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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1944
Page
6
Society items report Lafayette Street Grammar PTA meeting postponed to a night next week. News notes cover LaVerne O Linger’s marriage to Alford Du Cotton in Painesville area, with details on families, education, and military service. Also included are WCTU and Louise Robinson Class events, improvements of D S Echols, and upcoming visits to New York City.
Lt and Mrs David Sullivan visit Grant Street before his Tampa posting. SM2c T M Jones III returns from Navy duty for a 15 day furlough to visit his mother. Betty Cowden of Shreveport plans a visit to Mrs T M Jones Jr in East Walnut. Families travel to Birmingham for Kiss and Tell stage show. Lt Joseph H Broadus returns from leave to mother. Dow Burleson Jr visits home. Mrs Frank Stone and Carol spend days in Nashville. Lt Wilburn McCluskey at Reno AAB visits his mother. Mrs W R McCluskey ill at Seventh Ave E home. Mrs Leo Wright to Greenville Pa for ten day visit with husband Corporal Wright. Friends learn Pfc Spurgeon Roberson wounded July 9.
Mrs Dellis Brown and son Thomas spent Sunday with Mrs Oma Brown. Mrs Brenton Hulsey visited a relative at Florence. Mr and Mrs Raymon White called on Mr and Mrs Ted White Sunday. Mrs Rose Tucker left for Virginia to visit her husband Tahoe Tucker stationed there. Colvert Gee of the armed forces spent the weekend at home. Mrs Leola Bowden returned from Georgia where a sister is ill. L P Hulsey and several Hussey family members attended the Fellowship singing. Mrs Shady Ann Ponder has been ill but improving. No Baptist service Saturday afternoon. all services resume Saturday night through Sunday night. All-day meeting planned for the 5th Sunday at the Baptist church. ministers of all denominations invited.
John Henry Titus, 97, claimed author of The Face On The Barroom Floor, married 54 year old Elizabeth Pfeicherer yesterday in Elkton at Gretna Green style ceremony by Rev. William Hopkins who also notes an antiques sideline. they set off for New York by bus.
Pattern 4544 offers a manly double-breasted two piece suit for young boys in sizes 1 2 3 and 4 with overalls. It lists fabric yardage for size 2 and 3 4 plus a coordinating needlework option. Send 20 cents to The Decatur Daily for pattern and 15 cents more for the Anne Adams Fall and Winter Pattern Book.
The piece explains how eye beauty relies on shape color and expression and surrounding tissues. It describes tear production lubrication eyelid health and the effects of glare and dim light. It advises boric acid drops for irritation and promotes a cheerful disposition to enhance eye appearance.
Dorothy Dix warns that friendships require effort to maintain and can vanish if neglected. Small acts like a telegram or phone call sustain bonds, while backburner life risks losing friends to neglect. Remember to repair friendships before damage broadens and trust fades.
Ruth Shaneyfelt reflects on friendship, respect for personal liberty, and handling unwelcome news. Local notes mention Rev. Guy Petty’s Sunday message, visitors including Mable Wright and Ruth Shaneyfelt, and a Young People's Fellowship meeting studying Acts Chapters 24 and 25.
Halloween season socials outline events for Decatur service men and junior hostesses at the Service Men’s club on Bank Street. Activities begin 8 PM with a weiner roast, dancing, and games, followed by a formal October 25 dance for Courtland Army Air Base officers with an orchestra.
Mrs. Georgia Schwartz of Bessemer was installed as worthy grand matron as the Alabama Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star concluded its annual session. New officers include John A Waits of Birmingham as worthy grand patron and Mrs. Annie Lou Hooton of Birmingham as associate grand matron.
President Roosevelt invites Henry Kaiser, renowned West Coast shipbuilder, to join him as luncheon guest in Washington. The White House announcement notes Kaiser’s prominent role in shipbuilding during wartime efforts.
A vintage needlecraft promotion offers a one yard apron pattern with embroidery transfer and pattern pieces. Encourages sending fifteen cents and your name and address to a New York address for the pattern and a 32 page catalog with 183 illustrations of embroidery knitting crochet and home decor designs.
Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt said she is not bothered by skits satirizing her and that she has no feelings about such things. She made the remark in Buffalo New York on October 19.
Census Bureau data indicate a decline in September cotton spinning activity with 22,574 active spindles from 22,240,676 August, and total spindle hours 9,380,598,254. State breakdown shows cotton-growing states leading in active spindles and hours, followed by New England. Details include per-spindle hours and counts across Alabama to Texas and other states.
Canada remains the leading producer of asbestos worldwide, shaping global supply and policy discussions. The industry status highlights ongoing extraction activity and economic impact across provincial operations and export markets.
W. L. Gingrich an L N Railroad Company employee was taken to Decatur General Hospital resting comfortably after a noon Wednesday accident on the railroad tracks near the Home Oil Mill. He resides at 1819 Seventh Avenue East and initially received treatment at Chenault's clinic before transfer.
The Alabama Supreme Court ruled that Alabama Docks and Shipbuilding Co. of Mobile is entitled to a refund of 106,299 dollars in unemployment compensation taxes paid for the year starting April 1, 1941.
Purdue University bulletin 195 outlines how herd records help reduce costs and identify top producers. The article urges joining dairy improvement associations, obtaining the leaflet from the Extension Service in Lafayette Indiana, and using chart aids from the Kraftsman Producers Edition. It also recommends feeding roughage like corn fodder and molasses water to boost value.
A freight agent noted a mixed load with a burro and wrote a brief report. The remarks playfully itemize a missing bureau and a long jackass. The text then shifts to advice on fall building checks and roof or silo repairs to prevent winter feed spoilage and leaking barn doors.
A farmer replies to a compliment on his bumper crop by noting high prices this year but warns that such large yields are tough on the soil. A friend reassures him, but the farmer cautions about soil health with abundant harvests.
The Extension Service at the University of Wisconsin reports that grinding hay and grain improves cattle digestion and absorption. Grinding saves feed and reduces storage space, helping cattle receive better detailed guidance on what and how to feed.
Note advises that pamphlets mailed to non residents typically incur one charge while suggesting checking for a free state pamphlet on the subject. Encourages contacting the county agent for details and availability.
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