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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1946

Page

7

Party Honors Engaged Falkville Bride-To-Be

Miss Jean Strickland of Falkville Alabama celebrates engagement to Lt Larkin Thornhill US Army of Little Rock Arkansas with a Tuscaloosa party hosted by Mrs C D Wallace. The Wallace home blooms with white and green decor as guests admire gifts and enjoy iced punch cakes and nuts. out of town guests include Miss Betty Allen Nauvoo Miss Ann Strickland Carbon Hill and Miss Becky Means Gadsden.

Wallace Jean Strickland Falkville Alabama Larkin Thornhill Little Rock Ark C. D. Wallace Tusca'sosa Miss Strickland Jane Buettner Grace Bishop Sara Jo Wright Shir Ley Tucker Arrogene*Martin Betty Allen Nauvoo Ann Strickland Carbon Hill Becky Means Gadsden

Personal notices of visits and travel across cities

The column lists multiple personal notices. Katherine Thompson leaves Friday for a vacation in Mobile to visit her brother and sister in law Howard and Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. O K Hackley and son O K Jr of Miami visit relatives in Kentucky. Sarah Coleman heads to Montgomery for four days of Alabama Child Welfare training. Aldah Goidel and Bonnie Lee Murphree enroll in University of Alabama summer session. Edith McKnight of Fort Wayne visits. George Lewis and family visit in Atlanta. Fred English from the US Army arrives in the States and will be home soon. Mary Lou Landers returns from Chattanooga. H G Williams family attends Commonwealth Life Insurance Co convention in Atlantic City. Jewel Smith also attends the same convention in Atlantic City. Herbert and Barbara Williams visit grandmother in Birmingham. Norman Frankel in Atlanta welcomes a newborn daughter. James Goldston returns to Chattanooga after visiting Fosterhaven. Roy Kent vacationed in St Petersburg. Mrs Grayson visits New Orleans. Mrs Lomen and son Chris from Fresno stay with her mother in Tennessee. They fly via Nashville and plan to visit Burke family before returning to Minneapolis with relatives.

Kenneth C. Lomen Chris Fresno Cal Ingold Timberlake Nashville H. H. Burke Shirley Burke Mr. Lomen

Mars’s Gravity Weighs About One-Tenth of Earth

A science note explains that Mars has roughly one tenth of Earth's surface gravity making its weight lighter for objects and explorers. The fact aids understanding of the planet’s atmosphere, terrain, and potential for future missions.

Property Transfers and Debts Muddle in Decatur Listings

A long list records numerous transfers and debts involving Decatur residents and firms. Entries show multiple sums from $1 to $12,000 between individuals, trustees, and city entities plus institutional notes and real estate movements within the community.

Plasma uses told by RC plasma uses told by RC

The state health department lab in Decatur is one of nine in the state through which blood plasma is distributed, with Walter C. Derrick Jr of the Red Cross outlining how plasma may be secured locally. He notes emergency needs may be met by free surplus plasma distributed by state health departments and Red Cross, or purchased from a hospital supply with Red Cross funds.

State Health. Department Laboratory Decatur Morgan County American Red Cross Walter C. Derrick Jr The Red Cross Southeastern Area State Departments of Health Wate Ery Mobile Birmingham Tuscaloosa Selma Huntsville

Private Debt Transfers Across Small Sums

Ledger-style listing records multiple transfers and loans between individuals with amounts ranging from 125 to 7 000 dollars. Names include Ruth E Walker Dean Earnest G Johnston J W Johnson Robert F Johnson Paul D Kornis Henry T Culver Mary Pfoff H C Slate Vaughan family West Benefield Paskel Hogan Rice M Bryant Udendrey Chapel Trustees James E Alvis Sim P Howell Phil M Orr Azel Kirby Henry Turrentine Sherrill Sanders Aldah V Thompson.

Ruth E. Walker Dean Earnest G. Johnston J. W. Johnson Robert F. Johnson Paul D. Kornis W. J. Mullican Henry T. Culver Mary Pfoff H. C. Slate John . Barnes Vaughan Lillie Mae Vaughan Alice West D.s.west E. L. Benefield Paskel Hogan Rice M. Bryant Udendrey Chapel Guy Hart James E. Alvis Azel Kirby Henry Turrentine Phil M. Orr Sherrill Sanders James R. and Ruth Sims Aldah V. Thompson

Also Mentioned on This Page

Katherine Thompson Howard Thompson O. K. Hackley Miami, Fla A. J. Coleman Points Kentucky Sarah Coleman Montgomery Alabama Child Welfare Department Aldah Goidel Bonnie Lee Murphree University of Alabama Edith McKnight Fort Wayne, Ind George Lewis Atlanta, Ga Mrs Bud Strickland Fred S Fred English States Japan Mary Lou Landers Chattanooga Tenn H. G. Williams Gail Martha Lee Commonwealth Life Insurance Co Atlantic City M. J Claridge Hotel Jewel Smith N. J Herbert and Barbara Williams B. Edmondson Norman Frankel Atlanta Frankel Harriet Rosenzweig L. Lesser James Goldston E. L. Foster Fosterhaven Roy Kent St. Petersburg, Fla Charles Grayson New Orleans Fae Paul Wright Central Methodist Church Singer 2Nd Ave Eversharp Elson Bank St Weldiam Ray Moulton Heights Mars Earth Sherrow’s A. Brown Louis Fields C. H. Pitts R. E. Hardwick Robert Lee Camp Master and Wardens Lodge Mildred C. Bloodworth Martha Ann Chunn Grover C. Cunningham Mable Cunningham W. F. Dobbs W. A. Covey Morgan County Board of Education C C. Brooks L. Penn Paul H. Dobbs Pete L. P. Knight A. K. Lee John Patterson Edil N. Watson E. L. Woolsey James P. McAnear Ellis Buckelew H. R. Mitcheill Josephine Hood Hyson Lynch Jimmie Lynch H. H. Riddle Lucia B. Lee J. L. Roberson Truman Bridges S. I. Windsor Gaines B. Shipley Decatur Realty Co Dan Kirk- Joseph Glasscock N. C. Sharrett Margaret P. Jones H. TS Ascent P. Knight Bryan F E. Aea L. A. Neill T. A. Milam Oakdale Homes John W. Phillips Jr James C. Taylor Thomas Wilec Th _ C. Taylor Thomas Wilson A. Thormbhgi W. L. Jacobs Sim P. Howell Geet
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