Saturday Club Luncheon Social and District Convention Highlights
Mrs. L. P. Troup hosted the Saturday Club luncheon at her Jackson Street home, a social meeting featuring remarks on the First District A. F. W. C. convention in Hartselle. Miss Elizabeth Houston presented the year’s program theme Contemporary American Literature and distributed year books. 1944 45 officers and a long list of members were announced. Miss Cartwright honored in Athens visit with relatives in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Houston
L. P. Troup
Kate Lile
Rufus Peerson
Lillian Odom
W. E. Steed
T. Gorrow
One-Yard Suit Pattern 4613 by Anne Adams
Pattern 4613 offers a one yard wool outfit with shorts cap and optional corduroy overalls. Sizes 1 2 3 4 5 specify fabric needs and measurements with a 54 inch blouse or 35 inch yardage. Send 20 cents to The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept for pattern and a 15 cent offer for the Fall Winter Pattern Book.
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Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Dept
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Mary Olive Ryan Marries James Virgil Messmore in Boise
Miss Mary Olive Ryan of this city wed Mr. James Virgil Messmore of Boise Idaho in a ceremony performed by Rev. Werts on October 3 at the First Methodist parsonage. The couple will reside in Boise Idaho.
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Mary Olive Ryan
James Virgil Messmore
Boise Idaho
Werts
Boise
Messmore
Idaho
Miss Virginia Prince Calvin Visits Athens Camp
Miss Virginia Prince Calvin is visiting Miss Merle Cartwright for a few days at a camp near Athens. Miss Cartwright from New York City is visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Woods, in Athens, along with Mrs. E. M. Mignan.
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Miss Cartwright
E. M. Morrow
Merle Cartwright
New York City
Athens
Virginia Prince Calvin
Mrs. Woods
E. M. Mignan
Dr Hallie Farmer To Speak At BPW Club Meeting
Dr Hallie Farmer professor of history at Alabama College Montevallo will be guest speaker at a special BPW club meeting in Mizpah East ern Star rooms Johnston Street. The program honors Business Women's Week nationwide and the Decatur club lauds the speaker.
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Hallie Farmer
Alabama College
Montevallo
Business and Professional Women's Club
Mizpah
The
Eastern Star
Masonic Building
Johnston Street
Decatur Club
Dr. Farmer
Rigger Builds Miniature Circus Dream In Wichita
Harold Dunn an aircraft rigger 36 plans a 1225 scale model circus. The 275000 piece display will mimic 42 performances with 150 foot parade and 500 bulbs. It began as a hobby, costs $2000, and may push Dunn to quit his job once finished.
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Wichita
Kas
Harold Dunn
Dunn
ARENA
Local notes on residents and visitors in town
Miss Cartwright oversees Canadian Airlines New York office on Fifth Avenue. Mrs. H R Davis returns from Louisiana and Mississippi visits. Rex Polls visiting relatives in Montgomery and will return Saturday. Ensign Richard Rives Jr. has left San Diego hospital and rejoined the Kwa Jalin in the South Pacific. Ernest Armistead and son visit J R Daniels. Betty Jean Johnson confined at home with a sprained ankle. Mrs. W M Sandusky visiting. her husband to join later with his mother. Carl Arantz Jr. on furlough from the U S Army stays with family.
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Richard Taylor Rives Jr
Naval Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Kwajalin
South Pacific
Court declines rehearing on insurance interstate commerce ruling
The Supreme Court refused to reconsider its 4 to 3 decision that insurance is interstate commerce and subject to the Sherman anti trust act. The Southeastern Underwriters Association sought a rehearing arguing hazards in insurance contracts and business operations. Justices Roberts and Reed did not participate in the case. Attorneys general for 41 states opposed the request.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Southeastern Underwriters Association
High Tribunal
Roberts
Reed
Scientists Define Photosynthesis Core to Life Process
Scientists describe photosynthesis as the process by which plants convert water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates, a fundamental mechanism powering life and fueling broader biological and ecological systems.
Verneuil known as key water source for Paris
Verneuil, a French town about 64 air miles east of Paris, serves as an important water supply source for the capital.
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Verneuil
Paris
Morgan County Singing Convention Minutes At Round Top
The Morgan County singing convention met at Round Top on October 2 with President B T Howell leading two songs and naming an arrangement committee. Leaders included Sherrel Moore Jeff Clark and the Courtland Air Base quartet. memorial singing began with Rev J A Hardin and included many names and quartets before Howell adjourned, praising Round Top Community hospitality.
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Morgan County Singing Convention
Round Top
B. T. Howell
W. T. Willoughby
Melvin Harvin
Homer Shoemaker
Sherrel Moore
Jeff Clark
Mr. Sonenmer
Ed Hogan
Claude Chambers
Jake Parker
Grady Parker
Geneva’ Hardin
Courtland Air Base
Louis Bullard
J. S. Nunn
Dan Harvey
Mr. Howell
Tennis Sparkman
Practice of Mental Hygiene An Aid to Health and Beauty
A wartime column urges mental hygiene as part of overall health. It emphasizes nervous tension relief via rest, relaxation, and positive self talk, linking well being to appearance and self-control. It cautions against unfounded fears and stresses steadiness for lasting youth and carriage.
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Sam
Cardus
Lane
Fire Chief Floyd Elkins pleads for civic aid
Decatur Fire Chief Floyd Elkins urges residents to clear grass and weeds within a few feet of buildings to reduce fire risk amid dry vegetation and labor shortages. He notes 12 to 15 grass fires daily and explains emergency alarm procedures to avoid delays and protect lives and property.
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Floyd Elkins
Decatur
Night patrols upgrade with secret detectors in Mosquito planes
London dispatch reports fast Mosquito patrols now carry secret detecting devices for night defense against German flying bombs and Heinkel craft used to launch the robots. The piece also notes a separate historical aside about ancient Greek views on a single chemical element.
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London
First adhesive postage stamp Britain 1840 portrait
The first adhesive postage stamp of Britain issued in 1840 features a young Queen Victoria. The stamp marks a milestone in postal history and established prepaid rates for letters.
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Eam
Britain
Ieee
Dorothy Dix Panacea for War's Heartache
Dorothy Dix advises lonely service wives to keep busy by daytime outdoor activities and perform more chores at night to ease wartime isolation. The column urges practical routine, work, and frank talks with spouses to lessen distress.
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Miss DIX
Travel Mates Beanie and Bag Pattern 999
BeLoved beanie and matching bag feature popcorn stitch in inexpensive wool. Crochet pattern 999 provides hat and stitch directions with materials list. Price fifteen cents. send payment to Needlecraft Dept New York 11 New York. Optional 32 page Needlecraft Catalog for fifteen cents more. contains 133 embroidery knitting crochet and quilt designs.
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Decatur Daily
Eighth Avenue
New York
WN. Y
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PUREX
UN Moye
Evelyn
Beauty Shop
Over Speake
BPW Club
Ravi
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rigger
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Canadian Air Lines
Fifth Avenue
H. R. Davis
Jane Davis
New Orleans
Reginald Goree
Jackson
Miss
Rex Poll
Montgomery
Richard T Rives
Ernest Armistead
Ernest Jr
Atlanta, Ga
J R. Daniels
Betty Jean Johnson
Carl Arantz, Jr
U. S. Army
Dugger
Johnston Bt
T. Howell
Ee Parker
Helen Follett
Lina Romay
Bank St
Dorothy Dix
Panacea
War
H Nath
Nature
G. E
Aida
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Goidel
City Park Flower Shop
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