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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1944

Page

5

Morgan County Lebanon Community News Highlights

Local parish B T U plans Rock Springs trip for Sunday. Listings show visits from Birmingham guests, army exam departures, and Camp return dates. Community notes mention Shaneyfelts, Garnett, and various local families with travel, illness, and wartime updates.

Rock Springs Howard Anders Grady Godfrey Mildred Jones Cathleen Wright Dorothy Journey Otis Lackey Birmingham Sterling Price Herman Collins Ratliff Barkley Maurice Knox Tip Smith Ohn H. Garnett Tennessee Lester ‘Shaneyfelt Cullman A. L. Shaneyfelt Cecil Pannell Young Peoples Fellowship Club Rev. Petty Salem Reh Hartselle Hewlet Stella Mae Bogar M. Knox C. O. Lackey Herman Lackey Shaneyfelt W. Poe Annie Shaneyfelt Lizzie Collins Salem Lonnie Winsett Harold Walker Garnett Georgia

Oprass Knocker S Sang Polishing Tip

A tip suggests keeping a oprass knocker shiny by rubbing warm oil on a damp cloth after polishing.

Relief At Last For Your Cough

A chest soothing medicine promises relief from bronchial irritation by loosening phlegm and aiding natural healing. It claims to be time tested and free of certain drugs, with doctors advising a cautious trial and rest for best results.

Joan McCracken Seeks Retirement After Star Turn

Philadelphia performer Joan McCracken, famed for Oklahoma! and Bloomer Girl, sketches a quiet future at 22. From Europe tours to Hollywood contracts, her rise began in childhood, with DeMille's Oklahoma! role launching a star path and a wish to settle in Provincetown after June 1945.

Philadelphia Joan McCracken Joan Europe Littlefield Group Radio City Music Hall Ballet Eugene Loring Agnes DeMille Ovincetown Mass Jack Dunphy Mrs. McCracken McCracken Hollywood

Local family visits and births noted in Morgan County

Mrs W A Helms rescue and visits anchor a Morgan County patchwork week. Lee Husky welcomes a daughter born October 22 as families in Lacey's Spring, Union Hill and Huntsville share weekend and Sunday visits among White, Helms, Myrick, Balch and Hornbuckle clans.

Auby. Brown Lacey’s Spring Ella Pettit W. M. Helms Woodville W. E. Helms Lee Husky Owen Edwards Claudie Edwards Roy Edwards Huntsville Virgie Mae Helms Angie Whisenant Latherine Bowling Union Hill Katheryn Lawrence Burke Myrick Nolan Wheeler Lucian Balch Acklin White Verna Helms Katheryn Helms Dell West Jessie Marie Hendrix Katheryn Owen Opal Smith J. D. Hennessee Emma Kate White Nolan Myrick Alta Curry Gerald Emmit Husky Malvin Namon Lester Hornbuckle E. J. Buck Erskin Hughes Decatur Cleve Hornbuckle Hastie Johnson Carl White

American Captain Leads Fire Power in Aachen Street Fighting

26 year old Capt. Gilbert H. Fuller of Ludlow Vermont commands heavy guns to flush out German defenders in Aachen. He praises mortarman Louis Chase of Springfield for rapid, deadly fire and reports mortars kept the advance ahead of doughboys.

Aachen Germany Gilbert H. Fuller Ludlow Fuller Nene Louis Chase Springfield U. S. Army Old Germany Sgt. Chase Chase

Also Mentioned on This Page

Morgan County Lebanon Ruth Shaneyfelt Deke Charles Siee UP Mary H. McCracken Morgan County Rescue W. A. Helms Aleep Loyd’s Drug Store E. O Johnston ST Plassie Dolly Cale Grants Tilly & Ted Toyland Little Ereser Second Avenue School of Home S Jj Stone Gunter’s Credit Jewelry Johnston Street Cosme Stass Ftax Paul L. Masterson Masterson Mobile E Masterson Rex W. T. Grant CO
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