Church and club notes and receptions in local community
Memorial Drive Methodist W S C S plans a monthly meeting at Mrs Ernie Blackwells home with co hostesses Mrs E B Hames and Mrs C P Parker. Officers Wives Club at Courtland A F Field to meet at 1 pm luncheon at the Officers Clubhouse with hostesses named and reservations via D R Campbell. W C T U union announces World Temperance Missions program and invites church leaders. Miss Dalton receives fellowship reception at First Baptist after Sunday service with Dr Rogers and Mrs Rogers among hosts. Wesleyan Guild to meet at First Methodist Monday 730 pm and local society notes cover residents visiting or returning from Atlanta and Florida circuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Officers’ Wives Club
Courtland Army Air Field
Spest
World Temperance Missions
Miss Dalton
First Baptist Church
Jesse M. Rogers
W. C. Bailey
W. M. Bailey
W. B. Neher
Carl Hendon
J. T. Nelson
J. T. Bryant
Dickerson
G. A
Memorial Drive youths attend Methodist Youth Assembly
Memorial Drive Methodist church members join the Methodist Youth Assembly in Montevallo. Among those leaving are Margaret Ann Yarbrough Murle Sheats Betty Jane Parker Raphael Inaenpeers Thomas Besarde Parker of Trinity. Pvt Carl Arantz Jr enjoying furlough with parents before reporting to Camp Gruber. Jane Davis arrives from New Orleans to visit Mr and Mrs H R Davis. Dr F K Gamble hosts Dr Robert Echols and Mrs Claude O Rear from Birmingham. Corporal Lynn Lumsden of Florida arrives to visit his parents after earning gunners wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
Methodist
Montevallo
Margaret Ann Yarbrough
Murle Sheats
Betty Jane Parker
Raphael Inaenpeers
Thomas Besarde
Ee Ene Ae Aigarker
Trinity
Carl—Arantz,Jr
Carl” Arantz
Camp Grueber
Okla
Pvt
Arantz
Lafayette College
Eastern
Lynn Lumsden
Florida
W. H. Lumsden
Lumsden
Personal notes from town carry weekend travel and visits
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Pirtle and daughter Betty and Martha Porter Bailey left Saturday to spend a week at Red Boiling Springs Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Anderson are spending the summer months on Finley’s Island. Captain Homer Hutchinson arrived Saturday for a short visit here and was accompanied to Fort Ben.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Pirtle
Betty
Martha Porter Bailey
Red Boiling Springs
Tenn
Mrs. R. W. Anderson
Finley's Island
Homer Hutchinson
Fort Ben
Pattern 4829 for Junior Miss sizes with ric rac trim
Stay as sweet as you are in oh so demure gingham pattern 4829. Includes Junior Miss sizes 11 through 18 and yardage for size 13. Ric rac optional. Add 20 cents for pattern and needlework motifs plus address for The Decatur Daily pattern dept. Anne Adams update adds 32 page summer styles for 15 cents more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Anne Adams
Crochet Puppy and Posey Chair Set Pattern Ad
Ad for a filet crochet chair set pattern by Tawa Wheeler promises easy charts for a chair set and buffet use. Includes directions, require fifteen cents plus a request for name and address to Daily 42" Needlecraft Dept New York. Catalog offer adds thirty two pages and illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Posey
Decatur Daily
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Homecoming of Colin Rae Ends in Turmoil
Colin Rae returns to his cabin after a brutal storm rescue. He and Blair contend with Tennant’s injury, Nate’s wary suspicion, and a web of rivalries involving Dove and Alec. Rae plans a risky flight to the bay to uncover hidden motives before Colonel Dowling arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin
Fennant
Nate
Colin Rae
Blair
Tennant
Rae
Learmonth
Dave
Nelson
Bay
Jack
Dr. Benedict
Colonel Dowling
Winnipeg
Want
Selkirk
Irina Meredith
Dove
Alec
Benedict
Upper Nelson
Col. Dowling
Dot Blair
Rod
Bay Company
Conwright
Tom Gul
King Features Syndicate
Craft hobbies gather at community fair shows
The event features didery, knitting, crochet, quilts, home decoration and toys as participants exhibit handmade items and share techniques with visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Didery
Wise Girl Refuses to Marry in War Era Advice
Dorothy Dix answers three letters from young women. A 17 year old refuses early marriage until financially able, Jane asks about a late blossoming relationship, Jinks seeks tactful conduct with friends, and a senior asks for postwar jobs for girls. Dix endorses caution, planning, and public commitment, notes marriages flourish with parental approval, and suggests the WACs as a viable postwar option for a young woman with good background and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Bill Dorothy Om
Jane
Bill
Dorothy DIX
WACS
Bell Syndicate, Inc
V. Sreies
Bechtel McCone Firm to Extend Bomber Contract
Bechtel McCone Corporation officials said the Army Air Forces material command will renew the Birmingham center contract for bomber modification for six months starting July 1. The Bechtel McCone-Parsons group previously operated the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Bechtel-McCone Corporation
Bechtel- McCone-Parsons Corporation
Army Air Forces Material Command
Birmingham Center
Frigid 4 Degrees Above Freezing Reported in Ledgewood
A weather note from Ledgewood New Jersey dated June records a temperature of four degrees above freezing at 4 45 A M Eastern War Time. The brief item emphasizes unusually cold early hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ledgewood
N. J
Duggan Nominated by Roosevelt for Farm Credit Role
Ivy William Duggan of Georgia, director of the Southern Division of the Agriculture Adjustment Agency, was nominated by President Roosevelt to be governor of the Farm Credit Administration. If confirmed, he would replace A. G. Black who resigned March 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ivy William Duggan
Georgia
Southern Division
The
Agriculture Adjustment Agency
Roosevelt
Farm.Credit Administration
Senate
A. G. Black
Spanish War Vets Nominate Fred Arn For Commander
In Birmingham Alabama the Alabama department United Spanish War Veterans elected officers for the coming year. Fred Arn mobile was nominated as department commander. George W Floyd Alabama City was named senior vice commander and Brig Gen William P Screws Montgomery as junior vice commander. Augustus Mackey Birmingham has served as commander. Montgomery chosen convention city for 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Fred Arn
Mobile
Alabama Department
United Spanish War Veterans
George W. Floyd
Alabama City
William P. Screws
Montgomery
Augustus Mackey
Barnes Talks Here Tuesday
Decatur Chamber of Commerce invites city industry heads and executives to a Tuesday afternoon briefing by Col James P Barnes district manager WPB Birmingham. He will show a motion picture titled Lets Finish The Job Together and lead a discussion on postwar production, labor issues, surplus materials and plant conversions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
James P. Barnes
WPB
Birmingham
Col. Barnes
Spc
Decatur
Army sailor wins Pacific Coast doubles title in straight sets
In San Diego on June 5, Army life did not slow Frankie Parker as he and Navy ordnance man Bill Canning captured the 54th Pacific Coast men's doubles championship. They defeated Jack Kenmeyer and Apprentice Seaman Robert Kimbrell 6-2 6-1 to take the title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Army Life
Corp
Frankie Parker
Navy Ordnance
Bill Canning
Jack Kenmeyer
Robert Kimbrell
Do not clean enameled utensils with harsh powders
Advises against using harsh cleansing powders or sharp tools on enameled utensils to avoid scratching or damaging the enamel coating.
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B. M. Bloodworth
Wesleyan Guild
First Methodist Church
Ning
Columbus, Ga
Hutchinson
Herbert Hughes
J. R. Daniel
Atlanta
Paul Lentz
R. M. Howell
Ben. Martin, Sr
Points
W. O. Watson
Grace Johnson
Los Angeles
Eufaula
Jane Davis
New Orleans
Mrs. H. R. Davis
Robert Echols
Claude O’rear
F.K. Gamble
Lydia E. Pinkham
Goidel’s
By Tawa Wheeler
Spinette
Mirr A Piano
E.E. Forbest
Piano Company
Second Ave
Marjorie Lawrence
Australia
Duggan
FDR
Charles Franklin Brannen
Colorado
Grover. B. ‘Hill
Agriculture
Carmen
Barnes
PUREX
GULFS
America
Gulf
Areheres Gulf
Gulflex
Gulfpride
Gulp
Tor
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