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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1941
Page
5
A Lac y in the home of Mrs Thrash hosted a Christmas meeting with co hosts Mrs L B Shankle Mrs George vine Mia Garnett Young Mrs A Edwards and Mrs J B Rasher. The event featured games contests and gift giving under festive decorations. Bountiful refreshments followed as planters enjoyed holiday cheer.
The Christmas dinner menu under the Works Progress Administration in Alabama includes baked chicken, dressing, cranberry sauce, creamed peas, congealed salad, hot rolls, grapefruit juice, and sweet potato custard. Menus were mailed to Moulton Heights, Austinvillle, Trinity, and Decatur schools under the program.
The Juvenile Music Study Club schedules a Friday night meeting at 7 o’clock. Hostesses include Kathleen Lively Mary Emily Barnum Sam Preutt Carolyn Finney and Eleanor Hamilton. Harteelle Juvenile Club will be guests at Leila Cantwell Seton Hall.
The article advertises pattern 4901 for a casual home frock with a jiffy front, heart pockets, scalloped collar and belt. Available in many sizes, with fabric yardage noted for size 16. Includes directions in Sewing Instructor and option to use contrasting fabrics for effect. Orders to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department, New York.
Frances Rauschenberg teaching in Greenville will return home Saturday for Christmas. Mrs W O Watson of Eufaula arrives to spend the holidays with her mother Mrs L Smith and will be joined by Mr Watson. Mr and Mrs A B Baker of Amory Miss. visit Mrs R L Smith. Mrs Robert Nabors and son Douglas of Birmingham are here for a holiday with Mr and Mrs J J Humphrey. Mrs C L Sherman and Celia Bonner Davis of Washington DC expected Saturday for several weeks with Hartwell Davis family. Laura Davis of Athens College visits en route to Tampa to spend Christmas with Osborn family. J Cranston Gray and wife of Laurens SC visit until 23 with B E Johnston family, then to Louisville KY. stopover with Louis Hoff in Anniston. Pinkie Johnston of Camp Beauregard LA arrives Thursday for ten days with B E Johnston. Mrs Eugene Larady leaves for Birmingham to spend Christmas with sister Mrs G A Pope. Ben Goolidge of Birmingham visits, and W F Rauschenberg and Helen Rauschenberg plan weekend Birmingham with Miss Jean Humphrey.
Laurens county and Dublin residents plan to exact another 250 dollars from W. H. Lovett publisher of the Courier Herald after his prior 250 dollar gift to the Red Cross war relief fund. The move appears part of local wartime fund raising efforts.
Three local youths Ww. C Buck Dan Verner and Charles Miller have enlisted in the Naval Reserve and await training. They will report to Norfolk Virginia for five weeks then enter further training before active duty. Buck is the son of Mr and Mrs Carlisle Buck of 804 Jackson Street Miller is the son of Mrs Annie Miller 908 Jackson Street and Verner is the son of Mr and Mrs J D Verner 610 Sixth Avenue East.
W M Chenault Real Estate and Insurance Agency reports two farm sales. A 63 acre property north of Five Points in Lawrence county, owned by Selma Trust and Savings Bank, sold to Wilbur Jackson of Danville Route 2. A 96 acre farm four miles northwest of Athens sold to Arthur Burden of Danville Route Twee.
The Southern Railroad, the county’s second largest utility taxpayer, sent a 1941 tax payment of 4533.69 to County Tax Collector Charles G. Hardwick to aid early distribution before Christmas. The tax office also announced December 9-15 distributions totaling 17020.39, with state funds of 4161.18 among the totals.
Washington December 17 The Alabama Power company a Commonwealth Southern subsidiary filed a revised proposal to refund about 95 600 000 in debt The Securities Commission announced a hearing on the program that had been approved previously by the Alabama Public Service Commission and is set for December 19.
Officers of the Internal Revenue Department ask all merchants in the area to discontinue selling sugar to moonshiners suspects and known violators. The plea cites defense needs and revenue loss, noting $40 lost per 100 lb bag used in illicit whiskey making. A pledge of cooperation will be circulated for signature.
Summary of financial figures shows Gan County totals for county schools at 7070.67 dollars and city schools at 4040.07 dollars with smaller values listed for Aus tinville 31.28 Falkville 27.06 Hartselle 375.04 Trinity 10.80 in a regional fiscal snapshot.
Members of the Decatur ministerial Alliance moved by Dr. R. L. Archibald to a called meeting for Thursday at 10 am in the ladies parlor of the Central Methodist church. Plans for a Christ themed tree honoring soldiers in this area will be discussed.
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