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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1946

Page

5

Society Notes Highlight Local W S C S Activities

Central Methodist W S C S circles meet with prayers devotions and mission studies led by Circle One Two and Three. Anniversaries celebrated for Sandra Lou and Ronnie Ellison. W S C S program at Ninth Street Methodist church features talks articles and prayers. Beta Sigma Phi holds special meeting for initiation. Sixth Grade lawn party hosted by George Cassimus with games and treats.

Louie Ellison Sixth Avenue West Sandra Lou Ronnie Sandy Mahlon Thomason Beth Cooper Hartsell Mary Helen Hurst Ann Black Charles Vaughan Dean and Boyd Bridges Vickie Ann Rogers Tad Johnny Black Nancy Don Manly Charles Campbell Wayland Dwight Free Mary Ann Riley Tommy Taylor Ninth Street Methodist Church O S. Gamble Jim Smith Rolfe Smith A. Kizziah Marvin Yarbrough Bob Johnson R. D. Compton Beta Sigma Phi Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Norma Todd

First Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary Circles Meet

On Monday afternoon the First Presbyterian Womans Auxiliary circles held meetings for business, devotion, and missions study. Circle One with Mrs Tom Guyton and E W Fisher led the Survey study. Circle Two with Mrs H B Norwood and Mrs E P Kingsbery conducted the devotional and study. Circle Three hosted by E M Morrow had devotions led by W M Voorhies and Martha Pryor conducted the Survey study.

Central Methodist Lethel Smith Circle Conrad Strickland Wiley Owen W. W. Dinsmore W. R. Duncan S. B. Rose D. E Circle Three Thomas Bailey W. W. Wright First Presbyterian Womans Circle One Tom Guyton E. W. Fisher Alice Brown H. B. Norwood Circle Two E. P. Kingsbery

Student minister arrives for summer at First Presbyterian

William Young, student of the Presbyterian Seminary, will arrive Friday to serve as summer assistant to the pastor and stay at Rev. and Mrs. Glass manse. W. K. Loyd of Pulaski, Tenn., visits and marks his 88th birthday. E. S. Loyd Jr. to return from Howard College Birmingham for a ten day vacation between terms. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Wyker II and son stay with Will Wyker I on Canal Street while their new Grant Street home is prepared after his Navy discharge.

William Young Presbyterian Seminary First Presbyterian Church Glass W. K. Loyd Pulaski, Tenn E. S. Loyd E. S. Loyd Jr Howard College At Birmingham John D. Wyker II John D. II Will Wyker I Canal Street Grant Street Wyker U. S. Navy

Shoulders and Posture Exercise Guide

A period-era exercise guide urges readers to lift and swing the shoulders to improve posture and chest appearance. It associates breathing, grace, and vitality with upright carriage and cautions about poor posture and shallow breathing. Continuous movements are described to strengthen shoulder and chest muscles.

Mrs Voorhies Leaves For Toledo Visit

Mrs. W. M. Voorhies departed this morning for Toledo Ohio to spend a month with her brother Dr. Sam Patterson. She is accompanied by her son and at home with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Osborn in Florence.

Mrs Fred Osborn Florence

Propaganda Fund Faces Senate Pushback on Shortwave Funds

Washington May 28 The administration pressed to restore funds for foreign shortwave broadcasts but faced opposition from Sen Connally chairman of the foreign relations committee who called the program a waste of money at a closed session with Secretary Byrnes yesterday.

Washington Connally Dtex Foreign Relations Committee Byrnes Senate Appropriations Subcommittee

Negro artillery battalion activated at Fort Benning

The ninth field artillery battalion with Negro personnel was activated at Fort Benning Georgia announced by Army ground forces. Assigned to the First Army it has 24 officers two warrant officers and 398 enlisted men and is armed with motorized 150 millimeter howitzers.

Washington Ninth Field Artillery Fort Benning Army Ground Forces Headquarters First Army

Crossword puzzle prompts and clues printed in a daily edition

A dated cryptogram and crossword clue list present a mix of across and down entries from a daily section. The puzzle includes many partial words and hints such as odd scaffold letters and phonetic spellings, typical of a newspaper puzzle page. It ends with the cryptogram quotation MZN KCFFZP QIJICB PQJI EVCFJP VXSJ RNUXK ZL EZIPBM-UXCGFIM and a previous solution line attributed to Langhorne.

Judith Anderson quits Hollywood to tour and act on stage

Hollywood May 28 Judith Anderson announces she is quitting Hollywood for good though not bitterly saying she rushed between Broadway England and war work. Her return to film proved hard with typecasting as a mean middle aged woman she says. The piece also notes Roberta at civic light opera reviews and Hope cross country show earnings.

Bob Thomas Hollywood Judith Anderson Holywood Broadway England Pacific Bob Hope Glendale San Diego Hope Anne Baxter John Hodiak Burlingame Razor's Edge John Payne Gloria de Haven Jan Clayton New Mexico J. W. Clayton 20Th Fox Col. Effingham

Molotov and the Big Four Hardening Positions at War Conference

Molotov accuses a British American bloc of pressing an offensive against Russia while Washington and London view it as Moscow expanding influence. Byrnes speech hardens US policy, seeking coordinated postwar security yet suspicions hinder UN progress. Some propose top military leaders from the three nations meet to clear the atmosphere and test the suspicions.

Russia Molotov America Washington London Moscow U.S State Byrnes United States Britain Soviet Union Iceland United—States Great Britain Security Council United Nations Byrnes Parijs

Dorothy Dix on being a good husband in modern times

Advice urging husbands to share chores, finance, and conversation, and to treat wives as equals. Emphasizes paying with attention and affection, supporting child care, sharing duties, and maintaining romance to avoid turning marriage into mere subsistence.

Birds with four toes per foot described

Most birds have four toes on each foot three in front and one behind this arrangement supports perching and locomotion.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Society B. M. Bloodworth J. W. Williams Martha Rasch Baltimore, Md George B. Eaves Davis Street C.E. Stewart Dorothy Rasch Baltimore George Cassimus First Ward Harry Bottis Clara Gay Shirley Wright Georgia Morrow Virginia Pickens Margaret J.e.blair Louis Namie Garnett Young L. P. Loosier Melba Jean Langford Bottis First Presbyterian Circles Charlies Owen W. W. Glass Clarkton First Baptist Sunday School Miss Britain Jane Britain Mesdames W. H.anderson Wallace Meadows Charles Harvey E. L. Meadows Paul Rodenhauser Florence Lovelace Margaret Ann Yarbrough Loyd Anderson the Beauty Bar Beauty & Bath Salon Turkish and Mineral Baths Moulton St Moye’s Heinz Gu Line Loyd’s Drug Store Pride Motor Co 2Nd Ave Hudson Fayette’s Designers Will Colonial Apartments Hunter's Beauty Shop Johnston Street Fate McClendon Helen Follett Physical Dolly Mitchell Kay Kyser Daily Crossword Ray Rome MZN Qijicb King Features Syndicate, Laa Judith Film Capital Civic Light Opera Roberta San Francisco Jerome Kern Luba Malina New York Owen Ister Joel McCrea Ian Donlevy Peta Iaccom Reyintuit DeWitt Mackenzie Sonny Tufts Artie Shaw Beverly Hills Sabu Paris John Houseman Memphis Dorothy DIX Gell Syndicate Ine Adam Ernest Roberts Craig’s Second Avenue Decatur Allied van Lines, Inc Care Decatur Daily Goidel’s Drug Store For Home Service A. C. Mann George Smith Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Yer Purex Grend Tee Nature S.S.S. Co Suro
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