Church and Woman's Auxiliary Circles Read News
Central Methodist Circles One Three met for separate sessions at the church with Mrs Aycock leading the lesson and Mrs Wiley Owen giving the closing prayer. Circle Four met at Mrs Stone's home with Mrs McBride presiding and Mrs Pitt leading the devotional. The Westminster Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary held its Month meeting with devotional by Mrs Roan and prayers for Missionaries. City Mission Board announces its monthly meeting at Mrs Eyster's on Sherman Street. Austinville Methodist W S C S reports eight members and guest Mrs Martin meeting at Mrs Roberts home with program on rural Mexico. First Methodist W S C S Circles One and Two hosted sessions with prayers, lessons, and hosting members at various homes.
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Central Methodist W
Central Methodist Circles
Aycock
Wiley Owen
W. G. Stone
Wesley Cook
John McBride
Kermit Pitt
Carlton Kelley
Floyd Harris
Westminster Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary
A. M. Roan
John Patterson, Jr
Southwest
T. G. Henry
Manaus
City Mission Board
C. H. Eyster
Sherman Street
Austinville
Martin
Justin Roberts
Leona Rothfuss
Dewey Clarke
Luther Turner
Mexico
First Methodist
C. S
Circle One
G. R. Mason
Bruce Hill
Mason
Julian Harris
Henry Sigman
Circle Two
Line Street
C. C. Howard
I. R. Neher
Pattern 4840 Slimming Feminine Frock From Anne Adams
Pattern 4840 offers a slenderizing easy to sew dress with few pieces and a prominent front detail. Available in sizes 24 through 48 with size 36 needing 3 4/4 yards of 35 inch material. Also offered is a needlework motif pattern for linens and garments for twenty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Circle and Cadet Wives Club Meetings Reported
Circle Three and Circle Four held meetings with guest leaders, prayers, Bible lessons, and business, nine members each, Mrs James H Johnson and Mrs C E Timberlake among speakers. Cadet Wives Club of Southern Airways met for bridge and rummy awards, light refreshments. numerous members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadet Wives Club
Cadet Wives Club of
Southern Airways
R. G. Willis
E. L. Herman
J. B. Chapman
Murl Miles
Deward F. Jones
Ray E. Menefee
Arthur T. Laurie
R. T. Leatherman
Richard Kleinhoffer
P. H. Harris
H. L Harding
Lee W. Gaither
William F. Scheeler
E. S. Morrow
J. C. Cluen
W. O. Riley
Miles
Menefee
Harding
Marriage Ceremony at Ninth Street Methodist Church
Frances Stardridge and Pvt. Allstorre W. Hargrove wed June 24 at 8 30 p m in a simple ceremony led by Rev J T Nolen. Bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs J W Standridge, wore powder blue with gardenia corsage. groom, son of Mrs H H Hargrove, recently finished training at Camp Blanding and ordered to Fort Meade. Mrs Hargrove to stay with her parents during service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Hargrove
Camp Blanding
Fla
Fort Meade
Contract Awarded for Tuskegee VA Hospital Expansion
The Veterans Administration awarded an 801,900 contract to Peaker Associates of Cincinnati for a 328 bed addition to the Tuskegee Alabama veterans hospital. The article notes that wire making remains an ancient metalworking craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Veterans’ Administration Today
Peaker Associates, Inc
Cincinnati
Ohio
Veterans Hospital
Tuskegee
Ala
Domestic vendettas rise as war rages in family feuds
Dorothy Dix laments rising mother-in-law versus daughter-in-law battles during wartime as letters reveal grief over grandchildren, shattered marriages, and strained bonds. She warns such feuds hurt both women and the husband, urging harmony to protect the family unit.
Beauty tips for blond hair care and upkeep
A column advises mothers to guide daughters toward keeping blond hair bright. It warns against home tonics, promotes gentle cleansing, and explains egg treatments for dry bleached hair. It notes that natural color may return as hair grows, suggesting a permanent when needed.
A Card Holders Won't Get Tires Soon
Washington reports rationing chief Charles F. Phillips says new tires for A card motorists likely delayed to early 1945, not this fall. He cites a large backlog since May 1 when B card drivers became eligible and higher than expected demand.
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Washington
Charles F. Phillips
Office of Price Administration
Phillips
Delano Park Hosts Auxiliary Helpers and Scout First Aid Class
Mrs. Austin represented the American Legion Auxiliary and Miss Bertha May Timberlake the Junior American Legion Auxiliary at Delano Park Sunday afternoons. Pvt. Paul and his wife from New York visit weekly to write letters by the wading pool. The Ninth Street Methodist and Southside Baptist Girl Scout troops led by Mrs. Horace Knight will start first aid classes Friday June 30 from 6 to 6 30 p.m under Red Cross instructor Mrs. E M Chenault.
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Austin
American Lion Auxiliary
Bertha May Timberlake
American Legion Auxiliary
Pvt
Paul
New York
Ninth Street Methodist Church
Southside Baptist Church
Horace Knight
E. M. Chenault
Red Cross
Retail Sales In State Still Climb
Washington June 27 Retail sales in Alabama independent stores rose 10 percent in May from a year earlier and 13 percent above April. For the year to date sales are up five percent over 1943. Women s wear led gains at 28 percent, with family clothing 25 percent, shoes 20 percent, drug stores 10 percent, lumber and building 9 percent, furniture 4 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alabama
Bureau of Census
Prisoners jeered on the American beach head in France
On June 26 15 truckloads of Nazi prisoners were moved to American beach prison cages as crowds of farmers and fishermen greeted them with waving and taunting gestures. Negro soldiers accompanied the convoy and responded with smiles and pointing fingers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Jiffy Quick Beanies Pattern Sale Notice
Time about an hour and cost about 25 cents for straw yarn beanies. Pattern 885 offers hat directions and materials. The offer includes a 15 cent pattern and a 32 page Needlecraft Catalog for 15 cents more. Send payment to Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
Mary the beer loving pony in wartime England
Hal Boyle relays a light wartime vignette from England featuring Mary the pony owned by Mrs. Catherine Bailey and her dog, a pony who drinks beer and chews gum, and the soldiers and officers nearby. Captain Joseph F. Hunt of Atlanta praises his men and reflects on daily life and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Mary
Exmoor
Shetland
Catherine Bailey
Two Soldiers Honored At Supper In Osborne Home
A Sunday supper at the Osborne home honored Hubert Osborne and Charlie Osborne of the U S Army. The Black Warrior Rambler boys quartet provided music for a guest list including many Osbornes and relatives from the England Higgens and Rooks families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Osborne
Charlie Osborne
Walsh Osborne
U. S. Army
Black Warrior Rambler Boys Quartet
Lois DePrest
Nadine Waits
Marie England
Myrtis England
Doyle Osborne
Elmer Osborne
Willard Smith
Durlee England
Harlem Higgens
Emmett Osborne
I. England
Carl Higgens
Frank Osborne
Vacation Bible School Opens at Moulton Heights Church
Decatur and Moulton Heights youths aged 4 to 17 are urged to attend the Moulton Heights Baptist church vacation Bible school starting today at 1 30 p m. The program runs Monday through Saturday for two weeks ending July 7 with daily sessions from 1 30 to 4 30 p m featuring Bible stories music and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Moulton Heights
Ancient Syrians from Asia Minor on Mediterranean France shores
Fragment notes Syrians from Asia Minor settled along France’s Mediterranean coast about 600 years before the Christian Era. The statement links early peoples with coastal habitation, suggesting long standing regional contact and settlement patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
Mediterranean
France
Alabama Girls State Opens At Capital
Alabama held the 27 June Girls State program at Montgomery with about 90 outstanding high school girls. Ed E. Reid of the Alabama League of Municipalities spoke at Huntingdon College on organizing city and county governments as units were formed and elections planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
American Legion Auxiliary
Ed E. Reid
Alabama League of Municipalities
Huntingdon College
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Westminster
OWL Drug CO
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Goidel’s
Moye
Circle Four
A. B. Markham
E. E. Hargrove
Mattie Jones
S. H. Malone
Central Baptist W. M
Central Baptist W. M. S
Mason Crow
John Green
Russia
Betsy Jane Elam
Tuscaloosa
Ida Hall Hill
Elizabeth Anderson
University of Alabama
Sidney Chenault
Clyde Hendrix
Ferry Street
W. P. Reeves
of. Lanett, Ala
Paul F. Dix
C. E. Timberlake, Sr
Winston Salem
N. C
Kenneth Allspaugh
W. W. Fussell
New Orleans
Ben Martin, Sr
Florida
Roger Grimm
Comer Ezell
Clearwater
Drew Field
Ben Martin, III
Ben Martin
Clearwater Beach, Fla
Anne Pritchett
Panama City
Betty Holesapple
Montevallo
F. L. Weaver
Herman Cagnar
Ronnie
Hot Springs
Ark
Little Rock
Belk’s
Rayon
S. A. Brent
A. G
Nathaniel Wiley
Melba Bell
A. P. Bell
O. P. Bell
Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Om
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Helen Follett
Janis Carter
Delano Park
A. Sroomery
J. C. Henderson
Mobile
Taylor’s
Mrs. Henderson
Marie
Williamson
Taylor's
Beauty Shop
Grant St
Hal Boyle
Joseph F. Hunt
Atlanta
A. N. Williams
Greenbelt
Mary. Scott
Manchester
N. H
Ams
Heights
2Nd Avenue
City Park
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