Chenault-Wade nuptials draw society guests in tea
Society notes describe a lavish afternoon tea hosted by Mrs. W M Chenault on Grant Street for Miss Nell Beach Dix and her fiancé Pfc Floyd Davis Wade with guests including Mrs. Julia Esslinger and Mrs. F L Chenault. Attire featured white whipcord taffeta and black lace as the reception drew about two hundred friends. The article also covers Juvenile Music Club plans and other pre wedding events with brunches and luncheons honoring the bride elect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Julia
Chenault
Jervis Jones
Alexandra
B. F
W.M. Chen
Grant Street
W. J. Brown
Wallace Meadows
W. M. Chenault
Miss Ultin
T. J. Jones
McGehee
F. Chenault
A. D. Jervis
Julia Esslinger
F. L. Chenault
Esslinger
Mary Thornhill
Dale Fritz
Ottis Meredith
Kenneth Huffaker
Eleanor Chenault
Helen Marie Chapman
Mary Kathryn Strother
Dix
Philip Pointer
Jack Doss
Moulton
Terry C. Moore Jr
Pointer
Wheeler Highway
Nell Beach Dix
Pfc
Floyd Davis -Wade
Decatur and
Newton
First Baptist Church
Ala
David Wilson Allen
E. J. Polhill
Paul Wolfer
Boston
Mass
J. H. MccMath
Wad Bailey
E. D. Bailey Sr
W. M. Bailey
Miss Myrna Reeves Leaves for Huntsville After Visit
Personal notes record Miss Myrna Reeves departing for Huntsville after attending pre nuptial parties and a Dix Wade wedding. Other items mention I R Neher and W B Neher attending their mother Mrs E J Neher's funeral in Grand Rapids Michigan at 94, and various local family travels to Nashville Birmingham Montgomery and Alexandria for weddings and visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrna Reeves
Huntsville
Dix-Wade
I. R. Neher
W. B. Neher
Grand Rapids
Mich
E. J. Neher
The Bleaching Season's On
The article advises gentle skin bleaching to even tone before Christmas, warning against harsh flaying lotions. It prescribes lemon juice and peroxide for the face, a heavy emollient massage, and lemon peroxide for hands, plus corn meal to scrub discolored skin scales. It notes sunburn patches may linger for months and suggests cream after treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Follett
Santa Claus
Lawrence County Mt Hope Social News Highlights
Lawrence County community notes recount weekend visits and family gatherings. Names include Neal Williams of Ft Meade and Lillie Joe Pickens visiting Mt Hope relatives, plus Mary Counts returning from Montgomery and Mrs. S E Counts ill. Home Demonstration Rally attendees listed from Mt Hope and County Line clubs. End with local visits to Haleyville and Haleyville residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Williams
Ft. Meeos Ga
Lillie Joe Pickens
Sheffield
Earlene Martin
Peggye O’neal
Courtland
W. A. Pickens
MecRight
Dessie Sims
Decatur
Ortie Jackson
Bob Martin
Wyatt Counts
Anne
Haleyville
Clyde Counts
Washing powder usage note for laundry
When washing powders are added to laundry suds mix thoroughly and then add clothes. Never sprinkle powder over clothing.
More Good Meat Seen Amid Limited Supplies
The Office of Price Administration said November meat supplies will be larger but still tight. For the five week ration period starting Sunday, total meat in civilian channels will be about 2.4 percent below October. Beef AA to B commercial steaks and roasts 34,520,000 pounds. 27,770,000 in October. Lamb chops and roasts 6,600,000 vs 8,880,000. Hams and loins pork 52,300,000 vs 42,780,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Forest Fire Ablaze in Jefferson County
Three forest ranger crews fought fires in the Western Jefferson County area and near Leeds on the Atlanta highway. District Ranger Phillip H. Kipp asked for volunteers to help control the fires and warned that young pines suffered most. He urged Jefferson county residents to watch for fires and extinguish them promptly to prevent large blazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County
Atlanta
Leeds
Phillip H. Kipp
Kipp
World mile swim record pace noted at 4.01 mph
The report states the current world record for a mile swim stands at 4.01 miles per hour, highlighting the elite performance level achieved by the record holder.
History of the famous inor diamond traced to 1304
The readable text notes the inor diamond has a long provenance ending at the year 1304. It highlights historical interest in the jewel and its early documented lineage before the 14th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inor
Dorothy Dix Advocates Commercial Approach to Marriage
In a humorous column Dorothy Dix suggests divorces could be softened by reimagining marriage as a business relationship. She notes actors and spouses may clash yet still want home and children, proposing starboarder arrangements where each pays for benefits without daily disagreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Eold
Robert Newson finishes course in aviation electrician’s mate
Robert Eugene Newson of 210 7th Ave W Decatur recently graduated from the aviation electrician's mate school in Jacksonville Florida and was promoted to seaman first class in the U S Navy He entered the Navy January 29 1944 and earned his recruit phase at Bainbridge Maryland before transfer to the naval air technical training center in Jacksonville Newson is now a qualified aviation electrician's mate and will likely serve with a naval air unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Eugene Newson
7Th Ave
Decatur
Aviation Electrician
Jacksonville
Fla
U. S. Navy
Navy
Rae
Bainbridge
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Newson
Naval Air
Tired Kidneys Offer Sleepless Nights Warns of Poison
Sugary, vague claims push Dean's Pills as a 40 year remedy for kidney issues. The ad promises relief and cleansing of kidney tubes and blood, urging readers to buy to flush out poisons and waste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
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