Commodore Stephen Decatur society meeting details
December gathering featured secretary report, fundraising for Kate Duncan Smith Milk Fund, and a program led by Charlotte Orr with talks on Alabama symbols and a performance by Mary Virginia Harrison. Refreshments followed as members praised the event. Ninth Street Methodist W S C S met for devotional, program, and mission study with circle leaders and guest speakers noted. Le-Club-Entre-Meres to host a dinner at Cornelian Hotel with committee chairs listed and program by Mrs. Emmett McClary.
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Charlotte Orr
Commodore Stephen*Decatur
Society Children
American Revolution
Eighth Avenue East
Kate ~Duncan
Smith Milk Fund
Char
Personal notices of illness travel and family updates
Mariajj Bloodworth con ill. Mr and Mrs Talmadge Wright left Monday for visit with Mr and Mrs Johnny Zan vit. Mr and Mrs James D Bagwell of Florence are guests of Mr and Mrs George Woodruff. Captain George Bloodworth now stationed at Fort McPherson Atlanta Ga. Mack Graham ill at home this week. Sgt Frank White visited relatives in Kentucky over the weekend. Mrs William Martin and son Billy left for Birmingham due to sister Mrs Howard Buchanan critical illness. Oakley Rogers improving at home after flu. Mrs James N Belew reports son reached Japan and sent address Sgt James N Belew Jr 10th C W General Service Co A P O 503 San Francisco Cal
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William Martin
Billy
Birmingham
Howard Buchanan
James N. Belew
Japan
Sgt
James N. Belew, Jr
10Th. C. W. General Service Co
San Francisco
Cal
Child dies after holiday sympathy in Illinois farm home
Four year old Harlan Lair of Nilwood Ill died yesterday of sympathic leukemia. He had been given a special Thanksgiving visit from Santa Claus after doctors doubted he would live to Christmas. Toys from across the country poured in for his premature celebration at his parents Mr and Mrs Charles Lair home on the farm.
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Nilwood
Ill
Harlan Lair
Santa Claus
Charles Lair
More Taxes Paid in Alabama Finance Report
Montgomery December report shows higher tax receipts over the past two months with total gains of 402960 dollars. Finance Director Hayse Tucker notes two major declines from last year, taxes on materials bought out of state and utility gross receipts.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Hayse Tucker
Child Killed in Alabama Truck Collision
Four year old Eddy David Dryden of Okolona Mississippi was fatally injured in a truck collision near Dora. His parents Mr and Mrs Ewell D Dryden were slightly injured. State Patrolman R P Godfrey reported the incident occurred late yesterday.
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Birmingham
R. P. Godfrey
Eddy David Dryden
Okolona
Miss
Dora
Ewell D. Dryden
Used fats drive soap supply despite ration ending
A plea warns that saving used kitchen fats remains crucial as industrial fat stocks stay tight and soap production could face cuts. The end of food fat rationing does not ease the shortage, and turning in used fats will speed replenishment to dealers.
Nevile and Mary in Brixton House Parlor Drama
In a Balmoral Court drawing roomNevile Treves and Mary Aldin discuss life illness and crime as the party contemplates lodging and travel. Treves recalls a drowned Matthew and the loyal Barrett while Kay Nevile and Ted Latimer weigh risks amid talk of a captured Kentish Town trunk case and an elusive child-murder alibi.
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Mr. Treves
Lady Tressilian
Matthew
Barrett
Mary Aldin
Mary
Balmoral Court
Ted Latimer
Shottland
Mig
Lucan
Kay
Ted
Mr. Latimer
Kentish Town
Nevile
Royde
Nazis accuse U S officers in Dachau atrocity trial
In Dachau Germany two defendants testified from the witness stand that they were mistreated by United States officers who obtained written statements used against them. Alfred Kramer described being beaten with sticks and hoses by a counter intelligence officer until he broke down. Dr Anton Witteler said Lt Paul Guth of Long Island interrogated him for eight and a half hours under bright lamps without food. He claimed Guth called him a swine murderer and liar and warned of marching a battalion to spit at him. The testimony noted the officers' harsh interrogation methods and the resulting signed statements.
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Dachau
Germany
United States
Alfred Kramer
Anton Witteler
Paul C. Guth
Long Island
New York
Interogate
Witteler
Guth
Watteler
Cross-examination over lamp use yields cautious concession
During cross-examination the witness initially denied using the lamp, then admitted it was possible. The remarks suggest uncertainty about the lamp’s role in the incident, with prosecutors seeking clearer attribution as the case proceeds.
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Ittgler
No Kisses Newark Health Officer Promotes Safe Christmas
Newark December 4 Health Officer Dr Charles WY Craster warns against kissing under the mistletoe as he advocates a sanitary Christmas for the city. He urges people to limit close contact to prevent the spread of illness while keeping holiday spirit. Urban officials support cautious celebrations and public health guidance.
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Newark
N. Dy
Santa Claus
Charles WY Craster
Dear Miss Dix on Keep Your Hands Off Your Daughter
Dorothy Dix counsels a worried mother to stop meddling when her daughter marries a northern fiancé. She says the wife must cleave to her husband, and parental demands for keeping a child at home harm family happiness. The piece urges blessing, courage, and acceptance of distance in modern life.
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Miss DIX
Dear Miss Dix Advice Column on Marriage Dilemma
A wife recounts marriage in 1942, years apart, fidelity broken, returns husband, and a one year old child not his. She asks whether to place the child in an orphan asylum or keep it. The columnist begins with guidance about strength of love loyalty and principles under strain.
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Miss DIX
Dear Dorothy Dix I fear the dentist and decayed teeth
A reader asks Dorothy Dix for help with a phobia of dentists and neglected teeth. The columnist warns that fear can lead to serious health problems, urging the reader to seek care and not gamble with their health.
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Dorothy DIX
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Cc. A. R. Society Meeting
Lotte Orr
Ama
Anne Coleman
And
Mary Virginia Harrison
Ninth Street
A. Kizziah
Bob Johnson
J. L. Fincher
Kizziah
Central Methodist Church
Circle Four
B. R. Ross
Circle One
W. W. Dirismore
J. W
Darrah
Oo Branum
W. Ss. CS
John Nelson
W. H. Day
Ben Britnell
G. M. Davenport
Le-Club-Entre-Meres
Cornelian Hotel
Mesdames
W. G. Stone
R. B. Freeman
Kermit Pitt-Carlton_Kelley
Cwc. McMillan
Alfred Hodgins
Bruce Spena
S. E. Nichols
E. M. Rogers, Jr
Emmett McClary
Moye’s
4 Furniture CO
Bank St
Mariajj Bloodworth
Mrs. Talmadge Wright
Johnny ‘Zanvit
James D. Bagwell
Florence
George Woodruff
George Bloodworth
Kniw
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Gage
Mack Graham
Frank White
Campbell, Ky
John Patterson
Oakley Rogers
Mozart
Bank Street
Mrs. Brown
Van
Tressilian
Jnst
U. S
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Moye
Chester Walker
Moye’s Barber & Beauty Shop
BELK
They Bell Syndicate, Inc
Dorothy Dia
Pettey’s Cleaners
Tommy
Broadway
Frank M. Malone
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
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