Christmas Party Fun With Le Club Entre Meres Hosts
Mrs. William G. Stone and Mrs. Paul Bryan hosted the Le Club Entre Meres Christmas gathering at the Stones home on Jackson Street. Attendees enjoyed pine decor, a gift tree, games, songs, a vocal quartet, and a Sixth War Loan drive discussion, with refreshments and gift distribution ending the festive evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William G. Stone
Paul Bryan
Stone
Jackson Street
le Club Entre Meres
Kermit Pitt
George Godwin
Casto Jarvis
Allan Waller
Horace Lovine
John McBride
Jarvis
Jingle Bells
Louis Bell
Ewell K. Gregg
Cheatman
Morgan County Ward Committee
Warnas
Personal greetings span cities as families visit out of town
Mr and Mrs Carl Handley of Nashville Tenn spent Thursday with his mother Mrs Morris and friends Mrs Robert Blackwell and granddaughter Diane Harris. Mrs W D Simrell and family in Birmingham host relatives for the weekend. Dawson Lile of Trinity confined to Decatur General. Mr and Mrs John A Caddell visited Birmingham Saturday. Sam Wheat and daughter plan weekend in Atlanta. Sallye Barnum of the University of Alabama is home for the weekend. C M Scales and son Lt C M Scales Jr left for Memphis then Arkansas hunting trip. Ladye Bess Lanier of Miami, a University student, is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Handley
Nashville, Tenn
Morris
Robert _ Blackwell
Diane Harris
W. D. Simrell
Birmingham
Robert Anthony
Columbus
Robert Blackwell
Sammy Blackwell
Weekend Visits and Travel Notices Across Birmingham Area
Local social notes report visits and travel by residents of Birmingham and nearby areas. Miss Shirley Ann Braswell and Miss Less Speake are hosting or visiting family over the weekend. Other entries list trips to Columbus Georgia and New York for business or family visits, plus health updates and a hospital operation at St Vincent's in Birmingham. Maryland and Massachusetts note older capital buildings dating from before the Revolution.
Armament Drive Delays Reconversion After German Collapse
War Production Board Chair J A Krug warned that reconversion may be slowed by the armament push to boost shells for infantry mortars. He cited $500 million in new plant construction and said progress in lagging war programs is good as manpower joins plants. The Army revised V E day cut back plans with lower anticipated contract cancellations than last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
Germany
War Production Board
J. A. Krug
Krug
Japan
Pacific
Europe
War Department
Jessie Mae Jones Weds Sgt Harvel at First Methodist
Jessie Mae Jones daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley T. Jones of Hartselle married Sgt. Jake Harvel USMC at 7:30 PM Saturday at First Methodist Church with Rev. Edwin Branscomb officiating. Maid of honor Miss Macie Wooten and best man Pfc. Macon Hardwick attended. After a short wedding trip, Sgt. Harvel reported to Camp Lejeune NC. Mrs. Harvel will join him later. Out of town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy Jones of Auburn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvel—Jones
Wiley T. Jones
Hartselle
Jessie Mae
Jake Harvel
Camp Lejeune
N. C
First Methodist Church
Edwin Branscomb
Macie Wooten
Pfc
Macon Hardwick
Roy Jones
Auburn
Harvel
Federation Women: Service and Unity in Wartime Efforts
The article praises federated club women for over fifty years of public service, improving health, laws, education, libraries, and national morale. It urges unity to support soldiers, encourages family Bible reading from Thanksgiving to Christmas, and notes Mrs Wilmer’s Mobile forum talk on federating private clubs to strengthen public opinion and community welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Paul, Koenig
Pennsylvania
General Clubwoman Magazine
Livi
Forum Clu
Mobile
Wilmer
Auxiliary In Fine Session Morgan County Unit 15
Morgan County Unit No. 15 American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Henry Clark’s home with hostesses Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Davis Evans. Members approved minutes, planned a February visit from Department President Mae Heustess, and discussed gifts for Yanks and a hospital bingo prize. Seventeen members paid dues bring total to 72. new sub committee formed for Morgan county volunteer work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
No. 15
American Legion Auxiliary
Henry Clark
Clark
Davis Evans
Ruth Lamon
Mae Heustess
Molly Austin
Uni
E. D. Gregory
Veteran's Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Decatur
Gregory
Eddie Cantor
Bertha Timberlake
Louise Hine
Phillip D. Thayer
Fourth Service Command
Camp Sibert
Ala
Woman's
Ruby S. Jones
Veterans Hospital
Montgomery
Legion Hall
Youth Help program linked by church school and home
A brief column notes the General Federation aims to build strong personalities and high ideals through a Youth Help program. It emphasizes united efforts of church, school, and home led by Mrs. A. S. Ema L. Whiting in the Chim News-Column Dept. Press & Pub. A.F.W.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S
Ema L. Whiting
Dept. Press & Pub. A.F.W.C
Ceiling Kept for 1945 Flue Cured Tobacco
The OPA announced weighted average ceiling prices will not be less than this year for 1945 flue-cured cigarette tobacco. Growers ceilings this year were 3 cents a pound untied and 43.5 cents tied, covering loose leaf market sales. Untied tobacco is mainly grown in Georgia and Florida, while tied tobacco is produced in Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Callaway Plan Forms 100 Demonstration Farms in Georgia
Cason J. Callaway has organized 100 corporations of seven people each, with $1,000 per person, to establish 100 demonstration farms in Georgia. The aim is to restore fertility to worn out lands and prove the state can compete with northern and western farm states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Cason J. Callaway
Georgia
Meeting Adjourns After Social Hour Hosts Serve Salad
The meeting ended with Mrs Clark and Mrs Evans as hostesses inviting members to a social hour. A delicious Salad course was served to wrap up the gathering.
Planners Urged to Begin Now for Postwar Peace
In Birmingham Alabama on December 2 officials from government state and city urged early planning with the aim of winning the peace for Senator Harry S Truman the president elect. The speaker said if plans are not started soon victory in the peace effort may be jeopardized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Harry S. Truman
Rates Cut Granted For Natural Gas Company
The Federal Power Commission authorized a net annual rate reduction of 182 for era Natural Gas Co. The decision allows cuts in some rate uses and increases in others as of November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Power Commission
Typhoon Hits Western Pacific and Chin Seas Areas
In the western Pacific and Chin seas a tropical cyclone has intensified into a typhoon. Officials monitor its path and potential impact on coastal areas while issuing advisories and preparing emergency responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Pacific
Chin Seas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wilson Orr
J. B. Wiley
Orr
Mother's Club
Mother’s Club
C. A. R. Society
Commodore Stephen Decatur
American Revolution
Altereg
H. Till
St. John’s Episcopal Church
E. M. Chapman
Betty Akers
Roy Dodson
Mary Lou Bell
Carol Smith, Jr
Betty Jean Hallmark
Billy Cothren
Clio Walker
Bobby Hall
Katherine Sherman
Albert Kizziah
Alice Smith
Charles Mixson
Margaret Walker
Charles Thomas
Ruby Sandlin
Thomas Hurst
Ann Smith
E. M
W. 8
Central Methodist Church
Circle Four
Cotillion Club
Decatur Cotillion .Club
Carnegie Library
Episcopal
St. John’s Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary
Dawson Lile
Trinity
Decatur General Hospital
John A. Caddell
Sam Wheat
Atlanta, Ga
Sallye Barnum
University of Alabama
Alfred Clements
Ladye Bess Lanier
Miami
Florida
Versity
Alabama
Shirley Ann Braswell
Miss Less Speake
Joe Braswell
John Braswell
Mrs. W. M. Lanier
Vernon McGwier
New York
Bill Coats
Kathryn Ann
Double Springs
Tom Edgil
Vernon L. Edwards
Vernon, Jr
Eason Shumake
Suzanne McBride
Mrs
John G. McBride
Will David Lee
D. C. Walker
D. C. Ewing
Clarice Lee
L. L. Frazier
St Vincent's Hospital
Mike Cancilla
Mary Jo
Baynes Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Maryland
Massachusetts
of Beauty
Evelyn
Beauty Shop
Over Speake
City Park Flower Shop
Thomas Furniture Company
Church and
Bank Streets
Persons Furniture Co
Thomas Furniture CO
Courtland
Betty Sue Sparks
Courtland Junior High School
L. A. Sparks
Hillsboro
Buford Bentley
E. L. Drinkard
Spencer Burleson
John McDaniel
Otto Summerford
Summerford
C. T. Cash
Lide
United States
Gripsholm
J. L. Roberts
Main Street
D. G. Channell
Fred M. Speake
Gordon Seagroves
Cleo Larkin
Roberts
H. W. Hurt
New York City
Boy Scouts of America
Eudes Pinto
Y. Dobba
Rou
T. W. Lauderdale
Frank Bean
Norfolk
Ralph Lauderdale
U. S. Navy
Naval Hospital
Hal Roberts
Lawrenceville
Ill
E. R. Roberts
Horace Roberts
Coy Ste
Phenson Jr
Camp Maxey
Texas
J. R. Stone
Ans
Frank Smith Jr
Fort Myers
Fla
Frank T. Smith
Ruth Lee Morrow
Eien
Harpley
Stanton Newman
Tommy
Lewis Praytor
W. P. Newman
Pettey’s Cleaners
Bas
Walgreen Agency
Revlon
Sterchi
Hoyle
Marie de Narde
Arabia
Jewelry
Huntsville
Gadsden
Florence
Sheffield
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