Unification Plans Foreshadow Defense Reorganization
Reports from Washington say President Roosevelt considers a single head for the entire defense program as the defense apparatus faces internal friction. Key officials like William Knudsen and Leon Henderson clash over automobile production cuts while outlines of a new structure focus on steel allocation and user defense needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Policy Board
Roosevelt
Defense
Defense Agency
National
D Efense Advisory Commission
William Knudsen
Leon Henderson
Britain
Local residents take tours and visits across Alabama and beyond
Mrs Hoyt Cox and children return to Birmingham after visiting her parents in the area. Laura Howle visits Auburn and Columbus. Several families travel to Florence, Nashville, Wichita, New York, and Daytona Beach for visits, graduations, and vacations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Danville
Hoyt Cox
Birmingham
E. H. Slate
Laura Howle
Auburn
Columbus
F. O. Sherrill
Fred Sherrill, Jr
C. I. Lee
Eaton Roberts
Henry Kracke
Forrest Chapel Families Attend Oak Ridge Services
Morgan County notes detail community members attending services at Oak Ridge and visiting relatives. Reports mention Mr. and Mrs. Byron Bridges Beene Ervie Sparks Henry Bolan Ernest Ward Ward Roberta etc visiting relatives in Decatur and county areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge Sun
Byron Bridges
Beene
Lawcounty
Ervie Sparks
Ham
B. J. Curtis
Therill Wallace
Hil
Ben Roberts
Ervin- Story
Henry Bolan
Ernest
John Weaver
County
Decatur
Arvil
Baugh
Walter Ward
Ward
Oak
Kathryn West
Bethel
J. W. Story
Helen Whitten
Jewel
W. P. Roberts
Doris
Willodene
Elmer Story
Baby
Oak Ridge
Edith Curtis
A ‘Smith
Story
Hartselle Wedding Links Frances Lee to Carlie Burkart
Frances Carolyn Lee daughter of Mrs. Chester Irvin Lee and the late Mr. Lee of Hartselle wed Carlie T. Burkart son of Mrs. Charles John Burkart and the late Mr. Burkart of Hanceville at Hartselle Methodist Church August 14 in a ring ceremony. The couple left for a gulf coast honeymoon and will reside in Hanceville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Carolyn Lee
Chester Irvin Lee
Mr. Lee
Hartselle
Carlie T. Burkart
Charles John Burkart
Mr. Burkart
Hanceville
Hartselle Methodist Church
J. H. Chitwood
Birmingham
Eva Love Wyatt
Decatur
Morgan County
Alabama College
Burkart
Alabama University
Albert Burkert
Jonsie Nelle Lee
Bridge Luncheon Hosts Honor Fri day Club Members
Mrs Harold Parker and Mrs Arthur Howell hosted a bridge luncheon at Mrs Howell s home bringing together the Fri day Bridge Club members and three additional guests. Mrs L was among the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Pattillo
Mra. J. W. Horton
Elliott Howell
Mesdames
J. F. Stewart, Jr
J. W. Henderson
Howard Evans
Roy Newman
W. H. Block
T. E. Kimbrough
Phil Orr
J. R. Stone
Oliver Blizzard
L. C. Pattillo
J. W. Horton
Hartselle Garden Club
J. P. Hodges
Sim Howell
Pierce Pattillo
Pattillo
8. A. Blair
Arthur Howell
Edward Stewart
Hodges
Arthur Stephenson
Pierce Patatillo
J. L. Fincher
Pensacola
Fla
Tom Owen
Tuscumbia
A. P. Howell
Hartselle
Harold Parker
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES AND CRYPTOQUOTE
A dense Victorian style crossword list with numerous numbered clues across and down including cryptogram quotation XCMF MLVL SCGL OBCO OBL FOVKPN and a separate cryptoquote LIBE IS A PURE FLAME. The page credits King Features Syndicate and references yesterday’s answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browne
King Features Syndicate
Jee
Miss Speake Wins Lawson’s Ruling
Attorney General Thomas H. Lawson ruled that a person may hold the offices of county court reporter and deputy county tax collector in Alabama. The decision, issued yesterday, involved Miss Cora Lee Speake of Moulton who currently serves as county court reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Thomas
Lawson
Cora Lee Speake
Moulton
Huntsville Mill Studies Plan on Defense Mediation
Officials of Lincoln Mills in Huntsville Alabama study recommendations from the Defense Mediation Board to settle a labor dispute. Charles D McDuffy requests more time to review the board's proposals as the CIO Textile Workers Union threatens to call out about 1000 workers on defense textile orders. The mill holds a contract for tent fabric totaling 1 5 million yards under defense orders valued at 850000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Ala
Lincoln Mills
Defense Mediation Board
Charles D. McDuffy
Washington
CIO Textile Workers Union
Navy Cottom
Nct
Defense Textile
Young Attorney Enlists in Navy in Decatur
Marvin Eubanks a well known young Decatur attorney has enlisted in the United States Navy. He is assigned to class V 7 and will be in line for a commission as ensign in the Naval Reserve after a four month study course. He enlisted at the local recruiting office and passed final examinations at Birmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Eubanks
Decatur
United States Navy
Naval Reserve
Eubanks
Naval Recruiting Office
Birmingham
Deputies Locate Deer Hunter After Misleading Radio Alarm
Patrolmen Osborne Rutherford and William McGree, chasing a distress call from Trail Canyon, discover a lone deer hunter three hours later who explains he was listening to a portable radio melodrama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Osborne Rutherford
William McGree
Trail Canyon
Lonesome
Canadians to pay 7 percent tax on gross income
The Department of Commerce states that unmarried Canadians earning $1200 annually will be taxed at a flat rate of seven percent on their gross income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Slim Embroidered Frock Pattern 4874 Promises Chic Fall Look
Anne Adams Pattern 4874 offers a slimming dress with a V neck bordered by optional colorful floral embroidery. Features two bodice panels that square into a double pointed waistband and a buckled back sash. Buttons front, soft gathered side fronts, and shoulder darts. Available in seven sizes with pattern and book priced at 15 cents each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Adams
Decatur Daily
Pattern Department
West 17Th St
New York
N. Y
Volunteers Needed to Bolster Local Defense Effort
Jefferson County Defense Council calls for 20 000 volunteers in Birmingham Alabama to support fire, air raid wardens, mechanics and laborers aircraft warning stations and first aid roles. Mayor Cooper Green estimates training will be one or two hours weekly with about 400 already registered at 30 stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Jefferson County Defense Council
Cooper Green
Fire Department
Hairdressers Pack Five Defense Styles For Work
The Hair dressers' Association outlines five defense styles to keep hair on workers' heads and off machinery. Styles favor safe lengths of two and a half to three inches to prevent entanglement in belts and gears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Exhumation planned in Georgia camp beating death
In Sparta Georgia authorities plan to disinter the body of a black convict who died at the state highway camp amid claims of a guard beating. A coroner's inquest was arranged to determine cause of death as Sun stroke was listed on the death certificate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparta
Here
Ecoroner
Marvin E. Moate
State Prison Commission
Atlanta
N. A. Compton
Flam Bell
Moate
E. H. Hutchens
Legislative Committee
Churchill Refuses 600 Havanas as War Dwindles
London report says Prime Minister Churchill declined an option on 600 Havanas to avoid hoarding. Cigar merchant Zitelli, a Turkish dealer, notes Churchill buys 25 cigars at a time and remains the finest judge of a cigar he has met. Each cigar costs about 3 shillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Zitelli
England
India expected crop gains lift by commerce department
The Department of Commerce reports substantial increases in most important crops for the year, with the exception of rice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Department of Commerce
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Scott
R. J. Scott
Frank T. Smith
Carter's Grove
Madison County
E. H. Sharpley
Carolyn Sharpley
Ernest Morrow
Ruth Lee Morrow
Grenada
Leon Sharpley
Talladega
Johnny Dobbs
Donald Max
Gadsden
Dobbs
Booth
Ernest Sutton
Sutton
Sherrill
Sarah Jo Putman
W. J. Humphries
Hulaco
Roy Russell
Lavert Russell
Clarence Hardwick
Edwin Frazier
Nashville
Tenn
Bertha Lee
Winter Haven
Manilla Fuller
Florence
Alaska
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Moluccas
Clive Brook
Michael Balcon
Brook
Armitage
John Clements
Edward Chapman
Judy Campbell
Roxy Theatre
Morgan County Forrest Chapel
Ce A Dillehay
Oe Ee Lee He
Ln A
J. H. Harvey
U Sy
B G. Hall
BE. P. Thornhill
Rita Thornhill
H. F. Orr
Bobby
Mary Orr
A. J. Rowe
Carlyle Cook
B. G. Ll
Joe
Max Hall
Ruby Looney
Erien Rowe
Mattie Pearl Wilson
Mildred Stephenson
Eleanor Wilson
Ruby Martin
Margaret Bean
Festa Crutchfield
Florence Speigle
Mattie Sue Oden
Virginia Smith
Virginia Carpenter
Katherine King
Kathleen Johnson
Elaine Goodwin
Aline Lemmond
Josephine Peck
L. C. Jones
Posey Thompson
John Livingston
Charles Frederick
C. O. Speigle
Unit No. 2
Garden Club
Hoyt Groover
Speigle
T. G. Jennings
Opelika
Rachel Pattillo
W. V. Pattillo
East Main Street
Jane Duke
Tampa
Sue Patterson
Lacon
Hal Jean Blair
Dorothy Jean Owens
Frances Kimbrough
Jessie Nelle Lee
Elizabeth
Mimi
Willie Groover
Beth Howell
Betty Stewart
Miss Pattillo
H. H. Hibbs
Richmond
P. O. McGlathery
Martelia Bell
Pete Lawrence
U.S. Navy
J. R. Lawrence
Roger Hagans
Letha Mae Crook
Town Creek
H. B. Barrett
Hubert Betterton
Battle Creek
Mich
W. J. Terry, Jr
Andalusia
Pansy Legg
Washington, D. C
Daily Crossword
Middle
Wwewnewe
Uawil
Fastener
Ever
Skeins
Music Instrument
Perform
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Miss Speake
Huntsville Mill
NAVY
Speake, Warren & Ratliff
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