Watson and Skipworth Wed in July Ceremony at Decatur
Dorothy Lee Watson daughter of Mr. and Mrs Earle Watson of Killen married W H Skipworth of Decatur on Saturday evening July 8 at the home of minister GS Burns. The couple will reside at 208 East Vine Street Decatur. Skipworth works at a Decatur shipyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skipworth—Watson
Earlie E. Watson
Killen
Dorothy Lee
W. H. Skipworth
Decatur
GS Burns Muni
Skipwoyag
Lauderdale County High School
Rogersville
Skipworth
East
Vine Street
Maples in France Says He's Beating Germans
Sgt Aubrey E Maples writes from France June 29 1944 to his parents in Somerville reporting tough fighting yet progress. He notes first landing on French soil with his outfit and praises French locals while hoping for safe return as he asks for prayers and letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey E. Maples
France
C. E. Maples
Somerville 1
Ruth
Morgan County Farm Bureau Set for July 27 Meeting
Morgan county Farm Bureau prepares for its annual gathering at Hart selle campground on Thursday July 27 starting 9 30 am. With over a thousand members the event is expected to draw several thousand attendees. The program includes officer elections and constitution by laws review with a fish fry and gifts planned. Spurgeon R Long remains president after returning to the post following county board election while Abner Sample has served as acting president in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Farm Bureau
Hartselle
Atenoon the Bureau
Constitution
Byows
Spurgeon R. Long
Falkville J
Morgan
Board of Revenue & Control
Farm Bureau
Abner Sample
Somerville 2
Personal notes on Bobby Neill and local obituaries
Bobby Neill is ill at his home in Fairview and Mrs Annie L Morris attended the funeral of Robert Sobotka in Hartselle. Mrs Garrold Nungester, ill for two months in Dothan, Alabama, will be moved to her home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Barnett
Albert Barnett
Battery Park Inn
Asheville, N. C
Roy Kent
Hartselle
Robert Sobotka
Bobby Neill
Fairview
Annie L. Morris
Garrold Nungester
Dothan
Ala
Family Writes Home From Missouri Training City
Amanda Jane Hunt will stay at 37 Greenwood Lebanon Missouri while Lt. Col. Hunt trains at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. They left this morning after spending his leave at their home.
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Amanda Jane
Greenwood
Lebanon
Col. Hunt
Fort Leonard Wood
Patton’s Army in France Report From Berlin Radio
Berlin radio said Patton has divisions including Canadians and Americans on the invasion front. New Allied formations reached the front with a replenished Canadian second division that took part in the Dieppe raid. Supreme Headquarters had not defined Patton’s role in the invasion.
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London
Berlin
Georges. Patton Jr
Patton
Dieppe
Supreme Headquarters
Pirates win Philadelphia in swing shift double bill
Pittsburgh Pirates defeat Philadelphia Phillies 4 to 1 in the first half of a swing shift double header. Bucs tally 11 hits off Bill Lee and Anton Karr while Phillies manage 4 off Ray Starr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pirates
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phillies
Bucs
Bill Lee
Anton Karr
Ray Starr
Dried Egg Production Surges Before and During World War II
Pre war output rose from about 5 million pounds annually to 262 million pounds in 1943 as the United States expanded food production for wartime needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dorothy Dix on Women as Enigmas in Marriage
A Dorothy Dix piece argues men cannot judge women by appearances or manners. It notes women remain inscrutable despite years of association, with beauty, dress, wealth, and behavior masking true selves. The essay warns men face unknowable marital outcomes and shifting roles after marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jong Odds
Mary Jones
Papa
The Problem of Falling Locks
Daily hair loss is normal as shafts age. If papillae stay healthy, regrowth will occur. baldness arises when papillae stop, with circulation and diet as factors. Massage scalp nightly, brush 100 strokes, and wash with proper shampoo to avoid damage. rinse thoroughly.
District Tops Navy Independence Day War Bond Sale
The Eighth Naval District led all districts with 4 958 338 75 in Independence Day War Bond sales, praised by the Secretary of the Navy. The Twelfth District was second, and total Navy sales reached 47 557 562 50, with Pearl Harbor Day volumes noted as a peak comparison. Local leaders included US Naval Air Station New Orleans and Memphis Naval Air Station among top earners. University of the South Sewanee led V 12 units. Coast Guard contributed 177 891 25.
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New Orleans
Eighth Naval District
Secretary of the Navy
A. C. Bennett
Twelfth
Naval District
San Francisco
Navy
Bennett
US Naval Air Station
Naval Air Station
Memphis
Norman
Oklahoma
Stillwater
Naval Air
Tennessee
University of the South
Sewanee
Coast Guard
Bananas and Avocados Need Chill Limits
The piece notes bananas, avocados and other tropical fruits suffer chill damage at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below and should be kept cold only briefly to prevent spoilage.
Wartime salvage quotas set for paper and tin cans
Colonel James P. Barnes of the War Production Board in Birmingham warns that salvage collections lag badly with a monthly limit of ten pounds of waste paper and one pound of prepared tin cans per person. He notes D-Day scale needs show why strong material stockpiles are essential and urges higher homefront participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Barnes
Birmingham
News
Barnes
WPB
Japan
Bolivia
Alaska
Musical Hour At Club Here In Decatur
Decatur Kiwanis Club enjoyed an hour of music presented by the Music committee chaired by Henry Fleming. At Cornelian Court hotel Lloyd Lively presided with guests Lt. Gaines Stuart and R. W. Orr. Carl Schwuchow, director of the Decatur high school band, traced the band’s history and hoped the city will have the best band in three years. Mrs. Perry Orr and Mrs. W. E. Curry sang with Mrs. Orr performing Sylvia and Perfect Day. Rev. T. G. Henry gave the final prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Kiwanis Club
Henry Fleming
Cornelian Court Hotel
Lloyd Lively
Gaines Stuart
R. W. Orr
J. R. Daniels
Carl Schwuchow
Decatur
Schwuchow
Daniels
Perry Orr
W. E. Curry
Orr
Sylvia
Curry
British deny FDR planning visit to Britain
The British Press Association says President Roosevelt is not planning a visit to Britain at present. Roosevelt has been traveling away from Washington for a holiday to brace for the coming presidential campaign, while Nazi Paris radio claimed he would visit Rome.
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London
British Press Association
Axis
Roosevelt
Britain
Washington
Paris
Rome
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Tom Ratliffe
Sgt
Max Kanady
States
South-West Pacific
L. B. Hammond
Kay Hammond
Ailee
Mary Lou
Ernest Hestla
Bobby Gene
Hanceville
Billy Hammond
Billie Marie
Howard Craft
Charles Hammond
E. J. Kanady
Thomas and
Gene
Euzelian
Eurelian
Central Baptist Sunday School
J. T. Pettey
Sherman Street
Billy McNeill
Joe Davis
Los Angeles
Cal
Mrs. Lynnville
Oak Park
Will Wyker
Norfolk, Va
Ensign
John D. Wyker
James E. Terry
Camp Gordon
James Nelson
Lla Sue
Pvt
James A. Nelson
San Luis Obispo
Mrs
B. J. Nelson
John William Howell
Lillian. Howell
Orangeboro
S. C
Southwest Pacific
Kanady
First Marine Division
Guadalcanal
Hollandia
Dutch New Guinea
Cape Glocester
Fifth Avenue West
Betty Jean Johnson
Points
Florida
Frank Liles
Anderson Airplane School
Nashville, Tenn
Jake Thompson
Marguerite
Bethany
Baltimore
Thompson
Decatur General Hospital
Fred Pappenburg
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Daisy Flippen
Hamilton, Ala
Rufus Peerson
Doral Ricketts
Columbia, Tenn
J. W. Flowers
W. C. Bailey
Ferry Street
F. S. Hunt, Jr
Hans
Aubrey E.maples
Farm Bureau Meeting
Loyd's
Loyd’s Drug Store
Johnston St
Louise Suksdorf
Lucinle
Red Cross
Italy
Dorothy Dix
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Helen Follett
Carole Landis
Dean
Doan
Crystal
American Institute of Laundering
Goidel
Moye’s
Rose
TNE
Ting
Alabama
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