Army outlines tentative timetables for largest peacetime draft
Washington awaits presidential order to mobilize the National Guard and launch conscription. Plans call for 55 000 guardsmen to begin year long training by Sept 15 and 175 000 by Dec 1, with total up to 220 000. If law passes, 400 000 conscripts start by year end and more in 1940 41 and 1943.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Guard
House
Senate
Congress
Minton
Ind
Army and Navy
Lot
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Armed Services
Van Helen Welshimer Chapter Thirty Eight News Romance
Linda and Ronald stage a hurried marriage plan for Sarah as she arrives failing to marry. Ronald declares love, Sarah agrees, and Linda helps guide the couples away from a doomed elopement. Meanwhile Linda contemplates Robert and Billie Anne Trent as papers hint at broader news.
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Linda
Ronald
Sarah
Miss Markley
Markley
Ronnie
Sally
Robert
Mina
Billie Anne Trent
Decatur Alabama Adopts Bond Ordinance for 55500 Public Works
The City Council of Decatur Alabama adopts Bond Ordinance No 333 authorizing issuance of 55000 principal amount of Public Improvement Bonds dated Sept 1 1940 to fund improvements authorized by Ordinance No 331. Bonds are 55 in number 1000 each bearing up to 4 percent interest with semiannual coupons and pledged city taxing power and assessments for security.
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Decatur
Alabama
United States of America
Lawn of
State OF Alabama
City OF Decatur
State of
Leveney
Lawa of
H. O. Troup
Revival draws many converts in Logan area
Rev Clyde Sharpton aided in a revival last week and many converts were noted. Local families visited kin in Morgan and Lawrence counties while Cullman county high schools opened August 26 with several area students attending West Point. Drought damaged crops especially corn as farmers hope for rain.
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Clyde Sharpton
Logan
Baxter Dees
Ola
Ark
Harry Via
Morgan
Lawrence County
Cullman County
West Point
Drouth
Harold Shaw
Lewis Swindle
Speake
Lowell Via
Parkville
Harry
Vermont Hogan
Pleasant View
George Aaron
Elsie Wynn
Sardis
Elmer Heatherly
Birmingham
Asbury Johnson
Local families share visits and church events over weekend
Mr and Mrs John nie Butner and sons from Pleasant Valley visited Mr and Mrs Oscar Legg. Mrs Richard Buckelew and children and Mr and Mrs Clarence Hudson and children from Battle Ground were guests of Robert Hudson in Sardis. The area saw singing at Corinth and revival attendance. Also noted were visits by Herschel Tucker and son from Willow Springs, Tess Clayton from Lawrenceburg with her brothers, Janie Thompson and family, and several other local relatives including Via and Wiley households. Good apartments are in demand. rent via Daily Want Ad.
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Johnnie Butner
Pleasant Valley
Oscar Legg
Richard Buckelew
Clarence Hudson
Battleground
Robert Hudson
Sardis
Lee Laney
Leslie Laney
Corinth
Herschel Tucker
Willow Springs
George Aaron
Janie Thompson
Lowell Via
Falkville
Jim Wiley
Palkville
Harry Via
Wesley Cheatham
Sunday School Aboard Vacation Bible School Progress
Local notes report a large gathering at Sunday school and the Daily Vacation Bible School kicking off in the area. Several residents from Belle Mina Falkville Cedar Creek near New Castle and Trafford visit others, with updates on illness accidents and family visits among neighbors.
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Lester Phillips
Bobby Frances
James Warren
Billy Don
Belle Mina
Margaret Liles
Falkville
Lucy Knox
Jean Pannell
Coleman Holmes
Cedar Creek
Louise Segars
Pauline Bowen
Hub Lee
Clayton Hicks
Johnson Lee
Argie McCain
Willard Segars
Aron M
William Hampton
Tom Booker
Betty Lou
Eugene
al Lee
Near
New Castle
Houston Smith
Earnestine
Near Trafford
W. A. Lee
J. B. Shaney
Less Parker
Leesdaile
Thery Knox
Ratliff Barkley
Lois Wright
J. T. Wright
Jessie Roper
Hopewell
Pannie Tucker
Near Bradford
Ala
Gly-Cas Named Help For Digestive Troubles
Mrs Evie Hollman of Huntsville credits Gly-Cas with restoring digestion and energy after years of poor elimination and backaches. She reports improved appetite sleep and steadier nerves after using Gly-Cas from Loyd's Drug Store and other local retailers.
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Evie Holman
Evie Hollman
Arnett St
Huntsville
Loyd’s Drug Store
Holman
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Errol Flynn
Brenda Marshall
the Princess
Hanes
P. H. Hanes Knitting Company
Winston-Salem, N. C
Blair
Speake, Warren & Ratliff Men's Store
Gene Akern
Hallgo
King Features Syndicate, Inc
George Thomas
Ralph
KODAK
Morgan County
Lebanon
Loyd’s
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