Dunaway Rites Set Thursday at Center Springs
Full military rites will be given for Pfc. Herbert R. Dunaway 22 killed in action December 12 1944 on Leyte Philippines. Services Thursday at 4 p.m. at Center Springs with Rev. R F McDonald and Rev. L E Hunt officiating. Peck’s of Hartselle to direct. Survived by parents three brothers Parish O Neal Dunaway James Oden and Ollie Clyde Dunaway and three sisters Ethel Watkins Brother Waugh and Lurline Dunaway.
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Herbert R. Dunaway
Leyte
Pacific
Center Springs
Decatur
S.C. Dunaway
Somerville
R. F. McDonald
L. E. Hunt
Peck
Singing Schedule at Powell's Chapel This Sunday
An all day singing is scheduled for Powell's chapel on Sunday. The chapel sits three miles south of Hart fate.
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Powell
Hartfate
First Slave Arrival in Virginia Preceded Plymouth Landing
A historical note states that the first negro slaves were brought to Virginia before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, marking an early event in colonial slavery and Atlantic history.
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Virginia
Plymouth
Court battle funds sought to challenge Boswell amendment
White citizens who opposed Alabama's Boswell amendment to bar negro voting are asked to fund a federal suit from Mobile. J. J. Thomas of the Negro Voters And Veterans Association says $5,000 is being raised to carry the case to the U S Supreme Court if needed. He cites registration refusals for 61 Negro veterans and calls for white citizens to support ending the amendment as unconstitutional.
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Mobile
Ala
Alabama
J. J. Thomas
Negro Voters and Veterans Association Inc
U. S. Supreme Court
Thomas
Association
Mobile Board
Torrid Wave Holding Grip Across the Nation
Heat deaths rise to 123 in the eastern half as a lingering heat spell continues. A cool air mass stalls near the Canadian border with no southward movement toward the hot belt from the Mississippi to the Atlantic. Weather shows widespread high temperatures with scattered thunderstorms and a hurricane offshore prompting coastal alerts.
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Chicago
Mississippi River
Atlantic
Baltimore
LaGuardia Field
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Mercury
Nebraska
Kansas
Gulf
Georgia-Carolina
Connec
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues
Puzzle clues list with across and down entries including Merriment Resort Dried plum Per to lobes Boundary Musical drama Leave out Planted Wooden pin Distress signal Cry Tart Festive Oil of rose petals Animal with a hump Malt beverage Sport Part of to be Metal Pole Showed mercy Number Order Kind of parrot Apportions as cards Spoken examinations Cereal grain Disinfect by smoke etc Join
Daily Cryptogram Puzzle From The Newspaper
A cryptogram puzzle presents hints and code letters to decode a quotation. The example converts LONGFELLOW letters to code AXYDLBAAXR, and a sample quote is given for yesterday. The puzzle is distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.
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Longfellow
Emerson
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Incomplete State Tallies Across Regions
A fragmented OCR shows enumerated counts for multiple states and the District of Columbia. Michigan leads with 21, New York 31, Pennsylvania 9, Ohio 6, Wisconsin 6, with smaller totals for several other states and one for Washington DC.
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Icut
Mlindis
Indiana
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Washington, D. C
Officials in U S reserve army cut before World War I outbreak
A historical note states the number of officials in the U S reserve army declined by about 68 000 in 1920 to roughly 1 000 at the onset of World War I, reflecting reduced manpower prior to global conflict.
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U. S. Reserve Army
Beating Child Laid to Father Beating Child Laid to Father
Ray mond Godwin a 22 year old father was jailed in Birmingham on assault and battery after allegedly beating and biting his 13 month old daughter Edna Earle The child listed in fair condition at a Leeds clinic The mother Lois Godwin 20 said he locked her in the house and beat the baby Teeth marks were found on the child s legs and part of her left ear was bitten Godwin told officers he whipped the child for not going to sleep but denied brutality
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Birmingham
Ala
Raymond Godwin
New Merkle
Edna Earle
Leeds
Lois Godwin
Raymond
Mrs. Godwin
C. H. Hamilton
David Puckett
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Godwin
Davenport Rites At Mt Tabor For DeVaugh Davenport
Funeral services are set for 2 P M at Mt Tabor for 16 year old DeVaugh Davenport of Falkville who died Saturday in Hartselle hospital. Interment will follow in Mt Tabor cemetery with Drinkard's of Hartselle in charge. He leaves his parents a sister Avern Davenport of Decatur and brothers Aubrey and Clifton of Falkville along with other relatives.
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Mt. Tabor
DeVaugh Davenport
Falkville
Hartselle
Drinkard’s
Tege
L. D. Davenport
Miss Avernel
Veterans Names Listed for Decatur and Lacey's Spring
The veterans Thomas D. Brooks of Decatur and Howard M. Fowler of Lacey's Spring are continued on this page after an earlier section, highlighting their community connections and service.
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Thomas D. Brooks
Decatur
Howard M. Fowler
Lacey's Spring
Draft Plans In Readiness for Peacetime Draft
Washington reports Selective Service is ready to begin registering men aged 18 to 25 starting Monday for America's peacetime draft. The move aims to prepare the armed forces during peaceful times.
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Washington
Selective Service
America
Women urged to aid Morgan County draft registration
Mrs. Lewis Brown chairwoman of staff assistants for the Morgan County Red Cross asked women to volunteer for two weeks to help with draft board registration. Red Cross staff assistants corps will handle recruitment and sessions begin tomorrow at 8:00 A.M. at the courthouse annex.
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Morgan County Draft Board
Red Cross
Lewis Brown
Morgan County Red Cross
Selective Service Board No. 52
Army draft plan surfaces for 10,000 soldiers
Monday may bring the first draft call for 10,000 soldiers as Secretary of the Army Royall is reported to have prepared a request.
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Army
Royall
Registration drive for 18 25 year olds extends across August to September
Draft officials outline a nationwide plan to register men 18 through 25 between Aug 30 and Sept 18 with about 20,000 centers and 4,000 draft boards. The program aims to sign up about nine and a half million men while detailing who must register and penalties for noncompliance.
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Poole Buick Co
Lee Street
O. P. Stinson
Roy G. Pruitt
East Moulton
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
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Daily Crossword
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XTF
XTU
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Fia
City Board of Education
T. R. Harrison
Draft Board
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Grant
E.& W. Upholstery
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