Local Watchman notes defense and conscription debate
The Watchman discusses national defense and a push for conscription amid war talk. It critiques unemployment, Civilian Conservation Corps, W P A, and National Youth Administration roles and urges priority for those groups in military service. Decatur and Alabama topics appear in context with broader national policy.
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Washington
Minton
Holt
American Medical Association
Civilian Conservation Corps
W.P.A
National Youth Administration
Invasion timing and air war outlook from British brief
Washington reports British analysis on Nazi invasion plans for weeks ahead. Moon tides and coastal strong points set a narrow invasion window around September 1 to 6 with high tides aiding landings. British production and Allied plans seek parity, while German air supremacy persists. Roosevelt may offer labor seat to Fiorello La Guardia. Russia trade pact details spark doubt over enforcement and potential embargo controls.
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Washington
Hitler
Portsmouth
Dover
Harwich
Leith
Aberdeen
Russia
Revival Crowds Attend Lawrence County Gym Event
The Lawrence County revival drew large day and night crowds last week. Rev Woodie Briley was the Sunday dinner guest of Mr and Mrs Nolan Flannagin and daughter. Several local families hosted visitors over the weekend amid ongoing crop drought concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodie Briley
Nolan Flannagin
Hazel Burdin
Hatton
Earnest Terry
E. M. Posey
Paul Flannagin
Ralph Craig
Laura Taylor
Decatur
Fannie Ray
G. W. Ray
Rey
Erwin Hagood
North Carolina
Edith
Evelyn Posey
Ruby
Mavis Randolph
George Bonds
Flower Hill
Almon Terry
Willie Camp
Revival draws large crowd at Neel Church
A large crowd attended the revival at Neel on Sunday led by Rev Coffey. Service times were 10 30 in the morning and 7 30 at night with invites to bring someone along. Several local families and neighbors visited each other during the weekend and following days.
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Neel
Edgar Nelson
Glen Maples
Bryan Bullard
Jim Wallace
Joe Wallace
Willie Pred Edwards
Phillips
Decatur
Harold Bagley
Black-Howell Clinic
Mary Long
Henry Taylor
Billie Roberts
Andrew Taylor
Addie Wallace
Pryde Halbrooks
Coffey
Clyde Wallace
J. C. Wallace
Morgan County Rescue Updates Social Visits and Calls
Harvey Helms Jr spent the weekend with his parents H M Helms. Birdie Moon visited Mrs Sue Owens Sunday. Several families, including Criscoes and Pettits, called on relatives this weekend. Doris Parker visited relatives at Hopewell. multiple Helms family members were noted visiting and hosting others at various homes.
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Harvey Helms, Jr
H. M. Helms
Birdie Moon
Sue Owens
Gib Criscoe
Harvey — Carry
M. W. Pettit
Dewey Moon
Imogene Light
Virgie Mae Helms
John Parker
Ewell West
Alvin Moon
Tidwell Helms
George Marion
Emmi
Mary Alice Free
Cora Free
Minnie Edward
Doris Parker
Hopewell
Harvey Helms
W. Pettit Cates
Cleveland
Senate naval chief doubts transfer of destroyers to Britain
Chairman Walsh of the Senate naval committee says Congress is unlikely to approve transferring destroyers to Great Britain as urged by General Pershing, calling the move an act of war.
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Congress
Senate
Washington
Walsh
Wash
Senate Naval Committee
Great
Britain
John J. Pershing
Ambition and Humor Mix In Everyday Scenes
A local humor page sketches daily life with quick quips about moods and petty annoyances. A Decatur vignette shows a husband avoiding a visiting woman while his wife hosts guests, highlighting light domestic humor and social foibles.
Revival at Morgan County Church Brings 23 Baptisms
A Morgan County Lebanon revival yielded 23 baptisms on Sunday afternoon with another planned for the fourth Sunday. The young congregation formed a gospel team led by Woodrow Anders and meets each Friday night inviting nearby residents to worship.
Mystery in the Manor: Clarences Frantic Retreat
Half an hour after retreating he peered from the landing and asked if the “horrible old bore” was gone. His wife calmly replies the objectionable woman has long since left and Mrs Parker is present. Clarence retorts with a sour quip about stopping the clock.
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Hitler
Britain
When Dentures Prove False By Dr Everett Lain
Dr Everett Lain discusses how human saliva turns dissimilar metal dentures into a galvanic battery causing shock in the mouth. He notes symptoms include nerve soreness indigestion weight loss metallic taste and increased saliva. Improperly fitted dentures can also affect digestion nutrition and cause neuralgias headaches and even deafness.
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Logan Clendening
M. D
Everett Lain
Oklahoma City
NBC
Hollander
Sunday Dinner Guests and Church Attendees Noted
Miss Verna Mae Sandlin and Rev. Jessie Roberts attended services here Thursday with Grady Wilson and Thelma and Sadie Lee from Bob Jones College. The Tucker, Hicks, Self, Summerford, and Goff families hosted and joined dinner guests at various local households in Rocky Ford.
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Verna Mae Sandlin
Jessie Roberts
Grady Wilson
Bob Jones College
Thelma
Sadie Lee
Tarence Tucker
Pansy
Elbert Self
Idlene
Wilma
Elmer
Robert
Ray
Rocky Ford
Clayton Hicks
Thelma Tucker
Bertha Johnson
Gladys Knox
Carrie Nell
Erline McCaig
Wilma Jo
Ina Summerford
Beradine Goff
Miss Thelma
Effie Lee
Better Late Than Never In His Story
In Louisville on August 14, three negro workmen appeared at Jefferson Wood-Working Company to spray whitewash. The bosses, each thinking another had hired them, compared notes. Ten years earlier Robert Mercke, company president, paid $5 in advance for the job, later linked to a killing. he served seven years and was released, now supervising the contract with helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Jefferson Wood-Working Company
Robert Mercke
Pamphlets Offered By Dr Clendening
Dr Clendening lists pamphlets available for ten cents each. Readers may obtain titles by sending ten cents and a self addressed envelope, with a three cent stamp, to his care. Titles include Indigestion and Appetite, Reducing and Gaining, Fractions for the Diabetes, and The Care of Pee the Heir end Skt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clendening
An Clendening
Prosecution unlikely over 1940 Democratic campaign book sale
Justice Department officials expressed guardedly that buyers of the Democratic 1940 campaign book face little chance of prosecution if the Democratic National Committee decides to sell the volume despite the Hatch Act.
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Washington
Justice Department
Democratic National Committee
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Woodrow Anders
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Ovalee Pittman
R. E. Barkley, Sr
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Tucker
Argie McCaig
Imogene Sandlin
W. L. Cole
Edna Patterson
Near Cold Springs
J. L. McCaig
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Austinville
Luther McCain
Florence
Mise Ovalee Pittman
Elberta Foot
Clarence
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Carter
Gabe
Wyker’s
Morgan County National Bank
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