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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 03, 1946

Page

5

Morning Coffee Honors Bride Elect at Blair Home

A May bride elect celebrated with a morning coffee at the Blair home in Hartselle. Guests enjoyed holly and Christmas greens with a green and white bridal color scheme, a bride doll centerpiece, and silver tea service. Gifted Miss Blair wore aqua wool. guests included Gwendolyn and Nelle Payne, and many local ladies.

Hal Jeann Hartselle Blair S. A Gwendolyn Payne Nelle Payne Edward Summers Virginia Claire Bailey Vara Anne Bennett Rachel Pattillo Elrod~ Burkes Monte Black Clarence Hardwick Betty Jo Stewart Jessie Nelle “Bee Martha Whitman Virginal Smith Zelma Gene Payne Tommy Kimbrough Beth Howell

Craig Jr Ed and Buddy Garrett Head to Auburn A P I S C

S. C. Craig Jr. Ed and Buddy Garrett depart on Wednesday to Auburn for enrollment at A. P. I. S C Ed starts sophomore year while Buddy enters as a freshman. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Sellers and

S. C. Craig Jr Buddy Garrett Auburn S. C Buddy Mrs. Leonard Sellers

Penicillin early helps treat postpartum mastitis

Article notes that mastitis after childbirth often led to abscesses requiring drainage. In 24 cases penicillin given every three hours for 72 hours prevented abscess formation, with rapid fever resolution and quicker hospital discharge. Also mentions X ray therapy, sulfonamides, and diethylstilbestrol as adjuncts.

Hodgkinson and Nelson

Distant travel notes and visits from local residents

The article lists residents and relatives traveling or visiting over the holiday period. Carol Patterson departs Wednesday for Washington, D C after holidays with relatives. Patsy Patterson to Cedartown en route home. C Frank Losh arrives from Chicago for a few days with relatives. Mrs Losh to join him home later. Morris Roan Wit erford leaves January 8 for Norfolk. Mrs W H Day spent New Year in Russellville. W T Pritchetts back in Nashville after New Year with Dinsmore sisters. Bruce Byers enters Auburn I T to study engineering. Mrs Byers stays with Camp family. Ava Roberson learns Pfc Spurgeon Roberson landed in New Jersey after 20 months in ETO. He will go onward.

S. E. Patterson Patsy Atlanta, Ga Ava Roberson East Lafayette Street Pfc Spurgeon Roberson New Jersey

Army sets up trans Atlantic phone service soon

The U S Army announced trans Atlantic telephone service will link parts of Germany to the United States within a week. Frankfurt and Munich troops may book calls by Jan 5 with service starting Jan 10, on a first come first served basis. Additional cities will follow and a 12 dollar fee applies, limited to emergencies.

Frankfurt Germany U. S United States Munich Heidelberg Nuernberg Kassel Bremen Stuttgart Berlin

Anti Mother-in-Law Movement Sought In Britain

London dispatches report British husbands organize an Anti-Mother-in-Law Society amid war jitters and long-standing jokes. The piece argues mothers-in-law often rescue families in hardship and warns men to value their wives' mothers as allies, not targets. Charles the Fat noted as Roman emperor and king.

London John Mary Mamie Sally Tom

Man Feels Brick in Stomach for Ten Years

A man reports a decade with a persistent lump of undigested food causing weakness headaches and severe constipation. After taking INNER-AID he says the brick sensation disappeared the next day and bowels are regular with gas and headaches gone. The ad claims INNER-AID of twelve herbs cleanses bowels aids liver and kidneys and is sold in Decatur drug stores.

Decatur

Ebeneazer Church to Host Singing Event Friday Night

B T Howell announces a singing at Ebeneazer Church three miles east of Yacon on Rockroad Friday night January 4. Many outstanding singers are expected and the public is invited to attend.

Ebeneazer Church B. T. Howell Yacon Rockroad Howell

Serviceman Honored At Homefront Dinner

James Ernest Burns returned to Charleston South Carolina after ten months in the Pacific theater and was feted at a noon dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs L V Burns and family attending were Lucile Burns Miss Mabel Burns Minnie Bolden Marvin Sandlin Roger Lott Kenneth Ray Cassey Roberson Jr James E Burns and Carolyn Sue Burns.

James Ernest Burns Charleston S. C L. V. Burns Danville Lucile Burns Mabel Burns Minnie Bolden Marvin Sandlin Roger Lott Kenneth Ray Cassey Roberson, Jr James E. ‘Burns Carolyn Sue Burns

Vatican brushes off Nazi bid to halt Polish church atrocities

Vatican faced a high handed Nazi government response to stop atrocities against Catholics in Poland. The report notes the stark resistance and the Vatican’s ongoing appeals amid wartime tension in Europe.

Nuernberg Germany Vatican Catholichurch Poland

Vatican Plea on Atrocities Rebuffed by Ribbentrop

Newly released official documents reveal the Vatican and Nazi foreign office exchanged communications about atrocities, but the Holy See received a crude brush-off when presenting the matter to Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop.

Vatican Holy See Joachim von Ribbentrop

Local residents on travel and returns after holidays

Friday to Fort McPherson where he will receive his discharge and arrive home soon. Sam Brock Hutchinson, ill for several days, will leave Friday to resume studies at A. P. I. Auburn. Norman Harris family to return from Dallas after Christmastide visit. Cadet Russell Edward Speake left Wednesday to resume studies at West Point after holidays with parents. W. A. Farrer and wife returned to Shreveport after visiting relatives. Frances Marie Farrer able to be out after illness. Roy B. Harkleroad and family went to Winston Salem where he will join F W Woolworth Stores. Harkleroad recently discharged from service.

Fort McPherson Sam Brock Hutchinson Auburn Russell Edward Speake West Point N. Y Mrs AR. Speake Roy B. Harkelroad Winston Salem, N. C Harkleroad F. W. Woolworth Stores Mr. Harkleroad

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