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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1944

Page

6

Musical Mothers Club hosts Decatur gathering

Decatur Mothers Club held a musicale on Sherman Street with Le Club Entre Meres as guests. Guests included Mrs. J. A. Alexander of Florence and Mrs. Perry Orr. guest speaker was Albert Alexander, newly elected president of the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs.

Mothers’ Clubs WP Baugh Sherman Street Decatur Mothers Club le Club Entre Meres Additio Tetlock Shahan Carrell H. FoSherrodts Mother O'Mine Mommy Harriett Ware David Allen Gibson Decatur Baugh Chopin de Bussy W. P. Baugh Jr

Church Circles and Club News Collate Monday Meetings

Church and club notices list Monday gatherings from First Methodist W S C S Circle One at 636 Grant Street to Circle Four with Mrs J T Jones. Wesleyan Service Guild meets May at 7 30 at Central Methodist. St Johns Episcopal Women's Auxiliary Units meet. First Baptist W M S Circles meet at three locations. Central Methodist W S C S circles meet at 3 PM with various hostesses. Thursday Club hosted by Mrs Smallwood. Stephens Chapter D A R held luncheon at Cornelian Hotel with regent Mrs H T Gill presiding and a salute to the flag observing the Star Spangled Banner.

Methodist Carter Dobbs J.__B. Fleming Wesleyan Service Guild The Central Methodist Church ST. John's Episcopal St. John’s Episcopal Woman’s Auxiliary E. 8 Journey John Peach J. H. Purser First Baptist W. M First Baptist W. M. S A. S. Darnell East Cain Street Central Methodist H. M. Stevenson

Personal notices from Montgomery and surrounding towns

W. E. Kimbrough returns from business trip in Montgomery. Sgt Jack Howell earns promotion to sergeant while serving in Alaska with Co B U S Engineers. Mrs Cora Howell confined to bed with severe cold. Mrs E D Whitman returns from Huntsville where she attended a state convention. Several guests visit Belle Mina. William Rodney Barron on fifteen day navy furlough. Mrs James Penney of Birmingham hospitalized in Washington with a broken hip. Paul Penney at bedside. Mrs Penney en route home after Pen Women Convention. Local residents visit Huntsville. Sally Maul ill with Henry Fleming. Danville trip for Mrs S B Cross. Hodson family from Louisville, Ky visit. Hoyt Bonner guest of Eubanks for Garden Club meeting. Charles Dean of Florence visiting his mother. Modie McCutcheon at home after west coast stay. Vest travels to Apalachicola. Oden and Hartselle visit Cullman area. Helen Polytinsky returns from Birmingham. Lt Matthew Wiggins arrives in the South Pacific. promoted to first lieutenant. Vera Cooper of Gadsden visits Bean family. Mary Frances born to Francis A. McMahon and Estelle Mitchell formerly of Haiselle. McMahon previously Miss Estelle Mitchell of Haiselle. W F Drake of Falkville dies. his sons J E Barkley and G E Drake attend. Lt Rudolph Smith arrives at new base in England. Lt Howard McClanahan newly commissioned. visits parents. Lt S Speake, Gilbert Speake, and families guest in New Orleans and Albertville. S W Praytor, J B Gurley, and Howard Phillips travel to Birmingham for business.

James £. Penney Birmingham Emerge Hospital Washington, D. C Washington Paul Penney Mr. Penney Penney State Garden Club Charles Dean Florence C. R. Dean Modie McCutcheon Sgt. McCutcheon M. G. Vest Apalatchicola Fla Martha D.vest E. A. Oden J. A Vera Cooper Gadsden B. F. Bean Francis A. McMahon New York City Mary Frances McMahon Estelle Mitchell Haiselle Paul Tidwell Riverside Calif J. E. Barkley Parrish Ala G. E. Drake W. F. Drake Falkville Rudolph Smith U. S. Army Air Force England Frank T. Smith S. B. Lackey Simpson Howard McClanahan Will McClanahan Gilbert Speake New Orleans Elis Darby and Son Albertville Howard Fowler New York Air Corps E. M. Fowler Ralph Lauderdale U. S. Navy Cpl Leo Pettit McDill Field Mary Pettit Herbert Roan Alaska Command Chester Roan Roan C” Hartselle National Guard Company Air Transport Command Carlie Burkhart Hanceville Cullman Hospital Burkhart Frances Lee Hartselle Carl Young Cpl. Young State Edward Summers San Antonio Texas Cadet Summers Luther Roberts Olen Tanscott Buford Bentley Gordon Groover U. S Navy Camp Peary Fred Sherrill C. S Lee J. E. Peck William Stewart Montgomery M. G. West John T. Cooper

Pattern R4674 for children's outfits by Anne Adams

Anne Adams presents pattern R4674 for children's sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 with a beruffled pinafore square or star neck jumper and simple blouses. Includes yardage for jumper blouse pinafore and optional lace or ric rac trims. Pattern and motif book available for twenty cents with address in New York.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West 17Th St New

Culture Club hosts postwar homes program at home

The Culture Club met at Mrs. A. D. Sample's home with Mrs. Mary Cunningham as co host. Members answered roll call with current events and heard papers by Mrs. J. B. Orr Mrs. J. E. Stone Jr and Mrs. C. I. Lee on postwar homes. A tea followed. Guest Mrs Ed Summers attended.

Mary Cunningham L. ¢N. Whitman J. B. Orr J. E. Stone,Jr C. I. Lee Ed Summers

Change Is Made in Service Time

Rev. Thelmer Vaughn announced Saturday two sermons at Forest Chapel Sunday morning during the decoration program and Moss Chapel Sunday evening at eight o'clock.

Thelmer Vaughn Forest Chapel Moss’ Chapel

Special blasting machines clean metal belt links for machine cartridges

Specialized abrasive blasting machines enable rapid cheap cleaning of millions of metal belt links used with Army .30 and .50 caliber machine cartridges.

Army

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