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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
7
Dorothy Dix advises mothers of teenage girls to shift from authority to friendship. Avoid spoil sports, let daughters confide, welcome boyfriends, and guide makeup with professional lessons. Use patience and diplomacy to reform behavior while valuing growth.
Mrs Coy Breedlove and Mrs Roy Thompson of Neel visited with Mr and Mrs Dick Breedlove. Families gathered for Sunday visits and church services. Pfc Joe Shelton, brother to Herman McCormick and Zula, was killed in action in France on August 24. Janett Faye Taylor is ill with whooping cough. School opened with Miss Raythernwards as teacher.
Mrs Artie Jackson shows marked improvement after her operation at Decatur General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Fred Dempsey of Birmingham visited Mr and Mrs Percy Smith. Presbyterian Missionary Society met at Beulah Martins with devotion by Mrs Shortie Cagle and a birthday gift to the pastor. Neely Dee Crawford visited, studying in Florence. Margie Roberson left to teach in Moulton Heights. Earline Martin and Willie Sue spent the weekend with Arthur Pickens. J A Counts of Moulton visited S E Counts. Eldrid Elkins and daughter returned from Montoe n with Arthur Ester.
Pattern 4609 offers built-up strap slip and panties with embroidery transfer in sizes 12 through 44. Includes yardage for size 16 in 39 inch fabric and 11-8 yards for panties. Price twenty cents for patterns and fifteen more for the Anne Adams book plus a free hat and muff bag pattern.
A state planning board report expects 985,318 private and government jobs in Alabama's first peacetime year, with 24,500 in public works and a labor pool of 74,682. It notes 25,000 to 50,000 unemployed may appear in a healthy economy and urges Congress to set clear disposal policies for government facilities and prompt War Department decisions on stand-by plants.
In Atlanta on September 28 a threatened truckers strike involving 19 motor freight firms based in the city was postponed for at least ten days. Union officials said the delay hinges on Lewis and Holmes complying with the National War Labor Board order.
The article explains that high fur taxes have pushed furriers toward remodeling and repairing old coats. It details the remodeling process, care tips to extend fur life, and how improper care, heat, and moisture can damage furs. It also advises buyers to check sizing, matching pelts, and reinforced linings when purchasing a fur coat.
Mrs. C P Johnston visited Birmingham for medical care and stayed with sister Mrs T M Nelson. Mary Parker of Falkville stayed with Mrs Fannie Abbott. Marvin Harwell from Bridgeport visited Rev and Mrs J S Martin and relatives. Doris Lazelle Williams born September 19 to Mr and Mrs Alfred Williams. Several locals attended church, meetings, and shopped in Decatur and Hartselle.
OPA raises creamery butter value to 20 points a pound due to shortages and uneven distribution. Bowles warns the rise may persist through December as civilians face reduced butter availability and grocers limit purchases. Production in 1944 trails 1943 by about 12 percent with July the lowest in 22 years.
A government notice states that the upcoming month will not include increases for butter in processing or regular trade. Processed butter remains at 12 points per pound and margarine stays at two points.
A small group of veterans in Montgomery Alabama toured Maxwell Field during their reunion of the Confederacy. They visited the spot where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president in 1861 and listened to a speech reflecting on Confederate history.
A compact look at the evolution of lawn first games in England, tracing origins and rules that shaped early club play. It highlights how early enthusiasts standardized court layouts and scoring, influencing later lawn games and social recreation in 19th century Britain.
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