Engagements Reflect Local Social Ties In Wartime Notes
Society notes announce Mary Kathryn Nungester's engagement to aviation student David Allen, detailing her Birmingham Southern College ties and campus roles. Beards-Glenn report Mary Edith Beard's engagement to Staff Sergeant William A. Glenn. Weds of Bernice Waits to Private Henry S. Garrett Jr. mark early August nuptials after a Courtland Army Air Field ceremony.
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Miss Nungester
Allen
Harry Austin Nungester
Mary Kathryn
David Allen
David Lloyd Allen
Miss. Nungester
Birmingham Southern College
Birmingham
Methodist Student Movement of
Alabama
Hilltop
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
the Plainsman
Georgia Tech
Phi Delta. Theta
W. W. Waits
Austinville
Bernice
Henry S. Garrett Jr
Mary Kathryn Nungester
David Wilson Allen
Simple Home Treatment for Skin Ailments Promises Relief
Advertises Black and White Ointment as a fast acting antiseptic remedy for eczema dermatitis acne and related skin troubles. Claims 25 years of success with sizes 10c 25c and 50c and a money back guarantee.
Local social notes reveal visitors and greetings across towns
Mr and Mrs Leon Jones of Gadsden spend the weekend with E D Terry relatives. Ann Nettles returns to Selma to resume State Health Dept duties. Sidneyer and Charlie Burt pledge Pi Kappa Alpha at Alabama University. Ned Anderson pledges Delta Kappa Epsilon at Tuscaloosa. Mrs J V Murphree not improving from illness. Horace Griffin family to return Aug 9 from California. W B Robertson returns to Birmingham after a visit. Bertha Haley and daughter Doris back from Manchester Tennessee. Virgil St John family guests of E E Anderson and Bertha Haley in Manchester. Mrs King and daughter Mary of Corinth guests of T G Henry. Jane Layton stays with Sarah Coleman. O K Hackley Jr with mother O K in Miami arrives today to visit A J Coleman. Tobé Woodruff guests in town. Captain R N Watts of Huntsville visiting Rutledge Thomas family. Mrs J W Darrah now able to go out after illness.
TVA Democracy On The March Book Review
A review praises Lilienthal and March for detailing TVA’s decentralized governance and grass roots administration. It notes TVA as a landmark social invention studied worldwide, with vivid examples of rural to urban resource development and public involvement across land, forests, minerals, and water.
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TVA
Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Administration
Polic
Tennessee Valley
Local Social News Highlights Guests Entertaining
Mr and Mrs Otto Jones hosted guests for a Friday horse show including Mr and Mrs Duke Clokey of Gadsden. Miss Martha Stahlman of Nashville will arrive Monday to be the house guest of Miss Nona Jo Jones.
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Otto Jones
Mrs
Duke Clokey
Gadsden
Martha Stahlman
Nashville, Tenn
Local Visits and Family News From Morgan County
Miss Esther Mae Jennings visits aunt Mrs. Lena Ryan near Decatur. Mrs. Guy Baker visits daughters Mrs. Efferson Dale and Mrs. Ruby Turner of Gadsden. Mrs. Styles near Ryan visits daughter Mrs. Mary Oden. Kinney and Oden families and Mrs. D. W. Stinson visit Hulace to see ill grandfather Gibbie Dye. Mrs. John Allison and Miss Berta Belivins visit Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Ponter. Lulean Turner of Rock Creek visits.
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Esther Mae Jennings
Lena Ryan
Near Decatur
Guy Baker
Efferson Dale
Ruby Turner
Gadsden
Styles
Near Ryan
Mary Oden
Gilbert Kinney
Lee Kinney
Paul Oden
D. W. Stinson
Hulace
Alabama Ban On Distillery Dividends Sparks Action
The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board announced a resolution banning whiskies as dividends from distillery stock. Board members called the practice a racket, while noting an attorney general ruling bans transporting unlicensed beverages across the state border. They expect August distillers holidays will supply enough beverage alcohol for the public.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
Attorney General's Office
Alabama
Dorothy Dix Remembers Youth and Parental Understanding
The column recalls fond childhood memories and the gap between aging parents and their teenagers. It notes the beauty of old homes and Mom's cooking while urging adults to remember their youth to better relate to their children. The piece emphasizes empathy and realistic recall of teen experiences.
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Mom
Parental Gaps Drive Youth to Hide and Risky Choices
The text contrasts daughters dressing to seem older and seeking sorority acceptance with fathers and mothers failing to understand their children. It argues parents misremember their own youths and fail to show empathy, pushing kids toward secrecy and danger.
Bell Syndicate Release Sparks Media Buzz
A fragment notes The Bell Syndicate releasing a statement that stirred media buzz, with unclear details and no follow up in the snippet.
Typhus and Typhoid Fever Reported in Alabama
Health Department data show typhus and typhoid fever cases rising in recent weeks with fifty-one typhus cases reported and a .16 weekly figure, per Dr. B F Austin. Most cases concentrate in Southeast Alabama.
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Montgomery
Ala
Health Department
B. F. Austin
Alabama
Turks Introduced Coffee to Europe in 1683
The article notes that coffee entered Europe via Turkish merchants around 1683. It highlights the cultural and commercial exchange that followed, shaping European coffeehouse culture and trade networks in the late 17th century.
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Europe
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East Gordon Drive
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E. D. Terry
Ann Nettles
Selma
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Charlie Burt
Pi Kappa Alpha
University of Alabama
Ned Anderson
University of Alabama At Tuscaloosa
Delta Kappa Ilon
J. V. Murphree
Horace Griffin
California
Points West
Bertha Haley
Doris
Manchester
Tenn
Virgil St. John
Jane Layton
Leighton
Sarah Coleman
O. K. Hackley
Miami, Fla
A J. Coleman
Tobé Woodruff
Athens
R. N. Watts
Huntsville
Rutledge Thomas
J. W. Darrah
Erie
Borden
Decatur Furniture Co
West Church Street
Decatur
Morgan County
Lawrence Cove
Annie Stinson
Dorothy Dix
Henry& Garrett, Jr
Courtland Free Dic
W. L. Waits
Rome
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