Wedding Guests Gather for Montgomery Evening Party
Mr and Mrs Brame Hood attended the Poynertures wedding from Montgomery with guests Miss Marty Jones and Dr. Grant Newberry and family. Several relatives and friends visited in Montgomery and Troy, including Miss Thusy Perkins and Mrs. Fortece Baldain. Joe Sanders Jr returned from Great Lakes after boat training as family visits continued across Dothan and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brame Hood
Montgomery
L C. Bates
Marty Jones
Grant Newberry
T H Rozers
Tommie
Panama City
Joe Sanders, Jr
Naval Traimire School
Great Lakes
Joe Sanders
Thusy Perkins
Jacksonwile
Fla
University of Alabama
Births Reported at Rucker Hospital
Birth announcements from Rucker Hospital list newborns with brief mentions of mothers and fathers, including Lt and Mrs Kus Lae Fourer Jr, Lt Combs, and other service members. The fragmentary text notes locations such as Napier Field, AAF BU, and Geo, with references to homecomings and family names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krlchlr
Fouer
Jr St Elder
Fig
Napier
Tein Geo
Indara Roe
Dinner Honor for Brother and Cousin Shelley's Return
Mrs Barber hosted a Sunday dinner at her Dothan route home in honor of her brother David Shelley on furlough serving in New Guinea and cousin Clarence Shelley recently returned from foreign service. Guests included Ralph Barber and daughter Florine, Dolphus Shelley and family, Renda Shelley, Fay Shelley and children, Marcus Shelley and baby Mervin Shelley and children Howard and Ethel, George Shelley and daughter, Oats Shelley and family, Royal Shelley and daughter Nao, and Jesse Lee families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Barber
Dothan
David Shelley
New Guinea
E& Cousin
Clarence Shelley
Florine
Mrr
Dolphus Shelley
Renda Shelley
Fay Shelley
Marcus Shelley
Mervin Shelley
Howard and
Ethel
George Shelley
Oats Shelley
Royal Shelley
Nao , Ou
Jesse Lee
Joe Can Depend On One Girl Worker
In Washington D C during a long war stretch Ruth Kenny a secretarial employee at the Army Twin Cities Ordnance Fort New Brighton Minnesota has shown perfect attendance answering every working day. She earned a citation for two years of non absenteeism and completed the first half of the second two year commendation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasidington
D. C
United States
Ruth Kenny
Twin Cities Ordnance Fiert
New Brighton
Minnesota
Yeast Cake Mask Promises Clearer Skin Test
A humorous letter suggests a yeast cake and peroxide mask as a home beauty remedy to remove blackheads. The piece describes applying the paste to a clean skin, keeping it away from eyes, lying still until it dries, then washing off for clearer skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia Hartner
Dale Scouting Drive For Funds Opened In Dale County
A fundraising drive for Dale County Scouting opened Tuesday with Ozark Scout Troop 16 members and Kiwanis Club participants. Scout Executive J. W. Cooke announced the event, led by R. C. Joiner and Nathan Winbur, Scoutmaster of Troop 18, with Life Scout Dub Thompson introducing fellow Scouts Gifford Garner, Marcus Smith, Eldon Trotter, Ostar Mills, and ONeil Howell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale County
Ozark
Kiwanis Club
J. W. Cooke
R. C. Joiner
Nathan Winobur
Life
Dub Thompson
Gifford Garer
Marcus Smith
Eldon Trotter
Ostar Mills
O'Neil Howell
Britt Returns from Pacific Service and Camporee Notes
Corporal Robert Leon Britt 26 son of Mr and Mrs C G Britt Elba route four a Marine Division veteran of Guadalcanal Cape Gloucester Peleta has returned to the United States after 30 months in the Pacific area and will soon take a 30 day furlough Scouts from Dothan left for a Camporee at Kelly Springs to join games and contests during the Campfire session Scout Executive W Cooke says scouts will return to Dothan after dinner Saturday The palm date care quote appears as a general proverb fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britt
Robert Leon Britt
C. G Britt
Elba
Marine Division
Guadalcanal
Cape Gloucester
Peleta
United States
Pacific
Dothan
Kelly Springs
W. Cooke
Cight
Telephone Operator Emblem For Courteous Service Awarded
Washington DC held a War Department commendation ceremony honoring outstanding civilian staff. Lieutenant General Brebon Somer presided as Army Service Forces commander, presenting a blue and gold pin to Mrs. Gresdorff for ten years of service, citing pleasant and courteous telephone assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington DC
Mumland
Virginia
War Department
Civalsadie S
Brebon Somervel
Army Service Forces
Front lines advance as Strasbourg drive tightens Rhine trap
Allied forces push toward Strasbourg as American units move through the Vosges and Saverne Gap. British troops recapture Haven in Germany while German Dieppe lines bend under heavy assaults. French armor clears routes through the Manginot defenses as resistance hardens south of the Rhine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Realsiance
Manginot
Hitler
Rhine
Strasbourg
Vosges
Saverne Gap
Wade H. Haislip
U. S. 15Th Corps
Germany
Haislip
Haven
Gerd von Rundstedt
Rhineland
18Th Army
Blerick
Venlo
Baas
Pattern
U.S Ninth Army
Julich
Cologne
Linnich
U. S. First Army
T Weisweiler
Hurgen Forest
Mul- Peuse
Upper
Alsace
Belfort
Sixth Army Group
WAC enlistment deferral extends to January 3rd
Alabama calls for women to join the Womens Army Corps and serve as medical technicians. Captain J. Ho Paterson announces deferment of call to active duty until January 3, allowing sworn-in volunteers to remain home through the holidays. The appeal to aid wounded soldiers is echoed by Governor Sparka and Lt. Gilda Massa, with film To The Women shown at Martin and Ritz Theaters. Prices on eggs and grain are set by OPA for local counties through December 8. Mrs. M. J. Perret plans a trip to Deland Florida after a visit with her sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warnes
Women's Army Corps
Desre
J. Ho
Paterson
U. S. Army
Montgomery
Army
Capitan Paterson
Iampaea
Gilda Massa
Dothan
Martin
Ritz
WAC
Careless Egg Grading Causes Price Ceiling Confusion
OPA officials in Montgomery cite USDA trade standards as the basis for egg price ceilings. Large grade 4 eggs packed in cartons of one dozen carry 70 cents at retail, while current receipts of mixed ungraded eggs face a 53 cent ceiling. Grade A large eggs must weigh at least 24 ounces per dozen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Barbow
Coffee
Dale
Geneva
Henry
Pouston
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Office of Price Administration
U. S
Montgomery
Ege
Buckley's Canadiol Mixture For Cough Relief
Buckleys Canadiol triple acting mixture advertised for bronchial coughs and irritation due to colds. Claims relief from thick phlegm and raw membranes with a few centa daily at Harrison and Lisenby or any drug store. Ends urging sufferers to buy Buckleys Canadian for instant relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckley
Burkley
Mrs Hollins Heads South For Florida Winter
Mrs Francis W Hollins wife of Brigadier General Bolling Hollins left Dothan yesterday to spend the winter at Ponte Vedra Beach Florida after residing at 4 Woodland Drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis W. Hollins
Bolling
Aruder
Comemander
Dothan
Ponte Vedra Beach
Florida
Woodland Dreve
Cadet TL Rober Deal Prompts Spending Debate
A fragment notes Cadet TL Rober involved in Marlon botany spending issues and a tentative deal. Details are unclear but point to a public spending debate and potential tee inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rober
Marlon
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Peayee
Sulmier
Carter
Mr. and
Mrs Rowan
Déleunes
Mir
Leslie Smart
Charless Smart
Troy
LS Dogelus
James C. Newton
Rose Mary
Jimmy
Atlanta
Newton
T R Scheile
Barbara Kay
Donna
Birmingham
Majo Ra’oh Dowling
Joseph
Dothan Drug CO
Harden
North Oates Street
New Orleans
Rucker Hospital
Mrs. Barber
Brother
Joe
Napier Field
Pfc
Wayne Batty
Foster Street Methodist Church
W. 5
Wil
Page Collins
Starke University School
E. G. Collins
Jack Hamson
Tom Robins
Union Springs
Bnef
Russell Kennington
Donald
Harvey Oates Stephenson
Til
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Les
Holland
Maas Nver
Mie
Alasace
Larralé
Bauman’s
Bauman
N. Foster St
M. J. Perret
Deland Fla
Afr
Hrb. Stephenson
Max’s Grill
Ronal
Supreme Ice Cream
Ank
Coca-Cola Company
Coca-Coma Bottling Company
Dothan, Alabama
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