Society Notes Highlight Weddings and Recitals
Miss Bessie Boyd Ross wed Lt. Lewis Donald Osborne in Miami Florida in an April ceremony. Lt. Osborne is with the Air Transport Command and has pilot wings. Also married were Miss Nola Smith to Pvt. Patrick Porcello in Decatur. Music students Mary Joe Reeves and Margaret Ann Brooks performed a recital. church auxiliaries at several parishes held June meetings. Sub Deb Club elected new members for a June dance at Valley Country Club with the Tennessee Ambassadors furnishing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Boyd Ross
Hubert Russell Ross
Decatur
Lewis Donald Osborne
W.k.c.thomson
Miami
Florida
Osborne
Florence State Teachers College
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Atlanta
Georgia
Air Transport Command
U. S. Army Air Forces
Colgate University
Hamilton
New York
Delta Kappa Epsilon
Ruth H. Osborne
Schenectaddy
Marianna
Don Carlos Apartments
Coral Gables
Lelia
Miss, Reeves
Miss Brooks
Martha Ann Gregg
Valley Country Club
Tennessee Ambassadors
Fayetteville
St. Osborne
Fis
Miss Sarah Peck Weaver Plans furlough visit home
Miss Sarah Peck Weaver, mess sergeant at Bolling Field Washington D C, arrives Monday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs Elbert Weaver. Private Ralph Lindsey of the USMC at Paris Island is spending ten days furlough with relatives. Ronald Patterson, recovering from a tonsillectomy, rests with his parents Mr and Mrs Russell Patterson. Juanita Keith leaves Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Peck Weaver
Elbert Weaver
Bolling Field Air Base
Washington, D. C
Ralph Lindsey
United States Marine Corps
Paris Island
South Carolina
Ronald Patterson
Russell Patterson
Pat Sandlin, Jr
Alexandria, Va
Mrs
H. F. Sherrod
Juniors Help in Red Cross
Local Red Cross chapter thanks junior members for dressings work under Miss Frances Nungester. Juniors pledge to assist every Tuesday and Friday, with Mrs. R. T. Harris as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
R. T. Harris
Frances Nungester
Extended visits and family travel across states
A long list of visitors and travelers is noted in Birmingham area society notes. Mrs. Austin Stewart visits from Hopkinsville Kentucky. Mrs. R. E. Oliver and son Corporal R. E. Oliver of Venice Florida are guests of Mrs. J. J. Jones. Edna Earle Clements plans a Decatur visit before resuming her dietitian post in Birmingham. The Clements family joins Birmingham Southern College events, and D. A. Clements Jr. marries in Anniston. Various relatives travel among Huntsville, Chicago, Louisville and Atlanta, with military and academic milestones mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Oliver
West Palm Beach
Florida
Corporal R. E. Oliver
A. A. C. Venice, Florida
J. J. Jones
Transformers Installed At City Substation
Quince Eddins of the City Electric Department announced a power interruption from two to 3 30 Sunday morning for the installation of two new transformers at the central sub station. The larger units are required to handle the greatly increased power load.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quince Eddins
City Electric Department
Red Cross Officer Arrives Overseas for Armed Forces Duty
Miss Marion E. Prather of Auburn Alabama and Red Cross club staff assistant has arrived overseas and is assigned to duty with the armed forces according to American Red Cross headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Marion E. Prather
Auburn
Ala
Red Cross Club
Armed Forces
American Red Cross
Red Cross Staff Assistant Corps Seeks Volunteers
Mrs L C Brown chairman reports members helped in the surprise blackout as telephonists meeting Red Cross standards. Staff assistants have resignations and relocations, creating urgent need for volunteers. training includes ten hours of lecture and ten hours of practical work contact 940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Brown
Red Cross
Motor Corps Praised for Prompt Post Duty in Blackout
Mrs. W. J. Duncan chairs the Motor Corps as members reported promptly to their posts during the recent surprise blackout. Their punctual arrival and competent handling earned praise from Civilian Defense staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motor Corps
W.J. Duncan
The
Production Corps Surplus Wool Reported
Mrs. A. C. Bailey chairs the production corps which reports a surplus of wool. The group notes excess stock and outlines plans for distribution and possible sales to manage the surplus.
Urgent appeal to workers for wool donations to meet quota
To be knitted into garments 80 necessary to the comfort of those whose needs wer serve, that an urgent appeal is made to workers to get your share of wool from the headquarters in order that we may be able to complete our quota.
Dressing Division Aims for Summer Comfort
Hamil, chairman, notes two large fans installed in the Surgical Dressing room to maintain comfort through summer. All workers are urged to sustain effort so the division does not lag, as heat should not dampen a soldier's fighting spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamil
Major Roosevelt Dies in Alaska on Army Assignment
Washington June 5 Major Kermit Roosevelt 53 eldest surviving son of Theodore Roosevelt died while on an Army assignment in Alaska. The War Department announced that advices received gave no details and the Alaskan command reported only that he died yesterday, with no indication of the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kermit Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Alaska
War Department
Minor details emerge on Major Roosevelt’s duty in Alaska
Officials said Major Roosevelt had been on duty in Alaska for several months but would not disclose his assignment. He was not attached to any specific branch of the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Alaska
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Ross
LT. Osborne
Nola Smith
Edgar Smith
Valdermosa Springs
Patrick Porcello
Boston
Mass
Church of Christ
Rufus Underwood
Burton Chamberlain
Binghamton
N. Y
Miss Reeves
MacDowell
Schubert
Mary Joe Reeves
Brahms
Margaret Ann Brooks
Ware
Denza
Grieg
Cox
MacFaydyen
First Presbyterian Auxiliary
First Presbyterian Church
Westminster Presbyterian W Woman’s Auxiliary
Episcopal Auxiliary
St. John’s
Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary
Maill
Oline
Dillehay’s
Burr
EY de
Rainey’s Beauty Shop
Gay Gibson Junior
Juanita Keith
Lee
Herman Heinz Sharp
Ruth Thomas Nelson
Thomas Newsom Nelson
Central Baptist Church
Sharp
Camp Davis
N. C
Sullivan
Birmingham
Austin Stewart
Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Edna Earle Clements
J. Paul Freeman
Washington D. C
D. A. Clements
George D. Williamson
Children's Hospital
Martha
Birmingham Southern College
Vivian Ann
Wilson
Army Air Corps
Huntsville
Texas
Anniston
D. A. Clements, Jr
Misa Frances Brown
J. ¥. T. Brown
Hartselle
Marshall Keith
Eugene Lampkin Guy
School of Pharmacy
Walter Reed Hospital
Richmond
Virginia
Martin Phelan
Chicago, Ill
Louisville, Ky
T. M. Wiley
David Wiley
Frank Wiley
Kathryn Ann Wiley
Opa Birasong
University of Alabama
Greenville
Miss
Bill Woodard
Mrs. Hodges
Grant Street
G. R. Mason
Sarah Quillian
Atlanta, Ga
R. M. Howell
Second Avenue
Moye
Roehl
Decatur, Ala
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