Central Methodist W. 8 .C. S. Circles meet with PTA events
Central Methodist circles met at the church for devotionals and programs led by Mrs. Powell and others. Junior High PTA held its first fall meeting with officer lists and plans. Gordon Bibb PTA executive to meet. Sub Deb Club set monthly dates and hosts. various church group notices and a luncheon at Hotel Lyons highlighted the social calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Methodist W. 8 .C. S
Circle One
E. C. Powell
Circle Two
E. . Powell
N. L. Kelley
W. R. Duncan
Circle Three
A. M. Richards
M. W. Wright
Vernon McGwier
Earle Calvin Sr
H. N.peurifoy
Bruce Spencer
Walnut Street
Clobsters
Earl Joyce Lee
Betty Ware Wyatt
Betty Simmons
Shirley Braswell
Annie Sue Cain
Leading laxative Q&A promotes Black-Draught
A short set of questions and answers touts a leading laxative used widely in the South. It notes four generations of trust for Black-Draught and gives a price of 25 cents for 25 to 40 doses, with a caution to use only as directed.
Mother Must Live Own Life Says Dear Dorothy Dix
A widow in her fifties asks about her duty to her son who will not care for her. The answer urges the mother to strike out on her own, get a job, learn domestic trades, and avoid living with a son who does not want her. Another reader seeks guidance after an unwed pregnancy, and a student complains of harsh discipline. Dix condemns the teacher's methods.
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Dorothy DIX
Mother
Yourson
Dix
Jane
Bell Syndicate
Miss Dorothy Campbell to Visit Aunt in Courtland
Notes of personal visitors include Miss Dorothy Campbell of St. Louis arriving Wednesday for a Courtland visit with her aunt Mrs J E Blair. Also listed are Mrs Laverne Strup Coggins ill, Dr P P Gilchrist visiting family, and Rex Finley returning from Duke hospital with family plans to stay in Biloxi for Christmas.
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Dorothy Jane Campbell
St. Louis
J. E. Blair
Laverne Strup Coggins
J. E. Howell
P. P. Gilchrist
New Orleans
Courtland
Louise Gilchrist
Rex G. Finley
J. G. Finley
Durham
N. C
Rex Finley
Duke Hospital
Dorothy Grace Finley
Duke
Biloxi
Miss
A. Z. Bailey
Little Rock, Ark
Katie Turner
California
Sacred Harp Singers Host Centennial Festival in Alabama
Sacred Harp singers from the Southeast gather at Double Springs for a week long centennial festival September 18 to 24. Dr. George P. Jackson of Vanderbilt will give a principal address on the song book and its music. A granite memorial to Seaborn M. Denson will be unveiled and meals provided daily for visitors.
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Southeast
Double Springs
South
George P. Jackson
Vanderbilt University
Seaborn M. Densend
Thomas J. Denson
Sacred X
Labor Board Faces Wage Increase Dilemma for War-Era Costs
The War Labor Board weighs fresh wage demands from CIO steel workers and other unions as living costs rise sharply. With testimony nearly complete, the panel may refuse increases or recommend President Truman approve boosts to offset higher living expenses.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Germany
Europe
WLB
CIO Steel
WLS
Labor
Labor Board Faces Postwar Pay Shift Crisis
The piece explains looming wartime pay changes as Germany falls and war plants convert. It contrasts 48-hour war weeks with 40-hour civilian weeks and shows how two workers, Jones and Smith, would gain or lose pay depending on plant status. It notes unions oppose sudden income drops and weigh a possible 15 percent wage boost.
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WLB
Germany
Byrnes
Japan
John Jones
John Smith
Jones
Smith
Festival chairman Andrew Shaddix expects large crowd
Andrew Shaddix, festival chairman, says organizers anticipate a large turnout as preparations proceed and events set to open this weekend.
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Andrew Shaddix
Warning About Thief Targeting Local Businesses
Decatur Retail Credit Bureau issued a warning about a letter box thief and bogus check passer. On September 6, 1944, a man using the name J. H. Parker passed no fund checks at seven shops, presenting stolen account statements with forged higher value checks to net the difference. The suspect is about 40, 5 ft 6 or 7 in, stocky, dark complexion, seen in Birmingham wearing a panama hat and gray-striped suit. linked to similar schemes nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Birmingham
Officers For Year Named At First Christian Church
At the regular monthly meeting the board of managers elected new officers and re-instated the board for the coming year. Chairman of the board Ainslie Wyle and secretary H. J. Sherrow were named.
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The
First Christian Church
Ainslie ‘Wyle
H. J. Sherrow
Maury church board plans big year ahead
Treasurer D. O. Burleson and board members R. L. Maury J. W. Harlow J. Dasher Herman Safley G. E. Culloch J. D. Buchanan Ray Warren Ed Crane and Wm. M m announce a large program for the coming year. The church is finished and every member will help make this a major milestone in church history.
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D. O. Burleson
R. L. Maury
J. W. Harlow
J. Dasher
Herman Safley
G. E. Culloch
J. D. Buchanan
Ray Warren
Ed Crane
Wm. M m
Cardul promoted as tonic for menstrual relief and digestion
Advertisements claim Cardul supports appetite and digestion by increasing gastric juice flow and may relieve functional periodic pain when taken as directed three days before menses. The product is praised as having 63 years of use.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Cardus
Cardul
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Jace
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F. K. Gamble
R. B. Bagley
Andrews
E. D. Bailey
H. D. Barnum
Inez McCall
Ogram
Laelmith
Lila Pritchett
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Lucille Russell
C. B. Whitmire
National P. T. A
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J. R. Hunter
Farley
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R. M. Goode
Sam Preuit
Dwight Mixson
Otto Jones
E. K. Gregg
A. T. Hanson
Cornelius and
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Harry Higdon
James A Escecnte
Dens
Riley
Russells
Bailey
S. E. Alverson
City
Singold Timberlake
Gordon-Bibb P.T.A
Gordon Bibb P.T.A
Bibb
Central Baptist
Central Baptist Church
W. M.S
J. F. Levin
East Moulton Street
Lyons
Earl Calvin
Hotel
Virginia
Prince Calvin
New York City
Martha Nash
Penn Hall
Chambersburg
Nash
Bettie’ Burroughs
Bridgeport
Presci
Goidel
A&p
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Taper
A&p Coffee
America
Mies
Somer
Miss DIX
Marion Russell
Florence
W. P. Russell
Buddy Urquhart
West Palm Beach, Fla
Mrs. J. T. Jones
Mary Calvis McGlathery
Olene Woodruff
State Teachers College
J. F. Woodruff
Marvin WeBdall
Massey
Mond Bay
J. G. Woodie
Bill McGlathery
Falkville
J. G. Wood
Sacred Harp Singers
By James Marlow
George Zielke
Lorene Jackson
M. B. Jackson
Hanceville
Hanceville High School
William B. Jackson
Pacific
Decatur Navy
R.V. Smith
Goidel’s
All Drug
Evelyn'’S Beauty Shop
Pettey’s Cleaners
Ladi
BIG Puel Saver
Hunter Furniture Company
Southern Dairies
Second Avenue
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