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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1944
Page
3
Telegram reports say Russia will cut ties with Bulgaria if policy does not change by May 25. Sofia broadcasts claim great events approach as rumors flood in from abroad. Tass dispatches note Bosilov resignation rumors and Romanian unrest amid counterfeit food delivery fears.
The event will be held at Evergreen Church in the Massey section of Morgan County. It begins next Sunday morning at 10:30 o clock with attendees gathering for the annual decoration ceremony.
Rev Bougher led morning and evening services in Morgan County Lacey's Spring. A business meeting followed Sunday night. Local residents, including Pfe Marty Dean and S Sgt Haden Doggette, report furloughs and home visits. Bennie Kay returns from Morgan School Petersburg Tenn. Community members hosted and visited relatives, with farmers busy planting and preparing crops and a mule lost by Grace Hough.
Local residents attended church at the Church of Christ in Sunday morning services. Community members from Athens Decatur Piney Chapel and Veto visited relatives and attended meals together. Several Pettus and Whitfield family members were noted visiting, hosting guests, and sharing Sunday dinners across Limestone County towns.
To use up odds and ends of soap let them dry thoroughly. Then run through a food chopper to make a powder. The resulting soap powder can be used in the dishpan or in the washing machine.
Millard Caldwell of Tallahassee, 47, a former representative, wins Florida Democratic governor runoff over veteran R A Green of Starke. Unofficial returns show Caldwell with 209 624 to Green 168 985. Dwight L Rogers wins nomination for the newly created sixth district Congress seat.
Cement walks surround Speake school grounds in Lawrence county enhancing appearance. Principal Alexander along with Teachers Black and McGregor and the high school boys led the effort.
A large crowd gathered for decoration and singing at Piney Grove on Sunday. Visitors included Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Powell from Addison and Grace Jackson of Hartselle. Miscellaneous social notes mention visits, guests, and local chores.
Alabama farmers profited from favorable conditions pushing cotton planting and other crops. Meteorologist E D Emigh notes above normal temperatures with good growth, scattered beneficial showers, adequate soil moisture, and strong activity in corn peanuts and sweet potato slips.
Mrs Lula Clements and children of Martselle visited L N Standridge family along with Mrs Bell Rinegar and son Barbara Royer Mrs Mary Ann McDougle of Caddo and Pvt Lee Standridge of Mississippi joined weekend guests Clinton White and daughter from Knoxville Tennessee Miss Faye Brady visited relatives in Tennessee Melba Standridge ill with mumps John Collins of Danville visited Sunday
Cor corporal William Moeneyham has arrived safely in New Guinea according to word received by his parents Mr and Mrs W T Mooneyham of Somerville.
Colin Rae refuses transfer to Fort MacKenzie after a message from Winnipeg. He chooses an independent path in the tundra, planning to follow the trap line with Irina and Blair in a tense Isle of Learmonth setting as winter approaches.
Washington outlines how the new income tax simplification affects individuals and families. It covers costs for single filers and couples, standard deductions, dependency rules, withholding timing, estimated payments, and changes in exemptions for married and separate returns. It notes how status changes and year-end factors influence refunds and exemptions.
Guy Green, recently stationed in the South Pacific and home on furlough, attended the decoration at Andrews Chapel on Sunday.
Regular Sunday preaching by Rev. Willis Parker invites all. Mrs Mary Long of near Rocky Ford visits her daughter and family. Miss Opal Hogan of Huntsville visits her parents. Olene and family spend a weekend with the Hogans. Calvin Melson and Gilbert Melson visit grandmother Mrs Reed. Pfc Fred Sanford at Lawson General Hospital on a seven day furlough with parents. Mrs D D Holly moves back to Irwin Dyar infirmary for treatment. Miss Ilva Dutton of Huntsville visits Duttons. Edna Looney and children spend Sunday with D D Holly. Quenton Looney on Army furlough from Kentucky visits parents. Raymond West visits James Shaw. Miss Betty Lou Hill visits Evelyn Prater. Essie Eddy visits Howard Anders in Lebanon. Large crowd attends Andrews Chapel and Corinth decoration. Wedding: Miss Sarah Fitzgerald to Mary Sims of Danville. Mrs Calvin Poole visits her parents. Essig Eddy visits Vera Asherbranner.
Two Georgia Republican delegations clash over seats to the national convention. A dissident group, mostly white, forms a parallel slate while the original convention, largely African American, disregards district picks and names fourteen delegates. Tension rises over patronage and Negro participation in party affairs.
Gail Williams aged nine was crushed to death when lumber toppled in the yard of Hightower Box and Tank Co. while she played with companions. The victim’s father Pvt Grady A Williams is stationed at Fort Jackson South Carolina. The incident occurred in Birmingham on May 24.
Mrs Claudie Edwards visited Mr and Mrs Lofton. Edwards and Mr and Mrs Jim Edwards of Cotaco were Sunday visitors of Mr and Mrs Harvey Helms. Friends of Mrs Dick Johnson will be glad to know she is improved. Mr and Mrs J H Campbell of Pine Ridge were Sunday visitors of Mr and Mrs Harvey Helms.
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