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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1944

Page

5

Miss McCulloch Weds Corporal Smith at First Christian

Miss Annetle McCulloch daughter of Mr and Mrs G E McCulloch married Corporal Fred L Smith at 5 30 p m Sunday in the First Christian church Rev Elmer Freer officiated with a ring ceremony The couple will reside with the bride’s parents on Prospect Drive until the groom reports back for duty at Camp Barkeley Texas Nearby announcements include the Parker Groover wedding in Falkville and Wynell Hyatt Segrett wedding in Cullman plus social notices of gatherings and greetings from local residents.

Miss McCulloch Corporal Smith Annetle McCulloch G. E. McCulloch Fred L. Smith First Christian Church Elmer Freer Ray McCulloch Eldon Stephenson Gaines Hyatt Wynell Albert Segrett First Baptist Church Cullman John Marion Nell Harmon del W. Popwell Mrs. Segreti Ingalls Segreti Southern Airways Decatur

Paratrooper Lt Denson Burnum on leave home from Fort Benning

Lt Denson Burnum of the U. S. Paratroopers returns home this week on leave from Fort Benning to visit his mother Mrs H D Burnum before heading Friday to Fort Meade. Ensign and Mrs Thomas Burks Huie and their son Bob spend a few days on leave with their parents Mr and Mrs J R Huie before Ensign Huie reports for duty.

William S. Day Joseph A. Woods Boston Mass Ensign Joseph A. Woods, Jr San Francisco Cal Denson Burnum U. S. Paratroopers Fort Benning H. D. Burnum Lt. Burnum Fort Meade, Md Ensign Thomas Burks Huie Bob J. R. Huie Ensign Huie

Proposal to partition India raised by Gandhi

Mohandas K. Gandhi proposes partition of India into separate Hindu and Muslim states to resolve Muslim objections to independence. He presented the plan to Muhammad Ali Jinnah via Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari, who said the proposal would go to the Moslem League working committee if Gandhi makes the offer directly.

Bombay India Mohandas K. Gandhi Gandhi Mahomed Ali Jinnah All-India Moslem League Chakravarthi Rajago-Palachari All-India Congress Jinnah Rajago- Palachari

Lipstick guidance from a bygone era on beauty portents

A nostalgic piece extols lipstick as an enduring institution. It favors measured application, matching colors with nail polish, and hints at aging style norms from postwar times, advising subtle lip lifts and careful tooth-safe wear.

Alaska Veterans Invited To Kiwanis Barbecue

Decatur Kiwanis invites Alaska veterans home on leave for three years to a Thursday seven o clock barbecue at Delano Park with singing and brief speeches. The list includes Lt Col Frederick Hunt Jr and many sergeants and privates from Trinity Athens Moulton and nearby areas.

Alaska Decatur Kiwanis Club Delano Park Decatur Kiwanis Committee Frederick S. Hunt Jr Meredith Woodall Jack M. Howell Herman Lambert Millard McEntire John D. Taylor William C. Phillips Trinity Carmen A Taylor Herbert Neher James W. McCullough Moulton John F. Webb Robert H. Campbell Richard McDonald Paul H. Dement John R. Gilbert James H. Boyd Athens Joe Hinz Alice H. Looney Frederick Markham Albert B. Puckett Hoyit Holt Lonnie Downs Dewey C. West Harmon L. Brady Arnold H. Hill Thomas E. Adcock Virgil Sanders Charlie K. Miller Charles M. Shedd Travis Kitchens Jesse Kitchens Beamon Frost Andrew Teague Joe Humphrey

Flyers Roll To Eleventh Victory Over Merrimack Mills

The Courtland Flyers defeated the Merrimack Mills 14 to 7 in Huntsville Alabama to earn their 11th win of the season. Charles Bonine collected two triples and two singles in five at bats while Harold O Connor added a three bagger. Kip Carstin and Leslie Knatzer pitched after the fourth inning and the Sunday game was canceled due to transportation issues.

Courtland Flyers Merrimack Mills Huntsville Alabama Millers Charles Bonine Courtland Harold O'Connor Merrimack Flyers Kip Carstin Leslie Knatzer

Twins Born Eleven Days Apart In Point Pleasant

Point Pleasant, N J July 10 Twins born eleven days apart at Point Pleasant hospital to Mrs Frederick D Smith of Port Chester N Y are reported healthy by Dr C Norman Witte A boy born June 27 weighs 7 pounds 34 ounces and a girl born July 8 weighs 4 pounds 12 ounces The father Rev Frederick D Smith is pastor of Gospel Tabernacle in Port Chester.

Point Pleasant N. J Frederick D. Smith Port Chester N. Y Point Pleasant Hospital C. Norman Witte Gospel Tabernacle

Home on furlough cited by Company B member

An item notes another member of Company B who is currently on furlough at home. The brief records the status without detailing orders or location.

Company B

Cryptoquote puzzle and crossword clues featured in daily edition

The page presents a mixed crossword and cryptogram puzzle with across and down clues, a Saturday Cryptoquote quotation attributed to Plato, and a cryptogram alphabet cipher. It lists clue numbers, partial answers, and an instance of the quoted line to be decoded.

Delano Park Welcomes Residents and Visitors for Leisure Day

Mrs. W. B. Hereforth and daughter Bonnie visit Delano Park while her husband serves at Courtland air base. Several families and visitors, including Jimmie Elkins and Woodie Kyle, enjoy the pool and playgrounds as servicemen stationed overseas are noted. Local businesses donate benches for park use.

W. B. Hereforth Bonnie Jimmie Elkins William F. Elkins Woodie Kyle Msgt Harold Kyle Jimmie Army Engineers England Woodie Army Air Corps Italy

Publication Order in Tate versus Tate in Morgan County

In equity case Bessie Washington Tate versus Binford Tate the Morgan County Court orders publication for four weeks in the Decatur Daily. The non resident defendant Binford Tate must plead answer or demur by July 25 1944 or the bill may be taken as confessed. Register Marvin West signs June 24 1944 with dates June 26 July 3 10 17.

Register Binford Tate Alabama The Decatur Daily Morgan County Marvin. West

Dorothy Dix Advice Column Classic Snips

Dear Miss Dix offers guidance on dating, dancing, age perception, and staying true to interests. The column frames self presentation for young women and men, plus a note on jealousy and career fit, ending with advice to stay with the fulfilling job.

Miss DIX

Dear Dorothy Dix Advice on a Jealous Wife and Divorce

A husband pleads with Dorothy Dix about a jealous wife amid nagging accusations harming his home and business. He asks whether to divorce or leave the marriage to escape the conflict and protect his family.

Dorothy DIX

King Peter Names Tito In Yugoslav War Command

Allied HQ in Algiers reports King Peter of the Yugoslav government in exile names Marshal Tito as commander of all Yugoslav forces and agrees to rely on a post war plebiscite to determine the crown.

England Europe Pacific London Moorocco Algiers Peter Tito Yugoslavia

Also Mentioned on This Page

Parker-Groover Roy S. Groover Falkville Martha Jr Ralph Thomas Parker U. S. Army Milton T. Parker H. M. Hurst Parker Morgan County High School Hartselle Selective Service Board Sgt. Parker Falkville High School Harry Currier E. R. Currier Martha Jo Groover Ralph T. Parker E. L. Drinkard, Jr Willard Floyd Gene Rowe Mattie Pearle Wilson Jessie Mae Tolleson New Orleans Bill Day, Jr Charles Bragg Tom Kirkpatrick Mrs G. C. Kirkpatrick J. E. Cothren Jack Cothren Cothren U. S. Marine Corps Pensacola, Fla Wilson Orr Helena Ark C. J. O’bryant Birmingham C. O. Foote Kimball Jones Gadsden Fred Bloodworth, Jr Penn Mabel Allen W. H. Day L. A. Lavender Mary Dean Byars Columbus, Miss Grady Jones Betty Hunt Luck Marjorie Nashville, Tenn F. S. Hunt Carmen Srange Pekoe Pekoe T € A Universal Concrete Pipe CO P. O. Box Goidel Ts Ss Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company Helen Follett Mama Papa Lya Lys Alaska Boys Daily Crossword Accross Botton Strange Leiter U.S Concludes Gram IKVF K. Lgtac Plato King Features Syndicate Ine Thomas A Bowles Bentley Illinois Thomas Spencer Plant James Spencer Plant Delano Park Recreation Center W. M. Speakman Hugh Howard Speakman Bobby Joe Peggy Faires Mr. Faires Decatur Iron and Steel Company W. G. Lane Paducah Kentucky Charlie Hare Charles Betty Decatur Transit Company Bessie Washington Tate Morgan County Court Dorothy Olx Togy Hollywood Lely Horace Bell Syndicate Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Moye’s Good Housekeeping U. S. Department of Agriculture Good Housekeeping Magazine the Homemakers’ Bureau of Standards Institute Eighth Avenue New York
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