Miscellaneous Party Honors Mrs Benton Pettus
A home gathering at Mrs Martin Smiths 2nd Avenue West honored Mrs Benton Pettus formerly Miss Martha ge Pettusville with pink and green decorations and heart shaped mounded d items. Gifts were presented. Pettus wore an aqua dress with white carnation corsage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pettus
Martin Smith
Benton
Pettusville
Marthage
At Pettus
J. H. Jackson
W. A. Hargrove
Imith
PERSONALS BRING WASHINGTONS AND TRAVELERS TO BIRMINGHAM AREA
Mr and Mrs W M Reithmaier and Jack Riethmaier visit Birmingham joined by Mr and Mrs Cash Burleson and Miss Earl Joyce Lee bound for New York City and a European voyage. The group includes faculty and graduates from the University of Alabama while others attend dances meetings and family events across Tuscaloosa Huntsville Louisville and Montreal. In oil field news over 30 000 wells were redrilled in 1946 versus 23 700 on average in 1942 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cash Burleson
Earl Joyce Lee
Birmingham
New York City
Miss Lee
Mrs. Burleson
S. R. Russell
Charles
E. Black
Elizabeth Ann
Tuscaloosa
Ray Baker
School of Education
University of Alabama
Scarfs Spark Summer Fashion Ideas Amid Polka Dot Trend
The article details how scarfs inspire new wardrobe uses from hats to bikinis, highlighting polka dot silk squares by Glenscer and the trend among socialites to collect scarfs. It notes scarfs as versatile summer accessories seen in divers outfits, beachwear, and dance floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Roe
Glenscer
Dorothy Dix on the burden and promise of middle age for women
Dorothy Dix laments the "No Woman's Land" of middle age where women lose purpose after children grow up. She urges preparation for forty extra years of life through focused activity and self‑development, noting risks of loneliness and dependence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Mamie
Sally
Father
Mother
Air Secretary reports XS-1 flight surpasses sound barrier
Air Secretary Symington says the XS-1 experimental aircraft has flown much faster than the speed of sound on several runs. Captain Charles E. Yeager, a 25 year old veteran, remains the only pilot to break the sonic wall. The plane operates at very high altitudes where temperatures are low, affecting apparent speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Symington
Air Force
Charles E. Yeager
Yeager
Myra
W. Va
Air Materiel Command
Wright Field
Ohio
Collision injures Salisbury man in Alabama wreck
James Monroe Nichols, 39, of Salisbury North Carolina, suffered a broken leg in a Saturday automobile crash about ten miles from Huntsville. His family was traveling with him at the time of the accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
James
Monroe Nichols
Salisbury
N. C
Air Force Plans To Buy 2201 Planes In 70-Group Build Up
The Air Force will purchase 2201 new aircraft to build a 70-group force. Funding from defense appropriations provides 1.345 billion dollars for 243 bombers 162 heavy long range 81 jet bombers including 30 Flying Wing jets 1405 jet fighters and 553 transports and similar planes. Air Secretary Symington announced the plan at a news conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Defense Department
Defense
Air
Symington
Five Nichols Children Safe After Vacation Trip
Mrs. Nichols and her five children were unharmed in the travel incident and are resting at Huntsville hospital, where Nichols is reported resting well.
Cultivate Graceful Carriage for Young Women
A guide on ladylike walking stressing posture, balance, and self respect. It advises chest inflation, tummy control, erect spine, proper foot placement over the ankle, and avoiding a tilted look and high heels while noting shoe makers resist high heels but serve demand.
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Ublishe
Country Telub
Decatur Country Club
Tut Montgomery
Chuckurphy
Biteabbi Mantinbank
Charles Mantinbank
One Temple Israel
Sheffield
First Methodist Church
Murry King
Rabbi Mantinbank
Nen Bible School
Palestine
Jesus
King
Alabama
W.M. Reithmaier
Jack Riethmaier
Mrs. Carter Dobbs
Mrs
Roy Grooms
Washington, D. C
T. E. Baker
Harry Screvener
Irene Turnbill
Electa
Montreal
Quebec
Mary Lou Dancy
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Harry, Jr
Atlanta
Georgia
Herman Mueller
Louisville
Kentucky
Proctor Barnes
Ates
Frank Rankin
James T. Harrison
Vera
Sandra
John Harrison
W. F. Rauschenburg
H. T. Gill
Rayburn Neville
Trinity
Huesday
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lydia E.pinkham
Mlydia E. Pinkham
Goidel
1St Ave
2Nd St. E
Novie
LeWice
Sullivan’s
Grant St
Wtll
Royal Cup
Batterton Coffee Company
Birmingham, Alabama
Dorothy Lamour
Ben Syndicate
Helen Follett
Evelyn Keyes
Tiger Eye
Ronson Lighters
Frank Brothers
Decatur
Penney’s
New York, Chicago
Dallas
Sheer Bembergs
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