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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 28, 1944

Page

5

Double Wedding Rings Decatur Residents

Eveleen L Hughes wed Bernice Edgar Brown and Katherine Estell Higdon wed Buford Mitchell in a Saturday ceremony at Rev J M Engle's home. The couples will reside in Decatur. Also, Army light passenger ship launch No 603 at Shipbuilding Corp occurred Saturday at 3:30 pm with Mrs Eva Payne sponsoring and a luncheon at Cornelian Court hotel for the launching party.

Eveleen L. Hughes Bernice Edgar Brown Katherine Estell Higdon Buford Mitchell J. M. Engle Decatur Army Ie S Shipbuilding Corporation Eva Payne Cornelian Court Hotel Payne R. I. Ingalls, Jr Kathryn Leonard Lula Johnson Elizabeth Palmer Jenny Jeffries Helen Crook William Wallace Ralph Lyles Johnnie Smith E. R. Hammett A. S. Anderson Maxine McCutcheon Ingalls

Personal notices from local society page

Mrs L J Ramage and Mrs Elea nor Ramage McBride left Friday for Boston to spend a month with their brother and uncle Dr Will Dinsmore. Mrs Robin Thomas is at Vanderbilt hospital Nashville for medical examination. Mr and Mrs John Nelson returned home after a week at Horn Springs Tench. Mrs R McFerrin and son Jack returned home after his Vanderbilt hospital exam. Mrs C G Hardwick Jr moved to Hilland Ave wilt lane for operation Tuesday morning. Word has been received that S Sgt Charles Edward Black landed safely on Oahu Island Lt Luther Percy Chunn of Fifth Texas spent the week end.

L. J. Ramage Eleanor Ramage McBride Boston Mass Will Dinsmore John Nelson Horn Springs Tench Charles Edward Black Island of Oahu Olga Chunn Jean Susie Ann Chunn Odis Chunn Talucah Velma King Decatur J. F. Tanner Elna Tanner Auburn Mayme Livingston Martha Martin Texas Virgil Smith Felton Mason Edward Smith Jopna Delorese Smith

Smart Shirttfrock Pattern 4574 Ad by Anne Adams

Anne Adams promotes pattern 4574 in rayon mix with bow belt and ribbon, offered in misses and women sizes up to 46. Includes a needlework motif pattern for linens and garments. Price twenty cents plus mailing. Also available a larger 32 page summer styles pattern book for fifteen cents more.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

Social notes and travel plans of military families

Mrs Witt S- R- Russén travels from Bonca Raton Army Air Field to Lincoln Nebraska for an oversea assignment as a B-29 navigator aboard Miss Marjorie Russell spends a week in Southern Pines North Carolina as guest of Lt and Mrs William Knight. Numerous visits and returns by families from Birmingham Chattanooga Anniston Florence and Montgomery to Huntsville and Tuscumbia noted with engagements and remembrances.

Marjorie Russell Southern Pines North Carolina William Knight Knight Margaret Liles Falkville

Forces plans outlined at Dumbarton Oaks talks

Soviet, American, and British delegates at Dumbarton Oaks discuss how to organize force for suppressing future aggressor nations. The main ideas include a possible international air corps, an American plan for national forces under an international security body, and regional entities subordinate to a world agency with a joint chiefs of staff model.

John M. Hightower Washington Dumbarton Oaks Essa International Security Organization World Security Agency Pan-American Union World Agency Chiefs of Staff Board

Republicans Plan to Open Campaign Coast to Coast

Three Republican governors will launch the GOP national campaign with coast to coast radio talks tomorrow night, followed by six more governors in similar addresses as a prelude to speeches by Presidential Nominee Thomas E Dewey.

New York Thomas E. Dewey

Son Paul A S Arrives for Naval Training in San Diego

Reported arrival of Paul A S, the son of the family, in San Diego California for naval training. His address is Company 44 484 United States Naval Training Center San Diego Cal 33.

Paul A. S San Diego Cal U. S. Naval Training Center

Condition and care tips for a permanent wave

Guidance on preparing hair before a permanent wave emphasizes conditioning for weeks, brushing nightly, and applying hot mineral oil before shampoo. It notes that hair type affects results, with thin hair hard to wave and thick hair more cooperative, and warns against hurried technique.

Morgan County Rock Creek by J F Tanner

Joseph Latham had a wreck on the Hartselle highway when the steering rod loosened. Aaron Oden was thrown and seriously hurt while Walter Oden had only scratches. Visitors to Arab included Roy and Sallie Coker and Eulys Leak.

Joseph Latham Hartselle Aaron’ Oden Walter Oden Roy Oden Peer Ford Marie Ford Sallie Coker Eulys Arab Kirbo Woodland Mills

Rest of My Life: Judith and Matthew Toy With Love

In a sunlit summer, Matthew adapts to a quiet life with his mother and friends while Judith contemplates love, marriage, and a possible match for Mary Mortimer. Tensions surface over Lynn Mortimer and Mary, as Judith accuses Matthew of romantic folly and Matthew muses on his mother’s future happiness.

Matthew Irene Sam Bill Jimmy Treadway Judith Ella Mary Lynn Mother Jimmy Lynn Mortimer Mr. Mortimer Judy Andrea Mortimer Mary Norman Treadway Centaur

Southern rate fight aided by antitrust suit against Western railroads

Washington officials say the Justice Department's action in Lincoln, Nebraska, against Western railroads could bolster Southern efforts for lower freight rates. Senators Ellender and Ramspeck warn success helps both regions, while failure could prejudice Southern interests.

Clair Johnson Washington Western Railroads Southern Rail Lines Justice Department Lincoln Neb United States Eliender Dla Ellender South Ramspeck

Milk Plant Closure Leaves 68,000 Consumers Without Milk

The Southern Dairies plant in Birmingham remained shut amid a dispute over a closed shop contract. Plant manager T A Horsley said about 68,000 private customers and 250 institutions were affected and 1,800 gallons dumped. He claimed power to obey a War Labor Board order was lacking.

Birmingham Ala Southern Dairies, Inc T. A. Horsley Horsley Fourth Regional War Labor Board

Production Lags in Birmingham War District

In Birmingham Alabama Herbert Tutwiler, head of the five state Army Ordnance District, says production lags as war needs grow and more Americans feel the decisive punch has been delivered in the war.

Birmingham Ala Herbert Tutwiler

End with her parents and visiting relatives from Joppa

Edward Smith and children from near Joppa spent Friday night with his son, Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Smith, ending the visit with his wife and her parents.

Jimmie Davis Jim Huntsville Virgil Smith Edward Smith Joppa

Needlecraft Pattern Ad for Jr Miss Dress Size 10 16

A New York pattern offer details a Jr Miss dress pattern 971 with embroidery motifs. Order requires fifteen cents per pattern plus optional catalog for thirty two pages with 133 embroidery knitting crochet and home decor designs.

Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Dorothy Dix Advice Column on Love and Marriage

Dear Dorothy Dix advises a 26-year-old in a love triangle to end the romance after six months if no marriage plans emerge. A 21-year-old soldier should postpone marriage until after the war to avoid unstable wartime dynamics. An elderly couple's fourteen-year silence is discussed with a blunt view on stubbornness and happiness.

B.C

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