Local Community Notes From Conway Mississippi
Miss Mabel Hamilton of Falkville visits cousin Miss Earlene Shelton for Christmas. Mr and Mrs Pete Waldrop stay one night with Rev and Mrs Roset Zilpha Ann Draper remains ill with strep throat but improving. Mr and Mrs Culis NeSmith and Ennis Shelton visit O P Shelton home Friday night. Hubert Hagood spending days with Herbert Daniel family. Clinton Pitt visiting in the community. John Henry Terry and family spend Wednesday with sister Ennis Shelton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Hamilton
Falkville
Ear
Helton
Pete Waldrop
Roset Zilpha Ann Draper
Culis NeSmith
Ennis Shelton
O. P. Shelton
Hubert Hagood
Herbert Daniel
Clinton Pitt
John Henry Terryland
Farmers Proud Of 1944 Alabama Agricultural Gains
Alabama farmers produced more of most major crops and livestock in 1944 despite labor and supply shortages. Milk, beef, and hog production rose while eggs per hen increased. cotton, corn, and oats yielded gains though hay and peanuts dipped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Ezzell
Alabama
Foy Helms
Extension Agricultural Statistician
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Alabama Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
Polishing Silver with Fish Oil and Lacquer
The text advises keeping silver polished by rubbing with a silver fish, washing in warm suds, rinsing and drying, then applying a metal lacquer for high luster. It outlines a sequence of cleaning and protective coating steps to maintain shine.
Soldier Hosts Honor Dinner for Pvt Joseph McDonald
A dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. H. McDonald Sunday December 17 honored their son Pvt Joseph H. McDonald home on furlough. Guests from Hartselle Danville and Austinville joined for a noon meal with music and photos after noon calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. McDonald
Pvt
Joseph H. McDonald
Fletcher P. Kirby
Louis, Troy
Billy
Noma Lee
Jean
Austinville
Ernest McDonald
Marthyleen
Cecil McCaghren
Bobby Ray
Billie Joe
Lottie Mae
Charles ‘Wayn
Danville
Lester Proctor
Ann
Roger
Hartselle
Virgil
Eunice McDonald
Luther Long
Glennie McDonald
James Higdon
Vera Lorence
Ruth, Fay
Tinville
Lillie Mae
Alvie White
Alvie and
Howel
Ray Jenkins
Robert Ray
Workers to Give Pay to Treasury in Christmas Gesture
Hundreds of Brunswick shipyard workers agreed to work Christmas Day and turn their overtime pay over to the U S Treasury as a Christmas present to fighting forces. On the front lines eighty shipfitters initiated the move and others joined in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
U. S. Treasury
Workers volunteered for Christmas work at J A Jones yards
The J A Jones construction firm decided to continue the holiday Monday work without pay as a gift to the men overseas. Er J Kraft, general manager, said a separate payroll would cover Christmas Day work and workers would endorse the checks to the Treasury. About 1,000 of roughly 13,000 workers notified officials they would work on Christmas and many others volunteered after learning of the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Jones Construction Company
Er. J. Kraft
Treasury
Proper Garment Storage Tip With Tissue Insertions
Store garments with tissue paper between folds and insert wadded tissue in sleeves to prevent wrinkling. This method helps maintain shape and reduces creasing during long-term storage. Use clean acid-free tissue for best results.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. A. County Finance
Athens
Boroentene
Grove
Berger Eenesse
Mina
Font
Lawrence County
Conway
Miss' Earlene Shelton
Decatur Cleaners
Johnston St
NAVY
North Alabama
Uncle Sam
E. T. Oldham, Jr
Ed Oldham
Somerville
Jimmy Owens
Union Grove
Seaman Nelson
Cold Springs
United States
Pettey Cleaners
Loyd’s
Albany Grain & Coal Co
E. Davis ST
Geaso
Eohier
Av . Ager
Ness
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