Social notes from Decatur society and club gatherings
The Womans Chamber of Commerce met at Hotel Lyons Friday for lunch and welcomed new members. The Joe Wheeler Chapter U D C met at First Methodist in Hartselle for a birthday luncheon with Confederate flag decor and poetry readings. Mizpah Chapter plans a Parcel Post party Tuesday. Various church and auxiliary circles announce meetings for the week including Central Baptist W M S Circle plans and First Presbyterian auxiliary circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womans Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Lyons
Mary
Rutledge Thomas
Sam Wheat
Dolores Hardage
Eve McMullins
Nell Beach Dix
L. R. Nasi
Joe Duncan
Decatur Womens Chamber of Commerce
Horace Griffin
Duncan
Griffin
C. of C
Lyons
H. H. Payne
Bob Harris
Earley Calvin
Comer Pwell
T. C. Chandler
Quince Eddens
Frank Yaney
L. H. Houston
Joe Wheeler
First Methodist Church
Hartselle
Mizpah
O. E
Central Methodist
Central Methodist Womans Division of Christian Service
F. L. Chenault
Guy Drake
Red Brick Inn
Lethel Smith
John Hightower
Personal notices of travel illness and visits
Mr and Mrs W P Dailey plan to move to Birmingham February first with their children. E M Bishop is ill with flu in McNeill Apartments. Mrs J R Daniell and Horace Dryden Jr left Friday for a visit to Rex Poll in Birmingham. Mr Daniels joins them today. Mrs Wilmer Hall left for Maxwell Field Montgomery after two weeks with Lelia Grubbs Hall. Mrs I R Neher is improving from flu at McNeill Lafayette apartments. Mrs W Crawford is at Hot Springs Ark for several weeks. Suzanne Shelton ill with flu at home of Mr and Mrs Barrett Shelton. Mrs Chester Sartor confined at home with flu. Miss Helen Rauschenberg in Birmingham for the day. Mrs Skeggs Crawford confined with flu at McNeill Apartments. Thomas Hendrix ill with flu at Spotswood Apartments. Mrs C B Elliott and guests visit Judge T W Wert on Aberdeen Road in Birmingham. Mrs Redus Collier returned from Birmingham and Sylacauga. Warner Sartor up after flu. Mickey Morrow of Chicago improving after automobile accident with skull fracture, punctured lung, and broken ribs. condition now satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Daniell
Horace Dryden, Jr
Rex Poll
Birmingham
Mr. Daniels
Mickey Morrow
Chicago
Ill
Afghan Knit Pattern 2673 Now Available
Use up yarn scraps in bright Laura Wheeler Afghan in stockinette stitch with each section in different yarn scraps. Pattern 2673 contains directions for color schemes illustrations of medallions and materials required. Send ten cents for this pattern to The Tur Daily Needlecraft Dept New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Daily Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
Birmingham Gets Office
Transfer of headquarters of the 7th army corps from Fort McClellan Alabama to Birmingham was ordered by the War Department. The corps includes the 27th 33rd and 35th National Guard divisions with Major General Frederic H. Smith to command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
7Th Army Corps
Fort McClellan
Ala
Birmingham
War Department
33Rd
35Th National Guard
Frederic H. Smith
J. Yawton Collins
David M. L. Crawford
Signal Corps
Governors II
Raymond F. Fowler
Engineer Corps
Fort Benning
Joseph 8. Dougherty
Inspector General's Department
Atlanta, Ga
Raymond Marsh
Ofdance Department
Infantry
Little Peggy Ann Kimberlin Improves After Illness
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mert Morrow, former Decatur residents, Little Peggy Ann Kimberlin shows improvement following a severe cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy Ann Kimberlin
No Sweets for The Plumpies
Lifestyle advice notes the perils of excess weight and urges willpower to slim down. It explains fat as a health risk, lists foods to avoid such as sweets and starches, and recommends broth over cream soups. It adds cautions about hair dye and permanent waves.
Afterwar Britain Faces A New Social Order
The article contrasts Bevin and Churchill arguing for broader social security and shared privileges. Bevin promotes securing the community through economic life while Churchill urges widening benefits beyond the few, noting aristocratic public schools and shifting class power in England after World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rest Bevin
Labor Party
Great Transport and General Workers Union
Bevin
Winston Churchill
Britain
America
Harrow
Churchill
Churchill Voices
England
Eton
London Times
Bong Dance Plenty Hot launches at Capitol Sunday
Ruth Terry and Johnny Downs lead the gay musical comedy cast in the Capitol show opening Sunday afternoon and night. A feature of the event is the performers urging five standards for lasting peace, including abolition of extreme inequality and universal education for every child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Terry
Johnny Downs
the Capitol
Huntsville Man Nets Navy Promotion
Washington announces Captain James Jones Jr of Huntsville Alabama will receive a promotion in the U S Navy as details of the advancement emerge from official channels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James ©. Jones, Jr
U. & Navy
Huntaville
Ala
Recruiting Duress in York City Impacts Captain Jones
A fragment from a historical notice mentions Capt Jones and a Recruiting Duress in New York City affecting the battle force. The item lacks clear dates or officials but notes a change in command roles and cruiser leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutern
Capt. Jones
York City
Funeral time changed for Alford Stidger
Funeral services for Alford Stidger at 2 30 P M replaced the earlier time. Stidger, 68, died Friday morning at his Laceys Spring route 1 home after a long illness. Rev. Owens to officiate with burial in Huff cemetery conducted by Drinkard.
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Puneral
Alford Stidger
Call 46 to craft a concise Want Ad text
A reader is advised to call 46 for assistance in wording a Want Ad. The service promises short, effective phrasing to convey the desired message clearly.
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Chamber OF Commerce
Beautiful
Maury
Lee
Jackson
Eugene R. Guy
Peggy Groover
George Williamson
Shiloh
Edwin Wyle
H. H. Frasa
Prasa
Williamson
Guy
T. V. Harrison
Kitty Prewett
Bettie Burleson
Fred Tidwell
T. E. Crittenden
A. E. Jackson
J. W. Cunningham
E. S. Morrow
Crittenden
Sara Jeffries
Jeffries
Central Baptist W. M
ST. John’s Episcopat
St. John’s Episcopal Womans Auxiliary
St. John's
E. N. Penick
East Walnut Street
John Peach
Ferry Street
F. D. Peebles
First Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary
John C. Bragg
Douglas Sheats
F. 8. Hunt
Circle Three
Thomas J. Hendrix
Westminster
Westminster Presbyterian Auxiliary
E. S. Loyd
A. D. Jervis
T. B. Rogers
Jones
John W Jones
Hunt
F. 8. Hunt, Jr
E. W. McLeod
Gordon Sherard
James FE. King
Bluette Wallace
McLeod
Milton Harvey
H. K. Fletcher
Cincinnati
Ohio
EB. 5. Rushing
Trinity
W. P. Dailey
E. M. Bishop
McNeill Apartments
I. R. Neher
McNeill Lafayette Apartments
Crawford
Suzanne Shelton
Mrs
Barrett Shelton
Chester Sartor
Helen Rauschenberg
Thomas Hendrix
Spotswood Apartments
C. B. Elliott
E. W. Kennedy
E. T. Rushing
T. W. Wert
Aberdeen Road
Warner Sartor
Allen’s Beauty Shoppe
Grant St
Cain and Wells Sts
Capitol Theatre
Vera Vague
Billy Gilbert
Richard Ariennedy Devine
Kathryn Adams
Fay Wray
Bob Steele
Billy the Kid
3 Stooges
Jack Benny
Fred Allen
Mary Martin
Paramount
Laura. Wheeler Afghan
Helen Follett
Curly Locks
Jean Rogers
Move’s
Sherrow
New
Second Avenue
Moulton Street
Justin
Penney’s
Penney Company
Inca Incoverte Dj
Olasker
Eyes M. ©. Keyes
Griffin Jewelry Company
SAT
Hartselle, Ala
Alice Faye
Betty Grable
Jack Oakie
John Payne
Arms
Thursaday
Myrna Loy
Melvin Douglas
Donald Duck Cartoon
Big Hite
Texas
William Boyd
Henry Wilcoxon
Huntsville
Stidger
Goidel’s
Decatur’s New Theatre
Fred
ROXY
Jack
Oygnt TV
Verree Teasdale
The
Merry Macs
Virginia Dale
Ant Rochester
Ty Mark Sandrich
Capp
Marthe O'Brisccou
America A
Errol Flynn
Olivia
Raymond Massey
Donald Reagan
Alan Hale
William Lundigan
Henry O’neill
Guinn
Big Boy
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