Social updates and upcoming plans from local church groups
A busy sequence of society notes reports Womans Auxiliary circles at First Presbyterian led by Mrs Estelle Baker with August meetings planned. Womans Society of Christian Service at Central Methodist discusses Revival impact and Miles Memorial College report. Miss Rogers’ July 15 wedding plans unfold with multiple prewedding parties and hostesses. First Christian Church Missionary Society meets for yearly plans and World Call devotion. Wesleyan Service Guild hosts July session. Bride to be Susan Bibb and Marjorie Phinizy receive lunch honors. First Methodist Woman’s Society holds its monthly meeting with devotional and Invest heritage theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary
Estelle Baker
Helen Bynum
Womans Society of Christian Service
Central Methodist Church
W. H. Davent
Miles Memorial College
Birmingham
H. L. Spencer
Armor of God
Miss Rogers
Margaret Ann Rogers
Reed Rogers
Joe Renneker
Alabama
Camp Blanding
Florida
First Methodist Church
John Harlan Giles
Elinor Green
Mary Clare Randle
Bill Sears
Sanford Cox
Joe Hagler
Ewing Apartments
Johnston Street
Mary, Penick Jones and
Brown
Miss Jones
Thomas Eddings
Russell Erskine Hotel
Huntsville
Louisa Barnett
Cornelian Hotel
R. E. Rogers
Lelia Cantwell Seton Hall
First Christian Church Missionary Society
Womans Missionary Society
First Christian Church
Erin Walker
Edith Swavely
Susan Bibb
Marjorie Phinizy
Will Wyker
Barrett Shelton
Miss Phinizy
Miss Bibb
Walter D
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Henry Sigman
Malcolm Austelle
L. J. Ramage
Personal Guests and Visits Reported Across Alabama Towns
Local society notes list Mrs. Charles B. Hart and Theda Hart visiting Bruce Crane in Rockwood Tennessee and John M. Hart in Morristown for a week with trips to the Great Smokies. Numerous others travel or host relatives including Miss Carlisle in River Side Alabama and Miss Shirley Bragg in Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Hart
Theda
Bruce B. Crane
Rockwood
Tenn
John M. Hart
Morristown
Great Smokies
Shirley Bragg
Betty Carlisle
Rome
L. T. Pride
Riverside
Pride
Ala
Beauty Aid for Career Women
The piece advises career women to balance health rest and beauty routines. It stresses outdoor exercise fresh air and sunshine to prevent dull eyes and a colorless complexion, recommends professional coiffure and manicure, and notes the value of rest and scheduled beauty sessions for a polished public appearance.
Morgan County Social Notes From Rock Springs Area
Mr and Mrs Theodore Owens and children visited with Stanford Callahan. Mrs Edward Jones and children from Hartselle stayed with Mrs Wynda Garrison. Mrs Tex Maefield of Basham visited her daughter Mrs William Taylor. Mr and Mrs Luke Roberts spent Sunday with James Roberts of Neel and Mr and Mrs W B Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Owens
Stanford Callahan
Edward Jones
Hartselle
Wynda Garrison
Tex Maefield
Basham
William Taylor
Luke Roberts
James Roberts
Neel
W. B. Brown
Make This Ensemble Pattern 4804 by Anne Adams
Pattern 4804 by Anne Adams includes a shirtwaist dress turban and bag ensemble. Dress features novelty scalloped revers soft bloused bodice and a gracefully cut skirt. Turban is one piece with a front bow. Bag has two pattern parts. Size 16 outfit requires 2 3 4 yards 39 inch fabric and 2 1 2 yards contrast. Pattern book and patterns priced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
India as strategic pivot in war against Hitler and Japan
An analysis argues India’s role expands from supply center to imperial defense and offense. It notes India’s wartime industrial output, large army expansion to a million, and potential as base for aiding Russia and deterring Japan. Iran and Iraq look to be levered to protect British interests and force, with India at the center of possible offensives in the Middle and Near East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Middle
Near East
Libya
Russia
India
Hindustan
Iran
Iraq
Japan
H. &. Sewell
New York
Black Sea
Persian Gulf
Persia
Tehran
Turkestan
International Labor Office
Byrnes Sworn In as Supreme Court Associate Justice
James F. Byrnes was sworn in at the White House to serve as an associate justice. Chief Justice William Rehnquist? No, Chief Justice Richard Whaley of the United States Court of Claims administered the oath before officials, friends, and Byrnes' family in Roosevelt's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James F. Byrnes
White House
Supreme Court
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Richard Whaley
United State Court of Claims
Local visitors drop by Hartselle and nearby towns
Hartselle hosts Sunday guests Mr and Mrs Pete Roberts. Decatur visitors include Mr and Mrs Percy Livingston and son Carl. Gadsden visitors Mr and Mrs Eloitt Roberts and son visited Luke Roberts. Mrs Edgar Callahan spent last weekend with Mr and Mrs Eugene Hartselle of Trinity. Miss Marva Lee Stephenson from North Carolina stays two months with relatives here. Leon Osborn was in the community Thursday afternoon. Miss Sybil Terry stayed Friday night with Mrs Josie Means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sybil Terry
Josie Means
RAF Bombers Press Northern France Raid Across Channel
British war air units shuttle hundreds of planes over the English Channel in a continued offensive against targets in Northern France and Western Europe. Ground observers note heavy bombers and fighters, with German anti aircraft defenses bolstering as raids affect Southampton and other southern centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
English Channel
France
Leing
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Ruaaia
French
Southampton
Housing scheme halted by Decatur buyers scare
Police report a PHA agent vanished after a buyer mentioned a Chamber of Commerce contact for a scam. Victims hold receipts as proof, Birmingham FHA is alerted, and Decatur officials warn residents to call the chamber to stop further incidents. Two similar stops occurred last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PHA
Chamber of.Gemimerce
Decatur
Chamber of Commerce
Federal Housing Administration
Birmingham
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Women’s slacks banned by Berlin fashion authorities
Berlin authorities ban women’s slacks as clothing restrictions curb female dress. Officials claim the style undermines public order amid the harsh 1939 40 period, and many German women faced shortages and sanctions on slacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Oll
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R. B. Bagley
Agatha Register
Exoth Kloopfer
Bessie Peach
Ruth Johnston
Julian Bronaugh
Gerald Neher
Bagley
Mary Ann Bagley
Randle
Wesleyan Service Guild
The
Collier
Cornelian Court
Move Beauty Shop
Pere Rar
Wight
Lexington Av
Beard
Batt
Waie
Merchendise
Bess N. Y
Aeuits
Merl
Mary Lou Landers
John Wykeris
Tuscaloosa
Charles Sanders, Jr
Decatur Clinic
J. B. Harlow
Lucien Bush
Jacksonville,Fla
Mr. Bush
Mrs. Bush
Paul Crawford
Dc. B. Elliott
L. L. McCulloch
Mariana
Fla
Dothan
Lillian Womack
Tampa, Fla
Grady George
Washington, D. C
Jane Davis
Clara Gafford
Livingston, Ala
H. R. Davia
Roy Ponder
Arthur Matthew
Childersburg
Marguerite Bass
Pulaski
Morris Roan Willerford
C. L. McKeever
Mrs. Forrest Couch
Tuscum
Bia
Decature
Ora Graham
Virginia Ann
Danny Wise
Tuscumbia
Mary Lovelady
Mra. Wint Lovelady
St. Vincent's Hospital
Babye Frances Dews
Mra
Clyde McEntire
Dan Pearce
Sylacauga, Ala
Sarah Eller
Evansville, Ind
C. K. Neville
J. N. Freeman
Columbus, Ga
J. Max Leeman
Beauty Aid
Helen Follett
Joan Bennett
Save
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Rock Springs
Byrnes
RAF
Goidel’s Drug Store
Capitol
Kelly
Eugene Pallette
Marvin Stephens
James Cagney
Permanente
Allen's Beauty
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Barrys Roberts
Freddie Martin
ALL America Wants
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John Dee
Frank Capes
Comeng
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