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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1943

Page

5

Wedding Announced for Annie Minor and Lonnie Rose

Decatur couple announce the marriage of Annie Lora Minor to Lonnie Marrian Rose of Columbia Tennessee on June 11. Local society notes report a bridal shower for Mrs Robert Harvey, name changes and guest entertainment at Riverside Pride Alabama. A piano recital, church class meeting, and Pioneer picnic are also noted with regional participation and dates.

Robert Minor Decatur Annie Lora Minor Lonnie Marrian Rose Columbia, Tennessee John C. Bragg E. 8. Loyd W. H. Anderson Riverside Pride Ala Skeggs Crawford el Paso Texas

Personal notices from Florence and surrounding area

Miss June Osborne of Florence visits friends. Lt. (sg) Fred Jacobs U S N R of Jacksonville visits Miss Shir ley Bragg and plans trips to Atlanta. Miss Bragg and Jacobs fly out with Bragg visiting cousins and Jacobs visiting his father Colonel Jacobs. Numerous others travel, visit, or join relatives in Birmingham Nashville Washington and Montgomery for Girl's State and family events.

June Osborne Florence Esther Morris Fred Jacobs Jacksonville Fla Shirley Bragg

Week of Training in Girl Guard Work Ends Tonight

A week of Girl Guard meetings closes with a final session at 7 30 PM in the People's church East Decatur. Classes ran daily 4 to 6 PM. Seventeen girls attended regularly and completed the Guard tests for their group. An overnight hike is planned early next week as second class Guards take outdoor cookery tests.

People’s Church East Decatur

Demand St. Joseph Aspirin Promises More At 10c

An advertisement touts St. Joseph Aspirin as the world's largest producer offering more relief. It asks readers to compare prices and demands the product at ten cents, framing it as a value choice over rivals.

St. Joseph

Publication of Principles For Peace by Popes Released

Chicago June 18 publication announced by Rev Samuel A Stritch Archbishop of Chicago and chairman of the bishops committee on the Popes peace points. The 900 page compilation gathers pronouncements on peace war and human rights.

Chicago Samuel A. Stritch Bishops

Separate funeral services for Brinkleys held after family quarrel

Separate services were held today for Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Brinkley who were fatally wounded yesterday on a Bessemer street, in what coroner T J McCollum called the aftermath of a family quarrel.

Bessemer Ala R. C. Brinkley T. J. McCollum

Local clubs and social notes in Hartselle and area

The Hartselle rationing board opened a temporary branch for canning sugar with Miss Buford Kracke in charge for two months. Rotary Club luncheon at the Christian church featured visiting Rotarians James E. Davis Huntsville T E Kilpatrick and John W Pennell Decatur plus several Boy Scouts. Royal Service Baptist and Women’s Society activities detailed multiple circle meetings with prayers papers and programs. Bridge, Scatterbrain, and other club gatherings noted with members visiting relatives and attending events. Several locals and visitors listed with travels, marriages, military assignments, and health updates.

Hartselle Gan County Buford Kracke Rotary Club The Christian Church James E. Davis Huntsville T. E. Kilpatrick John W. Pennell Decatur Edward Davis Terry Blunt Landers, Jr Billy, Payne Harold McClanahan Jr H. E. Orr Huel Murphry Assembly Boyd Puryear Women’s Society of Christian Service First Methodist Church G. P. Wiggins Circle Number One Cecil Johnson Guin Puckett Edwin Branscomb Chiang Ki- Shek T. H. Johnson E. L. Drinkard, Jr New Mission Life Christ W. 8. Poole

War dispatch questions Japanese air attack in Pacific

The report notes Allied sources disagree on destroyer losses and 29 planes sunk while two small freighters sustained damage. It discusses why Japanese pilots suffered unusually heavy losses and whether their forces were surprised or attacked from an unexpected direction near Guadalcanal.

Erickson Guddalcanal Honshu Pacific

The Avenging Rider At Roxy In Murder Robbery Drama

Tim Holt delivers a dramatic western performance with expert horsemanship rope work and gun handling. Cliff Ukulele Ike and Ann Summers star in a sensational tale of murder and robbery showing Saturday at the Roxy theatre.

Tim Holt Cliff Ike Ann Summers Roxy

Analysis of American youth and pilot training factors

The passage argues that American boys often know how to drive and own cars, implying native experience with engines. It contrasts this with Japanese pilots, suggesting many would not have seen an automobile unless they lived in a city, highlighting how different training pipelines extend for Japanese air crews.

Fox frees itself from fleas using wooden plank

A fox holds a piece of wood in its mouth and dives into water to rid itself of fleas. When the fleas abandon the animal they flee onto the plank, which the fox releases, leaving the fleas on the wood.

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Harvey Frank Justice Earle Peete Robert Harvery Mamie Hunter Eugene Morrow Louis, Argend Crawford Decatura Miss Pattillo Rachael Pattillo T. Rollo Riddle Hall Edith May Schimmel Clara First’ Presbyterian Delano Park E. Pinkham Dia Pinkham Goidel’s Drug Store Evelyn’s Speake Warren & Ratilifi Girl's State Spurgeon Roberson New York D. L. Allen Hershey, Pa Winifred Tyndall Washington, D. C Jack Eaken New York City Oo. L. Ozier Margaret Whitmire Girl’s State Montgomery Major Mrs Paul Longshore Birmingham A. H.giles Miss Lou Giles Bill Hockensmith Gadsden Mary Augusta Bibb Nashville T. B. Middlebrooks Sandra South Alabam Vama Eugenia Larady Pasagoula S. E. Patterson Robert Jones Blackwell Fort McPherson Atlanta Gulfport Field Gulfport Miss E. B. Garner Ann Blair F. H. Pointer Robert Harvey Mr. Harvey A. J Coleman East Walnut Street T. L. Baker Jr Marjorie Hester Russellville C. R. Klenk Augusta Nuckolls Dent F. Green Tenn Lillian Houser Miss Houser Belk Rayon Slips Baptist Missionary Society Charley Penn Belle Bray R. A. Payne William Cost Laureana Speigle Harvey Pickens Scatterbrain Club Clara Boyce Larkin Ann Mullins Robbie Quinn Geraldine Shipp Clara Boyce Lar Kin Ralph Slate William Robert Houston Oliver and Toliver Woodward Bruitt Landers Jr Pruitt Ward Joe Caldwell A. E. Jackson D. Messenger Phoenix Ariz T. E. Crittenden William Stewart Messenger Mesdames L. C. Pattillo Elmer Freeman A. D. Sample W. B. Allen Emmett Bridges Earl Cook Ruby Boger Neil Wilcoxson Auburn Wilcoxson Henry Smith Lieut Windsor Glasscock Fort Belvoir Omaha Neb Glasscock Julius Glasscock Bobby Kracke Decatur, Ga Henry Kracke Sallie Briscoe Robin Lyles Sallie Springhill Columbia, Tenn Jim Lindsey Lee Garrett Columbus O. D. Messenger Pheenix, Ariz Cleo Larkin Nelle Payne Alabama Polytechnic Institute Elaine Sublett John Larkin Miami, Fla P. G. Kimbro Flynn, McBride-Milam Mollie Turney Frank McDaniel Knoxville Arthur Ballew U. S. Navy Paul Weinman Ruben Orr Bennett Molino Arthur ‘White Jr White Joe Burleson Dickie Werden Burleson Herrell Proctor Mons Alaska Lester Mary Kathérine Doss Provence C. C. Doss M. C. Sanders Christine Sanders Coy Sanders Longview J. E. Schnell Telephone Company Ruth Thompson W. E. Kimbrough P. G. Kimbrough Bill Roberts T. L. Roberts E. L. Drinkard Jr Pfc William Gray Alaska Command Pettus Gray Fallon Jar Coser Noes Eretri Moye Soap Ioe Eee Second Rindless Blackhawk Karo Post Postens Tata Toornert Pullman
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