Decatur Bride Lt Nathaniel Wiley Melba Bell Wed
The marriage of Melba June Bell to Lt. Nathaniel Prentice Wiley was announced by Mrs. A P Bell. The ceremony occurred in Decatur Alabama on June 11 1944 with Rev Rufus D Underwood officiating. The couple will reside at 601 Canal Street Decatur. The Red Cross surgical dressings rooms in Morgan County report heavy activity with multiple shifts and dressings shipped to front lines and overseas theaters.
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Nathaniel Wiley
Melba Bell
A. P. Bell
Melba June
Nathaniel Prentice
Wiley
Idiata
Decatur
Ala
Rufus D. Underwood
Grant Street Church of Christ
Morgan County
The
American Red Cross Surgical
Red Cross
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U. S. Army
American Red Cross
Italy
Far East
Europe
Wallace Entreats Collective Security At Chungking Banquet
President Chiang Kai shek urged a general system of collective security backed by an international force. He said China seeks neighborly peace, respects all nations, and has no territorial ambitions while calling on the United States and allies to share the burden of enforcing peace. Wallace carried the message to Roosevelt.
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Chungking
Chiang Kai- Shekee
Chiang
Henry A. Wallace
China
United States
British Commonwealth
Soviet Union
Wallace
Roosevelt
American Congress
People of
Officers appointed and honors noted at local chapter meeting
T D Brooks treasurer and Mrs Ed ward Norwood conductress headed an election of officers with Mrs David L Allen as associate conductress and several appointed officers. Special tribute praised Mrs Lettie W Warner for twenty one years as secretary and her near perfect attendance despite illness and Grand Chapter duties.
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T.D. Brooks
Edward Norwood
David L. Allen
C. D. Lamon
Syd Dublin
Marshall
E. A. Edwards
Christabel Ford
Adai
M. B. Thornton
Ruth
Carl Gibson
Esther
Flemon B. Smith
Martha
Gussie Bell
Electa
B. R. Ross
Joseph Elliott
Sentinel
Barnes R. Ross
Lettie W. Warner
Warner
Montgomery
Personal visits and absences noted in local society
Mrs G R Hundt and daughter visit relatives in Arlington Texas. Beee Ben Bloodworth Jr returns from a week at the Presbyterian Young People’s Conference in Montevallo Alabama. Bloodworths host relatives en route to Camp Berkeley. Mrs Martha Lou Sanders returns from electronics study in Huntsville. Robinson and Peebles families host and visit in Alabama and Tennessee with Army and Navy personnel.
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G. R. Hundt
Arlington
Texas
Beee
Ben Bloodworth, Jr
Presbyterian Young People’s Conference
Alabama College
Montevallo
Martha Lou Sanders
Huntsville
van Robinson
Tampa
Fla
Major Robinson
Government Hospital
Annie L. Morris
Des Moines
Iowa
Marriage For Revenge Futile and Unwise Advice
Dorothy Dix advises that marrying out of revenge or to cure heartbreak is harmful and unlikely to bring happiness. A husband bound to a past love harms both partners and cannot fix longing. The piece urges mature, compassionate marriage and, for a blind man, to propose if he loves, leaving the outcome to her choice. Connie urges a teen to heed parental guidance and stay home rather than seek city work near an army camp.
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Miss DIX
Anthony Blind
Dorothy DIX
Remembering War Dead and a Guarding Sentry's Blunder
The account recalls burying German and American dead in fields near an orchard camp and the reactions of soldiers. A guard in the dark shouts a warning as a high ranking general falls into a trench, highlighting the constant danger and the awkward human moments of wartime.
Rushed gunman confronts general in trench standoff
A gunman sprinted to the trench and fired a dire warning at the general. He demanded immediate retreat and recognition in a blunt, terror edged outburst.
Infantrymen Pay Hike Wins First Round in House
Washington reports the house military committee approved a pay raise for infantrymen and gliderborne troops. Combat specialists receive $10 extra monthly, noncombat infantry get $5, and glider units receive a 50 percent bump matching paratrooper pay. Major Gen. Miller G. White read a front-line commander’s letter praising defense personnel.
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Washington
House
G. T. Joes
Miller G. White
Sam
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Teene
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Ponsonby Kyle
Binford Humphrey
Madison
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U. S. Marines
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E. M. Morrow
Merle
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Ernest L. Morrow
Harry Wyatt
R. W. Holmquist
Wetumpka, Ala
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Connie
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