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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1946
Page
5
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a potent non narcotic remedy that reaches the source of coughing and helps loosen phlegm to ease bronchial irritation. The ad guarantees relief with a full refund if the cough does not stop, urging readers to consult a druggist and try a bottle.
Miss Betty Jo Johnson and Freddy Lee Carpenter of Decatur wed Thursday at 6:30 PM with Kirbs as minister. They will live in Mobile where Carpenter works at the shipyards. The Joe Wheeler Chapter U D met Thursday at Mrs Alfred Clements home with H H Frasa as co host for January meeting. The salute to the flag opened the gathering.
The Ladies Memorial events featured a Confederate salute led by Mrs. T. V. Harrison with Mrs. J. T. Jones in the chair. Reports by officers, a committee to contact veterans’ wives, guests, and a round table on War Times were followed by readings and southern tunes. Refreshments were served. A. R. Society meets Saturday at 2:30 in the Gill home on Jackson Street.
Mrs. Garey is ill at her home on Sherman Street. Mrs. John Davis spent a few days in Memphis Tennessee this week. Mrs. D E Warren attends funeral in Huntsville for brother W M Hamilton. Warren accompanied by sons Estill Warren and Roy Warren. E D Baiegunr returned after business in St Louis and Kansas City. Mrs George Zwanschiger and daughter Carolyn of Madison New Jersey visit Cornelian Hotel. Mrs George Reeves and son of Charleston South Carolina visit siblings Carlton Kelley. They will be joined by Mr Reeves on Saturday. Paul B Flowers a U S Navy dischargee joins wife and daughter at home of his parents. Mrs Paul Flowers and daughter visit relatives in Moulton.
Services were held Tuesday afternoon for Mrs. Trussel Black at Johnson Chapel. Survivors include daughter Mrs. Earl Turnstine. Community updates note visits among neighbors in Morgan County including Suzie Stevenson and Hazel Sparkman. Marriages announced: Vera Mae Roberts Bates to John Howard Bates at Decatur courthouse, and Wilma Self to Norman Boger at Bethel home with Rev. Bynum officiating.
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz told Associated Press editors that demobilization since Japan's defeat has left the Navy unfit to fight five months after the war. He added that there is no immediate threat to the United States.
The battleship New York pounded shore emplacements at Okinawa for 78 consecutive days, the longest engagement any U S warship has ever endured.
The Exodus account recounts Moses confronting Pharaoh, plagues, and the Passover blood on lintels. Pharaoh yields, Israelites flee, the Red Sea parts, and Miriam leads dance and praise. Moses learns to delegate duties through Jethro as disputes arise.
U S Secretary of War Patterson said Emperor Hirohito’s war responsibility did not require abdication, a decision he left to the Japanese people. He praised General MacArthur and the occupation army, projected Pacific forces at 400,000 in May, and noted no urgent requests from Russia or China to join American troops. He cited ongoing talks on a British Commonwealth force and defended demobilization plans despite Congress not approving a blueprint. He avoided commenting on soldier demonstrations in the Pacific.
Physical education teachers emphasize the vital center in the chest as key to posture. Keep the center up and out to align the spine, tighten abdominals, and create a graceful figure with even weight distribution and lively movement.
In this Dorothy Dix column a reader asks about the age of indiscretion and changes at midlife for men and women, noting women around 40 and men around 30 often act rashly as they feel time slipping away. Dorothy Dix urges supporting a woman’s career, warns against men urging marriage to women sacrificing ambition, and cautions against attempts to reform a drinker or gambler through marriage.
Patterson reassured that demobilization would slow but vows to visit Manila where questions are prepared. He cites Japan needing skilled U.S. civilians and plans to supply them. Theater force would drop from 807,000 to about 400,000 by May with many relieved by new arrivals. MacArthur reportedly showed no protest to Russians in Japan and resignation threats are dismissed. He praises democratization progress but calls the task hard and long.
A sum of money was found in a change purse and the owner may reclaim it by identifying and paying for an ad. Call 1635-M to claim.
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