Community church and school society notes from Decatur
Episco pal units meet at Mrs. Walter E Todd home with eleven members and guest Mrs Perdue. Kings Daughters and Ninth Street Methodist W S C S hold meetings with devotional talks and prayers. Golden Memories staff banquet honors Cheri Chandler and Mary Louise Garrett. Brownie Troop 5 and Circle meetings plan Bible study and refreshments. Memorial Drive Methodist W S C S reports on Romans 14 and West of the Dateline. Recital for Mrs Rollo’s pupils announced at the Senior High School Auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal
Walter E. Todd
Sherman Street
Perdue
Carol Smith
F. D. Peebles
Woman's Auxiliary
E. Marsden Chapman
Floyd. Smith
Unit
Bennie Malone
John H. Peach
Marsden Chapman
Unit Four
Herman Whaley
J. R. ‘Smiley
Sara Jeffries
San Francisco
Golden Memories
Decatur Senior High School
Woodalls
Cheri Chandler
Mary Louise Garrett
Marguerite South
W. L. Grimes
Thad McDonald
R. B. Graves
W.l.grimes
Henry Sigman
J. E. Stone
N. R. Carrell
R. S. Russell
F. O. Smith
Julian Harris
James H. Johnson
Frank Stone
Memorial Drive
Methodist
Circle One
C. P. Parker
E. B. Hames
R. L. Penn
G. A. Rice
Johnsie Bolte
J. M. Philpot
R. M. Thompson
Personal notices from local residents across several trips and visits
Mrs S E Patterson and Patsy left for Birmingham for several days. Mr and Mrs John McGehee returned from a Birmingham visit. Miss Peggy Collier and Miss Colleen Moore are visiting. Sgt Eugene Wampler returned to Greenville Tenn after a rest furlough to attend Miss Bobbie Winton’s graduation. Mrs Leo Wright and sons plan summer in Columbia S C with husband at Fort Jackson. Mrs Jack McAfee visiting R M Winton family. Marie Peck improving at City Hospital Huntsville. Ford Wear and daughter Betty Jo returned from Macon Ga. Wesley Hoskins and baby moved to Johnston Street to be with grandparents. Fred Mann of Birmingham visiting A C Mann family. Mrs A S Blackwell to Birmingham. Ed Warren and Miss Virginia Prince Calvin arrived home from University of Tennessee. Calvin active in student activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wampler
Germany
Greenville
Tenn
Bobbie Winton
Mrs. Ford Wear
Betty Jo
Macon
Wear
W. D. Pettus
Virginia Prince Calvin
University of Tennessee
Calvin
Presbyterian Church General Assembly Adopts Woman's Work Growth
The 85th general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U S Southern adjourned after praising the woman’s work. Gifts totaled 1 772 788 dollars, up 224 458 from last year. Amendments to the woman’s work manual were approved adding ten members to the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melton Clark
Anniston
Ala
George Wright
Atlanta
Julian Lake
Rock Hill
S. C
Annie Tait Jenkins
Assembly
Committee of Moral and Social Welfare
Montreat
Montreal College
Asheville College
Three Japanese Notables Killed in Tokyo Raid
Domei reported from Tokyo that three prominent Japanese figures were killed in Saturday's B 29 raid on Tokyo. Included were Viscount Kikujiro Ishii diplomat and privy councillor. Tsuneji Taniguchi vice governor of the Bank of Japan. and Yorozu Oda international law authority. Ishii, 78, helped conclude the 1917 gentlemen's agreement with the United States and served as foreign minister from 1915 to 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Comei
Tokyo
United States
Domei
Viscount Kikujiro Ishii
Tsuneji Taniguchi
Bank of Japan
Yorozu Oda
Ishii
Japan
Robert Lansing
Wilson
California
British Columbia
Damages Denied in Voter Registration Suit in Alabama
A federal court jury in Birmingham denied $5,000 damages to W. L. Patterson a Black man who claimed denial of registration because of race. Defendants included former Jefferson County board of registrars Rufus Bethea Sterling J. Foster and Herman A Whisenant. The case, filed over two years ago, names the three as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
W. L. Patterson
Rufus Bethea
Sterling J. Foster
Herman A Whisenant
Jefferson County
Mary Martin Hospitalized in Serious Condition
Star Mary Martin is critically ill at the Lying-In Hospital, her husband Richard Halliday says. He appeals for blood donors as the actress, who expects a December baby, recovers from a severe shock after a dog attack on her three year old daughter, Mary Heller Martin. She has received four transfusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mary Martin
Richard Halliday
Halliday
Mary Heller Martin
Tax Sale Notices in Morgan County Alabama 1945
Public auction set for June 18 1945 by Morgan County Probate Court to sell multiple 1944 tax delinquent parcels in Decatur Falkville Hartselle and other areas. Listings include tract descriptions owner names and total amounts due for state county and city taxes. Chas G Hardwick tax collector. May 6 23 30 1945.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Morgan County
Court House
Decatur
Melvin Garrett
City of
Roy M. Ree
Fairview Land Co
City of Decatur
Lehmen Brothers
E’ly
Jessie I.neely
W. H. Rickles
Woodlawn
Austinville
City of Austinville
M. L. Sullivan
Fairview
John FE. Wilks
N. W. Cor
Lawrence Cove
Mattie Oden
Admx
A. C. Oden
W. Side
N. E. Cor
S. W. Cor
S.w.cor. SE
Valhermosa
Emma Lynn
West Tract
L. Sec
Tenn
S. of the
Hartselle
Oscar Wiggins
Blanche
Ruby
Ada Mae
Ethel Lee
Subie Jr
Benjamin Wiggins
Susie Herring
John Wiggins
Bethel Church Road
Flint
Landers
Elbert
C. Brown
W. L. Moore
Chas. G. Hardwick
Dear Miss Dix Advice Column on Marriage and Family Strain
Dorothy Dix counsels a 16 year old girl with a secret navy marriage to tell her strict parents now to avoid ruin and scandal. A 26 year old sailor seeks help with in law financial burdens and a 4 F brother in law, advising court action if needed. The column also covers who should pay for dance tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss DIX
Dorothy DIX
Navy
Memorial Service for Sgt Roy T Hamilton
Memorial services for Sgt Roy T Hamilton who was killed in action in Lu zon will be held Sunday at eleven o clock in Austinville Methodist church. Rev H Wright, former pastor, will officiate. Son of Mr and Mrs R L Hamilton of Austinville he had spent his life in service and farming. He attended Austinville high school and was later engaged in farming. His parents and six brothers survive, three of whom are in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy T. Hamilton
Luzon
Austinville Methodist Church
H. Wright
R. L. Hamilton
Austinville
Sgt. Hamilton
Austinville High School
Virginia's First Glass Works Record in Early America
The article notes Virginia housing the earliest glass works in the American colonies, marking a significant colonial industry development. It mentions the site, founder, and the manufacturing craft that contributed to early American economy and trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
America
Three Negro Soldiers Face Court Martial At Fort McClellan
At Fort McClellan Alabama on May 30 three Black soldiers from a stockade work detail go on trial before a general court martial charged with mutiny connected to an April 30 incident in which a guard was assaulted. Pvt Samuel L Richardson charged with mutiny and Pvts Clinton Robinson and Norman Harris with joining in mutiny. Home addresses not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Mcclellan
Ala
Stockade
Samuel L. Richardson
Clinton Robinson
Norman Harris
Stocckade
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. M. Bloodworth
King's Daughter's
King’s Daughters
Central Baptist Sunday School
Grady Harger
B. McLemore
Harger
Harold Hull
Ninth Street
A. Kizziah
R. D. Compton
J.T. Nolen
Delano Park
Central Baptist
Central Baptist W. M. S
C. E. Malone
Pleas Manley
John H. Green
B. L. Malone
D. D. Gibson
R. P. Thompson
S. E. Patterson
Patsy
John McGehee
Peggy Collier
Coleen Moore
Jake Kelley
Jackson, Tenn
Leo Wright
Leo Jr
Sammy
Columbia
Fort Jackson
Jack McAfee
Greenville, Tenn
R. M. Winton
Marie Peck
City Hospital
Huntsville
Mrs
Fred Mann
A. C. Mann
A. S. Blackwell
Ed Warren
Moye
Garrett
Canal St
Walgreen Agency
Moulton Street
Exchange Furniture Co
John D. Waker & Son
Mee
The
Bel) Syndicate Inc
Naval Base
Madam Lee
Deer Springs Tourist Park
U. S. 31
Bob Moses
Goidel’s
R. L. Kitchens
West Moulton St
City Park
Idillehay
Crane
East Moulton Street
Albany Broom Works
Oddfellows
Albany Lodge No
To.o F
C. L. Caddell
Grand Lodge
J. C. Mahaffey, JR
Benson Field
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