Mrs John McBride Hosts Blan McBride Fete In Military Theme
Society notes honor Mrs John McBride for hosting Blan McBride’s fifth birthday with outdoor games and lawn refreshments. Drum shaped cake with five flags and red white blue flowers, gifts for the honoree. Women canvassers to meet at Morgan County Courthouse Monday night at 8 with four helpers from each section for instructions. Miss Katie Ruth Watkins of Ardmore and Mr Audrey Quinn of Decatur wed last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McBride
Blan McBride
Morgan County
Lionism Mobilized for War Program Alabama Lions Meet
Alabama Lions clubs report total 60 clubs and 1,802 members as 200 delegates hear 100 percent mobilization for the war effort. District 34 A lists 34 clubs and 1,034 members. District 34 B has 26 clubs and 768 members. Convention in Tuscaloosa ongoing.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama
Alabama Lions Clubs
Thomas Seay
Birmingham
North Alabama
R. J. Murphy
Breston
West and
South Alabama
Russellville Scouts to Attend Camporee at Delano Park
Russellville Scouts have registered for the annual Camporee at Delano Park next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday. Scoutmaster W A Grant says about 100 scouts will travel by bus to Decatur arriving Tuesday afternoon for what officials expect to be a highly productive Tennessee Valley Council Camporee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russellville
Delano Park
W. A. Grant
Couple Plans Move to Birmingham After Church Ceremony
Morning was spent at the home of H. L. Kirby minister of the Church of Christ as the couple prepared to establish a home in Birmingham where Mr. Quinn is connected with Malone Freight Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Kirby
Church of Christ
Birmingham
Mr. Quinn
Malone
Mrs Hall entertains visitor in Lynchburg affair
Mrs Bennie Malone hosts an informal morning party for Mrs Wilmer Hall of Lynchburg Virginia awaiting a two visit with her mother Mrs Lelia Grubbs Hall.
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Hall
Bennie Malone
Wilmer Hall
Lynch- Sale, Vas
Lelia Grubbs Hall
Local Personal Notes Highlight Visits and Moves
Mrs Brents Preuit and daughter Mary return to Cornelian Court after Mobile time. Mr and Mrs Robert Murdock and children visit from Birmingham. Jim McBride and Ruth depart for Hot Springs Arkansas. E G Lovell of Birmingham guests of S M Thompson. Marion Russell and daughter visit from Birmingham. W P Russell of Midland Texas visits family. Bruce Dement and son return to Columbus Georgia after visit. Henry Ligon of Florence visits Wynell Gargas on Danville Road. Sydney Pepper and family weekend in Athens. Roy Grooms and daughter Nancy depart for home.
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Brents Preuit
Mary Preuit
Mobile
Cornelian Court Apartments
Robert Murdock
Bobby
Judith Rebecca
Birmingham
Jim McBride
Ruth
Hot Springs
Ark
Marion Russell
W. P. Russell
Bruce Dement
Bruce Jr
Columbus, Ga
John Dement
Henry Ligon
Florence
Wynell Gargas
Danville Road
Visitors Stay At Simmons Home In Scottsboro
Mr and Mrs J B Fleming visited in Scottsboro with Mrs W M Simmons and family after a trip to Washington DC. Also joining were Mr and Mrs C F Simmons and their son Bob who planned to remain for another week.
Montgomery Couple Guests En Route to Vanderbilt Commencement
Mr and Mrs BE G McGehee of Montgomery visit Miss Claire Bloodworth before traveling to Nashville Tennessee for Vanderbilt University commencement where their son Edward is set to graduate.
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BE. G. McGehee
Montgomery
Claire Bloodworth
Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt University
Edward
How To Dress a Stout Figure
A columnist advises plus size women to lose weight for health and fit. It condemns wearing ill fitting clothes, recommends simple casual styles, and urges reducing fats and sweets while suggesting cottage cheese and buttermilk as options.
Fire destroys Wayne couple’s farmhouse after trip for matches
Mr and Mrs Fred Lutt returned to their farm southeast of Wayne Nebraska to find their house burned down. They had left to town to buy matches. Canada at War booklets are being issued to inform Canadians about the war effort according to the Department of Commerce.
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Wayne, Neb
Fred Lutt
Here
Canada J
Canada
Department of Commerce
Frozen Rice and Apricot Pudding from Decatur Daily Cookbooklet
A retro dessert feature presents Frozen Rice and Apricot Pudding with rice milk sugar eggs lemon juice and apricots. It includes a festive version with gelatin syrup cream macaroons nuts almonds and vanilla, set in paper souffle cups and frozen.
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Decatur Daily
Midway and Dutch Harbor Attacks Reveal Japanese Ambitions
The piece explains Midway as Hawaii’s outpost and a key sentinel to Pearl Harbor and U S interests. Dutch Harbor guards the Northwest route to Alaska, and the Japanese aimed strikes at vital spots hoping for a surprise capture. American command recognized the face-saving trap and anticipated their moves.
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Midway
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Little Atoll
North America
Panama Canal
Australia
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Atoll
Car Struck From Rear on Sixth Avenue Yesterday
Frank Richardson Jr of ville reported damage to his car estimated between 15 and 20 dollars after being rear ended at a red light on Sixth Avenue and Ninth Street. The second driver fled the scene but was later detained and charged with driving while intoxicated, fined 100 dollars.
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Frank Richardson, Jr
Ville
Sixth Avenue
Ninth Street
Richardson
Payne
J. C. Owens
Three Dry Violations Reported in Decatur and Midway
County officers and ABC agents arrested three on prohibition charges in Decatur and Sycamore Street raids. Deputies Pitman and Humphrey with ABC men Couch and Campbell seized eleven cases of beer. The report ties the operations to broader wartime actions at Midway and Coral Sea.
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ABC
Decatur
Pitman
Humphrey
Couch
Campbell
Weat Decatur
W. T. Willoughby
R. B. Templeton
Alcoholic Beverage
Sycamore Street
Russia
Midway
Informaion
Coral Sea
Anne Adams Summer Pattern 4111 for Women
Anne Adams pattern 4111 offers slim long lines with pointed waist seams and darts, featuring a gay scalloped neckline. Available in sizes 36 to 50, fabric and lace edging requirements listed. send fifteen cents plus one cent mailing to receive pattern details.
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Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Athens County figures health, drive plans, and war mobilization
Prominent resident L N Gilbert remains seriously ill at home. War bond pledge drive opens June 9 to 11 with county and city chairs W A Caughran and G B Phillips. Chamber of Commerce lacks a secretary as Mrs Marlen Rankinens resigns. James Truman graduates with perfect attendance. Limestone County receives a record May gasoline tax share around 11,000 dollars. Local residents vacationing and relatives visiting in Florida Georgia. Army duty calls Dr. Gerald H Teasley and others, with several draftees and a local service station closing for the war effort.
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L. N. Gilbert
W. 8. Peebles
W. A. Caughran
G. B. Phillips
Athens Chamber of Commerce
Marlen Rankinens
Southern Aviation Training School
James Truman
L. W. Truman
Athens
Limestone County
State Department of Revenue
Ben Fowler
Florida
Georgia
Gerald H. Teasley
Elkmont
Teasley
Fl Paso
Texas
Washington, D. C
Army Medical Corps
John P. Hill
Port Sill
Oklahoma
Maxwell Tidwell
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Bert Lahr
June Havoc
Buddy Ebsen
Patsy Kelly
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the King Sisters
Claudette Skylarks
Claudette Colbert
Ray Milland
Brian Aherne
Paramount Picture
Binnie Barnes
Walter Abel
Lionism
E. G. Lovell
8. M. Thompson
Midland
Mrs
Sydney Pepper
Mrs. Roy Grooms
Nancy
Wash
Ington, D. C
J. B. Fleming
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Klondike
Edmund Lowe
Lucile Fairbanks
Capitol
Deadwood Dick” and News
Edison
Columbia
E.E. Forbes G
Piano Company
Second Ave
Helen Follett
Jane Wyatt
Tortoni
Marilyn Miller
Long Beach
Calif
Dillehay’s
Fountain Bee Line
Grant Barold
Watkins
MGR
June Clyde
Irene Dunne
Miss Dunnele
Robert Montgomery
D. L. Rosenau, JR
J. ®. Beasley
Auburn
Fort Benning, Georgia
Mary Martin
Misa Gabeth Malone
Los Angeles
Fornia
San Francisco
Red
Charles J. Todd
Camp Tyson
Paris
W. &. Garth
Knoxville
Mary Garth
University Ofnessee
Moye
Moye’s
Beauty Shop
Eskimo Lane
Bank Street
Evelyn
Speake
Princess
Rudyard
Kipling
Jungle Vene
Sabu
Joseph Callela, Rosemary de
Walt Disney
Donald Duck
Donald
Vrrutlian
Hina
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