Brown's Ferry Women Welders Shine At Work
Vangie Graham of Huntsville and Doris Brickley of Mobile stand out as the only female welders at Brown's Ferry Nuclear Plant. They discuss money, family, and pride in their defense era careers. Doris began welding in 1942 by lying about her age, fueled by wartime demand. Both women describe moderate resistance, strong independence, and the perk of leaving work at the plant. They work in the turbine building welding conduit brackets while co workers note the contrast in language and culture around women in the trades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Brickley
Vangie Graham
Mary Wimberley
Brown’s Ferry
Vangie
Huntsville
Doris
Mobile
Alabama
Texas
Idaho
Illinois
St. Joseph
Tenn
James L. Trimmer
West Point
United Methodist Women Meet at Center Springs Home
The September meeting of the United Methodist Women of Center Springs was held at Mrs. Elmyra Bonn’s home. Mrs. Pauline Gow presided as president. Several local residents were noted in visits and family gatherings including J W Kelsoe of Speake visiting a Birmingham Hospital patient, and Mr and Mrs Thomas Oden of Simco staying with Goin and Mrs Smith in Rock community. Mrs Minnie Way visited Enon community relatives, while Della Marr of Bowling Green attended J L Newsome’s funeral in Hillsboro and stayed with her sister. Wesley Curtis of Red Hill was dismissed from Lawrence County Hospital on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Methodist Women of
Center Springs
Elmyra Bonn
Pauline Gow
J. W. Kelsoe
Birmingham Hospital
Thomas Oden
Simco
Goin Smith
Rock Community
Della Marr
Bowling Green
J. L. Newsome
Hillsboro
Ernest Holbert
Wesley Curtis
Red Hill
Lawrence County Hospital
Family Living and Community Notices
Robert Crow of Center Springs is seriously ill at Baptist Hospital in Birmingham. Attendees at John Thomas Marsh funeral included Rev and Mrs J H Carroll and Mrs Ervin Terry at New Friendship baptist Church. Picnic at Brushey Lake drew many Red Hill and Moulton families including Johnson, Jackson, Appleton, McCaghren, and Harp clans. Irvin Ross Strickland name their daughter Karen Denise born Sept 11 at Decatur General Hospital. Grandparents are Calvin Chambers of Daytona Beach and O F Strickland of Minter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Crow
Center Springs
Baptist Hospital
Birmingham
J.H. Carroll
Ervin Terry
John Thomas Marsh
New Friendship Baptist Church
Brushey Lake
Biddie Johnson
Johnathan Johnson
Almond Jackson
Gay, Toney
Barry Jackson
Billy Appleton
Jessie McCaghren
Jimmie McCaghren
Billy Harp
Red Hill
Hodge Jackson
Ed Martin
Moulton
Irvin Ross Strickland
Decatur General Hospital
Karen Denise
Calvin Chambers
Daytona Beach, Fla
O.F. Strickland
Minter
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THE
Decatur Daily
Bobby Herbert
Graham
Minnie Way
David Kirby
Enon
Freddie Macky
Tommy Macky
Kitchens
Reyes
the Book
St S F
Blazers
Penn Prest
Jcpenney
Decatur
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