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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1946
Page
5
Miss Charleen Garnett hosts a Bingo Party Friday night at Ferry Street home for her brother Lakin and friends. Social notes detail Ellen Marie Stephenson’s marriage to Quenton High tower in Decatur and other local gatherings across Decatur including church group meetings and a D A R chapter event.
Rev and Mrs Wayland McGlathery and two children return to Davenport Iowa after visiting Dr and Mrs R M McGlathery. John Eyster returns to McCallie Military Academy after Christmas visit. Mrs Charles Tweedy Jr and two children of Jasper Alabama visit Georgia Miller. Wallace Herndon of North Carolina visits his mother near the Merchant Marine. Mrs R E Ellis returns home after visiting Huntsville. Ann Bailey Coleman visits Mary Nelle Mitchell in Birmingham. Martha Frances Kilgore leaves for Cullman to teach high school. Mrs Butler P A Hine ill at home this week. Frank Cobb ill at home. Dr U S Pit of Florence to visit early next week. Harold Watkins went to New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl game. Mrs T Z Bailey ill of flu. Mr and Mrs Thomas Bailey to Atlanta Georgia for discharge, then return to live here. Sgt Walter Pruenall discharged in Pennsylvania after holidays here. Mrs E J Polhill ill of flu. Mrs S B Burr ill of flu. Mrs R H Croninger leaves for Indianapolis to join husband discharged after 54 months in service, then to McClure Ohio. Miss Annie Sue Cain leaves for Mary Washington College. Thomas Bailey discharged from U S Army at Fort McPherson. Dr Edwards attended Rose Bowl game in Pasadena. New Year’s Day.
A Bell Syndicate column features a wife praised for keeping the home fires burning while the husband fights. It includes a mother-in-law letter defending ideal in-law relations and readers' questions about teen self-esteem and a married-man romance. Couples are noted as married during holidays.
Wilburn Royer returns to Montgomery after Christmas week with Mrs. Royer including visits to Huntsville and Birmingham. Miss Mae Gardner to return from Gadsden. Miss Louise Ryan back to local schools after holidays in Athens. Sgt. Robert J. Blackwell returns home after discharge at Camp Shelby. Mahton Thomason announces birth Rebecca Kay on December 30 1945. Carolyn Peurifoy returns to Alabama College Montevallo after holidays. Leeman family returns to Montevallo for studies. Baker recovering from illness. Mrs G Kirkpatrick confined at home. Mrs Carl Hendon and daughter Betty Carl spent Thursday.
The piece recounts the Exodus story from Moses' birth to Pharaoh's oppression of the Hebrews in Egypt. It covers the infant Moses saved by Pharaoh's daughter, his rise as leader, and the early Israelite bondage including straw labor and unrest, ending with Moses questioning his mission as faith in God deepens.
A Decatur woman describes severe illness from poor digestion and gas, stating she could barely eat and felt worn out. After taking INNER AID, she reports regular bowels, better digestion, renewed energy, and a transformed life, attributing her recovery to the herbal compound sold in local drugstores.
Morgan County notices show condolences to Carl Green Sr and family for the death of John Green. Local residents Aubrey Moon Gladys Crawford Bonnie Moon and Eloise Bagwell are mentioned visiting relatives and spending holidays with their families.
Berry A. McDaniel a 53 year old Montgomery clothing dealer died at his home after a long illness. Survivors include his widow a son and a daughter.
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