Morgan Girl Makes Good at Wall Street
Lucille Oldacre, a Morgan County native, rose from Falkville schools to teach in Woodland Mills and study in Nashville before moving to New York. She led women traders at a financial firm, now supervises accounts worth millions, and paints in spare time. She plans country living in retirement. Her siblings E E Stevens, E R Lawrence, S A Taylor, and E V Oldacre still reside in Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
New York
Wall Street
William A. Fine and Co
Lucille Oldacre
New York World-Telegram
Oldacre
Falkville
Woodland Mills
Business
Nashville
Murray Davis
World-Telegram
Miss Oldacre
North
Alabama
E. E. Stevens
Hartselle
E. R Lawrence
Cullman
S. A. Taylor
Birmingham
E. V. Oldacre
Vinemont
Man Marries Opposite Race For Daughter’s Birth Certificate
Gustav Woerner, 78, of San Francisco, said he wed Juanita Smith, 45, in Albuquerque after a 30 year romance to secure a birth certificate for their 15 year old daughter. The ceremony was witnessed by officials and reportedly paid for with a “generous fee.”
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San Francisco
Gustav Woerner
Ec Lock Manfacturer
Juanita Smith
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Miles Kangan
Woerner
The
Examiner
Call- Bulletin
Mildred Vichi
When War Is Over A Soldier's Promise To His Mother
Floyd Folsom recalls a fallen soldier who wrote to his mother before death. The poem speaks of faith, divine protection, and reunion after war, promising that they will meet again in heaven when peace returns. It honors sacrifice and the belief that God watches over loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Folsom
Local Families Share Weekend Visits Across Morgan County
Several Morgan County households hosted out of town relatives and friends over the weekend. Guests included Boyd Puryear and family from Tuscumbia. visitors from Knoxville and Birmingham. and relatives from Decatur and Falkville. Local trips included boat races at Guntersville and visits with the Vanns, Holmes, Merrells, and Pattons.
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Boyd Puryear
Tuscumbia
E. B. Puryear
Robert Adams
Guy Giles
Knoxville
Tennessee
L. H. Merrell
Merrell
J. M. Palmer
Trussville
Over Hamilton
Goodwin
Birmingham
Byron Vann
Darrell Funderburk
Athens
Howard Nelson
Marian
Margaret
Charlotte
Gordon
M. L. Holmes
Earnest Patton
O. D. Johns
Anderson
Ind
Marvin Holmes
Bettie Gelis
Jo Ann
Barbara Childers
John Vann
Earl Hough
Lacey
B. F. Turrentine
S R. Long
Falkville
Tabernacle Meeting
Hartselle
Barbara Ann Taylor
Gadsden
Geraldine Turner
Ralph
Vernon Oden
Guntersville
Maurice Vann
Foley
Marvin Patton
Little Son
Mississippi
Silent Parade Seeks Justice for Georgia Lynching victims
In San Francisco on August 12, about 1,300 people joined a National Association for the Advancement of Colored People silent parade. They wore black and bore four dummy caskets representing Freedom, Equality, Democracy, and Justice. Protesters urged swift punishment for the lynchers and support for anti-lynching legislation in Congress.
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San Francisco
National Association For the Advancement of —Colored People
Monroe
America
Congress
Lee R Champion Serves Near Manila
Technician fifth grade Lee R Champion son of Mr and Mrs R L Champion of Decatur Illinois is now assigned as a truck driver with replacement and disposition command formerly the 5th replacement depot South of Manila He entered the Army in February 1945 He trained as a tank destroyer at Camp Blanding Florida After arriving overseas at Manila last September he was assigned to the 24th replacement depot He is authorized to wear the Asiatic Pacific Theater ribbon the Good Conduct Medal the Philippine Independence Medal and the World War II Victory Medal He plans to enter college under the GI Bill after discharge.
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Lee R. Champion
R. L. Champion
Wilson Ave
Decatur
Manila
Tech
Champion
Camp Blanding
Florida
Army
Fever Still Busts Decline in Liquor Arrests and Seizures
Newest reports show a sharp decline from pre war days with June 1940 911 stills seized and 2,072 arrests. In June 1946 seizures totaled 515 with 656 arrests across regions including Alabama Florida Georgia and South Carolina.
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Washington
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Record Set Richmond Jet Speed Hopeful Unofficial Mark
An Army P-80 Shooting Star flew from Wright Field Ohio to Richmond Army Air Base Virginia a 395 mile leg in 35 minutes. Officers say the mission may set an unofficial speed record of 67714 miles per hour.
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Richmond, Va
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Richmond Army Air Base
Answers to Questions on the Armed Forces Leave Act
The joint release explains the 1946 act paying ex servicemen and women for unused furlough time. It covers post 1939 service, with bonds of five years at 2.5 percent, and includes WAC WAVES SPARS and Marines while excluding early WAAC. Claims by mail only, with forms at post offices in about 45 days.
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Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Julian Bibb, Jr
Wacs
WAVES
SPARS
Marines
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Women's Army Corps
Army of the United States
WAAC
Lieut Speake Now Serves at Fort Sill
Second Lieutenant Russell FE Speake from Decatur has arrived at Fort Sill to attend the officers basic course at the field artillery school. The August 5 start, February 5 1947 finish, marks a shift from academy graduates going to troop units first. He is the son of Mr and Mrs H R Speake of 411 Lafayette Decatur and his wife resides in Decatur.
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Russell FE. Speake
Decatur
Field Artillery School
Artillery
Fort Sill
United States Military Academy
West Pointer
Speake
H. R. Speake
Lafayette
Lt. Speake
J. Sartin
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Frog family on display at The Daily
Miss Alma Hill presented a horned frog and two onlookers to The Daily, calling it the summer’s most unusual display. The trio, housed in a mayonnaise jar, will reportedly live indefinitely without food or water, attracting curious spectators in Little Field.
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Daily Reporter
Alma Hill
Fifth Avenue South
Texas
Siza0ur
Miss Hill
Little Field
Maximum furlough pay and claim timing guidance
Guidance on unused leave pay dignity from the law states 120 days maximum pay for furlough. Claims can be filed any time within a year but not after September 1, 1947. About 15 million claims expected. settlement depends on form accuracy and research. Applications available in about 45 days at post offices and the service commissioner. forms must be notarized.
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Service Commissioner
Bibb
A Service Commissioner's Ofice
Star Defends Movie Town
Hollywood gossip notes actor George Murphy as SAG president proposes a movie public relations bureau to counter critics in Hollywood. He argues the industry must showcase constructive war effort contributions and address false impressions. The column mentions Paul Henreid, Bob Hope, Henry Fonda, Lana Turner, Cornel Wilde, Gene Tierney, and Oleg Cassini with various film and personal anecdotes.
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Hollywood
Nya Ehrenburg
House of Commons
George Murphy
Screen Actors Guild
Murphy
Paul Henreid
Wartlers
Elea
Parker
Bob Hope
Warners
Henry Fonda
Ethan Frome
Bate
Ancient Cosmographers Describe Sunlit Heat Barrier
Ancient cosmographers claimed a sunlit belt on Earth’s surface beneath the sun was so hot that life could not exist, a theory about extreme solar exposure and planetary conditions.
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Morgan Girl
Jotales
Ret Eevertat
Decatur Cleaners
Johnston St
Jesus
Heaven
Brooks Lindler
Lyons Electric Company
Tim Lyons
Rountrees Lumber Yard
Asta
Trondelay
Itf
Dave
Popeye
Laffin
Frank Chenault
W. M. Chenault Real Estate and Insurance Agency
Masonic Bldg
Johinson Furniture CO
Bank St
Eae Arnea
Gil
Adjutant General's Office
Goodfellow Blvd
St. Louis
Navy Department
Bureau of Personnel
Washington, D. C
U. S. Marine Corps
U. S Coast Guard
Washington, D. C. Q
United States
Scott
Batile Sriwten
Merrimac c
Monitor
Hampton Roads
Cemeserecy
Corm
Ix Joo
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BY R.j.scoti
FT. Sill
Phare
Second Ave
Star
By Bob Thomas
National Safety Council
Lana Turner
Cornel Wilde
Hawaii
Amber
Gene Tierney
Oleg Cassini
Hallmark
City Park
Wiley Hardwick
Massey
Ala
E. Moulton ST
Belk’s Men’s Dept
WILEY
Ind Ave
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