Engagement Notice for Mary Theresa Liston and Thomas Fleming
Reverend and Mrs R T Sata announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Theresa Liston to Thomas Scott Fleming of Columbia Tennessee. Mary Theresa is a Decatur native and educated nurse with work in Nashville and Columbia. Fleming, a tobacco farmer and broker, is a known churchman in Columbia, son of the late Joseph White Fleming.
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R. T. Sata
Mary ‘Theresa
Thomas Scott Fleming
Columbia
Tennessee
Miss Liston
Liston
Decatur
Easion
Liston Gradu
Benevolent Society Hospital
Nashville
Tenn
Joseph White Fleming
Middle Tennessee
Paul Rowden
St. Vincent's Infirmary
Birmingham
Snippers on Hang Nails and Winter Skin Care
A beauty editor warns against finger biting and hangnails due to infection risk from bacteria. It prescribes careful soaks, trimming shags, boric acid rinses, and compresses, with medical care if pus appears, then offers an oil facial routine to combat winter chapping and dull skin.
Polio cure hailed by nurse Kenny at General Hospital
Minneapolis records reveal Dr. Harrington praising Australian nurse Elizabeth Kenny for dramatic improvements in infantile paralysis patients. Seventeen cases since September show rapid gains from her hot pack and muscle retraining method, including a boy who left an iron lung after 24 hours and a girl who recovered from neck paralysis in a month. Kenny plans to return to Australia and teach at the University of Minnesota in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
FP EB. Harrington
Elizabeth Kenny
Australia
General Hospital
Harrington
Kenny
Warm Springs Foundation
University of Minnesota
British Air Power Gains Keep German Submarine Shift
The piece argues Nazi plans pivot from Luftwaffe to submarine warfare as Britain’s air force narrows the gap with Germany. It notes American aid strengthens the RAF and claims British aircraft are newer and better, while Germans rely on mass production for subs and limited aircraft model updates.
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England
Luftwaffe
Hitler
Royal Air Force
America
Weather Moderation Spreads Across Eastern U S
Moderate warming and snow flurries spread through the eastern portion of the nation with rising temperatures from the upper Mississippi Valley to the Great Lakes. Single digits to near freezing were reported in Vermont and Wisconsin, as milder air reached Georgia and Alabama.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Missouri Valley
Great Lake Region
New Fengland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Colorado
New York
New Pengland
Mercury
Burlington
New Hampshire
Maine
Wisconsin
LaCrosse
Wis
North Atlantic
Georgia
Alabama
Great Lakes
Havre
Rocky Mountains
Virginia
Jobs Kept Open Easton Plans Reemployment Pact
Easton Pennsylvania mobilizes for returning servicemen pledging reemployment for all men called up by the selective service act. Merchants and manufacturers join in a city effort to maintain jobs, a pioneering program in the state and among the nation’s few.
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Easton
Johnny
Pennsylvania
Boston
Commonwealth spokesmen brief Southern officials on war tasks
In Tuscaloosa two British Commonwealth figures Eric Cross of Canada and R G Cassady of Australia addressed Southern state finance officials detailing their nations efforts in the war against the Axis. Both emphasized cooperation and support for allied operations as the United States strengthens its wartime alliance.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
A&peakers
Eric Cross
Ontario
R. G. Cas¢dy
United States
College Head Quits Wesleyan College President to Step Down
In Macon Georgia on January 31 Dr Dice R Anderson announced he will relinquish duties as president of Wesleyan College in June. The women's college will be given a different leadership plan per the report.
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Macon
Dice R. Anderson
Wesleyan College
Plans for Montgomery Special Election Held in June
Montgomery plans a June special election to fill the seventh district seat left vacant by Walter Will Bankhead. Democratic committeemen set primary dates April and May 6 awaiting state committee approval from Governor Dixon's office.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jan
Walter Will Bankhead
Speaker Bankhead
Dixon
Trustees Change School Admin and Nominate Successor Panel
Trustees voted to change the school administration and named a committee to select Dr. Anderson's successor. The move signals an administrative shift and a formal search process led by the newly appointed panel.
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Dr. Anderson
Payments fall short as Limestone residents file taxes
Payments through Thursday show only a fraction of last year’s tax furrows in Limestone County. About 321 individuals have paid compared with roughly 1,600 a year ago, reflecting reduced early filings and lingering delays in Athens Alabama.
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Athens
Ala
Limestone County
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Albert Pinkston
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Decatur's New Theatre
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Lyons Hotel
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Auburn
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Oak Street
Lelia Grubbs Hall
W. E. Steed
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Thomas Pettey
Shelbyville, Tenn
Mrs. M. Ross
Jasper
O. L. Hill
Atlanta, Ga
Susie Hampton
Memphis, Tenn
J. B. Casselis
Cliff Penney
Baugh's Infirmary
Charles Herren
Suzanne
Marilyn Dent
Dent F. Green
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Guindolyn Felton
Tulane University
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Rochester, Minn
R. Penn
Hartselle
Wiley Owen
Datter
Johnston Street
David Allen
Birmingham Southern College
John Bragg
Skeggs Crawford
D. P. Humphrey
John F. Roth
Knoxville, Tenn
E. E. Peden
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Harry Nungester
G. H. Nungester
Hattiesburg, Miss
Dr. Nungester
Mary Stuart Terre
Irwin Quinn
Lamar Maxwell
Country Club
A. G. Patterson
Washington,d. C
Thomas Roberts
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J. T. Weatherly, Jr
Millard
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Robert Hollomon
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Virginia Dale
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Turner
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Moulton Street
Nelson Eddy
Jeanette McDonald
City Coal & Fuel CO
L. D. McMillan Mgr
Davis & Wells Sts
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Grant Street
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Henry Norton
Dpalmolive
Alek
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