Davis Ransom Davis Rites Held in Sixth Avenue Church
Barbara Davis Burch daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reynolds Davis married John Dawson Ransom of Decatur Alabama and Riverton New Jersey in a 7 PM June ceremony at Sixth Avenue Presbyterian with Rev. Le Count officiating. Bride’s relatives attended and couple to reside after wedding trip in Birmingham. Ransom teaches at Southern Aviation Training School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ransom - Davis
Henry Reynolds Davis
Barbara Davis Burch
John Dawson Ransom
Decatur
Ala
Riverton
N. J
Sixth Avenue Presbyterian Church
le Count
Roy Poteet
Bob Harris
D. 8. Montgomery
Birmingham
Ransom
Mr. Ransom
Southern Aviation Training School
Personal notices from the local paper in Alabama
Local items list Army and Navy personnel visitors and travels. John Watson Brown in Camp Croft training program after completing Alabama diploma. Mrs Stevenson and baby visit Foley with Navy furlough. Wade Rogers attends Spanish War Veterans Convention in Birmingham. Margaret Yarbrough vacation at Montevallo. Yarbrough promoted to petty officer on foreign duty. Hunt family returns from Newnan visit with granddaughter Evelyn. Ben Martin Sr. ill at home. Dr N E Jackson returns to Birmingham hospital. John Barnett from Montgomery visits Auburn then plans U.S. Marines entry. Eugenia Price in Daytona Beach on furlough visit. Hoff visit Birmingham to hear Wendell Willkie. Kate Lile returns from Dothan visit. Henry Day home from Birmingham before Tulane studies. Mrs Lahleen Kinney in Opelika. Mrs J H Calvin and daughter fly to Mayo Clinic Rochester. Herbert von Gal visiting relatives in Birmingham. Charlotte Orr to Camp Winnataska for ten days. Nicholas Zelinka to visit in Decatur area. Mrs D A Connell visiting Nashville and daughter in McNeill Apartments.
Willkie Will Speak Today in Alabama Capitol Session
Alabama legislators resume work with a joint session at 3 p.m. to hear Wendell L. Willkie address invited guests. House and Senate will handle routine business as debates loom on liquor referendum, sales tax for old age assistance, and a Department of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Capitol
Wendell L. Will
House
Senate
Senate Temperance Committee
Vernon St. John
Lawrence
Woman Found Hanging At Home In Birmingham
Coroner Gip M. Evans ruled death by own action after Mrs Harold King 24 was found hanging on the back porch of her Westside home by her husband. The six month old baby was inside the house at the time. The body was improvised from two neckties and a wire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Gip M. Evans
Harold King
Westside
Grocers tell Congress OPA rules may shutter shops
P M Brinker of Dallas, president of the National Association of Retail Grocers, told the House Small Business Committee that thousands of grocers could be driven out of business if OPA price regulations are not changed. He said the price-margin rulings are impractical and hint at biased drafting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Small Business Committee
P. M. Brinker
Dallas
National Association of Retail Grocers
Brinker
Women Jurors in Alabama Are Out
A bill to authorize jury service for women in Alabama failed after the Senate Judiciary Committee postponed it indefinitely. Sponsored by Rep. C. M. Black and Sen. J. Monroe Black the measure drew support from women’s clubs but was opposed by Sen. Charles Shaver. Sen. Vincent Kilborn moved for indefinite postponement, carried by voice vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Senate Judiciary Committee
C. M. Black
Walker County
J. Monroe Black
Lowndes
Charles &. Shaver
Huntsville
Judiciary
Vincent Kilborn
Mobile
Silas Cater
Roses in Crochet Pattern for Furniture Accessories
Advertises June themed filet crochet chair set with roses and a matching scarf. Pattern 619 includes charts directions materials. send eleven cents to Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY with name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Rev J L Moye Closes Successful Birmingham Revival
Rev J L Moye brother of A L Moye of Decatur wraps up a successful revival in Birmingham and returns to San Antonio Texas where he works with the Southern Baptist Convention. Thirteen new members joined the church Sunday morning. Attending were B G Moye of Montgomery and his sister Mrs T B Eddins of Andalusia, along with Mr Moye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Moye
A. L. Moye
Decatur
Birmingham
San Antonio
Texas
Southern Baptist Convention
B. G. Moye
Montgomery
T. B. Eddins
Andalusia
Moye
Strengthening Bust Muscles for Firm Natural Lines
Advice on reconstructing bust toning over months with faith and discipline. Daily routines include gentle massage with cocoa butter or lotion, upward pressure, chest expansion, rib and collar area stroking, alternating arm lifts, and morning cold sponge with deep breathing to improve circulation and chest posture.
State mines reopen as strike ends in Alabama
Alabama coal mines resume production with four normal crews except Walker County Empire mine idle awaiting UMWA notification. About 22 000 miners idle since last Tuesday. Republic Steel Thomas blast furnace also back to iron production after coke shortage triggered walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama Coal Mines
Walker County
Empire
Debardeleben Coal Corp
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
The War Today and the Allied Invasion Plan
A wartime dispatch notes the shift of air power to the Allies, enabling reach to Hitler’s bases and industries. It predicts Northern Italy air bases as key assets and warns of a looming aerial offensive that may cripple Germany’s arms and prompt invasion across occupied Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
Hitler
Europe
Italy
Reich
Dainty Anne Adams Pattern 4022 For Little Girls
Dainty cap and matching bonnet style by Anne Adams Pattern 4022 in children sizes 2 4 6 8 10. Includes flare sleeve dress with 2 1 2 to 3 yard edging options and puff sleeve dress with bonnet. Send sixteen cents for pattern and ten cents for the Summer Pattern Book to The Decatur Daily Pattern Department New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Anne, Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
Auxiliary Second District Conference Held at Guntersville
The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Alabama held its second district conference at the First Methodist church in Guntersville with the Guntersville unit in charge. The program featured a formal opening, ceremonies, reports from Athens, Decatur, Guntersville and Huntsville, officer elections, and cash awards for district prizes.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Department of Alabama
First Methodist Church
Guntersville
Earl Williams
A. F. Hinds
A. R. Smith
Brown
Erin Walker
Decatur
The
J. L Solley
A. Goldstein
Huntsville
J. P. Willis
Arvie Pierce
Ida Timberlake
Fred Steele
Joseph Symes
Athens
Butler Hine
No Man's Land
C. W. Hyatt
John T. Ratten
Christine Thompson
Girls State
P. O. Norton
National News
Pauline Ratliff
Luftwaffe Struggles as Allies Dominate Air War
Report notes Allied air superiority grows daily while German strength wanes. It highlights Allied dominance in the North African theatre and limited Luftwaffe ability to strike distant production centers. The article stresses the Allied coalition's strengthening position and Hitler's shrinking air reach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North African
Hitler
Luftwaffe
United Nations
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Scroggins
J. R. Hunter
Atlee H. Hoff
Marjorie Scroggins
St. Louis
Misses Scroggins
Patsy Patterson
Edith Quinn
Anne Smith
Mary Ann Rountree
Lois Town
Bebe Z
Mary Lou Dancy
O. BE. S
Lieutenant
George von Gal
Herbert von Gal
New York City
von Gal
G. T. Ted Baker
Beverly Hills
Calif
John Watson Brown
Camp Croft
S. C
University of Alabama
Henry Stevenson
Baby
Foley
U. S. Navy
Wade C. Rogers
Tutwiler Hotel
Margaret Ann Yarbrough
Decatur Iron and Steeler Co
Alabama College
Montevallo
Methodist Young People’s Assembly
James Yarbrough
Yarbrough
United States Navy
F. 8. Hunt Sr
Walter D. Sanders
Newnan
Evelyn Hunt Sanders
Ben Martin Sr
Line Street
N. E. Jackson
T. C. I. Hospital
John Barnett
Auburn
W. W. Drimsore
Lila Pritchett
U. S. Marines
Eugenia Price
Daytona Beach, Fla
Albert Peck
Priceville
Wendell Willkie
Kate Lile
Jack McLaughlin
Dothan
Henry Day
Tulane University
New Orleans
Lahleen Kinney
Opelika
G. Weber
J. H. Calvin
Joseph. A. Woods
Oakland
California
Rochester, Minn
Calvin
Charlotte Orr
Camp Winnataska
Nicholas Zelinka
Miami, Fla
W. F. Rauschenberg
D. A. Connell
Nashville, Tenn
John D. Reed
McNeill Apartments
Willkie
House Labor Committee
Department of Labor
Goidel’s
Special Move’s Shop
Aire
FYAMT
OPA
U. S
Brookline
Mass
By Lua Wheeler
Helen Follett
Shirley Patterson
Betty Rhodes
San Caddell Drug CO
Goidel Drug CO
Evelyn’s Beauty Shop
Speake
Warren & Ratliff
City Park
Army
Navy
S Dent
U.S. Treasury Department
BELK
Belk-Hudson CO
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