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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1944
Page
5
Decatur announces the marriage of Miss Helen Slaten to Mr. Franklin Henderson on May 10 1944. The groom is son of Mr Jim Henderson and Mrs John Henderson Athens. Mrs Henderson will live with her parents while Mr. Henderson enters the U S Navy.
Pattern 4737 offers a playsuit slip and panties in sizes 6 months to 6 years with yardage details. The offer includes a 32 page summer pattern book for twenty cents, plus a note about a larger book for fifteen more cents. Also mentions a church event with Dr Henry Sweets and several club meetings in Decatur.
The Alathean Class of Central Baptist Sunday School postponed its Thursday social due to the death of pastor Dr. John C. Cowell Jr. Episcopal Woman's Auxiliary met at the parish house with president Mrs E N Penick, reports given, dessert served. First Baptist W M S met and discussed the program led by Circle Two. devotional by Mrs W C Bailey. several members participated. meeting closed with the Lord's Prayer.
Mrs Erin Walker returns from Murfreesboro Tenn to visit son Lt George Vincent Walker at Veterans Hospital. J W Chandler remains seriously ill at home. Pvt Ellis Arden Strickland of Camp Barkeley Texas on two week furlough visiting mother Maggie Strickland and grandmother J H Hitt. his wife joins him for furlough. Kathleen McGlaathery returns to Dallas after vacation with Dr and Mrs R M McGlathery. Brad Bib Bailey returns to Grenada Miss after furlough with mother T Z Bailey. Mrs John M Nelson in Bowling Green Ky visiting friends. Mr and Mrs John E Penney of Lenoir City Tenn spend Mother's Day with Branums. Penneys joined by Mr and Mrs R J Penney of Paint Rock Ala.
Health and habits determine eye shine and beauty. Malnutrition and fatigue dull the eyes and surrounding tissues, while proper rest lighting and gentle care restore tone. Wear glasses when needed and use cool compresses. avoid bright lights and protect eyes at the beach with dark glasses.
Mrs Ruby Johnson visited with her ill mother in law Mrs Annie Johnson at Baughs hospital. Welmer Hughes of Birmingham visited last week. Mrs W R Lemley and son spent Tuesday in Huntsville. Mrs Edd L Thomas visited relatives in Huntsville. Preaching Sunday at the Baptist church all invited to come. The lake trout is the largest of the trouts.
All day singing at Rescue church enjoyed by good attendance. Funeral services held for Alice Miller Lemons of Mississippi with burial in New Cannon Cemetery. Local residents hosting visitors from Nashville Huntsville and Green Briar. Family and friends visit and share news of relatives including Jas W Taylor from the U S Navy on furlough.
Birth notices report Marvin Wayne son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin R. Clema with grandparents Bud Wallace of Elkmont. Jacqueline Ann girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Mitch. Van. Douglas announced by Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Kirby of Athens. Visitations include Pvt Ernest Norton in Virginia and Calvin Clark from Camp Peary. Local residents and ill health updates at various Athens and Madison area homes.
A steady crowd attended an all day singing event in Morgan County. Local residents, including Tech Sgt Marion Campbell and families from Fort McClellan, Alabama, visited relatives and attended multiple Sunday gatherings across Union Hill Union Grove and Lacey's Spring areas. Memorial notice reports the death of Mrs Allie Dison.
Community notes from Corinth and surrounding area list visitors and gatherings. Local families including Hoover Cobb Gene Bud Kilpatrick and J D Bonds host events and share updates from Mount Vernon Johnston's Chapel Piney Grove and Decatur. Planting activity appears noted with Rip McClellan visiting and soldiers on furlough returning home.
Local society pages list visits and family updates from Lawrence County. Jessie McCaghren vacationed with sister Mrs. H B Way. crowd attended decorations at Caddo and Johnson Chapel. residents shopped in Hartselle and Oakville. several locals began cotton picking. mention of illnesses and kinship ties across Five Points Fairfield Moulton and County Line. note that the Amazon basin hosts a network of navigable rivers totaling 15 814 miles.
Dorothy Dix argues that trial divorces could save countless marriages ruined by wartime strain as temporary separation reignites affection. She notes husbands and wives miss each other during service and find renewed care, suggesting trial divorces could work similarly in peacetime to prevent total breakdowns.
Crochet a gad about hat in an hour with two medallions. Pattern 861 gives directions and materials. Send fifteen cents to Needlecraft Dept 42, 82 Eighth Avenue, New York 11 for pattern and a 32 page Needlecraft Catalog with over 433 illustrations.
West Limestone updates mention Mrs Lena Beasley illness improved, Cpl James Putman home briefly from Wyoming, Donald Gill visiting from Decatur, Huber family weekend in Courtland, Billie Beasley and Edward Tennison in Decatur on business, Putman and Gill families in Huntsville, Mamie Lou Christopher taking a Bond Co position in Athens, Henry Christopher and daughters with Mamie Lou and Rachel Corder in Decatur, Rena Gill returning from Indiana with relatives for summer, J D Gill and Sam Tennison attending Shanghai Baptist program, Rev Tingley of Athens delivering sermon at Shanghai Baptist Church, plus a note on Valparaiso as a seaport founded in 1536.
The boll weevil plague appeared in the United States with its first known entry in 1892, migrating into Texas from Mexico. The text notes the pest’s historical emergence and spread into American cotton regions.
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