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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1944

Page

7

Hoff Honoree at Open House Returns Home In Navy Leave

Lt Atlee Henkel Hoff USN on leave after eighteen months in the Southwest Pacific attends a Christmas open house hosted by Mr. and Mrs Atlee Hoff. Guests greet Hoff in a decorated reception room featuring a Christmas tree antique music box and a red green dining motif centers on a log cabin centerpiece. Fifty guests share the homecoming and refreshments.

Hoff Atlee H. Hoff Atlee Henkel Hoff Southwest Pacific Jackson Vine Joe Hagler Bessie Peach Beeside Santa Lewis Henkel Otis Jeffries W. F. Boswell Jr Frances Rockwell Lt. Hoff Moulton Moulton Study Club Ala Kelley Littrell C. W. Glover H. A. Alexander Glover W. H. Hardin Rachael Hereford Beulah Hester Isaac Johnson, Sr Essie Patterson Porter Roberts Lavonia Ross Virginia Smith Charlie Byars Clarke Anne Littrell Lloyd Douglas Grover

Meeting to be held on January 9 announced by Mr

A meeting date of January 9 was announced by Mr with the exact time and agenda to be confirmed.

Needlecraft patterns and club notices from Decatur Daily

The issue advertises pattern 718 for crochet hats and bags priced at fifteen cents and a 1945 Needlecraft Catalogue with many designs. It also reports on the Saturday Club meeting, the Girls' Hit Club Christmas banquet, and numerous local residents and service members visiting or stationed at nearby bases with brief notes on travels and arrivals.

Decatur Aily Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Personal notes from New Orleans Sugar Bowl trip

Staff Sgt. Hugh Pattillo of Gulfcoast Military Academy and Miss Rachael Pattillo travel to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl. Pattillo plans to resume studies at Gulfcoast while Rachael returns to Hartselle and then Columbia Missouri after holidays. Many locals, including Sue Dowdell of Russellville and the Hester family of Russellville, are mentioned in holiday greetings and visits.

Hugh Pattillo Gulfcoast Military Academy Rachael Pattillo New Orleans Pattillo Miss Pattillo Hartselle Stephens College Columbia, Mo Ore W. V. Patti Micarteille Columbia

Advice for the Hefty Ones and Diet Guidance

The piece cautions against excess weight and promotes balanced eating and exercise. It notes surplus weight can arise from over eating or wrong foods, stresses hunger satisfaction without excess, and suggests physician supervised diets with limited fats and sugars. It also warns against bread with butter and advises rye bread and moderate tea or sweets to aid weight management.

Alabama PSC orders 1944 telephone bill refunds

The Alabama Public Service Commission ordered a refund on the 1944 telephone bill for residents in 12 Southeast Alabama municipalities. Commissioner Gordon Persons estimated each customer would receive a check for a sum approximately

Montgomery Ala Alabama Alabama Public Service Commission Gordon Persons

Milk use by ancient Egyptians Greeks and Romans noted

Early literature records the use of milk by Egypts and Greeks as well as Romans. It traces dairy practices across civilizations and highlights the role of milk in daily diet and ritual contexts.

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Boe Apes Club Florence Grover Garner Lee Highway Dambridge W. 8 W.S.C.S Ninth Street Methodist Church W. M. Griffin Sam McDowra J. T. Nolen First Methodist W. S. C.S First Methodist W. S. CS Frank Bell Wesleyan Guild First Methodist Church Decatur Mothers Club L. R. Murphree J. D. Reed Kathryn Lane Draper Oklahoma City Homer Lane Draper R. H. Draper Draper Italy By Leer Wreele S. E. Alverson Mary Louise Garrett Otur Senior High School Sonic Flip Timberlake Timberlake Annie Sue Cain Nell Wallace Earl Joyce Lee Bob Sittason Sue Emens D. D. Burle Judeen Hawthorne Cheri Chandler Dick Clanton Kathryn Ann Wiley James Davis Mary Ann Rountree Gene Ratliffe Lois Tom Jack Catlett Patsy Frahn Charles Montgomery Betty Simmons R. B. Nichols Athens Margaret Stickney Louis Stickney, Jr Marie Garnett M Frances Stockton Marguerite South John Hamilton Ann Smith John Wanda del Mitchell Betty Ware Wyatt Martha Dinsmore Huntingdon College Henry Richeson Henry, Jr Chattanooga, Tenn Elizabeth Neville Jack Williamson la Junta, Col Jackie Huntsville Eugene A. Graves India Max McCrary George McCrary Jesville Decatur General Hospital Frank Hulse Birmingham Charlie Walton Shawnee, Oklo Arthur A. Jones, Jr Moody Field Mrs A. A. Jones Martha Pryor Nashville Allan F. Archer Baby Gloster, Miss A. T. Hanson Lt. Archer North Carolina Charles C. Johnson Jack Coolidge Washington, D. C Elizabeth Eich Fort Davis Mary Robertson Powderly Billy Hine Butley P A. Hine Great Lakes Naval Station Newport Constance Peerson Edith Calloway Selma Robert Tweedy Jr Courtland H. B. Beard Joe Sneed Alexander City C. H. Chunn John Barlowe Gadsden Early Phinizy Marjorie Workman Mobile Leon Jones Roy Kelley Sheffield Allan Sloan E. D. Berry A. H. Kelley Ben F. Holmes Jr Mrs. Holmes and Fort Benning Columbus, Ga Philip Pointer Lara Telephone Co Abbeville Nine Amson Slocumb Enterprise Geneve Headland Andalusia Telephone Co Standard Bobbye Lane Draper Paul Draper Fifth Ave. West Decatur Second Ave Carey Chitwood Harte Sue Dowdell Russellville the Armory Thomas Lee Carol Louisville J. Duncan, Jr Lee Pe Navy Jacksonville Fla H. R. Hester Dot Hal Russellville, Ala J. D. Gar Decatur Cleaners Johnston Helen Follett Marie Wilson City Park Gabardines Shetlands Doeskins Cardigans
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