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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1946

Page

3

Farewell Party at Doris McAbee Home Before Army Leave

A farewell gathering was held Saturday at Doris McAbee home honoring Ales Reid Charles Lewis Thompson and Alvie Hensley as they prepare to enter the Army. Numerous attendees listed include Linnie Hensley, Wayne Hogan, Elmer Brown, James Kyle Lindsay, and Mrs. Amber Glasgow among others.

Doris McAbee Ales Reid Charles Lewis Thompson Alvie Hensley Ales Reid Thurman Puckett Alton Keenum Hoyt Long Hal White Truitt Keenum R. L. McNutt Medford Long Hal Moore Kyle Kirby Harold Long Wallace Stephenson Lee Allen Puckett Waymon Hogan Wayne Hogan Russell Brown Tillman Wallace Benton Roberts Mer Brown Altom Wallace Buddy McAbee T. L. Speakman Almon Hensley Clifton Hensley Gilman Story James Howard Roberts Edward L. Sandlin Wayne McAbee Billy Penn Jack Maddox John Tanner Charles Lewis Thompson Howard Hampton Ralph Segars James Kyle Lindsey Herbert Fitzgerald Robert Lewis Turrentine Robert Ear! Long Buddy Ashworth Erlus Bryant Doyle Stover Bobby Long Dick McCormick London Bradford Garland Bradford Mary Bretha Lindsey Jerry Morris Garmalene Glasgow Hilda Aldridge Helen James Lucan Hensley Betty Thompson Barbara Morris Nelene Morris Martha Puckett Edith Wallace Dorthy McAbee Helen Johnson Margaret Roberts Edweena McAbee Dorothy Thompson Peggy Thompson Amber Glasgow Mary Sue Thompson Robert McAbee

Railroad Man Praises Ozark Tonic in 1940s Ad

A letter from J. P. Johnson of Irvine Kentucky praises Ozark Mountain Tonic as a life changing remedy after years of ill health. The ad touts the tonic as an effective hematinic appetizer and stomachic made from herbs and minerals, promising to build red blood and aid digestion. It directs readers to Thompson's Drug Store in Decatur and warns to ask for the blue mountain bottle.

Ozark Mountain Decatur Thompson's Drug Store

Class Night And Graduation Mark Decatur High Week

Decatur senior high wraps up activities with Class Night at the auditorium led by Miss Mary Robertson and W T Jordan. Baccalaureate services Sunday at Central Baptist with Rev Paul Roberts. 29 war dead plaques to be unveiled and candles lit. Graduation Monday at the high school with Dr H C Pannell delivering the address and Walter Jackson, O S Hagerman, and W T Jordan handling ceremonies.

Decatur Mary Robertson W. T. Jordan Central Baptist Church Paul_ Roberts A. S. Pitts Methodist Church Florence H. C. Pannell Tuscaloosa Glee Club Glee Club and After Dr. Pannell Walter Jackson O. S. Hagerman

Truman Stalin meeting in Vienna unlikely but pondered by strategists

Mackenzies column notes White House denial of a Paris report that Truman might meet Stalin in Vienna in June to sign a friendship pact. While unlikely, some see value in another Big Three summit to iron out rifts, with U.N. efforts taking precedence over new talks.

White House Paris Truman Stalin Vienna United Nations Atlantic Marshal Stalin Attlee North South America Hemisphere Big Three Russia U. N. Organization Pepper Florida Senate Senate. Still, Things Have Gone From Bad To Worse Since Mr. Truman John Bull Uncle Sam Adriatic Trieste Italy Yugoslavia Mediterranean Moscow Winston Churchill Sotland

Youth Fellowship Social At Basham Chapel Home

Members of the Basham Chapel Youth Fellowship enjoyed a Tuesday night social at Mr and Mrs S G Johnsons. They played games and then refreshments were served to attendees including Sherman Herring Julian and Donald Brothers Leod Jones L D Cathcart Garland Prevett Rayburn Boyd Shelby Johnson Billy Thompson Karleen Norma Vandiver Lorena Thompson Barbara Jean Downs Charisse Jones Elnora Aleta Edna Martin.

Basham Chapel S. G. Johnson Sherman Herring Julian Donald Brothers Leod Jones L. D. Cathcart Garland Prevett Rayburn Boyd Shelby Johnson Billy Thompson Karleen Norma Vandiver Lorena Thompson Barbara Jean Downs Charisse Jones Elnora Aleta Edna Martin

Finding a New Sense of Values

Newman Campbell surveys Luke 12 18 24 30 I Timothy 6 17 and the memory verse as guiding principles. He contrasts earthly riches with faith in God noting the rich man who built bigger barns and died that night and Zacchaeus who vows to give to the poor and restore wrongs. He urges living with true values and mercy, aligning with Jesus example to seek riches in heaven rather than on earth.

Newman Campbell Jesus Hell Solomon King Features Syndicate. Inc Jericho Zacchaeus Abraham Paul Timothy

Weaknesses in Railway Act Highlighted by Strike

Washington dispatch notes the railway labor act's failing to prevent a strike by engineers and trainmen after decades as a model. It argues the act lacks teeth and penalties and relies on voluntary cooperation, with the mediation board offering no binding decisions.

Roosevelt Truman Washington Congress Railway Mediation Board

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