Berean Club Hosts Bible Day and Bridge Party Notes
A Berean Club meeting at Mrs John Nelson’s featured Bible Day talks by Miss Price and Mrs W J Coleman after routine business, with refreshments for members and guests including Mrs Frank Emens and Mrs Earle Calvin Sr A separate afternoon bridge party at Mrs J W Clapton’s on Fourth Avenue West awarded prizes to Mrs W F Aimbrough and Mrs F J Polhill among others A luncheon for Mrs Ransome of Riverton N J and a hotel Lyons luncheon for Mrs L J Whatley of McRae Ga capped a social week for local hosts and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berean Club
John Nelson
Seneca Burr
Nelson
Marion Vickrey
Miss Price
W. J. Coleman
Frank Emens
C. M. Scales
T. J. Cottingham
Earle Calvin, Sr
Vickrey
J. W. Clapton
Fourth Avenue West
W. F. Aimbrough
F. J. Polhill
M. Jones
BE. L. Haley
Montgomery
Washington, D. C
Paul Wolfer
Boston
Mass
E. J. Polhill
Ewing
Dan Ewing
Hotel
Lyons
L. J. Whatley
McRae, Ga
Personal notices from Breck Reeves to Camp Grant visitors
Breck Reeves is confined at home with arthritis. Miss Sarah Joan Reeves improves after appendicitis at Railroad Street. Mrs. Murray King and daughter Ann Leroy return from Camp Grant training visit. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Orr and son Jonathan visited Huntsville. Frank Kirby Jr. expects home for furlough after infantry training at Camp Wheeler. Mrs. Terry C Moore remains ill in Mobile with her mother Mrs. Philip Pointer at bedside. Mrs. Minnie E. Keith leaves for Birmingham after visiting Marshall and family. Marshall Keith and sons plan Huntsville trip as Mrs. Keith stays with her mother Mrs. W. M. Yarbrough. Keith to join Navy Shore Patrol later. Mr. and Mrs. FE L Haley depart April for Washington DC for a month of training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Joan Reeves
Railroad Street
Murray King
Ann Leroy
Mr. King
Armed Forces
Camp Grant, Ill
Frank Kirby, Jr
Frank Kirby
Infantry
Camp Wheeler, Ga
Terry C. Moore
Mobile
Ala
Philip Pointer
Minnie E. Keith
Birmingham
Marshall Keith
Marshall Keith and Sons
Huntsville
Keith
W. M. Yarbrough
U. S. Navy
CARDUS Relief for Functional Periodic Pain Promoted
TABOO is faded as thousands of women seek help from CARDUS for functional periodic pain. Taken as directed starting three days before onset, it is claimed to bring relief and act as a tonic boosting appetite and gastric juice flow, aiding digestion and resilience. A 62 year record urges: "Try CARDUT."
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
New Pattern 4749 Dress Promises Slim Silhouette
Today’s pattern features a sleeveless, balmy-day dress with a slanting yoke line and a legible, easy-to-sew style. Available sizes 12 through 42, fabric yardage listed for size 16, pattern and decorative motifs offered for twenty cents with mailing to The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept. Include size name address and pattern number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
Anne Adams
Moving to Montgomery and Scout Meeting Held in City
A transfer and promotion take a resident to Montgomery Alabama with many friends expressing regret. Misses Martha Ruth Cardin and Evelyn Beard from Jasper along with Lt. Kmicik and Lt. O Day of Fort Benning are weekend guests of Mr and Mrs L F Cardin. Mrs Paul Wolfer returns to Bolton Massachusetts after weeks with her parents. The Central Methodist Church Girl Scout Troop held its second meeting with Miss Mary Augusta Bibb presiding in the absence of the leader. The troop lists include Margaret Peck Jean McCaffee Wanda Petty Nancy Gillespie Barbara Geary Geraldine Craig Ruth Sneed Patsy Paterson Joann Harrison Nancy Thomason Maitland McCullough Betty Pirtle Mary Ann Rountree Lois Town Jo Harvey Ann Smith Sister Wiley Betty Hunter Nancy Jernigan Joan Frahn Elois Huff Mary Lou Bell Patsy Vines Mary Allen Spencer Patsy Morgan Barbara Ryan Billie Rae Simmons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist
George White
Mary Augusta Bibb
Margaret Peck
Jean McCaffee
Wanda Petty
Nancy Gillespie
Barbara Geary
Geraldine Craig
Ruth Sneed
Patsy Paterson
Joann Harrison
Nancy Thomason
Maitland McCullough
Betty Pirtle
Mary Ann Rountree
Lois Town
Jo Harvey
Ann Smith
Sister Wiley
Betty Hunter
Nancy Jernigan
Joan Frahn
Elois Huff
Mary Lou Bell
Patsy Vines
Mary Allen Spencer
Patsy Morgan
Barbara Ryan
Billie Rae Simmions
Many Coming to Gathering at Morgan County Sanatorium
About 35 people are expected Thursday night March 30 at the Morgan County Tuberculosis Sanatorium for a discussion on current needs and operations. The meeting starts at seven with dinner. Health officials and revenue board members from Fight Counties will attend, as will Morgan County’s entire board of revenue and control, the mayors of Decatur and Hartselle, and other invited guests. State Health Department doctors Gill and Cannon will be present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County Tubeurcular Sanatorium
Fight Counties
Boards of Revenue
Morgan County
Board of Revenue and Control
Decatur and
Hartselle
Gill
Cannon
State Health Department
Massacre rumors surface in Naples amid Rome reports
Reports from Naples claim German forces massacred 300 Italians in Rome, including former prime minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando and Mario Badoglio. Prime Minister Badoglio denied confirmation. Orlando, premier in 1917, was a leading figure in the Versailles leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Rome
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
Mario Badoglio
Pietro Badoglio
Badoglio
Orlando
Italy
Stamp Date Plan Shifted in Washington
The Office of Price Administration announced the elimination of expiration dates on red and blue food ration stamps. The move mirrors policy for shoes and sugar to curb last minute rushes before expiry. Indefinite validity will apply unless future changes occur, with several stamp series previously set to expire in May and June now extended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Indians Serve in U S Armed Forces Surpass 23000
More than 23,000 American Indians are serving in the United States armed services, reflecting growing participation across branches and communities nationwide. The figure indicates persistent military involvement among tribal groups and underscores ongoing contributions to national defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Nursery Quilt Pattern Sale in Decatur Daily
Did you ever see a red bear Youll find one in your scrap bag and colors too Make a one patch to block quilt pattern 803 diagram of block instructions yardages pamphlet Fifteen cents send to The Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept 42 Eighth Avenue New York NY Write PATTERN NUMBER NAME and ADDRESS plus fifteen cents for catalog 133 illustrations for embroidery knitting crochet quilts and more
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Cinderella Of The Camera Becomes Model Star Hope
Louise Walsh rose from a $2-a-week messenger to a $7.50-an-hour model after a telegram to Harry Conover of a New York agency. A 19-year-old, she underwent six months of training in makeup, wardrobe, diction and poise. Her first photos appeared in a magazine and Conover expects her to become a star at $25 an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Walsh
Louise
Harry Conover
New York
Conover
Brooklyn
Navy Men Learn to Dance in Norfolk Night Classes
The Navy in Norfolk, Virginia, holds nightly dancing school sessions as sailors and officers boost morale. Director Gertrude Ennis notes a surge in pupils since the war began, with disciplined sailors quickly mastering foxtrot, waltz, jitterbug, and rhumba in 25 hours. Younger sailors favor lively jitterbug while older officers study tango and Viennese waltz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Navy
Gertrude Ennis
Miss Ennis
Windstorm tumbles farm home near tracks injuring family
Mr and Mrs Thomas Mullins and their five year old son were injured when a wind storm toppled their farm home onto Illinois Central railroad tracks in Jackson Mississippi. The wreck was struck by a freight train as the family pulled free from the debris. They received treatment at Jackson hospital for cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Thomas Mullins
Illinois Central Railroad
Mullins
Record of Ancient Executions and Punishments
The note cites England in 1531 adopting boiling as a capital punishment and mentions Greek history around 1244 B C where dice are said to have been used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Greece
Domestic bliss or daily grind in a woman's role
A column urges honesty about work life and attitude, contrasting women who find domestic tasks fulfilling with those who see monotony. It argues a positive routine keeps appearance and marriage steady, while gloom accelerates aging and social drift. The piece endorses self care and beauty routines as part of resilience.
War era warning to teen girls about wartime romance
Dorothy Dix sternly warns that teen age girls are being drawn into dangerous wartime flirtations with soldiers and sailors. She argues mothers fail to supervise, and that such behavior risks disease and social shame, harming both girls and their families despite heroic wartime sacrifices.
Dear Dorothy Dix: I inherit fortune. husband’s deception resurfaces
A reader asks Dorothy Dix how to handle a husband who married for money, lied about financial support, carried on an affair, and now feigns renewed affection as the inheritance nears. The letter seeks guidance on trust and divorce options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Married for Money Advice to a Wife
A stern warning advises a wife to protect her finances after marriage. It urges her to keep her money and arrange an estate settlement so her husband cannot wheedle it away, stressing the need to guard assets to preserve independence.
Dear Dorothy Dix Advice on Young Married Women and Soldiers
A reader asks about groups of young married women with army husbands socializing with young soldiers wives away. The answer warns against such mixing as risky and potentially leading to shifting marriages, advising to avoid the plan and quoting a poet about fire and tow and ignition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Officers Trial Enters Second Week in Atlanta
In Atlanta on March 27 the trial of DeKalb County Chief Joseph Dailey and three officers, Lieut. Charles Hensler, Patrolmen Jefferson Holbrook Jr., and Charles Visscher, resumed before Federal Judge Underwood. Raymond Rouser testified he was beaten by Visscher and Holbrook after a burglary inquiry, becoming a key government witness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
DeKalb County
Joseph T. Dailey
Charles B. Hensler
Jefferson C. Holbrook, Jr
Charles L. Visscher
F. Marvin Underwood
Federal District Court
Raymond Rouser
Visscher
Holbrook
Rouser
Churchill says Russian feat key to Hitler's undoing
Premier Churchill asserts that the Russian feat constitutes the greatest cause of Hitler's undoing. He notes German air power is waning with factories and bomber output falling, while American and British air forces gain superiority. He hints invasion planning without specifics and foresees Allied air fleets paving the way for future operations with Montgomery signaling a push after the German setback.
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Churchill
Hitler
London
Germany
United States
Britain
Royal Air Force
Montgomery
Dancing as oldest art shared by many primitive tribes
A concise observation notes that dance is the most ancient art form and was practiced by nearly all primitive tribes, reflecting wide cultural resonance across early societies.
Beating Allegations In October Incident Reported
The article notes that Rouser and Naomi Reid, a 26 year old Negro woman, were allegedly beaten by two officers. The incident is said to have occurred in October of the previous year and involves statements from authorities about the assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Rouser
Naomi Reid
Coe
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Evelyn’s Beauty Shop
Over Speake
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Moye’s
Martha Ruth Cardin
Evelyn Beard
Jasper
Ut. Kmicik
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Fort Benning, Ga
L. F. Cardin
Bolston, Mass
A L. Payne
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