Afternoon Tea for Mrs Peter at Mrs Hoff Home
Mrs A H Hoff hosted a Saturday tea at her home for Mrs S G Peter of Montevallo visiting daughter Mrs J R Hunter on the Danville road. About thirty friends attended with roses and gladioli centerpieces and tempting dainties served. Barbecue Supper for twenty at Finley’s Island home of Mr and Mrs R W Anderson followed. Mizpah Chapter No 19 O E S to meet Tuesday at 7 30 P M at the Masonic Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
A. H. Hoff
S. G. Peter
Montevallo
J. R. Hunter
Danville Road
R. W. Anderson
Finley's Island
Mizpah
Masonic Temple
Personal notes from home across several states
Mr and Mrs E D Bailey Jr and daughter Martha return from visiting relatives in Tuscoma. Lt and Mrs Fred P Gray of Drew Field Fla spend leave with family in Morgan and Lawrence counties. Mrs J S Heggie Jr recuperates after Dallas hospital operation. Miss Addie Goode vacationing in Nashville with sister Mrs Donald Humphrey. Mrs J Y Hamil and Mrs Leroy McEntire toured Birmingham. Miss Ann McEntire visited Betsy Jane Elam in Tuscaloosa. Mrs Leon Huthnance to return from Washington DC vacation. Bobby and Sarah Louise Humphrey back in Nashville after two weeks with grandparents Z K Goode. Eugene Gibson of Dallas announces birth of baby daughter July 14. Lt General and Mrs F S Hunt and Amanda Jane to depart Thursday for unspecified destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Gray
Drew Field, Fla
Morgan and
Lawrence Counties
Bobby
Sarah Louise Humphrey
Nashville, Tenn
Mrs. Z. K. Goode
Morgan county Home Demonstration convention Saturday
Six hundred women are expected for the Morgan County Home Demonstration club convention at Hartselle High School starting 9 30 a m Fashion and land army themes highlight the program with dress review featuring cottons a quilt show from area clubs and Lt Col Hunt stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri also a planned induction of Morgan county women into the Women's Land Army led by Miss Forney of Auburn Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Home Demonstration Club
Hartselle High School
Courtland Army Air Base
Morgan County
Women's Land Army
Miss Forney
Auburn
Alabama
WLA
Summer makeup rules for suntanned complexions
The piece advises seasonal cosmetics changes for sunburnt skin. It suggests avoiding raspberry shades that appear blue, opting for magenta tones in summer, and using orange reds for rouge and lip color. Foundation should be a shade lighter and powder kept dark to preserve a natural look and avoid over decoration.
Dororthy Dix on Marriage Aged Women and Self Sufficiency
Dorothy Dix argues that women aged 30 to 35 resist marriage due to financial independence, remarriage observations, and cautious judgment of its bargain. The column also advises on vocabulary growth and warns against an extravagant partner, noting risks with debt and dependency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Dorothy
Ashas Ihat
Lee
Ywou
Iyo
Dorothy DIX
Ford Plant Reopens as Willow Run Workers Return
Willow Run bomber plant resumes B-24 Liberator production after union Local 50 members approve back-to-work move following a meeting of 5,000. Production restart came after talks with Ford Motor Company union officials and War Labor Board representatives over grievances including seniority and transfer of skilled workers. Walter Quillico, Local 50 president, condemned the lockout during the dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Willow Run
Ford Motor Company
United + Wo
Coto Paneniel
Company
Union
War Labor Board
Walter Quillico
Local 50
Six Die In Fire At Elitchs Old Mill Boat Ride
Denver dispatch reports six people killed as a blaze swept the Old Mill at Elitchs Gardens during a holiday afternoon. Four victims were identified as two Buckley Field soldiers and their wives, with two park attendants trying to rescue riders. Cause undetermined. tragedies include Pvt. and Mrs. Robert Melvain, Pvt. and Mrs. R. L. Jacobberger, George Keithline, and Edward Lowery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Elitch’s Gardens
Gas Economy
Buckley Field
Robert Mélivain
R. L. Jacobberger
George Keithline
Edward Lowery
McIlvain
Wichita Kan
Jacobberger
Hollywood
Calif
Daily Conversations by The Bell Syndicate
A brief syndicated column titled Daily Conversations presents casual exchanges and social observations from a Bell Syndicate writer. It sketches daily interactions, tone, and social customs for readers seeking quick, light material.
Army seeks 20,000 women medical technicians for WAC
Lt Esther Newby announces immediate need for 20,000 female medical technicians to serve in Army hospitals. Training options include laboratory, dental and x-ray techs, with paths from basic training to medical laboratory technician roles. Postwar benefits mirror the GI Bill and veterans services, with pay and insurance. Information available at Huntsville recruiting substation. The Isle of Man area note concludes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Newby
Women’s Army Corps
Asong
Army
Newby
Women's Army ’Corps
Veterans Administration
Chase Homes
United States Army
501
Nat Bk. Bldg
Huntsville
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Sibiont
Carmen
Orange Pekoe
Pekoe Mb
Goidel
E. D. Bailey Jr
Martha
Tuscoma
J. S. Heggie Jr
St. Paul's Hospital
Dallas
Texas
Addie Goode
Nashville
Donald Humphrey
J. Y. Hamil
Leroy McEntire
Birmingham
Ann McEntire
Betsy Jane Elam
Tuscaloosa
Leon Huthnance
Washington, D. C
Eugene Gibson
Gel
Mrs
F. S. Hunt
Amanda Jane
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
Col. Hunt
Jackson Edwards
T. M. Ryan
Meridian, Miss
Thad J. Ryan
McNeill Apartments
E. S. Morrow
C. B. Elliott
W. E. McNeill
R. N. Harris
Red Boiling Springs
Tenn
W. E. Hockensmith and Son
Gadsden
Joe Burleson
Buffalo
N. Y
Lt. Burleson
D. D. Bureson
Gaines Stuart
Randy
Springfield
Mass
Oak Street
C. B. Stuart Sr
Knoxville
W. P. Russell
Allan Wallace
Betty McGehee
Anniston, Ala
John McGehee
Martha Bailey
Kathryn Ann Wiley
Campee Coleman
Birmingam
Captain Murray House
Beale
C. D. Cottingham
Frank Richardson Jr
Mooresville
Mrs. Tankersley
Finley
Beatrice Foster
Gon. Lowery
Joseph Best
Beverely Shores
Lake Michigan
Decatur
Rev
E. A. Lacour
Methodist Evangelistic Club OF
Pearl Harbor
Bell
W. A. Steadman
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
By Helen Ollett
Orange Reds
Longfellow
Mary Anderson
PUREX
FORD
Amusement Area Fire
Aes
the Bell Syndicate
WAC
Isle of Man
Ly Paxton
Moye
Buttrey’s
Trey
Womens
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