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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1944

Page

5

First Methodist Circles and Episcopalian Units Meet

Multiple church groups met with various circles sharing Bible lessons prayers and discussions. Mrs G R Mason Mrs J E Stone and others led sessions while members hosted at homes. The review includes W S C S and Episcopal unit meetings with devotions missions Red Cross drives and social hours. W S C S wedding announced for Marjorie Wyker to John Wyker Ensign USNR in Ithaca NY on Feb 26, 1944.

First Methodist Circle One G. R. Mason Gordon Sherard J. E. Stone Episcopal St. John’s Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary Ray Pepper Bennie Malone M. E. Edwards Georgia Miller Early Phinizy Carpenter Unit Four Clyde Kimberlin Sara Jeffries Dwight Mixson Haiti Dominican Republic W.S.C.S Central Methodist Church J. H. Branum J. W. Lovelace C. H. Chunn J. W. Darrah Circle Two S. W. Brown John Nelson W. R. Duncan Circle Three J. D. Bush A. Z. Bailey E. D. Warren Earle Calvin American Red Cross W. Y D. Wright Calvin Lucy Coyle Marion Vickrey Circle Four John Stewart Winston Powell Powell H. S. Roberts B. T. Gardner M. H Donaldson Mack Livingston

Democratic ticket listings for county and district offices

Qualified candidates for county and district posts announced by Probate Judge T C Almon for the May Democratic primary. Names span Congress delegates eighth district to board of revenue and control third and fourth districts, education board, justice posts, coroner and constable Beat No 1 with multiple towns listed in Alabama.

T. C. Almon T. B. Brindley Hartselle Alabama W. W. Malone Athens John S. O'Neal Paint Rock James M. Proctor Scottsboro Ala William S. Sherrill Board of Revenue and Control Sim L. Howell John B. Sewell Trinity Spurgeon Long Falkville J. L. Rowe Alex H. Dunn Somerville John McCutcheon County Board of Education J. Briscoe Joppa W. O. Clark E. R. Emens Decatur W. G. Johnson Wesley M. Patterson Lacon Ages Theey G. W. Norwood B. D. Meadors Justice of the Peace J. R. Culver H. Compton B. T. Howell R. B Bob) Nelson

Mrs. Clem Hospitalized and Nickel Visits in Memphis

Mrs. J. E. Clem is at the Benevolent Society Hospital for an operation. Mrs. R. J. Nickel of Memphis, Tennessee, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Goode.

J. E. Clem The Benevolent Society Hospital R. J. Nickel Memphis, Tenn J. O. Goode

Invisible Man and Prism in a tense domestic scene

In a tense sequence Richard Blythe and Mallory tend Prism while Armando prepares a celebratory Bertha drink. Prism charmed by Blythe and Prism’s servant loyalty unfold as guests Manuelita and Carlos arrive, leading to a charged moment between Mallory and Carlos before continuation.

Prism Richard Blythe Lora Blythe Mallory Miss Mallory Armando

Closure of Kentucky Lock to Navigation on Tenn River

Heavy rain has Kentucky Lock at Mile 22.4 on the Tennessee River out of operation starting March 1 1944. A follow up notice will indicate the probable date of return to service. District Engineer H E Pannabaker notes this temporary closure and pending information.

Kentucky Lock Tennessee River Kentucky Tenessee River H. E. Pannabaker Corps of Engineers

Traffic deaths rise in January says National Safety Council

The National Safety Council reports 2,330 traffic deaths in January, up 30 percent from January 1943. It marks the fourth straight month of higher fatalities than the previous year, yet the total remains 18 percent below January 1941 and 27 percent below January 1942.

Chicago National Safety Council Today

Local social notes from Camp Wolters and nearby towns

Tn g at Camp Wolters Texas. Mr and Mrs Charles C Johnson will go to Birmingham Saturday to spend the day. Mrs Jack Cole Pamplin of Winchester VA arrived this morning to spend a month with Rev W W Glass and Mrs Glass. Stanley Wyatt is confined to his home on Jackson Street ill. Little Nancy Clara Malone improves at her parents home on Sherman Street where she has been seriously ill. Mr and Mrs Charles E Malone Jr on Sherman Street. Mrs W E Kimbrough Mrs Henry Sigman Mrs C B Bartee Mrs T M Jones Jr and Mrs Malcolm Link return today from Birmingham where they went Tuesday to attend Junior Miss production. Mrs Molly Puckett of Fairview has returned home after six weeks with Mr and Mrs George Puckett at Wayne MI.

Mallory Senorita Senor Blythe Prism Dona Bertha Blythe Taxco Bertha Armando Richard Bythe Senor Palace of Fine Arts Carlos Jack Cole Pamplin Winchester Rev. W. W. Glass Nancy Clara Malone Charles E. Malone, Jr Sherman Street W. E. Kimbrough Henry Sigman C. B. Bartee T. M. Jones, Jr Malcolm Link Birmingham Molly Puckett Fairview Mrs George Puckett Wayne, Mich

Dorothy Dix on War Divorces and Moratorium Advice

Dorothy Dix warns that wartime marriages foster rapid divorces as servicemen fall for new partners abroad. She urges delaying divorce until after the war to allow emotions to settle, noting many couples discover true lasting love is deeper than a fleeting attachment. She advocates a temporary moratorium on war-related divorces to preserve families.

Jayne's Vermifuge advert promises worm relief

An old time ad touts Jayne's Vermifuge as America's leading worm medicine with claims of scientific testing and mass use over a century. It offers a free polishing cloth and a goodwill gift for sending name and address to Jasne & Son in Philadelphia.

cHiLo Jaywne Jayne America Acta Jasne & Son Vine &T Phila

Cardui advertised as a tonic for digestion and pain relief

An old advertisement claims Cardui aids appetite and gastric flow, relieves functional periodic pain, and supports resistance. It states benefits when taken as directed after storage, citing a 62 year record as supporting evidence and noting wide female usage.

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Comer Ezell J. G. Finley J. B. Bradford Rufus Peerson R. M. Howell Congress John J. Sparkman Huntsville Tom Russell Waldermose Springs Hazel Beastar AGNI Moye’s Decatur Music Study Club Ballora Bennett David Allen Gibson Somerville Road R. E. Moore, Jr Edith Moore Seventh Avenue South New Guinea P. H. Craig Co. A 60Th, Inf Belk-Hudson E Yankee Simpatico Irma- Richard Blythe Mallory Baker Manuelita Carlos Mallory Miss DIX A. R Bell Syndicate Ire Old Man River Tng Camp Wolters Texas Charles C. Johnson Stanley Wyatt Jackson Street Bek Line Grave Dorothy Dix Paradise Scotland Joe Jack Helene Curtis Evelyn'’S Beauty Shop Iver Gherrow STOR Second Ave Mollton ST Carmen Aan P Perkof & Pekoe Goidel’s Drug Store GTI Charen Karl Ipermane Nig Wave Guidel’s Drug Store Rayon Jim
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