Meeting of Eta Sigma Phi at Miss Hulme's Home
Beta Sigma Phi holds a major meeting at 7 30 p m in the home of Miss Magdelin Hulme 310 West Moulton Street all members urged to attend A luncheon at the Hotel Lyons featured Mrs Thomas A Bowles as hostess and Mrs W G Carter of Greenville Tenn with other visitors from Selma and local families also noted are gatherings honoring Mrs Charles Frazier and Mrs Louis Hoff at nearby luncheon events with floral centerpieces and a multi course meal
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ETA Sigma Phi
Beta Sigma Phi
Magdelin Hulme
West Moulton Street
Thomas A. Bowles
Hotel
Lyons
W. G. Carter
Greenville, Tenn
J. W. Wyker Jr
Charles Frazier
Selm
Charles H. Eyster
Georgie Miller
Frazier
Hoff
Arthur A. Jones
Barrett Shelton
F. D. Peebles
Selma
Ala
Louis Hoff
Texas City
Texas
Betsy Jane Elam to Wed Horace E. Dryden in Tuscaloosa
Notices list multiple northern and southern guests traveling to attend the Tuscaloosa wedding of Betsy Jane Elam to Horace E. Dryden. Families from Auburn, Birmingham, Monroe, and Memphis plan attendance and attendants.
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S. E. Patterson
Patsy Patterson
Tuscaloosa
Betsy Jane Elam
Horace E. Dryden
Rex C. Poll
Horace Dryden
Mr. Dryden
Morgan Boy in Training at Geiger Field
Pet. Ales G. Reid of Hartselle 2 begins aviation engineer training with the Army air forces at Geiger Field Spokane Washington. Courses include repair operations of automotive equipment tractors and graders used in airport and highway construction drafting surveying and carpentry.
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Pet
Ales G. Reid
Hartselle 2
Army Air Forces
Geiger Field
Spokane
Washington
Eric Dougan
RAF
Aviation Engineer
Engineer
Coast Guard hunts for three crew after ship collision
A Coast Guard aircraft extended its search for three FS231 crew members missing after the Army supply ship collided with the Midland Victory off New York. One seaman died and 14 others were injured in the midnight crash 25 miles east of the city.
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New York
Coast Guard
Midland Victory
Local residents travel for weddings and visits
Mr and Mrs Robert C Bibb and children returned Sunday night after visiting friends in Nashville Tennessee. Mrs Bibb of Belle Mina spends the day here. Mr and Mrs Robert G McNelly plan to travel Friday to Memphis then Los Angeles for the wedding of their brother Jack McNelly. Mrs Russell Brothers and guests from Portland Oregon and Chicago Illinois visit the Troupes in Nashville. Mrs Spight Alexander and daughter Mary Louise go Gulf Coast after Alabama College stay. Frank W Troup and son Randy visit Nashville. Ingold Timberlake Jr Claude McBride Jr and Thomas Hurst return home for holidays after summer quarter at Auburn.
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Robert C. Bibb
Nashville
Tenn
Robert G. McNelly
Memphis
Los Angeles
Cal
Jack McNelly
Spight Alexander
Dothan
Ala
Mary Louise
Alabama College
Montevallo
Gulf Coast
Frank W. Troup
Randy
Russell Brothers
Ingold Timberlake Jr
Claude McBride Jr
Thomas Hurst
Auburn
Help Save Fats Week Urges Soap Material Conservation
Mayor H R Summer proclaims August 26 to September 7 as Help Save Fats Week to boost salvage fats collection for soap. Mrs L R Nash notes markets and butchers as collection points. one pound of used fat aids soap production and eases household dishwashing burden amid global fat shortages.
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H. R. Summer Today
Department of Agriculture
United States
Quotes and Shorts From Decatur Abridged Humor Page
A collage of snippets and jokes from Decatur including stage quotes about ceilings prices family life and day-to-day gags. A gardener suspects tomato thieves while two boys claim innocence. Anecdotes mention Abe Lincoln horse trading and a boastful town character refusing a banquet toastmaster role.
Dorothy Dix Advice on Mothers Teaching Daughters Domestic Skills
Dear Miss Dix discusses mothers who neglect teaching daughters cooking and sewing and how this fuels marital unhappiness. Dorothy Dix argues mothers must prepare daughters for life by domestic skills to avoid divorces and unhappy unions.
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Dorothy DIX
Plane crashes near Holly Springs kill at least two
A two engine airplane likely an American Airlines pilot training ship crashed and burned last night near Holly Springs Mississippi about 60 miles southeast of Memphis. It carried at least two men to their deaths.
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Memphis
Tenn
American Airlines
Holly Springs
Miss
Here
Up Or Outdated Hair Styles Stir Debate In Home Life
A dated column jokes about women's reluctance to change hairdos preferring to stay becoming rather than modern. It contrasts conservative tastes with newer styles and notes how hair grows and can be reshaped, suggesting persistence in trying new looks.
Wasp Stings Baltimore Man During Sleepy Yawn
A Baltimore man was stung in the tonsil by a wasp while yawning in bed. The incident occurred after a banker and GI discussed large mortgage plans and numerous extras.
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Decatur Banker
Baltimore, Md
War veteran gets tent home back in Birmingham
War veteran Roy Hill reclaimed his 16 foot square tent on a vacant Birmingham lot, planning to convert it into a family home. The tent had been stolen Friday night and found abandoned nearby. Hill, a former coal miner, will board up the sides and install an oil heater for winter, with his wife and four children.
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Birmingham
Ala
Roy Hill
Hill
Old tradition of family unity fades in modern times
Dear Abby style advice notes that families should part for the common good. A widow mother dies leaving two minor children with the mother in law. The father shows little interest while the children roam the streets. Suggest boarding school or a governess if too young.
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Dorothy DIX
Inlaw
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Julian Bibb
St. Joseph
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rainey’s Beauty
Academy
2Nd Ave
American Legion
John F. Thompson
Hartselle
Millard Buchmann
Robert McGee
S. C. Craig
Lynn Lumsden
Harry Frazier
Monroe, la
L. R. Nash
Buddy Garrett
E. P. Garrett
Mooresville
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Clyde Looney
Henry, Tenn
Mrs
Erin Walker
Lytton Walker
Gillie Key Jr
Harold Doss Jr
Monte Sano
Huntsville
James Rankin
Annie Sue Cain
Rex Rankin
Daytona Beach
Fla
J. R. Daniels
D. S. Echols
Mary Augusta Bibb
Brad Bibb Bailey
Betsy Jace Elam
Mr. Bailey
Harry Rehberg Jr
Memphis, Tenn
Harry Rehberg Sr
Dot Hester
Russellville
T. L. Baker Jr
Ed Warren
Eva Fennell
Louis A. Neill
Louisanne Delicatessen & Cafe
Grant St
Belk Hudson
Mrs. Housewife
Morgan
Belle Mina
Afar
Robinson Furniture CO
Bank St
Decatur Cleaners
Johnston St
June Moore
Decatur
Fallin
Mistah
Abe Lincoln
Abe
Modest Maidens
U $ Patent Office
Gell Syndicate
Miss DIX
K. V
Helen Follett
Alice Frost
Moye
Goidel’s Drug Store
Second Ave
Watkins & Perry
6Th Ave
Hallmark
City Park
E. Vine ST
State National Bank
Caddell Drug Co
P. O. Box
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