Solons Begin Work On Bill In Unemployment Fight
Congress moves to tackle unemployment legislation with a Senate clash over aid levels and federal versus state financing. The Murray Truma Kilgore plan proposes up to 35 dollars weekly for veterans and civilians funded by the federal government, while the George plan leaves payments to states with smaller sums. Leadership aims to finish reconversion bills by September 1 to allow a pre election recess.
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Arbogast Tashington
Congress
Senat
House
Senate
George
Local notices from Black Ground community in Lawrence County
Illness news and social visits for residents of Black Ground and nearby towns. Ada Patterson ill at daughter’s home. numerous guests and outings among Lansdell, Odell, Parker, Crisler, and Parker families. Local travel to Decatur Sheffield and Courtland Army base noted.
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Ada Patterson
John Burcher
J. H. Crisler
Little
Jack Davis
Calvin Terry
Near Mowlton
Doil Parker
eSmith
Howard Odell
Sam Lansdell
Luther Campbell
Helen
Pauline Lansdell
Mattie Sue Frost
Gradie Waldrop
Carl
Black Ground
William
Herman
Robert Odell
Harry Huston
Town Creek
Mae Bell Parker
Decatur
Tom Parker
Sheffield
Dudlie Parker
NeSmith
Melton Crisler
John Lovett
Tennessee
William Lovett
Melvie Burney
Ralph Crisler
Moulton
Ben Crisler
Mobile
John Crisler
William Odell
Courtland Army Air Base
Bill Copeland
Florida
Lile Odell
Edward Copeland
Francis Kelso
Lucy Berryman
Peg
Gradie Parker
Near Moulton
Jack Parker
Palmer
Local Marriages and Property Deeds in Morgan County
Records from Morgan County show marriages among individuals from Valhermosa Springs Decatur and Huntsville including Bruce Campbell and Cordie Lee Jackson Ervin Witt and Dolly Forest Claxton Claude Wilson and Imogene Lee Milton Stansell and Othello Rodgers Joseph Ward and Alta Ann Smith Artis Johnson and Annie Prusett James Allen and Abel Smith with others. Deed transfers list numerous parcels, including Elizabeth Riggs Hampton to John H Harvey and Stella Livingston to Lola Carr with values ranging from $75 to $3,000 plus various other transfers and sums.
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Morgan County
Bruce Campbell
Valhermosa Springs
Cordie Lee Jackson
Ervin Witt
Denver
Colorado
Dolly Forest Claxton
Huntsville
Claude M. Wilson
Decatur
Imogene Lee
Milton Stansell
Falkville
Othello Rodgers
Hartselle
Joseph Franklin Ward
Alta Ann Smith
Artis Benjamin Johnson
Annie Mae Prusett
James Lester Allen
Louisburg
North Carolina
Fern Lucille Clement
West Monroe
New York
William Okley
Margine Denson
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
William Alfred Glenn
Mary Edith Beard
Elizabeth Riggs Hampton
Tom White
John C. White
Johnny Aycock
W. D. Pickard
Ed Ballinger
Grover L. Ballinger
C. A. Briscoe
J. Herman Ryan
D. W. Curbow
G. H. Curbow
Katherine M. Lay
John T. Cooper
W. D., Grice
Willie
J.J. McCutcheon
C. G. Morris
Jess Parker
F. M. Parker
Dec. Realty Co. Inc
Elia Pickett Smith
John W. Doss
Ames W. Cooper
GOP Victory to Hit South in House Power Shift
Washington Aug 7 Republican outcome in the next House would eject 28 Southern chaired posts, trimming Southern influence from 28 of 47 chairmanships to as few as three or four. Southern members currently hold key posts in military, naval, and war veterans’ committees, with leaders like May, Vinson, and Bland affected.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Capitol Hill
Texas
Sam Rayburn
House Committee
New England
House
Democratic
Republic
Tennessee
Entucky
Missouri
Andrew May
Georgia
Carl Vinson
Virginia
Schuyler Otis Bland
Fulmer
S.C
Spence
Dky
Sumners
Tex
Rankin
Miss
Whittington
D., Miss
Doughton
N.C
Mansfield
D., Tex
Cannon
D.,mo
Manasco
Ala
Road to Berlin fronts distances shown by AP
The Associated Press lists Russian front as 322 miles from Eastern Warsaw Italian front 603 miles from Florence and French front 630 miles from Troarn.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Warsaw
Florente
Troarn
Gordon Opens Revival Here at West Side Church
Large crowds attended the West Side Presbyterian revival opening led by visiting evangelist Rev. Vance Gordon. A service flag with 29 stars was dedicated, and Gordon urged overcoming evil with godly strength, emphasizing character, resolve, and perseverance in faith.
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Vance Gordon
Gordon
David
Flisha
Elisha
Israel
Sodom
Gideon
Sheridan
England
Syria
Kagawa
Christ
Lincoln
Soldier Frank Henson Writes From France About Foxhole Life
Pvt. Frank W. Henson of Decatur writes his parents in July 1944 from France describing life in a basement foxhole to avoid German danger. He notes receiving sixteen letters, asks for mail and packages, and cautions his mother to rest and avoid overwork while expressing concern for family injuries back home.
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Frank W. Henson
Decatur 38
France
Herman
P. R._ Henson
Dad
Mother
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U. S
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Edward Ryan
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