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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1945

Page

7

Miss Beatty to receive B S degree from Alabama

Society notes honor Miss Babye Beatty daughter of Mrs Corinne McCrary who will earn a B S in accounting from the University of Alabama this Saturday March 17. She has begun work on a M A degree and earned numerous scholastic honors and leadership roles in sororities and campus activities.

Babye Bess.Beatty Corinne McCrary School of Commerce and Business Administration University of Alabama Miss Beatty Rush Spirit Corolla Pan Hellenic Council Wesley Foundation

Personal notices spread across several states and services

A long list of readers announce visits and departures. Families travel to Florida Alabama and Tennessee while servicemen and women plan leaves and assignments including Ensign Frank Troup and Lt H D Burnum Jr. Weddings illnesses moves and a death in Hot Springs are noted along with community sightings and hospital visits.

Social visit noted by Captain Hillis and party

L. H. Hillis with Captain and Mrs. Raymond Brown and Mrs. W. E. Hovis hosted two sons Michael and Donald. The occasion was thoroughly enjoyed by all present.

L. H. Hillis Raymond Brown W. E. Hovis Michael Donald

War era romance woes and a cautionary tale on wealth marriages

Dorothy Dix comments on postwar romance with many engagements and breakups. She notes soldiers advertising for wealthy wives as a remedy but warns that marrying for money leads to loss of freedom and hardship, urging men not to marry without love.

Dan Cupid Apof God Toms Harrys Mama Paps Air Service

Honor Rolls Released For Junior High Schools

Publicized honor lists cover 7th 8th and 9th grades with names of top students. 7th Grade First Second and 8th Grade First Second and 9th Grade First Second include numerous students such as Alice Smith Mary Caudill Kathleen Lively and Jean Williamson Mercia Yarbrough Martha Bailey Gay Penn Charles Howell Dan Crane.

Alice Smith Mary Caudill Kathleen Lively Mary Penn Marctene McBride Eleanor ——Grege Mary Ann Catlett Joanne Reeves Shirley Williams Allen Hamilton Charles Mixon Doris Pickens Jayge Johnson Elizabeth Rigel Mary Elizabeth Rice Billy Carolyn Owen Faye Eubanks Carolyn Ellener Carrol Rozear Terrill Wenzel Sara Nell Pettus Norman Jean Haddock Klell Napps Marjorie Kemp Hugh Wise Alan Cae Eldora Roberts Irene Shaer Betty Faye Julian Charles Voeringher Brewer Kenton Betty Zane Douthitt Marie Mooney Harry Brewer Jimmie Tatum Mary Ann Bagley Elizabeth Calvin Barbara Hardin Shirley Jacobs Mary Anne Blackwell Jeannette Brackeen Alfred Matthews Fennell Garnett Glenn Green Carolyn Osborne Billy Ayers Joy Bolen Sam Evans J. P. Vaughn Eugene Town Gene Brown Marian Chandler Martha Jean Higdon Austine Taylor Etna Ree Carroll Jean Lawrence Jean Waddy Jean Williamson Mercia Yarbrough Martha’ Bailey Gay Penn Baby Grace Sheats Clara Faye Teague Mary Allen Spencer Ruth Sneed Patsy Morgan Carol Smith Metba Dear—thoney Charles Howell James Lanier Margaret Peek Dan Crane William Silbert Bobby Barkley Hugh Terry

Flag Week Plan Set Across Alabama Seeks Civic Ceremony Leaders

Mrs. Elliot W. Jones, state director of the Flag Day Association, asks Alabamians to observe flag week June 10 to 16 with Flag Day on June 14. Local chairmen will lead ceremonies statewide including Mrs. Hogan Jackson at Albertville and other volunteers in Anniston Athens Attalla Camden Decatur Dothan Enterprise and Eufaula.

Bermingham Ala Elliot W. Jones Flag Day Association Jones Hogan Jackson Albertville Franklin A. McCartney Anniston Arnold. B. Thompson Athens J .G

Local Goodyear manager cited in brief note

Mr. Lautzenhiser serves as manager of the Goodyear Service Store. Mrs. Lautzenhiser is remembered here as nee Mae Tisdale, listed in the same item.

Lautzenhiser Goodyear Service Nee Mae Tisdale

Benevolent Budget Raise for Presbyterian Assembly

Montreal May 26 The benevolent budget for next year of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States Southern is expected at 2 665 000 dollars. Last year benevolence receipts totaled 1 899 215 dollars, up 211 961 from the year before. Dr H H Thompson of Baton Rouge Louisiana was reelected director of evangelism and reported 20 714 additions to the church by profession of faith.

Montreal N. C General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church U. S Southern H. H. Thompson Baton Rouge

Dangers of Cleaning with Flammable Liquids Indoors

Cleaning indoors with flammable fluids has repeatedly caused explosions and severe burns, leaving homes in ruins and residents injured or damaged.

Lost white zipper purse with badge and SS card

Reward offered for return of a white zipper purse left in Grants containing a Huntsville Arsenal badge $16 in cash social security card and other papers. Return to 705 East Cherry Street. Margaret Smith.

Grant Huntsville Arsenal East Cherry St Margaret Smith

Cabs Collide at Greyhound Depot in Decatur

Minor damage reported after a Decatur Transit cab and a Hartselle Jitney collided near the Greyhound bus depot on Saturday morning. Both vehicles sustained light damage to the left front fender and right rear, with estimated totals around fifteen dollars each.

Decatur Transit Greyhound Bus Decatur City Cab

Also Mentioned on This Page

B. M. Bloodworth U. OF Alabama Cotillion Club Decatur Cotillion Club Decatur Cotillion Mimi Jones Betty Ware Wyatt Annie Sue Cain Betty Jean Gasaway Caroline Stickney Margaret Stickney Earl Joyce Lee The Valley Country Club Westminster Auxiliary Westminster Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary W. C. McClung Episcopal Walter E. Todd Floyd Smith Herman Whatey T.c.chandler Henry Sigman Malcolm Link Rockmart Chandler Wheeler Highway Link E. Be-Bailey, Jr W._E. Kimbrough Sigman J. N. Belew Beverly M. Brown Robert Smith Birmingham Frank Hillis W. F. Boswell Sr Points Florida H. D. Burnum Jr U. S. Army Sallye Burnum Martha Scales Martha Nash H. O. Troup Portland Oregon Ensign Frank Troup U. S. Naval Air Corps L. R. Nash Ensign Troup Atlantic_ City N. J Ann Smith Carol Smith Jr John Eyster Episcopal Church Will Wyker Wilson Lake Fred Osborne John. D. Wyker Joe Burleson Children’s Hospital Buffalo New York Carol Ileson Sue Emens Nancy Wilson Columbia Frank Fitzgerald Decatur General Mece Tapey Falkville Mrs. Floyd Sharpe J H. McMath A. W. Kitto New Orleans E L. Perryman Mr. Perryman Murfreesboro Tenn Elmer Loyd, Jr Auburn W. R. Smith Colorado Springs Colo Corporal Bryan McAfee Corporal McAfee SS Hinch Naval Horace Dryden Glenview, Il Rex Pou Ae Ee W. E. Duncan Washington,n. C W. J Duncan, Jr W. J. Duncan HI Jackson, Tenn J. Duncan, Jr D. D. Burleson Columbia, Tenn Columbia Military Academy D. Q. Jr Harry, Higdon Martha Jean Harriett Lée Cole Springs Frank Berry Stillwater, Okla Thomas C. White Woody Bunn Laredo Texas W. M. Bailey Sam Hall Tuscumbia E. E. Allford Ernie Fred P. King Ensign Ponsonby Kyle Randall Perdue John R. White D. A. Clements Kathleen McGlathery A-N. S.-U--S.-Army Will Camp Swift Anata Er, M. McGlathery Kathleen Tuscaloosa T. C. Chandler Florence Carl Meyers Louise Cheatham Moulton T. W. Evarts Mobile W. W. Rice Mary Elizabeth Charleston S. C Mr. Rice Elizabeth Eich Fort Davis Mildred Alexander John Banks Sewell Trinity Earle Calvin D. C. Shaw Presbyterian Home For Children Talladega Glenn Laitzenhiser and Son Memphis, Tenn Brillia Flower BIOOM Portage PAN American Cactus CO Dept C-3 Monroe Avenue Grand Rapids Michigan Allied van Lines 1St Ave Decatur Cleaners Johnston St Chenille Persons Furniture Co Thomas Furniture CO Johnnie Ray Washburn Washburn Mildred Lang Pvt Fort Ord California Dorothy DIX Bel) Syndicate, Inc Jilta PLE Funeral CO Hartselle Appoi POLO Benson Field & P.m
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