Personal notes from Huntsville region guests and visitors
Mrs John C Bragg Mrs E S Loyd and Mrs Sim Lovelady head to New York City Scarsdale visiting friends and a Randolph Macon student. A series of local visits follow including diphtheria case recovery in Tuscaloosa and stayings in Huntsville West Point Leoma and Birmingham with opera La Traviata attendance and Fort Knox leave anticipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Bragg
E. S. Loyd
Sim Lovelady
New York City
Scarsdale
N. Y
Shirley Bragg
Randolph _Macon College
W. P. Baugh
J. O. Braswell
Albert Alexander
Florence
John McGehee
Betty McGehee
Birmingham
President Roosevelt Steps Up Fourth Term Campaign
The Associated Press reports President Roosevelt accelerates his bid with a White House address scheduled for Thursday night and three New England appearances ahead of a final campaign plea in Boston Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
White House
New England
Boston
Paris Couture Dueling Methods Revealed by Lelong and Gres
Paris designers Lucien Lelong and Mme Gres reveal contrasting methods. Lelong sketches then muslin prototypes before cutting fabric, valuing original ideas over mass production. Gres drapes live models in her studio near the Bois de Boulogne, molding with fabric and pins, insisting on Paris over Berlin during occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Howell Dodd
Lucien Lelong
Paris Couture
Mme. Gres
Alix
Lelong
Dodd
Bois de Boulogne
Muni
France
Berlin
Mme Gres
AP News
Lost fiancée sought by airman in wartime plea
Pvt. Cyril T. Rooney, stationed in Miami, asks The Desert News for help locating his fiancée nicknamed Bobby. He recalls they planned to marry two years earlier but could not meet due to military regulations. She was Yvonne Sorenson, 16 at departure, last known with her mother Lula Schmidt in El Monte California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwell
W. E. Blackwell
East Vine Street
Willoughby Presbyterian Sunday School
Frank T. Lewis
Fay Owens
Renee Blackwell
Patsy Austin
Martha Norris
Monya Jean Blackwell
Marian Cliff
Juanita Norris
Carol’ Blackwell
Melton Sims
Bobby Cox
Bill Owens
Billy Don Cox
Irene Coney
Walker Lawrence
F. T. Lewis
Salt Lake City
Cyril T. Rooney
Miami, Fla
Desert News
Bobby
Rooney
Grace Warr
Yvonne Sorenson
Lula Schmidt
el Monte
Calif
Mrs. Warr
Superforts Built to Defeat Japan
Lt. Gen. William S. Knudsen, Army production chief, says B 29 Superfortresses were designed to defeat Japan and their work has been successful. He spoke after touring the Bell plant in Marietta and inspecting Warner Robins Field in Macon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Europe
William S. Knudsen
Japan
Knudsen
Warner-Robins
Macon
Treatment for Nail Biting
Nail biting is common in children and adults and tied to nervousness. Effective cure comes from fastidious nail care and manicuring with regular soaks, scrubs, cuticle work, trimming, and polished nails to discourage nibbling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mapihen
Split viewed in Congress as elections loom
Washington reports the next Congress may tilt Democratic in the Senate and Republican in the House, with 1 025 candidates vying for 35 Senate and 432 House seats. Democrats favor expanding House control. Republicans seek a Senate majority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Harold Oliver Washington
Senate
House
Maine
George
Dga
Solid South
LaFollette
Dorothy Dix Warns Jobs Cost Women Home Sanity
Dorothy Dix argues high paying factory work harms families as women seek luxury clothing and status. She warns pay comes with a price: lost homes, neglected children, and strained marriages, ending in a lonely, weary domestic life after the war. A short classified note then lists for sale items including a piano and trailer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Pop
Mother
Mom
Famous Doctor’s Kidney Remedy Promises Nighttime Relief
An advertisement touts Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a proven kidney tonic to reduce frequent urination and nighttime awakenings. It claims the product’s ingredients soothe irritation and improve kidney function, urging readers to request a free sample and buy from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
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Bobby Justice
Mary Penn
Carolyn McMillan
John Henry Turney
Jimmy Ticker
Pollyanna Blackwell
Gay Penn
Mrs. Blackwell
First Baptist W. M
First Baptist W. M. S
J. M. Rogers
Central Baptist W. M
Central Baptist W. M. S
Seneca Burr
W. R. Pruitt
H. S. Roberts
John Green
Frances Sivley
Ed Austin
J. B. Jenni
Finley Cliff
Marian Bloodworth
Jane Adkins
Barbara Ann Norris
Billy Don Weaver
Mack Graham
Leo Wright Jr
Sammy Wright
Westminster
Westminster Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary
Westminster Guild
W. R. Sartor
Alaska
People of
Lamar Penney
Louis Ling
Sheldon Jackson School
Sitka
Circle Two
First Presbyterian
First Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary
David Gibson
Eugene Dugger
Riley
Southern Airways Cadet Club
W. O. Riley
Major Riley
Orangeburg
B. M. Cornell
J. C. Cluen
Cornell
Soutthern Airways
Entercaine
E. 8. Morrow
Francis
Maurice Clay
Scheiler
Harris
Scoble
Catehorn
Kearns
King
Fortunato
Southern Airways
FDRE
Jack Helms and Son
North Carolina
Carrie Howand
Caroline Stickney
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa
Louis Stickney
Ferry Street
J. G. Reynolds
Toney, Ala
Ernie Blackwell
N. B. Buford
Elizabeth
Toney
Frank Hulse
New Orleans
Richard Parr
Baby
T. J. Hendrix
B. P. Wallace
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Parr
Lt. Parr
Fort Knox
Huntsville
Decatur
R. M. Howell
Little Carlisle
Ann Starks
New York
Caldwell
UN Moye
Highway 31
Johnston St
Belk
Men’s Department
Sree LD
Cheeied
Decatur Cleaners
San Francisco-Oakland
U. S. Buffalo
Helen Follett
Lucille Bremer
Congress
Carmen
Ric
Walgreen Agency
Dorothy Dix
Perdition
The
Bell Syndicate
Ivers and
Pond Pian
Sea King Stor
Hgat
Ing Town
1815
7Th Ave
Evelyn
Beauty Shop
Over Speake
Bank Street
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