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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1944

Page

6

Loren Jones to Teach Bible Class at Memorial Drive

Mrs Loren Jones will teach the Bible class at Memorial Drive Methodist church Sunday morning at 9 45 o clock An auxiliary note mentions a birthday celebration for Mary Nelle Mitchell age eleven with a 2 30 p m party at Canal Street home of her parents Mr and Mrs Douglas Mitchell Also a called all day meeting of the Episcopal Woman s Auxiliary at St John s parish house to clean the church inviting all members to attend.

Loren Jones Memorial Drive Memorial Drive Methodist Church Mary Nelle Mitchell Mrs Douglas Mitchell Canal Street Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary Woman's Auxiliary St. John’s Episcopal Church

Personal notes from town gossip column

Miss Margaret Alexander recently back from Chattanooga Tennessee is spending weeks in Florida. Mrs James Wade and daughter Carolyn return home after visiting sister and aunt Mrs Jack Helms in Sumter South Carolina. Mr and Mrs Maglinson of Athens after visiting Mr and Mrs Robert A McMasters return home. Mrs E T Town and children Eugene and Ruth Ann will leave Tuesday for Chicago Illinois.

Margaret Alexander Chattanooga Tenn Points Floria James Wade Carolyn Jack Helms Sumter S. c E. T. Town and Children Eugene Ruth Ann Chicago Ill

Needlecraft patterns and local society notes fill Decatur page

Pattern 930 for embroidered pinafores and linen motifs is offered for fifteen cents with a New York address for ordering. The page also lists dozens of local notices: visits, illnesses, travel, and family updates from Decatur and nearby towns, detailing kinfolk arrivals, departures, and social engagements through a week.

Decatur Daily Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Hartselle Garden Club Hosts Meetings and Local News

Unit 1 meets at Mrs. W T Stewart Sr home with visitors from Dallas Texas. programs include garden care and table decorations. Rotary club hears district assembly report. revival series announced for August 16 at First Christian church. many local residents listed with travels, promotions, and military news.

Hartselle H. Davidson William S. Skiles Dallas Texas John T. Cooper Hartselle Rotary Club First Christian Church J. G. Davis M. S. Whiteside Cullman Henry M. Dozier Corpus Christi D. W. McNeill Rotary District Assembly Huel Murphry Birmingham E. R. Currier John McLure Tuscaloosa Rotary M. H. Brown James L. Rankin Decatur Rotary Club Thomas Hatchett O. P. Spiegel Montgomery Orsborne

Simple playsuit pattern and outfits debut for summer

ANNE ADAMS presents Pattern 4665 a simple sun ready playsuit with trim jacket and button-front skirt. available in misses sizes 12 14 16 18 and 20 with fabric requirements listed and ordering details for the pattern and a larger 32 page pattern book offered for fifteen cents more.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

Fencing Benefits Calf Development For Pole-Schooled Girls

The article advocates fencing as a cardio and leg conditioning activity. It notes calf development benefits and mentions its suitability for the pean pole type of girl, highlighting fencing as a structured sport promoting leg strength and form.

Morgan County Florette

Fayne Peck is seriously ill at Baugh's infirmary. Horace Lamb received a medical discharge from the army after serving five months at Camp Walters Texas. Marcus Peck is missing in action in France per a telegram from the War Department. Lyle Hough and family visited the L ynns Sunday. Revered women attended a rally in Hartselle Saturday. Mrs. Jep Dendy and daughter Nell of Birmingham and Mrs. S E Gibson Sr of Hartselle spent Saturday with Mrs. Eral Peck. Mrs. G C Vincent and others visited Fayne Peck Sunday afternoon. James Gurley Jr and Jimmy visited his sister Freeman Free Saturday. Frankie Johnson of Union visited her sister Mrs. Paul Bowling last week.

Henry Dozier Ted Corpus Christi Texas L. S. Echols Martha Smith Peabody College Mary Keaton Cullman Phil Wasson Will Freeman Mobile Hartselle Irene Willingham Tuscaloosa Raymond Orr Glenn Mitchell Jacksonville Fla Will Hartselle George Eason Boyd Eason Eugene Eason U. S. Army Air Force Grady Long Camp Forrest Tenn Fred English Tucson Ariz Charlotte Ann English Mildred Stephenson William S. Skiles Nancy Dallas J. E. Stone Joe Burleson Fort Leonard Wood Hilda Terry Birmingham Robert Tolleson U. S. Navy J. R. Tolleson M. G. Vest Haleyville Mary Frances Bean Aaron Bean Donald Orr Troy Billy Kilpatrick Connie Vest Sgt Wilburn L. Vest France J. E. Freeman, Jr Jackie and Allen Ruth Hartselle Birmingam Ermon Storey Dorothy Connie West Cpl Homer Lee Camp Hood Tankersley Keleen Comer Hammett Cullman Hospital Howard McCallahan Camp Claiborne W. A. McClanahan Rachel Praytor Dayton Ohio Elaine Parker Gregory Glasscock Julius Glasscock Richard Parker Rich Parker Marion Parker Bishop Orr Colorado Springs Colo C. L Fayne Peck Baugh’s Horace Lamb Army Camp Walters Carver War Department Marcus Lyle Hough James Lynn, Jr Jep Dendy Nell E. Gibson, Sr Eral Peck G. C. Vincent Paul Bowling Harold Waugh Bill Peck Baugh’s Infirmary James Gurley Jimmy Freeman Free Frankie Johnson Union Lambert Johnson

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