Community committees form to raise church painting funds
A Morgan County note reports a committee is appointed to raise money for painting the church. Other items include residents’ travels, new home sites, business expansions, crop delays due to rain, and local yard sale offerings of plants and used goods with several homes listing sale items and contact routes.
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Grace Hough
Earl Hough
Johnnie Lou
Decatur
J. W. Maples
Don
Fred Walter
Hartselle
Maud Besheers
Walton Bartee
J. P. Lipscomb
Evelyn Lipscomb
Reverend May Delivers Message at Local Appointment
Birth records note Doris Ann born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Henry on June 10. Visitors include Mrs Delphia Sprinkles of Jasper and Mrs Virginia Wright of Birmingham visiting Rev. and Mrs. M. J. May and families. Ice cream social honors Miss Cozy Henry. Sunday School at 10:30 each Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Henry
Doris Ann
Delphia Sprinkles
Jasper
Virginia Wright
Birmingham
F. S. Holmes
Walker Creek More
Florence
M. J. May
Homer Foote
Cozy Henry
Ready-to-serve cereals lend crunch to Betty desserts
Ready-to-serve cereals can substitute for bread crumbs in Betty desserts providing flavor and a distinctive crunch in the pudding. The cereals, refreshed and slightly browned, offer a quick alternative for topping and texture.
Wedding Day Tragedy Strikes Thayer Family
Lucienne Thayer marries Ralph Kramer in a sunlit wedding as a plant explosion shatters the celebration. Gail tends injured workers at the site while Howard Thayer grapples with shock and grief as ambulances swarm the burning plant.
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Lucienne Thayer
Thayer
Lucienne
Thayer Hospital
Ralph Kramer
Fish Wharf Alley
Johnny Sermalino
Carman
Howard Thayer
Gail
Thayer House
Agnes
Reyna
Bacienne
Lannock Drive
Burke
Katie
Stephen
Steve
Ralphi
Ralph
Howard
Amos Niles
Community Forms Girls 4 H Club in New Center
The Thest Club girls of New Center formed a 4 H club at Elillion Maples home on June 15 electing Marvelin Holloway president Elillion Maples vice president Doris Anders secretary treasurer Joyce Maples reporter and Martha Bently Maudine Holloway song leaders They plan a July 13 meeting at Maudine Holloway home Mrs Louis Maples gave a crochet demonstration and the group made a what not
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thest Club
New Center
Elillion Maples
Marvelin Holloway
Doris Anders
Joyce Maples
Martha Bently
Maudine Holloway
Louis Maples
Jersey cattle bring top price at Alabama club auction
A milking cow Bramton Rim Lady sold for 1400 at the Alabama Jersey Cattle Club annual auction in Birmingham. R B Kent offered the animal and Mrs. Bessie Wellborne of Sinatobia Farm Mississippi bought it. Brampton Faction sold for 1150 to Happy Valley Farm Georgia. Total receipts for 50 registered Jerseys reached 17500.
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Birmingham
Ala
Bramton Rim
Alabama Jersey Cattle Club
R. B. Kent
Old Reliable Farms
Bessie Wellborne
Sinatobia Farm
Paris night club for American troops opens with pricey champagne
American enlisted men now have a Paris night club operated under Army supervision where champagne costs eight dollars a bottle and cognac fifty cents a shot. The Coliseum, run by a Frenchman, attracts WACs British and French with music dance and floor shows. Police report no incidents as soldiers enjoy the venue despite high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
Hal Boyle
Paris
Army Special Services
European Theater of Operations
América
Janes W. Hughes
South - Chestnut, St
Spokane
Macedonia Singing to Honor Departed Residents
The Macedonia Baptist church hosts its annual memorial singing on Sunday June 24 starting at 10am with dinner on the grounds at noon and afternoon sessions. Tennis S Sparkman is chairman. Loudspeakers will amplify the event and the Shipbuilders Quartet from Decatur performs, with a pre sing concert Saturday night June 23 at 8:15.
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Macedonia Baptist Church
Tennis S. Sparkman
Quartet
Decatur
Macedonia Church
Cleaning a Rolling Pin After Use
Instructions advise soaking a rolling pin in cold water then scrubbing with a stiff brush dipped in warm water. Rinse thoroughly and place in a warm spot to dry.
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Belling Walter
Danville High School garden rents five acres for student plots
Clara Briscoe reports Danville High School rented five acres for a school garden due to limited campus space. Students helped plant crops including corn cabbage potatoes onions lima beans sweet potatoes tomatoes and string beans. The project built a canning system and involved community volunteers to harvest and can produce for lunch and school income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Briscoe
Danville ‘High School
Briscoe
Éto
Slaughterers Reminded of Date for Operations
Sam J. Watkins of the OPA warns slaughterers of June 30 as the operating date on an inter quota basis. Slaughterers must have four permits and a permanent quota established to slaughter or transfer meat after that date. Class II slaughterers over 6,000 pounds annually must register with the District OPA. smaller producers obtain permits from the Local War Price and Rationing Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam J. Watkins
OPA di
Mr. Watkins
OPA
Yanks Are Best Meet Iwo Jima Observer Says
Dr. M. B. Thomas a Red Cross representative told a Birmingham civic club that U S solder age on Iwo Jima shows greater resilience, noting Americans faced near certain death and were propelled by intelligence and will to survive. He cited U S Marine lines as especially steadfast.
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Birmingham
Ala
M. B. Thomas
Red C
U. Forces
Iwo Jima
U. S
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