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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1946
Page
5
Veterans with service connected disabilities may receive outpatient care from a private physician if no VA facility is nearby, with VA payment authorization after eligibility check. Contact Samuel M. Slaton at the Decatur sub regional office and verify eligibility at 1006 Ferry Street.
False teeth wearers often face embarrassment when plates slip or wobble. Sprinkle PASTEETH the alkali powder on plates to hold dentures firmly and add comfort. It helps prevent odor and fits without souring. Available at drug stores.
The community welcomes our school teachers Mr and Mrs Foutch. Grace Hitt Betsy Ross Mitchell dined with Nell and Jewell Praters. A cottage prayer meeting was held at Mr Mobes. Vacation Bible School is planned for late July and early August. B T U meetings increase as women busy canning. Slip Up boys beat Courtland last Thursday. Paul Robinson and family visited his parents. Alford Russell and Herman Russell hosted Sunday guests. Mose Earwood family visited for the weekend.
Rev Hugh E Wright and family and Lucretia Vaughn were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs W E Ward. Mrs Raythal Long visits Danville area with Ber nice Long. Roy Osborn family of Austinville joined Leon Osborn for Sunday supper. J P Roberts of Neel visits Ben Roberts family. Community attends Morgan county singing convention at Hartselle. W D Bullard family visit Clifton Sparkman. Oscar Sybert family visit J L Wests. Mrs Bailey Mt Hope visits Newt Bailey family. Robert Borden Barton joins Monroe Montgomery Decatur visit. Mrs Ervin Story visits Ben Roberts family.
Miss Francis Cole and Lowell Cole family and Mary Rodgers family attended a singing in Hartselle Sunday. Mrs Frank Cheatham and children visited Mrs Mary Rodgers and family. Ray Woodard, son of F Woodard, returned home last week after Navy discharge.
Senator Claghorn alias Kenny Delmar arrives in California to appear in Its A Joke Son a film with Eagle Lion pictures. He jokes with reporter Bob Thomas about Cary Grant and his own quirky career while noting family skepticism and a profits share in union money. The piece also touches on actors Godfrey Tearle Vannevar Bush Fala and other Hollywood figures in a bustling studio scene.
Fire partially destroyed a grain storage barn at Kilby prison causing estimated damages of 5000 to 6000 dollars, reported by Arthur Heustess deputy director of corrections and institutions.
James Marlow reports on Selective Service tightening draft rules effective Sept 1. Men aged 19 through 29 face tougher calls with high school deferrals limited and farm workers favored. fathers and some with hardship may still be exempt. Re-examination of existing occupational deferments targets almost all now deemed indispensable. Army enlistment of Negroes paused to maintain a 1 to 10 racial balance.
The note lists residents visiting relatives in Lacey's Spring Athens and Falkville, with stays by Mrs. Glen Black and sons and Mrs. Mid Thompson. It mentions Asa Collins ill at home, Jewel and Vada Parker returning from Hartselle Pike, Ned Keyes visiting Athens, and Adrian Bowen at Falkville. A cemetery cleaning on the first Monday in August is urged, with last year’s dinner tradition noted. Walter Foster to move to Mississippi in August. William Fowler improving after mumps.
The Miller family introduces a nationwide contest offering 37 000 dollars worth of prizes including a Buick Roadmaster plus two more Buicks and many appliances. Entries require a 25 word or shorter sentence about why I like Robin Hood Flour. entry deadline is August 10 1946 postmark. Winners announced around August 27 with complete list available on request.
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