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Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 12, 1946

Page

8

Jessie McCaghren and local social notes in Lawrence County

Several residents attended church at Enon on Sunday. Mrs. Mose Owens stayed with her son Willie, near Slip-Up. Ed Sandlin and Andrey Rainey shopped in Mguiicn. Glades Way Or Speaker visited grandparents J W McCaughren. Emmett Owens family visited De catur. W McCaghren ill. Atton Rogers from De catur visited Callahans. Wilbur Jackson and Jean of Five Points dined with Erney Ferguson. Jessie McCaghren stayed Saturday night with Mabel Key in Oakville.

Enon Mose Owens Willie Owens Ed Sandlin Andrey Rainey Mguiicn Glades Way W.mccaughren Emmett Owens Bill Owens Burnease Archie Decatur W. McCaghren Atton Rogers Arthur Callahan Wilbur Jackson Jean Five Points Erney Ferguson Jessie McCaghren Mabel Key Oakville

Families Arrive in London to Rejoin U S Army in Germany

Fifteen children and ten mothers arrived by plane from the United States to join husbands and fathers in the U S Army of occupation in Germany. The youngest aboard was 20 month old Susan Creel traveling with her mother Mrs Thelma Creel of Ashland Alabama.

London United States U. S. Army of Occupation Germany Susan Creel Thelma Creel Ashland Ala

Ordination Service Scheduled for Rev. B. H. Nethery

The ordination of Rev. B. H. Nethery will be held at Brown's Chapel Baptist Church on Sunday at 2 30 p m. Dr. Jessie M. Rogers will preach the ordination message. The public is invited.

B. H. Nethery Brown's Chapel Baptist Church Jessie M. Rogers

Prosecution Planned Against Nazi Leaders After Trial

American prosecutors in Washington prepare individual prosecutions of high ranking Nazi militarists under Adolf Hitler. Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor, chief counsel for U. S. war crimes trials, leads a staff of analysts combing War Department files for information on Germany's leaders.

Nuernberg International Military Tribunal Adolf Hitler Telford Taylor U. S War Department Washington

Cohn Defends Against Vidor Contract Suit

Federal records show four figure weekly pay as a studio privilege amid Charles Vidor’s breach suit. Howard Cohn testified he insulted Vidor with colorful language but denied blocking his marriage. Vidor sought to cancel terms claiming undue pressure and alarming conduct on set.

Los Angeles Hollywood Cohn Columbia Charles Vidor Vidor Vidors Victor Chargedantec Coln Ben Harrison Doris Warner Leroy Vidor Harry Warner Victor

Alabama Workers Return to Five and a Half Day Week

Alabama state employees revert to a five and a half day work week in Montgomery. Gov Chauncey Sparks had imposed a five day schedule during the coal strike emergency to conserve fuel.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Chauncey Sparks

Committee named to set road standards in Alabama

Montgomery Alabama December 12. At the suggestion of Gov James E Folsom the Alabama Association of County Commissioners will name a seven man committee of county engineers to confer with the state Highway Department on standards of road construction.

Montgomery Ala James E. Folsom Alabama Association of County Commissioners State Highway Department

New Owners Take Hotel Atlanta Fire Losses Shift

A new Arlington Corporation of Georgia took ownership of the Winecoff hotel from Mrs Annie Lee Irwin for 570000. The firm plans a possible rebuild while investigators seek 30000 worth of unrecovered jewelry and lawmakers consider stricter fire safety rules following the fire that killed 121 people.

Atlanta Annie Lee Irwin Arlington Corporation of Georgia Fulton County Superior Court G. W. Creel W.fox, Pai Georgia General Assembly M. E. Thompson National Association of Fire Underwriters National Conference of Building Officials of America William B Hartsfield

Hope Crosby share screen pranks hint at Rio plans

Hollywood gossip notes Hope and Crosby filming a scene for Variety Girl and teasing a Road to Rio collaboration with new studio ins and outs. Crosby jokes about baldness, while Grable discusses aging for Mother Wore Tights. The Strange Woman headlines with La Marr and a ruthless triad.

Hollywood Hope Crosby Bob Rio Bing Loew's Hedy Lamarr Louis Hayward George Sanders

Pattern 4713 Anne Adams sewing pattern details

Advertisement for Pattern 4713 by Anne Adams notes squared-off lower sleeves deep cuffs and soft skirt pleats. Features all one fabric or contrast and complete illustrated instructions. Sizes 12 to 40. size 16 requires 258 yards 54 inch fabric. order with name address and style number.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

Welfare payments in Alabama rise to 11.6 million in year end

Alabama official records show public welfare disbursements of 11,554,715 for the year ended Sept 30, aiding 92,404 families in September. Welfare Commissioner Laula Dunne said expenditures were 2,275,129 higher than the previous period. Funding came from state 3,379,209 federal 5,041,326 and local 3,134,185 sources.

Montgomery Ala Alabama Laula Dunne

Fashionable patterns for family use with extra Girl's a bag set

Fifteen cents more buys a copy featuring family fashions and a free pattern for a girl's bag set printed inside. The offer highlights style ideas and practical sewing projects for readers.

Elevator Fall Injures Dozen Women at Woolen Mill

In Dover Foxcroft Maine yesterday four of twelve women workers were injured when an elevator dropped about 35 feet at the American Woolen company Brown mill. Eleven suffered leg fractures or worse as cables drum and frame collapsed through the car roof. All were trapped for over an hour before extrication.

Dover-Foxcroft American Woolen Company

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