Huntsville Couple Announces Engagement For Cora Murray
Mr and Mrs Gayle F Geron announce the engagement of their daughter Cora Murray to Mr Patrick Howard Jeffery both of Huntsville formerly of Decatur The wedding is planned in Huntsville Friday June 30 The Spinsters Club plans a weekend house party with guests Misses Martha Nash Ann McEntire Sarah Coleman Shirley Bragg and Martha Scales
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle F.geron
Huntsville
Cora Murray
Patrick Howard Jeffery
Huntsvile
Decatur
Spinsters Club
Martha Nash
Ann McEntire
Sarah Coleman
Shirley Bragg
Martha Scales
H. E. Jeffery
Arkansas
Patrick Howard
Cora Murray Geron
Personal notes on neighbors and out-of-town visitors
Mrs John Penney recovers after operation at Hamil clinic in Huntsville now living in Lenoir City Tennessee. John Penney returns home to Lenoir City after visiting wife at Hamil clinic. Mr and Mrs Carey of Jackson Mississippi visit here. Mrs Carey to undergo operation in Nashville. Various relatives and friends visit, travel to Vanderbilt hospital, Monteagle, Florence and Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Penney
Hamil
Penney
Virginia Branum
Lenoir City
Tenn
E. T. Branum
Cecil Carey
Jackson, Miss
R. J. Penney
Paint Rock
Georgia Bennett
Gurley
Billy Penney
Barcliff
Ala
White City Has Reunion Host and Hostess Nearby
J A Sims and daughter Agnes of White City hosted a large family reunion at their home with dinner for relatives including Ellen Sims Dripping Springs Levi Sims Cullman Albert Sims Houston Maybelle Rainey Holly Pond W H Dotson Hanceville E D England Central Henry Sims Central Rob ert Pearson West Point J C Steward Holly Pond Worth Chandler Cullman W M Rodgers Decatur plus many others all members or inlaws except Miles Sims serving with the U S Army at Camp Prichett Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Sims
Agnes
White City
Ellen Sims
Dripping. Springs
Levi Sims
Peggy Sue
Bettie Faye
Roger Sims
Cullman
Albert Sims
Albert, Jr
Houston
Texas
Maybelle Rainey
Buddie
James
Jack
Nell
Robert Pearson
West Point
J.C. Steward
Antonetta Stewart
Holly Pont
Worth Chandler
W. M. Rodgers
Decatur
Miles Sims
U. S. Army
Camp Prichett
Virginia
Collision at Wilson and Line Streets causes heavy damage
A 1935 Chevrolet driven by J. C. Fretwell of Moulton Heights collided with a 1939 Ford driven by Houston Puckett of Ardmore, Tenn., at the Wilson and Line Streets intersection at about 7:30 this morning. Weatherly and Terry investigated the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Fretwell
Moulton Heights
Houston Puckett
Ardmore
Tenn
Wilson
Line Streets
Fretwell
Line Street
Puckett
Wilson Avenue
Weatherly
Terry
Mrs Maggie Strickland Returns From Pennsylvania Visit
Mrs. Maggie Strickland has returned from Pennsylvania where she has been visiting her son Arden Strickland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie Strickland
Pennsylvania
Son
Arden Strickland
Courage in Cherbourg as American troops take city
American troops breached Cherbourg defenses and entered the city driving German counterattacks from Fort Du Roule. Reports say a German officer and three enlisted men were found dead with rifle wounds, while American tanks and Browning rifles forced surrender from a German colonel and 300 troops. By day’s end 3,340 German prisoners had been taken and locals gave a warm reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
Africa
Sicily
Italy
Fort du Roule
Noah Stonum
Elgin
Dés Flamands
George Myers
Cincinnati
Ohio
Benjamin Westervelt
Brooklyn
N. Y
Cap de la Hague
Ameroca
Early Training in Beauty for Girls Lessons on neatness and grooming
A parent guide urges mothers to teach daughters tidiness and orderly habits to foster confidence and self respect. It stresses keeping toilet items and rooms tidy, washing hair brushes, hanging toothbrushes, daily nail cleaning, weekly shampooing, and regular oral care to prevent illness and promote health and appearance.
Dorothy Dix Advice on Breaking a Promise to a Maternal Obstacle
A reader asks whether to wait for a fiancé bound by his mother's prohibitive promise not to marry. Dorothy Dix condemns the mother's control, urges the fiancé to defy her, and advises breaking the engagement if he cannot. The column adds a second note about sisters and cosmetic use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss
Dix
Girl Needs Sympathy of Family
A reader advises that no one is justified in chastizing a 14 year old girl. She should be treated with sympathy and affection, allowed cosmetics, and encouraged to bring boyfriends home so parents can meet them and weed out undesirables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
M. K
War Today by Dewitt Mackenzie on Sino Russian tensions
The column discusses possible developments in Asia with Japan, China, and Russia. It cautions against expecting a gunless Sino Russian border or utopian Asia soon while noting cautious chatter about an "Asiatic charter" by Chiang Kai shek and D A Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Chiang
Wallace
Asia
Pyle Reports From Normandy Front On D-Day Aftermath
The columnist describes close quarter combat in hedged fields and flooded terrain near the Normandy beachhead. He highlights snipers, personal stories, and a Pacific veteran officer noting Guadalcanal parallels. Captain Ralph L. Haga of Prospect, Virginia, becomes the first American chaplain to set foot on French soil in World War II, arriving 65 minutes after H-Hour with the combat engineers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Pacific
Guadalcanal
D-Day
Normandy
Ralph L. Haga
Prospect
Bassett
Fatally Injured in Highway Crash Near Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama a two-truck collision on the Atlanta highway left George William Weidener 61 of Atlanta fatally injured. Fred Comstock driver of the other truck was in serious condition and his 12 year old grandson Ray Perkins was lightly hurt. one vehicle burst into flames after a gasoline explosion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
UPA
Highway Patrol
George William Weidener
Lee St
Atlanta
Here
Weidener
Fred Comstock
Comstock
Ray Perkins
Ex Sheriff Walter J. Hardy Dies at 71 in Eutaw
Walter J. Hardy 71 longtime Greene County sheriff and Eutaw town marshal died at home after an eight month illness. He was a member of the Eutaw Masonic lodge and his death comes as Greene County remembers a former lawman and community leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Walter J. Hardy
Eutaw
Greene County
Birmingham stores to close for Fourth of July period
Major Birmingham department stores will close from 6 p.m. Saturday July 1 until noon Wednesday July 5 as announced by the retail division of the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Chamber of Commerce
Dear Miss Dix Advice on Daily Letters in Wartime Romance
A reader asks if she should write daily to her fiancé overseas. Estelle urges meaningful letters over daily chores, noting that letters should feel fresh and heartfelt rather than a duty. The note also hints at historical trivia about solstices in China and the first Atlantic steamship, Rising Sun of 1818.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Estelle
Atlantic
Britain
South America
Admiral Spruance Keeps Coffee, Reads, Battles Rage On
On the flagship of the U S Fifth Fleet Admiral Raymond Spruance oversees a massive air and sea battle with Japan. He makes his own coffee reads a mimeographed paper and enjoys a quiet lunch amid the mayhem. His forces report a 239 to 27 day score with 18 Japanese planes down to anti air and 15 destroyed on the ground. He strolls the deck in bathing shorts and notes the war is a dangerous business yet his calm steadiness earns him high tactical praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Worden
U. S. Fifth Fleet
Nippon
Raymond Ames Spruance
Indianapolis
Spruance
Spruante
Ady
Guam
Rota
Japan
Bare your arms for sunning in Pattern 4833
Anne Adams offers Pattern 4833 with sun frock and bolero in multiple sizes and yardage. Includes a needlework pattern set and a larger 32 page summer pattern book. Sold by The Decatur Daily pattern department in New York listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
Anne Adams
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
N. Y
Bgdék
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Geron
Jeffery
Spinsters. Club
J. ‘W. Clapton
Robert Layton
Leighton
J. M. Minor
Elizabeth Peerson
Florence
Mrs
Rufus Peerson
Elizabeth Houston
A. F. Houston
Monteagle Tenn
Selman Field
Monroe
A. C. Mann
J. W.darrah
Nashville
A. E. Darrah
Robert Pitts
Clarksville
Babye Bess Beatty
W. H. McCrary
University of Alabama
W. H. Winton
Tuscumbia
J. B. Morton
Southern Railway
Memphis
W. M. Houston
J. T. Nolen
Jane Layton
Aileen McQueener
Columbia, Tenn
Cadet Club
Southof Fener
T. Z. Bailey
Brad Bibb Bailey
Camp Meain, Miss
R. A. Sparkman
Marvin Yarbrough
Billy Wayne Alred
Hugh Thompson
Nolensville
Mary
Roxy
Glenn Ford
Evelyn Keyes
Randolph Scott
Claire Trevor
Edgar Buchanan
Carmen
Pettey Cleaners
Anauite Bibb
T. Z. Baiey
Faina Wheeler
de Soto
Helen Follett
Daughter
Eileen McClory
Dorothy Olx
Pioneer West
Joel McCrea
Maureen O'Hara
Princess Theatre
Linda Darnell
Thomas Mitchell
Anthony Quinn
Dewitt MacKenzie
Pyle
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
China
Decatur Cleaners
Johnston St
Cool
Lydia E. Pinkham
Goidel’s Drug Store
Moye
Courtland
U. S. O. Service Club
Courtland Army Air 7
C. C. Horton
Courtland, Ala
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