Launching of LST Vessel 711 at Jeffersonville Boat Works
Mrs. Robert T. Harris sponsor for LST Vessel 711 broke a champagne bottle on the bow during the launch at Jeffersonville Indiana before about seven thousand attendees including Captain D W Coe Lt G G H Coughlin Patrick Calhoun Robert Brandt and W H Lang. Following the ceremony guests attended luncheons and cocktail parties at the Pendennis Club and other venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert T. Harris
Jeffersonville Boat and Machine Company
Jeffersonville
Indiana
D. W. Coe
USNR
G.g
G.H. Coughlin
Patrick Calhoun
Robert Brandt
W. H. Lang
Decatur
LST
Pendennis Club
Louisville
Kentucky
Hunt Greathouse
Earl Alverson
Ray Strassel
Walter Rauth
William Griffin
Harris
Alverson
Leslie Holfies
Gil Coughlin
Robert Watson
New York
W. A. Dougherty
John Hodges
J.g
G. H. Coughlin
Norris E. Mode
Personal notes from local residents and travelers
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Ingram have returned from a several day visit in Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. Taplin Hanson Jr and their two children of Fairfax Alabama are visiting their parents Mr and Mrs A T Hanson Sr here. Pvt Eugene Brown is now stationed at Camp Blanding Florida. Mrs J A McDonald will leave Monday for a visit with friends in Jackson Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rachael Pattillo
Hartselle
Jane Crew
Marymont
Jasper
Ala
Crew
Pattillo
Stephens, College
Columbia
Miss Pattillo
Miss Crew
Barbara Bankhead
Camp Bankhead
Warrior River
Nancy Johnson
Helen Muldrow
Major
Muldrow
North Highlands
Louise Carr
Mrs. R. M. Ingram
Birmingham
Taplin Hanson, Jr
Fairfax, Ala
A. T. Hanson, Sr
Pvt
Eugene Brown
Camp Blanding, Fla
J. A. McDonald
Jackson
Miss
Andrew Jones
Andrew, Jr
Bloomington
Ill
Ralph Jones
Ethel Jones
Jones
Sweetwater
Texas
L. M. Huff
Ralph
J. R. Doss, Sr
Leslie Doss
Bessemer
J. R. Doss, Jr
Tuscaloosa
Dorothy Dix Mother Deposed In Own Home
A column reflects on changing family power as mothers lose authority over children and youths. It argues pedestal-era maternal dominance reduced delinquency, while modern trends see adolescents guiding household choices and behavior. The piece cites shifts from spankings to persuasion and questions mothers' loss of influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
Dorothy Ox Jane
Mamie
Bob
Central Baptist W M S Circle Meetings and Episco pal Unit Event
Circle Two will handle the latter hour of a program after separate sessions. Circle Four meets Monday at 3 p m at Mrs Lawson Davidson’s home. Central Baptist W M S meets Monday at 4 in church parlors for Royal Service Missionary Topic. Circle One led by Mrs Carl Jones. Episco pal Unit Three meets Monday at 4:30 at Mrs J R Hunter’s home on the Danville Road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist
Circle Two
Circle Four
Lawson Davidson
Central Baptist W. M. S
Circle One
Carl Jones
Alan Wallace
Loyd Lively
Mrs. Lively
Ferry Street
Episcopal
St. John's Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary
J. R. Hunter
Danville Road
Food policy condemned by Republican study committee
The Republican congressional food study committee condemned nearly all wartime food policy noting inefficiency in administration has created a hidden black market. It blamed the administration for large spoilages and called the situation almost criminal to permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Republican Congressional Food Study Committee
Mothers Dust Off Antique Perches for Mounting Again
A telegram from The Bell Syndicate, Inc. suggests it would be beneficial for mothers to bring out old antique perches, dust them, and mount them anew. It promotes a whimsical revival of forgotten items for household use.
Republicans Push Central Food Agency for War Time Stabilization
A 44 member Republican committee chaired by Rep Jenkins of Ohio urged war time food control. In Boston and other cities it condemned administration rationing and price ceilings as chaotic, warned of black markets, and proposed two actions: unify food activities under one head and create a central agency to manage government and producer surpluses to stabilize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rep
Jenkins
Ohio
Newal
Boston
New Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Princeton
House
Looking After the Teeth and Gum Health Tips
Dentists urge twice yearly exams for tooth repair and decay prevention. Maintain oral hygiene with soft brushes, salt rinse, and calcium rich foods. massage gums daily to prevent recession while addressing tartar buildup.
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Questers Club
Delano Park
Dorothy Dix
Hugh H. Pattillo
Carey Chitwood
Martha Argend
Double Oak Park
Christian Crusaders
John Hampton
Fort Benning, Ga
Odie Cavnar
Camp Wheeler, Ga
Gerald Neher
Pittsburgh
Mrs. Neher
Thomas F. Adams
Points
Florida
Elizabeth Griffin
Falkville, Ala
Sam Pruett
A. C. Campbell, Sr
Prospect Drive
Decatur General Hospital
Mary Wells
Columbus
Charles Emens
Trinity
Falkville
Brown Neeley
Harold McClanahan
Bluett Landers, Jr
Camp Westmoreland
Suzanne Shelton
Ann Layman
Charlotte Orr
Camp Dunreamin
Fayetteville, Tonn
John Thomas
Florence
Thomas
Dorothy McClure
R. G. McClure
Phillip Humphrey
Camp Cosby
Moye
Decatur's
Beauty Shop
North Alabama
O.P.A
Kid
Black Gabardine
NAVY
Goidel
Yours
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Evelyn
Over Speake, Warren & Ratliff’s
Helen Follett
Pat Parrish
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