MEN NEEDED TO MAN SHIPS FOR U S MERCHANT MARINE
Warrant Officer Guy Butler announced a recruitment drive for the U S Maritime Service with ages 16 to 50. Training in St Petersburg Florida for 3 to 6 months precedes sea duty. pay during training is 50 dollars monthly plus uniforms and housing. Applicants should contact the Birmingham enrollment office or visit the Decatur U S Employment Service for bulletins and preliminary applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Butler
U. S. Marine Service
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
U. S. Merchant Marine
Cerie
Les
St. Petersburg
Florida
Butler
Empire Building
Birmingham
U. S. Employment Service
Ferry Street
Decatur
Paratroop Training for CAP Cadets at Maxwell Field
Eighty five Civil Air Patrol cadets at Maxwell Field begin a 10 day training period including parachute landing lessons. They will practice tumbling and jumping from a six foot platform under instructor coaching as part of the pre flight school program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Civil Air Patrol
Maxwell Field
Army
Convicts Recaptured After Kilby Prison Escape
Seven convicts overpowered guards and escaped Kilby prison in Montgomery. The last two were recaptured about a mile from the prison late last night, with the escape ending and all inmates returned to custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Kilby
J. BD. Norman
Government lawyers wrestle with GI Bill tuition rules
Washington reports that the GI Bill of Rights remains a tangled legal puzzle for education benefits. The Hines administered program pays up to 500 dollars for tuition and fees, but questions of inadequate compensation and fair payment persist as officials debate how much the federal government owes to veterans seeking schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Frank T. Hines
Veterans Administration
Senator Bankhead urged to end cotton price strike
Walter L. Randolph of the Alabama Farm Bureau Federation accuses the Office of Price Administration of inaction on implementing the Bankhead Brown price structure. He says mills cannot pay parity for cotton under the price control extension act now law for six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
John H. Bankhead
Dala
Walter L. Randolph
Alabama Farm Bureau Federation
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Randolph
Jackson Reunion and Barbecue Honors Service Members
The Jackson Reunion and barbecue was hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Eldred Elkins in Mt. Hope to honor Jackson family members home from the armed services. Attendees included Willard, Millard, Allen, and Rayburn Jackson with Maurice in service. many relatives and friends joined for food and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Eldred Elkins
Mt. Hope
Elkins
Armed Services
Willard Jackson
Pfc
Millard Jackson
Gulfport Army Airfield
Gulfport
Miss
Allen G. Jackson
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Rayburn C. Jackson
Camp Peary
Williamsburg
Johnnie Jackson
Mouton
Maurice Jackson
U. S. Navy
R. C. Jackson
Don
W. R. Jackson
Catherine Thomas
Artie Jackson
Eva Jackson
Julia Jacksone
Paul Jackson
W. D Holder
J. E. Young
Roy Young
A. B. Young
R. L. Martin
James M. Williams
Marley Williams
S. E. Counts
Wyatt Counts
Ann
J. O. Philpot
Peggy
Everette Elkins
Virgil Glasgow
Rachel Herford
Betty Elkins
B. M. Martin
Floyd Stephenson
Erol Sibley
Dorris
Mt. Hope High
District Sunday School Meeting Program Published
The Mount Carmel church announces the Sunday school meeting program for August 20 at 2:30 p.m. Events include a devotional by E. L. Drinkard, business and reports, a master teacher talk by Chas. Ed Howell, a song, and adjournment. Attendees are reminded to bring their Bibles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Carmel
E. L. Drinkard
Chas
Ed Howell
War agency offers interim loans for Alabama small industries
J. J. Acree district loan agent of the Smaller War Plants Corporation announces Birmingham office is ready to negotiate interim loans for any small Alabama industry whose war contract has been terminated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
J. J. Acree
War Plants Corporation
Alabama
Died Sunday of illness Wm Elmore longtime local farmer
Wm Elmore a well known young farmer in Limestone County died Sunday afternoon after months of illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday and burial was in Malone Cemetery at Cash Point Tennessee. The community extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm._Elmore
Malone
Cash Point
Tenn
Breaved
S. C. Fudge
Mac Fudge
Texas
Bro
Berry Copeland
William
Gene Black
D. C. Fudge
Gay Thrasher
Decatur
J. R. Hasting
Piney Chapel
Carlos Jones
Florida
State profits from war tax on rettes and tobacco
State Revenue Commissioner H. G. Dowling says the state is earning about $7,000 monthly from a War Department order prohibiting sale of tax free cigarettes and tobacco to most servicemen. Regulations aim to prevent soldiers from releasing purchases to civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
State Revenue
H. G. Dowling
War Department
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