Cotton Farmers Face Dark Postwar Time
Alabama farmers face a difficult postwar adjustment as cotton carryovers rise and foreign production grows. A Washington briefing notes a 14 million bale 1939 peak, with 11.5 million carried into recent years and up to 25 million projected for 1944, signaling downward U.S. output and rising global competition from synthetic fibers.
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L. C. Brackeen
Auburn
Ala
Alabama
Ibe
Vilas & Whole
Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
The
Extension Service
Office of Production
Office of Distribution
Office of Foreign Agricultural Relations
Agrieat Adjustment Agency
Agricultural Education
Office of Education
United States
Europe
Principal invites callers at Decatur High for student schedules
W. T Jordan principal of Decatur Senior High announces he will be in his office this week except Saturday to meet pupils with special problems in their schedules. He wants to see students seeking changes to last spring’s study list and will issue lockers before the 8:30 opening next Monday morning September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T Jordan
Decatur
Local Flyer Has Been On 25 Missions
Staff Sgt. Floyd L. Childs of 707 Sherman St Decatur has completed 25 missions as an aerial photographer with the oldest B-26 group in the 12th Air Force in the Mediterranean theater. He graduated from Riverside High School in Decatur, worked at Home Oil Mill, entered the Army in October 1941, and holds the European theater ribbon with three stars, American Defense Ribbon and the Good Conduct Medal.
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Floyd L. Childs
Sherman 5T
Decatur
Mediterranean
12Th Aaf
Childs
Riverside High School
Home Oil
Shuffleboard’s origins trace to early 15th century Europe
The article notes shuffleboard was played as early as the 15th century, tracing its origins to medieval Europe. It highlights long-standing popularity and a noted transition from court amusements to public recreation across centuries.
Rabies Vaccine Deadline Reminder Issued by Inspector
D Ashwander, rabies inspector, urges the public that Thursday August 31 is the last day to vaccinate dogs. All dog owners must inoculate pets by law or face fines and prosecution.
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D Ashwander
New Heroine Fights Nazis in Paris Spotlight
Paris dispatch profiles a 40 year old French woman known as The Wildcat, captain in the French Forces of Liberation, who led a 40 man unit and engaged three Mark IV tanks while distributing ammunition and grenades. She swore vengeance after her brother’s death and remains elusive, moving between friends with a shabby skirt, a man’s shirt and a bandana.
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Administration Generale Assistance Publique de Paris
Paris
FFI
Fragmentary remark on a tired woman and rumors
A speaker recalls seeing a woman worn by exhaustion after hours without sleep. The note hints at concern for her wellbeing and mentions a brother, conveying a tense, unclear chain of thought from a fragmented text.
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Egy
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Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Milton M. Aldridge
France
England
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LaGarde General Hospital
New Orleans
Wilfred H. Aldridge
Irene Gunn Aldridge
Malvern
Ark
James W. Aldridge
Camp Peary
Indianapolis
Ind
Mable McCulley Aldridge
Leonard Harp
Hild} Aldridge
Danville 3
Cpl
William B
Julia Burch
Mra James Ferguson
Pvt
Mack L. Carter
Camp Fannin
Texas
T. P. Carter
Danville
Bernard Holladay
Cullman
Guy Holladay
Vinemont
Warren Carter
Hartselle
Jack Carter
Don Whitehead
Joan of Arc
Pettey’s Cleaners
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. J
BOTIL
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
U.S
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Royal Tire Service
1St Ave
Joe Hagler
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