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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1943

Page

5

Ruth Williams Weds Cadet Donald E Riggle in Greenwood

Ruth Williams of Decatur daughter of R L Williams and Aviation Cadet Donald E Riggle son of Mr and Mrs H M Riggle were married at eight Saturday night in the First Baptist church study Greenwood Mississippi with Dr Edward J Caswell officiating. The bride wore dotted Swiss two piece white with white carnations in corsage. Attendant was Mrs Clarence Riggle in printed jersey. They will reside in Greenwood while Riggle is stationed at Greenwood air field.

Ruth. Williams Donald E. Riggle Ruth Williams Decatur R. L. Williams Addison Alabama H. M. Riggle Port Washington Ohio First Baptist Church Greenwood Miss Edward J. Caswell Clarence Riggle Miss Williams Belk- Hudson Co H. G Red) Williams Riggle Greenwood Air Field

Mexican Plant and a Navy of Love in Odd Dreams

Jean Marsden travels to Mexico to join Steve Landis at a guayule rubber plant. She arrives in Santa Carlos, comforts a dreamlike romance, and faces a risk of espionage amid war era tensions. A moonlit serenade from a bold stranger ends with a startling note of intrigue.

Steve Landis Mexico Jean Don Luis Terrazas Diaz Carranza Madero Pancho Villa Villa Brown Hills Adobe Santa Carlos Landis Miss Marsden Steve Easil Cate

Memory of Mrs Latady and Mrs Mattocka Meeting

A brief remembrance remembering the late Mrs Margaret Latady and Mrs T H Mattocka. The gathering concluded with a prayer as the meeting ended.

Margaret Latady T. H. Mattocka

Personal News Items From Local Community

Mrs. Casto Jarvis and baby to be moved from Benevolent Society Hospital to home. Pfe Richard Coffee on furlough from Fort Benning visits family and attends Methodist Young People’s Conference at Montevallo. Leo Wright family to vacation with Malone parents. Mrs. J. A. Hine returns from Frank Ewing Tennessee. Bobby Markham attends conference at Alabama College Montevallo. Mervan Markham arrives safely overseas. Corporal John J. Smith returns to Fort Bragg after furlough. Herbert Hauk and wife relocate to Birmingham. Mrs. B. P. Cartwright convalesces at Ferry Street home after burns. Mr. Frank C. Brown and Roy Fite Sr plan return from visit with granddaughter.

John J. Smith Fort Bragg N.C Smith Grad Smith Ronnie Brenda Kay Arthur Holder Hartselle Mellia McCarver Nina Butler Frank C. Brown Roy Fite, Sr

German U boat drive promises to crush Allied resolve

Nazi spokesmen in Berlin claim the submarine war will force Allied defeat. Churchill notes the hope may fail and warns against counting on it, saying the Germans could face disappointment if resources falter and disaster looms.

Berlin Churchill

Mrs Roy Fite Jr Visits With Navy Sons In Rhode Island

Mrs Roy Fite Jr and her two sons in the United States Navy stationed in Rhode Island were visited by the family en route home after a trip that included a stop in Washington D C.

Roy Fite, Jr United States Navy Rhode Island Hone Washington, D. C

Government feel of mine strikes flaws and factions

Washington reports that John L. Lewis is branded a traitor by some for mine stoppages while President Roosevelt faces questions over handling. the War Labor Board and Fuel Administrator Ickes clash over solutions, with talks stalling and a joint commission proposed to settle portal to portal time as negotiations falter amid public eye scrutiny.

Washington John L. Lewis Roosevelt War Labor Board White House Ickes WLB Lewis Mr. Lewis Mr. Ickes Justice Department

German morale and Axis morale in war outlook

The speaker notes German morale as pragmatic and capable in battle but prone to cracking when defeated. He cites Montgomery’s remark and Tunisian collapse, then warns Axis may resort to poison gas as morale falters, drawing Roosevelt’s warning of full retaliation against military targets.

Churchill Montgomery Rommel Roosevelt

Demonstration of Canning Planned at Moulton Heights School

A canning demonstration is scheduled Thursday afternoon in the home economics classroom at Moulton Heights school. Miss Ericn Rowe, home demonstration agent, will conduct the event and the public is invited to attend.

Moulton Heights Ericn Rowe

Also Mentioned on This Page

Spinsters Club Jane Harris Anne Johnson Bebe Stone Betty Foster Pointer Marge Penick Jones Mary Lewis First Methodist W. 8. C. S James H. Johnson E. E. Hargrove H. A. Nungester Mrs. L. G. Smith Ninth Street Methodist Sunday School Dick Wardr Westminster Westminster Presbyterian Woman’s Auxiliary Roy Tucker Mary Keenan Herbert Hauk Tucker Mizpah Mizpah Chapter No. 19 O. BE. S Mary Lou Dancy C. E Masonic Temple Episcopal Auxiliary St. John’s Rufus Adams Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Evelyn Warren Beauticians Birmingham Moyes Beauty Shop Jeres Alyfays Mariana Central Press Association Lois Ebyong John C. Fleming Melvin Marsden Jean Marsden Meade Chapter Henri Serenader Casto Jarvis Benevolent Society Hospital Pfe Richard Coffee Fort Benning Columbus R. E. Coffee Miss Helen Coffee Montevallo Tuesaday Methodist Young People'’s Conference Leo Wright Leo, Jr Sam Malone Chattanooga, Tenn 8. H. Malone J. A. Hine Frank Ewing, Tenn A. B. Markham Bobby Markham Methodist Young People's Conference Alabama College Montevallo Mervan N. C Hauk L. & N. Railroad Company B. P. Cartwright Ferry Street Moroli Belk’s June White Linen Department Imexsana Minican Hial Powdote Dillehay King Feature Syndicate Eastman E Worlds Goidel’s Drug Store Moye Carter P&h Coca-Cola ‘Company Decatur Coca-Cola Bottling Company
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