Tumble Inn Board Plans Include Christmas Party and Fundraisers
The Tumble Inn governing board met led by President George Hartselle to welcome new members Nancy Gillespie, Ben Journey, Mary Ann Rountree, and others. They announced Friday decorations and a Friday party with Flip Timberlake, a Saturday Farmer and Farmerette event, and a full schedule for the Christmas celebration with a floor show and new games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tumble
George Hartselle
Martha Bailey
Beverly Jo Har
Elizabeth Calvin
Nancy Gillespie
Ben and
George Journey
Mary Ann Rountree
Tommy Fitzgerald
Barrett Shelton, Jr
Jack Hardage
W. R. Pirtle
John Braswell
Betty Pirtle
Bessie Peach
Beverly Jo Harvey
Barbara Ryan
Charles Howell
Mary Augusta Bibb
Clyde Pace
Jimmy Carl
Billie Rhea Simmons
Gaines Stuart
Vernon McGwier
Rose Marie Namie
John Arantz
Marian
Personal Notices Highlight Local Holiday Visits and Service Stories
Mrs. Lester Edwards visits Lawrenc eburg en route from Birmingham to care for a ill mother. S. H. Malone returns from Nashville with health improvement after Vanderbilt Clinic. Mrs. Homer Lane Draper and infant Kathryn Lane visit from Oklahoma City while her husband Lt. Homer Lane Draper serves in Italy. Corporal and Mrs. Fred L. Smith visit from Abilene. Oscar L. Morrow family guests of W. B. Morrow. Miss Olene Woodruff arrives from Florence State Teachers College to spend holidays with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Lane Draper
Kathryn Lane
Oklahoma City
Okla
Homer Draper
Italy
U. S. Army Medical Corps
Draper
Olene Woodruff
State Teachers College
Florence
George T. Woodrut
Dear Dorothy Dix Advice on a 19-year-old wife and 55-year-old husband
Dorothy Dix advises the young wife to stay with her wealthy but aging husband and to treat the marriage as a fair exchange. She argues the wife should make a cheerful home and hide distaste, noting many women would envy her position and that a long wait for a husband can lead to pampering and caretaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor G
Eleanor
Dorothy DIX
Dear Dorothy Dix Marriage Advice Gap
A 40 year old man asks if marrying a 51 year old old maid will bring happiness. Dorothy Dix notes it is usually a mistake for a man to marry a woman eleven years older, though exceptions exist and circumstances may justify it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Florence honor student Woodruff earns all A in fall quarter
Woodruff, an honor student at Florence, received all A grades for the fall quarter. Mr and Mrs Owen Watson of Eufaula Alabama will arrive Saturday to be holiday guests through Tuesday of their parents Mrs R L Smith and Mr and Mrs E N Watson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar L. Morrow
Bbs
W. B. Morrow
Annie Ly Morris
Pee Morrow
Mer
Woodruff
Florence
Owen Watson
Eufaula
Ala
R. L. Smith
E. N. Watson
Local News Briefs From Decatur General And Nearby
Miss Jean Link underwent an appendectomy at Decatur General Hospital Wednesday morning and was doing as well as could be expected. Billy Jones of Fort Worth plans a Friday arrival to spend two weeks with his mother Mrs. Jervis. Miss Marjorie Russell was moved from Jefferson Hospital Birmingham to her home for medical exams and will return in about two weeks. Miss Virginia Prince Calvin leaves December 3 for U T Knoxville to begin junior year. Mr and Mrs John Harlan Giles and two children will spend Christmas in Montgomery with relatives Mrs C R Green and Judge W W Callahan. Funeral for the late Mrs Thomas A Caddell will be Thursday with out of town relatives arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Link
Decatur General Hospital
Billy Jones
Fort Worth
Texas
Marjorie “Russell
Jefferson Hospital
Birmingham
Miss Russell
Virginia Prince Calvin
U. T
Knoxville
John Harlan Giles
Jeanette
John
C. R. Green
W. W. Callahan
Montgomery
Cooper Huff
Pascagoula
Ralph Huff
Corinth
Joel Coates
Florence
Thomas A. Caddell
Christmas Dinner for Sailors Honors Newlin Shirley and Woodrow Ratiff
On December 17 Mr and Mrs Shirley Somerville hosted a Christmas dinner for their son F1C Shirley and buddy WT3C Ratiff. The two sailors are on a 30 day leave and Shirley departs December 21 for Seattle to report aboard. The meal was served at noon and the holiday spirit was celebrated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Somerville
Newlin Shirley
W. T
Woodrow Ratiff
Shirley
Seattle
Washington
Navy film The Fighting Lady thrills in color portrait
The Navy previewed The Fighting Lady a 61 minute color-biography of an anonymous aircraft carrier. It highlights the ship and her crew with dramatic Pacific War scenes and plane wing footage. Narrated by Lt. Robert Taylor the film aims to educate the public about naval operations and will be released by 20th Century Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Navy
Altréad
Hitchcock
Pacific
Robert Taylor
20Th Century-Fox
Farewell Dinner Held for Russell Prater Before Enlistment
Russell Prater departed Monday for the armed forces and was honored at a Sunday farewell dinner. Numerous Prater relatives and family friends attended, with lengthy lists of spouses and children among guests and visitors throughout the afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Prater
Armed Forces
Homer Hill
Mable Leon
Marie Dean and
Rabon
Charlotte Terry Smith
Louis Prater
Alfred
Scion
Estella
Vera Mae
M. D
Barly Smith
Kenneth and
Wilda Fay
Leonard Prater
Dorothy
Ruby
Charlie Wayne
Lucian Prater
Clio
Geraldine
James Ray
Vivian Collins
Charles Wayne
Wanda
Kelso Prater
Edward
Earlin
Howell
R. C. Childers
S. A. Prater
Loyd
Steel
Ruth Steel
Bettie Sue Hill
Earnest Sanford
Dewey Sanford
Essie
Gurnie Eddy
Limmer Hopper
Louise Prater
Alford Prater
Names in a Bright Social Gathering
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Shirley Jr and children Dorris Deane a Zelle and Lynn plus Cur rie G a and gang Oliver join Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hughes Ma a Miss We Harta and Mrs. Edward Blankenship R. H. Bentley Miss Margaret Ratliff Miss Edith Crowe Ivy Deane Shirley and the host and hostess attend a social event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Shirley, Jr
Dorris Deane
Zelle and Lynn
Currie
Gang Oliver
J. M. Hughes
We Harta Eee
Edward Blankenship
R. H. Bentley
Margaret Ratliff
Edith Crowe
Ivy Deane Shirley
German Gamble Faces Allied Line at Aachen and Liege
The article discusses the threat of a German push from Aachen to Liege and Luxembourg with Antwerp possibly in danger. It notes Hodges holding the Aachen sector and counterattacking while Rundstedt risks a bold gamble that could fail, urging caution before drawing conclusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dure
Roer
Eisenhower
Rundstedt
Ginning Report Shows Cotton Running Bales Decline
The Census Bureau reports this year’s cotton ginned by Dec. 13 totaled 10,537,569 running bales excluding linters, down from 10,770,709 bales a year ago and 11,744,992 two years ago. State totals include Alabama with 957,487 bales and others pending full state figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Alabama
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Garrold Nungester
Carter Dobbs
Louise Robinson
First Methodist Sunday School
Circle
Circle Four
Central Methodist
Ray Kelley
Costen J. Harrell
Matron's Bible Club
Bill Stone
Kermit Pitt
Winston Powell
Floyd Harris
John McBride
Marion Vickrey
Stone
J. W. Lovelace Jr
Christ In Fine Arts
Armory
The
Spinsters’ Club
Luke
Hoppers
W. B. Strong
Mary Edna Weakley
Morrison
Katherine Hopers
Strong
Manse Fund
Conrad Strickland
Rev. Strong
Katherine Hoppers
Geo. T. Woodruff
Fourth Avenue West
Florence State Teachers College
Miss Woodruff
International Relations Club
Kappa Mu Epsilon
Glee Club
Wesley Foundation
Sigma Tau Delta
Y. W. C. A. Cabinet
Women’s Self Government Association
Decatur Senior High School
National Beta Club
Golden Memories
Lawrence
Morgan Counties
FSTC
Goidel
UN Moye
Semwevs
Manitex
Lester Edwards
Lawrenceburg, Tenn
E. A. Edwards
S. H. Malone
Nashville
Tenn
Mr. Malone
Vanderbilt Clinic
Fred L. Smith
Abilene
Fred L.smith
Ernest McCulloch
Seer
Miss DIX
Peggy
Bell Syndicate, Inc
TNE Edward
Pettey’s Cleaners
Purina Layena
Turner Coal & Grain CO
Checkerboard
Moulton ST
Purina
Layena
Prater
Dewitt MacKenzie
City Park
Georgia
Aearth
of Beauty
Evelyn
Beauty Shop
Over Speake
Sears Order
Sears Roctinech
T Ce
Second Avenue
Ren
America
Persons Furniture Co
Thomas Furniture
Decatur
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