Mitchell Society Holds Monthly Social and D A R Meeting
Mitchell society opened with hymn and prayer led by Mrs. Z R Carpenter. Devotional by Mrs. Jennie Mitchell followed by Thanksgiving meditation. Harvest ry meeting reports and Christmas program chair chosen. D A R chapter met at Mrs. Harrison T Gill home with two new members welcomed and Alabama Day observed.
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Chapel Hill
Jennie
Athens
Paul Hampton
Coy McLemore
Estelle Mitchell
Ferguson
Stella Mae Mitchell
Z. R. Carpenter
Donnie Lee White
Blythe Isley
Kitty
2. R. Carpenter
F. F. Plant
Grover Mann
Ellen Gibson
D. C. Smith
Stella Mae’ Mitchell
Dorothy Mitchell
Donnie Lee Whiters
Ada Ferguson
R. Carpenter
Sallie Miller
Stephens
the Daughters of the American. Revolution
Harrison T. Gill
Bob Harrison
Frances Rauschenberg
Nicholas Zelinka
Alabama
Beauty Care for Your Hands in Fifteen Minutes
Practical manicure guide for hurried women. It covers filing to shape, removing polish, scrubbing, cuticle care, hangnail trimming, and careful polish application. Tips emphasize oiling and avoiding flesh pressure to protect the nail matrix, plus choosing wine shades for tanned hands.
Decatur Club Hosts Social Hour With Reading
The club heard a paper titled Decatur A Progressive And Beautiful Spot read by Mrs H H Frasa. A pleasant social hour followed with one visitor Mrs Addicks as hostesses served a tempting salad course. The Business Women's Circle of the First Baptist church will meet Monday at 7 30 for its Christmas gathering at Mrs Sam Blackwell's home.
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Decatur
H. H. Frasa
Business Women’s Circle
First Baptist
Business Women's Circle
First Baptist Church
Sam Blackwell
Personal notices of travels and visits across towns
Homer Meadows flies to Fort Worth to visit his brother and sister before heading to Beamont to visit his uncle. Mrs. A H Puckett's friends learn she is improving after a week at home. Mrs. S M Thompson spent Thursday in Huntsville. Mrs. W H Winton returns from a two week visit in Birmingham with Roy Hendrix. Mrs. Rayburn Neville leaves Trinity for Dallas to see her son and daughter after a two week illness. Lt and Mrs D E Wenger and children visit with relatives over Thanksgiving. Mrs. W Woodall shows slow recovery. Robert Jones accepts a job with Decatur Iron and Steel and will live with his mother. Mrs. John C Pirtle returns to River Forest Illinois after attending her mother Elizabeth Elmner's funeral. C K Neville returns to Evansville Indiana after visiting relatives.
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Homer Meadows
Fort Worth
Texas
James Meadows
Beamont
John Meadows
A. H. Puckett
John C. Pirtle
River Forest
Illinois
Elizabeth Elmner
Athens College Glee Club Christmas Messiah Program
The Athens College glee club will present the Christmas section of The Messiah by Handel at Central Methodist church Sunday at 7 30 p m. The program lists Emily Chandler as Prelude and Accompanist, Dr A H Nabors as Prayer, Herman Griffin on O Holy Night, soloists Elizabeth McMurtrie Josephine Tay Annie Ruth Laxson Nick Flood George Rose Frank Simmons, directed by Mary Emma Peck with Emily Chandler as accompanist.
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The
Athens Colege Glee Club
Central Methodist Church
Handel
Emily Chandler
A. H. Nabors
Adam
Herman Griffin
the Glee Club
Elizabeth —McMurtrie
Josephine Tayor
Annie Ruth Laxson
Donation of 50000 dollars to Alabama for alumni center
Dr George H Denny announced a fifty thousand dollar gift from Temple Tutwiler Birmingham alumnus for construction of an alumni center on the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa.
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Birmingham
George H. Denny
University of Alabama
Temple Tutwiler
Tuscaloosa
Mayor Bans Christmas Carols in Brooklyn Classrooms
Mayor O'Dwyer orders a district wide restriction on religious carols and nativity references in 23 Brooklyn schools. Assistant Superintendent Bildersee says only nonreligious observances like Santa Claus and holly may be used, citing sensitivity to faiths. Principal remarks note 30 000 pupils in the district with about 20 000 Jewish students.
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New York
William O'Dwyer
Brooklyn
Isaac Isee
New York State Council of the Knights of Columbus
William Jansen
Bildersee
The
Herald Angels
Santa Claus
Holly
Dickens
Bret Harte
Simpson
Bildersees
Food Saving Plans Urged by Cabinet Committee
The cabinet food committee urged an all out national effort to curb waste and reduce grain use for whisky and beer. It called meatless Tuesday and eggless Thursday observances, asks distilling and brewing industries to extend grain cutbacks, and promotes bread conservation and community campaigns.
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Washington
Cabinet Food Committee
Europe
Distilled Spirits Institute
Anderson
Harriman
Robert Lovett
Birmingham Nightwatchman Dies After Streetcar Collision
A. J. Dennis, 66, fatally injured when struck by a car as he stepped from a streetcar in Birmingham. In a separate incident, Annie Patrick, 67, was killed by a Central of Georgia freight train near her home. Dennis is noted as the city's 43rd traffic fatality of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
A. J. Dennis
Annie Patrick
Central of Georgia
Dennis
Inter American Defense Treaty Submitted for Senate Vote
President Truman sent the inter American defense treaty to the senate for approval. Signed September 2 in Rio de Janeiro, the pact unites 19 Western Hemisphere nations to act jointly against aggression in a security zone spanning from Greenland and Alaska to the Falklands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Senate
Rio de Janeiro
Pole
Greenland
Alaska
Falklands
Education system's annual expenditures near five billion
The article notes that the United States education system requires almost five billion dollars annually to operate. It highlights the scale of funding for schools, administration, and related services within the national framework.
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United States
Dangerous marriage proposal from a 15 year old and a divorced deaf woman
Dorothy Dix advises a 15 year old boy not to marry a 21 year old deaf woman and explains the risks of forced marriage, age gap, and future unhappiness. The letter also addresses a teen suitor's frustration with a girlfriend who flaunts other boys to provoke jealousy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Tommy
Sammy
Jimmy
Rare Gases of the Atmosphere
Neo krypton xenon and argon are identified as rare gases in the atmosphere.
Advice on handling a flirtatious rival
The text advises adopting an indifferent stance toward a rival while feigning agreement with her praise of others. It suggests appearing tired and content with her rants about Tom or Harry, while claiming that such concerns are unimportant. It ends by noting that pursuing another girl can be good business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Harry
Worried Mother Seeks Advice On Spanking Sick Baby
A mother asks if she should spank her 14 month old who is often ill after illnesses. The advisor condemns corporal punishment, urges medical care, and stresses that a sick infant needs love and attention, not beating.
Retonga Restores Energy for Woman in Russellville
Mrs. Hazle Montgomery of Route 1 Russellville Alabama credits Retonga with ending her severe acid indigestion sleep loss and weakness. She says the remedy restored her appetite improved digestion and let her work a full day with renewed vigor. Retonga aids digestion appetite and constipation and is sold at Goidel's Drug Store and Clem ents' Drug Store.
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Retonga
Goidel’s
Clements’ Drug Store
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Lucien Lelong
Yardley Marcelle
Tabu
Aa. Lerners
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Batterton Coffee Company
Sigel Dite
Jack Chancellor
Jack
Helen Follett
Naylon
S. M. Thompson
Huntsville
W. H. Winton
Roy Hendrix
Rayburn Neville
Trinity
Dallas
Jack Heggie
James Patrick
A. L. Mitchell
D. E. Wenger
Marilyn
Buddy
Montgomery
Ben Roper
Ennis
Lewis Clark
Charles Wayne
Mrs. W. Woodall
Robert Jones
Decatur Iron‘and Steel
Jervis _Jones
Evansville
Indiana
Kelen Sarros
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Carol Ban
Swift’s
R. F. West
18Th Ave
Rath Blackhawk Bacon
Heinz Baby Foods
Modest Maidens
Redemark Registered
U. & Patent Office
AY Akla
Bell Syndicate, Inc
White Swan
Miss Oo
Hallmark
ITV
Wurlitzer
Hammond Electric
Capehart & Magnavox
Phonograph Records
E. E. Forbes & Sons
Second Ave
Ala
Mrs. Montgomery
Grant St
Our Johnson's
Murray-Lee Hardware CO
East Moulton ST
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