Wedding Announced for Martha Ann Frances Simrell Megaro
Mr and Mrs R F Simrell announce the marriage of their daughter Martha Ann Frances to James L Megaro on June 15 in Atlanta Georgia by Rev Teacock Megaro hails from Atlanta and Old Town Maine and works as a government construction engineer. Ww U Qualy meeting at Hartsell and Morgan County Baptist WMA plans noted. Party tonight for Jimmy Greer of Jackson Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Simrell
Martha Ann Frances
James L. Megaro
Atlanta, Ga
Teacock
Weatherly Family Visits and Local Travel Notices
Rev and Mrs Joe Weatherly Jr plan two week stay with parents in town arriving Friday from Silver Lake Wisconsin Ensign Frank Troup has deployed overseas with the USNR air corps Mrs Dawson Todd of Covington Kentucky visiting M H Todd and relatives BA I D Carlisle returns to Jackson Tennessee after a visit Miss Mary Lou Newman from Pascagoula Mississippi arrives to spend ten days with Kathryn Ann Wiley Miss Sarah Lichtenstein visiting in Pulaski Tennessee Mr and Mrs Reeder Banks and daughters Betty and Bobbie Mae of Knoxville Tennessee expected soon to visit his parents R R Banks and wife have plans for a vacation visit
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Weatherly, Jr
Silver Lake
Wis
Joe Weatherly
Mary Lou Newman
Pascagoula
Kathryn Ann Wiley
Reeder Banks
Betty Reeder
Bobbie Mae
Knoxville, Tenn
R. R. Banks
Mooresville Social Notes Bring Visitors Home
Mrs C D Cottingham of Birds and Frank Richardson Jr. visit in Mooresville. Mrs Henry Chase of Chase Alabama and her son Henry Jr. stay with Mr and Mrs W M Leftwich in Mooresville. Knox McRae returns from Chattanooga. Wades home after Louisville visit. Mrs W H Anderson recovering from operation in Decatur Clinic. George McCrary family in new Mooresville home. Jane Layton of Leighton returning home after visit with Martha Dinsmore. Mrs L R Nash and daughter Martha return from Nashville. Lela Moss of Huntsville visits Mooresville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C.D. Cottingham
Frank Richardson, Jr
Mooresville
Henry Chase
Chase, Ala
Henry, Jr
W. M. Leftwich
W. H. Anderson
Decatur Clinic
Jane Layton
Leighton
Martha Dinsmore
L. R. Nash
Martha
Mrs. Russell Brothers
Nashville, Tenn
Lela Moss
Huntsville
James Samuel Smith, Jr
Young People Rally Sunday Draws Morgan County Baptists
A Baptist Young People’s Rally will be held Sunday July 16 at 2 30 at First Baptist Church Morgan County Association invites Sunbeam Band Girl’s Auxiliary Royal Ambassadors and Young Woman’s Auxiliary members and leaders Dr J T Williams missionary to China will speak in his first association visit He is connected to J M Rogers and Baptist Sunday School Board members in Tennessee Alabama and North Alabama delegates include Robert Woody and Mrs Eugene Dugger who will lead and supervise activities Baptists and friends are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Baptist Young People’s
Morgan County Association
Sunbeam
Young Woman's Auxiliary
Woman’s Missionary Society
J. T. Williams
China
Grisholm
Orient
William
J. M. Rogers
Dr. Williams
J. O. Williams
The
Baptist Sunday School Board
Nashville
Tennessee
T. E. Williams
Ala
Eugene Dugger
Old Drive Coon Hound Freed From Ozark Cave
In Lesterville Missouri on July 13 the 10 year old dog Old Drive described by owner Jake Light as the best coon hound in Reynolds County was freed after ten days trapped in an Ozark mountain cave. Rescuers guided the dog out through a last foot foot limestone bluff and removed him as he whined. His sides were gaunt and his legs swollen from the ordeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesterville
Old Drive
Jake Light
Reynolds County
Ozark Mountain
Lindy Arrives at Allied Headquarters in Southwest Pacific
Charles A. Lindbergh reaches Allied force headquarters in the Southwest Pacific after touring airfields. As a civilian technician he demonstrated gasoline conservation and engine care for U.S. warplanes and lectured on these topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindy
Allied Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Charles A. Lindbergh
Southwest
South Pacific
U.S
Kraft Cheese and Dairy Labor Shifts During War Effort
Wartime demand raises milk and cheese production targets. Kraft assures top quality in varieties like American Old English Philadelphia Velveeta while noting government cheese quotas and possible shortages for military and civilian needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Dorothy Dix on the rising trend of erring wives
Dorothy Dix argues that modern wives increasingly seek extramarital affairs, comparing past restraint with present loosened morals. She notes economic and emotional pressures, the clash of aging beauty with romance, and warns of the high cost to wives who betray vows, while reflecting on double standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Ols Ed
Grandpa
Grandma
Red Cross to Get New Head
President Roosevelt appoints D Basil O Connor head of the National Foundation For Infants Paralysis as chairman of the Red Cross central committee to succeed the late Norman H Davis. O Connor will serve the term ending December 11 this year and is praised for his nationwide knowledge and medical care leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
D. Basil O'Connor
National Foundation For Infantic Paralysis
Central Committee of the American Red Cross
Norman H. Davis O'Connor
New York
Davis
O'Connor
United States
Mevanel Foundation For
Addion
Cotton Warehousemen Seek 25 Percent Handling Fee Increase
Cordeleville July 13. Edgar Fletcher president of the national Cotton Warehousemen And Compress Association says a 25 percent hike in handling charges is being urged. Earlier 10 percent increases were granted but arrived too late for the 1943 crop. CPA action is promised by August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordele
Edgar Fletcher
National Organization
Fletcher
Washington
CPA
Civitan talk by Lt Col Hunt on Kodiak Island service
Lt Col Fred Hunt commander of Decatur's Own Company B spoke to the Civitan club at Hotel Lyons. He described Kodiak Island's size and road development during their 34 month stay and noted pleasant climate with winter near zero to summer about 85. He praised the company's conduct and welcomed new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Hunt
Decatur
Company B
Civis Club
Lyons
Meredith Woodall
Herman’ Lambert
Joan Gilbert
Cpl
Joe Hinz
R. H.richardson
Athens
Butler Hine
W.C. Vaughss-S O- Manett
Cecil McMillan
Club
Lions Club to Stage Tennessee Valley Horse Show at Berson Field
Entries pour in for the Tennessee Valley Horse Show at Berson Field on Friday night July 28 with competitors from Alabama Tennessee and Mississippi. More than $1000 in cash prizes backs twelve events as Lions Club committees promote the program and sell admission. Officials include gaited classes judge Homer Murray Woodburn Kentucky walking judge Henry Davis Wartrace Tennessee announcer Milton J Easter Athens Alabama and ringmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Tennessee Valley
Berson Field
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Lions
Homer Murray
Woodburn
Henry Davis
Wartrace
Tenn
Walking Tenn
Milton J. Easter
Athens
Ala
Detroit Dance Band Leader Pleads Innocent
Teddy Powell a 38 year old dance band leader pleaded innocent to a federal charge that he conspired with a former New York City draft board clerk to evade military service. He told U S Commissioner S Stanley Hurd that he followed the board head’s instructions and would enlist if extensions were granted. Powell’s bond was set at 5900 with further examination slated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Teddy Powell
New York City
U. S
Stanley Hurd
Draft Board
Owell
German forces ordered to stretch manpower for three front war
Acting Secretary of War Patterson reports drastic reductions in strength of supply and combat reserve units ordered by the Germans to preserve dwindling manpower resources for a three front war.
Methodist Revival Begins Sunday at Central Church
A combined evangelistic campaign by all local Methodist churches starts Sunday at Central Methodist Church with Rev. E A Lacour preaching. Loren G Jones leads singing, Mrs Jones at the piano, and Mrs Lacour will give chalk talks and play the vibraharp and marimba. Services will be held twice daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist Church
E. A. Lacourt
Loren G. Jones
Jones
Campaign events listed by Decatur Evangelistie club
At 10 a.m. and at eight p.m. the campaign is sponsored by the Ill Evangelistie club of Decatur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ill Evangelistie, Club of
Decatur
Mayo Clinic study links smoking to blood vessel constriction
Mayo Clinic investigators report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that nicotine causes constriction of blood vessels. They advise that smoking should be avoided in cases of peripheral vascular disease affecting smaller arteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mayo Clinic
Journal of the
Can Medical Association
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Sionary
J. A. Buttrey
Jimmy Greer
Jackson, Miss
Ores
American Institute of Laundering
Jim Alt Lad Rai Tik Pry Leu
Guarghteed
Good Housekeeping
Hangers Decatur
Johnston St
Frank Troup
U.S. N. R. Air Corps
Dawson Todd
Covington, Ky
M. H. Todd
I.D. Carlisle
Jackson
Sarah Lichtenstein
Pulaski, Tenn
Knox McRae
Chattanooga, Tenn
James Wade
W. A. Dougherty
Louisville, Ky
George McCrary
Goidel
Collier's
U.S. A
America
United Nations
Helen 7Ollets
of’ Cosmetics
Ann Miller
Dorothy Dix
Bell Syndicate
Pena
Cath
RED Cross
Raise
Loyd’s
Civitans
Col. Hunt
Moye
Morton Downey
Jimmy Lytell
Degatub Coca-Cola
Ottling CO
Southern Bell Telephone and Teveenarh Company
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