Delta Kappa Gamma meet hosts many local notices
The Mu Chapter met Saturday at East Walnut Street, with co hosts Mrs E G Hamilton and Mrs E M Frazier and Miss Clara Briscoe. Reports from Huntsville regional conference were given. Guest speaker Mrs Dennis McClendon spoke on Great Women of the United Nations. A dessert social followed. Mary Penick Jones will be honored at a morning coffee at Cornelian Hotel hosted by Mrs William Sears and Mrs John W Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delta Kappa Gamma
E. G. Hamilton
East Walnut Street
E. M. Frazier
Clara Briscoe
W. T. Jordan
H. N. Peurifoy
Huntsville
L. P. Troup
Dennis McClendon
United Nations
James W. Brad Jew
Athens
Decatur
St. Patrick
Miss Jones
Mary Penick Jones
John Farris
United States Coast Guard
T. M. Jones, Jr
William Sears
John W. Jones
Cornelian Hotel
Mrs Ozelle Taylor Improves After Illness in Town
Personal notes report Mrs Ozelle Taylor slowly improving at her East Vine Street home after several days illness. Meanwhile Mrs J T Jones, from West Palm Beach, Florida, at the bedside of her great nephew Master Bobby Urquhart, says he is holding his own after a serious injury in an accident there Friday. John A Holder, fireman second class of the U S Navy, and Mrs Holder announce the birth of a baby boy on March 17 in a St Louis hospital, named Charles Ralph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wylodean Owen
Austinville
Freddie Lee Carpenter
U.S. Navy
Betty Ross Roberts
Milton Compton
Mina Dell Owen
Garrold Simmons
Josephine Terry
Omar Glass
J. L. Sanderson
Faye Roper
B. T. Nesmith
Myr Sheats
J. O. Braswell
Helen Travis
Binford Jones
Ozelle Taylor
East Vine Street
J. T. Jones
West Palm Beach
Fla
Bobby Urquhart
Bobby
John A. Holder
U. S. Navy
Cardus touted as tonic for appetite and period relief
A 62 year record promotes Cardus as a tonic to boost appetite and energy and as directed to relieve functional periodic pain three days before the time. It presents the product as helping during the cycle without detailing ingredients or scientific backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Come Pound
Pattern 4635 for mother and daughter fashion
Anne Adams Pattern 4635 offers two size ranges for mature figure and willowy teen with shirred neckline. Includes sunfrock version and fits misses sizes 12 20 and women's 30 48. Fabric yardage listed. pattern plus a linen and garment motifs needlework set available for twenty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Shirring
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
Bride Taken By King Peter In Yugoslav Legation Ceremony
King Peter of Yugoslavia, 20, weds Princess Alexandra of Greece, 23, in a private ceremony at the Yugoslav legation in London. Guests include King George VI and Eden. observers note the union may affect Peter’s throne prospects amid wartime tensions and a Greek royal ties backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Hawkins
London
Peter
Yugoslavia
Alexandra
Greece
Alexander
Legation
Peters
Airforce
Prince Tomislav
Ristanovitz
Germanos
Aspasia
Mother Marie
George
Haakon
Norway
Duke of Gloucester
Duchess of Kent
Wilhelmina
Bernhard
Netherlands
George VI
Britain
Anthony Eden
Committee to dismiss contest against Rep Peterson
Washington March 20 A House elections committee decided to dismiss a contest filed against the election of Representative Peterson of Georgia. Chairman Gossett of Texas said the committee would issue an official report recommending dismissal for lack of jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Elections Committee
Peterson
D-Ga
Gossett
Texas
Local Social Notes From Joppa And Nearby
Mrs M G Julian of Joppa and Mr and Mrs L Haley, recently in Mississippi, expected back Wednesday. Mrs J B Wiley Mrs W F Boswell Jr Mrs Wilson Orr Mrs John A Caddell and Mrs Alex Marks visited Birmingham last Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Haley
Mississippi
J. B. Wiley
W. F. Boswell, Jr
Wilson Orr
John A. Caddell
Alex Marks
Birmingham
Reporting Overcharge Under Wartime Price Ceilings in Decatur
Decatur citizens told today how to report ceiling price violations on rationed goods. If a price exceeds the ceiling, mail the receipt to the local board. if not buying the item, send a penny card with store name, date, article and brand, price, true ceiling, and your contact details. The War Price and Rationing Board will investigate promptly and keep reports confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
War Price and Rationing Board
10 Best Dressed Women Selected in New York
Mary Martin and Bidu Sayao named among America's best dressed women by Emil Alvin Hartman director of The Fashion Academy. Hartman picked nine winners from ten fields with public life honoring women in the armed services. Other winners include Alexis Smith Grace Austin Penny Singleton Eleanor Steber Mrs George Fielding Eliot Cornelia Otis Skinner Mrs Donald Tansill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Martin
Metropolitan Opera
Bidu Sayao
America
Emil Alvin Hartman
The
Fashion Academy
Hartman
Armed Services
Alexis Smith
Grace Austin
Penny Singleton
Eleanor Steber
George Fielding Eliot
Society
Donald Tansill
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Missing in Action Leaves Brown Absent From House
Washington March 20 Rep Brown of Georgia, famed for never missing a roll call, was absent for the first time in 10 years as Navy officials announced his son Lt Robert T Brown age 24 is missing in action aboard a submarine in the Pacific. Chairman Vinson explained the family news and Brown’s absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Brown
D.-Ga
House
Vinson
Navy Affairs Committee
Navy
Robert T. Brown
Pacific
University of Georgia
Ure ex Uanguisher powder from baking soda mix
Regular baking soda combined with a touch of talcum powder yields a makeshift Ure ex Uanguisher powder. The informal concoction blends simple household ingredients to create a cosmetic powder alternative.
Too Thin Girl Warns Against Scraggy Looks and Diets
A historical health rant urges slimmer girls to gain weight with a balanced diet and rest. It advocates a fuller figure, a full breakfast, and nightly crackers with milk to sustain the “human engine,” criticizing excessive slenderness and promoting body-building foods and regular sleep.
Dorothy Dix Responds To War Wives Courage Amid Gossip
Dorothy Dix defends army and navy wives who mask loneliness with gaiety, arguing public critics misjudge their sacrifice. She praises their fortitude on the home front, urging readers to value courage over public pity and remain resilient under scrutiny.
Dear Miss Dix reveals a bored wife’s confession of a drowsy husband
A reader writes to Dear Miss Dix confessing affection for a devoted husband who seldom smokes or spends money yet bores her with constant sleeping. She notes his incipient weight gain and lacking excitement, seeking guidance on their strained dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Rulings by WLB Atlanta in March 1944 wage cases
The War Labor Board announced decisions in three Alabama dispute cases. It ordered Spaulding concentration mill pilots to receive the April 15 1943 wage scale retroactive to that date and women to 60 1 2 cents an hour retroactive to May 25 1943 or hiring date. It retained jurisdiction over general wage increases for units 2 and 3 and tipple foremen, with issues to be investigated by a trained engineer. In the Ingalls Iron Works matter the board ruled for the company against the union seeking contract reopening. A supplemental directive for Dwight Manufacturing defined terms of employment overtime reporting time pay vacations seniority leave arbitration and union business during working hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
War Labor Board Today
Alabama
Spaulding
Republic Steel Corp
Birmingham
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
CSO
Ingalls Iron Works Co
Birmingham Tank Company
International Association of Bridge
Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers Shopmen
AFL
Dwight Manufacturing Co
Alabama City
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Board Sends Group Today for Pre Induction Examinations
The group leaving this morning for pre induction physical exams at Ft. McClellan includes Floyd Troup Berry Loyd Melvin Moore Robert Waters Fasley Jr Woodrow Norman Lenard Barnes Oliver Terry Arnold Melton Grant Floyd Linderman Floyd Linderman James Edward Johnson Jr John Gwen Aday James Slaton Karl Elliott Prince William Woodson Brown Marvin Rankin Jack Rait Wendell Harper Harvey Watt Clarence Findley Daniel James Luther Blackwood Byron Raike James Jones Ellis Baggs and others. The list features numerous named recruits scheduled for medical processing ahead of service induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. McClellan
Floyd Troup Berry
Loyd Melvin Moore
Robert Waters Fasley, Jr
Woodrow Norman
Lenard Barnes
Oliver Terry
Arnold Melton Grant
Floyd Lanier Linderman
John Robert Mooney, Jr
Sandlin
Marvin Sams
Claude Leonard Nelson
Eugene Jones
Wilson Stanley Burlecon
William Floyd Williams
Robert Vickery Jones
Robert James Short
Horace Clifton Sheats
James Marion Call
Albert Grady Campbell
James Edward Johnson
John Gwen Aday
James Alton Slaton
Karl Elliott Prince
William Woodson Brown
Marvin Rex Rankin, Jr
Jack Robert Rait
Wendell Nick Harper
Harvey Woodson Watt
Clarence Lee Findley
Daniel Oren James
Luther Howard Blackwood
Byron Ervin Raike
James Malcolm Jones
Ellis Thomas Baggs
Public savings reach record 1943 total in United States
Philadelphia March 20 The Securities and Exchange Commission reports that the American public saved a record amount in 1943 with individual liquid savings totaling 37.7 billion dollars. This compared with four billion in 1940 19.6 billion in 1941 and 29.5 billion in 1942.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings Pile LP
Philadelphia
Securities and Exchange Commission
Snoring Husband Sparks Advice From Perplexed Reader
A reader laments a snoring husband under thirty who insults her and stays shut in. The columnist suggests a temporary separation to gain perspective, supporting herself alone in a single room, hoping she rediscover affection and view the snoring as trivial.
Dear Dorothy Dix Teenage Girls Smoke Question
Dear Dorothy Dix suggests it is not a sin for a girl to smoke but doctors say it harms adolescents. She advises giving up cigarettes as a war sacrifice if possible and notes that smoking openly and honestly with parents is better than secretive deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Dorothy DIX
Atoll Smashing Is Now Thing Of Past
Kwajalein March 2 Delayed One of the mid Pacific war notes is that the specialized American atoll capturing machine nears its end. After Tarawa and Makin the method evolved into a complex system to seize small but fortified islands quickly with minimal American casualties. The article notes the dwindling number of suitable atolls, the floating supply dumps, and the shifting focus to remaining targets like the eastern Marshall Islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Worden
Kwajalein
Atoll
Tarawa
Makin
Carlson
Enubuj
Ebeve
Romi
Engebi
Eniwetok
Parry
Bond Issued Over Doctor's Escape in Georgia
Captain William Spence of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said he swore out a warrant against Leroy Clements sheriff of Telfair County for allegedly letting Dr. Louis Small of New York escape after U S officials turned him over for transfer. Deputy Clements claimed the doctor asked to stop to change clothing and vanished while on the way to Macon. Sheriff John B. Walker of Telfair was notified and would post bond. Clements could not explain the warrant’s contents. Authorities are pursuing clues about Dr. Small's whereabouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
William Spence
Georgia Eernly
Leeds
Leroy Clements
Telfair County
Louis Small
New York
Small
McRae
Clements
Macon
Dr. Small
Spence
John B. Walker
Telfair
Walker
Captain Spence
Trial resumes in Wayne Lonergan wife slaying case in New York
In New York on March 20 as residents hear, Wayne Lonergan’s trial for the bludgeon slaying of his wife Patricia, a 23 year old heiress, resumed with Judge James Garrett Wallace and a new 300 member talesmen panel in the cramped general sessions court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wayne Lonergan
Patricia
John J. Freschi
James Garrett Wallace
New Zealanders Eat Up To Six Meals A Day
New Zealanders reportedly consume between five and six meals daily reflecting eating habits across the population. The claim notes a high meal frequency without detailing cultural or health implications.
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E. D. Bailey, Jr
Line Street
Bailey
Albert Clopton
J. W. Clopton
E. J. Polhill
Paul Wolfer
Boston
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Leo Wright
E. B. Garner
H. D. Barnum
T. C. Chandler
J. B. Bradford
Gordon Sherard
Malcolm Link
Jack Smallwood
Richardson
Frank Richardson, Jr
Mooresville
Florida
Ed Purser
Camp Wheeler Ga
J. H. Purser
S. H. Malone
W. A. Dougherty
Louisville
J. R. Holder
Melvin Williams
Melva Joy
Valdermosa Springs
Ora Lee Holder
Hugh Stuart
Nashville Tenn
Lawrence Saylor
Gerry
Watt's Bar Dam, Tenn
W. M. Griffin
Mrs. Cecil Julian
Goidel’s Drug Store
Moye
Betty Lee Robinson
Cpl
Hollis Robinson
Painesville
Mexsana
M. G. Julian
Joppa
OPA
Helen Follett
Kitty Carlisle
Sally
WLB
Bel! Syndicate
AYDS
D. von Hoover
Irge
Stoney
Guavdel
Ukits Siore
Marshalls
Wotje
Mille
Maleolap
Jaluit
Nauru
Ocean Islands
Japan
Central Pacific
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
N. Y
Evelyn’s Beauty Shop
Speske
Carmen Naio
Decatur Lions Club Shower
Morgan County
Tuberculosis
Dinsmore’s Furniture Store
Decatur Lions Club
Monarch Food Store
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