Class Entertained at Friday Night Party by Miss Gee
Ronald Eddens Charles Mixson and Bobby McGwier hosted a Westminster class gathering Friday night for Miss Gee. Twenty one members attended with games and contests won by Alice Smith Eleanor Gregg and Edwin Webb. Refreshments were served buffet style with roses on the table. Clara Cortner Service Class meets Tuesday at Mrs Howell’s Hotel on Court Street. First Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild meets Monday at 7 30. Commodore Stephen Decatur Society holds May meeting Saturday at 2 30 with Kathryn Wiley hosting on Jackson Street. Final year luncheon Thursday at 1 at Cornelian Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Eddens
Charles Mixson
Bobby McGwier
Alice Smith
Eleanor Gregg
Edwin Webb
Howell and Catlett Family News from Tennessee and Kentucky
In Nashville Dr. and Mrs. Howell visit Vanderbilt Clinic for medical exams. RR Catlett and son Bobby traveled to Eddyville Kentucky to visit relatives. Bobby returns tonight while Mr Catlett stays longer. Pvt Clarence Hudson has returned from Mississippi after a 15 day furlough. Miss Bobbie Winton visited Hartsel e with Frank Philpot family over the weekend. Pfc Mary F. Jones has arrived safely in England. she is the daughter of...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BR. M. Howell
Nashville, Tenn
E.cattett
Bobby
Eddyville
O. C. Cattett
Mr. Catlett
Bobbie Winton
Hartselle
Mrs
Frank Philpot
Pfc
Mary F. Jones
England
Easy to sew women’s frock pattern 4707 from Anne Adams
Read about Pattern 4707 a slenderizing front button frock easy to sew for office home or street. Available in sizes 34 to 48 with yardage details for size 36. Send ten cents plus twenty cents for the pattern book to The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Craig Crowds View of War From Italy Letters Home
Pfc. Spencer Craig, son of Mrs Claude M. Craig of Moulton, writes from Italy that the war has a long road ahead and urges morale from home. He says he is well, reads the papers, and plans to attend church on Easter Sunday when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Craig
Italy
Craig
Claude M. Craig
Moulton
Sis
Local servicemen and relatives visit over weekend
WACS sergeant Earl Brad Bibb Bailey returns home for furlough to visit his mother Mrs. T Bailey. Robert Jones reports for duty with the U S Marines at Paris Island. Several Jasper residents Mrs John C Brown and Mrs Charles M Sartain visit daughter Mrs R B Freeman. Red Cross worker Jane Sartain and Mrs Charles M Sartain Jr spend weekend with the Freeman family. Lt Jack D Carr, grandson of Mrs Annie M Orr, enjoys a short leave before duty. Mrs Clyde Nichols and visitors from Little Rock, Ark tour local relatives. Lexie Mangrum visits from Montgomery with sister Mrs E T Branum. Mrs Foster Barnwell Jr and son from Florence visit Mrs Jessie Thombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Brown
Charles M. Sartain
Jasper
R. B. Freeman
Jane Sartain
American Red Cross
Huntsville
Charles M. Sartain, Jr
Florence
Annie M. Orr
Birmingham
D M. Carr
Jack D. Carr
Armed Forces
Jack Cary
Carr
Style and posture guide for graceful womanhood
The article extols regal carriage and measured grace as essential to a fashionable woman. It outlines how head turns, hand lifts, balanced steps, and controlled movements please the eye, plus rope jumping and posture exercises to strengthen muscles and achieve an elegant silhouette.
Dorothy Dix Advice on Changing a Husband
A reader claims changing a selfish husband to be more attentive worked, while Dorothy Dix warns the method only applies if love remains. Another letter asks how service members can find peace at home, with Dix replying families often fail to respect furlough needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria
Miss DIX
Pennsylvania twins joined together in Phoenixville
A 24 year old widow gave birth to Siamese twin girls reported in good condition. The doctors warned the twins share a pelvis and a single alimentary tract. One sister showed poor circulation and both faces grim odds if one dies. The mother, Mrs Mary Stierly, is widowed after her husband Harold died in a motorcycle crash two months prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenixville
Mary Stierly
Harold
Two Honored at Birthday Dinner
A birthday dinner Sunday honored Hafford Sharp and Slathal Owens. Attendees included Elmer Sharp and family, Perc y Sharp and son Johnnie, Gene Fields and others, Ray Sharp and children Lurlene and Hafford, Slathal Owens and children John and Sarah Sue, Nina Sharp, Cecil Turner, Glen Tapscott, W C Owens and Haskell Owens with Jimmie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hafford Sharp
Slathal Owens
Elmer Sharp
Joe Ann
Janie Ruth
Percy Sharp
Johnnie
Gene Fields
Ray
Sharp
Lurlene
Hafford
John
Sarah Sue
Nina Sharp
Cecil Howard Turner
Glen Tapscott
W. C. Owens
Haskell Owens
Jimmie
FDR Vacation Extended as Health Updates Shift
President Roosevelt remains away at an undisclosed Southern location for recuperation after flu and bronchial complications. Mrs Roosevelt reports he plans to may return to Washington after completing rest. The First Lady attends funeral services for Secretary Knox and welcomes Australian Prime Minister's wife, while she notes improving health and ongoing interest in the Montgomery Ward strike.
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Washington
Mars
Roosevelt
South
Franklin D.roosevelt
Loked
Wells
Here
Knox
John ‘Curtin
Australia
London
Alabama Officers Receive Air Medal in Southwest Pacific
Lt. Jack B. Dozier of Guia Alabama and Tech Sgt. John H. Wilson of Americus Georgia were among a group awarded the Air Medal for meritorious achievements in 25 operational flights in the Southwest Pacific. The missions dropped supplies and transported troops under enemy threat, often at low altitude over rugged terrain and poor weather.
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General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
Jack B. Dozier
Guia
Ala
John H. Wilson
Americus
George GG. Kenney
Allied Air Forces
Plans for tacky party to be discussed Tuesday meeting
All junior hostesses were reminded today of the important meeting to be held Tuesday evening at 7 30 at the Service Men's club on Bank Street. Plans for a tacky party to be held Thursday night will be discussed and the election of officers will be completed.
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Service Men's Club
Bank Street
Accountholder’s Long-Term Balance Grows At Middletown Savings
Frederick Sheffield of Saybrook opened an account in Middletown Savings Bank in 1844 with 26 dollars. Now his and namesake could withdraw 2505 dollars 50 cents if desired, though no principal has been added since.
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Middletow Conn
Frederick Sheffield
Old Saybrook
Middletown
Veterans bill retains Senate principles in GI rights plan
Washington May 1 The House Veterans' Legislation Committee kept in the GI bill of rights the general principles approved by the Senate including unemployment allowances. Chairman Rankin had objected. The United States ships about 2,300 tons or 82 carloads of stamps annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Veterans’ Legislation Committee
Senate
Rankin
D-Miss
United States
Advice on leaving past romance for stable marriage
The answer urges the woman to accept the difference between an 18 year old romance and a 30 year old life. It says she cannot relive youth, forget the early romance, and remain with the good husband who loves her for steadiness and loyalty. The Bell Syndicate.
Suits They'll Love Pattern Highlights Child Wardrobe
Pattern 631 offers a sunsuit for sister and a playful brother design with a chu chu bib in bright colors. Includes transfer pattern for two bibs and all pieces for sizes 1 2 3 or 4 tall plus directions and needlework guidance. Send fifteen cents to Daily 42 Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York for the pattern and a 32 page catalog with 183 embroidery and crochet designs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Dept
Eighth Avenue
New York
N. Y
Judge Debates Seizure Case and Union Election
Chicago May 1 Judge William H Holly weighs an injunction sought by Gomery Ward and Co to restrain interference with federal plant operation. A ruling on the injunction is expected tomorrow. Attys from the A G office and U S Atty advised on the case as labor relations officials mediate a union representation election. A tentative plan calls for an election before June 7 if required by the NLRB.
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Chicago
William H. Holly
Gomery Ward and Company
Holly
Morrow
Fran Biddle
U. S
J. Albert Woll
Francis M. Shea
Civil
Department of Attorney General
Union
Company
Samuel H. Jaffee
Tional Labor Relations Board
John Company
Francis Heisler
NLRB
Fire destroys plant at International Minerals and Chemical
A dawn fire at the International Minerals and Chemical corporation plant in Atlanta destroyed the It point facility. The plant produced fertilizer, and recent improvements costing about 60 000 dollars were part of the mail business operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
International Minerals and Chemical Corporate
Culver Sees Home Report From War Zone
Pfc Clarence A Culver in the Southwest Pacific reads a New Guinea armed forces paper about the SS Kutne, a Tennessee river built ship leaving Decatur. He notes the clipping shows Decatur moving ahead in the war effort and attaches the clipping from the New Guinea paper. Culver owns Decatur Cleaners Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence A. Culver
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Kutne
Decatur
Culver
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B. M. Bloodworth
Clara Cortner
Westminster Presbyterian Sunday School
C. E. Howell
Ont Street
Wesleyan Service Guild
First Methodist Wesleyan Service Guild
Young Ladies Missionary Society
Young Ladies Missionary Society of the -First -Christian Church
Miss-Carrie-Jones
East-Lafayette-Street
Lai R
Wierhens
Daughters of the American Revolution
Cornelian Hotel
Clarence Hudson
Mother
Goidel
Bev T. Howell
Decatur, Ala
PEKOE
Lister Hill
U. S. Senator
WMSL
Morgan County Friends of
L. M. Jones
WACS
Earl
Brad Bibb Bailey
Robert —Jones
U.S
Paris Island
Clyde Nichols
Little Rock, Ark
S. Nichols
Cecil Kirkpatrick
John Penney
Lenoir City, Tenn
E. T. Branum
Lexie Mangrum
Montgomery
E.T. Branum
R. B. Mangrum
Foster Barnwell, Jr
Jessie Thombs
Sheila Ryan
Helen Follett
Mart
Casua
Este
Dorothy Dix
Dorothy
G.I. Joe
Pennsylvania
Sally
Walker
Alabama
Senies
the Bell Syndicate
Helene Curtis
Evelyn's Beauty Shop
Jawca Wheeler
Home Report
Lydie E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Moye
Jim
Simpson
North Alabama
Jim Simpson
Baby
State Department of Agriculture
Decatur Hatchery
BANK
Murdock
OPA
WEA
WPB
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