Society notes: church groups meet across town
Several clubs and circles held meetings this week. St Johns Episcopal Whit Number Two met at Mrs Charles H Eyster’s home on Sherman Street. Alumnae of Benevolent Society Hospital gathered with Miss Frances Templeton hosting. Westside Presbyterian Womans Missionary Society met at Mrs W A Hoppers. Spanish Circle One planned a Tuesday meet at Mrs Lahleen Kinney’s Line Street home. Junior High PTA set for Thursday in the school library. Westminster Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary, First Methodist Woman’s Dept of Christian Service, and First Methodist Wesleyan Guild also met with reports, prayers, and a Valentine planning session. Friday Thirteen prepared a luncheon and bridge gathering hosted by Mrs F S Hunt Jr after last week’s meeting with Mrs J R Daniels hosting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Unit
St. John’s Episcopal
Charles H. Eyster
Sherman Street
Co. O. Varnell
Virginia Runion
Mary Thornton
Martha Hunter
Esther Marlowe Templeton
Frances Templeton
Geneva Bridges
Frances Coleman
Ruby Sandlin
Beatrice Dement
Womans Missionary Society
Westside Presbyterian Church
W. A. Hoppers
W. J. Tarpley
J. T. Chandler
Colliersville
Lahleen Kinney
Line Street
Woman's Department of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
Robert Banks
Henry Sigman
L. J. Ramage
Methodist Wesleyan Guild
R. M. Howell
B. E. Peden
Dimple Jones
Butler P. A. Hine
Frances Nungester
Migrance
Howell
F. 8. Hunt, Jr
J. R. Daniels
A. E Jackson
Personal notices of regional holiday travels and visits
Mrs Eugene Latardy spent Yuletide with relatives in Birmingham and returned home. Dr Redding Emens and Mrs Emens left for a ten day visit in Miami Florida with the Malones and plan a Cuba trip. Miss Wilma Jane Patterson returned from Tyler Texas after Christmas visits. Mrs Raymond Farrer and daughter Frances Marie with Mrs James Cole returned home after visits in Shreveport Louisiana and relatives in Little Rock Arkansas. Mrs Raymond Brittain is in Birmingham for a day. Mrs J E Chappel and daughter Elizabeth Ann returned from Columbia Tennessee where they were at Mrs M C Dugger's bedside. Mrs M Dugger, formerly of Decatur, recuperating after a recent operation in Columbia. Miss Lola McKnight returned home after weekend in Columbia Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Latardy
Birmingham
Mrs. Redding Emens
H. L. Malone
Miami
Fla
Cuba
Raymond Farrer
Frances Marie
James Cole
Athens
W. A. Farrer
Shreveport
Little Rock
Ark
J. E. Chappel
Elizabeth Ann
Columbia, Tenn
M. C. Dugger
M. ©. Dugger
Decatur
King’s Daughters Hospital
Columbia
Epidemic of Cold Symptoms Advisory
Advertisement claims 666 liquid or tablet products and 666 salve or drops relieve cold symptoms quickly. It presents a general relief claim without clinical evidence and emphasizes rapid symptom relief. The text lacks detailed ingredients, dosage, or authority.
First Presbyterian Auxiliary January Meeting Briefed
The January business meeting of the First Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary opened with responsive Bible reading and a devotional led by Mrs. J. F. Graham. Mrs. Dp. C. Shaw, president, spoke on Foreign Mission Season and announced missionaries Rev. and Mrs. Cummings would join for study later in January. The nominating committee was named to report at the February meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Bible
J. M. Pearce
W J. Tarpley
Garnett Young
M. B. Thornton
Westminster Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary
Raphael Sartor
National Mission Sewing Project
Troxler
New Covenant
First Presbyterian Auxiliary
First Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary
J. F. Graham
R. T. Liston
Dp. C. Shaw
Cummings
Korea
War Aims and Axis Bluster Over U S Entry
The piece notes Roosevelt urging aid to Britain while warning over Nazi submarine losses and the danger of U S entry. It cites Italian fascist fears, predicting a Japan attack on Singapore if the United States enters the war, and warns of a large combined Axis force to deter U S naval commitment in the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Admiralty
United States
Axis
Italy
Washington
Japan
Mario Appelius
Mussolini
Tl Popolo D’ Italia
Singapore
America
Pacific
Atlantic
Ore for Reynolds plant is on way
Ore for Reynolds aluminum plant at Muscle Shoals is arriving in Mobile before startup. Two shiploads totaling about 13,600 tons have been discharged and shipped by rail to Sheffield. The Dutch East Indies ore is expected to reach 50,000 tons by the time aluminum production begins in late spring or early summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Reynolds Metal Company
Muscle Shoals
Sheffield
Dutch East Indies
Reynolds
Johnson Named to Etowah Jury Commission
Gadsden resident J. H. Johnson was appointed by Governor Dixon to the Etowah jury commission, succeeding Roe Tinsley who resigned. The appointment was announced in Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Montgomery
Ala
Gadsden
Dixon
Etowah
Facial Exercises to Diminish Lines and Lift the Look
A 1940s style beauty guidance piece explains calisthenics for the face to soften fine lines under the skin. It covers brow lifts, lip and cheek techniques, specialized mouth movements, and massage with creams, plus light grooming tips for eyebrows and lashes.
Naval Officer Arthur E. Harding Dies in Miami
Lieut. Commander Arthur Ellsworth Harding eighty died after a long illness in Miami Florida He served as executive naval officer on the Steamer Leviathan in World War I and was a longtime ship captain in Boston Harbor He also commanded W K Vanderbilt's yacht on several world cruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami, Fla. Jan
Arthur Ellsworth Harding
Leviathan
Harding
Boston
W.K. Vanderbilt
Crochet Panel Pattern 2750 For Pillow Or Panel
Express love of America with a filet crochet panel or pillow design. Pattern 2750 includes chart directions stitch illustrations and materials. send ten cents to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept New York NY with PATTERN NUMBER name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
Scrap price limit urged to curb steel scrap costs
Washington January 7 Leon Henderson defense commissioner urged a voluntary reduction of several dollars per ton on future iron and steel scrap sales or drastic price controls will be recommended after a meeting with scrap dealers from various cities. The goal is to bring prices to no more than 20 dollars per ton for number 1 heavy melting steel scrap at Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leon Henderson
Defense
Henderson
National Defense Commission
Pittsburgh
Telephone Use Sets New Record in 1940 Bell System
The American Telephone & Telegraph Co. reported a net addition of 949,900 telephones to the Bell System in 1940, the largest yearly increase, bringing total telephones in use to 17,483,800, a new record. December gain was 111,100 versus 80,800 in 1939. Interconnected telephones in the U S and Bell plus independents totaled about 21,830,000 at year end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Bell System
United States
Farm workers study rural poverty causes in the South
About 300 Southern farm and home work supervisors gathered in Montgomery to review the Farm Security Administration efforts to ease rural poverty. E. S. Morgan, regional director, said distress has roots beyond the Great Depression and traces back to post Civil War South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Jan
Farm Security Administration
E. S. Morgan
FSA
South
More Witnesses Called in Kinney Probate Case in Cullman
In Cullman Alabama the probate judge elect M. H. Kinney faces a hearing to prove eligibility for office. Republican Homer F Mitchell alleges Kinney failed to pay poll tax in Jefferson County in 1920 1991 and 1992. Over 50 witnesses have been called with 18 testifying yesterday. The hearing is expected to continue through tomorrow.
Hell to Be Sermon Topic at Central Baptist Revival
Beginning the second week of the revival campaign Dr. M. F. Ham, evangelist, will speak tonight at 7 30 in the auditorium of the Central Baptist church on Hell What The Bible Teaches Concerning Eternal Punishment. Each morning at 9 45 he leads a special hour in the church auditorium and will speak in city schools this week including junior high at 10 30 Wednesday and Riverside high at 10 45 Thursday. Friday night is Young People s Night with students from local schools as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Ham
Central Baptist Church
Riverside High School
Winter Cold Wave Grips New England and St Lawrence Valley
The first widespread cold wave drives temperatures down across New England and the St Lawrence Valley with readings as low as seven below in Burlington Wisconsin and zero at Caribou Maine. Snow blankets Dakotas to Great Lakes and Rockies while other regions see below normal but easing readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
St. Lawrence Valley
Burlington
Albany
N. Y
Caribos
New York
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
North Dakota
Devil's Lake
South Carolina
Middle Georgia
Alabama
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Great Lake Region
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Maine
Vermont
Upper
Middle Lakes
Rocky Mountains
Montana
Florida
Mercury
Ohio Valley
Wanted: Good apartments rent through Sally Want Ad
Advert asks readers to list available apartments for rent via Sally Want Ad service. Emphasizes dependable listings and quick placement in local housing market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Ship Losses On Decrease In World War I
The Admiralty reported a reduced weekly merchant shipping loss, with three British ships totaling 18,208 tons and four Allied vessels at 19,348 tons. German claims of sinkings were disputed, and total enemy losses rose to about 1,750,000 gross tons including neutral shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Admiralty
Dunkerque
Governor Dixon Deems Roosevelt’s Address Aligned With England
Alabama Governor Dixon praised President Roosevelt for stating our destiny is tied to England. He urged continued aid short of war, commenting on the Congress address from Montgomery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congress
Montgomery
Ala
Dixon
Alabama
England
Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin
Recommends Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna combined with Syrup Pepsin to relieve constipation and soothe a sensitive stomach. Notes pepsin compounds help medicines go down and touts pleasant taste for families. urges purchase at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
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P.T. A
Westminster Presbyterian Auxiliary
Methodist
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Wilma Jane Patterson
Tyler
Raymond Brittain
Lola McKnight
MOVE
Capitol
Soris Karlofi
Our
Speake, Warren
Ratliff
Mrs. Hunt
Jack Frye
Transcontinental and Western Air, Inc
Helen Warner Vanderbilt
Boho Canyon
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Ariz
Gail Patrick
Helen Follett
Crochet
Laura Wheeler
Needlecraft Service, Inc
Morgan
The
Associated Press
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Grant &T
Goidel’s Drug Store
Betsy Ross
2Nd Ave
Capitol Theatre
Magnificent Entertainment
Technicolor
Henry Fonda
Dorothy Lamour Linde Darnell
Gey Kipede Kone Darwell
Is Aeees
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