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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1944
Page
6
Numerous Christmas events and gatherings fill the week from Ninth Street Methodist W S C to Trinity and Central Methodist. Carding club meetings, music programs, gifts, and refreshments mark seasonal activities with volunteers and local leaders directing performances and charity efforts.
A string of Christmas visits and leave plans feature local residents. Lt. Robert Baugh sails for California while his parents host relatives in town. Families from Memphis Birmingham and Huntsville plan holiday gatherings with kin across multiple states.
A Christmas program by all grades of Moulton Heights school will be held tonight at 7 30 in the school auditorium. The program blends elementary and high school talent and the public is invited to attend.
In Morgan County Alabama the court orders publication for four consecutive weeks in Decatur Daily. The case involves Flora Mitchell's unknown children and Virgil Stephenson of Dayton Ohio. Defendants must plead by January 1945 or the bill may be confessed.
Dorothy Dix extols wives and mothers as resilient figures, describing them as 90 percent rubber with steel backbone and a diesel engine. She praises sugar, soap, and patience in maintaining family harmony, noting their sacrifices and multitasking roles.
Staff Sergeant Charles E. Black of the 81st Wildcat division has received the Combat Infantryman Badge for exemplary conduct in action. His unit recently breached the Palau islands 500 miles east of the Philippines during ongoing operations.
An inexpensive method to reduce accidents is thoughtful, intelligent planning of electric lighting. It emphasizes practical, effective lighting strategies to enhance safety without costly upgrades.
The First Methodist church will host a White Christmas program Sunday at 6 pm featuring hymns scripture lesson prayers and anthems. Mrs. Cecil Timberlake sings O Holy Night while Mr. Horton performs The Holy City and Margaret Sangster's The Anniversary is read by Mrs. J O Braswell.
Christmas packages from the American Red Cross to prisoners of war in Germany arrived at distribution centers in Europe weeks ago and have been sent to German camps. John C. Wilson, Southern area manager, reported today. He said official word had come.
The article notes that packages sent last Toone were received in time to assure distribution in the camps by Christmas. A large reserve was included to cover men who might be captured between August and Christmas.
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