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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1944

Page

6

Miss Warren Weds Lt Muntz at Courtland Army Air Field

Miss Anne Eloyse Warren daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Warren arren of Moulton Alabama married Edward Frank Muntz lieutenant of the U S air forces son of Mrs Katharyn Muntz and the late Mr Adolphus Muntz at 7 p m July 25 in the chapel at Courtland Army Air Field Chaplain Henry H Wilhelms officiated Baskets of white gladioli and tapers decorated the altar and music was by Sgt Raymond Campbell and Aviation Cadet David H Johnston Guests included Miss Bettye Warren maid of honor and William Muntz as best man After the ceremony the couple traveled to Ohio and points north for their wedding trip

Anne Eloyse Warren Howard Popearren Moulton Alabama Edward Frank Muntz U.s.-Air Raymond Campbell David H. Johnston Bettye Warren Muntz William Muntz Dayton Ohio L Dearing Nash John Osborn

Personal notices of moves and visitors around town

Rev and Mrs Cecil J Brown and sons Delwin and Larry return to Cleveland after visiting friends here. Masters Delwin and Larry Brown of Cleveland visited with Masters Wayne and Harold Lott on the Danville Road. Mrs Leo Wright and two sons plan to join Private Leo Wright in Greenville Florida for August. Frank Nelson Foster of Huntsville visits Earl Foster. Mr and Mrs C M Kortrecht of Memphis visit their mother Mrs H A Skeggs and sister Mrs A A Jones. Aviation student A A Jones Jr returns to Shaw Field after leave with parents. Le Grande Wilson and daughter Claire visit relatives in Athens. Mrs E M Morrow and daughter Merle in Athens visiting grandmother Mrs R C Wood who is ill. Mrs C H Winston and daughter Helen Ann visit Birmingham last week. Miss Shirley Bragg at Montgoma Montgomery to attend summer school. Mr and Mrs C M Scales and Martha in Macon Miss visiting relatives. Mrs J Foster Barnwell Jr and son of Florence visit mother and grandmother Mrs Jessie Thombs. Friends learn Staff Sgt Kenneth C Lomen and wife now at Fort Wright Spokane Washington. Mrs Loten remembered as Kathryn Timberlake.

Kenneth C. Lomen Nashville Afenn Fort Wright Spokane Wash Loten Kathryn Timberlake

Group Meet Set Sunday at Shoal Creek Church

A Sunday school group meeting is scheduled Sunday afternoon at Shoal Creek Baptist Church starting 2:30 PM. Attending churches include Shoal Creek Rural Grove New Friendship Cave Springs New Center and Antioch with representation expected from all. The program features a devotion by Tennis Odom reports and business at 2:45 song at 2:55 and a discussion by Charles Ed Howell on Five Things A Teacher Should Do followed by adjournment.

Shoal Creek Baptist Church Shoal Creek Rural Grove New Friendship Cave Springs New Center Antioch Tennis Odom Charles Ed. Howell

Welfare agency to screen WAC applicants in Alabama

Alabama State Welfare Department announced a new contract with the U S Army to screen Women’s Army Corps applicants. Welfare director Laura Dunn said the agency will gather and evaluate materials on enlistees to determine mental emotional and physical stability.

WACS Montgomery Ala State Department of Public Welfare Women's Army Corps U.S. Army Laula Dunn State Welfare

Ellery Queen solves Wrightsville mystery in tavern

Ellery Queen returns to Wrightsville to reveal the truth behind Jim Haight's crimes. He exposes that the three letters implicate not Nora but Rosemary Haight, showing Nora was never the target and outlining the new, unsettled path of the case.

Wrightsville Pat Ellery Mr. Queen New York Pop Lola Cart Bradford Jim Nora Patty Gus Olesen Carter Bradford Bradford C.O.D Olesen Carter Queen Cart Gus Jim Haight Aote Ellery Gen Tly Carl Deetor Hallowe’en Ed Hotchkiss Car Kernel Acorn Hallowe'en Edgcomb General Delivery Rosemary Haight Rosemary

WPB Clarifies Lumber Order For Mills

B F Sheppard, head of the War Production Board lumber department, says mills must accept certified and rated orders up to 110 percent of monthly capacity. He notes mills misinterpreted L-335 and should not turn away rated orders even if military orders may arrive later.

B. F. Sheppard War Production Board Lumber Department Sheppard

Revival to Start Sunday at Pleasant Hill Baptist

Pleasant Hill Baptist church in De cature will launch a revival Sunday July 30 with services at 11 AM and two in the afternoon. Lunch will be served on the grounds at noon. Home boys will conduct the campaign. Rev. Walker Bud Bynum, pastor of Mt. Pleasant church at Smith Mills, Ky., will preach. He studied at Eldridge Baptist Academy Athens College and earned Th M at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 1944. Bethea Stedham will lead song services. Morning services begin 6:30 AM and evening at 8:00 PM through the week.

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Decature Walker Bud) Bynum Pleasant Hill Eldridge Baptist Academy Athens College Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Louisville Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Smith Mills Bethea Stedham Morgan County Goodyear Decatur Hills

City preserves Tuxedo Park name for Birmingham center

Birmingham park officials confirmed the area in the Tuxedo Junction district will retain the name Tuxedo Park despite honoring William McAlpin by designating a nearby park as McAlpin Park. The move follows resident attachment to the historic name and honors local Negro civic leadership.

Birmingham Tuxedo Junction McAlpin

Open House Planned at Maxwell Field For Army Air Forces Day

Field authorities announce an open house at Maxwell Field next Tuesday from 1 30 to 6 p m to mark the 37th anniversary of the Army Air Forces. Civilians may enter without passes. The program includes a B 24 Liberator bomber exhibit a chemical warfare demonstration and medal presentations to war heroes.

Montgomery Maxwell Field Army Air Forces

McAlpin Park Debuts as Recreation Spot for Negroes

The Ensley district opens a new recreation area named McAlpin Park under construction for African Americans, signaling a planned public space improvement during the era.

McAlpin Park Ensley District

Dorothy Dix on Happy Marriages and Real Love

Dorothy Dix argues that romantic cinema idealism distorts mate choice and false standards of love. She says lasting marriages rely on calm, serviceful affection, suitability, and congeniality beyond romance and thrills.

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Miss Warren LT. Muntz PARTY Edward Meadows Sandra J. A. Meadows Fourth Avenue West Letha Nan Joan Parker Jimmy Buettner Roberta Lee West Peggy Lipscomb Joan Gail ‘Wallace Jimmy Hurst Bobby Nancy Gentry Mary Ruth Gentry Betty Sue West Mary Lou Dancy Masonic Temple Miss Jones Mimi Jones Barrett Shelton Sherman Street Mary Ivey Charlotte N. C Janie Martin Sheffield Suzanne Shelton Ann Layman A. A. Jones Shelton Miss Martin Miss Ivey Margaret Stickney Martha Nash Caroline Stickney AnnieEntire Martha Scales Bonnie Parks Betty Jean Casaway Cheri Chandler Annie Sue Cain Betty Simmons Sallye Barnum Peggy Wilds Martha Jean Dizzy Henry Charles Dizzy) Smith Henry Aldrich Cupid Roxy Theatre Sittason Wendellyn Gray Jean Link Betty Jean Johnson Nancy Neiswender Albert Clapton William S. Kirby Ben Martin Jr J. W. Wyker Jr Maynard Layman Mary Louise Garrett Cecil J. Brown Delwin and Larry Cleveland Brown Sixth Avenue Church of God Masters Delwin Larry Brown Masters Wayne Harold Lott Danville Road Leo Wright Leo Jr Sam Malone Greenville Frank Nelson Foster Huntsville Earl Foster C. M. Kortrecht Memphis, Tenn Fridday H. A. Skeggs A. A. Jones Jr Shaw Field Sumter S. C Ve S le Grande Wilson Claire Athens C. H. Winston Helen Ann Shirley Bragg J. Foster Barnwell Jr Florence Jessie. Thombs Goidel Moye’s Sullivan Hotel Lyons Ellery Queen Little, Brown & Co King Features Syndicate Ing Rose Rae Tn Decatur, Alabama Dorothy Dix Dory Tom The Bell Syndicate American Institute of Laundering Good Housekeeping Pettey’s Cleaners Buttrey HaKer Tirey’spartment Store
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