Alabama farmers press for price control and inflation relief
A meeting of the Alabama Farmers Federation discusses inflation and supports federal price controls for agriculture. Officials push hard for parity pricing, wage considerations, and safeguards against inflated farm costs while defending defense needs. The discussion cites national figures on 1942 production plans and calls for coordinated action across industry labor and government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Alabama Reay Federation
Montjn
Actiator
My Wickedest Adversary in Eagle Squadron Duel
Eagle pilot Gregory Daymond recalls a 10 minute dogfight with a top German ace over the Channel. Surviving by maneuver and cannon fire he describes how the Nazi foe pursued toward the English coast and finally broke off near the Dover cliffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilter
Gregory Augustus Daymond
van Nuys
Calif
Eagle Squadron
Britain
John Flynn
Eagle
Chicago
France
Messerschmitt
England
John T
Dover
Luftwaffe
Polio Studies Find Healthy Carriers In Outbreak
A Chicago area infantile paralysis outbreak shows children can carry poliomyelitis virus without symptoms and spread cases, including one fatal. Led by Dr Edward A Piszczek and colleagues with support from the American Medical Association and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, the study moves to clarify transmission patterns. A boy exposed to two early cases and his dying father exemplify the investigation's findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Young
Chtcago
Wade
Journal of the American Medical Association
Edward A. Piszcrek
Cook County
Chicago
Howard J Shaughnessy
Joseph Ziehis
Dy. Sideney O. Levinson
National Foundation For
Heatt
Limestone County Bureau Opens Campaign for 1942
Limestone County Fann will launch a campaign in the next few days to recruit one thousand members for the 1942 bureau year the largest in recent years. M Grisham presides as president with campaign leaders named for every precinct and women leaders to be appointed soon. The armadillo is seen only in North and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Limestone County
Fann
M. ©. Grisham
Nurses Cap Capping Ceremony at Central Methodist Church
The Benevolent Hospital announces the capping exercises to be held Friday at 7:30 PM at Central Methodist Church. The program includes processional, readings, duets, solos, poems, dialogue, and a benediction, with Dr. R Lambuth Archibald offering the prayer and Miss Reba Jen- Marion Haney performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benevolent Hospital
Central Methodist Church
D. D. McGehee
Ruby Gayle
Seicure
Alyce Buck
Princesa Dismal
Dorothy Murphy
Etta Ryepensers
Frances
Pollye Bailey
Big
Little Sister
Dorothy Lawrence
Christine Bolling
Tambuth Arhilsta
Hospital
Reba Jen
Misa
Marion Haney
R. Lambuth Archibald
O' King
Morgan County Cedar Creek Community Notes
Local notices list visits and moves among families in Morgan County including the Garrisons, Simmonses, Holmes, Locke, and Pannell. Visitors travel to Anniston Decatur Hartsville Warrior and Salem while several families relocate within the area. Also notes on tuberculosis death toll estimates and a Century Fund study on union and closed shop conditions in major industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arther Garrison
Homer Justice
Anniston
W. O. Simmons
Homer Hill
Carbon Hill
Bennett West
W. Ayers
Warrior
Sampy Richards
Harvey Halbrooks
Coleman Holmes
Lillian
Jenkins Evelyn Nero
Harris Parnell
Bill Tomlinson
Hilda Jean Pannell
Lebanon
T.*h. Locke
R. F. Foote
Salem
F. S. Holmes
Eula Locke
Decatur
W. Simmons
Athens College Sees Enrollment Rise With Backwinders
Registration for the winter quarter shows a higher student body at Athens College driven largely by the return to full industrial unit production and backwinders. The campus also welcomed new faces as Phi Theta Kappa held a formal banquet at the Ross Hotel with faculty sponsor Miss Cora Ford Jones and members. The Kappa Mu Epsilon society initiated two new members after a waffle breakfast hosted by Dr Mary Renich. The boys basketball team defeated Piney Chapel 27 to 13 in a recent game and prepares for tougher opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens College
Col
Beta Delta Chapter
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Fraternity
Ross Hotel
Athens
Misa Cora Ford Jones
Phi Thetas
Emily Chandler
Opal Whitten
Helen Whitt
Rachel Christopher
Richie Christopher
J.B. Haskew
Wiliam Whittenberg
June Aycock
Frances Aycock
Marie Wilson
Mary Dell Brown
Anita Byers
Mildred Steadman
Lillyan Landreth
Xumpha Allen
Elizabeth Timbes
Kappa Mu Epsilon Science Society
Tune Ivey
Parsons
Tenn
Trenton Murphy
Hodges
Mary EB. Renich
Farmer's Daughter Contest Wins Five Thousand Dollar Prize
Susan Farmer wins the Dainty Diana Dairies contest and is named Miss Typical Farmer's Daughter. Aunt Alice plans a New York trip and a wardrobe overhaul using grandmother’s wedding gown. Fred Mosher comments on the outcome as Susan prepares for the trip and a life beyond the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Morher
Susan Farmer
Alice Farmer
Susan
Roy Leonard
Rene Carter
Esmeralda
Fred
Alice
Miss Alice Farmer
Diana Dairies
Aunt Alice
Fred Mosher
Thomas
New York
Alles
Lecallas
Sumer
Gifts From A $21 Monthly Man For Christmas
Budget gifts for a serviceman's family include herbs with an herb chart for mothers, linen towels for guests, lipstick sets in a purse, candy canes with holly, small telescopes for brothers, and Christmas cards with soldiers or Uncle Sam. Cards cost a few cents and help start a savings plan with defense stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Sam
Teacher Turner Missed One Day in Twelve Years of Work
Holmes A Turner Athens Junior High School principal has an exceptional attendance record. After twelve years of teaching eleven in Athens he missed his first day to help his parents move from Albertville to Huffman Alabama, where Dr Turner becomes a Methodist minister. Tuberculosis remains a leading but reduced cause of death for ages 15 to 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Ala
Holmes A. ‘Turner
Turner
Albertville
John Turner
Southeast pipe line marks new era with 456 mile tube
Southeastern Pipe Line officials hailed a new era in fuel transportation as they completed a 456 mile tube from Port St. Joe Florida to a field near Chattanooga Tennessee. The line will be dedicated December 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Southeastern Pipe Line
Port St. Joe
Fla
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tuberculosis Deaths Most in Younger Adults
Three fifths of all TB deaths occur before age 45, highlighting the disease’s impact on younger adults. Public health data show a concentration of fatalities in the 30s and early 40s, underscoring the need for early detection and treatment efforts.
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United At of Agriculture
Acorn
Naval
P.O. Davis
Gormshau
Moreenthau
Royal Palms Line
Miami
Aapeda
Donen
Gus Daymond
Ges Diamond
Limestone Bureau
North
South America
Morgan County
Cedar Creek
Tiberculési
United States
Allen Epps
Chapter
BUSAN
Planta
Tion
Magnolia Lane
Her
Margaret Kernodle
Flash
Donald Duck
Rocket
Avons
Buddy
Sullivan
Grant St
American Cleaners
Vine Street
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