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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1943
Page
8
Finn Rowe announces a nine day schedule for canning denial sessions from July 1 to 9. The itinerary lists multiple schools and homes with start times around 2:30 p m and some 8:30 p m sessions, spanning Decatur, Hartselle, Ridge, Thermosa Springs, and Falkville areas. The note ends with a line about the rial as the unit of Persian currency.
A reader argues for returning convicts to coal mines to deter strikes and prevent soldiers' deaths. He warns against Hitler and appeals to families with sons in service to support a secret vote to reduce strikes. Signed C. Mirritt.
Southern Aviation Training School cadets of the 65th Flying Training Detachment held a dance at the Cadet Club in Decatur to thank permanent staff and local girls. Tutt Yarbrough and his Alabama group performed to a lively mix of sweet and swing, with cadets decorating the club in blue and gold.
Jean helps with fiesta plans at Mrs. Parkinson's hacienda while Curley jokes and teases. A car breakdown leads Curley to boast about his driving and a tense exchange ends with a hinted smuggling reveal and a bizarre cheese cache reveal.
Washington reports a wartime wig trade struggle with hair often hard to obtain. Sellers note spotty demand as Americans turn to toupees and transformations to cover bare heads. People from actors to children use wigs, sometimes removing them when their hair regrows.
Mrs. Dennis Hampton visited Moulton for medical treatment. Neighbors shared visits with Grady Sanderson, H. A. Alexander’s family returned from Florence, and M. O. Alexander and Moody with relatives near Athens. Crop patience grows as rain would help. Audrey Hill visits from nearby. Nina Way returns from California to visit Bessie McCaghren and others. Home Demonstration supervisor Hereford was in the community Friday.
Fragmentary ad claims Dean's Pills relieve kidney pain and flush poisons from the body. It urges readers to act quickly and says the product has helped many, mentioning a supposed five tallee of Es fabes and a promise of happy relief.
The Junior girls 4 H club of Caddo community met at Margaret Lentz home on June 26. Lois Nell Barwood was elected president, Helen Whitlow vice president, and Lois Lancster secretary and treasurer. The meeting included business discussion and games with refreshments.
The Courtland Army air field hosted the second Field Day Exercises with aviation cadets from the basic flying school. Squadron IV defeated Squadron III 224 to 174 as cadets earned top scores in aerobatics blind flying aerial hurdles and flight formation contest titles. Jack L. Sumerell led with 39 of 40 in aerobatics while John E. O Halla and Daniel B. Mitchell tied 31 of 40 in accuracy tests.
Mrs Noah Tillery, 76, was laid to rest at Ebenezer church Tuesday evening. She is survived by four daughters including Mrs A J Robison and Mrs Pinkney Guthrie, four sons Henry Martin Gerdis and Tom, 35 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren, plus a sister Stella Alexander of Birmingham and a brother Jim Steld of Oklahoma. Lindsay Allen officiated at the Church of Christ.
A fragment notes the head of a barracuda measuring about one fourth the fish's total five foot length.
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