Margart Pruitt Birthday Party Hosts Dashes
Society notes two events as Margaret Pruitt celebrates her fourth birthday at 312 East Lafayette Street with a pony present and a guest list featuring Tommy Guyton Sarah Frances Sherard Noble Russell Jr. and many others. Also Girl Scout Troop One of Austinville held an investiture ceremony at the Methodist church with new members and leaders honored. The evening included the prayer service program and refreshments for forty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margart Pruitt
Pinckney
Pruitt
U.S. N
East Lafayette Street
Margaret
Tommy Guyton
Sarah Frances Sherard
Noble Russell Jr
Helen
Johnny Bradley
Patty
Margaret Wiley
Butch Yarbrough
Larry Durham
Gordon Sherard Jr
Barbara Armstrong
Jimmy King
Armeta Butner
Sammy Timberlake
Billy Watson
Russell Lynne Jr
Atlee Graves Jr
Jonathan Orr
Woolsey Finnell
Rheta Burns
Jerry Thomas
Bobbd
Besangheaane Huster
Susan Pepper
Branda Wilson
Austinville
Methodist Church
Jonah I
Frances Jones
F. M. Weston
Ramona Turner
Leola Hollingsworth
Betty Ruth Carpenter
Peggy Little
Joyce Cox
Marjorie King
Wynell Hall
Shirley Corum
Carolyn Roberts
R. D. Clarke Sr
Justin Roberts
Chester King
G. A. Blackwell
Andrew Hall
Austinville Methodist Church
Luther Turner
Leonie Rothfus
Faye King
Bobbie Austin
Local social notes list visiting guests and movers
Mrs Seybourn Lynne and daughter Bobbie visit S. A. Lynne before heading to Knoxville after Mississippi visits. Mrs John Taylor and Barbara Ann of Brantley Ala visit Jackson area with C. W. Taylor. Captain and Mrs William Milne occupy Spotswood apartment. Mr and Mrs Frank Hulse and baby plan move to Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Taylor
Barbara Ann
Brantley, Ala
C. Wilson Taylor
Captain
Mrs
William Milne
The
Spotswood
Frank Hulse
Baby
Birmingham
Romping boy foils escape from Western Penitentiary
Pittsburgh May 31 A five year old boy George Gregor nearly foiled a prison break at the Western Penitentiary as convicts dug a 32 foot tunnel from the laundry to two feet of the outer surface. The boy slipped from crumbling ground and alerted a guard above the wall. Investigators found makeshift picks and shovels. the warden said the escape looked likely but was stopped by the boy's discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Little George Gregor
Western Penitentiary
Stanley P. Ashe
Ashe
U S to Bring 10000 More POWs Home by Sunday
Undersecretary of War Patterson said 10000 American prisoners freed from German camps will reach the United States by Sunday night. He noted total liberated POWs returned reach 37571, over one third of the 90000 in Europe, now with Allied forces or en route to American control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patterson
United States
Europe
Staff Sgt George F Schloetzer and family updates
Staff Sgt and Mrs George F Schloetzer finish a week at the University of Alabama Tuscaloosa where Mrs Schloetzer completed her sophomore year exams. They visit C A Moore family then head Friday to Panama City Fla where he instructs at Tyndall Field. Mrs Schloetzer has been tapped for Alpha Epsilon Rho the national radio honorary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Schloetzer
University of Alabama At
Tuscaloosa
Schloetzer
C. A. Moore
Panama City
Fla
Tyndall Field
Alpha Epsilon Rho
Mrs Lizzie Moats Passes Away At Home
Mrs Lizzie St Moats 69 died suddenly of a heart attack Wednesday at her home 1709 Eighth Avenue East. Funeral services will be Friday at 4 at Southside Baptist Church with Rev B B Burks and Rev Albert Chambers officiating. Interment at city cemetery. Survived by husband J W Moats a daughter Mrs Ira W Yeary of Somerset Kentucky two sons Homer Moats Oak Ridge Tennessee and Buford Moats Decatur a grandson and two granddaughters. pallbearers named Ernest Howell Harold Wright T M Newell Enoch St John J C Howell Alvis Mitchell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie St. Moats
Eighth Avenue East
Southside Baptist Church
B. B. Burks
Albert Chambers
Brown
J. W. Moats
Ira W. Yeary
Somerset, Ky
Homer Moats
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Buford Moats
Decatur
Ernest Howell
Harold Wright
T. M. Newell
Enoch
St. John
J. C. Howell
Alvis Mitchell
Beauty Needs of Eyelids and What to Do About Them
Cosmetic readers learn eyelid care to prevent crow’s feet. Gentle cream application from inner eye toward temple, morning cold-water eye baths, and avoiding powder on lids help smooth skin and reduce lines. seek an eye specialist if glasses are needed.
Parley Preview On Postwar Trusteeship Powers
The Big Four agreed in Moscow 1943 to keep forces for peace and security during the interim period. The Big Five later endorsed a trusteeship council system allowing any nation to petition for investigations of trust territories with investigation timing set by the governing power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Big Five
Landon Accepts Truman White House Visit Invite
Former Kansas Governor Alf M. Landon has accepted an invitation to confer with President Truman. A date is not yet set for Landon, the 1936 Republican presidential nominee, to visit the White House. Press Secretary Ross said the letter was cordial and a mutually convenient time will be arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Truman
White House
Charles G. Ross
Six Killed by Japs Bomb on Fishing Trip
Undersecretary Patterson disclosed that a mother and five children were killed by a bomb from a Japanese balloon during a Western state fishing trip. The husband and one child survived as officials note no property damage from raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patterson
Army
Embroidery Pattern 715 From The Decatur Daily
Readers are invited to send fifteen cents for pattern 715 featuring four motifs of lilacs pansies daffodils and roses with a 7 1 4 by 3 4 inch transfer and a 1 1 2 yard border plus options for large framed motifs. Include name pattern number address and zone and request the 1945 Needlecraft Catalogue with a free doll pattern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur Daily
Needlecraft Dept. P. O
New York
N. Y
Salted Sides Improve Boiled Meat Turnover
Practical cooking tip suggests salting the broiled side of meat just before turning to prevent juiciness loss. A separate note mentions tornadoes twisting straws into trees and fence posts and weatherboards.
Do Women Talk Too Much Says Dorothy Did
Dorothy Dix argues about the old gag that women chatter too much and notes men also talk a lot, with politicians preachers and gossip among wives and husbands shaping home life. She cites public speech, male clubs, and the lure of marriage as evidence that lively talk often dominates domestic and social scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Stevenson
Prison term set for slaying captain on Mobile fishing smack
Chester Earl James, 32, a crew member and former farmer from Desoto Mississippi, was sentenced to 12 years in prison for the high seas murder of Captain Charles Padgett, skipper of a Mobile fishing smack. Judge John McDuffie imposed the term after James pled no contest to murder and manslaughter charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Chester Earl James
Desoto
Miss
Charles Padgett
U. S
John McDuffie
James
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Huntingdon Colege
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Betty Warer Wyatt
Stanley Wyatt
Jackson Street
Margaret Stickney
Betty Jean Gasaway
Mary Jean Sittason
Earl Joyce Lee
Cheri Chandler
Marguerite South
Betty Simmons
Annie Sue Cain
Ann Brooks
Bessie Gillespie
Wendellyn Gray
Ann Smith
Ann Blair Garner
Shirley Braswell
Marie Ryan
Katie Sue Emens
Nancy Wilson
Sylvia Green
Barbara Hale
Sally Hunt
Betty Hunter
Mary Ann Rountree
Patsy Patterson
Kathryn Anne Wiley
Lois Town
Martha Bailey
First Methodist Sunday School
Seneca Springs
Morgan County
Decature
Cedric Bedingfield
Flint
Elsie Lee Crow
Falkville
Ruth Maples
Home Demonstration Council
Marjorie Isley
Mary Corum
Moulton Heights School
Bill’ Armstrong
Barbara
Jackson
Romping Boy
Lelia Grubbs Hall
Oak Street
Mary Louise Garrett
Grand View
Presbyterian Conference
Ann Bailey Coleman
First Presbyterian Pioneer Group
Garrett Lumber CO
John D. Waker & Son
Lizzie Moats
Helen Follett
Claire Trevor
Sally
Landon
Gowan
Lawrenceburg, Tenn
Sy Sura Wheeler
Goidel’s Drug Store
City Park
Addel Wal Green Agency
Oth Ae Amaereman
Tite
Quick, Henry
Mla
Compele
Dorothy DIX
Bel) Syndicate, Inc
Dorothy
Fats
Eryrry
Will
Diamond Duettes Rose Jewelry Co
Decatur, Alabama
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