Dividend NSLI forms ready August 29 for WWII veterans
Harley A. Smith announces NSLI dividend application forms will be available Monday August 29 through the Veterans Administration in Alabama. Forms will be distributed to post offices VA offices Red Cross chapters county service officers and American Legion posts with access at veterans groups. Local officials and organizations may assist in filling forms and news columns can help publicize the rollout for veterans and families.
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National Life Insurance
Harley A. Smith
Veterans Administration
Alabama
National Service Life Insurance
American Red Cross
American Legion
Veterans’ Service
NSLI
Birthday Dinner Honors J W Day in Morgan County
J W Day was honored Sunday with a birthday dinner at his daughter Mrs Alex Williams home in Morgan County Walhermosa. School days open with new principal Bill Limerell and teacher Mrs Kyle Stover. Sgt Mrs Jimmy Ransom and daughters Sue and Betty from Ft Benning Ga visited relatives. Ola Stinson of Hartselle visited Mrs Albert Thomas. Mrs Edd Fowler was a medical patient at Hamil hospital in Decatur Friday. Joe Rolfe Jr returned home after tours of Virginia and Chicago. Dewey Day Jr and Bill Russell visited Hartselle Saturday. Betty Ransom of Ft Benning Ga treated at Hart selle hospital Saturday.
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J. W. Day
Alex Williams
Bill Limerell
Kyle Stover
Jimmy Ransom
Sue
Betty
Ft. Benning
Ola Stinson
Hartselle
Albert Thomas
Edd Fowler
Hamil Hospital
Decatur
Joe Rolfe Jr
Virginia
Chicago
Dewey Day Jr
Bill Russell
Little Betty Ransom
Hartselle Hospital
Wender
Marines Train Reserve Forces at Camp Pendleton
At Camp Pendleton California around 17 000 reserve Marines from 33 cities west of the Mississippi are undergoing two week summer training. The vast program, part of a nationwide reserve effort, unites veterans and newcomers to drill by land air and sea. It demands personal sacrifice such as leaving businesses and vacation pay for early mornings and intense practice with pistol and rifle.
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Mac Roy Rasor
Camp Pendleton
Calif
California
Pacific Coast
Mississippi
Marine Corps
Big Brother
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Les Sowell
Jack R. Sowell
Oakland
Reserves Train With Combat Tactics At Camp
Reservists on job carbine and Browning automatic rifle drills crawl run and hit the deck during combat attack and defense practice. They scout and patrol rugged hills, scramble into landing craft, sprint to beach objectives, bivouac overnight, and observe First Marine Division fire power. Weekend liberty to Los Angeles and Southern California resorts fuels readiness for possible future combat. Units come from Montana Oklahoma Texas Arizona California Washington and Oregon. Two infantry units from Shelby Montana were the first reserve ground troops air transported to summer camp. The program runs through Sept 3.
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First Marine Division
Montana
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
California
Washington
Oregon
Shelby
Imogen Cullman Attends Services and Local Visits
Community notices list Imogen Cullman and others attending services at Reverend Loyd Rogers church in Mt Grove on Tuesday evening. Also noted are attendees at an ice cream supper hosted by the Huffmans, travels of Rogers and Rod gers party, and various family visits in Slidedale and Gardendale with reminders of Jones Chapel Baptist services and Sunday Union meetings.
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Loyd Rogers
Mt. Grove
Berry Glover
T. D. Brown
Sarah
Sue
Mittie
Mariam
Tommie
Ray Hopper
Leola Bowden
Dean Stover
Eugene Harris
Roy Alldridge
Imogene
Dora Rodgers
Leo Skinner
O. J. Huffman
Irine
Bertis Huffman
South Carolina
J. O. Hulsey
Charles Lynn
Celestine Duckett
Conway
Arkansas
Ray Aldridge
Loyd Rodgers
Rosia
Comner Walls
Gardendale
Odell McBrayer
Death Follows Sting In Birmingham Woman Dies
A 52 year old Birmingham woman, Mrs. Mary Fay King, died of a heart attack believed caused by shock after being stung three times by a yellow jacket. She collapsed near her home following the encounter, and a physician cited the sting shock as the probable trigger for the fatal heart attack.
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Birmingham
Mary Fay King
When Ice Freezes Quietly Becomes Cloudy and White
When water freezes without agitation it forms cloudy white ice. The lack of stirring traps air and impurities, producing a milky appearance and a denser structure compared to clear ice made with rapid freezing or movement.
Moscow rebellion tests Soviet prestige across Europe
Mackenzie argues the Yugoslav Yugoslavia Finland and German communist moves signal open defiance in Moscow’s sphere. He cautions against war fears while noting cracks in the communist bloc, Finnish resistance, and a new German party pledging Tito support against imperialist Bolshevism.
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Moscow
Yugo- Slavia
Finland
Germany
Russia
Yugoslavia
Marshall Tito
Hitler
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Helsinki
Washington
Marshal Tito
Tito
Soldier Dies in Laurinburg as Soldier Held for Grand Jury
In Laurinburg North Carolina coroner s jury orders textile worker Luther Todd held for the grand jury over the fatal shooting of Corporal Leonard A Phillips 25 of Roanoke Alabama from Fort Bragg soldiers who carjacked him after an argument Phillips died at Laurinburg hospital that night Todd refused aid and ordered the men to drive south an ensuing struggle left Phillips dead
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Laurinburg
N. C
Leonard A. Phillips
Roanoke
Ala
M. J. McDougald
Scotland County
Luther Todd
Phillips
Jesse C. Bigson
Fort Bragg
Todd
Fourth Signal Battalion
William P. Phillips
Roanoke 2
Grandmother Becomes Gambling Addict In California Court
Lula Bell Stimson a Gardena grandmother under court ordered treatment for gambling craving faced renewed charges for passing worthless checks to fund poker in Gardena where the game is legal. Superior Judge Fred Miller considers resuming the program after consulting Dr Marcus Crahan who treated her with glutamic acid to restore responsibility.
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Long Beach
Calif
Lula Bell Stimson
Gardena
Stimson
Marcus Crahan
Fred Miller
Dr. Crahan
Crahan
Ingalls Iron Works Showcased at Alabama State Fair Exhibit
Ingalls Iron Works, dating to 1910, will display growth at the Alabama State Fair opening October 3. The exhibit features model ships, storage tanks, a structural building model and plant photos, highlighting the company’s rise to six plants and a wartime peak staff over 15,000.
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Ingalls Company
Alabama
Ingalls Iron Works
Associated Industries of Alabama
Ingalls Iron Works Company
Gulf Coast
United States
New Drive On To Cut Taxes
A new push to cut wartime excise taxes by Christmas surfaced in Congress. Chairman Dough ton warned there is no prospect for a tax cut this year due to a potential federal deficit of 5 billion dollars or more. Republican Leader Martin urged pressure for possible action, as Democrats Multer and Davenport pressed for reductions in wartime rates.
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Washington
Congress
Doughton
D-N.c
House
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Martin
Massachusetts
Multer
New York
Davenport
Pennsylvania
Fame of Southern Industry Carried by Ocean Vessels
Ocean going vessels have carried the fame of Southern industry to ports across the globe, signaling widespread recognition of regional enterprise and trade reach through maritime commerce.
Wolverine Tube Promotes Men at Decatur Plant
Wolverine Tube announces internal promotions at the Decatur plant. Frederick P. Adams moves from Detroit to head the sales department program as resident sales supervisor. John E. Baites and J. L. Gibson of Hartselle are promoted to senior assistant foremen. Felix W. Wilson of Athens Charles E. Howell of Hartselle and Thomas Drinkard of Falkville become assistant foremen. Dr D W Blend, plant manager, says promotions follow the policy of internal advancement.
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Wolverine Tube Division
Decatur
Frederick P. Adams
Florence
Auburn
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Detroit
Adams
Southeast
John E. Baites
J. L. Gibson
Hartselle
Gibson
Baites
Wolverine Tube
Felix W. Wilson
Brown’s Ferry Street
Athens
Charles E. Howell
Thomas Drinkard
Falkville
Wilson
Howell
Drinkard
D. W. Blend
Wolverine
Tax revision talks hint at 1950 excise relief
Doughton signals possible excise tax cuts in 1950 and instructs tax experts to study revisions. If excises fall, other taxes may rise to balance the budget. A federal spending cut would aid any tax reduction, he added.
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Doughton
Congressional
Congress
Coughton
Mount Rushmore Lincoln Face Feats Colossal Size
A Black Hills sculpture of Abraham Lincoln on Mount Rushmore is described as so large that a man could stand upright inside its eye, illustrating the monumental scale of the carved granite portrait.
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Abraham Lincoln
Mount Rushmore
Black Hills
Oldest World Map Dates to About 4500 Years Ago
Archaeologists report a clay tablet bearing a map created roughly 4,500 years ago. The artifact offers early insight into ancient geography, civic planning, and literacy in a Mesopotamian city-state.
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Morgan County
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Don's Floor Service
Don Williams
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Belk
Kool, Olsthis
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State Hospital
Milledgeville
Harry Rucker
Los Angeles
Hollywood
Southern California
Cullman
Miss Imogen
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Alldredge
Carl Owens
Slidedale
Louisiana
Hugh Rodgers
Florida
Jasper Huffman
Larkin Lester
Erma
Jones Chapel
W. T. Copeland
Dwight
Joyce Ann
J. P. Copeland
Jones Chapel Baptist Church
Training Union
MacKenzie
By DE Witt MacKenzie
Panwadidlintro
Memphis Commercial Appeal
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Britain
Ann Page
ANN Page Foods
Pepe
Duluth
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RCA Victor
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