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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1946

Page

5

Mr BIBB CELEBRATES 83RD BIRTHDAY AT BELLE MINA

Belle Mina Alabama resident Bradley N Bibb celebrated his 83rd birthday at home with relatives and close friends. A barbecue and southern sides were served buffet style. Guests included Mrs T Z Bailey Sr Miss Mary Augusta Bibb and many Bibb family members from across North Alabama.

Bibb Bradley N. Bibb Belle Mina Alabama Bele Mina T. Z. Bailey Sr Mary Augusta Bibb Thomas Bailey A. C. Bailey Brad Bibb Bailey Ben Bibb Robert Clarence Bibb Robert Bibb Huntsville George Duncan Athens Edmund Garrett W. B. Smith Birmingham Willis Hill George McCrary Frank Haggard Quince Edens J. R. Daniels E. McDaniel North Alabama

Cross-stitch patterns offer gingham appliqué access

Readers can order embroidery pattern 682 featuring ten motifs with transfers sized from 41 2 by 4 1 2 inches to 4 by 14 inches. Send fifteen cents to The Decatur Eighth Avenue New York for the pattern and name address zone. A 1946 Needlecraft Catalogue offers 112 illustrations of designs for crochet knitting quilts embroidery and more.

Decatur Eighth Avenue New York N. Y

Welcome event highlights with talks and piano pieces

W. W. Wright opened the event with a response to the welcome. Mrs. T. L. McDonald gave an excellent talk as guest speaker. Miss Braswell, program chairman, introduced the speaker. Miss Norwood played two piano pieces The Scottish Poem by Mas Dowell and Valse in B minor by Chopin. The HiV benediction was repeated in unison.

Senter High School Cornelian Hotel Misse Barbara Atkinson Ruth “Black Martha Blizzard Shirley Braswell Eleanor ‘Buchanan Mary Elizabeth Burks Marjorie Compton Marjorie Sue Davidson Joy Delmore Alyene Draper Sue Emens On Ferguson Jewel Flack Patsy Hn Ann Garner Nancy Gilles- Wendellyn Gray Sylvia Green Rs Gunn Melba June Halbrooks Joann Harrison Sarah Lee Hill Betty Hunter Marjorie Moore Elizabeth Motes Margaret Ann Norwood Betty June Parker Jeanette Patterson Mary Pettey Marie Pruitt Mary Ann Rountree Ann Smith Josephine Taylor Tulu Templeton Nancy Thomason Lois Tionn Betty Jean Wllace Joyce Whitmire Nancy Wilson Pat Wright Kathryn Ann Worley Mary Louise Garrett W. W. Wright T. L.mcdonald Miss Braswell Miss Norwood Mas Dowell Chopin

Personal notices from Birmingham and Fayetteville visits

Ben Bloodworth Jr. visited Birmingham on Saturday. Mrs. C. O. King is ill at her East Vine Street home. Friends regret her condition. Mrs. Ben Rowe and Mrs. Jim Pierce left today for Fayetteville Tennessee to visit Mrs. George Harbin. En route home, Mrs. Rowe will visit relatives in Huntsville for a week.

Ben Bloodworth Jr Birmingham C. O. King East Vine Street Ben Rowe Jim Pierce George Harbin Fayetteville,Tenn Rowe Huntsville Amos Lovin John Witty Lovin J. W. Lovin

OPA Control Helps Meat Production Rise in Week

Federal meat production under the new slaughter control program rose 12 percent in the first week. Interstate packers under federal regulation produced 268 million pounds the prior week as the OPA works to curb black market activity. The FBI will pursue fraudulent subsidy claims while regional boards continue a nationwide meat drive through May 1 to 24.

Department of Agriculture OPA FBI

Premier Shidehara briefs emperor on coalition work

Premier Shidehara informed Emperor Hirohito of Japan about the nation’s political turmoil after the social democratic party failed to secure a coalition government. He rejected a proposal to form a single party cabinet.

Tokyo Shidehara Hirohito Kyodo Social Democratic Party

Local Names Listed Across Decatur Moulton Alma Mater Notices

A fragmented listing of individuals including Hopkins, Montgomery, Vinzant, Hughes, Page, Strickland, Teague, Stewart, Webster, and Chaffin associated with Decatur Moulton Hartselle and Highland Park in Michigan, focused on names and residences with no clear event or action. The passage preserves partial personal names and places from a social or legal notice snippet.

Talmadge Edward Hopkins Moul Moulton” T Reba_ Montgomery Moulton J Cornis Percy Vinzant Decatur Mary Hughes Garnett Darrell Page Highland Park Mich Dorothy Lee Strickland Anderson Franklin Teague Mildred Lucy Stewart Trinity Geeil Webster Hartselle Lonfrell Chaffin

Weekend social notes and visits across towns

The column lists numerous visits and guests in Alabama towns and nearby states. People from Birmingham Arab Huntsville and other areas are noted visiting relatives and friends for Mother's Day and weekend gatherings. Names include Louise Harrison Barbara Ann Beatrice Frazier Ora Graham and many Sartor and Holly family members among others. Traveling and visiting locations span Birmingham Fayetteville Butler Huntsville Montgomery and New York City with plans to visit Miami in June.

William Holly American Red Cross Calcutta India East States Joan Holly New York City Holly Miami Fla

Poland and Serbia Suffered 25% Losses to Famine After War

Postwar famine devastated Poland and Serbia, eroding populations by about a quarter as food shortages and economic collapse followed World War I. The text notes widespread hunger, malnutrition, and demographic impact across both nations.

Poland Serbia

Charm the Key to Personality

The article argues personality beats looks for charm. It urges women to be engaging, ask about others, invite suitors home, and overlook minor flaws. It notes married couples often value charm over perfect figures and encourages selfless effort to be sociable and interesting.

Many Veterans In Dixie Get Training

Nearly 200 000 veterans in five Southeastern states were approved by the Veterans Administration for education or on the job training under public law 346. In Georgia Alabama Florida Tennessee and South Carolina about one fourth were in training or education status by end of April. The report notes disability pensions for 112 767 veterans and a backlog of 23 714 cases awaiting adjudication. Backlogs also exist for physical examinations and hospital or domiciliary care.

Southeastern Veterans Administration John M. Slaton Jr Georgia Alabama Florida Tennessee South Carolina

King Vittorio Emanuele in exile in Egypt

Vittorio Emanuele and Queen Elena began exile in Egypt after a 46 year reign in Italy. They were greeted by King Farouk in Alexandria and taken to Antoniades palace amid guarded streets and light ceremonial signs.

Alexandria Vittorio Emanuele Egypt Italy Europe Elena Farouk Antoniades Palace House of Savoy

Health Units Start Action in Texas Epidemic

San Antonio and Corpus Christi officials imposed drastic measures to halt a spreading disease with at least 15 cases in San Antonio and four in Corpus Christi. Schools, churches, theaters, parks, and public gatherings were restricted. testing of victims began under Dr. Edwin Sulkin and Dr. Charles L. Wisseman Jr. at Southwestern Medical College.

San Antonio Tex Corpus Christi Nueces Corpus Christia San. Antonio Edwin Sulkin Charles L. Wisseman Jr Southwestern Medical College , Bacteriology Department Dallas Sulkin

Noah Webster and his multilingual dictionary work

Noah Webster, creator of the first American dictionary, mastered twenty languages and compiled an influential linguistic manual.

Noah Webster

Sew Pattern 4908 and a Spring Pattern Book Offer

Advertisement notes pattern 4908 with capelet sleeves and belt in sizes 34 through 46. size 36 uses 3 yards of 39 inch fabric. Includes price, ordering address in New York and a Spring Pattern Book offer for fifteen cents more. Also includes letters responding to questions about marriage age gaps and finances with Dorothy Dix style guidance.

Anne Adams

Farewell to Officers Amid Funeral at Sea

Seven police boats surrounded the Italian cruiser as Farouk ordered no reporters or photographers present. A formal farewell was spoken to the men the speaker had loved all his life, marking a somber maritime ceremony aboard the vessel.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Wesleyan Service Guild Wesleyan Service Guild of The Central Methodist Church J. E. Blair George la Boon Bernice Simmons Maud Odom By Laura, Wheeler Lydia Pinkham Pinkham Ulamsnas Caddell Drug Co 2Nd Ave T. M. Wiley Jr Jefferson Hospital Mrs T. M. Wiley Florence Smith Mrs. Raymond Hanson Georgetown, Ky Gonwdel’s Drug Store Moye’s Georgetown Mrs. Berryhill Louise Harrison Barbara Ann Fayetteville, Tenn S. M. Thompson Lawrence Saylor Jerry W. M. Griffin Sixth Avenue G. D. Thomas Fairfield, Ala RE Thomas Valhermosa Spririgs Ala Beatrice Frazier Ora_Graham O. D. Wise Heard Graham Butler B. B. Morris Don Bob Bruce Greenhill Jennie Mary Lovelady Mary Holland Panama City, Fla E.W. McLeod Betty Tuck Claudia Thombs Kenneth Thomas Carl Thomas Burns Kelly C. L. Sartor Wilburn Royer Montgomery Roger Warner E. Sartor Cherry Point N. C Detroit Hillsdale Chicago Cincinnati Ohio Hallmark Greeting Cards City Park Flower Shop Tne Edwards Erste Helen Follett Home Circle Jo Stafford Dixie Zation King Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West 17Th St New-York N.Y Dorothy DIX Tno Miss DIX Honemaking G. A Dorothy— Dex Dix Beauty Bar Beauty & Bath Salon Turkish. and Mineral Baths Mouwlen St Rainey’s Beauty Academy Meadow
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