W S C S Meets in Austinville and Memorial Drive Circles
Local society notes detail the Austinville W S C S gathering at Mrs Chester King home with program on Medical Missions in Africa and an African article exhibit. Central Methodist W M S circles meet for Bible study and prayers. Memorial Drive W S C S circles hold meetings at church and dismiss with Watchword. A luncheon announcement and sewing pattern promotion conclude the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austinville
Austinville Methodist Church
Chester King
Bobby Stovall
M. L. Turner
Dewey Clarke
Stovall
Africa
H. E. Weston
Elmer Bussey
Weston
J.A. Sparkman
Sarah Brackin
A. J. Stroup
P. J. Roper
Leona Rothfuss
George Burch
Emma Sparkman
Justin Roberts
H. W. Owen
Earl Foster
Central Methodist W. 8. C
Loren Jones
Circle Four
Mack Livingston
John McBride
Winston Powell
Verdon Lowery
Bill Stone
Carlton Kelley
Memorial Drive
Circle One
Methodist
C. P. Parker
J. B. Sheats
E. B. Hames
Circle Two
Central Methodist Church
Personal notes of local residents and visiting friends
Mrs. Lewis C Brown and others spend days in Memphis Tennessee while Mrs J R Hastings travels to Cincinnati to visit family. Lt Col Joe W Burleson returns home on leave after three years in Alaska. Dr B F Tingle undergoes surgery in Birmingham. Lt and Mrs Robert Straub return to Dake Park. Frank H Kirby to Camp Wheeler Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. Brown
Marjorie Garner
Frank Stone
H. Reid Sherard, Jr
Memphis
Tenn
J. R. Hastings
Athens
Johnny Hodges
Cincinnati
Ohio
Bill Munich
Kitty Prewett
Betty Burleson
F. E. Burleson
Lillie Burleson
Burleson Mountain
Joe W. Burleson
Alaska
Robert Straub
Seventh Street East
Dake Park
Officers Train for AMG in the Pacific
The War Department announced that Army and Navy officers have begun a training program to prepare them for military government duties in territories taken from Japan. The initial group from both services has completed the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Army
Navy
Plane Plan Is Launched By National Aviation Group
The National Aeronautic Association launched a program to develop aircraft landing facilities for post war needs. It invited 51 organizations at the airport users conference to participate and urged a nationwide educational effort to promote airparks and air terminals, with public education and private funding as key supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Aeronautic Association
NAA
Local Society News and Military Homecomings in Limestone County
Mrs. Robert Broadway and others travel from Kuna Idaho Storm Lake Iowa and Georgia to attend funerals for August Ruff. Several soldiers including Pvt Albert Ruf and Pvt Leslie Woodin return on furlough. Bro Irvin Lee starts a church meeting August 3 at Sardis Springs Church of Christ. News notes on illness births and family visits across Decatur Birmingham and Lister Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Schultz
Rosa Clements
Kuna
Idaho
Louise Kolb
Storm Lake
Iowa
W. W. Kulls
Lillie Ruff
Austel
August Ruff
Irvin Lee
Sardis Springs Church of Christ
Jessie Black
Dock Black
Decatur General Hospital
Carl Goforth
Florida
Belle Glade
Snow Hardiman
Ingalls Shipyard
Decatur
L.C. Bumpus
Birmingham
Glen Hall
Elizabeth Ann
Albert Ruf
Leslie Woodin
Camp Shelby
Miss
J. H. Goodin
Peggy Ann
New Hope
Bro
Bennie Lee Fudge
Dr. Jackson
Lister
Ala
New Tokyo Governor Installed After Military Appointment
Gen Juzo Nishio, 63, a Kwantung army cadre veteran, was installed as Tokyo metropolitan governor in a ceremony at the imperial palace. He succeeds Shigeo Odachi, new home affairs minister, and is linked to Koiso’s cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Juzo Nishio
Japan
Kwantung Army
Tokyo
Federal Communications Commission
Imperial Palace
Nishio
Shigeo Odachi
Kuniaki Koiso
Supreme War Council
U S Fall Hats Show Big Overstuffed Styles
U S milliners embrace oversized fall hats with padded brims and ostrich plumes while some designers resist the trend favoring cleaner lines. The Paris influence draws mixed reactions, with readers urged to compare vintage styles as public opinion weighs the look. Mrs. U S A is expected to favor moderation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Dress Code in Turkish Assembly Requires Coats and Hats
The Turkish National Assembly enforces formal attire with frock coats mandatory for members and the president required to wear dress clothes and a top hat, reflecting ceremonial standards in proceedings.
Farmerette Rag Doll with Bunny Pattern
Pattern 931 offers a transfer pattern and instructions to make a rag doll, clothes, and a bunny. Send fifteen cents, include name and address, to Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York 11 NY. A new 32 page catalog with 133 embroidery and craft designs available for fifteen more cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Farmerette
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
Three Day Liquid Diet: Simple Plan for Quick Weight Loss
A period piece describes a three day liquid diet for rapid weight loss. It advises fruit juice, clear broths, buttermilk, asparagus, and crackers between meals. It claims a pound a day drop while noting practical concerns and appetite effects.
Dorothy Dix asks how a woman wooed sixteen husbands
The column humorously ponders how a woman could lure sixteen men to marriage amid a husband shortage. It muses on beauty, wit, vivacity, and feminine tactics, noting men’s varied tastes and nerves while leaving the method to speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doras
Searle
Miss America
Dorothy Parker
Limestone County Notes From Nebo Church
Large Nebo church crowd heard Bro. Copeland preach on The Law of Love. Local residents and visitors named include Mac Stewart Jr of Decatur visiting with Mac Stewart Sr, plus Army service in Africa. Several families from Decatur Huntsville Birmingham and Cross Roads area mentioned with visits and remodeling updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebo
Copeland
Mac Stewart
Decatur
Mac Jr
Africa
Will Lamon
Birmingham
Jessie Arnette
Francis
Lester
Louis Jones
Jones
Huntsville
Arnett
Johnnie Hodges
Clifford Hasting
D. C. Fudge
Gay Thrasher
Bethlehem
S. C. Fudge
Adz Jones
Cross Roads
Johnnie Wallace
Earl McAdams
Bobbie
Howard Swanner
Sir Charlie Scrimsher
Delano Park Hosts Diverse Visitors and Thrilling Night
A Monday night picnic in Delano Park gathers the senior young people class of the Church of God in honor of Rev. Cecil Brown and family with about fifty attendees. Notable guests include Lt. Frank Mershon Carol Barber from Columbus and Shirley Cope from Akron among others. the evening features park activities and a lively double header sports crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of God
Cecil Brown
Frank Mershon
and Carol Barber
Columbus,hio
Decatur family visits relatives in Knoxville and Decatur
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Church and son Donnie left Decatur Monday to visit their son and brother Walter Morris in Knoxville Tennessee. T. W. Morris is spending several days in Decatur with his daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker and Judy Ann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Church
Donnie
Decatur
Walter Morris
Knoxville
Tenn
Third Part Plans Ant i Roosevelt Democrats Meet in Alabama
Birmingham hosts July gathering of anti Roosevelt Democrats led by R DuPont Thompson to discuss forming a state wide party with electors pledged to an anti administration candidate. Dr Gleason Boston set to speak as Thompson notes potential Alabama slate and hurdles before a possible assembly to push the anti Roosevelt effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Obama
R. DuPont Thompson
Texas
Louisiana
Gleason Boston
American Socratic National Committee
Alabama
Thompson
Ele Thompson
Chavez urges Congress to reconvene for demobilization to end war
Senator Chavez proposes Congress return August 1 for 60 days of full sessions to push demobilization and postwar planning. He cites pending war-to-peace industrial procedures and unemployment relief and urges a postwar public works program and expanded veterans education as core goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chavez
N.M
Congress
Plane building class plans weekly meeting for students
The note credits Alvis Briscoe with the ball success and calls on students in the airplane construction class to attend the Wednesday session at four o clock with their planes and pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvis Briscoe
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. M. Bloodworth
Central Circle
Central Baptist Women
Central Baptist W. M. S
D. D. Gibson
C. E. Malone
Esther
Mason Crow
Ida Elliott
Carl Jones
Southern Airways Cadet Wives Club
S. O. Perry, Jr
John Pullen, Jr
E. W. Brower
Deward F. Jones
P. J. Groseclose
R. W.barron
August J. Zelincar, Jr
Vernon McGwier
Joseph Sneed
Mr. Sneed
Alexander City
Loren
Thornton & Minor
Goidel
Henry A. Richeson
Henry, Jr
Chattanooga, Tenn
Elizabeth W. Neville
Dan Ewing
Fred Whatley
McRae, Ga
C. A. Phillips
J. A. Garnett
Sally McCall
Methodist Young Adult Assembly
Montevallo
Ira F. Hawkins
Dr. Hawkins
B. F. Tingle
First Methodist Church
Atlanta
Canoe
Ksc
Frank H. Kirby
Camp Wheeler
Macon
F. H. Kirby
Mrs. Smith
Lt. Smith
Courtland Army Air Fiet
Smyrna, Tenn
AMG
The
Pacific
Seyth Denek le Eee
St. Joseph
Loyd’s
Brug Store
Limestone County
Oak Grove
Robert Broadway
School of Military Government
Ray of Virginia
Charlottesville
Yale University
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
U. S
Dorothy Roe
AP Fashion
America
Someu. S
Helen Follett
Evelyn Keyes
Dorothy Dix
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Wheeler
Effie Marks
Joe McPoland
T. F. Ormond
Theo Morris
Johnston St
Delano Park
T. C. Chandler
Susie Ann Dinsmore
Susie
Shirley Cope
Akron
D. E. Fredericks
Janice Bass
Neil Bass
H. H. Crowe
L. M. Draper
Chicago
Southern Airways
Cisco
Cooper Wells
CAAF
Moyer
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pettey’s Cleaners
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