Wedding Solemnized in Hartselle For Lottie Mae Gleen and Cpl Sterling L Jones
Miss Lottie Mae Gleen daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe R Gleen of Hartselle Alabama wed Cpl Sterling L Jones stationed at Camp Livingston Louisiana son of Mr and Mrs Sam D Jones also of Hartselle in a Wednesday ceremony at the Methodist church Rev Edwin Branscomb officiated A wedding supper followed at the groom's parents home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lottie Mae Gleen
Joe R. Gleen
Hartselle 2
Cpl. Sterling L. Jones
Camp Livingston
Louisiana
Sam D. Jones
Hartselle
Edwin Branscomb
Bradley M. Jones
Lewis Jones
Pattern Ads and Local News From Decatur Daily
Clothing pattern notices offer Pattern 4880 for a jacket and jumper in children's sizes with yardage. The page lists names and travels of local residents including Lt. Clary and Lt. Buckley, and mentions visits to Mobile New Orleans and Birmingham along with travel to San Antonio and Monteagle Tennessee.
Sunday Social Notices Across Morgan County Lebanon
Local residents report Sunday school attendance and family visits in Morgan County including Homer Summerford family from Falkville and Pvt H Summerford on 12 day leave from New Orleans. Others visited relatives in Decatur Neel and Mobile while Pfc Howard Winsett wounded in action and recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Summerford
Falkville
Summerford
New Orleans
Pennsylvania
Decatur
Solon Hughes
Bernadine Goff
Stella Mae Bogar
George Eaton
Maurice Ox
W.T. Knox
Edward Wright
Cedar Plains
Malcolm
Fred King
Néel
Hewlett Gar
Lester Shaneyfelt
Vinemont
Ruth Wiley
Cpl
Hal Wiley
Camp Stewart
Bell Telephone Company
Annie Shaneyfelt
Cline Shaneyfelt
Sandra Jean
Mobile
Ala
Lonnie Winsett
Pfc
Howard Winsett
Winsett
Nebo Baptist Church
Stella Mae
Hewlett Bogar
Neel
Felix Thomason
Knoxville
Tenn
Birthday Dinner for Peggy Nell Stephenson
Mrs Claude Stephenson hosted an all day party on Friday August 25 to celebrate Peggy Nell Stephenson s 10th birthday. At noon guests including Peggy Jane Davis Andie Ruth Williams Betty Sue Williams Martha Ann Wanda Zell and John Albert Stephenson enjoyed chicken desert and iced tea and Peggy received nice gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Stephenson
Peggy Nell
Peggy Jane Davis
Andie Ruth Williams
Betty Sue Williams
Martha Ann
Wanda Zell
John Albert Stephenson
9 Inch Playmate Pattern for Little Girl Doll
Adorable 9 inch high playmate doll in pinafore and princess dress. Pattern includes transfer for doll clothes and directions. Price Fifteen cents. Send coin to Needlecraft Dept. 42, Eighth Avenue, New York 11, NY. Include pattern number, name and address. Fifteen cents adds catalog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
Emotional Disturbances Warn of Health and Harmony
A wartime era piece urges women to guard health and appearance by maintaining emotional control. It links small family clashes to dizziness, heart irregularities, digestion issues, and a worn demeanor. It advocates tolerance, restraint, and self care to avoid a cascade of fashion and beauty troubles.
Morgan County News Briefs From Union Hill and Surrounding
Local residents attend services at Union Hill with Morgan County ties including Mr and Mrs Owen Edwards and children Ruth Sue Claudie Belle and Delthia Lee. Visitors and homecomings feature the Campbells Bowling Criscoe Whisenant and Pettit households with travel to Falkville Texas and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen Edwards
Ruth Sue
Claudie Belle
Delthia Lee
Union Hill
John Campbell
Cullman
Carl Bowling
Annie Sue
Joe Lawrence
Cecil Compton
Pvt
Louisiana
Ethel Criscoe
Sara Anne
Texas
Alta Curry
Virgie Mae Helms
Jewell Garrett
Angie Whisenant
Effie Bowling
Claudie Edwards
Falkville
Ella Pettit
W. G. Whisenant
Winton Families Share Visits Amid Weekend Gatherings
Morgan County notices describe visits among the Sivley Allen Sharp and George families in Winton and Hartselle. Jack Sharp and Dwayne George are mentioned with nearby relatives.
Shady Grove Visitors and Local Family Notes
Morgan County news item listing visitors and guests around Shady Grove. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Standridge in Caddo, Mrs. Eugene Morrison returning from Indiana, G. S. McDougle at Macedonia, Elizabeth Black with Decatur contact, and multiple visits among local families in Florence, Vinemont, Chapel Hill, Cleveland and Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell Standridge
Joe Rinegar
Caddo
Eugene Morrison
Indiana
W. R. McMeans
G. S. McDougle
Johnnie McDougle
Macedonia
Elizabeth Black
Hulon Tucker
Decatur
D. T. Long
Florence
Ruthie Phillips
Vinemont
Edward White
Josephine Standridge
Elaine Millwood
Chapel Hill
Guy Petty
Petteys
Cleveland
Tennessee
Eugene Bolton
Trinity
Elmer Ange
Dan Hurst
I. E. Wright
Fred Gray
Elbert Weaver
W. B. Lamon
Medal of Honor for 21 year old American flier
The Congress Medal of Honor was awarded to Technical Sergeant Forest L. Vosler of Livonia New York for bravely fighting after being wounded in the chest eyes and legs He drove off German planes repaired the radio and saved a tail gunner The citation notes Vosler did not request being dropped overboard to lighten the load as the ship was damaged The Caspian is described as the largest land locked salt sea in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Forrest L. Vosler
Livonia
New York
Vosler
Paris Welcomes Allies in Joyful Street Celebration
Reporter describes crowded Paris streets packed with cheering crowds as Allied forces enter the city. Soldiers and journalists share in the elation, with kisses from Parisians and a tense return of artillery fire nearby as Germans retreat along the Seine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Henry Gorrell
United Press
Carl Pergler
Washington, D. C
Corp
Alexander Below
Amherst
Mass
Rue Aristide
Briand
Rue d’ Orleans
Seine
Senate
Marrying a Stranger In War Time Warned By Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Dix laments the folly of marrying strangers during war as letters from distraught brides reveal. Two cases show a service man with insanity in the family and an aristocratic woman finding a bluntly different, low-status in-law background. Fathers are urged to investigate suitors, not trust appearances or uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. O
Worothy Ols
Svorce
ORGAN COUNTY LACEY S SPRING
The Baptist meeting closed Saturday night adding one new member. A large crowd attended the Sunday service at Hough cemetery for the funeral of Mrs Clifford Buck. Mrs Buck and family live in Attalla. Mrs Jackson of Mississippi visits daughter Mrs James Lipscomb. Mrs Fred Walter and children of Hartselle returned home after visiting their mother. Liberty Church of God revival begins this week led by Mason of Huntsville. public invited. Emma Hough Smith of Huntsville visits Mrs N J Hough two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Buck
Hough Cemetery
Buck
Attalla
Jackson
Mississippi
James Lipscomb
Fred Walter
Hartselle
R. L. Moore
H Route 1
Augusta Winfrey
Liberty Church of God
Mason of
Huntsville
Emma Hough Smith
N. J. Hough
Pleasant View Notices Include Local Family Health Updates
Mrs Frank Yates underwent an operation at Decatur General hospital last Tuesday and is reported improving rapidly. Willie Mer Woods is suffering with an infected foot but improving. Istie Woods is staying with her daughter Loyd Looney of Friendship for a few days. Mr and Mrs David Mattox of Huntsville spent Saturday night with J D Sta. Mrs Alvin Taylor visited last week with Mr and Mrs Hershel Tucker. Mrs Odis Staples and son A spent a few days last week with Mr and Mrs Cleo Minor of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Yates
Decatur General Hospital
Willie Mer Woods
Istie Woods
Loyd Looney
David Mattox
Huntsville
J. D. Sta
Alvin Taylor
Ershel Tucker
Odis Staples and Son
Cleo Minor
Decatur
Local War News and Family Notes From Rocky Ford
In Rocky Ford, Pvt Loyde C Betterton is reported missing in action in France, per War Department telegrams to Mr and Mrs Erby Betterton of Birmingham. William Wallace arrives in New York from overseas after being wounded in June and an England hospital stay. Other items note weekend visits among families in Hartselle Decatur Oak Ridge and Hopewell with updates on newborns and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erby Betterton
Birmingham
War Department
Pvt
Loyde C. Betterton
France
Etheridge Bates
Roywallyn
Sonny
Harry Joe
Hartselle
A. W. Taylor
W. L. Wallace
William Wallace
New York
England
Garrison Family Visit Noted in Local News
Nutt Sunday reports Mrs. Frank Garrison spent last week visiting Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Garrison, with family gatherings and hospitality highlighted.
Study proposed for State Teachers College at Livingston
Aug 29 report from Montgomery says the state board of education suggests studying whether the State Teachers College at Livingston should remain a four year college or have its plant facilities repurposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Livingston
State Board of Education
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Central Circle
Central Methodist W. 8. C. S
W. H. Day
Raymond Britain
Inston Powell
Warren
South Pacific
Kermit Pitt
John McBride
J. W. Crowe
Cottingham
William Anderson
Central Baptist W. M. S
Charles Williams
Rebecca
John Green
David Gibson
Questminever
Westminster Presbyterian Auxiliary
Dolores Hardage
T. G. Henry
Our World Spiritual Fellowship
A. D. Jervis
Mary Keenan
Mary Lou Dancy
Delano Park
Butler Hine
Patt Hall
Norfolk, Va
L. L. Frazier
W. F. Frazier
United States Navy
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Mrs. L. L. Frazier
Church Street
Ray McWright
Mt. Hope
Ben Fikes
J. E. Kimbrough
Jim Landers
Billy
C. R. Vassar
Leland E. Vassar
Elizabeth Calvin
Virginia Prince Calvin
New York City
Farrell Tucker
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Sgt. Tucker
Camp Phillips
Salina
Kansas
Perry Davis
Jimmie Ratliff
Stumpf
San Antonio, Texas
Brad Bibb Bailey
D. B. True, Jr
Roy Honeycutt
Nashville, Tenn
Clary
East Lafayette St
Gray
Southern Airways
Paul 8. Buckley
Chester
Courtland
Louis Argend
Andrew Jones
Verda Hewitt
Johnnie and
Freddie
E. C. Danley
Bobbie
Jimmie
Jerry
Esther
Ann
Alice Smith
W. L. Moody
Scottsboro
J. T. Bryant
W. M. Simmons
Crate McClendenon
Betty Jane’ McClendenon
Murfreesboro
Maynard Layman
Monteagle, Tenn
Lamar Penney
J. E. Penney
Gulf East
T.R. Harrinson
H. F. Sherrod
Lydia E. Pinkham
Goidel’s
Evelyn’s Beauty Shop
Morgan County
Lebanon
Ruth Shaneyfelt
P ‘Owota
Dillehay
Helen Follett
Ann Savage
Morgan County Rescue
W. A. Helms
Winton
Floyd Sivley
Jackie Faye Allen
Jo Anh Sivley
Mr. and
Mrs. M. C. Sharp
M. C. Sharp
Jack
Leander Allen
Jackie Faye
Baby
Charles George
Dwayne
Jack Sharp
Rudolph Sivley
Granville Sivley
Tam
Shady Grove
Helen McDougle
Caspian
Ida Lupino
Paul Henreid
Roxy Theatre
Pyle
Helen Cardon
America
Dorothy Dix
The
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Lacey’s Spring
Pleasant View
Mrs. Hears Woods
Miss Ozell MC Nutt
Moye
Oxfords
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