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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1944

Page

5

Juvenile Music Study Club to Meet Saturday Afternoon

The Juvenile Music Study Club will meet Saturday at 3 PM in the home of Mrs. S. T. Rollo, 343 Sherman Street. All members urged to attend.

Juvenile Music Study Club S. T. Rollo Sherman Street Bradley Preutt Cartwright Ferry Street Bradley Preuit , Jr Monroe, N. C Central Baptist Ww. M Central Baptist W. M., S Circle Six W. R. Pruitt

Personal notes mention military moves and holiday visits

Mrs Garner Pride of Montgomery will visit over Christmas with her sisters Miss Nona Morrow and Mrs Estelle Baker. Lt and Mrs Schiler and Lt and Mrs Harris depart for Lakeland Fla. Lt Schiler and Lt Harris reassigned after service with Southern Airways. Dr Louis A Neill spent Thanksgiving in Memphis with Dr and Mrs Duane M Carr and family in Chicasaw Gardens. Lt and Mrs King to Orangeburg after serving with Southern Airways. Mrs T C Lee and Carol visit aunt Mrs W J Duncan Jr then join husband Chief Petty Officer Thomas C Lee in Jacksonville Fla. CPO Lee recently returned from service in the South.

Garner Pride Montgomery Nona Morrow Estelle Baker Louis A. Neill Memphis Tenn Duane M. Carr Chicasaw Gardens T. C. Lee Carol W. J. Duncan, Jr Thomas C. Lee Jacksonville Florida Lee South

Mock Trial Held In Priceville To Aid School Fund

A Saturday night mock trial at 7 30 p m in Priceville School will raise funds for the school. Judge James Crow Jr presides. Alec Collier and Lamar Speake act as defendants charged with vagrancy and collusion. Melvin Hutson and Russell Lynne prosecute. Sherman Powell and James Weaver defend. Sheriff Willoughby will oversee arrests and sentencing.

Kangaroo Court of Priceville Expressiu James Crow Jr Caene Eceville Alec Collier Lamar Melvin Hutson Russell Lynne Mr. Woodruff Sherman Powell James Weaver W. T. Willoughby

Wages Boosted for Southeastern Greyhound Bus Workers

The fourth regional war labor board approved a master contract raising wages about 10 percent for nearly 2,000 bus drivers and maintenance workers at Southeastern Greyhound Lines, covering the past two years.

Atlanta Fourth Regional War Labor Board Today Southeastern Greyhound Lines

Unity in Christ Across Churches and Gifts

World-Wide Christian Fellowship notes the Dec 8 lesson John 17 and Corinthians on unity in Christ. It discusses sanctification, the one body of believers, diverse gifts, and Paul’s appeal for Gentile generosity to aid Jerusalem Christians.

Paul Corinth Jesus Jesus Christ Christ Churches of Christ Corinthians Jerusalem Bit Pru Lord Jesus Christ King Features Syndicate, Inc

Dorothy Dix Advice Columns on Work, Marriage and Integrity

Dorothy Dix counsels a service wife to tell her husband the truth about her defense plant job and not to cover for her mother in law. She warns against martyrdom and urges standing up for personal rights. The column also mocks a sixteen-husband tale and cautions about casual dating vs marriage.

Miss DIX Othy Dorothy DIX

Chiang Kai Shek divorce report denied by source

A close associate of Chiang Kai Shek ridiculed a circulating report that Chiang and his wife had separated. The source stated the claim was thoroughly discredited and unfounded.

Chungking Chiang Kai-Shek Chiang

Decatur native Jessie Fernandes aids Red Cross in England

Jessie Fernandes formerly of Decatur Alabama now serves as secretary to the field director with the American Red Cross in England. She moved there after marriage to an RAF officer and stayed after his death, aiding sailors with pay loan issues and PX supplies. She is the daughter of Major and Mrs. C J Muncie and a Blue Mountain College journalism graduate.

Red Cross Jesse Fernandes C. J. Muncie Decatur Jessie Fernandes Alabama Jessie Jay Fleet Aeroclub R.A. F Fernandes England American Red Cross States Navy Blue Mountain College Blue Mountain Macon Army Wives

Trio Injured as Trucks Collide in Front of Service Station

Three persons sustained minor injuries and about $500 in damages after a 1939 GMC Pepsi Cola truck driven by R N Poole collided with a 1937 Chevrolet Sterchi Bros. pickup truck driven by James Prince Negro. Police investigated and a passenger, Clarence Gold of 248 1 2 East Moulton Street, was taken to General Hospital by Brown's ambulance for treatment.

R. N. Poole Sterchi Bros James Prince U. S Thornton Hale Clarence Gold East Moulton Street General Hospital Brown's

Moroline Hair Tonic Ad Promises Lustrous Flat Hair

Ad copy urges customers to tame unruly hair with a well groomed look using Moroline Hair Tonic. A large bottle is priced at 25c and sold everywhere, claiming to add lustre and keep hair lying flat.

Nurses Needed Washington Red Cross Seeks 29691 Aides

Dec. 1 report states Red Cross chapters require 29691 nurse aides to support wartime health services. The call targets volunteers and qualified staff to bolster medical relief efforts nationwide.

Washington Red Cross

Estate of Agnes Luck Full Deceased Probate Notice

Letters testamentary on the last will and testament of Agnes Luck Full were granted November 13 1944 by Judge T C Almon of Morgan County Probate Court. All persons with claims against the estate must present them within the legal period or be barred. Clovis Babler. November 17 24 December 1.

Agnes Luckfull T. C. Almon Morgan County Clovis Babler

National aids and night work proposals across states

National figure Basil O'Connor advocates immediate nationwide relief with state level figures including Alabama 235 day aids and es for night work and Georgia 280, signaling a broad emergency relief push. The remarks indicate a coordinated plan to address urgent needs across the country.

Basil O’connor Alabama Georgia

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