
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Memorial Drive
Methodist
R. L. Penn
Hurst
Circle Two
Charles Edwards
Edwards
D. S. Hurst
Westminster
Mary Papenberg
Westminster Presbyterian Circle
Roll
John Pattterson Jr
R. E. Rogers
Pearl Buck
Tennis Tidwell
Papenberg
Landers
W. C. McClung
J. D. Jervis
James R. Rankin
Roy Tucker
China
Westminster Guild
Irene Blackwell
Robert McRight
Oomie Samuels
Harry Wyatt
Louis Ling
Blackwell
Eas
Ninth Street
First Presbyterian Auxiliary
First Presbyterian Church
Annex
John W Jones
Jones
F. S. Hunt
Wilson Orr
Pattern 4596 children’s sewing pattern and book offer
Pattern 4596 for children’s sizes 2 to 6 features a jumper and blouse with yardage details. Also offered is a decorative motifs pattern for 20 cents, plus a 15-cent upgrade to a 32-page Anne Adams pattern book with a free pattern in the book. Local notices report travel, military, and family updates.
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Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Delano Park Daily Doings Highlight Park Family Reunion Variety
Friends and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Counts gathered at Delano park for a family reunion. A noon lunch followed by golf and badminton for adults and pool fun for children filled the day. Many visitors from Arlington and nearby towns appeared, with locals noted for park activities and carousel swings.
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J. A. Counts
Delano Park
Regular preaching day at Lawrence County Friendship
Sunday brings the regular preaching service led by Rev. Willie Parker. Local residents report visits and weekend gatherings among families including the Shaw, Poole, Looney, Hogan, Poole, and Smith households. Milford Fields of the U S Navy visits family as a large crowd attends Penns Church of Christ singing.
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Willie Parker
Edgar Butler
Near
Hartselle
Sam Steele
Kallie Shaw
Joe Shaw
Grace Poole
Decatur
Harrison Poole
Clarence Smith
Lula Smith
Teddie Shaw
Audie Shaw
Grady Asherbranner
Near Cullman
Omie Asherbranner
Eunice
Opal Hogan
Huntsville
Johnnie Hogan
Olene
Alene Gibson
Lorene Looney
Stella Doss
Mary Nell Hensley
Leslie Parker
Truitt
Lesline Poole
Florence
Phelton Looney
Woodard
Birmingham
Floyd Looney
Milford Fields
U. S. Navy
Louis Fields
Penns’ Church of Christ
Flora Smith
Speake
Isaac Childress
Miss Christine White Recuperating After Operation at Decatur General
Miss Christine White underwent an operation at Decatur General hospital Monday morning and is reported resting well. Mrs. H. R. Davis is in New Al ee, Ind., visiting her sister this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Kitchens
Decatur Iron and Steel Company
B. F. Collier
Mr. Collier
Bowling Green, Ky
Christine White
Decatur General Hospital
Crochet teddy bear and bunny pattern 961
Readers can obtain pattern 961 for two soft toys a teddy bear and a bunny with crochet in wool. Includes two identical pieces with extra ears, materials list and stitch illustration. Price fifteen cents plus mail offer for catalog with 32 pages and 133 illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Lost-and-found at the park may hold your pair
If you have misplaced a pair, these items could be yours and be located at the park. A park supervisor may assist you in retrieving them.
College Heads Meet Montgomery Alabama Veterans GI Bill Plan
Alabama college presidents met in Montgomery to discuss implementing the GI Bill of Rights. Dr. E B Norton state superintendent chaired the session with officials from the Veterans Administration and Selective Service present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
E. B. Norton
Veterans Administration
Selective Service
Lana Turner Divorces Stephen Crane
Los Angeles reports Lana Turner filed for divorce from Stephen Crane after a day of testimony describing him as sullen and nagging. The case highlights tensions in the couple's marriage and ends with a dissolution of their union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lana
Los Angeles
Lana Turner
Stephen Crane
Russian Language Reach Across Soviet and Central Europe
The Russian language is spoken by 110 million people in Soviet Russia and by about 4 million Ruthenians in Czechoslovakia Poland and Romania, indicating wide regional presence and cultural spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Russia
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Roumania
Eye Pouches and How to Banish Them
A dated beauty tip column explains under eye pouches caused by fatigue or inheritance. It prescribes a 15 minute routine: hot and cold eye baths, a cleansing cream applied outward and back, ice massage, and a half hour rest. Beauticians advise drinking three glasses of water daily to prevent them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beauticians
Voice of the People on a Just Peace Principles
Letter argues postwar peace must reflect seven moral principles agreed by Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish leaders. It urges church action to guide returning soldiers, oppose vengeance, and promote Christian unity as essential to lasting peace. Signed by S. E. Napps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church
Organizations of
Israel
Samuel
Christ
S. E. Napps
Morgan County Union Grove News Notes
Local residents report a lively Union Hill singing gathering. U S Army sailor Pete Steadham home on furlough. Ella White of Andalusia visited relatives here. Hood Hipps and others from Huntsville spent time with friends. Mrs Laura Jackson improving at home after illness. William Jackson of Merrimack visited his mother. Revival at Rescue concluded Friday. Annie Johnson visited son Austin Johnson in Waldermosa. John Williams and Edd Thomas traveled to Decatur. Rev Smallwood preached at the parish. Thelma and Ora Pritchett from Scottsboro stayed with kin. Several youths joined the U S Navy Friday. Eugene Lawrence and Walter Moch hosted Sunday dinner. Sula Williams of Birmingham visited relatives. Se Contos visiting uncle Goodson of West Point. Weekly prayer meeting set for Thursday nights. Joe Boyd and Pine Ridge family spent Sunday locally. Mrs Trixy Jackson now employed at Red Stone Arsenal Section Mond.
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Union Hill
Pete Steadham
U. S. Army
Ella White
Andalusia
Hood
D. A. Hipps
Huntsville
Wellie Thomas Sunny
William Jackson
Merrimack
Laura Jackson
David Jackson
Texas
Rescue
Annie Johnson
Austin Johnson
Waldermosa
John Williams
Edd Thomas
Decatur Wednesay
Smallwood
Thelma Pritchett
Ora
Scottsboro
U. S. Navy
Eugene Lawrence
Walter Moch
Morganty
Sula Williams
Birmingham
Se, Contos
Goodson
West Point
Joe Boyd
Pine Ridge
Trixy Jackson
Red Stone Arsenal
Se ‘Ion Mond
Ethel Whisenan
Dorothy Dix on Age and Its Hidden Rewards
Dorothy Dix argues that age brings serenity and practical freedoms. She notes older people shed anxiety, gain alibis, and curate social circles, while women in particular find beauty in aging as youth’s pressures fade.
Higdon Grandson Killed in Action in France
Mrs. Trussie Black learns her grandson Gurnie Higdon was killed in action in France during June. The column lists numerous local residents visiting, hosting, or traveling between families in Morgan County and nearby communities, including Higdon, West, McNutt, Edwards, and Wallace families, with updates on illnesses and reunions.
Harmon to wed Army flier Tom Harmon in Michigan chapel
Actress Elyse Knox arrived in Ann Arbor to begin social events before her wedding to Lt. Tom Harmon, former Michigan football star. Harmony plans a ceremony at St. Marys Chapel, where Harmon formerly worshiped, marking a high profile union in midwestern circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon
Ann Arbor
Mich
Elyse Knox
Tom Harmon
University of Michigan
Miss Knox
California
St. Mary's Chapel
Five more blue food stamps added to ration book four
The Office of Price Administration announced on Aug 22 that stamps 65 through L5 in ration book four will become valid Sept L and remain good indefinitely for buying processed foods in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Hunters Soon To Get Ammunition
Washington reports the War Production Board plans to lift its ammunition sales ban for hunting after crop and livestock losses. The May 1943 ban was relaxed for fall hunting and restored in January. An order expected this week will allow sales, with about 3,000,000 pounds of brass available for Q4 production of 130,000,000 shells, 240,000,000 rim fire, and 8,000,000 center-fire cartridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Production Board Dige
WPB
Ammunition Industry Advisory Committee
Notice of Sale of Land for Debts in Wilson Estate
In Morgan County Alabama probate court Mattie P. Wilson as administratrix of Joe F. Wilson deceased seeks court order to sell estate land for debts. The hearing is set for September 26, 1944, with notice to contest. Judge T. C. Almon presides. Publication dates August 15, 22 and 29, 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Morgan County
Mattie P. Wilson
Joe F. Wilson
Herne
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Age
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Danville Sunny
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