Lively Society Notes From a Friday Luncheon and Club News
Mrs Zeitler hosted a Friday luncheon at her Moorestown home for Mrs Wilburn Smith of Ingham visiting over the weekend. Also: Westminster Girl Scouts meet Friday at 3:30 PM at Westminster church to rehearse a play and several society notices including dinners and club meetings across the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washton
Withers Peebles
John Henry Peebles
Frank Richardson Sr
Zeno Bailey
Robert C. Bibb
J. H. Tolley
J. B.mcdaniel
James Horton
Will Wyker
E. H. Barnett
Ben Bibb
W. H. Anderson
Helen Bynum
Gilbert White
James Samuel Smith
F. D. Peebles
C. B.eliott
Milton Yarbrough
Tom Bowles
George McCrary
Westminster Troop
Westminster Troop of Girl Now
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Personal notices of travel births and college plans
Mr and Mrs Elkin Lamon and Mrs Joseph Fortunato travel to Mayo Clinic Rochester for surgery. Mrs Arnold Wood Brown to visit New York City. Mr and Mrs Wilburn B B Smith of Birmingham spend weekend with sister Henry Zeitler in Mooresville. Martha Fettig of Birmingham visits Pauline Lamon. Mrs J T Jones and Park Urquhart Jr depart for Monteagle and Sewanee Military School. Louis Stickney Jr to enter University of Alabama. Judy Bell heads to Hollins College. Avery Roberts Jr promoted to Seaman Second Class in San Diego. Garnett family to move to Banks place in Fairview. Mrs E J Polhill to visit Boston and New York. Mrs Alfred Clements to Chattanooga. D S Hurst underwent appendectomy in Decatur General Hospital. Mrs W P Baugh returns from Memphis visit. Judd Kendrick and baby Anne returning to Baxley after visit. Edith Braden of Washington PA visiting Mooresville. Jean Hunter to Sullins College Bristol. Mrs R D Clarke Jr and Ollie Dale moved to Austinville. Mrs Clifton Clem and Frankie Clarke guests in Austinville.
Troop 19 Holds Regular Meeting Monday Evening
Troop 19 met Monday at 7 30 pm with assistant Scoutmaster presiding in Scoutmaster’s absence. The group recited the Pledge of Allegiance and Scout laws, held patrol corners, and discussed play period games. Bob Stinson, troop scribe, gave a report before a roundtable on airplanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troop 19
Bob Stinson
Still Is Speaker At Civitan Club
H. P. Still was guest speaker at the Civitan club meeting at Hotel Lyons. His talk on Unemployment Compensation drew questions and a round-table discussion. The club will not meet next week. a brunswick stew at Trinity Mountain hosted by Louis Bell and Phil Vaughan will replace the meeting. Guest Knox Rae attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Still
Civitan Club
Lyons
Knox cRae
War Chest leaders here at noon in Alabama campaign
Major Harwell Davis of Birmingham and J. J. Bedsole of Mobile, co chairmen of the 1944 Alabama War Chest financial drive, were here at noon and after brief talks proceeded to Huntsville for a district meeting that night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harwell Davis
Birmingham
J. J. Bedsole
Mobile
Cochairmen
Alabama War Chest
Huntsville
War Dept assigns 2000 POWs to aid peanut harvest in Alabama
The War Department directed 2000 additional prisoners of war to assist peanut harvesting in Southeast Alabama. Representatives Grant and Andrews, Alabama Democrats, were informed that guards to supervise the extra prisoner contingent would be provided.
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Washington
War Department
Alabama
Grant
Andrews
Selecting Clothes for Autumn and Winter
Practical fashion guidance advises patience in buying, choosing rich colors over drab tones, and using line and color to enhance figure. It highlights cerise, violet, jade, and peasant blue asSmart autumn hues and notes terra cotta makeup trends for sun tan and olive skin brunettes.
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Aes
French report claims Berlin riot involving SS guards
Paris broadcast reports from Lyon that German SS troops fired on peace demonstrators in Berlin. The French national radio echoed the claim while OWI noted riots and a small rebel group driving off an SS unit before police reinforcements arrived.
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London
French Forces of the Interior
Lyon
Berlin
Ministry of Information
OWI
Pension Group to Convene Saturday in Alabama Courthouse
The Alabama Old Age Pension Association will meet at the courthouse on Saturday September 16 at 10 A M in the courtroom. Rev J M Engle reports the group has consolidated with the Old Age Living Plan Association and expects to hear from former presidents Helcome or other officials at the session.
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Alabama Old Age Pension Association
J. M. Engle
Old Age Pension Association
Old Age Living Plan Association
Rev. Engle
Brother Helcome
The Road to Berlin Front Distances Chart
A wartime bulletin lists distances to Berlin from major fronts. Russian front 312 miles from Pulatsk area, Western Front 319 miles east of Eupen, Eastern France 440 miles from Montbeliard, Italian front 583 miles from below Rimini.
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The
Associated Press
Pulatsk
Eupen
France
Berlin Montbeliard
Rimini
Five assistant coaches named for Maxwell Field team
Maxwell Field in Alabama announces five assistant coaches for the Eastern Flying Training Command team. Major Jesse Yarborough names Lt. Darrell Lester Lt. Paul Feisler Lt. Walter Ledet Lt. Charles Richards and Bill Crabtree to assist head coach Capt. Jim Purvis. Lester and Geisler noted as mainstays from TCU and Centenary. Lester, a player coach, previously played for the Green Bay Packers. Crabtree formerly played and coached at Missouri Teachers College. Richards graduated Spring Hill and coached at St Bernard College Cullman Alabama.
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Maxwell Field
Ala
Eastern Flying Training Command
Jesse Yarborough
Yarborough
Jim Purvis
Purdue
Darrell Lester
Paul Feisler
Walter Ledet
Charles W. Richards
Bill Crabtree
Centenary
Lester
Geisler
Green Bay Packers
Crabtree
Missouri Teachers College
Secter
Louisiana Normal
Richards
Spring Hill
St. Bernard College
Cullman
Tibet Tablelands Range From 14000 To 17000 Feet
The Tibetan plateau heights span from about 14 000 to 17 000 feet above sea level. This high region forms vast tablelands with rugged terrain and sparse vegetation.
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Tibet
Reconversion Plans Tasked by War Manpower Commission
Detroit September meeting with War Manpower Commission and executives from automobile companies discussed reconversion plans to ease civilian output after war. Officials stressed manpower shortages persist for plants producing trucks tanks tires and radar gear while war needs continue to take priority. A follow up meeting with labor leaders is set for September 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Wilkie
Detroit
War Manpower Commission
WMC
Germany
Robert C. Goodwin
Cleveland
Edward L. Cushman
Michigan
Larger Cannon Mounted in American Planes Revealed
Major General C T Harris Jr disclosed at the University of Cincinnati during a weapons review and ordnance award presentation that an even larger cannon than the celebrated 75 is being mounted in American aircraft to blast a path to victory. Harris commands the Aberdeen proving ground in Maryland.
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Cincinnati
C.T. Harris, Jr
Aberdeen
MD.) Proving Ground
Harris
University of Cincinnati
Ordnance
Egypt Stretched Beyond New Mexico In Size Claim
The statement asserts Egypt measures three times larger than New Mexico, highlighting a comparison of geographic area between the two regions.
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Egypt
New Mexico
Kind Words Bring Happiness and Social Grace
Dorothy Dix argues that kind words pacify, uplift, and improve relationships from the home to social life. Compliments foster gratitude, aid success, and can prevent strife, with marriage benefits highlighted as a key arena where praise matters.
FALSE TEETH THAT LOOSEN NEED NOT EMBARRASS
An advertisement explains that FASTEETH powder stabilizes dentures. It claims the non-acid alkaline formula helps teeth feel secure, reduces wobble, and combats denture odor. Available at drug stores.
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Mrs. Brown
Mary Kathryn Nungester
Cor
Nelian Hotel
Arnold Wood Brown
New York
Anne Johnson
James JH. Johnson
Southside Baptist Church
R. A. Lee
J. C. Leach
Mary Lou Dancy
Mary Lou. Dancy
United Daughters of the Confedracy
E. A. Edwards
Mary Lou
Masonic Temple
Questers Club
Garnett Young
Wilda Turney
Katherine Hoppers
Faye Couringhs
Couch
J. L. Carson
Herman Lambert
Lillian Mae Halfacre
Wanda Harris
Ceencrie
Federation of Women's Club
Ohio
Elkin Lamon
Joseph Fortunato
Rochester, Minn
Lamon
Mayo Clinic
New York City
Mrs. Wilburn
B. B Smith
Henry Zeitler
Mooresville
Martha Fettig
Pauline Lamon
J. T. Jones
Park Urquhart Jr
West Palm Beach
Fla
R. E. Oliver
Monteagle
Tenn
Park ‘Jr
Sewanee Junior Military School
Mesdames Jones
Oliver
Louis Stickney Jr
University of Alabama
Virgil Bell
Points
California
Colonel Bell
Judy Bell
Hollins College
Virginia
Avery, Roberts Jr
U.S. Navy
San Diego
J. P.garnett
Banks Place
Fairview
E. J. Polhill
Paul Wolter
Boston
Mass
Wolter
Alfred Clements
Chattanooga
Mr. Clements
D. S. Hurst
West
Fourth Avenue
Decatur General Hospital
W. P. Baugh
Phil Baugh
Memphis, Tenn
Judd Kendrick
Anne
Baxley
H. A. Nungester
Edith Braden
Washington, Pa
James Hill
Jean Hunter
Bristol
Sullins College
R. D. Clarke Jr
Ollie Dale
R. D. Clarke Sr
Danville Road
Austinville
Clifton Clem
Frankie
Rossville
R D. Clarke Jr
American Institute of Launder
Wuctante
Ad Houseki Verve
Evelyn’s Beauty Shop
Speske
Dugger’s Book Store
Johnston St
Helen Follett
Vivien
Phil Spitalny
Orchestra
Pension Group
UN Moye
Caddell
Walgreen Agency
End Ave. Prescription Service
Shumake
Bank Street
Decatur
Dorothy Dix
Bell Syndicate
Worothy Dle
Gunter
Second Avenue Credit Jewelry
Tohnston Street
Goidel
Butler P.A. Hine
Decatur, A
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