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Newspaper

Decatur Daily

Location

Decatur, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1944

Page

5

Lafayette Street PTA opens new school year with program

The Lafayette Street Grammar School P T A held its first meeting of the new year in the upstairs library. Mrs. J. C. Leach led a musical devotional, stressing physical, mental, moral and spiritual training. Officers reported finances and a 89 member paid membership. Father’s Night was announced for the fourth Tuesday at 8 PM.

Lafayette Street Grammar School America Ben Bloodworth J. C. Leach Leach Louise Crutchfield C. H. Winston W. J. Coleman C. H. Timberlake Board of Education Wilburn Royer Elizabeth Houston Kathleen Balch Mary Banks Terrell Marjorie Russell John Lovelady Margaret Raley Susie Wingard Roger

CARDUS Offers Two Way Help With Pain and Digestion

CARDUS has a 62-year record of two way help when used as directed. It can relieve functional periodic pain when started three days before your time. As a tonic it may improve appetite and digestion by increasing gastric juice flow and build resistance for needed days.

Cardus Pope

Personal notices from Gadsden area readers

Marriage of Rev and Mrs McCay in Gadsden last Saturday followed by honeymoon in Pensacola Florida. Mildred Henry travels to Corinth Mississippi to visit sister and attend Arkansas wedding. Mrs Ben Martin Sr visits Birmingham Tuesday. Mrs Marvin Yarbrough recovering after a week in bed. Mrs Ernest Davis and daughter of Nashville Tennessee visit Mrs Marvin Yarbrough. Fred Little and Martha Aldridge announce birth of Mary Martha on September 23. Mrs J Y Hamil and Mrs W K McNeill visit Birmingham. R A Sparkman of Nashville visits his ill brother P W Sparkman. Lt and Mrs William Duffle and baby at 604 E Vine Street. Duffle stationed at Courtland Jones Air Base. Mrs C H Eyster visiting sister Lanamar in Selma. Mrs Thomas White and son Tommy visiting Ensign White in Norfolk Virginia. expected home Thursday.

Ruth Pitt Blevins C. B. McRae Geneva Pitt Quentin McCay Gadsden Ala Blevins Betty Jane McRae Dolly Pitt Frances Kelley Louis Ling Wagner Grieg Mendelssohn Robert O. Kelley Jessie Mae Jones Hartselle Jack Crittenden Margaret Barnes Johnnie Hoover Sgt Mrs. Crutchfield Atlanta South Pacific William Duffle Baby E. Vine Street Duffle Courtland Janey Air Base J. L. Rountree Annie Brantley Edgar, Brantley Tullahoma Tenn G. W. Wiley Cleo Larkin Zelma Gene Payne Martha Lillian Whitman Courtland Air Base H. L. Payne L. N. Whitman James Harvel William Gray Gerald Martin Fort Leonard Wood Hortense Stephenson Cullman John Bean Joe E. Wright Camp Hood Texas Wright J. A. Right T. P Paul Tidwell Miss

Money Wrecks at Home Says Dorothy Dix

Advice column notes money sparks more domestic fights than drinking or gambling and urges practical budgeting and open discussion. It counsels wives to seek new hats or clothes when needed, and warns against dangerous secrecy in love affairs or risky actions.

Miss DIX George J. S

Hartselle hosts Federated Women meet in church

The Federated Women clubs of the first district hold a quarterly meeting September 28 at the First Methodist church with Hartselle clubs as hosts. Events include a 10 AM start, a luncheon at noon, and chairs handling arrangements led by Mrs. Cunningham and others. notable attendees include Pvt Beulah Watson and Mrs. Edwin Branscomb.

Memorial Drive J. M. Philpot R. P. Thompson B. M. Thompson Johnny Bolte Minor Federated Women’s Clubs First District First Methodist Church Hartselle Federated Clubs Hartselle Club Mary Cunningham C. I. Lee Owen Nelson Coy Stephenson L. H. Houston Prayeer T. Johnson Beulah Watson WAC Edwin Branscomb Chopin Annie Ruth Waldsmith

Local Residents See Team Changes and Travel Plans

Day night for a short stay. They will join Ensign White who is to be assigned to another school. Mr. and Mrs. Foster H. Pointer, Mrs. S. H. Malone and Mrs. Clyde Hendrix will return Thursday from a several days business trip to points in Alabama. C. H. Eyster and son, John, have gone to Salt Lake City, Utah, to accompany their son and brother, Lt. Charles H. Eyster, Jr., who is being transferred there.

Ensign White Foster H. Pointer S. H. Malone Clyde Hendrix Points Alabama C. H. Eyster John Salt Lake City Utah Charles H. Eyster, Jr

Boy Reunited With Mother After Father's Sudden Death

Eleven year old Henry Feldern Jr. was reunited today with his mother Mrs. May Von Feldern of Memphis after becoming temporarily homeless by his father's sudden death Monday. The boy had initially told Dr. C. about the situation and his 17 year old sister remained with their mother in Memphis.

New Orleans Henry Feldern Jr May von Feldern Memphis Beyouth Dr. C Saettie Tarry Rome

Antiques Sale Returns from Mrs Stone Collection

A large haul of old items including glass lamps and other period pieces returned from Mrs. Jack Stone of Hariselie. The set features various antique lamps and glassware reflecting a bygone era.

Jack Stone Hariselie

Bette Davis Denies Plans To Wed

In Columbus Georgia on September 27 actress Bette Davis toured a temporary residence near Phenix City Alabama while denying marriage claims with Cpl. Lewis Riley a Fort Benning army signal corpsman. She said she would rest during a week to 10 days visit and perform for service men at Fort Benning.

Columbus Bette Davis Phenix City Ala Cpl Lewis A. Riley Fort Benning Ft. Benning Cpl. Riley Davis Atlanta Miss Davis Columbus Ledger

Veterans to Receive Aid for Small Business Startups

The War Production Board announced an aid program for veterans to establish small businesses, aiding those who ran ventures before the war by providing employment preference. The measure, effective by order signed Monday, also aligns with a War Manpower Commission action granting free civilian job choice and ending hiring controls for returned servicemen after discharge.

Washington War Production Board War Manpower Commission WPB

Hartselle Workshop Opens Saturday For New Teachers

Under Florence State Teachers College sponsorship a course introductory to teaching will be held at Hartselle high school auditorium Saturday at nine in the morning. The session begins a ten part series with three hours credit offered. A consultant from the state college will conduct the course and it lasts about three hours.

Institute of International Understanding Hartselle Rotary Club Edwin Branscomb Riddle Auditorium County High School Simon M. Davidian Lima Ohio Davidian Russia Davidion Morgan County High School Florence

Cuban son to join Riverside Military Academy in Georgia

Carl Saladrigas Jr., son of the defeated Cuban presidential candidate, left Miami for Gainesville to enter Riverside Military Academy. He is accompanied by his uncle Mario Saladrigas, arriving from Havana on a Pan American clipper.

Miami Fla Carlos Saladrigas Gainesville Riverside Military Academy Mario Saladrigas Havana

Sugar allotments for home canners continue

The Office of Price Administration approved continued sugar allotments for home canners who sell their preserved produce. The move allows ongoing home canning while restrictions remain in place.

Washington Office of Price Administration

Veterans urged to ease access for small business startups

The ruling calls for special consideration to veterans seeking to establish or re establish small businesses and notes priority in civilian goods production.

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Lafayette Street Grammar Methodist Sunday School Delano Park Elmer Freer Grace Garrison Kelley Crutchfield Mae Kelley Tannner Gilbert Crutchfield Belle Mina Tanner Methodist Church Weston St. John's Episcopal Parish House Jackson Street Carmen Eras Rae A3 Pekoe Ad Evelyn’s Beauty Shop Speake Goidel Belk-Hudson Co Belk’s Hosiery FLOOR T. G. Henry Mrs. King Corinth Arkansas Ben Martin, Sr Birmingham Marvin Yarbrough Ernest Davis Nashville, Tenn Fred Little Dothan, Ala Mary Martha Little Martha Aldridge J. Y. Hamil W. K. McNeill R. A. Sparkman P. W. Sparkm Mrs. C. H. Eyster Mrs. Lanamar Selma Thomas White Tommy Norfolk Gsraime Goidel’s Dorothy Dix Eeny M. D The Bell Syndicate, Inc Dorothy Om Clara. Burleson Miss Waldsmith Josephine Puckett Martis Howle Pvt Frank Philpot A. C. McClanahan Alma Fricke W. A. McClana- Pe Thelma Chunn Bertha Lee W. S. Poole Paul Montgomery Central Baptist T. A. Brannen Bette Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham City Park Flower Shop Caddell Walgreen Agency Tnd Ave Iee Moye Sherrow’s Paramount Fenweves
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