Chest Chiefs Convene to Plan Alabama War Chest Drive
Alabama war chest coordinators led by Haywood Paterson announce district chairmen for a 13 district campaign beginning Oct 17. Leaders include Louis Rosenbaum Florence No 1 and Barrett Shelton Decatur No 2 among others across Huntsville Gadsden Tuscaloosa Montgomery and Mobile regions.
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Ontgomery
Louis Rosenbaum
Florence
Colbert
Franklin
Lauderdale
Barrett Shelton
Decatur
Cullman
Lawrence
Morgan
Reuben Chapman
Huntsville
Jackson
Limeston
Madison
David Adams
Gadsden
Cherokee
DeKalb
Etowah
Marshall
L. T. Hudgins
Winfield
Fayette
Lamar
Marion
Winston
Selma
Dallas
Hale
Marengo
Perry
Wilcox
Joe L. Lanier
Lanett
Chambers
Coosa
Lee
Russell
Tallapoosa
Robert S. Bacon
Mobile
Baldwin
Choctaw
Clarke
Conecuh
Escambia
Monroe
Washington
William Lawrence
Montomery
Autauga
Barbour
Bullock
Otler
Covington
Crenshaw
Elmore
Lowndes
Macon
Montgomery
Pike
A. D. Carmichael
Dothan
Coffee
Dale
Geneva
Henry
Houston
Lawrence County MT HOPE Social Notes Reflect Local Visits
Mrs. Floyd Martin and children from Florence visited Mrs. Bula Martin. Lillie Joe Pickens visited Mrs. Katie Williams. Elbert Stockton from Russellville spent Sunday with relatives. Many neighbors as well as family members from Huntsville Athens Sheffield and towns up to Danville and Decatur were guests of local residents. A picnic by the Home Demonstration Club closed a week.
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Floyd Martin
Florence
Bula Martin
Lillie Joe Pickens
Sheffield
Katie Williams
Elbert Stockton
Russellville
John Sandy
Tanner
Jewel Sandy
Gear
T. Mitchell
James Jackson
Huntsville
Artie Jackso
Seabel Smith
Athens
Wilburn Smith
John Smith
Julia Roberson
Town Creek
H. T. Mitchell
Earline Martin
Curtis O'Neal
Courtland
Arthur Pickens
Billy Smith
Norfolk
Rex Roberson
Rogersville
R. C. Fuller
Paul Pickets
Danville
Russell Speake
Hodges
Decatur
Addison Elkins
Pegrum
Tennessee
Glenn Sneed
Oak Ridge
W. M. McRight
Pruitt McRight
Pampa
Texas
Nelson McRight Herford
Limmuelight
Corpus Christi
T. C. McRight
Local notices from Morgan County interweave births visits and injuries
Mr and Mrs Buster Dunlap announce the arrival of a son with the mother formerly Miss Lorene Stenson. Visits from Newt Slaten and Alvin McClellan groups, births named Charles Kenneth to the McClellans. Mrs John Bryant seeks hospital treatment in Decatur General. Norma Jean Turney sustains burns from a burst pressure cooker. Hills Chapel Church of God revival opens with Mrs Owen preaching. Adlea Holmes and Misses Wilcodean and Clara Holmes attend Hills Chapel events. Floyd Key reports farm home improvements.
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Buster Dunlap
Dunlap
Lorene Stenson
Newt Slaten
Shoal Creek
Dink Sanders
Alvin McClellan
Charles Kenneth
Silas Bradford
Near Eva
Bert Stenson
John Bryant
Decatur- General Hospital
Norma Jean Turney
Hills Chapel
Church of God
Owen
Bible Training School
Adlea Holmes
Decatur
Wilcodean
Clara Holmes
Depot Salvage Mission Aims at Wounded Soldiers
U S Army Rehabilitation Center in England showcases a new unity of treatment and return to duty. Trainees, some with casts and crutches, perform drills and even volley-ball as Maj Marcus J Stewart and Lieut Col William D McKinley explain the program to rebuild physical strength military knowledge and morale.
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Ruth Cowan
Army Rehabilitation Center
England
France
Elliott Cutler
Boston
U. S. Army
Russia
Maj
Marcus J. Stewart
Memphis
Tenn
William D. McKinley
Canton
San Antonio
Texas
McKinley
Maj. Stewart
Frank Stinchfield
New York
Chicago
Farewell Service for Rev J M Pickens at Cave Springs
The Cave Springs Baptist Church schedules a Friday 8:30 p.m. regular meeting. On Sunday at 11:00 a.m. Rev J M Pickens will deliver his farewell sermon before leaving Monday for New Orleans to enter the Baptist Bible Institute for further training in Christian work.
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Cave Springs Baptist Church
J. M. Pickens
New Orleans
Baptist Bible
Rest of My Life With You Chapter Twenty One
Mary and Matthew cope with Irene's death as Matthew returns to work. Elizabeth, Irene's friend, proposes marriage and keeps working at the office. Matthew contemplates life, love, and future plans while Mary and Lynn organize support and social duties. Judith Lambert returns from Palm Beach as sorrow and memory linger.
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Mary
Matthew
Lynn
Irene
Lynn Mortimer
Dr. Timmons
Judith Lambert
Judith
Palm Beach
Manhattan
Jactice
Eikaberselaen
Elizabeth
Peter
Gettie
Betty
New England
Cour
Sam
Hilda
Bill
Barbara
Judy
Mortimer
Peace Parley Speed Urged at Dumbarton Oaks Talks
Washington dispatch reports pressure from British officials for early action toward a postwar security system. Sir Alexander Cadogan leads calls to establish parts of the organization soon to bridge the war’s end and a full peace league. The talks may lead to a three power framework with Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin, with a year end or early 1945 timetable for a broader conference.
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John M. Hig
Washington
Romania
Hitler
Europe
Dumbarton
Oaks
Alexander Cadogan
International League
Moscow
Dumbarton Oaks
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Hull
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Dulles
Morgan County Notes on Inductions and Visits
James Lawrence and Leslie Owen Jr left for Army induction Friday. Mrs Jewel Garrett and son Thurman stayed with relatives in Falkville. Revival services at Freedom Church of God are well attended with Rev Pogue of Jason GA assisting. Visitors include Oden Cole Banks from Cullman and the Russell family from Montgomery.
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James Lawrence
Leslie Owen, Jr
Jewel Garrett
Thurman
C. T. Garrett
Buddy Douglas
Falkville
H. M. Helms
Claudie Edwards
Wiley
Marshal Grantland
Trinity
M. W. Pettit
Freedom Church of God
Rev. Pogue
Jason
Georgia
Ova Oden
Lila Cole
Banks
Cullman
John Campbell
Campbell
Werner Russell
Montgomery
J H. Curry
Russell
Owen Edwards
Nadine Selby
Roy Edwards and
C. I. Edwards
Local War News From Morgan County and Surrounding Towns
Mrs. Louise Stinson learns her husband Pfc Alvin Stinson is wounded in France and in a hospital in England. Pvt Elliott Stinson returns on a fourteen day furlough from North Camp Hood Texas to visit his parents A D and Mrs Stinson. Community members host visitors and relatives from Decatur Birmingham Heflin and Florette with updates on ill residents and local gatherings.
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Louise Stinson
Pfc
Alvin Stinson
France
England
Carrie Lee Vincent
Ann Dobbin
Birmingham
Bud Vincent
Loyd Johnson
Shy
Jimmie
Heflin
W. H. Taylor
Homer Holmes
Winfred Holmes
Randolph Ryan
Florette
Frank Ozbolt
Baugh Infirmary
Hubert Jennings
Decatur
Elliott Stinson
U. S. Army
North Camp Hood
Texas
A. D
Close-Up Map Of Paris
Paris, capital of France, sits on the Seine about 110 miles from the north and is a hub of railways canals and highways. The river is spanned by 32 bridges as the city centers its art culture and entertainment.
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Paris
France
Seine
Delay in final ballot total possible in 1944 election
An Associated Press survey shows absentee ballots from soldiers may delay final results in 11 states including Pennsylvania California Missouri. Nebraska may determine its seven electoral votes by December 7 and overall totals could hinge on military votes reaching 116 electoral votes.
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New York
Nebraska
Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
California
Missouri
Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Edward Martin
Wendell L. Willkie
Colorado
Delaware
Florida
North Dakota
Rhode Island
Utah
Washington
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Morgan County
Hunter Furniture Company
Falaise
Seventh Army
James Fuller McKinley
West Point
Plebercy
Joe College
Gustav Weberg
Wamnamingo
Minn
Edgar Driever
Bellville, Ill
Glenn Chasserau
Lake City
Fla
James Hampton
Los Angeles
David Stallings
Atlanta
Joseph Whipple
Buffalo
N. Y
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Faith Baldwin
Feith Baidein Cuthrell
Bing Ieaseres Finaiee
Morgan County Rescue
W. A Helms
Lawrence Cove
Annie Stinson
Zona
Pay Gareem
Grey House
Texaco
Bighway
Fauteuil
Montmartre
Montparnasse
Re Lalame Station
Litmanssy
Pont Notre-Dame
Louvre
Eiffel Tower
Tuileries Gardens
Arc de Triomphe
Palais du Trocadero
Cathedral of Notre Dame
Edward Creagh
The
Fung Hwang
China
Decatur Cleaners
Johnston St
Rose
Alabama
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