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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1944

Page

5

Presbyterial conference to be hosted by First Presbyterian Church

Group Four of North Alabama Presbyterial of the Presbyterian Church U. S. hosts its fall conference at the First Presbyterian church this Friday starting at 10 a.m. with 9:30 a.m. registration. Lunch will be served at noon. Girl Scout Troop One meets Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Central Methodist church.

North Alabama The Presbyterian Church U. S First Presbyterian Church Central Methodist Church

Personal notices of Allied servicemen and traveling relatives

Mrs Gaines Stuart and son Randy return from Knoxville visit. Lt Gaines Stuart completed twelve missions overseas and earned the air medal. Mrs Thomas Hendrix and Mrs C Richard Parr to join Lt Parr in Wyoming. Mrs Howard Owens visits here. Mrs George Warrick returns from Champagne Illinois with daughters. Mrs Edward James and Ed Jr visiting Foster Pointer. Mr and Mrs Paul Rosser and son Charles went to Montgomery for business and a family celebration.

Gaines Stuart Edward James Ed, Jr Panama City, Fla Foster H. Pointer Paul Rosser Charles Montgomery

One Yard Pattern For Toddlers From Anne Adams

Adorable toddler suit pattern 4789 uses one yard 35 inch fabric in sizes 1 through 5. Pattern requires 1 yard 35-inch fabric and 2 1/8 yards bias binding for size 2, plus a needlework pattern. Include twenty cents for patterns to The Decatur Daily Pattern Dept New York.

Anne Adams Decatur Daily Pattern Dept West 17Th St New York N. Y

Local Social Roundup Highlights Visits and Distances

Mrs. H. H. Harold of Montgomery visits her daughter Mrs. Paul Rosser and family. Mrs. Rosser sustains a fractured bone in a fall and is confined at home. Numerous relatives and friends travel among Decatur Birmingham Florence Huntsville and Nashville for visits games and duties including Army and Navy personnel and students.

H. H. Harold Montgomery Paul Rosser

Dewey Defends Campaign Tone in Oklahoma City Speech

Gov. Thomas E. Dewey charged Roosevelt with mud slinging and said he would weigh truth tonight in his Civic auditorium address. He rejected epithets, praised some Democrats for backing the ticket, and left Oklahoma poll prospects to local reporters.

Jack Bell Oklahoma City Thomas E. Dewey Roosevelt United States Dewey New York Mein Kampf Civic Auditorium Oklahoma California Texas Otis Sullivant The Daily Oklahoman

Morgan District to Meet Tonight

The Morgan district of the Tennessee Valley Council will meet at the Cornelian Hotel tonight at 7:30 p.m. chaired by Tom Fitzpatrick. The gathering described as a dutch supper will cover several items of interest for local Scouters.

Morgan Tennessee Valley Council Cornelian Hotel Tom Fitzpatrick

Parks and wife visit parents on Prospect Drive

Mr and Mrs W F Parks of Atlanta Georgia are visiting their parents Mr and Mrs Parks on Prospect Drive. Mrs Parks and her husband plan to return Saturday to Monroe. Lt Parks is awaiting a call to duty.

Parks and Wife Atlanta, Ga W. F. Parks Prospect Drive

Corde Bags Capture Fashion Interest in Needlecraft

Today’s Needlec raft offers corded bags that look rich yet are inexpensive to crochet at home. Simple 2 inch squares or small triangles form the purse shapes with Pattern 936 providing directions. Send fifteen cents for pattern and details to Needlecraft Dept New York University.

Decatur Daily Needlecraft Dept Eighth Avenue New York U.N. Y

Rouge and cheek tinting tips and social notes

The article discusses rouge forms cream liquid and compact with application techniques and cautions against carmine tints. It then shifts to club notices describing a barbecue, new member R T Nabors, and speeches by E E Hale. It concludes with society items including marriages, Knights of Pythias meeting plans, and local visits.

Hartselle PTA Opens New Year in Riddle Hall

The Hartselle High School Parent Teachers Association held its first meeting of the year in Riddle Hall with Mrs. C. I. Lee presiding. Miss Betty Lou Horton announced program plans and the year’s study Post- War Planning in the Community.

Parent-Teachers Association Morgan County High School Riddle Hall C. I. Lee Idell Brooks Lizzie Reedenn J. E. Peck P. T.A Hartselle Mary Keaton Martha Smith Phil Orr Nelle Robinson Florence Orr M.room Harry Lyle Parent-Teacher Magazine C. E. Johnson Hubert Mitchell Simon Praytor B. G. Hall Harold McClanahan Phil Wasson F. A. Bennett Are Smith Edward Stewart Cleo Larkin L. H. Houston J.J. Burleson Fred Hammond

Daily Crossword Across 5 and 6 7 8 11 12 13 10 14 17 15 22 23 25 28 30 31 33

A cryptogram quotations puzzle lists across and down clues for a Saturday crossword with many entries including various obscurities and wordplay. The cryptogram snippet shows a motto about diligence and skill attributed to Johnson and notes distribution by King Features.

Great Lakes Johnson King Festures Byodicats Las

CARDUS touted as tonic for appetite and energy

CARDUS is claimed to boost appetite and digestion, building energy for the time ahead. It is also described as helping relieve functional periodic pain when started three days before the time and taken as directed, backed by a 62 year record.

Cardus Lydia E. Pinkham

Dorothy Dix Advice Column Excerpts on Dating and Rules

A Dororthy Dix column offers guidance on teen dating for a 16 year old, advice on dating multiple boys, age gaps, attractiveness, kissing, and declaring love. Additional questions cover spousal behavior, drinking, and infidelity with light, non-graphic tone.

Dorothy DIX

Travel and Family News From Hartselle Area

A string of brief notices from Hartselle and nearby: Miss Ruth Hart selle and Miss Carolyn Sharpley stay in Florence. Mrs. J W Bayliss returns to Nebraska where her husband serves in the air force. Jacquel ine Richards dies in Anniston prompting visits from Edna Hopkins Charley Richards and Mrs Grady Bishop. Lee Palmer back from Anniston business trip. Mrs W P McConaughy of Montevallo visits relatives in Anniston. Miss Martha Ellen Wiggins resumes work in Anniston after visiting her parents. Welsh Orr hosts William Carl O Bar family near Athens. Grace Sobotka returns to Nashville after visiting her mother. Mrs Allan Smith and Miss Ka leen Johnson of Huntsville visit Hart selle friends. Dorothy Mae Wigginton on furlough with parents. J E Stone Jr family back from Philadelphia trip. Herbert Payne and son visit parents in Anniston area. Rella Faye Wallace improves at home post Decatur General Hospital operation.

John Larkin Miami, Fla P. G. Kimbrough Pat Kimbrough Willie Ruth Groover Decatur General Hospital Sgt Jack Evans Fort Leonard Wood S. J. Evans Josephine Puckett New Orleans Josie Pucett E. L. Drinkard, Jr Lima Ohio J. R. W. Clements M. M. Gibbs Hanceville Luther Roberts U. S. Navy E. H. Phillips John Houston D. G. Channell Kathleen Hood Sarah Painiee Birmingam J. R. Lawrence Guntersville Fayette Jones Margaret Francis University of Alabama Knoxville Tenn Scott Oldacre Abbeville Ala Josie Puckett Raymond Cocke van Cocke Eugene Cocks Lewis Segars John A. Halbrooks Hollis Hendrix Fred Schnell Tom Sanders Felix West Ruth Hartselle Carolyn Sharpley Florence J. W. Bayliss Nebraska Air Force W. L. McCutcheon Edna Hopkins Charley Richards Grady Bishop Anniston Jacqueline Richards Tom Richards Hartselle Lee Palmer Grace Sobotka Nashville Ro Sobotka Allan Smith Kaleen Johnson Huntsville Dorothy Mae Wigginton H Charlie Wigginton J. E. Stone, Jr Philadelphia Penn

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