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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1942
Page
3
The piece traces how office size and desk status signal rank within firms from bottom staff to executives. It cites F. J. Roethlisberger and Western Electric studies, noting five social groups and the danger of ignoring internal hierarchies for cooperation.
Mr and Mrs Watt Daniel of Tupelo Mississippi returned to Athens Alabama on Monday after a Smoky Mountains trip and spent the night with Qs Baylis Hightower and family. Ms Hightower and her son Bill accompanied them Tuesday to Tupelo to visit W H Daniels parents.
Colorful dainty linens feature cherry blossom motifs for Spring. Pattern 377 shows rousedi x 12.1 by 2 inch motifs and four 11.2 by 11.2 inch motifs with required materials and stitch illustrations. Send ten cents plus one cent mailing to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept. 82 Highth Avenue New York NY. Include PATTERN NUMBER name and address.
Scouts of Troop 20 met Monday night with Senior Patrol Leader A. J. Coleman in charge. After pledge and oath, devotionals and inspections followed. The troop split into three groups to review camporee parts, while Louis Nelson led a short close order drill before taps and blessing.
Cullman, June 10. Julian Bland of Cullman was appointed by Governor Dixon as justice of the peace for Cullman county beat one, succeeding the resigned Joe Knight.
Tuscaloosas Herman Whisenant of Bessemer and James E. Gay of Butler were elected district Governors at the Alabama State Lions club convention. Montgomery was chosen as site for next year’s conference.
California county government and the federal forest service form a volunteer fire watching corps in Los Angeles. Milk bottle cardboard tops are collected to create identification badges bearing the corps insignia and safety instructions for spotting fires.
The Gold Star Mothers of World War One meet in convention to admit mothers of World War II victims. Gertrude Kram recalls her son Leonard’s 1942 torpedo death. Emma Balcom urges resilience. About 750 mothers are expected to attend through the week.
In Athens and Limestone county the defense bond pledge drive begins with a plan to reach every home including farm residences. W A Caughran leads the city effort while G B Phillips heads the rural campaign directing participation from all families even small as a dime per month to count every person.
A Springfield taxicab driver found a wallet with 2700 dollars and turned it to police. He asked that his name not be published saying some might call him a chump.
Steena plans a blitz to win Tommy Dare and use him to reach Tibby and Wayne Courtright, while Tibby learns Tommy called on Steena and learns he sees her as grown. Steena flirts with Wayne and contemplates a financial safety net, as Tibby reels from Tommy’s harsh words about her past.
All band members and former members are asked to have uniforms cleaned and brought to Central Junior High School for storage. Uniforms should be at the school on Monday morning between nine and ten.
A six month search by George Burns of Spokane Washington for the body of his son Lt Homer Burns near the Kidd Mountain wreckage in Bishop California was rewarded yesterday. The effort involved Maj McCaffery of Chester Pennsylvania and the two men were near the wreckage at the 11 200 foot level.
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