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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1943

Page

5

Maude Brumfield announces Annie Ruth Brumfield wedding

Liberty Mississippi announces the marriage of Annie Ruth Brumfield to Staff Sergeant Jack H. Randolph at Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church in McComb. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Father John McNamara with a small family reception. The couple plans to reside in McComb after a brief honeymoon.

Randolph Brumfield Maude Anders Brumfield Liberty Miss Annie Ruth Jack H. Randolph John McNamara Saint Alphonsus Catholic Church Mike Jacobs Jack D. Randolph Jackson Tennessee Jackson High School Union University Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity United States Army Air Corps Delaware Avenue McComb Enterprise McComb, Miss Jack Randolph St. Alphonsus Catholic Church McComb Decatur Annie Ruth Brumfield Maude Brumfield Sgt. Randolph Army Air Corps

Local Family News From Anderson and Decatur

Mr and Mrs Leonard Robertson and daughter Mary Sue of Anderson Indiana visit relatives in Decatur and in Birmingham Mississippi Mary Frances Matthews travels to Atlanta for a temporary transfer Mrs John McDaniel of Hartselle visits Miss Matthews Saturday Mr and Mrs Paul Bryant of Birmingham stay with John and Mrs Bryant over the weekend Mr and Mrs Lee Carroll attend social gathering with local acquaintances.

Marye Penick Jones Annie Kimbrough Maynard Layman Wilson Orr Bessie Peach Constance Peerson Bill Patten Betty Foster Pointer Jack Smallwood Mary Fora Tillery Myrtle Williamson Jane Harris Henry Glade Loyd Lively Muriel Thomas Mary Stuart Terrell Thomas ©. White Sarah Coleman Kathleen Lee Jacqueline Johnson Marianna Mason Sara Neville Joe Hagler Shirley Bragg Bobby Anderson Jane Layton Leighton Ann Gray Jefferson, Ind Earle Calvin, Jr Sheffield Leonard Robertson Mary Sue Anderson, Ind Decatur Birmingham John McDaniel Hartselle Mary Frances Matthews Paul Bryant Mrs John Bryant

Bids Received for New Water System at Morgan County Sanatorium

Contractors bidding on the water system for the Morgan County tuberculosis sanitarium attended the Board of Revenue and Control meeting at the courthouse. Since not all bids were received, the contract will not be awarded until later this week, said Sim L. Howell, chairman.

Morgan County Morgan County Board of Revenue and Control Sim L. Howell

Dempsey Divorce Suit Moves On After Counter Claim Dismissal

White Plains N Y June 14 The Supreme Court referee dismissed Hannah Williams Dempsey's counter claim for divorce from Jack Dempsey. the main suit and the separation claim remain. Dempsey testified denying cruel treatment while recounting events at a Central Park West apartment and denying slaps or kicks to Mrs Dempsey or her sister Dorothy Gomes.

White Plains N. Y Hannah Williams Dempsey Jack Dempsey Supreme Court Yvette Colbert Arthur F. Driscoll Coast Guard Benny Woodall Lew Jenkins New York State Gerald Donovan Hannah Manassa Champ Central Park West Dorothy Gomez Dorothy Dorothy, Was On the Floor Kicking and Crying. and Mrs. Dempsey

John B. Jones Called to Reward in Texas Death

John Bradley Jones 86 died at his son's home near Austinville at 10 p m Sunday. Survived by wife? no. a daughter Mrs Eva Orban of Athens, seven sons FP C Jones C L Jones B B Jones J F Jones all of Hillsboro J T Jones of Decatur A W Jones of Danville Clinton Jones of Ocala Fla and many relatives. Funeral from Brown funeral home Tuesday at 1 p m to Smyrna for 2 p m services by Rev Emmett Byars. Interment Smyrna cemetery with pallbearers from his sons.

John Bradley Jones Austinville Eva Orban Athens FP. C. Jones C. L. Jones B. B. Jones J. F. Jones Hillsboro J. T. Jones Decatur A. W. Jones Danville Clinton Jones Ocala Fla Brown Funeral Home Smyrna Emmett Byars Brown Jones

Lost Gasoline "C" book reward notice

Decatur Route area alert for a lost gasoline case book titled "C" with a reward offered by P. A Summerford. Authorities request return to address. No further details available.

Summerford Decatur

Athens Social Notes Preview Widespread Military, Education Ties

Athens residents report visits from military families including Capt. Shelby W Phillips en route to Wallerboro Air Field and Lieut Col Gerald Teasley in town for furlough. Social events feature dinners for honored guests, a Rotary luncheon on wartime questions, and graduations at Vanderbilt and Cumberland University. Bennie Lee Fudge plans revival meetings and join Athens Bible School faculty. Edwina Powers returns from Columbia University with a master’s degree.

Shelby W. Phillips M. A. Phillips Shoalford Wallerboro 8. C. Air Field Phillips Barksdale Field John D. Higgins Jacksonville Florida James E. Horton Greenbrier Higgins California Tennessee Gerald Teasley Washington, D.C Gilbert R. Smith Elkmont P. W. Hendricks, Jr Paul T. Gish Thomas Woodroof Progress Club Holmes A. Turner Athens Roary Club Carl Richter Nashville Harry Vanderbilt Billy Armstrong Knoxville Tenn Frank H. Armstrong Gaines Smith Birmingham Leaton Betty Roper New York City Edwina Powers Athens Columbia University New York Bennie Lee Fudge Tanner Church of Christ Sybil Short Macheke South Rhodesia South Africa Fudge Athens Bible School

Budget Bureau and Social Security Board Under Fire

The House appropriations committee attacked the Budget Bureau and the Social Security Board over funding for the Labor Department, the Federal Security Agency, and related offices for the coming fiscal year. It urged safeguards against impounding funds and criticized federal control over state unemployment compensation commissions.

Washington Budget Bureau Social Security Board House Appropriations Committee Labor Department Federal Security Agency War Manpower Commission Office of Education Congress

Beauty rules for workers wives of Uncle Sam

The article discusses how educated working women balance home duties with jobs. It urges staying fit through nightly routines including baths, hair care, and cosmetic use to preserve appearance. Nail care and minimal polish steps are advised to maintain polish and skin health amid rough work.

Uncle Sam

Red Airmen Press In Fierce Week of Air Battles

Moscow reports the Red Army air force entering its seventh week of intensive air combat with gains in the Orel hinge sector south of Moscow. German losses include 1,250 planes shot down for the week with 49 percent of total air losses to Soviet. Three German planes fell near Mtsensk as Russians seized several settlements and pressed German fortifications in Belgorod and Sevsk areas. United Nations Day observed with Moscow lit in red.

William McGaffin Moscow Red Army Orel Sevsk Belgorod Kharkov Rostov Soviet Union

Tax sale held at courthouse on Ferry Street

A tax sale was held this morning by Charles G. Hardwick Morgai county tax collector in front of the courthouse on Ferry Street. Twenty two pieces of real estate were listed to be sold at public auction this morning for delinquent taxes. One property owner paid the taxes and redeemed his property before the sale. Of the twenty one remaining fifteen pieces were bid on by the State of

Charles G. Hardwick Morgai County Ferry Street

Youngest Curry to Graduate With High Honors in D C

Bryce Q Curry son of Mr and Mrs J G Curry Hartseller will graduate with high est honors from CPS Washington D C next Wednesday Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt will congratulate and present his diploma in a Capitol ceremony Wednesday night at nine o'clock He attended Morgan County High and worked as junior secretary to Rep Telon of California He is brother of Joe Curry Decatur and nephew of Rep John J Sparkman

Bryce Q Curry J. G. Curry Hartseller CPS Washington, D. C Franklin D. Roosevelt Mr. Curry Capitol Morgan County High Washington Rep Telon California Joe Curry Decatur John J. Sparkman

Pope Pius XI Warns Against Prophets of Social Prosperity

Pope Pius XI urged discipline and faith to 20 000 Italian workers at the Vatican Jubilee gathering. He warned against false prophets who promise social salvation through revolution and called for concord among all classes. He stressed just wages and security for families and old age as fundamentals of social concord.

Associated Press Pius XI Vatican

War Today: Mackenzie on Tojo Speech and Japan’s Struggles

DeWitt Mackenzie analyzes Tojo's wartime broadcast criticizing the Anglo American blockade and outlining Japan's program for a China settlement and co prosperi ty sphere. He notes Japan's food shortages, acid soil, fertilizer scarcity, and a widespread black market undermining the war effort.

Tojo Japan China America Britain

War Bonis: Airborne Command and Glider Strategy

The passage extols a powerful airborne command with thousands of specially trained troops. It argues the glider is a crucial element for successful operations and asserts the unit’s superiority in air power.

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