Massey Forms New PTA Unit at Local School
Massey and the school start a new Parent-Teacher Association intending to join the national PTA. Mrs. Orbie Penn is president with officers Mrs. Terry Hobbs and Mrs. Stanton Morris, 25 members at the first meeting, seven new members welcomed. Mayfield from the National Tuberculosis Association and 4-H leader Mr. Wales attend. a film on farm safety and a social hour follow the meeting.
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Massey
National
Orbie Penn
Terry Hobbs
Stanton Morris
PTA
Gilchrist
Penn
Jolson Mulls Radio Exit as Stars Weigh Retirement
Jolson says he may quit radio after the current season amid radio chaos and low audience interest. He joins Bergen and Allen in signaling exits while considering taped shows, and notes he could tour army camps or guest on radio without retiring entirely.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Jolson
Fred Allen
Edgar Bergen
Bergen
Oscar Levant
Larry Adler
Mr. Jones
New York
Miter Garden
Mike Todd
Brushes You Need for Beauty
A guide to essential grooming brushes for hair skin nails and clothes. Emphasizes replacing worn brushes, using a narrow hair brush for cleanliness, bath and complexion brushes, eye brow and lash brushes, a nail brush for manicure, and a clothes brush to keep hats and garments clean.
Dear Dorothy Dix column on marriage timing and love
A teen girl asks whether to wait for a service member or marry young. Dorothy Dix warns against early marriage, urges patience, and notes kid marriages often end in unhappy divorces. A middle aged wife asks about an affair with a college friend. Dix discourages the liaison, stressing consequences for family and social standing.
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Dorothy Dix
Miss Dix
Funeral services for MM3 Onzell Terry in England
Funeral services for MM3 Onzell Terry who was killed in England February 16, 1944 will be held at Ebenezer church Thursday December 16 at 2 P.M. with Rev Otto Faile conducting. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
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Onzell Terry
England
Ebenezer Church
Otto Faile
Dorothy Dix advises against spanking teens for behavior
A mother asks about disciplining two teenage daughters aged 18 and 16. Dorothy Dix says once kids reach that age spanking is ineffective and urges early parental limits, noting the mother is responsible for how children turn out and that change is too late at teens’ age.
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Dorothy Dix
Church Cemetery Mass Service Directing
VFW takes charge of funeral services for the deceased. Surviving are his mother, Mrs. Virgil McKee.
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VFW
Virgil McKee
Pfc Ellis F. Tucker to be buried Wednesday in Simcoe
Final rites are scheduled for Pfc Ellis F. Tucker on Wednesday December 15 at 2 PM in Simcoe Mass Service in charge of arrangements. The obituary notes the burial timing and the service location.
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Ellis F. Tucker
Simcoe
Mass Service
Meteors Twice as Common July to January Than January to July
The report states meteor counts are double in the July to January period compared with January to July, indicating a seasonal pattern in meteor activity. It highlights a clear asymmetry between the two halves of the year.
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C. A. Stiefelmeyer
Whooping Crane Nesting Grounds Still Unfound
The nesting grounds of North America’s rarest, tallest bird remain unidentified after an intensive search by leading biologists. Experts say locating the site is crucial for conservation efforts and may require broader ecological surveys.
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North America
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