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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1941

Page

6

Circle and wedding notices plus fashion tips and war casualties

A local column notes Ruth Evelyn Johnston’s betrothal to Rev. Richard L. Sturgis Jr with a fall wedding planned. It highlights Anna Powers’ bridge luncheon as her Sept wedding approaches, a Young Matron Circle meeting, and美容 tips urging neck and jaw exercises. It also cites two million Russian war casualties and warns of ongoing high losses for Germany as Allied momentum grows, plus a maid job listing.

Miss Powers Anna Powers A. BD. Powers Athens LeGrande Wilson Cornelian Hotel Swansonia Edwina Powers David Smith Weakley Cunningham Alton DuPuy Harry Kittrell P. W. Hendrix, Jr D. J. Wilson Alan Wallace Decatur

Communist Party Says Germans Reinforce to Fill Losses

The article notes German forces bringing up reinforcements to cover heavy losses as the Soviet defense stiffens in a battle for the ancient capital and Bolshevik heartland. It cites Churchill on Nazi casualties, estimating up to two million dead as official counts show about 218,440 out of action before the invasion.

Communist Party People's Army Czars Russia Hitler Fuehrer

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