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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1944

Page

5

Marriage of Miss Hazel Hodges and Curtis Duke

Miss Hazel Hodges and Curtis Duke, of Atlanta, married in the Methodist church on Saturday May 13 with Rev Fagan Thompson officiating. Bride wore white crepe with orchid corsage. groom is son of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Duke of Atlanta and an Auburn naval radio school instructor. Out-of-town guests included the groom’s parents.

Hazel Hodges Curtis Duke Atlanta Revel Radio Scheel Revas Fagan Thompson Paul Tustin Harold Williams Vernon Lapp J. M. Hodges Falkville Ala Preutt Simms Payne St Lee County "High School T. L. Duke Georgia Tech Auburn Naval Radio School

Needlecraft pattern and mission study notes

An old needlecraft advertisement offers Pattern 858 with eight crochet motifs and a 32 page catalog for embroidery knitting crochet and quilts. Separate church notes describe Central Methodist circles studying For All Of Life and mission activities with prayers songs and a social hour.

Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York N. Y Central Methodist I. M. Eubanks J. H. Branum Raymond Brittain N. L. Kelley Marvin Smith John Nelson Aycock J.W. Crow Christ A. Z. Bailey Cirete J. W. Lovelace T. G. Glover Veircle William Stone Circle Four John McBride M. H. Donaldson Preston Hundt Jimmy Williams

Cadet Wives Club Holds Bridge and Rummy Games

The Cadet Wives Club of Southern Airways met at the Cadet Club with bridge and rummy games. W M Wagner won the top bridge prize and Mrs Howard Kluver took the rummy trophy. Attendees included Mrs W M Wagner Mrs Howard Kluver and several others as refreshments were served. The Alathean Class of Central Baptist will meet Thursday at 8 p.m. at 630 Sherman Street hosted by Mrs L R Murphree.

Cadet Wives Club Southern Airways W. M. Wagner Howard Kluver P. G. Helton Robert Francis F. S. Morrow Cluen W. O. Riley Central Baptist Sunday School L.R. Murphree Sherman Street

Impressive Service For Service Men And Women

Westminster Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary held a joint meeting at the church to honor members of the armed forces. Mrs. Dolores Hardage presided and led the program with welcome remarks by Mrs. Hardage, songs by the congregation, a devotional by Mrs. Thomas Harvey on Sources Of Our Strength, readings including Separation and A Mother's Prayer, and a principal address by Mrs. W. C. McClung.

Virginia Samuel United States TG. Henry Louis Ling Rev Henry America Westminster Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary Dolores Hardage Westminster ® Guild W. C. McClung

Local Personal News Highlights From Huntsville Area

Pfc and Mrs Ben F Holmes Jr announce a May 19 son born at Atmore Alabama. Holmes stationed at Fort Custer Michigan. Preston Sherrill and Becky visit family in Jacksonville after time with Mrs Bertha Sherrill on Grant Street. Otis Jeffries home on fur lough from New Orleans. Major and Mrs Longshore to visit father A H Giles as he recovers. Mrs Lester Smith and children Patsy and Jimmy visit Huntsville relatives. B B Pickens and wife visit Russellville relatives before returning to Jacksonville. Sgt Mary D Frazier Dye leaves Camp Lejeune after four day furlough to resume duties.

Sgt. Dye Mary D. Frazier Dye Harry Higdon Danville Road A. L. Frazier B. L. Malone Ben F. Holmes, Jr Atmore Ala Pfc. Holmes Fort Custer, Mich Preston Sherrill Becky Jacksonville, Fla Bertha Sherrill Grant Street Mary D. Frazier Dye U. S. Marines Camp Lejeune N. C

Ruling Bars Coal Delivery Outside NE and MA Regions

Solid Fuels Administrator Ickes announced a new rule effective June 1 forbidding retail dealers outside New England and the Middle Atlantic states from delivering anthracite or Eastern coke to customers whose equipment can burn high volatile bituminous coal.

Washington Solid Fuels Ickes New England Middle Atlantic

Beauty Back Care Advised For Beach Readiness

A flirtatious 1940s style health piece urges women to sculpt a flawless back for summer. It suggests self exams and professional treatments, detailing steps from hot towels to creams and massages while stressing posture and spine alignment for overall body tone.

Hazards of Letter Writing Warned by Dorothy Dix

Dorothy Dix warns that letter writing can spark breaches of promise suits and lasting regrets as ink flows. War era correspondence fuels romantic fantasies among soldiers and couriers, risking engagements by mail while in-person vows ultimately decide marriages.

Pyle Profiles a Flying Crew Man and His Wartime Courage

The narrative highlights Sergeant Eugene Gaines from New Orleans a 24 year old engineer gunner who married a British woman last December and commutes eight miles each night to the airfield by bicycle. He serves with quiet resolve in flight watching engine metrics and handling guns during takeoffs and landings prior to returning to the top turret after crossing the Channel. Also featured is Radioman Gunner Sergeant John Seibert from Charlestown Massachusetts a 23 year old with 800 flight hours who hoped to return to MIT after the war and survived a close call when his waist gun was shot away.

Sergt Eugene Gaines Cambrone St New Orleans Gaines Pearl River Coe Ae John Seibert Chappie Charlestown Mass Massachusetts Institute of Technology Siebert

FEW HOURS HOME Staff Sergeant Millard Sanderson arrives

Staff Sergeant Millard Sanderson, home for a brief leave from South Carolina, is welcomed by his parents Mr and Mrs S L Sanderson at Capshaw Lime Stone County.

Millard Sanderson South Carolina Day Mrs S. L. Sanderson Capshaw Limestone County

Letter-Writing Lovers Meet for First Time

A brief item notes two people who connected through correspondence meet in person for the first time, marking a milestone in their romance. The notice, released by The Bell Syndicate, Inc., highlights the social charm of written letters bringing lovers together.

The Bell Syndicate, Inc

Pattern 4810 fits many figures in missed sizes

Anne Adams Pattern 4810 boasts size range from misses 12 to 20 and women's 30 to 44 with a slim front panel for balanced proportions. The description notes fabric needed for size 16 and requests twenty cents for pattern, plus fifteen cents for the larger 32 page pattern book with a free pattern printed inside.

Anne Adams Decatur West Lith New York N. Y Eeasy

Lawyer's appeal scheduled to open in Montgomery

An appeal of New York lawyer Arthur A. Madison’s conviction under an illegal practices statute was set to open in Montgomery circuit court before Judge Eugene Carter. The judge indicated uncertainty about whether the defense would seek a jury. Arthur Shores, a Birmingham Negro attorney, is noted in the case. Madison was accused of attempting to act as counsel for clients who allegedly had not engaged him and was convicted in county court of common pleas.

Montgomery Ala New York Montgomery Circuit Court Eugene Carter Arthur Shores Arthur A. Madison County Court of Common Pleas

War Today Analysis of Allied Strategy at Anzio

The column discusses Allied focus on Anzio and suggests Corsica or a Rhone invasion as possible maneuvers. It notes Hitler faces choices as he loses Balkans control with Tito resistance and Bulgarian stance, while Romania grows discontent and a Balkan collapse could let the Russians advance toward the Danube.

Anzio Corsica Rhone Algiers Hitler Ialy Balkans Tito Bulgaria Fuehrer Romania Balkan Danubian Germany

Alabama lawyer disbarred after voter registration dispute

Last month he was fined $500 in each of five cases and disbarred from practicing law in Alabama under statute for conviction. He was arrested on warrants after appealing to circuit court from the Montgomery county board of registrars denial of registration to a group of Negroes. The state charged him with not being authorized to represent five members of the group.

Alabama Circuit Court Montgomery County Board of Registrars

Also Mentioned on This Page

B. M. Bloodworth Ninth Street Methodist Church Bob Johnson Sam McDowra Bibb Humphrey Jim Smith Mc Dowra By Laura Wheeler Mother Helene Curtis Evelyn’s Beauty Shop Over Speake Goidel W. P. Chandler Athens D. D. Gibson David Allen Gibson Charles Worthington Lorraine Worthington Seneca Burr Kyle Frazier Gingham Zephyr Ginghams B. D. Bassham Lewisburg, Tenn E. T. Branum Otis Jeffries Carl C. Eddins Decatur General Hospital Paul Longshore A. H. Giles Miss Lou Giles Major Longshore Detachment Medical Department Dale Marlory Field Tallahassee Fla B. B. Pickens Jacksonville Russellville Idillehay’s Pt Store Hee Geese Grant Ry ~ A Saasch Ass Helen Follett Estelle Geraldine Marguerite Chapman Dorothy Dix Damon Runyon T.N. T Kingdom Come Angelina Cupid Sally Pyle Red Dog Collins Moye Dewitt MacKenzie Capudine Navy Hanes P. H. Hanes Knitting Company Wiiston-Salem, North Carolina
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