County Draft Board Releases New Registrant Order Numbers
Hartselle draft board lists order numbers for 128 men aged 21 on July 1, naming Morris Hill as lowest and Pashcah Hogan as highest. The list includes serials and names, with Posey Crawford Hill among top entries. Fort McClellan call set for September 15 and nine have passed exams. July registrants are not included in this list.
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Hartsille
Morris Clifton Hill
White
Falkville
Leo Posey
Hartselle
Hes Earl Crawford
Baileyton
Posey
Crawford
Hill
Pashcah Hogan
James Edward Tyler
Lacey
Fort McClellan
Dudley Leer
Waldermose
James Robert Hipps
Laceys Spring
Frank James Fleischamer
Lacon
David O'Neal Bruce
Pershing Melvin Taylor
Casey Robinson
Attley Adcock
Arlo Thurman Abercromie
Somerville
James Hollis Laker
Shumake Furniture Purchases Decatur Store Building
The Shumake Furniture Company Inc headed by J L Shumake bought the property at 407 409 Bank Street from First National Bank of Birmingham for about 10000 dollars. The two story 50 by 80 foot main building and a rear warehouse 30 by 60 feet were included in the sale handled by John Patterson Agency. The new owner has run the business from this site for four years and sees the purchase as a major step in North Alabama retail.
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Bank Street
Shumake Purniture Company, Inc
First National Bank of Birmingham
John Patterson Agency
Shumake Purniture CO
J. L. Shumake
Market Rally Fails to Lift News Lacking Roosevelt Churchill Policy
The New York stock market attempted a mild rally led by rails and select industries but lacked substantive news. Traders cited technical factors after the Roosevelt Churchill sea conference statement failed to energize speculation. Market activity showed lethargy with about 400000 shares moving in five hours. cattle and hog markets posted modest gains while sheep remained steady.
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Victor Eubank
New York
Concensus
Associated Press
Wall Street
Market Update Indicates Mixed Action Across Commodities and Futures
New York traders report steady rails with moderate advances, irregular bonds as some corporates extend rallies, and quiet foreign exchange with minor gains. Cotton and sugar weaken on liquidation, copper trades selectively, tops stay inactive, and Chicago grain shows early gains fading. Cattle remain steady to down, with prices near eleven dollars.
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New York
Chicago
Cotton futures end near steady after early losses
New Orleans trading saw cotton futures recover from initial $2 a bale drop as buyers covered. Closings were barely steady with 14 to 15 point net declines across contracts including Oct Dec Jan Mar May listings and August nearby.
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New Orleans
Poultry Price Report With Live Markets Notes
Chicago August report lists poultry live prices and truck data for hens and Plymouth rock varieties. Prices show per pound ranges and weight categories with shifts in spring stock. bareback chickens fetch 13 to 15 cents per pound while other prices hold.
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Chicago
Plymouth Rock
White Rock Springs
White Rock
Chicago Market Roundup Butter and Eggs Steady
Butter receipts 1 069 665 and eggs receipts 11 910 in Chicago market with current receipts 25 1 2 and storage packed extras 29 1 4. Firsts 28 1 4 and other prices unchanged. Market remains steady with no change in prices or demand.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Churchill Meet at Sea Footnotes on Disarmament
The White House released a statement describing a meeting between President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill at sea. The notice noted their pledge to support disarmament measures and general security while omitting location details. Beaverbrook accompanied them, and Harry Hopkins’ whereabouts remained unsettled amid reports of links to Moscow talks.
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White House
Roosevelt
Churchill
Beaverbrook
Harry Hopkins
London
Moscow
Hopkins
United States
Antioch Church Plans Revival Beginning Sunday
The Antioch Baptist Church will start a revival this Sunday with Rev. L. Toon preaching and Billie Wallace leading the singing. The public is invited to attend.
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Antioch Baptist Church
L. Toon
Billie Wallace
Embarkation Site Bought in Jersey City
The Army Information Service announced the War Department completed negotiations to acquire land in Jersey City for a large port of embarkation and supply depot, aiding New York operations.
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Jersey
New York
Army Information Service
War Department
Jersey City
Eight Point Allied Pact Echoes Wilson in War Planning
British and American leaders outline eight points resembling Wilson's Fourteen, urging removal of trade barriers and freedom of navigation. London sources note possible dominion participation and disarmament shifts, with Churchill and Roosevelt aiming for a realistic path beyond prior disarmament schemes.
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United States
Pacific
London
France
Dakar
French North Africa
Churchil
Wilson
Churchill
Roosevelt
United Kingdom
PTA Leaders Meet to Plan State Congress Activities
Mrs. Ellen Walker chaired the Alabama PTA Congress program in Decatur with about 50 attendees. Attendees included Prof. Irwin Quinn and Prof. WH Walker. the meeting featured discussions on training leaders and coordinating council activities for the year.
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Norton
Decatur
E. B. Norton
Central Methodist Church
Ellen Walker
Tuscaloosa
Alabama Pta Congress
Harry Nelson
Montgomery
Congress
Jessie Smith
Cullman
W. L. Davis
Central High School
Lauderdale
Clark
Morgan County
PTA
Walker
House Rejects War Production Requisition Provisions
The House voted 264 to 51 to reject a joint Senate House conference version on extending war production controls. Republicans opposed the plan especially the part prohibiting requisitioning machines still in use, arguing it would protect small firms.
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House
Senate House
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND QUIZ CLUES
A dense list of Across and Down crossword clues covering King of Amalekit to Bill with numerous entries. The page also includes a Cryptoquote quotation from Tacitus and yesterday's quote about candor and generosity tempered by moderation.
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Tacitus
Decatur Gossip Notes From Huntsville to Paducah
Miss Martha Mae Stephenson and Mrs Winnie Nelson return to Austinville after a revival in Huntsville Alabama. Rebecca Hamilton goes home to Tuscumbia after visiting Decatur and other points. The Ratliffs and Peggy visit Albertville and plan to return with Thomas Jr and Gene from Boaz. Jimmy Hardiman visits Decatur. Mrs James Rankin shows improvement from a severely burned foot. Carter Dobbs remains ill. Dorothy Justice leaves Austinville for Paducah Kentucky to join an insurance firm. Mrs J C Justice visits J O Roper in Paducah Kentucky.
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Martha Mae _ Stephenson
Winnie Nelson
Austinville
Huntsville
Ala
Rebecca Hamilton
Tuscumbia
Decatur
Tom, Ratliff
Peggy
Albertville
Thomas, Jr
Gene
Boaz
Strikers Press for Wage Hikes and Union Demands
Striking workers led by an independent union press for automatic wage progression and kept union membership and seniority protections in bargaining with Western Electric. In Washington, Navy Secretary Knox met with L H Korndorff to discuss turning a strikebound shipyard over to the navy. The CIO strike stalls nearly half a billion dollars in navy and merchant ship contracts as construction at Pensacola and Ellyson field slows and carpenters electricians and laborers seek higher wages. In Chicago the Railway Mediation Board moves to resolve wage disputes affecting about 1.1 million railroad workers amid a contention that proposed increases would cost hundreds of millions annually.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
L. H. Korndorff
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny
N. J
National Defense Mediation Board
Pensacola
Fla.) Naval Air Station
Ellyson Field
AFL
Chicago
Railway Mediation Board
Broomstick Skirts Advertised at Red 46 for 6680
Advertisement promotes girls broomstick skirts at Red 46 with a price of 6680 and immediate take home. The lively notice targets shoppers seeking affordable fashion options.
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Adv
War news and diplomatic volleys cloud Madrid and Moscow
Dispatches from Berlin Madrid and Moscow reveal mixed signals as Allied and Axis actions draw wary responses. Pravda claims German offensives are being smashed while Soviet reports note isolated clashes and a stubborn Red Army defense near the Black Sea coast.
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DNB
Madrid
United States
Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Red Army
Adolf Hitler
Black Sea
Bug River
Oressa
Russia
Ukraine
Fuehai Indiven
Hobby Show Scheduled at Delano Park
A Thursday night hobby show sponsored by the WPA Recreation Project with Morgan County and Decatur city support will feature displays of creative hobbies such as woodwork, models, sewing, collections, and arts. Anna T. Blackwell will address the audience and a string band will perform. The free event includes a softball game finale and aims to promote diverse recreation for county residents.
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Delano Park
W. P. A. Recreation Project
Morgan County
City of Decatur
Department of Public Welfare
Anna T. Blackwell
Somerville Center
Cantonment to Augusta For Motorized Division
Representative Brown announced the War Department authorized an immediate $15,890,000 cantonment at Augusta Georgia designed for a motorized triangular division. The facility would host about 18 250 officers and men plus quartermaster ordnance and support personnel.
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Washington
Brown
War Department
Augusta
Flue Sox to Clash with the Red Sox at Lakeside Park
The Ingalls Blue Sox and the coda Cola Red Sox will meet at Lakeside Park at 4 30 Saturday afternoon daylight saving time. Both teams are unusually fit and a hard fought game is expected. A section of seats will be reserved for white fans.
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Ingalls Blue Sow
Coda Cola Red Sox
Lakeside Park
State Education Receives National Youth Defense Training Grant
The Alabama Department of Education has received a federal allotment of 305,380 dollars to continue large scale training of workers for the National Youth Administration defense project.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Department of Education
National Youth Administration
Defense Project
Japanese statesman Kiichiro Hiranuma wounded in coast attack
Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma, 75, Japan’s vice premier and minister without portfolio, was wounded by a 33 year old attacker along the coast. Initial reports say Hiranuma acted as a moderating influence in the cabinet and his injury could affect political dynamics.
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Japan
Kiichiro Hiranuma
Tokyo
Hiranuma
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Organ County Draft Board No
Morris Hill
Milton Virgil Dumas
Chester Wallace Craze
James Arthur McDonald
Roy Joe McAbee
Garland Leeroy Nuby
Bruce Leonard Livmpi
Elliott Theodore Siharpley
Carl St. John
John D. Hamilton
Royce Nolan
John Tucker
William Arthur Whisenant
Jack St. John
Henry Leslie Taya Zemon
Samuel Crow
Neman Nazeer Dobbs
John Luther Jarrett
Millard Guhl Maddox
Olen Lorel Mooneyam
Orval D. McCaghren
Egoe William Mubert Kirkpatrick
Melvin James Smith
Alfonso Sharpley
William Frank Higdon
Robert Wilson Wright
Ruben Mors Knox
Daniel Edward West
James Newell
Ewel James Sanders
Olney Newton Strin
William George Cola
Rufus Briscoe
Iewin Kilpatrick
Quention Lafette
Siem Leo Posey
Dgie Arnold Lee Thompini
John Sam. Draper
Ralph Leo Brown
Quillar Williams
Bistr
Sherman Floyd
Eloyd Jones
Guy Kermit William
John Henry Paul
Carl David Shaney
Lafrance Sharpley
Orlo
J. D. Livingston
Sree
Shumake Furniture Company
Robert Franklin Dove
Grafton Neal Lyle
Fara Oshmel Martin
Arcot Oscar Lee Absher
H. Onoda
Carlos Durell Wood
Marion Ramsey
Herman Lawrence
James Austin Turner
Jim Watts
Matthew Mark Cirthders
Willard Stinson Ferguson
Fate Madding
Albert Mullins
Charles Farr Crawford
Louis Andrew Johnson
Chester L. D. Oldsacre
James Ernest Burns
Sidney Lee Turher
Roscoe Benjamin Maze
Fredward Darse Cain
Paul Williams
Thomas Lafayette Johnson
Roy Jackson
Luther Raymond Jenkins
Thurman Turney
Hoyt Alonzo Briscoe
Alvin Carnice “Powell
Herman Columbus Lackey
Alvie Leon-Timmons
Caudel Young
James Truitt Penn
Lester Issac Garrison
James V. Haga
Gunnie Lou Gurney
Robert Irvin Pres
Louis Bernard Holle
Whira
Pascal Hogan
Ben Harris
Clifton Hill
Gewin
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Federal State Market News Service
Elgin Maurice Bowen
Linnel” Jackson Holmes
Edward Hudgine
James Olan Steel
Willie Houghaton Simmons
James Gwin Puckett
John Leo Pirkle
William Edward New
Thomas Marvin Angie
Bennie Hugh Arther Blevins
Omar Huskey, Jr
Gly
Aan
City Park
N. C. Cotton
Antioch Church
Britain
Dixon
Daily Crossword
Viper
Venezuela
Pleasure In
Torent
Sea Eagles
Chessman
Bill
Ajjif
Hjigzuzg
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Jimmy Hardiman
Birmingham
James Rankin
Carter Dobbs
Dorothy Justice
Paducah, Ky
J. C. Justice
J. O. Roper
Western Electric Company, Inc
Western Electric
Berlin
Flue Sox
RED Sox
Fae
Claude
Slim) Wilson
Craig & Wear
Second Avenue
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